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v Oim-SIDED PEACE
h CHOICE OF RUSSIA
Germ Offer Rejected Kolwidh
'? lossmz mm im noscuoes
V Wodd.Bf Restoei
; TERRITORY DEHAKDS WEKE :
: ; V REGARDED AS INTOLERABLE
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Situation fa Bttiiis Complicated bj
Xntertul Strife Moit Critic!.
- DiicoVftTv af KKTolntionarr Plot
t leadi to Arrtiti.
PBTROORAD. Jan. 23. The
Rub-
'(Ian delegate to he BteeVLltovsk
copference hare decided unanimously
' to reject the terms ottered by the
5i O'ejmaiu.
1 v.Tlie decision of the delegatet was
' . unoanced to the Associated Press
v 'WfedMSday night by U. Kameneff a
" Enembec ot the Russian delegation.
v The Germans declared the terms laid
down by them were their last otter
' and that if the Russians did not accept
y them hostilities would be resumed and
te Germans would capture Reral in a
; week. - '
Jl '''Final decision as to peace or war
". MKameneff said further rested with
WWW WMf Vi SWaMOSn Wliw n v
? men's delegates which was convened
i here Wednesday night -
Adjournment
i Ordered.
f ' tAtttcMtd Pru Kttorty
'PETROGRAD Jan. J J. Russia. must
five up Courland and all the Baltic prov-"
net or the Germans wilt resume mlll-
tary operations ahd occupy Reval within
. a week the German delegation at the
. 3rest-Utov8lc negotiations informed the
-Russian representatives at the last ses-
Won of the conferees. An adjournment
. "was taken until January t to permit the
; Russians to consider the German terms
.s.. . Reports of the session Indicate . that
- .. Germans took a definite stand and most
. frankly outlined demands upon which
. fhty are Insistent: " The secretary of the
Ukrainian delegation gave out. an account
. at the meeting. It says the Russians put
a -question to the -delegates of the central
-j. powers as to what were their final peace
h terms. - General . Hoffman one of the
- Oermaa deJegatea replied by opening a
map- and' pointing out the f fallowing line.
" which they Insisted should constitute the
future frontier of Russia.:
' .From the shore of the Oulf of Finland
to tk eat'of thh kooa Sound Islanda4 to
Vallt. W the west of Minsk to Brest-1
"t'ltn W - r- ' " . . 1
This completely eliminates Courlaad
.' aeC an the Baltic prortnoes.
- .The Russians asked -the terms of the
v central powers 4a regard to the territory
south of Brest -Utovek.-Geheral Hoffman
r replied that was a question which they
j would discuss "only with ; Ukraine. M.
Kameneff a member of the Russian dale-
.M. - - A J .
iv ' ouvtmewfli ww no nev agree to suon
' conditions. Wnat as you gobig.to do?"
Gsnaral.Hofftnan'r answer la reported
' "Within s week then.-' we would oc-
h copy Keval
be Kim
Russians then aalfed for arecsas.
wnjen was . graniea reluctantly. The
was. granted reluctantly
ins declared it was the last l
tent to Which they would com
Tne requesi.was-naae by leon . Trotsky
bead of the Russian delegaUon. Who said
lie desired an ODoertunitv la lav th nr.
man peace terms before the council of
workmen's arid soldiers' delegates. Vs
V The negotiations between the Ukraln-
. laas and the central powers are
iroceed
In amicably. The Austrian r
ered to
'cede Cholmtchina to the Urkainian re-
- - j pa ouo dui emy fn congiaon tnat Ukrain-
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Chief Feature of War News
. (Associated Pru Report.)
After week's of vacillating the Germans
; . st last have presented their demands to
nbe peaoo conference at Brest-Utovsk
sad the Russians have declined to accede
.. .to. them.
A Notwithstanding the fact that the Im-
' iperial German chancellor in his many
. times postponed speech to the main com-
. settee of "the rIcht4a aiyiouncea that
y ha atlli holds the hope that- an early and
"i tattiffactory . conclusion ot the Brest-
t4tovsk cunfereae will be reached the
terms of the Germans as enunciated by
Fv Oenaral Hoflman one of tire chief dele-
gates to tne peace coniereace so rar lorm
' aa Insuperable barrier tor; the bolshevlkl
MMMf4tmitt which has MDfMMd a delir-
' V sslnatlon' to carry out a policy ot no an-
v t aexatlons anjl no Indemnities .
Courlaad in its entirety and all of Rus-
- .. ala'a Baltic provinces are to. be retained
-by Germany according to General Hoff-
. avau lu wiu&i J munu mm uvnjuuiy s iui
.proposal to the Russians and the added
- threat was given that if the Russians
.- Inroads- Into their territory would follow
and the Important port of Reval near
the mouth of the Gulf of Finland would
r he occupied.
In theatrlo fashion Hoffman delimited
on map before the astonished Russian
delegates the new Russian frontier as the
: ! Oermans intend 1t to run from tthe shores
'. of the Gulf of Finland eastward to Use
v- Hoon sound Islands and then -to the west
of Mmsk and thence to Breat-LHovak
- leaving wluiin- German boundaries some
. ' of Russia's choicest territory.
- '. .Amased at the audacity of the Gorman
."'' Wograin.the Russian delegates asked tor
- lime to consider- the demands.
This ' was grudgingly given together
' With the announcement that It was the
v-. last MMtnonemeat that could be enected.
The latest advices axe to the effect-that
the Russians nave unanimously rejected
a the German terms. . ' '
- RUSSIANS CAN NOT.. '
s PROTKCTnBVAU t . .
What the now situation will bring forth
g problematical. ..With the political alt-
uaUon. in Russifi atilKte turmoU.-and. the
battle line depleted of fighting men
-through; defections .it la hardly probable
- thst the Russians will bo able to with-
. ataad at the - present moment any great
show of' force by the Germans toward the
nantnre of 'Reval. whleh would brova a
' handy bMO from whleh. to operate against
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Todaj' Events.'
SalesmanshlD ehre meetlnd In sasambty
room of Y. M. CA. st S40 p. m.
Meeting f ' Metners' Wb of ti runner
independent school district st the seheoi.
S p. m. ...
School entertainments. '
ClMing exercises of Tsylbr 'school In
aohool auditorium S p. m.
Mothsrs' dub of Annunciation school at
Knishu of Columbus hsil I p. in.
Social affair ofPrent and Teachers ef
Maonolla Park aoneol district at school I
p. m.
AMUSKMKNT8. . ..
2oe theater" Rlmrock Jones."
Queen thuatoi-'lTha Hired Man."
Isls theater "Th Garden of -Allah."
.Rex theater "The Raggedy Queen."
Crown theater "A Heart's Revenge."
Liberty theater! "The Good Ssd Man."
Key thester "The Zeppelin's Last
Raid."
McMIHIan's' dancing academy Dancing
tonight.
Majestic theater Vaudeville matlnsa
and night.
Prince theater Vaudeville continuous
artemoon ana nignt.
City audltarlum Minneapolis Symphony
orchestra matinee and -night
COsy theater Mu'slcsl cemedy and pic.
tures.contlnuous afternoon and night.
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HOTORM AN INDICTED
FOR CAUSING WRECK
Eui Brown ChirgCfJ ky GrjnrJ Jury
With Negligent Homicide.
Was Arretted Thursday Morning in
Connection WitL r Collision 'in
Wbioa Street Car Was
Struck by Train.
-Earl BiWn. motorman of the Harris-
burg street car that was struck; by
'sonthern' aifu: jDSJMei nar
fiaV4liyTpVWtr
a month ace. when several persons were
ktttea inf i m nynjiu-wa
UMUctea - weanesaay oy toe bttos 3"
Charged with' netllCeat homicide.". '
He was arreeUd Thursday morning' hr
Deputy Sheriff MDam at bUf homo llllj
Columbia Street. Houston Hlight acid
made bond in the sum of $400.
'At the time of the socMent the street
car was coming' toward Houston and wJ
atrucK oy we rapiaiy approaomng train
and. practically demolished. It was said
at the time that the crossing signala wore
ringing and . that the car crew .thought
tney nau time to cross aneaa or ine train.
No Idea of Demanding
Russian. Territory
LONDON Jan. Jl A ParU dispatch
to Exchange Telegraph company quotes
Count Csernlu the Austro-Hungaiian
foreign minister as declaring In an ad
dress to the delegates of parliament that
"I have no Intention to demand from
Russia a. single meter of territory or a
single cent of Indemnity."
Petrotrrad or to push their line further
easiwara rrora tne oia Dame use.
AUSTRIA SKtTHES
WITH DISCONTENT. -
Accounts of the situation in Austria
gleaned from German newspapers indi
cate that there still is much .discontent
among the worklngmen and that not ail
of. the strikers have returned to work.
Widespread dissatisfaction continues to
be evinced about the government a con-
cessions to the socialists and bitter at-
tacks are being made on the Ddrty lead
ers. The Cxechs in parliament have
necaiea uie Austrian premier ana ae
mended that the monarchy be mad a
aemocrauc leaerai state oi nationalities.
GERMAN MILITARISTS '
KEEP PEOPLE IN CHECK
In Germany the unrest of Uie populace
also continues but the triumphant mill
tarist party 1 managing to keep the peo-
ple in euro. Nevertheless according to
unofficial statements the rebellious sen
timents or tne German workmen espe-
cially the Independent socialists are be-
coming stronger.
AUSTRO-GERMANS '
FORCED BACK JN ITALY.
Of great Interest aa regards the military
aituaUon lathe withdrawal of the AUstro
German ... armies . along the Italian front
from .the Plave. river westward. Th ra.
trograde movement was undoubtedly due
uie Harassing anacss tna Italians re-
Unforced by the French and British have
fbeen delivering for several weeks paat.
roe inaioauona are inat the enemy now
nassnvea up tor tne time being at leas
his ambition to drive through the moun
least
tarns aad out tinon the Venetian nlaln
On the other fronts the JMlllnmnt are
keeping up their Intensive bombardments
on various . sectors - and here and . there
sending out bands of Infantry on raiding
wiq nmngmnnf operauvns.
AMERICAN AVIATORS ;.. ;
DOWNED OERMANS. .:: ' I
DavW Putnam .of Brooldlao Mass.. and
Ausun.vrenore of westf ieid.' N. J.. Atoer'
lean aviators in the HVonh um wk
snoi ouwn uwram airplanes on January
Crehore-had been "rejected by the Amer
ican aviation omciaia on aooount of a da
feotttw .': '.f si-i-.i'!-!. .
GERMAN WIELD MARSHAL . "
VON HOSPKR DEAD. -
. The sudden death v ot Field . Marshal
Frans Von Hoefer. former deputy chief of
tna Austrian general surf is annduneed
In a dispatch from Vienna. He wad at
vne iMt aniiain h puutio auosistoaosj.
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;. SEVERELY SCORES
BRmSRCABIMET
Crjilosei Rephtlci nffisli'.Ar-
Bses a rnsce Ha not Been
Property Kiislaiael
M C I
WAR SITUATION ON WESTERN
FRONT IXTKEKELY CRITICAL
urnani Have'AssemWed 185 Di
vTisions .and Hore Are Coming;.
Haift- His Tought Against Doable
. His Forces.
a ' -
(Associated Press Report.)
liONDQN;' Jan.. 24. The situation on
thh westenl front is critical In the
opinion of -Colonel Repington one
the foremost British military critlks
m an' article .Thursday In the Morning
Post- . -
Colonel "Repington criticises Premier
Uoyd George and the war cabinet be
cause he asserts they hare failed to
maintain the strength of the British
armies in the west ' '
The Sermans Colonel .Replngton
says now . nave bo divisions on tne
western front or more than all the
allies combined t excluding the Italian
theater. The number of German
troops is being increased he added
and may be expected to reach more
than 200 divisions as loon as it is pos
sible to concentrate them.
Remarking - that the accumulation of
this immense force may be either to sup-
port negotiations or for a grand attack
the writer says all evidence points to the
Impending delivery of a series 'of great
attacks-
.Reviewing the strength of Great Bri
tain's allies Colonel Replngton says Am
erican troops are not coming as fast as
some sanguine estimates foretold .and
that the American army can .he only
contingent during the next few' months.
fchleh Is auvthe more reason "why we
this year should place every available
man In the field."
"I want to telf the people of pnglAnd.
particularly those ministerial poltroons
who bleat about our. losses that our total
casualties in killed wounded and missing
since the war began are but a little high
er I'aan the number of French dead. The
only suitable recognition we can make of
French h'ero'istn is -to help them now in
tneir nour or neeo." .
Criticises failures
of war cabinets.
Declaring that the British armies in
France;; have not been mauitAihed ade-
.n.t.l...;tnAA .Im A.k Tj-i VlkMlMi
Coleiiel HeplngtdU oaya" iU&t eMttoai
otrabrgy is nr annw ft eaXao -w.liM
situation on the western- front.". ; Be aeltr
erates hlM previous erKicttot espotnii
the dispersing orBfftten; farces in. distant
theaters of war and warmly condemns
the failure of Ouir war cabinets partic
ularly -the present . cabinet tq prolong
the Kitchener policy of continually rein
forcing our armies In the field with fresh
divisions. . ? 1
Field 'Marshal ' Halg's recent state
ments that his drafts did not resell him
in time to be properly trained and that
he had to fUht 1S1 German divisions with
half that number' he adds 'Is the most
damning indictment of the war cabinet
that could have been made." .
"When Mr. IJoyd George became
premier" Colonel Replngton goes on he
rejoiced because he thought it meant
njore vigorous prosecuubu of the war and
particularly the utilisation of millions of
civilians but he found that It meant
nothing of the sort.
Pursuing his criticism of the Lloyd
George cabinet he declares that "by im
posing upon Haig a certain course of
action -contrary to that agreed upon at
the allied conference In November 191C
the cabinet Incurred grave responsibility.'
He saya further .that each man at the
front had to do the work of two "because
he premier has lacked the courage to
tell the country the truth and to pass on
to -the publio the advice he must have
received from any general staff conscious
of- its duty." .
"The most favorable constlluctlon I can
piace on tne premier s inaction. v he adds.
"Is Mat he was gambling for peace by
vnnsunas out in spite ox nis mourner
. Tne writer cnarges tne cabinet with
procrastination ana cowardice.
"The question which concerns most
aeepiy every man woman aad child In
the United Kingdom" he declares "hi
w newer Hairs men wui now be sufft
clently reinforced to enable them to com
pete with the enemy on fair terms. Hy
vvuijhri w wfi .lHvy wiu out oe.
Austrian Conditions
Proinise Revolutions
tAjtmamtA Press Krrt.i
WASHINGTON Jan. 24. Conditions in
Austria promise a revolution of far reach
ing consequences. Representative Fees of
Ohio told- the house Thursday comment
ing on the algniflcance of foreign news
dispatches ot the last four days.
as a student of history he said ha In
terpreted beneath the words of the dis
patches that there was unrest and dis
satisfaction because of industrial econo
mic conditions in Austria which is never
free of revolution.
"If the central powers win Austria
loses: if the entente allies win she
no more than It Germany wins" he said
declaring the difference between Germany
and Austria on religious questions always
has been acute and that Germany fur
nishes today all the brains and. money of
Austria.
He said that out of ts.0ft0.00e people In
Austria only 10.t00.tO0 speak German and
that the minority rule the majority in a
country enmesueo in an inexincaDie nnaa.
olal slavery to uermany
Evening Papers of
new ; I one Kaisea rnce
1 (AsstciUed Prtu Jtsyer) ;;
NEW ' TORIC. ; Jan. 14 The one-cent
dally papers of Greater Now York both
morning and afternoon win advance their
price to cenU" beginning gaturday
teorning next z ' -
Th Evening Post. .now. a I -cent paper
announced that beginning next Monday it
wowe sower-ua wimi a ctuis.
t . . . i i ' ' 'V i n ii r i in . " . ' '
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Standi' Oct b C Snnwrt of Sena
tor Cbnixa i Speech V
tiSfcScy.
SAYS STOKE OF nSSIURl
IS SEEING THE KAISER
Answers AtUekof-lIisSoiirl Senator
by Dgclarinlr; Outers Speech in
Senate Was InslAious Zf fort on
Behalf of Geraany.
. - '.-
UstoOttt'd Prtu ReporK
WA6HINGTON.aan. 24. Theodore
Roosevelt Thursday in a speech be-
fore the National Press Club asserted
his right to criticise the conduct of
the war and declared it to be every
man's duty tq expose inefficiency it it
retards the work of . the war-making
machinery.
In answer to an attack made on him
recently in the senate by Senator
Stone he said the. speech was an in
sidious effort in behalf of Germany
and that the Missouri senator who
had done all he could to serve Ger
many in opposing war legislation had
been the first to inject partisan poll-
tics into the war
Colonel Roosevelt came out in open
support of Seriawrsl0hamberlaln's pro
posals lor a war cabinet and a muni
tions department '-v
The proposal!; be 'said ''means that at
least a proper scheme of administration
will be adopted by the government. I am
well aware that no scheme can accom
plish anything unless the right men are
put in but at least we win get a proper
scheme of administration. In Washing
ton you have a good many star players
but mighty little team work."
While the speech 'contained little criti
cism of individuals- he colonel spoke of
the' "maladministration" of the war de
partment in warmly. praising the work of
the-senate committee. As to the worth
of investigations he' said it was the duty
of congress to get at the truth and he
quoted from the writings of Professor
Wilson when at . Princeton advocating
congressional investigation into the acta
of the administration.
Declaring the present Is no time for
pontics. Colonel Roosevelt said
No 'public servant and. no private citi
zen in his public relation at this time
hae any business to consider partisan pot-
ltlcs In any way. .
He said he eritlcised ha conduct of the
Brjeniah-American wis and that Ws to-
tlotr then showed that he bOHoved himself
ha sina; sub aaty ua)i
dssug fchi datj iow owas uiure
necessary now he said fS Mil the people
tne truth. :
"If oondltons are good" said he. "tell
the truth. If they have been 'bad - and
have become good tell the truth."
The navy department the colonel added
Inefficient sis months ago is now doing
excellent work. The work of shipbuild
ing he declared now Is in excellent
hands. ' For the co-ordination of shlD-
plnff operations he recommended the ap-
pointment of one man to be put In su-
preme charge of the operation of all ves-
ehv vf
Colonel Roosevelt called for a contin
uance Of war until' victory' is won.
'If any fnan". said he "is not in favor
of putting 'this war through to the peace
of a complete -victory he is not a loyal
American. Do not forget that the surest
way to wlh the respect of foe as well as
friend is so show that this country really
fights when if gets Into a fight. Don't
bit at all If ybtt can help H; don't hit a
man if you-can preferably avoid It; but
u you oo nil. mm pui nip to sleep.
The way to do things Colonel Roosevelt
declared Is to do them and then dis-
cuss it.
Ships Carrying Arms
From U. S. to Germany
Associated Press Report.)
NEW YORK Jan. 24. In a letter to
Senator Chamberlain the American De-
fense society Thursday declared that as
late as last month ships carrying ammu
nition destined for -Germany had been
cleared at New Tork.
'On December last" the letter said.
"a steamer which had been cleared by
federal authorities for Copenliagen at
New. York carried half a million rounds
of German small arms ammunition and
en December 11 anotrftr steamer' sailing
from New Tork carried a -million rounds
ot ammunition either manufactured or
stored In this country and intended for
Germany." .. ' i
Chancellor Predicts
Peace With UJtraine
1 . (Associated Press Retort.)
LONDON Jan. 24. The Imperial Ger-
main chancellor. Count Von Hertllng ad-
dressing the relchstag Thursday accord-
ing to a CentralNews dispatch said: "We
hope soon to conclude an agreement with
Ukraine which wiu be mutually satis-
factory especially from an economic
aolnt of view."
"When On January 3" the chancellor
continued "the period expired for the co-
operation of. the entente nations In the
msm negotiations. Germany was no
longer bound by its offer to the' entente
and Had a tree patn lor separate nego-
tiattana with Russia. In these' nego
tiations Germany then felt ' herself not
bound to th Russian proposals for a
general peace."
Oil Operators Meet
' N Employes at Capital
"t s t Allocked Press Rtttrt. i
WASHINGTON Jan. 14-BspresenU-
Utea of the southwestern ott operators
and their employes here endeavoring to
effect an adjustment ot the industrial
dispute which threatens ai.sVrlke held
their first Joint conference Thursday with
the.president's mediation eera mission.
- it was said that the confjrenees would
continue mdlcatlng that Uie two aide
have worked out abeet for a laro salon
t vsm wwwm .-fc.i;?..
First Intimation of Departure Is News of Safe Arrival of General Tasker
n Dliss un VAner owe oi Aiianuc--ne wm riay jirdicyr-ucuw:;
Poshing Stays In Field Former Carries Report of Just What Uncle
SamCanm
' . ' (Associated Press Report.) ' '
WASHINGTON Jan. 24. General Tasker H. Bliss chief of stff who arrived in Paris Thursday
will represent the United States
Secretary Baker in so announcing Thursday night disclosed that
high officers of every .branch of the
General Bliss attended the first meeting of the council and decision to send him back to Europe
as a permanent representative on that body was made because it was recognized that General
Pershing's duties in organizing and commanding the ever-increasing American expeditionary forces
were too great to permit him to undertake the presentation of American views on military operations
and sit with the council in framing
No word of the departure of General Blis had been published until the news of his safe arritar -
came Thursday. - ... .: Je
From General Bliss the war council will obtain up-to-the-minute reports on what the United "
States will be able to contribute to operations on the western front this spring and summer. His report
in this regard has been forecasted to some extent by President Wilson's statement to congressional i
visitors that there would be in Europe in June twice the number of American troops 'which it had beer) i ;
originally planned to send by that
General Bliss also can Inform his con
ferees exactly the situation in which the
United States finds Itself now as to de-
livery of supplies of all sorts to the allies
and this Information probably wtl lhave
great weight in the shaping ot war plans.
While Secretary Baker's statement
merely said that General Bliss had .arrived-In
France to represent the army
on the council there have been intima-
tions that renewed recommendations for
Senator Chamberlain Made
Reply To Wilson's Charges
Chairman of Senate lyiilitary Committee Declared
President Had Distorted Facts Reiterated As-
sertions That Government Had Broken 'Down
In Its War Preparations.
(Associated Press Report.) I
WASHINGTON Jan. 24. In a dramatic three-hour speech to the senate
Thursday Senator Chamberlain chairman ot the military committee. replied
to President Wilson's statement that he haddlstorted the (acts in charging
that the government had broken down in its war preparation; He declared
the president had grossly . maligned him and not only defended but em-
phatically reiterated his assertions made in a recent address at New York
rfe&ohhe preridemrttd'ntf Imo "
; the senator disclaimed any peaaonal rancor against either the president
or Secretary Baker saying bis only motives were patriotic to rouse the
country and to speed up the' war by wiping put inefficiency. In support of
his position he cited numerous incidents of alleged inefficiency in connection
with army ordnance clothing supplies and sanitation brought out during the
military committee's war inquiry.
Senators and many representatives
crowded the floor and the galleries were
packed as Senator Chamberlain spoke. He
began quietly declaring It was with a
feeling of sadness that he found it neces-
sary to rise to a question of personal
privilege to defend his veracity and in-
tegrity heretofore un assaulted but as
be launched into the speech he grew em
phatic and at times vehement.
When the Oregon senator concluded
City's Two
Cover Total of
Of That Area Camp Logan
While Ellington Field and ItseAuxiliaries Com-
prises 3185 Acres More Construction Now
Planned. -
Houston's two military posts. Camp
Loran and Ellington field together with
their auxllaries and additional land that
la being sought for their activities oover
a total area of 11097 acres.
Of that amount Camp Logan comprises
S1J acres not including 600 acres now
sought as 'an addition to the artillery
range. Ellington field comprises 2061
acres not Including two tracts aggregating
1114 acres which are being considered for
the purpose of increasing the size of ttie
sleld.
The artillery range for Camp VLogan
comprises 6071 acres which up to the
present has been adequate. But now that
the practice is to be with targets closer to
the guns' strange as it may seem more
land Is necessary and negotiations are
under way for the leasing of COO acres ad-
ditional. The necessity of this additional
land is explained by the fact that the
original tract was Irregular in outline
and with rhe targets brought closer to the
guns additional land Is required to enable
the practice to be conducted on the gov
ernment reservation.
Camp Logan's rifle range originally
comprised 1244 acres but recently a 10-
aere truck farm located tocTnear the rifle
butts for the safety of the owners has
been leased by the government in order
that persons and stock may be kept off.
The original lease for Ellington field
comprised 12S0 acres. Later 124 acres ad-
ditional was secured on the north where
a series of trenches and theoretical de-
defense bases are established In- actual
simulation of the battlements whkta the
airmen will be sent to destroy when they
reach France.
At about the same time the 124 -acre
tract was secured another tract ef (57
acres was secured at San Leon where a
srUnnery will be constructed for the use Of
the aviators. Negotiations are now un-
der way for two Uaota of land at Elling
ton aggregating 111 acres which it se
.! . ...
FIVE'CENTS.;
army on the supreme war council.
service to advise him about any
plans of strategy that cover all
time.
vigorous offensive operations on the wid-
est possible scale were Included In the
Instructions the general received before
sailing. '
Probably the primary consideration be-
fore the council when It reconvenes will
be the widely advevtlsed proposed Ger-
man offensive on the Western front.
A mass of Information has reached the
allied powers from' many quarters Indi-
cating' an Impending drive against the
Senator Klrby a member of the military
eommlttee replied on behalf of the ad-
ministration flatly contradicting the
chairman's assertion that facts brought
out In the Investigation proved the war
department inefficient. Then the senate
adjourned until Monday to.cut off further
discussion.
There was no comment at the White
Bouse on te Chamberlain speech. It is
(Continued on Page Four.)
Military Posts
13079 Acres
' -
Comprises 99 1 2 Acres
cured will be used in the expansion of the
field.
Practically all of the land was leased by
the' government for a three-year period at
$1 per acre per annum wirn the privilege
of renewing the leaaes at the end of that
time. This means that the' leases alone
bring to the land owners an Income of
approximately S40.SOO a year for land that
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CONGRESS WILL &
NOT PASS either; -
CHAMBERLAIN BILL
Teuns Think Senator's Speech His :
Senred Excellent Pnrpse ia V
Aronsmgfar DepartmenL
EVEN REPUBUCANS ARE .
DIVIDED W THEIR OPINION .
In Caucus They Voted Down ty
Good majority War Cabinet
Measure Hoosevelt . KuoV NIar
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WASHINGTON Jan. 24. Congress
will not pass the two Chamberlain
bills providing for a war cabinet and;- :
a director of munitions. This in spite;'
ofthe speech by Chamberlain tn the'
senate Thursday. It is the consensus .
of opinion of the Teians in congress .
that tile senator demonstrated that the
congressional .investigations hare
served an excellent purpose in arousv
ing'the war department and the conn .
try to the present needs and redoubled "V
energies and it is also the opinion -"
that Senator Chamberlain made It '
necessary for President Wilson to con
vince tne country mat secretary aoi . .
War Baker is one of the ablest men in f
official life as he decfared in his state-' '
ment of Tuesday last when he charged
the chairman ot the military affairs '
committee with distortion of the truth. 1
However Chamberlain did not make-" '
a showing which renders it possible
for him to put through his pet military v
measure. It is even regarded a': '
doubtful if they are both brought to k
vote in the senate and it is not be- 1
lieved possible that a rote can bo :
forced upon them in the house. ' r '
Even the republicans are divided over ' '
these two bills their party caucuses
Wednesday night voting down the war'---
cabinet measure by a good majority be-'
fore adjournment was forced by a point
of no quorum.
It was well understood that Roosevelt
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