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8 THE CHATTANOOGA' NEWS TUESDAY, JA"JARY 1, 191 SOME RELIEF IS PROMISED f- - Begin to Grow Warmer Tues day Night Freezing Tem perature for Florida. Washington. Jan. 1. Relief from the cold wave In th e&at wu promised to day by the weather bureau. It will begin to jtow allghtly warmer to nirht. , Whits the east l aulTerlng from the cold, the western half of the country, except In the Pacific states. Is en joying decidedly warmer weather. In the aoutb temperatures below freezing are predicted for tonight, ex , tending tnto central Florida. NEW YORK FACES , : MORE SUFFERING New York, Jan. 1. Despite a alight break In the zero weather that has benumbed New York for three days, " the city faced another day of uffer na and Inconvenience to its business ITfe today. ' Although .fuel administrators assert that nearly' 150,000 tons of coal are ' piled up at tidewater points, the prob lem of transporting It here has been rendered difficult owing to the con . restlon of all water and rail routes. Meanwhile, the city Is scraping Ita coal : bins and the reserve supply la nearly exhausted. School officials aay that at least 150 schools are short of fuel, but an at tempt will be made to reopen them to morrow after the usual holiday vaca tions. On the East Ride nd In other poorer sections of , the city char ty workers reported hundreds of cases of Intense suffering. Already twelve death because of the cold or accidents cau sed by the cold have been reported In the Metropolitan district, while the hospitals have ; treated many cases of exhaustion or frost bites. night the mercury here hoveled close to the aero mark and the brisk wind this morning was still rom the north Measures tal.en to relieve the suf fering of the many families who were without fuel had proved ecuve, however, and In many cases where It had been found Impossible to provide an adequate supply, warm shelter was given In churches, balls and achool houses. RELIEF FROM COLD WAVE IS SLOW AT BOSTON Washington, Jan. 1. Much diffi culty Is being experienced by the gov ernment In heating buildings titken over for temporary work of executive departments. In one bureau at cer tain periods of the day work Is sus pended and the employes promenade or dance to the music of phonograph records to restore circulation. Since the cold wave began heat has been cut off from the famous East room, other parlors and the state dinlngroom of th. White House to conserve coal. FERDINAND ADDRESSES - RUMANIAN PARLIAMENT King Bestows Warm Praise on Army Expects Reign of Justice and Liberty. ROAD OF DUTY CLEAR TO YOU Civilian's Firing Line Is at Work or Office or Where You , Save, Says Lloyd-George. feet of spruce during each month of 1918. Also it aska you to immediately make up the deficiency of the last few months, when an average of only about 2,000,000 Teet waa obtained. You are soldiers Just as truly as are the boys knee-deep In the mud of France, stopping the bullets of the enemy. A day's lay-off la two days' work for the kaiser. Boston, Jan. 1. The relief promised by. the weather bureau from the un precedented cold wave was slow in patching New England. During last DROPSY Spccialls , Braelljr si ittefe reitot bar asttrelr rauevM mmmt Mwnlnair biM Iw.lilna sad abort broth mm ma. Ofua (Itm Btlf re flet la H II tara. Trial raataaaat eent r mmn rnna. PR. THOMAS M. OKKKN. i i ii 1 1 a Dr. . R. Omrt V J Jassy, Rumania, Friday, Dec. 28. The Rumanian parliament was opened today with an address by King Fer dlnnnd. "However painful may the sacrifices that we may still have to make in order to realize our legitimate aspirations," said the king, "we have the deep con viction that they will be compensated on the decisive day when there is es tablished the reign of Justice and lib erty In the relations among nations." The king bes'towed warm praise on the army. He thanked the parliament for the constitutional reforms enacted at the last session and for the laws providing for apportionment of the lands among the people and for equal suffrage. MORE THAN THOUSAND TURKS ARE KILLED IiOndon, Jan. 1. British forces In Palestine under command of Gen. Al- lenby have made further progress alone- the battle line north of Jerusa lem, the British war office announced today. More than 1.000 Turks were killed and 760 were taken prisoner. NOTHING BUT ARTILLERY ACTIVITIES TO REPORT London, Jan. 1. "Except for con- Iderable artillery activity on both sides In the neighborhood of Arleux en Uohelle and' southeast of Lens,' says the Hrltlsh war office statement issued today regarding operations on the battle front in France, "there la nothing of Importance to report" London, Jan. 1. Premier Llovd George, in his New Year message to the nation, appeals to all at home to do their utmost for the cause for which me aemocracies or the world are leagued together, especially by practic ing economy and saving money to lend to tne government. His message con eludes: "To every civilian I would say that your nrlng line Is at the works or of fine In which you do your bit: the shop or kitchen in which you spend or 1 save; the bank or postofflce where you buy your war bonds. To reach that firing line and to become an active combatant yourself there are no com munication trenches to grope along, no barrage to lace, no horrors, no wounds. "The road of duty and patriotism Is clear before you. Follow It and it will lead ere long to safety for our own people and victory for our cause." The New Year's message sent by the premier to the United States is similar In tenor to messages sent to all the entente nations except Russia. The premier thanks them all for the fortl tude of their military and naval forces, The communication to the United States is the only one which mentions the league of nations standing as the guardian of Justice and liberty. The dispatch to Japan is somewhat shorter than the others, mentioning only that nation's naval services. All of them, except the ones sent to America and Japan, close thus: "No words of mine can adequately convey our sense, .of what we owe to the forces which are fighting, suffering. so that those behind the lines may en Joy liberty and peace. We can only thank them from the bottom of our hearts, in full confidence that the New Year will see the fruition of their sac rifices In victory." In his message to Italy Mr. Lloyd ueorge adds the following: "The successful stand made during the last month by the Italian troops, despite th? recent reverses, against the continuous and desperate enemy as saults filled the world with admiration I am confident Italy will not only with stand all further attacks but will ere long strike another mighty blow for the liberation -not only of their own country but of Europe from the mill tarist domination which has menaced It so long." OPERATIONS CONFINED TO NARROW LIMITS Washington, Jan. L -Altfiough ac tual operations of the American forces on the western front have been con fined to narrow limits, the presence of the troops on the firing line haa strengthened the faith of the allies in an ultimate victory, secretary Maker today declares in bia weekly military review. T The secretary. In his statement out lining the positions held at the begin ning of the new year by the all lea armies, points out that the British, with a great wedge driven in the prin cipal German line as the result of the advance at Cambral, dominate the Flanders plain. The French, with their line of defense unimpaired, control a strong strategio position in the Laon region as the result of their success ful attacks - along the Chemin des Dames. The Italian defenses are hold ing firm despite repeated Austro-Ger- man thrusts during the last six weeks. Referring to' the defection of Kus sla, the review says that the Germans are proffering assistance to the gov ernment in establishing-normal inter nal conditions. CHRISTMAS MAIL GREATEST EVER Postmaster-General Burleson Commends Zeal and Loyalty of Postal Employes. WILL CALL FOR SIX MILLION We take this means of thanking our many customers for their liberal patron age for the past year, and wish you a Happy and Prosperous 1918. Scott Tire Co. "FIRST IN QUALITY." 823 BROAD ST. PHONE MAIN 528. J WHAT GOVERNMENT REQUIRES OF LOGGERS Portland, Ore., Jan. 1. What 18 ex pected of loggers and mill men in the northwest by the production division of the government's aircraft board during 1918 is outlined in a statement and appeal by Col. Brice P. Disque, head of the spruce production work. now being sent out to members of the Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumber men. The organization now numbers 25,000 members In the northwest. The statement warns lumbermen not to pay heed to the nonsense and malign whispering of spies and trai tors who spread propaganda in the spruce production belt. ' "The headquarters of this division,' says Col. Disque, "looks to you to pre vent all acts of sedition on the part of the employer, employe or others. "Germany is obtaining airplane ma terial with forced labor in invaded Russian forests which do not belong to her. Thousands of helpless per sons are driven to work at 'he point of the bayonet from early dawn until dark." Loggers are urged to offset Ger many's gains by increasing the output In the United States. Col. Plaque's announcement says: "Your govern ment asks you to produce 11,000,000 JYew Mear 1 I It is our pleasure at this joyous . - I season to wish you a full measure of 4nv Health, Happiness and Prosperity dur- t?? I ing all this New Year. fki K Read JQouse I. BAYLIS RECTOR. Prps. Washington, Jan. 1. An urgent de flciency appropriation of approximately Jl, 538,000,000 for the army, navy, food administration and other government war work will' be asked of congress soon after the holiday season. The largest Item will be one 11,278,- 500,000 for the army, including $700,- 000,000 for the quartemaster corps, for supplies; $450,000,000 for ordnance and $140,000,000 for engineers. The department of agriculture will call for $6,000,000 for the purchase of seeds to be sold to farmers for replen ishing the nation's crops, in addition to $2,500,000 provided for the same pur, pose in the food survey law. The food administration win ask Tor $2,000,000 to make a total of $4,500, 000 available to ft for the current fiscal year. In addition to amounts allotted from the president s hundred million dollar fund. . The navy department already has asked for $55,000,000 deficiency appro prlation. CITY SCHOOLS DON'T OPEN UNTIL MONDAY On account of the inclement weather and the difficulty in heating the s.aool buildings, the city schools will not resume their work until Monday. Many of the boys have regretted the fact that school was to open again just at the time when sleighing was good. Some trouble has been had in keeping the buildings warm and that. togeti.er with the bad weather and difficulty of the chlldreu in getting to school, has brought about the action of the superintendent of schools. County schools may remain closed until Monday. Tuesday afternoon a meeting of the board was held, but the action It took is not known.- It was thought that the board would be unanimously in favor of postponing the opening until Monday. Travel to and from the schools will be particularly hard for the youngsters, and to pre vent sickness it will be almost neces sary to close down the schools. LOCAL AGENTS BUY $13,000 THRIFT STAMPS During the month of December $13,- 000 worth of thrift stamps were Bold through the Chattanooga postofflce. Although that amount is less than was expected the committee has hopes of a much larger sale auring me momn of January. The thrift stamps offer the most attractive field for saving. They can be exchanged for saving certifi cates which are redeemable on ten days' notice with, 3 per cent. Interest. The saving certificates, If kept until maturity, pay 4 per cent interest, compounded quarterly. Washington, Jan. 1. Christmas mall this year was greater In volume than any year In the history or tne postal service and was handled, not withstanding unusual conditions, more promptly than in previous years. Postmaster-General Burleson today announced that, complaints of delayed mall were not due to failures of the postal service, but to the congestion of railroad traffic. The loyalty and zeal of the postal employes waa commended by the post master-general, who says the postal service today fs more efficient than at any time In its history. PUBLIC RECEPTIONS IN WASHINGTON ABANDONED Washington, Jan. 1. Official Wash ington spent today quietly. Public receptions, which formerly had been an important part of the New Tear's day program, were abandoned because of the war. GAS COMPANY FEELS PINCH OF COAL SHORTAGE i Chattanooga's coal shortage has reached a dangerous point for the gas company. Although officers of that company say that they can make gas from oil, of which they now have a supply that will last eleven days, they are afraid that the oil Bupply will give down. They have had some trouble in getting shipments of oil from the fields and if this source should fail, along with the coal, there would be no other course to pursue than to shut down. Officers of the company have not been frightened over the shortage on account of the large amount of oil available. Making gas by this process Is much more expensive than making it with coal and adds much to the al ready heavy burdens of the company. Without coal or oil the company must shut down. Every effort is being made to keep the supply of one of these commodities on hand. Although it has been hard to get oil, there Is no indication that the entire supply will be cut off. Unless something is done to get coal to the company it will be forced to close down. Several cars of coal have been borrowed from the N., C. & St L. road and an attempt Is being made to get a still larger supply from that source. La Follette, Tenn., supplies the largest part of the gas coal used in this part of Tennessee. It is from the mines there that the Chattanooga Gas company has been getting its sup ply. A priority was obtained at the mines, but on account of the car short- age 'the mines have never been able to ship the company a single car on the priority. Railroads have been conns eating some of the shipments and that has added further to the shortage. With an adequate supply of cars at the La toilette mines the company here coufd get all of the coal that is needed. During the next two week ' certain changes in the handling of cars by the railroads will be made and they are expected to greatly aid the situation. GERMANS ATTACK ' BRITISH ON WELSH RIDGE London, Jan. I. The Germans made another determined attack on the British position on Welsh rldga, in the Cambral sector, yesterday and succeeded in cap turing a portion of the trenches. A heavy British center attack drove them back again, according to the report from Field Harsbal Haifa headquarters tonight JUDGE BACH MAN STARTS NEW YEAR RIGHT WORKING Despite the fact that all the legal ad visory boards throughout the country were taking a. New Year's holiday the first d&y of the war found Judge Nathan L. Bachmarr seated in the rear room of the county Judge's office busily engaged in assisting several who had come to the courthouse not thinking that the boards would take a day off. Judge Bachman said that he came to Ills office and as several were wait ing to be Assisted he decided to spend the morning with them rather than have them make a second trip. The Judge was in his usual good health and spirits and said that he wished for every citizen of the state, and Ham ilton county especially, the enjoyment of unusual propsperity for the com ing year. ' ' I Here's to greater prosperity for you in 19 18 Thompson Hays Shoe Company 0BITUARY ScMeainaer Baby Dies. Dorothy F. Schlesinger. 17 days' old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Schleslnger, died Tucjday at the home of her parents, 201. Mississippi avenue. North ;hattanooga. The iu neral services will be heK Wednesday at the residence of the little girl's grandfather. J. N. Schlesinger, 200 Mississippi avenue. North Chatta nooga. Rev. O. E. Gardn r will offici ate, and the interment III take place In Forest Hills cemetery. Both the funeral services and interment will be private, Dr. Joseph Price Remington, Philadelphia. Jan. 1. Dr. Joseph Price Remington, dean of the Phila delphla College of Pharmacy, and a pharmacist of International repute died today after an illness of about five months. He had suftert- from heart trouble. He was 70 years old Dr. Remington was a member of the revision committee of the united State Pharmacopoeia since 1880 and was president of the Fl.st Interna tional Pharmaceutical cor.Tess In 1893. Silas Wright Eccles, New York. Jan. 1. News was re celved here yesterday of the death at St Augustine, Fla, of Silas. Wright Eccles. vice-president of the American Smelting' and Refining company, also president of the Alaska Steamship company and the Copper River and Northwestern Railroad company. He was born in Washington, I1L, 66 years ago. GREENWOOD CEMETERY WASHINGTON FORECAST. Tennessee Fair tonight and Wednes day; slowly-rising temperature. Kentucky Fair, not so cold tonight; Wednesday, increasing cloudiness and warmer. , Alabama Fair tonight and Wednesday. with slowly-rising ten.perature; temper ature below freezing tonight T. LOCiS LIVE STOCK. St Louis, Jan. 1. Hogs: Receipts, 0UO head: steady. Lights. $lt.6ol.70; pies. jn.754iis.oo: good heavy. J1S.804 $16.90; bulk. (K.50ei8.65. Cattle Receipts. 3.5CO hen a: strong. Native beef Bt-r, $800014. !S: yea. ling steers and heifers. $7.1K".V15.B0; cows. 5.00fi 10.50: stockera. $6,602:11.00: native calves, a.75ils.OO. Sheen RewiDts. 1.000 nean: steady, i Lambs. $14.00117.00; ewes. $10.00iH.&; wethers. I1 1.00 a 11.50; caaners and chop pers, $6.CKi3.0t. TO ALL OVERLAND OWNERS! We will be glad to furnish you with nec essary blanks, fill same out for you .and get your 1918 LICENSE, if you will call at our office, No. 12 West Sixth Street. Overland-Chattanooga Co. PHONE MAIN 2772. 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