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PRICE TWO CENTS. Cnurwl Meood dus uttir at JUlttBec paatotfica. THE EVENING' SUN BONE-DRY AMENDMENT ADOPTED BY NEBRASKA MAKES NATION A SAHARA SECRECY AT PEACE TABLE MAY BE MODIFIED AS THE RESULT OF GREAT STORM QF PROTESTS BAKER WANTS 500,000 MEN IN U. S. ARMY Universal Training Will Not Be Urged Now By Department.

PROMOTIONS TO BE MADE BY SELECTION YESSIR, JOY RIDERS ARE A GREAT NUISANCE! Delegates Decide To Confer With The Correspondents. FRENCH NEWSPAPERS RAP THE GOVERNMENT The Amendment That Will Make Nation Dry On January 16,1920 Article XVIII, Section 1. After one year from the ratification of this article, the manufacture, sale or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes, is hereby prohibited. Section 2. The Congress and the several states shall have concurrent power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

Section 3. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the Legislatures of the several states, as provided in the Constitution, within seven years from the date of submission hereof to the states by the Congress. "i "Hi, i BEEFSTEAK STORY Bryan's State Last One 1 Necessary To Ratify. DROUGHT BEGINS JULY 1 AND MAY NEVER END Demobilization Act To Be Superseded A Year From Today. OLD JOHN FOLLOWS PRECEDENT AFTER KNOCKOUT No Man's Land, Jan.

16. Old John Barleycorn, the hitherto undefeated champion of the ages, was interviewed today, following his knockout by that coming youngster, Uncle Sam. "I have nothing whatever to mumbled John. Lincoln, Jan. 1 6.

The United States went bone dry today. Nebraska, home State of William Jennings Bryan, ratified the Federal prohibition amendment. It was the thirty-sixth and final stale necessary to make prohibition part of the Constitution of the UnitedStates. One year from today, under the law, liquor in this country will be outlawed. Farewell To J.

Barleycorn. Washington, Jan. 16. Prohibition became part of the basic law of the United States today. Ratification of the Federal dry inent by the Legislature of Nebraska makes that measure the eighteenth amendment to the Federal Constitution.

All but about a half dozen of the 48 states are expected to adopt the amendment in the next few weeks, but the action of Nebraska today gives the ratification of three-fourths of the states, the number necessary to administer John Barleycorn the K. O. punch. One Year From Today. One year from today every saloon, brewery, distillery and wine press in the land must close its doors unless as now seems likely they are already closed at that time by war prohibition, which goes juto effect next July 1 and stays until completion of demobilization.

This is the amendment adopted by Congress December 18, 1917, ad ratified by 3itates a little more than one year later. What Amendment Will Do. Aud here are some of the things that amendment will do: Wine out at a stroke 236 distilleries. breweries and over 300,000 saloons and wholesale liquor establishments, forcing their employes to seek other jobs, rut off from these persons nn annual income totalling more than $70,000,000 in nre-war times. Out off from the United States Treas ury a source of taxation counted upon for an even billion dollars in the first drafts of the new revenue bill and millions in additional incomes to State treasuries.

MAY DEFEAT MANN Encourages Opposition To Illinois Representative For Speakership To Assert Itself. LONGWORTH EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE HIS CANDIDACY House Republicans Especially Fearful Of Further Revelations In Packers' Case. By JUDSON C. WELLIVER. ISpecUl Dispstea to The Enming Sua.

Washington, Jan. 1G. The very triviality of the testimony as to amiable and mutually helpful relations between James It. Mann and the big meat packers is proving one of the most unfortunate features of the Heney story about beefsteaks, the gift of a driving horse, and the aid of Mann in sidetracking an investigation of the packers. The beefsteak story is modified by Mr.

Mann to the extent of explaining that it wasn't a steak at all, but a roast The horse he admits he got; no doubt about it. The roast was a mighty good one, the horse a very poor one that Mr. Mann used in his garden. Mr. Mann's nonchalance in admitting and making light of the allegations has not rendered it particularly easier for his supporters.

The real point at issue does not concern the little gifts; it has to do with the activity of Mann in getting a rider placed on a bill which appropriated $.10,000 (or the expenses of an investigation of- the packers by the Department Agriculture. This, like- Paris Correspondents Find Council Closed wise, would not necessarily injure-the-Urny," Doors To May Write About Everything thing, Says Evening Sun Correspondent, Who Discovers That Peace Moves Are More Closely Shrouded In Secrecy Than Were Moves In War. By RAYMOND 8. TOMPKINS, Staff Correspondent of The Sun and The Evening Sun. Paris, Jan.

15 (Delayed). The war correspondent at the Peace Conference is in a strange land. He could always Bee high enough, but he could not always write Remove the liquir question from National, State and city politics for all i time and helo decrease city. State and Opposition Appears To Increasing. General Staff's Power.

Washington, Jan. 1 6. A bill calling for complete rebuilding of the American Army along the lines found most useful during the war was laid before the House Military Affairs Committee by Secretary of War Baker. Provides For 500,000. The bill would make the general staff, headed by the chief of staff, supreme in the The maiu teuiKrary feature is the provision for an army of 000,000 men until some permanent figure can be settled ou.

Baker made it plain he would not recommend universal military training and that states would be aided in reorganizing their National Guard if they would bear -their share "flf the expenses. It is planned to promote officers by election, giving equal chance to those entering the army from civil life. The proposals encountered an extremely hostile committee, many of whom are in favor of cutting general staff influence instead of increasing it. Forecast Of Military Needs. Representative MeKenzie.

of Illinois, asked why an army of 300,000 men was recommended. "It's a forecast of our military situation," Baker said. "We have no means of knowing what obligations of the United States will be in the future. We believe an army of 500,000 will meet these obligations." Several members brought up objections to an army of 500.000, declaring it would never be reduced if once organized. said the size could easily be cut by future Congresses.

insists Bill Be Reported. Chairman Dent reminded Baker that it would probably be impossible to put through any permanent army reorganization at this session and advocated ran. tinuing as at present with a small appropriation. Baker insisted the bill be taken before Congress now. repeating future Congresses could change it.

"Unless it'a passed we will have an army organized under the laws in force before we went into war. Baker said. Baker also was closely questioned concerning army discharges. He said the most urgeut cases were being discharged first, pointing out that it was imprac tical to release men as a class instead of dealing with individual cases, "The status at the armistice was that we nad about 3.700,000 men in the Baker-continued- "The-aroblenM ot tne ar department is to demobilize those men. Keeps Present Organization.

"This bill is designed to stabilize the War Department as it now is instead of going back to the old organization. It makes the present organization but does not deal with any permanent policy, of. the country, such as universal military training. Baker then mentioned two narts of the present organization to be done away with. They are the Inspector-General's office and the finance division of the de partment dealing with money and ac counts.

SENATOR FRANCE HITS CENSORSHIP Marylander Also Attacks The Re strictive Measures In General Adopted During The War. From The Bureau. AVashington, Jan. 10. Senator France this afternoon mode a vehement attack upon the censorship and the restrictive measures in general adopted during the war.

Walking up and down the Senate floor and shouting at times at the top of hi svoice, he denounced the general policy of the Government in that respect. npcaaittg ot tne decision ot Judge Hand, in the Federal Court at New lork. in which, the action of Postmas ter-General Burleson in taking over the cauies was upheld, air. ranee said mat when a court did such thing he parted from the Senator King, of Utah, observed that he thought Senator France's rebuke should not have been directed against tile cour.t but against Congress, which passed the law putting control of the telegraph. telephones and cables in the control of the rostoflice Department Senator France, replying, said that he had1 great respect (or the courts, but wnen ne? remeninereu me race mat tne legislative branch of the Government had abdicated in favor of the executive, mentioning several instances in which, ne said, tne masters voice" had been heeded by Congress, he was beset with a haunting fear that the judicial branch of the Government also had come or would come under the domination tit the Executive Iepartnient, Carranza To Retire At End Of His Term Will Then, He" Says, Take No Further Fart In Mexican Politics.

Mexico City, Mexico, Jan. 16. President Venustiano Carranza, in a formal statement to the Mexican people today, warned the constitutional party that it must maintain harmony during the next electoral campaign, as enemies of the present Government were trying to get protection of powerful moneyed foreign interests. He said that if they succeeded they would elect a man who would annul all reforms made by the present Government. Carranza announced that he would not be a candidate for re-election at the ex piration of bis present term, two years hence.

He will retire to nrivnte life ami will tuke no further part in Mexican politics. American League Will Stand Alone New York. Jan. Id. The American League will not enter into any agreement witb the National Leegue for a fixed player or salary limit, Ban Johnson, president of the American Learue.

announced here this afternoon. 1 he American League will have nothing to do with a player limit or salary limit," he said. Johnson explained the club owners had held meeting In December and all but two of them had voted against the proposal to fix a player or salary limit. Writers Allowed To See Conferees Arrive And Go That's All. Paris.

Jan. 1 6. The peace delegates decided today to call newspaper correspondents of the Allied powers into conference for an "interchange of views." It was believed that the recent "secrecy" order would be brought up and it was predicted that it would be materially modified. Paris Newspapers Angry. French newspapers protested today against the conference's "secrecy" ruling, r-though it is understood it was made at the suggestion of the French Government.

The press suggested the conferees' attitude was that "those who made war do not need to know bow peace is made." "The communique says nothing, and consequently I know nothing." deelared Charles Sactio, a special writer. "What are we going to do about it?" he asked. The correspondents, trusting to tlse native candor of President Wilson, be1-lieved a peace of the people was a public matter and that it wus essential the interests of the nations be discussed by the nations themselves. Thejr believed tbia all the more because before leaving America. Wilson promised Senator Borah, and repeatid It at every opportunity, the results of the conference will be placed before the public.

But Wilson-committed himself lightly. The Chancel- lories of old F.urope taught him that without the censor there is no salvation. Conferences Resumed. The inter-Allied conference were resumed in the Quai D'Orsay at today. The same representatives who attended yesterday's meetings were present.

The announcement was made that" correspondents would not be permitted inside the Foreign Office Building as tire were Sunday. A French flunky wore himself out today, exclaiming "Defendu!" (forbidden). The correspondents were given the liberty of standing in the courtyard and watching the delegates arrive and depart in their autoniobileg. To Open On Saturday. The associated delegates were working at full speed to get everything in readiness for the formal opening of the full Peace Congress Saturday afternoon.

Several of the most, important problems upon which the iuitinl session hinges remained unsolved. Among these were Acceptance of the French outline for the method of operation. Fixation of the status of the Montenegrin delegate. Determination of whether the Russian Soviet, Government shall be represented. Decision as to the manner of aeuuaint- ing the world with what transpires in the coutereuces.

Star-Chamber Plan Scored. The French proposal that the conference be of the star-chamber order and that all information be confined to a daily official communique created con sternation among the newspaper corre spondents, who lost no time in going on record with their objections. It was explained that only such information would be omitted as would be considered prejudicial to the interests under treatment. The correspondents feared this would prevent the acquisition of details from the delegates and would tie up all the sidelights which might be of interest to the public. They organized a special committee of American and British corresrmndents.

who made formal protest to President Wilson and Premier JJoyd tieorge against tne alleged violation of the first of the 14 points open covenants of peace openly arrived at. Although the five principal powers adopted -a resolution to limit news of the sessions to the official communique, it is believed today that in view of the concert of protest the matter would be reopened and possibly moditied. Vote By Nations Limited. --y Certain delegates are understood' to favor the entire congress voting on all questions, but Premier Clemenceau, fore seeing the danger of the conference stringing out of a period longer than th war itself, interposed and won his point that only the delegates of interested nations should be present for the discussions. This proposition undoubtedly will be formally adhered to when the program is definitely decided upon.

The question of representation for the Russian Soviets is not considered to be entirely disposed of, as Lloyd George appears to continue favoring the plan. May Compromise On Russia. I The newspapers report that Lenine has directed the M'iscow Soviet to send a request to Paris to be allowed to sen4 a delegate. The press supports Foreign Minister Pinchon view that the should receive no degree of recognition, but in many quarters it is believed that a compromise ma Be reached. The leazue of nation.

will held in abeyance until the conference proiier begins. France is thoroughly behind the league in some form. Lord Cecil, the British authority, declares that the i rench scheme as outlined by Senator Bourgeois is the. "hsrrlieirf of th. lot." and the most thorouirhlv nrkd out.

The French are eagerly awaiting iMiuucauoD ot me American plan, wliica, it is believed, the President himself will present at the open session after Clemenceau starts (Jie ball rolling. The preliminary session has been nnder way just long enough for everybody to realize the stupendous taifc ahead and the infinite details to be worked out, all necessitating both plain speech and tact. Last Night's Communique. The official communique issued last night announced that in the course of yesterday's two jneetings examination of the rules of the conference was continued "and almost completed." Regarding representation, the com-muniuue said that the l'nited States. Great Britain, France, Italy and Japan will have five delegates each.

The British dominions, including India, will in two delegates each, except New Zealand, which will have oue, Brazil wif! have three delegates. Belgium, China, Greec, Poland. Portugal, Roumania, Serbia aud the Czecho-Slovak republic will have two delegates each, and Siam, una, Guatemala, Uayti. Honduras, Liberia, Nic-ragua and Panama one each. Montenegro, also will have a delegate, but his status about everything he sees, but he can sec anything.

Today he saw several automobiles stop at the building' that houses the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and he saw President Wilson, Lloyd George, Clemeuceati, Henry White and others descend and enter. He also saw a battalion of 18 cameras firing and four charges of flashlight powder go off at once. SEES BREAD LINES COMING IN U.S. Frank Morrison, Secretary Of Federation Of Labor, Wants Immigration Stopped Four Years, SAYS ALIENS WILL GET JOBS AMERICANS GUARDED The Supply Of Workers, He Says, Equaled Demand After 3,000,000 Men Had Left. Washington, Jan.

10. Declnring that unless Congress acts promptly, bread lines will be prevalent in the United States next summer, Frank L. Morrison, secretary of the American Federation of Labor, urged the House Immigration Committee today to favor legislation stopping immigration entirely for four years. Morrison read to the committee figures' shoeing unemployment conditions already existing in several large industrial centers as a result of the stopping of war work. If immigration is allowed to continue during demobilization! Morrison said, foreign labor will be competing with American sailors and soldiers for the jobs they left to go abroad in defense of democracy.

This, be pointed out, would mean jobless, hungry thousands, bread lines and dangerous unrest among the workers. Morrison declared that after 3,000,000 men were taken for military service, the labor supply had just equaled the demand fur the first time in 30 years. He bitterly denounced the large industries for bringing so much cheap foreign labor into the country just before the war. WHAT I WOULD BE. I would be friend of all tha foe, the friend- leu; I would be firing, end forget the gift; I would be humble, for 1 know my weakness; would took op, end Ltugh, end lore, "lad lift.

Rer. Howud Arnold Walker, in the Brooklyn Eacle. THE TOKCINE POPULATION. Some of our farmers have commenced butchering hogs, Mr. O.

Polly, and Mr. VJ. M. Girder being among the number. Adair County (A'y.) Newt.

Whaday Mean, Hospital? Assistant Batcher pljr MR, COOK, kins Hospital. wanted. Ap-Jolms Hop- -Adv. in Our Own Lustrum. HE RAN OUT OF EARS.

Clarence Fulratb says he froze two of his ears at the cemetery while attending the Verne Wilson funeral Friday. Mount Carroll (III.) Mirror. 8PEAKINO OP CABMENT8I For drunkard Tight For clergymen: Holy locks. For cowards: Frayed collin. For coscta-drirers: Four-in-hand ties.

For pugilists: Belted costs. For surgeons: Cut-away coats. For slonms: touch hats. For spendthrifts: Check caps. For misers: Chest protectors.

Cartoons Magazine. HOW THIS WORLD 13 GIVEN TO BUNK! This ia an announcement of impor tance to the gentlemen of Terre Haute, Monsieur August ne Castellance Sey-more, of Paris, a gentleman of fashion, manners and courtesies, has consented to illustrate the correct mannerisms of modern attire. 7'erre Haute Tribune. For Affinities And Soul Mates. ChanrTenr wants pesltlen.

Sees bnt sees Hears but hears nothing. Talks bnt says nothing. 1611 K. franklin. Adv.

In Evansville (Ind.) Courier. HERALDO MEXICANA PLEASE COPY. The Orange Rifles have received a supply of ball cartristges. Orange (Texat) Leader. Now therefor thus aaith the Lord of hosts: Consider your ways.

Hag- Mrs. Lebaudy Ordered To Cell In Prison District Attorney Overrules Phy sicians Who Declare Excitement May Kill Woman. Mineola. N. Jan.

18. Orders for the imnrisnnment of Mrs. Ijehmirlv. slayer of her husband the Emperor of the Sahara," were issued today by District Attorney Weeks. In soite of the statements of the wom an's physicians that she was so ill any sudden excitement might Rill ner, eeK declares she is able to go to jail.

Sheriff seaman waa lastrncted to put her In a cell. Since the killing nf Iebaudy she has been under guard at her home. Grand jury investigation of the case was resumed today. Defense Attorney Moore said the jailing of his client was an outrage. Immediately after Moore informed Mrs.

Iebaudy the Sheriff was coming for her she began preparing to lenve the house. Jacqueline, the LVyear-nld daughter, packed several valises and had the phonograph placed with other luggnge to be conveyed to the little jail that held Itianca De Soulles and Mrs. Carman, botb accused of killing. GOOD EVENING Federal expense by decreasing law vio lations. As Old As The Constitution.

The fight on triumphant today, is as old as the Constitution ttselt. It raised' its head early in the nine teenth century and was looked upon as another "crank notion." But it gath ered strength. Churches took it up. Woe- tors followed and then came organizations of anti-liquor societies the Women's Christian Temperance Union, the Anti-Saloon League and others. In the middle of the nineteenth cen tury Maine went dry.

Kansas followed. At the end of the Civil War the little band of anti-slave agitators who Had won their fight seriously considered turning to the prohibition battle. Their number included William Lloyd Garri son and the poet About 1900 came the "militant" stage of the fieht in the person of Carrie Na tion, of ruinsas, probably the most picturesque figure the fight ever developed. Ten years later the crusade against liquor had grown from the "ravings of cranks" into an irresistible movement that swept the country. Will Try To Come Back.

But John Barleycorn will try to stage "come hack." Distillers are already planning a fight GREEK EYES TURNED ON CONSTANTINOPLE Want. Tt. r.it.l r-- Or Seat Of League Of Nations. VENIZELOS DEAWS PLAN FOB BALKAN SETTLEMENT Submits Memorandum To Peace Conference, Claiming Four Regions For Greece. Paris, Jan.

10. If -Greece cannot have Constantinople for its own seat of government, it wants that ancient city to be set aside as the permanent capital of the league of nations. This developed today during discus sion of Premier Venizelos' presentation of Greece's political aud territorial aspirations. Greek delegates pointed out that estab lishment of Constantinople as the capital of the league of nations would automatically result in its internationalization. It was further sueeestcd that the imme diate hinterland on both sides of the straits should be placed under control of the league.

Thus the freedom of the Uardaneiles and elimination of the Turk from Europe two important problems of the peace settlement would be decided simultaneously. To Settle Near East Problems. Venizelos, who is the most remarkable statesman the Near Kast ever produced, seeks not only complete unification of the Greek people but permanent settle ment of all Balkan and Near Knstern problems in the memorandum he has submitted tO the Pesce Coneress. Hi. rlnim l'f Greece's right to Constantinople is uuiu on nisroric and economic grounds.

Its present population includes 300,000 Greeks and theie are 23T Greek schools, with 30.000 sch ilars. The Greek Premier, in his memorandum, takes up four regions wh'eh h. de sires to incorporate into modem Greece Jbpirus, Thrace, I Vmstnftti-nople and the Asia Minor litto si. Venizelos would divide Northern Unirus between Greece and Albania. He would have the Greco-Bulgarian bou idary follow the Ardar and Maritza rivers, thus cutting off Bulgaria from the ugearf Sea and giving Greece a great imrtion of ancient Thrace.

Armenia, suggests, should be made a separate st hut the vilayets of Brusa, Aiden and Ismid, with the adjacent islands, should lie annexed by Greece. The city of Brufa, however, he would turn over to the new Turkish Government, together with its Marmoran port. Suggests Populations Change. This settlement would still leave more than 100.000 Greeks in Turk'sh Armenia, but Venizelos today a reciprocal emigration, these moving into Aiden and Brusa, while the Turks within the Greek proviuces move iuto Turkish territory. Venizelos reminds the rvaee delegates that the Entente promis-d Greece important territorial concessions in Asia Minor for her military intervention, which the Allies later turned down when venizelos was ill a ww-lion tn offer it The Premier's memorandum is said to be a great moderation of the original con cessions.

Italian Cabinet Resigns In Body Premier Orlando Is Endearoring To Form A New Ministry. Rome, Jan. 16. The entire Italian Cabinet haa resigned. Premier Orlando waa at work today on the formation of a new Cabinet.

FifthTo Be Called Victory Liberty Loan candidate for Speaker if it were not for the proof which Heney produced, from the packers' own records, that the packers' lobby in Washington had recommended this particular plan of smothering the Borland resolution. 'Packers' Lobby Framed Plan. Mr. Mann might even have represented himself as unfriendly to the packers and taking the lead in making -an investigation of them inevitable but for the disclosure that their lobby framed up this particular plan for a particular kind of investigation. The instance illustrates how difficult it often is to determine the real significance of legislative records merely on the testimony of measures intro duced, speeches and roll calls.

The attitude of the old line organization He-publicans gave the best, idea of the seriousness attached to the Maun revelations. They have been the backbone of Mann's support for the Speakership and have tried especially to line newly lodged members on the ground of regularity. Something very like a panic was started by the testimony before the Agricultural Committee. The story traveled all over Capitol Hill in a few minutes, aud was the one topic of discussion. The Mann movement had been for some time in a dangerous position.

It was apparently winning because nobody was quite mad enough to start a real tight and take the issue to the contrary. Just under the surface was a widespread antagonism and a feeling that Mann's election would be a most unfortunate event for the Republicans because it would signify sur render to the most conservative elements. Longworth Announcement Expected In the midst of the huge guffaw that swept over Congress, word went outthat the time had come for the real opposition to make itself felt. "Longworth will be an announced candidate for Speaker be fore the end of the week, was the pre diction of one leader who has been try ing to line up his state's delegation against Mann and has had poor success. Several members of the delegation are in line for committee chairmanships and have been afraid to engage in insurgency lest they lose their seniority rights.

Yet the sentiment of their home districts is strongly anti-Mann. A definite, determined fight, in which plain terms will be used and the club "with the barn on employed, would be almost certain to re move them from-the Mann list simply be cause their constituents would not sub mit. The Longworth boom is certainly the big noise the opposition is now making. Nobody pretends that longworth is radical or even a progressive, according to factional definitions, but he is per sonally popular, a good parliamentarian, an excellent speaker, has taken his duties serioilslv. and maintains relations with all elemeuts.

That last is one of the most important factors. The man who is to be leader of the next Ilouse will need to be a dinlomat and a moder ate, if he shall bring about the best results for the party. His position will be an unusually important one political! v. Then it isanrged that Longworth is on intimate terms with Senator Lodge, Senate leader. Lodge waa the most intimate friend of Roosevelt in public life, and Longworth his son-in-law.

These considerations weigh a good deal senti mentally. It is true that personal family relationship with the late party leader could not. long be used as a cover for continuing a reactionary policy. A Lodge-Longworth leadership would be watched closely and even suspiciously, because neither of them, despite personal attachments, supported Rocscvclt in 1012. But.

the disposition now ia to forgive and forget, and a reasonably enlightened attitude on the part of such a leadership, recognizing all elements, treating them fairly and giving due consideration to the new progressive sentiment on questions of economic and social importance in connection with after-war reconstruction, is all that the former insurgents demand. They are disposed to believe they could hope for it from a Lodge-Longworth regime. Jade Seal In Fish Bring $500. Peking, Jan. 10.

A jade seal which had been the property of Gen. Tsi Chikuank. in the reign of the Ming dynasty, was found by a fisherman in the stomach of a fish and sold for a few cents. Curio collectors established Jts history and a foreign collector paid for it. They See, But Can't See Any the war if his army friends ranked him about it.

In Paris today he may write Doorkeepers. front last October. Then I was permitted to visit the very last outpost of the One Hundred and Fifteenth Regiment, aud the only reason they did not show me the Germans was because they could not see them themselves. Washington correspondents trans- Continued On Page 2 SHIPPING BOARD RELEASES VESSELS Returns About 248 Steamers 1,219,000 Tons To Their Owners. Of THOSE IN DEPARTMENT SERVICES ARE RETAINED! But Craft Of Etiual Tonnage Will Be Transferred Until Other Plans Can Be Made.

Washington, Jan. 16. The United States Shipping Board today released from Government control all ships operated under requisition. The total number of vessels involved is about 24S. Their dead weight tonnage is 1.210,000.

Orders of lhe Shipping Board prescribe for release of the privately owned ships upon tho arrival of each in an American port or upon completion of its present voyage. The order, however, does not release vessels now in War Department, Navy Deiiartment or other Government service. But owners of such shins are en titled to obtain ships owned by the L'nited States Shipping Board of equal tonnage to use as their own until the Government departments release privately owned vessels. $100,000,000 For Food Gets Favorable Action Washington. Jan.

18. The Senate Ap propriations today ordered favorable report on the resolution appro priating to help feed Europe's needy people. The resolution will be reported tomorrow. No roll cull was taken, but Senator Kenyon, on behalf of himself and others, reserved the right to file a minority report. The committee also adopted a resolution, which was c.ibled to President Wilson, notifying him that the committee urged a firm agreement with the Allies as to their part in providing the required.

This sum is required immediately, according to a cablegram from the Allied Food Commission in Paris, received today by the committee. Amendments to the appropriation measure adopted the committee provide that an itemized account of how and when the monsy Is spent must be made to Congress and that ail accounts must be fully audited, as all other Gov-1 ernment expenditures are. 1 Halted By Yesterday all the correspondents were permitted to wait outside the door behind which the Supreme War Council met. but today that privilege was denied. They were halted iiiciile the front door and four impressive French doorkeepers in frock coats deployed at the foot of the stairs.

It was much easier on the Meuse FIGHTING BREAKS OUT. AGAIN IN BERLIN Spartacans Seize Stettin Station, But Are Soon Repulsed From Section. DUSSELD0RF HAS BATTLE, WITH 40 PERSONS KILLED Revolutionary Republio Of Bremen Proclaimed And Other Cities Report Rioting And Disorders. Amsterdam, Jan. 18.

Street fighting continued in Berlin yesterday, according to dispatches received here today. Spartacan foicea attacked the Stettin station and railway but were repulsed. 40 Killed At Dusseldorf. London, Jan. 18.

Dusseldorf is in control of Spartacans and Independent Socialists, according to information re ceived here today. Two thousand Spartacan troops are reported to be terrorizing tho city. 1 he unrismg followed a large Catholic demonstration against; the Spartacans Sunday. Counter-demonstrations were started by the radicals. In the resultant clashes 40 persons were killed and many injured? The Spartacans fottified public buildings and seized the administration.

Bremen In Rebels' Hands. London, June 10. Bremen has been declared an "independent Socialist republic," and will "adhere to the principles of Bolshevism." a Cologne dispatch reported today. 1 he dispatch said the proclamation was issued by a self-appointed dictator, who placed the city under martini law. Bolshevik disturbances were reported to have occurred Monday in Munich, Stuttgart, Regensburg, Elberfeld and Nurembung.

Soviet Interns Pro-8partaean. Amsterdam, Jan. 10. The pro-Spar-tacan president of the Oldenburg republic haa been interned by the Workmen and Soldiers' Council of Wilhelmshaven, it waa reported in dispatches received here today. Count Plunkett A Delegate.

Dublin. Jan. 10. Count Plunkett and Edmund Lera have been selected as the Irish delegates to the Peace Conference. it was announced tiay.

They were picked at yeterda meeting of the Sion Fein members of Parliament. on the amendment in the courts on the grounds that the amendment was not adopted by two-thirds of the whole Congress and that the seven-year limitation in its invalidates the measure. Drys say they are confident that neither of these contentions will hold and on their side are preparing legislation carrying heavy penalties for violation "of prohibition. A special agency in the Internal Revenue Bureau will probably be asked. The Rollcall By States.

1 The first 38 states ratifying the amend- gnent are: Mississippi, Virginia, Kentucky, North Dakota, South Carolina, Maryland, Montana, Texas, Delaware, South Dakota, Massachusetts, Arizona, Georgia, Louisiana. Florida, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, Maine, Idaho, West Virginia, Washington, Tennessee. California, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, North Carolina, Alabama, Kansas, Iowa, Colorado, Oregon, New Hampshire, Utah and Nebraska. National dry leaders here today were confident that distillers' attempts to force a referendum on the Legislature's ratification of the Federal dry amendment in California and a dozen or more other states are doomed to failure. 1 The Constitution provides that an amendment must be ratified by the islatures" of three-fourths of the states.

Hard To 8ee Legal Objections. "It la bard to conceive how any state law or any section of a state constitution giving (lie right of referendum to the voters could override a specific provision Continued On Page 2 Ten Capable Men Of Good Appearance And Approach can obtain pleasant and profitable outdoor work by applying to Mr. Warner, 2d floor 5 W. Redwood io A. M.

or 2 P. M. Washington, Jan. 18. The next war loan will be called the Victory Liberty Loan, Secretary Glass stated today.

Announcement of the amount, terms and dates nf the loan is expected to come within a fortnight 1.