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sited Press i Press Leased Wires THE FORT WAYNE NEWS CITY EDITION CTINEL EST ESTABLISHED 1874. SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 12, 1918. 28 PAGES--2 CENTS LIZZARD EVEREST GOLD WAVE IN YEARS om Rockies To East Coast Below Zero Temperature Rules; Fuel Shortage Adds To Distress HALF SUMMAEY OF BLIZZARD'S WORK. Worst blizzard in years swept the middle west from tie Gulf Mexico to Canada, Reached Atlantic coast today. Fuel, food and milk supply cut off ia scores of cities.

Railroads forced to abandon schedules, many towns isolated ml trains stalled in snow drifts. Snowfall from five to ten inches, with thirty mile au hour gale. Thousands unable to reach offices and employment. Many var industries temporarily suspended. Deaths and injuries resulting from storm reported throughout tricken district.

Below zero temperatures increased suffering" and threatend to idd to death list. Telegraph and telephone wires broken down by the snow- Thousands of cattle and livestock ed frozen to death. Fire departments powerless to push through blockades. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Jan. se- rest cold wave of many years grlp- the country today from the Rocky oaritainB eastward the AHe- icnies and will move on to the At- ntic'coast tonight and Sunday.

Twenty degrees below zero was the lie in Indiana and surrounding ter- tory while the cold extended south- ard as far as the gulf of Mexico th there ranging jout zero. Traffic throughout the iddle west is greatly Impeded and al shortage is enabling the cold to huge much suffering. The storm centered today over On- rlo aod was accompanied by higher mperatures Following In its wake, owever is the cold wave. To the extreme southern limits of Floi Ida mainland temperatures night will fall below freezing and cold will be more intense all the ay northward to the Canadian order The cold will continue through unday. Winter's Bignest Blizzard.

(By United Press.) CHICAGO; Jan winter's iggest blizzard had grown today un- 1 it blanketed the entire country i the Kockles to the Atlantic, ero temperatures extended as far south as Kentucky and Tennessee and it was freezing along the gulf coast. A heavy snowfall was reported in most sections and the high wind piled It Into huge snow drifts that paralyzed transportation, marooning many sections and creating fuel and food situation. Officiate are pfenning to establish a ration baslB on these Reports of death from freezing and In accidents caused by the atorm were received. The Michigan Central, Rock. Island and Alton railroads had abandoned all service out of Chicago today and other lines are maintaining only a pretends of moving trains.

Most over' land trains were from four to 16 Hours late. A few are repoited "lost." Steel mills and other large war factories have been shut down through lack of fuel, throwing thousands of men out of" work Unofficial temperatures of 12 to 16 degrees below zero were reported here and the mercury was steadily falling. In. St. Louie it was below; in Minneapolis 12 below; iif Amarillo.

8 below; In Denver zero and in Cheyenne, 8 below. Eight inches of snow had fallen here during the night, making about two feet since the last thaw. Weattier SIXTEEN KILLED; SCORES INJURED Tornadoes Advance Couriers of Cold the South Carry Destruction. TWO STATES ARE HARD HIT Eastern and Central Georgia SwepYby Deadly Blasts Yesterday. SOUTH IN STORM'S GRIP SUFFRAGETTES WHO LOBBIED FOR PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT Fratt as Far South at Florida Widespread Fuel Famine to Intense Suffering of Unprepared (By Associated Press ATLANTA, Ga Jan.

1 2 --With entire south in the grip of its worst snow and sleet storm of the winter today, early reports showed that tornadoes which swept through eastern Alabama and central Georgia had taken a toll of sixteen lives and Injured more- than one hundred persons. Wire communication over a great area paralyzed. -Scores of towwns in the interior being Isolated, while Savannah, Jack Bonvllle, Charleston and other cities along the south Atlantic coast were cut off from outside communication. The Casualties. The deaths and Injuries reported.

early today were as follows: Cowarts, Seven killed and twenty-five Injured. Dothan, Six children kilted and forty injured In collapse of schoolhouse in country near Dothan. Webb, Ala --One killed and estimated seventy injured in destruction of and Qther buildings. Troy, One killed and several cold wave, that extended as far south as Florida, was preceded Jjy an unusually low barometric pressure, 28.89 being recorded at KnoxvHte late on Page Eighteen.) mm SUBMM AWAY American Vessel Defended Un til Dwtroyer Answered Gall for Help. (Continued on Page Eighteen.) UINDIANA IK THE ICY fattest Weather in Thirtyfour Years Clutches the Hoosier State.

ilSTRESS IS WIDESPREAD rains Arc Stalled in Drifted Snow and Industry Paralyzed at Many Points by the Frost. WEATHER FORECAST FOR INDIANA. Fail and not Quite BO cold tonight and Sunday, except enow flurries in extreme north portion; strong noithwest winds. (BJ- Associated Press.) INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. the lovernment theimometer registering dneteen degrees zero, at 8:30 j'clock, this morning, Indianapolis to the coldest day in thirty-four ears, according to weather bureau ecords.

It was the coldest since 18S4, vhen a minimum of twenty-five degrees below zero was reached, Mnny jtreet car lines in the city wore Blocked by snow and broken trolley vires. A high wind, driving snow into drifts vhlch demoralized all forme of traffic, greatly added to the suffering from the Many persons trying to get to heir work suffered The cold vave drifted snow and attendant suf- 'ettng was general throughout the ftate, some places reporting official emperatures of more than twenty de- below zero. Trains Are Stalled. (By Associated Press.) WABA8H, Jan. pas jager trains are stalled In snowdrifts rtthln twenty miles of this city today Interurban traffic is demoralized ely.

The electric cars are stalled the tracks or unable to start from he bams. The temperature was 20 legrees below zero. Practically all oca! factories were closed, as work- nen could not report. What trains ttrived were fifteen or more hours ate. Lafayette Frozen Up.

(Bj Vssorltted Press.) LAFAYETTE, Jan. 12 Mfedicted northwester struck and vicinity during last night, fol- ng a drying snow that fell all day The government thermom- at Purdue university registered below daring the night aod as still at that point at 7 a. m. today. Last night at 5 o'clock the temperature was 10 above, a drop of 30 degrees.

Street cars and railroads are snowbound and business In all lines was at a standstill. Many people suffered from frozen ears, faces, hands and feet. It is the coldest westher recorded here in many years. There Is untold suffering among the poor of thfr city; the township trustee's office and charity societies are swamped with appeals for aid. Many street thermometers registered as low as 25 and 27 degrees below zero.

Business Paralyzed at Anderson. ANDERSON, Jan. in Anderson Is paralyzed today, streets being deserted except by the persons whose business compels them to get out. There is much' suffering, especially among the poorer classes of people. The government thermometer shoned 19 degrees below this morning and others registered as low as 24.

SAYS U-BOAT IS PRINCIPAL FACTOR OF NAVAL WARFARE Berlin Paper Claims for Sinking of Ten Million Tons of Shipping. TOTAL LOSS FIVE BILLIONS (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Jan. the ivsJ crew of the American J. L. Luckenbach successfully ought off for four hours the attacks a Gtrtflan submarine until a de troyer racing to the steamer's rescue occed the U-boat to submerge, is told in detail today in an official account ly the navy department.

The engagement described took place on white the vessel was en route to a French port. The U-boat ubjected the merchant craft to a heavy shell fire that injured seven men, started a small blaze aboard ant emporarily put the engines out 01 commission. 'Don't surrender." flashed the commander of the American destroyer that caught the Luckenbach distress call "Never," was the laconic reply. All members of the armed guard have been commended by the navy de- lartment for gallantry in action and he commander has been given the lemporarv warrant of boatswain in of his services. The Complete Upsetting of Economic Life of Entente Nations Result of Year of Ruthless Warfare.

(By Associated Press.) LONDON, Jan. tin first year of Germany's ruthless sub marine campaign, which Feb. 1 the Tageblatt asserts that the Centra Powers have succeeded in upsetting the economic life of the En tente and adds that the mibmarim campaign, which has now become the principal flctor in naval Is being expanded and developed stf 11 fur tlier. Summatizing the results of the un derwater campagin since- February 1 the Tasreblatt claims that -boats have sunk on an average of 821.00C tons of shipping monthly from Febru ary to Decembei and for the whole year the toll may be expected to show nearly 10.000,000 tons and that the building of new ships by the Entente and neutials during the year will re place onlv between 2,500.000 and 4,000, 000 tons of these losses. The newspaper says the moneta-ry loss to.

enemies as the re I-suit of fne year's work the U-boat I will reach $5,000,000,000, figuring th value of the ships at $260 per ton their cargoes at the same NEW YORK GETS A FREAK STORM FROM THE TROPICS Torrential Rain Accompanied by Thunder and Lightning Upsets Weather Guess. COUNTRY MERCURY FALLS TO 20 BELOW ZERO One Man Dead and Hundreds Suffer Frost Bites in Record Gold These four women, members of the national woman's party, with hundreds et -ftther suffragists, besieged the offices of congressmen, urging them to support tto federal suffrage amendment. ARMISMHAS KEN EXTENDED Central Powers Leon tekyV Proposal to Proldng Truce. GERMANY GAINS A POINT Trotsky Abandons Demand to Have Negotiations Transferred to Stockholm. EVERYTHING FOR PEACE (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Jan.

tropica rain storm, accompanied by high winds, thunder and lightning, lie scended on New York and vicinity shortly after midnight. The storm, which the weather bureai had forecast as a heavy snow fall, was accompanied by rapid rise in temperature. The thermometer stood at freezing last night, with snow for a time falling on ice-covered streets. this situation was changed with a few hours to one of spring-like weather. The wind and rain did considerable damage.

Cellars and basements were flooded and in some instances subway travel was ihteri upted. Fuel Saving Plan Adopted by Merchants Because of Gold. Many of Big Downtown Will Lock. Their at 6 o'clock This Evening. Bolshevik! Leader Declares He Will Not Leave Undone Any Effort That Will End Russia's War, No Matter What Aides May Do.

PETROGRAD, Jan. by the Central Powers of Foreign Minister Trotsky's proposal to continue the Russo-German armistice on all fronts for an additional month was formally announced today. The armistice heretofore agreed upon expired today. Peace at All Costs. (By Associated Press.) AMSTERDAM.

Jan. 12--Leon Trotsky, the bolshevik! foreign minister at the conference at- BreBt-LHovsk, yesterday said that in order not to leave any possibility In the fight for peace unutilized, the Russian delegation accepted the demand that the negotiations be continued at Brest-Lltovsk. The chairman of the Russian delegation said that in full accord with their former resolution, the Russians desired to continue the peace negotiations quite apart from the fact Whether or not thA Fintente Powers participated. Trotsky said he had noted the statement of the Central Powers that the basis of a general peace as formulated their declaration of December 26 null and void and added: "We I adhere to the principles of democratic peace as proclaimed by us." Referring to the objection raised the Central Powers that the transfer of the negotiations to Stockholm or some other neutral point, as requested by Russia, might enable the Entente nations to Interfere. M.

Trotsky said the bolshevik! government had been consistent and Independent in its peace RECOGNIZED OFFICER AS Only Survivor of Camp unston Army Bank Bandit Grime Gives Captain's Name. FOUR MEN SLAUGHTERED HIGHLIGHTS OP BLIZZARD. Mercury falls to 20 below, the coldest in citj 's history. One man dead and hundreds suffer frost bites. close because of lack of coal.

to close touight. fl' cold continues schools will not open Monday morning. Many ohnrch services for tomorrow will be abandoned if the intense cold does not abate. Weather observer says there is no relief in sight. Interurban and steam road services into and out of city prae tically at standstill.

Thousands forced to walk to work through bitter cold because street cars could not be kept operating on schedule time Telephone company experiences busiest day in its history, ith total of more than 180,000 calls caused by storm. All funerals have been indefinitely postponed because of cold. Temperature from 10 to 15 below tonight. Slightly warmer tomorrow. The following downtown stoies have agreed to lock their doors at o'clock this evening, to remain closed until Monday morning, because of the intense cold: Wolf ft DessRuer.

Eurode. Frank, diy goods. Tepper Bi others. Gates. Brothers Snowberger, Boston Store.

Pickaid House Fuimshing company. Patterson Fletcher. Shields Clothing company Golden Quality Shop. Jxjhman Clothing House Isreal Clothing -company. (Continued on Page Twenty-two.

Day's War Summary of Bank Literally Hacked to Pieees With Snull Hand Ax by Ruthless Miscreants. (By Associated Press.) CAMP FUNSTON, Jan. Wo'rnall, of Kansas City, the only survivor of five men, who were in the army bank here last night when the Institution was robbed, today told the authorities the robber was an arniy captain, whom he recognized, it was announced this afternoon. It is understood he gave the officer's name. Governor Offers Reward.

(By Associated Press.) TOPEKA, Jan. ei nor Capper this morning offered a reward of $300 each for the capture of or Information leading to the capture of the man or men who last night murdered four men and wounded a fifth and robbed the army bank on the reservation at Camp Funston. Story of the Robbery and Murder. United CAMP FUNSTON, Jan. Literally hacking four employes of the army bank here to pieces with a small hand axe and wounding one other, four bandits escaped with the funds of the bank and had not been apprehended at an early hour today.

The Victims. The dead are: C. FULLKR WINTERS, Kansas City. CARL OHLESON, Kansas City. J.

W. JEWELL, Springfield. Mo A CLEHK NAMED HILL The wounded are: Kearney Kornall, Kansas City, cashier of the bank The robbery and murders took place between 7.30 and 8 o'clock last night. Shortly after 8 o'clock a regimental sentry patrolling near the bank heard groans from within. He entered and saw the bodies lying on the fldor.

He notified the military police and Captain J. C. Smallwood, acting officer, went to the bank with a squad of men A cordon of guards was thrown about the camp and police In all cities within a radius of 100 miles notified. Do Not Believe Soldiers Did It. The army officers are strong in affirming; their conviction that no soldier was connected with the crime, but are taking every precaution to prevent any men leaving the cantonment.

An inspection ol all men and all barracks Is being made Police dogs, stationed at the camp, followed the trail of the men from the bank to the interurban station where the tiail was lost. At about the time the crime was committed, four men dressed in civilian clothes, were seen on a nearby Foil today is frozen solid in the most intense cold In the ally's history The mercury fell to twenty below zero at 7 o'clock this morning and according to the weather observer, who forecast the bitter cold, there is little relief In eight. One man is dead as a result of the Intenefe cold and hundreds of others forced Jo walk to tbelr work through the inability of the traction cars to battle the storm successfully, suffered frozen noses, eais and feet. Thousands are thrown out of work as result of closing down of factories. The dead man is trends, of Decatur, employed at the Fort Wayne Eieitric in the material list department.

He dropped dead shortly after leaching h'ls work this announced today. Many of the will be unable to get to the buildings, especially those In the grades iri the city and those attending the district schools In the county. In many of Fort "Wayne's chinches the regular program of services will be disregarded Sunday. The Rev. Henry C.

Luehr, pastor of the Zions Lutheran church announced this afternoon that there will be no services at his church any time during the day. It is believed that while many of the churches will have some sort; of morning services there will be DO evening sessions. The Henry Hadley, pastor of the Christ Lutheran was the first to cancel the evening service. All Sunday meetings of church societies will be postponed one week. Numerous Frost Bitei.

There were more floated noses, (By Associated Press.) Russia will continue negotiations at Brest Litoi.sk. for a separate peace. This is her answer to the German demand that the conference remain there and the declaration of the Central Powers that the pence proposals of Dec. 26, Insofar as they affected Russia's allies had been withdrawn. The decision of tl'e bolsheviki government to continue the' negotiations with the Central Powers was announced by Leon Trotsky, the minister, whpn he replied on Friday to the German defloration after he had obtained an adjournment to consult with his colleagues.

It Trotsky who demanded that negotiations be transferred to neutral soil to get away from the German environment at Brest Lltovgk. Ensign Kiylcnko. the bolshevik! commander-In-chief, begun campaign to raise a volunteer army. The new force, he says, will be used not (Continued on fiifnteen.) (Continued on Page Eighteen.) JAP SHIP LON6 MISSING IS CAPTURED BY THE GERMANS Hitachi Maru Converted Into Enemy Cruiser, Says Report to Tokio. morning-.

He was 70 jears of age and fingers and toes in Koit Wayne died from exposure mcident to wsdk- ing to woik. Ed, France another em- ploye In the same department fainted when lie reached the Electric works and wae removed to his home with both ears and his nose frozen. Previous Low Record. Today is the coldest In the history of the cit. On February 9, 1898, the mereur dropped to 19 below, which was the lo wrecord.

The lowest Januaiy temperature In the history of the city was on January 7, 1912 when the mercury "dug in" at 14 below. (Bj Untied Pi ess) TOKIO. Jan. The oDi er of a Dutch merchantman airhmg at Nagasaki today reported the steamer Hitachi Maru. missing three months, wag captured bv the enemy en route to De- jlago Bay from Colombo and convened into a cruiser The passengers, he asserted, weie taken prisoner The Japanese admiralty does not believe the report, although the loss of toe ship has been known.

FUEL SITUATION BAD. Factories Schools and Stores Forced to Close Down. Fort Wayne's coldest weather in hls- toiy broke today with the city not any ways near prepared to meet It, as far as the fuel situation is concerned. Private homes, factories, schools ana churches are listed among the sufferers, due to a lack of coal. With one or two exceptions.

Fort Wayne's industries were hard hit by bitter cold. None of them worked full force today and many closed at noon. Because of a lack of coal all operations at Knitting mills was ceased at 11 o'clock this moining. The plant will remain closed until Monday, or perhaps Tuesday. Notices in the papers will apprise the employes of the retmmption of operations.

The situation" Bowser's was described as extremely serious this morning "Our conl supply cannot possibly last longer than one week and not that long if this weather keeps up," the factory manager stated The shipping (lepai tment, several of the faetoiy nnd a number of the office departments were shut down today. More than one-thiirt of the employes failed to report foi duty this nrorning. Many arrhed -nith frosted ears and noses and were icnt to their homes. dcpaitments of the General Electric in operation this moinlng, although the cold reduced the working foic fai below normal. Many being foiced to walk to the plant because of the impaired street car service.

frozen ears, noses, fingers and feet, and were unable to work. The Electric works 19 well supplied with fuel, and 'here is no danger of closing because of a coal shortage. In Pr-vate Homes- Hundieds of Kort Wayne cittzena awoke this moinlng to find freezing tempeiatines prevailing in their homes. A huriied tup to the cellar to gtii up the furnace revealed a coal pile seemingly much smaller than it appeared And then came another disappointment as many hurried to the phone to order another ton of coal One of Fort Waynes large dealers in fuel was completely out this morning others with a fair supply were unable to get teamsters to deliver the hm oidera streamed into their offices "What's the prediction''" asked a prominent business man of the reporter this morning. "How long is it poing to keep up' My coal pile will alou( last over Sunday and my dealer is out of coal." He was only one of main so affected Schools and Churches.

Although the buildings are well sup- than ever in the historv of the Summit City. Not expecting twenty be'ow zero temperatures, many left tlie'u' homes with no extra clothing other than their regular winter g-arb. Consequently there was a rush (or clniblaui remedies at all the downtown dme stores. f'harles Lane, seut'taiy of the Trade Mark Title company leanied that his nose was frozen when lit ai rtved at his office this morning-. plications of snow relieved the ating.

Some one in office of the Utility building displaying frost bit-, ten ears or fingers today Steiiog-t raphers and even the elevatoi boy were among those affected. lions due to the cold 'A ere numerous (Continued on Page Eighteen THE WEATHER 1 Forecasts Till 7 P. M. Sunday. Fort Fort Wayne 1 and Vicinity--Faic and not quite so co'd i and Sunday; northwest wmde.

For I i a a-n Fair and not qutti so cold tonight and 8 A a except snow in ettre i.e north portion tonight, strong northwest winds. Shippers' Forecast--Protect ship-, ments during the next 24 to 36 hoUra from temperatures as follows: Nortiij to east, -15' to -10 south, to west, LOCAL OFFICE UNITED STATES WEATHER BUREAU Fort Wayne, Ind Jar. 12 1MS data for the -Com ending at noon today and the coi ing twent-four hours of Tpmpeuw tii 10 at the end of each houi 1 in i p. m. 3 p.

m. 4 p. 6 p. m. 6 in- 'p.

8 9 1 lip. m. Midnight Temperature. 17 '18 15 19 19 20 20 20 IT 18 6 -5 .15 ..14 .,13 .12 .11 10 9 with no attempt will be made to run ih? schools of city plied and nn regular MOn- da if the bitter '-old "ontinuee, it WM 1 a in 2 a. in 5 -S a m.

4 4 a.m 3 -15 a 21 6 a. 3 -20 21 7 a 19 a -20 8 10 5 a 8 7 10 10 a 9 IS 7 2 11 a 10 6 0 Noon 1 2 Highest temperature yesterday. 21 Lowest temperature this morning, Highest since the first of the monili -'I OP the 6th Lowest since the first of the month on the 12th Precipitation for the twenty-Com a ending at noon today, 17 of an i i Prccioltation since the. uf month, 1 71 inches Maumee river stage at 7 TM if 2.4 feet. Relative Humidity.

7 p. m. yesterday mo pn 7 a in today VI pei i Noon today fcipuxnt, Barometer, to Sea-Livel 7 p. m. yesterday 2' 12 IP 1 7 a.

today 2'" '1 Sun sets today at 4 14 Sun rises tomorrow, 7 05 in i P. M'DOXOMJH Local Foiecasttr. ti.tf.