Buffalo Courier from Buffalo, New York • 1

THE WEATHER Generally fair today and tomorrow; i))y jl if I J'! ((O Is I I i I slowly rising tenure. 'T l) ft fA ''A VS '-M Circulation and GUARANTEED by the Audit Bureau of Circulations. 10 PAGES TWO GENTG VOL, LXXXTTI NO. 49 i jBUFFAaLOlN. MONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 18, 1.1918.;.

j' '1 i i. Three Guns Don I Scare LABOR ENDORSES amcees uu City Selects Fight Its Battle f6r Better Public Health If SON REBUKES SHIP, CARPENTERS' ViLL GIVE URGEHT AVAR BILLS iRIGIIT OF WAY THIS WEEK mmm TITANIC KFLICT vr L'W A Li I I I asGreat Workingman's 1 Struggle. AMERICAN PATROL CUT OFF BY ELECTRIC WIRES FEELS THRILLS OF NO MAN'S LAND U. S. Soldiers Cling Close to Begin to Play Germa ns Discover Meaning of American Rocket Signals.

ISS6ES L0N3 STATEMENT Decl Ires Workers Can Be Confidently Expected to Do Their Part. WasWnrton. Feb. 17. American labor's indorsement of war aims aa stated hy rreeident WUson, and recognition tfiat th war against Prussian-Ism Is a-working man's war.

la recorded In declaration Issued tonight by the executive council of the American tVderattpn of I.abor at close of a seven-day session headquarters here. The says the peace parleys between Russia and Germany have shown tfee futility. of diplomatic negotiations suntil the German militarists are convinced they cannot superimpose their wiil on the rest of the world. A gigantic Struggle lies ahead, and now is a time" when all workers -must -soberly face t3he grave Importance of their daily work, Bays the declaration, and It adds: .10. Can Count on Labor uive -worKers a aeceni piace 10 uve, nrotect them airainst conditions to take I all their -ages for bare existence, give them agencies whereby grievances can be djusd and industrial Justice as- fui V5- make it plain that their labor counts uj the winning a war for greater fapedom not for private profl- teering.

ahd workers can confidently be expected do their part. Workers are loyal. Thy want to do their share for tne repuhjic and lor winning tne war." Following Is the text of the declara tion: h- "We ari face to face with world crisis. "W'e are in a world struggle which will determine for the Immediate future whether principles of democratic freedom of principles of force shall dominate. The decision will determine not only the destiny of nations, but of eviry community and.

of. every No life will be untouched, i "Kitherthe principles of free democ-j racy or of Prussian, militaristic autoc- racy Wllfcl prevail. There can be no comprome. So there can be no neutrality aryong nations or individuals must liar id up and be counted with one cau3jor the other. For labor there is but onit choice.

'The hope of labor lies in opportunity for freedom. The workers of Amer-5 will ot permit themselvea to- be deceived deceive themselves into thinking foe. fate of the war will not vitally change our own lves. A vic-, for (jprmany would "mean-a pan- German empire dominating Europe and exercisinca world balance of power which Gernany will seek to extend by force into world controL iblaow: 1 nni bw.ee. Earth When Livid Sparks Germans merely turned on the current by chance, hoping that if any Ameri-; cans were within the entanglement they would be killed on the wire while trying to get out.

The patrol returned safely to the American lines when the electricity was cut off. IThe Germans apparently havincf discovered the meaning of some of, the American rocket signals', last riiprht caused the Americans for a considerable distance along th front to prepare for a gas attack. At first the Germans sent into the air a rocket of a certain color which is the American signal for gas attacks, but the ihoax vas discovered soon after the troops adjusted their ga.s masks. An American field hospital in a town within our lines apparently wa si the target for a German airplane which flew over it last night; and dropped several unusually heavy! bombs. The hospital, in which were -ja number of sick and.

wounded officers and I men, was the building nearest the places where the German airman dropped two different sets of bombs. i Fortunately none of ithe missiles reached its mark, although' the hospital patients and the residents of tbe twn were severely shaken by the ex-Plosions. American anti-craft guns engaged the enemy but i without success. The hospital probably will be moved to a less dangerous spot. ONE OF SIX Jl I GERMAN RAIDERS i REACHES LONDON Drops One Bomb in City, Burying Officer and His I Family.1' (BULLETIN) London, Feb.

17. German airplanes again raided London tonight. Several bombs were dropped in the London dis trict. I Lord French, commander of the home forces, reports that, the hostile airplanes came in over the Thames estuary shortly after 10 o'clock tonight and proceeded toward London. Sonpe liombs have been dropped, in the capi tal.

The raid is still in progress, London. Feb. 17. Only one of the six German airplanes which made an at tticlt on London last night succeeded in reaching the capital, it its a nnounced officially This raider dropped one bomb in the southwest district which caused four casualties. An aerial raid on Dover was repelled by British pilots, who engaged the Oerrnan.

over the Kent ooat. One large raider is 'reported-to have crashed. Hto the sea, The 'official statement reanis: "About six enemy airrilanes approached the mouth of the Thames about 9:45 o'clock last night and carried out an attack against London. AU were turned hack save one machine, which penetrated the capital along the line of the river and dropped a' single bomb in the southwest district ajbout 10. o'clock.

i Demolishes Officer' House "This bomb demolished ja house and buried an invalided officer-! and his wife and two children. Several; otber bombs Here dropped by the raider in the eastern outskirts on its way in, but no Kjtrious casualties or damages have lieen reported, 1 i I "An attack which wis deli vered H-gainst Dover about 10:45 o'clock was driven off, Rome bprafcs l'ing dropped in open country. i ii i "Several of our pilots engaged the enemy. One of them fought an act jon over the Kent coast, and shortly afterward a large enemy' machine was seen from the shore to crash into sra. Folice reports cf the casualties and damage have not yet been Received, but apparently, they were lic.t." i sWith the advent of the itw moon last night's air raid was not unexpected in London.

Police whistles warned the people, and except for stray omnibuses and automobiles here and there the streets throughout the city wore nearly deserted. Fverybody hid tskeri cover when a barrage- in thi outer defenses was started. I.Vs gun-iire waa heard in the metropolitan district than on previous raids, but in the distance it was quite heavy. iThat the Germans are finding it more difficult each- time they try to reach the capital is -Indicated by th f.irt that only one raider succeeded, last night in penetrating the defense of lirmdon, and pointed-' 'out that liis experience waul not a ploafant 'one, 'as hip was forced t' drop -ii most-, of his lipmbai on the way itt to lighten his riinchino and anti-aircraft guns and pursuing F-ritish airmen. Ideal for JTlyiner Compared with other raids, this perhaps was the truidest yet, although the night' waj ideal for "flying, there beinc monnlisht and starlight nod little ind.

the new -moon -period is only Ftarting. IondonerH. exi'ert more ex- rilement in the next en or eicht pights. but all arrr-e that the most c-j citemerit will be Kent for the enemy I himself, -whose chance of kijliritr a few i non-combatants snd demolishing few houses are t.ecomiri much more less than is his own pcisonu.1 dauser. in In of i in I tl in I i 1 jn 5s cf o( jt I it, Butcher Counting Roll Mersey City.

N. Feb. 17. Three men entered the butcher of Vgilliam. J.

Kieb as he was counting te day's receipts late Saturday njight and ordered him to throw up hljs hands, each covering 'him with a revolver. In 'a flash the butcher dfew his own weapon, shot one rob-br dead and wounded com-Pfnions before any of them could fiife a Khot. The wounded men staggered to the street and were by policemen later. Kiol wis arrested for manslaughter, but wsfts -iparoled to appear "when wanted. The dead man was Robert Brady of this city.

HUGE CHIMPANZEE ENTERS LOBBY OF frElV YORK HOTEL aiiml! behaves with decorum but all the WOMEN SCREAM. 17. A In New York, Feb. 17. A huge chim pance, fashionably attired in a auitof men's evening clothes, strolled inta the lobby of the Knickerbocker notel at the d'injjier hour, tonight.

The animal be-haVd decorously and attracted no par-ticiilar a ttention i until a woman guest of ithe hotel noticed its face. She screamed, i Many i other women joined in he 4horus. IMilice reserves and a patrol wagon were called and some of the hotel employes i fan ted to pend in fire alarm. Sevpral policemen, arrested the chimpanzee and escorted it to! the patrol wagon. iTlie driver saw its face and he was through 'for the night.

A police captain called for volt unti-ers, and several animal lovers agreed Ito j. escort; the prisoner to the W'est Thirtieth street -station house. The ylnd wM jcold and on the way the chimpanzee' had a Two or thre of the Volunteers fell off the wafeon when he began to manifest his disjjomf prti by shrill screams. at jhe police station; the phimpanzee astounded the lieutenant in! charge by leaping tip; oh the desk andjfrom there to radiator, where it parched -contentedly while a police matfon fainted. loiter! the animal's keeper was arrested on a charge of disorderly con-duc't.

He said his pet escaiped from a Krrtadway itheater where it! was on exhibit ion while hei was at dinner. He maei an iiearnesti plea against being ordered to take it to the men's night court, and it was turned over to another i keeper while he went, to court to- 'arraigned. K. R0UMANIA GETS ULTIMATUM FROM TJ HE BOLStiEVlKl 4 Feb. 17.

The Russian government has sent, ultimatum to the Roiimanian government, demanding the evautatton of ii Bessarabia by the RotimaniiXn and. 'counter revolutionary tropsi and the right to transport Rus-siai( troops throujrhr Roumanian and Besfcarabian territory, The ultimatum, according to the report, was to expire on iFebruary 16. Tile ultimatum demands the-extradition i of Lieutii Uen. Dimitri commander of the Russian fortfes Roumania, who rece'ntlv was declared an outlaw by th j. Bolshevik! a Mmy of th Russian people.

Rou- "fii 'i uraerea to nand over the "mur- i derfrs of Russian soldiers and sailors i I H1 i rKIE3 APPOINTMENT York. Oilbert, the York architect, denied today published reports that, as a member of the Architectural league, he iiad accepted a ate on the advisory board of the na-tiortal better homes movement. Mr jrjlert said that at present he did not represent the Architectual league in an.vfl manner; that his name vasiused wiajiout authority and ie yiraa not in isSTlPajthy with the proposed i Buffalo, February 18. 191S. br.

Edward jieim agefi 40 jears hUHband of Mabel Mark father of tf. Edward Helm, bcwj of ate eorge Heim. brother Thi Von 5 Blackman, Mra Thomas Raymond, Klizabeth M. and Raymond G. Heim.i Funeral service from theresldenqe of his mother.

No. S12 Fast Main street. Lancaster, N. Tuesday at 3 i-lock. I 18tl9 this city.

February IK, mS Lawrence. Kugene, infant son of Kugene and Irene Huff (nee Fruend). Funeral train tnei iamily residence, No. 174 ViJ- i uesqay morning at 8:30 o'clock artd from St. Oolumba's church at 8 Friends ind acquaintanees are inviled to attend.

I Niapara Falls and LiOciport, N. papers please copy. KKoRRIi this fcity. February '17. IMS.

Joseph! i Knorr, husband of Amelia Oer(ihoft i Knort, father of Mrs. William Piefkei Mrs. Ldwin J. Mohr. aged 6) yeas.

fcuneral from the familv resi-detiee, No. Woodward avenue, WednesJ dayj afternoon at 1 o'clock. Friends are inyijedi tq attend. Uurial at of 1Sta) KVMRO in this city, February 17 1 lOllf.f Iena. wife of the late George fnee lKfterl, and mother of Mrs.

John Kla-voort. Ghritt Kumroi Mrs. Charles Iltz-ner1 Frak iKumro. Mrs, August Mrs Joh Henning and Mrs. Kdward Klavoon-aged 67 years.

Funeral from the resJJ derive of I her daughter. No. 45 Pemhino ctreM. time to tt announced lateri Frlfid invited te- attend. 1 iiiNEYl-ia Buffalo.

N. February 15, 19184 Kathryn Kganf Laney, wife of Michael I. Lapey, mother of James Joseph M.J Mary I. -i Laney 1 Mrs, Mark J. Glavin nnflj Mrs.

Arthur Holcombe: sister of MrP Henry J. Hdon and Mary Kgan of NeNf York. Funeral from the family residence, fo. 2214 MaL stret, Monday morning at 9 o'clock and from St. Vincent's church at 9:30 o'clock.

Friends are In-J vite to attend, i i lfitlS I MpRRlSON In this city. Februarv 17J lfltS.i William beloved husband of AlicT, nd i fatherj of Kdward, Ijuella.i Orate snd Morrison, apred yeal.s. -8 mohthB. Ii dayn. Funeral fronn the ifamily residence, No.

717 Dm wood Tuesday afternoon at o'clock. Frinfrids Invited to Defeased was a m'sember of IiOdbe No. 1. Marine Kn-ginirs; and Consolidation Lodge K. of P.

PorC Huron, ipapers please copv. 1 18t KQCHK In Tluff.ilo,' N. February 17, iftl, David Rnobe, husband of Cath-erihr Roche (nee Hirdy). father of Daniel, Richard. -Agnes.

Catharine an! J.TameS Roche, rg. George Snearline pndiMrs. William IHeinold. The funeral i 1 i. I .1 191S.

at Krie Cmirity hospital, William C. ttinson, ased 74 DIED HEAD FOR STRIKE Virtually Declines to See Hutch" esoriiTill Men Re turn to Work. HAS SUPPORT CF LAEQ3 LEADERS Believed, Men Will End Tie Without Order of Their Chief. Wasriingtjin, Feb. 17, President wnson took a hand In the eastrrj shipyard ilabor" strikes and issued! aj sha -p rebuke to William L.

Hutcheoon. president of the Prbther-bood of Carjenters and who, after refus ng tiji send striking) chip carpenters back to work; pending action by -the shipbuilding ilabor adjustment board, Jiad; asked ifor a personal conference Lo lay the situation 'before the preside it. Tsij In i effect (the President 'declared that if Hutfhesqn did not want to give aid andj comfort to the enemy he iwould send the men to work and leave la settlement of differences jto the adjustment board andj declined to see him 'until. he hail done' I i WIlson Teleilam Tlie President ieent this telegram to the union lief II I "William L. Ilutcbeson "Onera.1 president t'Mted Brotherhood of Girpenters i ajtd Joiners, of America, i i "New fiv-r J-' "i have -eceived youi-s telegram of yesterday 4nd -am very? Iglad to note the -i expression of your desire I as a patriotic citizen to assist in carrying Ion tjhei work by which jje are, trying to save America and mep everywhere who i work and are freo.j Taking ad-tantage of that i3suranH.

1 fefl it to be my. duty to call your; attention to the fact that the strike; of the carpenters in the shipyard as in marked and i painful contrast tol ihe action of labof in eth t-r trftde andi Ships are absolutely necessarjf the winning of this waif. No one cart strike a deadlier; blow at the Sfafetyjf the ration and- of i(s forcesi on the side than by in(prfrlng wit. hi or obstructing: the shipbuilding prciK)ramme. Beard fiealt Pafrly i 1 i i "All the other urilonsi engaged lirt this woi4t hus frwil to abide by the doisionsi of the I shipbuilding waise adJnstnnefi boardj That board has dealt taxy and liheralJy ali wio hare Tefdited to it.

I muet Buy tp yoii very frankly that it is your dutif to leave to it the solution of your present jdifficullies with your employers aind toi advise jtt)6 tren twhom you represent to return at once to work pending the decision. N'obody of men has the moral right in tM present cir cumstanccs lof th? nation ito strike tin til every npethod of adjustment has triea to tne limit, act upon this- principle if you do 'not you are im-sd cbmfort to doubtedly diving aid a the enemy, whatever ma be yoi own conscious purpose. "lido not see that anything Will be gained by my ieein JloJu personally until you have accepted jrjd acted tipon that princirilet it is thf fduty cf the government to slee that ithe' best possible, conditions of labor are maintfeuned, as it is alsc its fluty to wee to Sj: that there is no lawless and lennscienceless nrofiteeringJ and that daty the eov ernment ha4 accepted and l-will rerfdrm will you co-operate od (Signedl i HWOODRO Wi WILsdx." i Tear, at Turn The fact that bther urtipn heads are refusing to support Hutrhefon'sl posi tion and that they fear his atUtude may put laborl generally in al false light, encoulrages shipping board officials to believe that the carpenter's who are out In the New York district and at Baltimore will return toit'ork even if Hutcheson does hot direct them to do so. ic I v'JfM' in the 3w Tork district except the carpenterfef have ajgreed to leave -aj settlement off jjtheir jctlaims to the adjus tment board jsmd their demands will be itaken ubj withiiji the jiext; weekj v- i In eprovi ng Ilutcheson for declining arbitration of differences Mith shipyard managemept's President jilson. it was declared tonight, has the Snjhoilo hearted support of a majority off he heads of (Continued ion FagH Two.) NAMED TO DiHECT PROPAGANDA IN ENEJY COUNTRIES liondon, Feb.

3(7. Vifpjunt North-cliffe has afcepted the position director of propaganda in lnemy countries while Continuing jpositlon on the American mission. 1 i Ixtrd Northcliffe, in a'tt Interview, said he hadiagreed to us ibis intimate knowledge of th countries to direct the section of propaganda for the dissemination; of full accurate reports of important apeechea and statements of war aims other matters, among jthe people? oil the central powers and theic; The nature the propaganda will be decided by a rebresentative committee Lord Nortpcliffe hoped f.fnd believed that this" woiild 'prove tjie means of appreciably jshortening thH duration of the war.i lie ealA he would still direct the activities at the Lonrhm. headquarters of the American nvss-irin. j- -j JURY CANT AGREE ViHETHER THERE WAS CONSPIRACY 1 -n -11" Indianapolis, Feb.

517. -Tnei Jury in the election conspiracy trial of I K. IJell. (mayor, i and twentv-nine I other Indlajnapolis men was discharged in the United States courjt here today after it bad reported that it Iwas hna(We to agree on whether I therje was conspiracy. The jury was out twenty! hours.

The, case cent ejred about the cnni-paign! and election of 1014 when: Hell was mayor. The deferidants were charged with to prevent men from voting by bribery and intimidation i' Prussian rule means supervision, checks, uirfreedom in every relation of life. Boots in an Old Ideal bectc: WIN HIGH FUSE OF FREfflffii! FL ARTILLERY iSiUU. i Officers of France Like Businesslike Methods of Americans. RUSSIAN ARMISTICE ENDS Tense Feeling Between Germany 'and Bolshevik! Hun Soldiers Rebel.

American; roops inj France are battle uu three fx-tornl on t'vtr own UnJ cast of if.j MSMej ar.d wnH the French in 'ind on theimost famous InJtif in where ruined viltsges i.n-i tl devastated country genera tell tale of hard-fought baitVs here Germans forward the si- iv. i. i ultimately vere 1 i i And 1 every here An.f ric-i proving tHemselvr i highest calibre, inning from high lYe i of f. -r ss-hke method? cf i i specially- their hi tii 'use of '-tlllery. I Can Show Their.

A lr a fi tho men are ttothinir the Gcrm.ir.j i'i lemalns i be shown them i-xi'ri i rrcat Jtiass: Tims on -li t' ii inn 'I 1 i i n-ii-tt Ii i i 1 some ii ins-es- douoiv ins. Morteji f.M;i the the toc.atea leM of the ir trcm.n i i i 1 1 ri. 'i their 'oini-ss -iit- iiri ji returning f(re. the no-Hirac-- cf the -Mil the iMi i. vi i -tiess at jms-s r.

the fr.emv r.u a a surprise The criti win tw. V--(- recardmg ti ATiierirjiis is ir i -Hre toi In- aiui at the ei mv. their lrothji's of the ff.ri.i the Canadians- they are to -Id ir. re-' jstrainti Asj one ir'shed officer- expressed it. "thev t- mxioim to J-ct at i Asida froriiijheir dii'y kr.e-c'.

-Ing down the German tr'-iirhes I dugouts their guns, the laid experience Cjf! the A nv ns iir- i a thrillir.s a pistht patrol v.i during the Germans, after the Americans had passe. their flm l.ne of wire hr charged the wire b)ind i ith Coojiy the AmerH.nr 1-iy down iunt.il the "dap.ser was jat then -e-turned ito tlj ij- r.enches, noMiy iniu rod. i. There ttill jis no of afproarili of the1 expeete-l ef ifensivei by the C.erm.-.n." iilor-ir the ir France (sand lte's The rer-ntions eor.Mst entirely of il bombardments a.hd minors l-v raiding parties. t-'-nr the gur greatest i the Chanifiw mi several Hectors, particularly n-ir Tahurej here one tt the Arnr -cans is te with the French.

all ukw; the Italian front from Lil-c "i the middle of the Ih.ive river engagements; are in rosrs-. Armislice. Ends I The Irtnh h-tw ern the Ger-mar. ir.j the h-is ended, ae-frording- to in issued Sn nt-nn. In' s-iv ire netu-e of the termination of the hease imt ihjt t' c-'ne: ir fontair-h that Germany tff.n-ves fri-e h.inii in rverv Oireetlojn.

VhMher the k't-HM r- iin-icipate ar iimmcuiate on the Tiussiana hai not d-'veioiieflj, hut undoubtedly tlftore t-ne ffhntr between rm.m pulnnry 't-ffma! iuid the Ihilihevihi hv of the, fact thiit fh ji4 n-t fie d'-stren Get-manxri: and fian-e-i p.ra;e treatviiwith nm-trv. lhsfi.t.f '-os' from l'( tn-t-riiil in.1ie.Tr Ibnt sohhi-r hrue d- ohnr-d to ey t'-'ir i to n.ove to the French- fror.lt. nnd ei ert have to hndlicrs arm-? i on-i den vced to th-m to f-o. In IV -t round fit hist an marke.l Idj-ordtts w.r prevai'i: K. there t-iin sho.it.ing aroi ilootimr.

An AmMdii.im ll-ar 1 -s i rVii'i to cejor into i jce rit with the j.ou-.irs-. Roumanhi lo Negotiate With Central Powers Amr-terdatii. tvh. K. A dlfpatth frrti Vienn to the 1 i n-i i-'ht sa- lias rtn-d tliit houmauia in- teo.ds 0 1 i il'DI WlMl (lie eet imu-i-, thev give, hrr ih- thai' thev wil not.

1 1 the tu.v.-ff'.ntv of but will 1, a of to h.H.iui.i-ii.iiis them- sr e. The i oati-h ae)d'. WlM II f-t lore i 15 10 the Wi.i.-.r::, pro-V1 1 hf 1 i 1 vv r.ivi. 1 fro-j, I iti the joM. 'if.

ri-sr oi-ir-i, nd-i-i th.it. h- if T. vereseu b-eti toi' it is said hn m--t njnt i 1 bi programme' is t-f ir? agreement with the ccK.tr I iioners. if" Congress Plans Early Dis- of Adrhinistrations Railroad Legislation. SIGHT Serjate Will Soon (KX on Finance Corpora i lion iviea5ure.

"Washingtan. Feb. war measures tfte administration' rjailroad legislation, ne war unance corporation measure, and the billon.j;;dollar urgent I -deficiency appropriation I bill have if.he right-of-way this weekit--- A full- in i the controversy I ovwr war efirienry-isiin prospect-: while Cohgress devotysi itself to the legislation jdesired at btHc by I the governrhentj ajid also whilesjfttrther strategic mows ar made with ffeispecti to bills ifor Ireorganization -machine yj 1 1 laa Inimedaie Actlcn Disjvisal during thi week of the railroad libit governil operation lof the carrinj whfle undep federal control, is pUlnhed iin the senate. Its passage as reportedj by theiinter-statecmriirce committee and: 'by an overTShfelming vote sen4rally $3 Tt'ttorrow Ciiairnan Snith of the; interstate committee plansl to' seJk'an agreement fixing a date jTor a final Votf. Ij! holise the jbillijon dollar deficiency bill and th daylight savins measore ar to be acted upon.

I Then the rMlroadj measure will be brought up. 1 tnd I within a' jrortiight fapitol leaders hope to haye an agreement reachidlin cbnferenci; and the bill sent to thje fPresidenU i l-" Prompt palssage by the) senate; bf the admlBistratiin bill creating ii war finance corboration ito supervise security issued is expedted once, the railroad legislation is out: of the way. Heaf6gs of Ithe finance fioromitee virtual! are cpncludedi! and approval of the tieasure by the Senaite, withj some amerillTOents bv.t with (comparatively brier-Sdobatel Is beliipvea proDapie; oy Chalrfnun Simmons vt the finanqe committed and IBepublifan Leader Gal- unger. Thel nouse ways ianu fuei commiltee wi)F agree upon its iJrngramme with respect to the bill. Pinal action is scneauiea iti bodies of Congress, his week ion the ui.tki.Hinir tha ihinhine.htifl.rd to Bper, in-thlinertnry to house 1 1 May Turn Clocits Ahead iikutn'in nanithx rips-lSininir this probably will be required, by law warti in the KyUght4savtnsr movement.

II A llritr Kill at. noii uuni iuuijis u- i Tr.Pfti-.1 in the hoitbe tihis week. The senate already has 'passed a similar bilU fvjrtualiy the only dispute is regarding the time thill spring wien the plarj shall Da put mioi eiijett. TBS next move planned in the senate contrbversv Over wart eflipiency and reorganization is a roefetin tomorrow of the I Senate judiciary aub-committee, head'by Senator rtverman, tk begin conaiaePation of the iidmlnistratiion bill projtesihg. give thfe Pfesident) wider autidritv in' reorganizing federal departments and otheif agencies.

Some amnament designed to allay lopposi-tlonl re, looked, for. The senate alsfai may vote this weeKoti the war cabinet imeasure. The convnjjittce apparently is deadlovied in a tip gat present. Hebewal of tfie senate jdlebate is not exbectfed for da ykObut M4Kellar of military committee member, and Senator Shields, his eblleague. aire preparing addresses, respectively, for and against the military tommlttee'i legis- i i IrtvysUgatioji lof meat), rvvbeit and oth4rf foodsturr shortages! by thei senate agrciilture committee and of the Hbg Island shipyard situation by the com-merW? committee wlM continue.

Other congressional enquiries virtually are conifhjided. but therefi i3 agitatipn for startfig' an investigation of labdr prob- i a-Heuort on Coal Shortage i. ---'j Members' of the senate manufacturers' sib-commltte4. which invesjtigated sugli and coal shortages, are working on tjlBRlr reports, and speeches may be madethis week on the evidence heard. Hvlti the urgent deficiency appropriation! (iH before the hjouse.

nfany other big supply measuresliare out shortjjy. The diplomatic appropriation bill already passed by the house soon is to be brought befop the senajte the flrstUjiupply measure to be considered thert-while the legislative, executive and (judicial and the Annual rivejrs and V.V.r.... nnnu.irD Iaa Wlll SQihli T19 V3 1 hud and other appropriation bills. are rearing compie-tiwu in comiiiiii.tTeo, 7ii'iriM)''iwri'i''fiirrri 11 iii'i DIED i AERM A 17. Philip rnisbn-nd- of the late Louise Boughard, JatheA5 of rhillp of Carman, Mrs.ii.

Wesp, Mrs.J. Fisher of Buffalo. k. l.t. lu.ij...

nrt Emsbel street, Wednesday at 2 I p. m. Schetifictady and Chicago please convi BlilwB February 17. 1918. in Buffalo, Bumihrey Birge and faher of Hutjnphrev Blrgi Lock wood and Mrs.tGorge Cary-.

Funeral private. declined! untt.uft" inisicity, MDruanr l.v 1918. JPrank, beloved sc of. Charles and Elizabeth Ruckland I nee VogelJ and brother of Charles, Henry. John ahd Kd-ward Buckland, Mrs.

11. Willianis and Mrs. i4-'rfl Gleichman aged years. Funertil from the faniilly residence, No. 321 Binsell avenue; Monday at 2:30 'clook Frienijn are invited to attend.

17H8 Buffalo N. Februarv 17. llMS, HamHh A. 1 mother of Mrs'. Slerhert W.

Turk. Ida B. jo-la and KranV Becker of San 1) ego, Cls X-Tuneral residence of her daughter. No. 94 Windsor avenue, Tuesday forenoon Ht 10 o'rtfck.

KlowerS gfafefutly deiclined. Interment at Rochesteru N. Y. OKN EKE In BufTaloii N. Februarv 17, ITS.

Charles, beloved husband of Iieneke, fathr of Mm. William J.ji-Kunjiie,! Mrs. Bolan Bernmdfk of Bitt Valley, N. Mrs. B.iC.

tSates of FranRfart, Charles J.J andi John ATA beP, o'Modestia Lodge No 3W. A. m. fBurial under the auspices of XX) ace. UdSV VaterTans and Christ Kamrner of Clarence.

N. aged years, I month and in days. Funeral j-from the family Not -100 Spruce street. Thurs- aStirnooii at e.iracK. iri-irnds i PrusslaisnT has its roots in the old ideal ui jrx which men sought to rule by suppressing' the minds and wills of their fcllcvs; it blights the pew ideal of government without fofce or chains political lr industrial protected by perfect freedom for alt." reconstruction shall soon 1 I 7 1 DIl.

HELEN Hi iPALLtSER 1 he board healthf at Pou'rhkeepsie, N. unable to inducjei any oif the local male physicians to carry ioni( the fight for better health condlitionj las selected a woman for the pyMo-! The new city physician is Dr. ltelen Palliser, formerly a member hi thel luiculty at Vassar college. Dr. PallUer fs a graduate of collere, v.

heio she re ceived her A. B. in 1105. She specialized in biological scitMica, a h( received, er A. M.

at Columb4. Tfcirh she became a member of tlte! Vass: faculty, from which position Ii he iJoMfmed to take a course in; meflicina yif Cornell. Receiving her M. lher sle Ivecame an interne in a New ork ho.ital. CIVIC HEROISM OF King Albert's (Government Reaffirms Its OocorAjuer able Determination.

4 PROTEST GERMAN ij JNTEfJFER'ENCE Ilayre, France. 16. The Belgian government his issued the following statement concerning th course of the Belgian parllapentariana in -protesting the Action of Chancellor Von fieri jing iGermany in attempting to establish a separate state in-Flandersr ij cognizances of thi moving protests of Flemish arid; Wallfon depu ties and senators rerriaining fin rauni- bouies in occupied Beli'iunfaiainst tne usurpatory pretemiqnili bf the so-called council oi Fianders jfihich Instisates and piotects the the king's government the regBlarly elected representative: of the ifeigiaii people on.f having jtroudijf, uimnl against foreign interriiiYtmvi th1- in--. aisputable rignts of national aovereigit- ij. i.

(siccis me cuuxageouf atutude of the magistrates wiit) nave inpt hesitated to a Duty the i.m.h as-si nut vii citizens, wno, througiis, commerce with ui enemy, nave xoitowed tnq criminal arm of dismembering tipr country. ays'Solemn lloruae "The government snl.Jmn imm. age to the civic heroiy ml of th Belgian people which has ei onstrated through three and. orfc-half ears by pruois, ana oy inextinguishable fiueMty, ti; its king, constitution and coururv.f; it ffirm tho unconquerable deterniSnationi pf the nation to maintain itsi Unity fand continue to the uttered the con tests Jor freedom of territory nd the. integral resolution of an independent Belgium." New York, Feb.

17. aVficial dispatches from the Belgian govtirnment received hre jand mane puolict tonight indicate that ail the judges andjcouri- in the occupied teiTitory bt Belgium have i'igned ah a protest against German interference with the of Justice. Flemings and Walloons' are aroused to new heights jbf indignation by the Intrigues against the bondamy of the Beigian n. I i i The crisis is the outcome of i the German attempt, long undjtri wavto set up an autonomous Bovernrfiont in iKlivaderss with tne help of a fe previously unknown Fiemingr, ij i i Have Only men, however; in apllte of au their efforts and th support of the German authorities, haye not beetn able to rally more than a feiy( hundred partisans, called i They assembled for one day on February 4 1317, at Brussfis in a so-called "national flemish. landtag.

1 created a "council of Flanders" off thirty members, which was to be a pertnaient executive rnmmissinfl. snil kati, nn iteleifates to Berlin to prepare i with the German government the administrative riunaers irom tne i rest Of Belgium. j- i j- I by a wrman lofficer, whose title as of Count Harrarh the political division" at Hrussels is sig I BlB- vice niucani. tney met tne cnancellor, A few days later tlil separation was effected, with the administrative capital of the Flemish half of F-clgiunvat Brussels, and that of the Walloon part at Xamur. On January 2ft the "activists" proclaimed the political; autonomy of i.

i.ii (in February 7 the coitrt of appeals in "Brussels ordered iroceeiMings ajrtnnst the activists for violation of the penal code, which forbid treason and plottmsr against the form of Kovermueitt establislieil. by the constitution. The court ordered- the arrest of two of the they wf re promptly released Germans, who in turn arrested tyi president of the court of appeals anditwo the leading judBCS. Intense Excitement i i i. i i lntens exi itement preva ileil Jn all of Belgium and, the principal municipalities in the' very heart of the Flemish section of 1 tljie country pro-leMed.

The luitges under arrefct were Irifiormed that thev would be deporfed to Germany and juflees of the court pf apT p-als were, onspei'led. Tl' supremej court and the court of as treii iaa an the lawyers then decided, to strike. PAYS llIAGETD BELGIAN PEOPLE t) i I i i 1. I i come froa-the German workers within that country it is that an opportunity to uproot the agencies force wills come only democracy With the American Army in France, Feb. 17.

An American patrol having passed the first! line of German entanglements and approached the second line last night was suddenly cut off by current of electricity along the first wire line. Instead of attempting an Immediate return to their trenches, which would have meant certain death from elefrtro-cution or machine gunfire, the Americans clung close to the earth, and later, the electricity was; cut off, returned in safety to their positions-It was a thrilling experience for the patrol. A certain number of men set out from the American position in the hore of encountering a number pf enemy at a roint irt the German trenches. They had succeeded in getting through the first line and ha-d crawled jon until thft second line was When they were just about to stfjt under the second line there was a glow. and.

tuminc around, they saw long. livid i sparks playing through tne barbed, wire of the first line. The enemy had turned on a powerful electric 1 Tlie patrolers' quickly flattened -out oii the ground. thinkingtby had been discovered and expecting to hear momentarily machine gun bullets singing i overhead. Nothing of the kind happened, however.

Apparently the lBOr cumins ElMPLOYERSTO HOLD CONFERENCE Will Lay Down Basis bf Re- jiations tor vvorK im War Time. Washington. Feb. 17. EstahSishment of a national labor programme, which was begun with! the reorganization of the department of labor, progressed an other important; step toaay announoement of the personnel cf the I rl Joint conrerenee i iupiwj.i'a, leaders, 'ho will la down a of relations between capital and during the war.

i upion basis labor The first session of the conrerence will be held in the office of Secretary Wilson February 25. Will Be Twelve Coufeifeto; the! five members cliofen to repre sent each side by tne national mu.ua-trial conference aboard and th American Federation lof labor will choose two other representatnes of the public, mJUving twelve conferees to share in loiivr-sitions. which will cover all I DIM i phases of the situation. i i The representatives of employers Ixiyall A. Osborne.

New YOrk, vice president Westlnghouse Manufacturing Co. and chairman of the executive committee of jthe na-tidnal industrial' conference board. i'harles V. Brooker. Ansonia, president of the American Brass Co.

H. Yandervoort, East Moline. 111., president of the; Root Varidervoort Engineering L. F. Loiwe, Tork.

president Delaware Hudson chairman of board and executive committee; of Kansas City Southern Railroad president of the Hudson Coal Korthern Iron' Coal Co. jand SchuylkilJ Coal Iron Co. i i Edwin Michael. Roanoke, i president of the Virginia Bridge Iron I The repreisentatives of the workers are: 1 i f' Frank Hayes, president; Fnited Mine Workers ojf America, Indianaio- lis. i Wiliiam L.

Hutcheson. president United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joln'-rs of America, Jndianapulis.i i A. Franklin, president of the Brotherhood of Boilermakers Iron Shipbuilders of America, Kansjas City, Kan. Victor Olanden representatlMe Inter-naiional Seamen's Union of America, Chicago. i i i T.

Ricket. president United Garment Workers of America, Chicago. Agreements on principles aind policies which should govern the relations between employers and workers" during the war," Secretary Wilson wrote each of representatives of capital, greatly facilitate the formulation; of a nrnoriiimA find Will COh- nil tl.Ui I i-'i v- i. 4..,. tribute largely to a sucxessful: admin istration or tnat programme, i Amons the questions to be considered 1 by the conferees will be the basis for? wage determination: strikes and lockouts; piecework prices arid price fixing; method of eliminating improper restrictions on output of war materials from whatever cause; practlee'to govern of i labor; discrimination aKainst union arid non-union rtlen; admission of union agents, toj plants; methods of promptly adjustipg jrUs-pntes at their source thrpikshf boards containing equal! representatiorif.

of employers and employes; right of workmen to organizes -Prevention of i rather than the cure of ithem, will be the cen-tral doctrine of Ithe government's entire policy. Reorganization of the .4 -iil wcAlf.to r3'in'iinrf lit I 1 hi, in duplication cf effort and conflict ing bv arioui departments in an ef- fort to obviate friction. arises the department'" adjustment service -will endeavor to remove the cause before interruption of production Iresalta. has defeated autocracy in-the military field, and "win the right to reconstruct relations fietween nations and man. The peaceirparleys between Russia and Germany ihave shown the futility of diplomatic until Prussian militarists' are convinced, they annot superimpose their will on the rest of the world.

Force is the basis of their whole organization and is the only argument" thjy will understand. "Spontaneous uprisings in Germany in protest gainst the militarist government have shown tha the German government is still stronger than the movement for German emancipation. German 'freedom is ultimately the prob- lpm of th-German people. But the defeat of sprussian autocracy on the rattle field; wiU bring an opportunity for German liberty at home. -We hay 3 passed the period -when it ny one nation can maintain its free-if'dom irrespectively of other nations.

Civilization?" has closely linked nations together bjf-the ties of commerce, and ouick communication, common inter- ests. nroblems and 'purposes. The fu ture of fre.nations will upon their joint, ability to devise agencies to dealing with their common affairs so that greatest opportunity for life, liberty pursuit of happiness may be assured to all. Of Vital Interest to Labor. "This master of world democracy is of vitaT Interest to Labor is not a sect or a)urty It represents the in-V' vincible denfre for greater opportunity A of the masgp of all nations: labor is the brawn.jinews and brains of society.

It ij the user of tools. Tools under the "creative power of muscle and brains emape the materials of civilization. Ikijbor makes possible every great forward movement of the world. But labor 1 inseparable from physical and spirituai life and progress. Labor now makes 'it possible tnat mis titanic struggle fqr democratic freedom can be made.

"The comnton people everywhere are iv hungry for wider opportunities to live. 1 iirj f--' fpend or beipent for an ideal. They are in this wr for ideals. Those ideals are best expressed by chosen representative ir a message delivered to the Congresscxif the United States Jan-1 tiiiry 8 settinf forth the programme of the world's Jieace; President Wilson's "ptatement of-war aims has been unde-l pervedly endorsed by British organized labor. It is in absolute' harmony with the fundamentals endorsed by the Buffalo convention of the American Federation of LaHor.

We are at; war for those ideals. Our big casUaltv list has brought to every home jhe harass and- the sacri-' rices of war.y-This is only the v.ir.K. A struggle lies Just ahead that will test to the uttermost the endurance and the ability and the ppirit of our people. That struggle will be fought out in the mines, farms and shops, mills. Jhlpyards, as well as on the battlefield Soldiers and sailors are bp'pleTO if tfce producers do not do iCoaiixuifed on Pa.ee TwaJ '(A i.