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1 Kino fcACGCSr CIRCULATION OF ALL PITTSBURG 1 7 PITTSBURG PRE lO SECTl PAPER ISSUED IN WTScJtJ. 1512 COLUMNS I IARCEST AD GREATEST SUNDAY I I PAPER ISSUED PITTSBURG I ESTABLISHED 1884 PITTSBURG, SUNDAY MORNING. JANUARY 27, 1918 SIX MR BOLTED OU WET MSlIJi Cffiffi A If i I tMi SI i fit nnt hrp PHFaP lb? i i ti If ii rl -i li J- -i r- s-vA if IS tl la jsys a ivi II II is ill li ft II Ia i li 1-1 fel il i I ah $jj i feu B- II 11 ri yllflufS 1 I WHIPPED, CHOKED AND BLINDED LILTED ON STREETS INS PITT VIEN I5y United Two tremendously NAs THREE BIG CARS IN SMASH; PASSENGERS HURLED AGAINST REVOLT IN BUDAP OF ST BLIZZARD sHSTORM HALTS AFFIC PARALYZED TR through the ironclad German censorship tonight. One was that Kaiser Wilhelm "had been openly! insulted on the streets of Vienna." i The second was that there was a revolutionary organization and open revolt in Budapest on Jan. 18.j The first fact was carried in the text of a speech delivered by Philip Scheidemann, before the main! committee of the Reichstag, presumably on Thurs-; day.

immediately after Chancellor Hertling had made BROKEN WINDOWS AND TO FLOORS More than 50 persons were injured, two seriously, in a rear-end collision on the Charleroi street car line near Fairhaven station at 4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Two Charleroi cars and a Washington car were damaged. The two Charleroi cars had stopped on the single track. The Washington car, traveling about 30 miles an hour, smashed into the rear of one car, causing it to plow into the car ahead, hurling passengers against broken windows and io the floors. COULDN'T SEE FLAGMAN.

IN YEARS FUEL RELIEF BUT REMEDY SEEMS NEAR Hons. Heavy pnow, which started early in the afternoon, seemed to np-i set all plans that had been worked out for the relief of the fuel problem, but officials believe they will yet be able, although greatly OPEN Press. siamhcant lacts on I'atf 4. SAY PACKERS BLOCKED LAW 20 MONTHS lij Vnited Press. jan.

o. 1 ue lobby dtsclosed before the federal trade commission blocked for 2) i I to of i BY BIG lacKiPg until several hours) Un nrriir-' approaching, was unabje.j until he was close to the i 1 1 I reu lanxern was visiuic iu reu laniern was vmuic the braKes and dropped made it impossible to stop j- 1 people in all directions. TIGHTEN NET ALONG FRISCO his reply to President Wilson and Premier Lloyd-1 George. He bitterly assailed the German junKersj i uei officials in the and militarists 1 lrict last looked witU concern nni. 1 Cn icnotrh in V'n the sudden turn of -weather condi- Definite details were A.

jyvi rvtx unci iticr asii. xn. tile auvfi. wiicic 111c; il" v. Ted, the first car stopped when the airbraKes i ailea ic ronnrtoil Tho tnntnpman nn tho cornnrl fflf keep the coal suppl3' In far better storm, which arrived here lat yes- condition than In the past.

terday from Southern Missouri, will For the first timo In many days the remain in this section throughout to-i flee of Fuel Administrator Kuhn did day and tomorrow. While an abate-i not have to commandeer coal yester- nient of the blizzard is promised the day. This practice, except when ab- 1 mercury Is scheduled to gradually solutely necessary, is becoming to bo sink to near the zero mark. looked upon with dirfavor by the fuel As pedestrians waded through snow seeing something was wrong', stopped within a safei distance. The flagman went bacK to protct both cars.

1 1.1: 1 1 Vi. ST With K'orra of families without coal, trolley service prort tcnllr demoralized and trains In many plaeea unable to penetrate the deep Know drifts, Pittsburg; today in ahiverine in the throes of one of the worst Mixard of the season. Teleprrnph and telephone wires have broken under the strain of snow and high northeastern winds. The weather man predicts that the and slush yesterday they expressed satisfaction that a moderation of the BOLSHEVIKI WILL RESUME PEACE PARLEY By International Xenn erl Copenhagen. Jaji.

Zd. Leon Trotsky, lie liolshevikl fortiign minister, hr.s bem empowered to resume negotiatir.es with the empires at Brest-Litovsk ty the congress of patch added that the parley probably would be renewed on Tuesday. rr. 1. 1 n.

(r i some time Tuesday and the Austrian foreig-n minister ia thera Monday. POPE STUDYING COUNT CZERNIN'S WAR SPEECH. Rome. Jan. 28.

A copy of Count zernin's war alms speech has been WOR IN TY i I I 1 I Washington car, which was it is said, to see the flagman tin rm car. wnen me nagman ar. YTiien me nagman kim, however, he applied and, but the slippery rails him sand i months tho Borland resolution forr.nl The Pennsylvania railroad yester-t investigation of the packing house 1 day received a message from Region-Industry, Representative norland. I Director Alfred H. Smith in Phila VVllJit a.

fJllu gwiiuiiig tx iiiuiviiuu, crashed into the ones in front of it, plowing' halfway charged today. At ths samn time, he declared .1 powerful group of congressmen were "lined up" with, the j.ickers "tro-sr." Ho declined to disciri riame-s. "All the legislative machinery that handled my bill was for "0 months controlled by the packers," he said. "Their very clever lobbyists check mated my efforts et eery turn whil; the bill was in committee. Afior President "Wilson Intervened to that an investigation be made by the officials, who see delays and unneces- sary hauling arising- out of the prac- tire.

I delphia, urging that every possible effort be, made to induce the management cf industrial and other plants which will be closed tomorrow by the fuel administrator's order to keep their receiving forces at work in order to accept freight without delay, 1 thereby clearing the station plat- form, emptying freight cars and ten-j dering further assistance in reliev- ing the railroad congestion. All of the freieht stations of the Pennsylvania railroad will be kept EOjng- shipments will be made. Few calls for fuel were received by the local office. Mr. Kuhn said that a survey of conditions during the day showed most dealers had enough coal on tinned on PaKe 4.

MAY MODIFY RULE CLOSING A TITO largely on the magistrate placed federal tra-ie commission liisttad of open tomorrow during the usual I workmen and soldiers delegates of the agriculture department as riiy hours for unloading and delivering ail Russia, said a dispatch from Pe-resolution proved, I took the measure frP.ie!it to coimierees onlv. No out- this afternoon. Tho Jl- VVaililV 1 lVVn I Oy rii ted I'reni. S.tn Jan. 20.

tightened their protecting net tightened their protecting STORM 1VTOI? A 1 l.X" ''JV) 'rouiT is PLANNED A voUcn for rfai laes of m.4o, -respond 1 sense to tne courtn 'e to tinoni courtn some the councy. for eMy tfiime-nt of Pitttbiirjr. He will Intro. duce an rrdlnance in coum-i! to carry 1 urn. nm piiity tomorrow, or et th jf.uiiesi Mjcejhe can have the orJ.

nance ready. Mr. McArrUe's plan in in line with the views of a number of I'ittsburger. ho have, studying the police i eurts iir recent years, and are critics of the, present tyiitem. Mr.

McArdle fail tliat the xucees.f Of the Court ha In I 1 I ln cliurge of it. Ho expressed the oplulon that an additional magtutracy shouht be treated, with a walary at tached to It to attract a man of the Mellthl.i: -Mr- McArdle 9 plan is to have all rI-e-s or oeiinrjucney of toys and Kirls lnu joung nien ana women, under Zl years of age, arising any phicf city, brought before tlie to-cfa tn the tp' cla 1 court. "In handling these cases the idea would be for the magistrate to work as much as along the lines of correction and tion rather than of punlfhmii," said Mr. McArdle. could be accomplished often by the te taktni; a real interest in delinquent boys or girla having heart-to-heart talks with them Continued un Page 4.

COUNTRY ON WAR BREAD DIET SOON My I lilted lrea. -'Rton. Jan. jr. Pres.

l-nt 'llson tor.ight plae-d ti c-unry or stricter food rations, In a proclamation be Kmited whole- (cent of their and bakers to so v.r Ct.r,t, jf Jfe called for ob.wr rice of two v. heat-less days, Monday Wedner.daj. one n.fat!'5- mil t'ally. meatless trr.i Saturday. Ss.T.

ul ta tier ll.r fo uir. ca 1 TV r.n 1 cereals other than after l-'eb. 21. It so noun, e.i be a d.iy It, a Tuviiiy wo lid 1 il 1 1 1 1 i to Sa urday. of th r.ew food regulation, both Pretidetit Wilson tie food aci ii't ion expect hearty co-operation from deal ers and cons-urner.

These drastic s'ep? are r.ccetary to provide wheat for Kurope food administration anr.our.ced. per cent of America's r.orual wheat consumption must he htn'. to ojr allf-s. Only rad'eal cuts in tt-e tion bill of fare wi'l provide the buhels monthly whirh the al- Onlv irt the new food r-s ootinurd un 4. SNOW COLDER.

Weather In Pltlburc In -jot one io viiiorx after wot her" int-e I orrrnttrr 1'rBnjwltt set omf new nralkrr raid. Itmr, kunlai; sign of hard H(r a 1 -rrar. hmn "aon mmd tvlalrr mrkrd or it af.d ihln la the our. that is exhibition for fmj. ttes could be expected to be ho wator front anJ muni.

proof npalnst improper Influence. )on lc(lav foIlowInR two haR- h'- "aid, in mind a of fl.Oou 'alleged attempts nt pro-Herman I or present magistraUfi are The more se.1- I Paid each year. to the floor of the liousi over the pro- test of Chairman Fitzgerald of ihe appropriations romniittnc "At every turn the bill was t- tacked by points of order and every technical obstruction. The light oi present disclosures It indicates very clearly v. hat a powerful grasp ths packers lad em They wielded their influence mainly through crnin.ittees in a most darii.g-yet underhand sort of way." Senator AValeworth mentioned in weather was in sight but to their dismay the slush froze and a biting snow-forced them to resort again to their ulsters.

Suburbanites are the worst suffer- ers. Forced to stand shivering in the wintry blasts while waiting for tars mnnv ntfemnted to fnver belt trin rw jfoot. The usual Saturday night; crowd packed the cars to the doors land this coupled with slippery rails made sped impossible, snow sweep- jingcars wore working continually throughout the night and relieved the situation slightly. siii ttm: cars ov Traffic congestion became so marked on the Northside that it was nec- ontlnnrd on Puri' 4. NATION IS TO RECLAIM MEN FOR THE DRAFT ARMY By J.

V. HaniOn. Staff Correspondent of Till: IMir.o. Washington, r. C.

Jan. 21. Uncle is preparing to reclaim by the t-ible physically unfit man who Is of draft age. There will be no more rejections by local draft boards of men ps being physically unqualified for rervlce un-, they are sutTerine: from diseases, or amietlons recognized ai Incurable and hopeless. Kven physical deformities or flefl-1 ciencies.

whether due In a Hani. otherwise, will not be subject to rejection by local boards in many instances. Surs. Gen. Gorgas of the army has adopted the reclamation recommendations cf llr.

John If. Quayle of Cleve- fontinued on I'age 6. level. A number of trains had been annulled on the Soo line and the Xorth western. Other roads reported a losing battle with the blizzard, trains being hours late.

The first 1 serious accident reported was from South Chicago, where an Illinois Cen- trail freight train backed into a pas senger train stalled in a snow drift. The rear coaches of the passenger were telescoped and a score of per- sons bruised and cut. two seriously. i At Cnmn Grant. P.ockford.

111., all 1 soldier sml officers were refused their usual leaves of absence because of the blizzard. Authorities feared the men would not be able to return to wisp on schedule time, owing to the threatened rail paralysis. 1 1 I 1 i commission it-suin i.t STORES HEREIc received at the Vatican and was being studied by the nope today. It was 1 stated that circles wera I pleased over the attitude adopted by Austria towaras 1 res.nent lisor, 5 peace principles. Berlin Tag'eblatt onlinnrd MANY ARRESTS I FOLLOW FIRE i AT NEWARK! By I'nited Press.

Ifew Tork, Jan. Twenty-three men were detained by secret service at Newark tonlgrht on suspicion of being implicated in starting-. fire wWch swept municipal docks, United States quartermaster's warehouses and menaced th Submarine Boat corporation plant. Damasre In the firm was estimated, at $500,000 tonight, rnach lower than had been expected. Qivernor Walter ldge of New Jarsey tonight ordered to duty a battalion of New Jersey 5tat militia to guard the riant of the Foundation which la engaged In building wooden frhipa for the tfovernment.

Tbia is the first time this organization has been ordered out since the national puard was called Into federal ervlce. The call was made at the request of the federal emergency fleet corporation. The shipbuilding- r1i't. constructing vessels for the government, narrowly escaped destruction. Seven uncom- pleted quartermaster's storehouses were practically wrecked.

I MaJ. Lamphere. comman-Mns the rmy patrol which was guarding the plant and supply station, expressed she opinion that the blaze was started by incendiaries. SoIdieTs told of having seen men running wlicn the alarm wan given early today. Six hundred barrels of r.ii.

waiting to be loadea upon llsrliters. were iiited and burned the i.v which covers Newark bay. But for t'le arrival of a fire tug from NViv York, which smashed Its way through the floes, the chip buildinp jilnnt j.vob-ably would have been taken. Iiyiui-mlte was used to blow up buildings between the flames and the ship yjird. FRENCH FLY BEHIND THE GERMAN LINES By International Paris, Jan.

l'r a acri.il -tivity has risen to a hitrh i.it.h during the ast -1 Jind four Ccr- man ma. -bines isc.i 1 sky con. bats. The v. as un- 1 1 ut "nt ed 't'Y vu rii th.ii aftct I-'reneh kilograms of high iJcrmau industrial v.

tnM l.u.l S. j-hafen, and i-. the OcriiKi.i and the railway at Obfervat Ion trated nearly ilerman front, a aerial photoir.n.ht-.- 1 1, viator-? i il. 1 1 pet .1 1 li! OPPOSES SOCIALISTS; PAPER ISSUPPRESSED. ropenhaa'.

The Rerlin ICreuz Zcitnr.g vii'iu yoterday Ie-tnandad the immediate execution of Philip gchoidematm. majority Soi leailer, nnd lf. i''ert. a minority Socialist 1-ader. for their speeches t'hanccllor iuis or-i'f-red mprcsscd today.

lJer'un advifes today d.d not state whet Iter the suppression v. permanent 1 temporary. A GREAT WAR STORY The ti'U- ft a uifinhcr the li nii.iii -t-ort't service. Sflc is the v. cck'- no t.

l-a-weck ottering of I'M Start thi rcmarkahk- story IN THE PRESS TOMORROW. COAL SHORTAGE AND BLIZZARD MAY TIE UP TRAFFIC IN WEST By J. V. Hanlon. Stuff Correspondent of Tltll Washington, D.

Jan. 26. A com Pittsburg mer chants, composed of Samuel Munden-heim, general manager of Kallmann's, and A. II. Iturchfleld, of the Joseph Home with Congressman Guy Campbell, held a conference with fuel administration officials today In another attempt to secure some change or modification in the Monday closlng cirder.

"While they were unable to see Dr. Garfield personally, they talked with his assistants and were given assurance that their plea for a modification, which would allow them td remain open for six says a week from 10 a. m. to 5 p. mi.

would again be given careful consideration. 1 lie ruei ontciais agreed that there was much merit in the contentions of tne merenants to peculiar condi tions in I'ittsburg. and they also in- timated that with the success attend- on tne recent five days closing Pit into them and scattering Till: INJI KKD, Among the injured are: liOSrf E. WATSON, aed motorman of Washington car No. "00b; collar- bone broken, left arm Injured and nrnhahlv ininred internallv.

lIKf5. M.VKY SALEM, of bruised and cut 011 race and body; removed to Suthside hospital. MRS. ANNA SNTiDEU, aged .12. of 2WS Mifflin at bruised on the face, arms ana noaj.

MISS AI5KI.AIDE SNiDER. daughter of Mrs. Anna Snyder, brutsed on the face and body. MRS. OEOIWE FFXTON-.

of Wood- lawn, cut on, the fa and back in- Jured. man of Charleroi car o.ub; rigut leg bruised and head cut. CAUL WKDKMTEK. conductor of Charleroi car No. olOS; bruised tn the hands and body.

MK.S. KIIZABKTII KH1LI.T, aged CS. of Castle Shannon; face cut an 1 bruised on the body. HKNRT GREGG. aged 115.

of Castle Shannon; back, injured. TONY LEONE, aged 2. of Canons-burg; body cut and truised, and head injured. JAMES M. CHRISTY, of Washington; ton; face and hands cut by flying PTlass.

JOSKPH LOFL1N. of Carrick, shoulders cut and bruised and body injured. IIKNRY COOK, aged 15, of Castle Shannon; cut and bruised on the face and body. MRS. M.

PETERS, of Castle Shannon; note injured and cut on the face and body. MRS. ADA HIRSCII. aged about 30. of Mrookside farm; left tide crushed and bruised on the lets; removed" Continued on 1'nxe 6.

TWO SLAIN BY ROBBERS NEAR SHARON Sharon. Jan. L'S Robbery is believed to have been the motive for a double murder at the Lavis farm at Itobertsori's Grove, about five miles Fc-utheast of Sharon, which is tup-posed to occurred late Thursday night. The victims, Evan Davis and Thomas Davis, brothers, were last seen alive Thursday right, when they went to the neighboring farm of Asbury P.obinson to borrow some butcher's tools. The bodies were not found until o'clock this afternoon, when they were discovered by A.

A. Ilobinson and James Har.n. neighbor farmers. discovered some stock belor.i?-t r. fl-A brother wandprir.p I I r.

3 along the road. 1 The murders were committed )j an ax. as tlie tkulls of both men crashed and they tlaslied aooa: the head. The body of Tho'iras ts. found on right of his bed.

with hi-f, skull mashed and large cuts ir. trie race and snowiiitr that iia'i been hit with the sharp end of ths weapon. Evan Davis' Oudy was foun.i with the left ar.n t.e.irly sever ar. I i skull fractured. The men were baehe-V lors and had led a very quiet life theT farm for severat years pas-.

Both were former iron mill workers. It la thought the slayers sot about 100 ln the Davla horn. I I n.v nlte4 I'rtw. Chicago. Jan.

2C. The middle west tonight feared another complete traf- fic tieup with consequent fuel short- age and suffering, as the result of a 1 heavy snowfall, still ratrlnK In VIth the blizzard many eections the 1 weather bureau announced tonight that temperatures would drop to zero and lower bv Sunday evening As a iars-e part of the middle west basis, within tlr hours sifter th roaos are paraiyzea nunurea 01 homes closed, fuel administrators said. The snow In parts of Wisconsin early tonight was seven Inches on the throughout the country, there, mirhtiis livimr 011 a sho el-to-t he-f -i mar ous of tliefe was a fire at Eatrle Tannery, which is working on harness contracts. The ties arc positive the fire was in n- diary. The second was abotrd the mot-ship Sclandia at its pier.

SIX KILLED IN EXPLOSION tly nlted rrfa. Newport, It. Jan. 25. men were killed and "0 injured by an explosion In a naval powder magazine of a torpedo plant on an island near here today.

The wounded were taken to the naval hospital. An official report made to Washing-J ton said there were no suspicious clr- etimstanecs connected I with the c-- plosion. While officials declined to discuss the accident It was reported a quaii-; tlty of trinitrotoluol exploded while being moved. A heavy naval guard was posted around the plant. Pire engines found nothing to do as no firo of cense- ljuence followed the blast.

BOLSHEVIKI WILL WIN, cvo nnriflirrj 1 rminr Ohio rnctuitn Copenhagen, Jan. l'i'. Decisive victory of the Bolsheviki over the Cossack and Ukrainian counter revolutionaries was predicted by l'remi'r Lenine In an address to the of the councils of workmen's ami dlers' drlejiales. at l'etrotrrad. eaid a dispatch from that "ity tod-jty.

Lenine outlined tle policies of the Bolsheviki government and denied the accusations of the Social Revolutionists that he has assumed dictatorship of Russia. The congress approved a resolution repudiate the Russian national debt, but the measure has not ret been'made effective. A small mln'Wltv of anti-Ko'sheviki in the congress was voted down every time it proposed a resolution. ADMIRAL BOWLES IN CHARGE OF Wahineton. Jan CO Rear Bowles, chief of construction of th Kmergency Fleet tcrjiorauon, was appointed tonight assistant general manager and placed i charge of the ship fabricating p'ans at I I-sr Bristol.

anrl Nvwark. N. J. His headquarters will be in Philadelphia. President's Cold Better.

Washltigton. Jan, -J). I'res; 'Je? Wilson arose early today ami started working in his study. A cold which confined him to his room yesterday had almost disappeared. 1 1 I be a disposition to be more lenient -nmaay iioiiunys.

been approached Ijy McMar.ns. a Packers' representative said today a "hazy recollection" that Mc-Manu-n came to see him. "I took no action one way or the ether." lie said, "because the Borland resolution was not in the senate at the time." Reprt-seritativ- Kansas, characterized in jiackers' correspond ern a "hoy of si ability whom we need iim. tear," said today he re-sarded packers' remark "a dis-tin''t coii'pliment. in v'ew of what ia now t.e.iii; re vea ttu.

urg-jd the investigation because or t'i" mor.y complaints froni western (uttlomen of how the packers controlled the entire meat industry." SCHEIDEMANN APPEALS FOR EARLY PEACE Ity Inited K. i liii ia Amsterdam and J.u:. Appealing for before ii-'-. to sive the vi orld from further 1. 1 It tl.

I leader, today idi'reseii th. i -i. h-tan. i i i. ii.ii.

nanc-llr Z'i-p'i to Wil- Premier 1.1 'yd leorge. we beat Pram and Eng land he "Would that me iir. No; we still must beat America." iii-jf that ll.e kaiser had been openly Insulted in the streets of Vienna, he- declared: "Our conservatives ilopand that we be frceu from Austrian peace efforts. They will manage to make us lose our last friend. "A complete a ud honorable reinstate! of Belgium is our duLy.

let us try to s.iv world frotv. i.cv bloodshed in the "T'ui- fighting o.ir people wi be iust s. rious it" ou allow the Kus si. 1:1 to break up. In the rvt'n! of a 1 men our front hopes, what then if not a STORM TIES UP N.Y.

FREIGHT as-hii at to-mile wind have sr tied freight traffic in New York state. .1 a gional Director Smith reported to IJi-J rector General McAdoo today. i ''i1 -ine i-itrsnursrers argued that be cold and Industries will be ANOTHER BIG PRESS FEATURE Victor Morg-an. noted editor of The Cleveland was sent abroad by THE PITTSBURG PRESS and a group of American newspapers to see preer.t conditions they must keep their stores heated to from 4l to IS decrees on account of the sprinkler systems and that with a more degrees of heat they could keep their stores open for business. They also set forth that with houts from to 5 the present inadequate street car system in Pittsburs would benefit considerably by relief in con- gested hours.

Puel Administration officials will hold another conference! on this subject Wednesday, they told the Pittsburg men. and a deeision will be given Thursday. FINLAND MAY MAKE WAR ON BOLSHEVIKI International ev erU-e. st oe -i a--' Jan. -The p.ew 1'io'is povcrnnw't of Kiniatfl sent an ultimatum to the Bolsheviki government at Pctiograd threatening What Is Going On in Germany Today Morgan spent many weeks at the border ot Germany, where he heard and saw much that is fascinating-.

lie now knows more than anv other American writer about inside con- ditions in Germany. His stories with which he lias just landed in the United States WILL APPEAR DAILY IN THE PRESS. The tirst one will be printed ednesdav. (art. and they will follow daily thereafter.

Do not mis them. PUBLISHED EXCLUSIVELY IN THE PRESS a declaration of war unless the Pol-Re- shevikl discontinue furnishing Kin- nih revolutionists wth arms, said dispatch from Haparanda today..