Austin American-Statesman from Austin, Texas • 1

The News First Weather Forecast ATESMAN NEWS of the city, the Nation end the world, handled fairly and eiven to the public while It la really news, makes The Statesman the most popular paper In the Austin trade ter rltory. East Texas: Tonight unsettled, mio'V in northeast, rain or snow in (south east portion, except the west coast section, continued cold with freeiing to the coast; Tuesday unsettled, Blow ly rising temperature- IN AUSTIN CARRYING THE COMPLETE ASSOCIATED PRESS FIVE CENTS THE COPY TEXAS, MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1918. SENATOR STONE SAYS ROOSEVELT MENACE WASHINGTON', Jan. 21. Characterizing former President Koosevelt us the "most potent agent the Kaiser 1ms in America" nud the "most seditious man oi consequence in America, Senator Stone, addressing the Senate 1oday, charged that.

Republican leaders are engaged in a studied effort to make polities out of the war. Tiieir object is to "take the Government over into their own hands" by partisan criticism of the conduct of the war, lie declared. Senator Stew's address, carefully REPORT TO U. S. THE WAR RT A GLANCE (By Associated Press.) Russia's constituent assembly had been In existence but a few hours before it was dissolved early Sunday by tho executive committee of the congress of workmen's hiij soldiers' delegates.

It is reported it will be succeeded by the workmen's and soldiers' which has been supporting tho I.enlne government. Dissolution came arter, the Rolshevlki adherents had boeo. defeated in uttempt to gain control of tho assembly Bolshevik now guard tho deserted assembly meeting place and Premier Ienlnn announces ho will not permit the delegates to reassemble. Whether the Social revolutionist majority will submit to the Bolshevik orders without protest is not yet clear. With the Pan -German In the pollt- leal agenda ney In Oei many, there are serious strikes in Austria.

More than worknient nave quit work in tho vlclnllv of Vienna, as a protest against Germanism, and In favor of peace. The Vienna correspondent or one German newspaper says the Aus tria strike movement demands a speedv peace with Russian and has grown too strong to be stemmed by force." British warships finally have evened the score with the former German warships Goeben and lireslou. In nn action ut the entrance to the Dard.1 nellfs Sunday the Rreslau was sunk and the Goeben. Buffering serious ag, was beached. The British lossos wer two monitors, one commanded by a nephew of Karl Kitchener, and whose fate is unknown, ino former German ships have been the mainstay of tho naval defense of Constantinople since the found refuge there from pursuing Rrlllsh and French vessels at the opening of the war.

Much damage had been done to Russian transports nnd supply ships in the Black Sea uy the two vessels. Increased artillery and aerial activity on the western front has been accompanied by more freiucnt raids by both ldes. There have been no attacks in force, however, nnd there Is little to Indicate any serious break In the winter inactivity. On the Italian front there has been only artillery fighting, most marked in the Monte Asolone and along the Plavo. (Sixteen German airplanes were brought down Saturday In Franco by French and Rritlsh airmen.

Entente warships have bombarded Ofltend, one of tho Important German submnrlne bases on the Belgian coast. HANCOCK RENAMED BY GOVERNOR Fowler Succeeds Odle. One Position Still Is Vacant. Although this was the regular monthly meeting day of the State Highway Commission and delegations were here from Denton. Collin.

Camp, and Free stone Counties to confer regarding aid for roads, no meeting was heia Because there still Is one vacancy on tho commission. Governor Hobby last night reappointed CurtUs Hancock and named J-G. Fowler of Ban Antonio to succeed H. 11. Odle.

resigned- The name of Mayor MoGee of Dangerflold was prominently mentioned today In connection with the place still vacant. Loan Association Elects Officers MAR BLR FALIA Texas. Jan. 21. The Federal Farm Ivoan Association of Marble Falla elected officers for the ermulng year as follows: Q.

II. Shlffllot, president; Fowler, vice president; Carl Frances, secretary-treosurcr. The directors are: E. O. Fowles, F- G.

H. Khlffilet, B. V. Fowler, I. T.

Halford. The loan committee! O. r. Roper, 8um I-acy end J-Dtioketn The Marble Falla Association was one of the first organlbod In the Statu. ESTABLISHED 1871 REIEF OF CONGESTION CONTINUES East Portion of U.

S. Passes First Heat-less Monday. RETAIL STORES ASKED TO CLOSE Railroads Again Hampered by Severe Cold Wave. WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 Business activity generally east of the Mississippi River was suspended today for the first of a series of ten heatlees Mondays, ordered by the fuel adminlu-tration to release coal for private consumption and trans-Atlantic shipping.

At the same time manufacturing plants throughout the eaet were Idle for the fourth successive day in compliance with the administration's 6-day closing order, effective last Friday and designed also to save coal and assist materially in relieving the traffic congestion. Fuel officials declared there had been radical changes of feeling In the isoutnry regarding the orders. Industries were co-operating fully, they said, and virtually complete acqulesence was expected of concerns effeoted by the Monday o'ing program berun today. Although this order only forbids the use of fuel for heating-, officials were eure business would (cease and Ir-Garfield last night issued a direct request that all retail establishments except food and drug1 stores olose their doors for the day. Theaters whose Closing day was changed to Tuesday by a special ruling Saturday, opened iuB usual.

Stores handling food permitted to Keep open until noon by the original order, were granted special dispensation last night under which they may eell gooda throughout the day. Handicapped by anotner cold wave, 1 v.At nuTt tn nrmyi- Iry east of the Rockies and adding to the winter's record of the severest weatner In recent years, railroads Strove to Increase the movement of Coal to favored classes and straighten the freight tangle. Reports to the officer of the fuel administration said that the supply of householders fend steamship interests bad been increased but officials directing the railroads asserted there was little hope for material Improvement In trafflo conditions until the weather moderated. have ureed a general em bargo against shipment of freight from plants shut down by the closing ortfar still beleved today that such aotlon would he necessary before the congestion Is imrroved. A general embargo on freight was put In operation on ths Pennsylvania Railway today and other j'oads are expected to Institute similar embargoes on other heatless Mondays Jf the Jam is not broken.

JCETW YORK, Jan. 21. Alt.iost deserted streets in tho downtown business section and shopping illKtrlets gave evidence today that industrial Kew York generally observed tho first of the "heatless Mondays" decreed by tho National fuel administration, Skyscraper office buildings virtually were untenanted, great department stores closed their doors; hundreds of A ArM-ll Ki.qI nei.a houses IllClurien onmn uuo. were Idle. All transportation lines tho city and commuting servi'-n run on holiday schedules.

Food stores were open ss were specially exempted Industries, but many of them operated on a restricted baels. The New York stock eic.hange opened for business but without heat and banks did business as usual. Saloon were privileged to open until nunset on condition that they did not nu Aither fuel or light. SHIPS ARE SPPLIED- patTSVILB. Jan.

21. More trains were started for tidewater in the last thlrtv-slx hour than were moved In a single week of the Olal shortage, according to railroad men. All rat-roads tapping the Pennsylvania anthracite fields, by mobilizing locomotive crews and laborers have made headway In reducing the number of loaded coal cars which has been Jammed in classification yards and on siding BRITISH CASUALTIES DECREASE. -1N, Jan. in the 0.

divide V-of wo 76; 2.27?,,, 21. British reeek ending to- ided as follows: wounds: Officers, Wounded or u. Officers, 213; men, 14,4 These figures repress a decrease of pearly 8000 from last Wftfk, wlien casualties were an unusually high total for this tt cf the year. Two weeks ago the Cgtu were 18,998, and three weeks ago I I ONLY 46; No. 353.

TO DECLARE PEICEJPAGT Negotiations With Ger- Many Successful, Says Amsterdam Report. AMSTERDAM, Jan. 21. The negotiations between the Central Powers and the Ukranian "people republic" at Brest-Lltovsk are In agreement on the principles of a peace treaty, which is to be concluded and the war be declared ter. mlnated, according to advices from Brest-Litovsk today.

COPENHAGEN, Jan. 21. Foreign Minister Trotzky. before leaving Brest- Litovsk, told Dr. von Kuehlmann, the uerman roreign minister, according to a telegram from Berlin, that he was going to Petrograd for a week to re port to tho congress of workmen's and soldiers' delegates.

He Is quoted as having added that hie departure In no manner Indicated a discontinuance of the negotiations which would continue during his absence- ASSEMBLY DOOR REMAINS CLOSED BY BOLSHEVIKI New National Conven tion to Be Formed, Says Lenine. wjmvun, Jan. Tnurldo palace. In which the constituent assembly met, wa8 closed on Saturday and a notice was posted on the door elating that no one would be admitted, says a Reuter dispatch from Petrograd. Tho officer commanding tho guard said the guard of soldiers' and workmen's delegates would meet there.

Premier Lenine Informed a deputation representing a rftovlncial council of soldiers' and workmen's delegates that tho constituent assembly would not De permitted to reassemble anywhere, but that Instead there would be a na tional convention to be formed by the rormcoming congress or soldiers' and workmen delegates. Other dispatches filed in Petrograd yesterday say that the Bolshevikl are now hunting out the supporters of the constituent assembly. The correspond ent of the Exchange Telegraph re. ports the suppression of all non-So cialist newspapers, while Red Guards are searching Petrograd for editions containing reports of tho first session of the assemhvy which are being destroyed. Search also Is being made for Bori3 Savlnkoff, a member of the Kerensky government, who Is believed to be In Petrograd.

According to ono report the, Bolshevikl intend to arrest M. Tchernoff, who was elected chairman of the constituent assembly. On the other hand some of the Red Guards ho.ve resigned, etating that they were misled Into the belief that by joining the organization they would assist in furthering the cause of the revolution, whereas they considered the action of the Bolshevikl toward the constituent assembly to be opposed to the principle of liberty. Apparently there Is little chance of countering the measures taken against the constituent assembly, PBTROGRAD, Sunday, Jan. JO.

The Bolshevik government has Issued a proclamation to the people of Petrograd, saying, in port! "Enemies of the people spread the report that revolutionary workmen and soldiers have fired on a peaceful labor demonstration. This is done for the purpose of sowing trouble Is the ranks Of the workers, causing excesses and Inciting against the revolutionary leaders. "It haa been proved that th nuthorg of these rumors fired at pallors, eol-lers and workmen who are keeping order In the city. Tho central executive has opened a searching Inquiry end the oilprlts will be tried by revolutionary tribunals." The proclamation concludes by advising the people to ignore the rumors and remain cnlm, and by assuring them that order la being maintained by sailors, soldiers and workmen. Church Services Are Dismissed for Rally Sunday night services In order that final prohibition raly In the Hall of Representatives- The speakers wrj-e General M.

M. Crane, Oullen P. Tfcom- as and Mn Nannie Webb Curtis, all of Dallas, and the Rev. Bob Shuler of Paris. "There in to 'it," Jliss Pat-ton said at the union station today when asked fur a elatenuont for the Associated Press regarding the report published in a Pariah newspaper DAILY PAPER PUBLISHED AUSTIN, POSED YILSO Will Fight to Chamberlain duces Bill.

Finish Intro- WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. ident Wilson has served notice on Democratic leaders in the Senate that he will use all his influence and power to beat the bill to create a war council, "The President will fight to the finish," was the word brought to the Capitol today. WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.

Establish ment or a war cabinet of three distinguished citizens of demonstrated "executive ability" is provided In the r-enate military committees bill ts introduced today by Chairman Cham berlain. The War cabinet, the bill provides, Bhall be appointed by the President with the consent of the Senate and is to have the following Jurisdiction au thority! "To consider, devise and formulate plans and policies, geueral and spe cial, for the effectual conduct and vlff orous prosecution of the existing war and to direct and procure tho execu tion of the same. "Vo supervise, co-ordinate, direct and control the functions and acllv ltles of all executive departments, officials and agencies of tho Govern ment In so far as In the judgment of the war cabinet it may be necessary or advlvsable for the effectual conduct and vigorous prosecution of tho existing war. "To consider and determine upon lis own motion or upon submission to it. subject to review by tho president all differences and questions relating to the conduct and prosecution of the war that mav arise between nnv such departments, officials and agencies of the Government." Another section would give the war cabinet power to Use the service of any or all executive departments ana bureaus, iSubject to review by the President, the proposed cabinet would have au thortty to make any necessary orders to any department or bureau and all tho necessary rules and regulations.

The Secretaries of War and Navy are directed to assign to the cabinet such commissioned officers as may be requested and that the President mny appoint other officials to serve osi subordinates of tho cabinet. An Initial appropriation of $500,000 is proposed. A provision limiting the life of the war cabinet to six months after the termination of the war or at any earlier dato after peaco which the Pres ident mav desi'-nate la provided. The cabinet would be given author ity over conservation of appropriation ion. ADMINISTRATORS OF SIX STATES IN CONFERENCE Will Hedistrict Tern tory to Relieve Traffic Condition.

KANSAS CIT7. Jan. 21 Plana for redisricting the territory In which they have Jurisdiction so that ooal can be more easily dlstri-buted were to be taken up at th meeting here today of the fuel administrators of the Palms States Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska. Oklahoma and Arkansas. Tho meeting was called ny suggestion of li- A.

GiU'fleld, Federal ruol administrator. Fuel administrators have found that In some cases coal ha.i been hauled to long dlstanoes, or across several States to districts which were supplying points back along the line. The object of the meeting here to day is to prevent this condition by ar ranging that each district provide for Itself. U. S.

TO CHARTER DUTCH STEAMER Provisional Agreement Is Sighed in London. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2L Charter to the United States Government cf aJl Dutch stearoers now beinff held in Amertom ports has heen decided upon by the LmLiJi goremmtnt in a provis- ionaj agj-Mancut Juwt signed in London. The agitpement provides charter for one round trip for upward of eighty vesesls now in Ajnerican porta. Th vessels are not to go Into the war zone, but five of the steamers will carry material for Fwltzerlnnd and two "will tbJifc cargo for the overseas trutit.

IS OP DV 1 DROUTH IS DDfWUM DV mumuii i SNOWFALL Entire North and West Texas Under Deep Blanket. NINE-INCH FALL AROUND BAIRD Cattle Suffer Less Than During the Recent Blizzard. North and West Texas, inelutf ingtlie country around For Worth, Dallas, Henrietta. "Wichita Falls, Abilene, San Angelo, Baird a tljat between is nnAev J8 uelwttn ls Unueff a blanket of suow today. TM heaviest snowfall reported cam from Baird, where it was ninfl inches.

The snowfall in this sec tion was the heaviest in the Stat. An average of about four inched fell through the Ked River Vnllp on 1hn TeT.is ni.lo with l-irmsti ml 'J16. At.xas IUC, W1U1 a prewlpltatiOn Oil tllO Oklahoma side. Travis County teniperatura ranged from 23 to 30 degrees yea terday and dawn broke this mora, iug with the thoruiometer regit teririg 26 degrees. Precipitation hero was .02, according to Fre Morris, observer at the University station.

Unsettled weather to morrow for this portion of tha State is forecast. Though a heavier snow haj fallen, reports from West Texa indicate that the mercury is no? as low in tha recent blizzard and the cattle are suffering compara tively little. DALTjAR, Texas, Jan. 21. Snow which fell here this mornig was gen era over North Texas, according to re ports to the weather bureau here.

Sleet fell tn Fast Texas and South pmctl colly to tho const- Two Inches of had fallen In Dallas up to 9 o'clock with the temperture reading of 21. AbU lino reported six Inches of snow and 18 above. At Amarlllo It was 10 ebova with one Inch of snow; San Antonio 26 with trace of snow; Palestine re corded 28 with sleet; Oklahoma re ported general snow over Kastern Ok luhoma. SAN ANGFJO, Texas, Jan. 21 Suf.

ferers from the drouth In West Texas will be greaty relieved by the fail of snow which began last night and to4 day averaged four Inches through th4 drouth-stricken country. The lowest temperature recorded through the ec tion was IS degrees above aero, and, the suffering whJoh aiVomponied ft storm of Jan. 10 Is lacking. FORT WOIITH, Texa. Jan.

21. Ey 8 o'clock. this mornig four of snow had fallen. No wind Is blow Ing nnd the earth will receive the full benefit of the moisture. Farly reports here Indicate that snow Is falling over much of the drouth stricken territory.

Baird, for instance, reports a B-lnch snow. Stock will able to weather the storm, too, St in thought, better than the blizzard of tea ago. WICHITA FA 1X3, Texas, Jan. With the temperature standing arouna 20 degree at 7 o'clock this morning1, the ground here wsu covered with ft snow of three inchef, which fell dur Ing the night. Tho skies appeared to be clearing, however, as the morning advanced.

OAINFiSVIIXH, Texas, Jsn. 21 Eight lnche of enow hag fallen hew In the past eight hours. This i thl heaviest enow here In ten years. FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 21 Tonnage on North and Weet Term trains was lessened In or dor to prevent any blockade In trans portation.

Thus far there- has been nO delay. The enow le not drifting any whero. Medical Practice Act Held Valid WASHINGTON, Jan, 21- The fornla State- medieod practice act pro vidinj for licensing and regulat-'nf persons engaged In healing the sick wad today declared constitutional by th Supremo Court. their stead. General fuel conditions became tf 100 000 tons of coal yesterday.

I This amount Is practically Chicagf normal shipment of coaL 'W--H-4 NOTICE TO STATESMAN SUBSCRIBERS. Owing to freight congestion, and therefore causing a short- fie of news print. The Slates- man is only printing a four-4 page edition toduy. However, the crisis is rapidly being re- lieved and it will only be a short time when, normal' conditions Will again prevail. THE STATESMAN.

CATHOLIC BISHOP OF DIOCESE OF GALVESTON, DIES Bishop Gallagher Had Headed the Diocese Since 1882. GALVESTON, Texas, Jan. 21 Rt. Rev. Nicholas Aloysius Gallagher, bishop the Oat hole dlocee of Oal-veston since 1882, died at his resldenco here this mornlK after an Illness of several weeks.

His last publlo appear-uni'e was at tho annual meeting of tho Holy Name Societies at Galveston held In St. Patrick's Church threo weeks ago. Bishop Gallagher wus born In Tem- peranoeville, Ohio, on Teb. 18, 1840. When he took over the Galveston diocese In 1882 It included a jrreat part of Eat Texas, Including what Is now the Dallas diocese, as well as the pres ent boundaries ot the Galveston dio cese.

Gallagher has been a tireless worker and was especially interested in the advancement of educational In stitutions and hospltuls In his diocese Funeral arrangements had not been perfected this mornig. Later In the duy it was announced that the body of Bishop Gallagher would lie in state In 8t. Mary's Calho dral from 7 o'clock thin evening until Thursday morning. At JO o'clock Thursday morning requiem mass will be said by Rt. Rev.

Theophil Meer- chaert, bishop of Oklahoma, end tho funeral sermon will be delivered by Rt, Bev. Joseph Lynch, bishop of iXUIau, 'Tuesday mifmtng at 10 c'Uook the Jesuit futhera will say solemn requiem maea for the religious communities of the diocese end "Wednesday moi-plnn the ctergy of tha dlocceo wilt have charge of servloes. Following tho funeral services Thursday morning the body of Bishop Gallagher will be plaeed 111 tho vault of 6t, Mary'a Cathedra, TWO AVIATORS DIE IN COLLISION AT KELLY FIELD Landing Cadet Banks Machine, Losing Sight of Comrade. SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 21.

Cadet Fr.ink L. tSerry was almost in stantly killed and Cadet X). C. Dunham suffered Injuries from which he died at tho baso hospital at Fort Ham Houston, In a collision of airplanes ut Kelly Field at 10 o'clock Monday morning. Cadet Dunham died at 11:85.

The two endeta were practicing short flights and landing and Cadet Dunham "Kinked" his plane so that he lost sight of the other and crashed Into it, both falling to tho ground. Cadet Berry was from Evanston, Ilu hia mother residing at 1111 Foeter It'treet, that city, Cadet Durham's' wife resides at Rochester, N. Y. NO SUPPLIES FOR NEW TEXAS GUARD Plans for Organization Are Postponed Wires Adjutant General In a telegram to Governor "Wv P. Hobby today, Adjutant General Harloy, who is at "Washington, nays Secretary of War Haker advises blm that it will bo several months before equipment and supplies for the proposed new Texas National Guard can supplied.

This will necessitate farther postpone ment of organization of the guard. San Antonio Mason Will Teach Work MARELB FALLS, Texas. Jan. EL Mr. "Warren of San Antonio "Will be In Marble Falls during the week of Jan.

8 to teach a Masonic school In the rbapter work. Mr. Warren is said to bo one of the brightest chapter Masons In Tcxbjs. Multi-MIllionaire Asks Exemption mnr.nn S1. Fhilin r.

Ar mour has filed a claim for eeraption from draft on the grounds that he la cf more service to hi country In the packing business than in the National Army, prepared, the first of political slgnifi ennce made In Congress since the United Staton entered the war, nnd garded as the forerunner of bitter partisan strife, excoriated partisanship In the war. Besides Colonel Roosevelt, the Missouri Senator named Chairman Wilcox of the Republican National committee and Senator Ren-rose among Republican leaders as his "witnesses" to tho political plot he alleged. Investigations by Congress of the war operations. Senator Htone also declared, have almost entirely been launched by Republicans and adroitly exploited for partisan purposes. 'Makes Grave Charge.

Citing statements of the Republican loaders regarding the political plans and editorials of Colonel Roosevelt, which he said "are vllllanous screens" published for money, Senator Stone declared: "On my responsibility ns a Senator I charge that since our entrance Into the war, Roosevelt, by Ills attacks on tho Government, has been a menace and obstruction to the successful prosecution of the war. 'The only possible effect of these widely published utterances of thl man," said Senator Stone, "has been ns they were designed to be, to discredit and bring tho present Government Into public disfavor nnd weaken tta hold on Its popular confidence. That seems to be the Roonevcltlan Btundurd of patriotism." ifiimllar utterances mado by less powerful Senator Btono asserted, would subject them to prosecution for disloyalty, Similar utterances made by less powerful citizens, Senator Stone asserted, would mibl-'Ct them to prosecution for disloyalty. "Of all men," said the Missouri Senator, "Roosevelt is most responsible for what he denounces. Ho doc his work cunningly.

In the Ifront of lils propaganda, lie throws a 'Pecoptlvn political camouflage. I chartfe that Theodore Roosevelt, whether willingly or out of sheer madness I don't know, la the most potent agent the Kaiser has in America. The Republican plans he cited, Senator Stone said, have been "adroitly directed." "Many, if not all Republican Senators," ho asserted, "are iwtlnt; In manifest concert with dominant Republican leaders throughout tho country to make politics out of the war." Culling attention to tho election next fall of tho entire House membership and many Senators, Mr. Stono fold two years later the PrcHltlontlal election would follow, "Hero is a chance," ho pioco. ded, "for dominating Republicans of tho country some of them, perhaps more than one of them, seeking to promote his Immediate, personal gratification, and others, acting on a larger seal to promote a paity advantage to slrike Continued on Page Two) GOVERNMENT MAY OPERATE ROADS AFTERTHE WAR McAdoo Favors New Laws Governing Pri vate Ownership.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 Director General MoAdoo told the Henate Inter state commerce committee today be UoDht th Government should retain operation of the railroads for some after peace oomes and not return them to private ownership until new and comprehensive laws had been euaotod to govern them, tilreotor General MoAdoo denied that he tiad anything to do with the fuel restriction order. He aJd he approved of the order and thought It would be beneficial. Ruling Upholds Lower U. S.

Courts WASHINGTON, Jaa. ZL Ruling of lower Federal Courts that shippers awarded reparation by the mtrestate Commerce Commuwlon for freight over. chargea may recover excess without prorlng ftctual damage or that they had not shifted the evtra nurden to consumers was today sustained and put Into operation by the Hapremo Court. Voel Is Named Assistant Treasurer WASHTN GTOX, Jan- 21. Martin Vogel of New Tork was nominated to-flav bv President Wilson to be nsist ent Treasurer of the United Stateg at Kew York.

Collectors of Gustoma Edmund Billings of lioston, to Dlstrlot No. 4. William H. Berry of Philadelphia, Dktrict No. 11.

Bartenders Strive To Denies She Is Engaged To General Pershing Keep Chicagoans Warm CHICAGO, Jan. 21 Bartenders wearing flrrercoatg and gloves, morning drinks to muffled customers in heatless saloons. Several of tho saloons turned out electric and gas lights, wax oandles beimr used in TZi PASO, Tfcxafi, ffan. 21. STisB Anita Pattern of SRn STnvlno, today denied reports that Hhe Is engaged to General J.

J. Pershing, commander of the Ameiioan -in Fram:.