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Ye:r-1:;.'.1 Prkeent OGDEN C ITY UTAH, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 30, 1919 LAST EDITION--4 P. ML I
TWENTY-FIVE-YEAR AVAR FACING POLES I
POLAND
ARRAYS
! AN ARM!
fForms Barrier on West
ern Frontier Against
Spread ot Bolshevism.
ROME, Monday, Dec. 2C Foland
hn- lui' ' i.' '' ini'. marshalled along
Bc Russ Kin frontier to form a barrier
Bainst thr western spread of Rol
Kerism. nnordint to an i n t r.i'
Kth Cardinal K;tr!r iv.?;.!, arehblsh-.p
of V. arsaw. ii i n 1 in the Corriert
Italia. The cardinal says, however,!
ihu' i ' 'I 1 1
to withstand ti.' pi -n re from the
Bst, which h last from
Benty to twenty-fi
B"Boishe,i--;,.ii i H i' i::nl' t stood, even
Hr Social if- " ho i
Beatify r.oi-iv
Kicli Is a gr. m!: Maxim
B n nAei t i l mi
En:;r,:. in ol ihe
um claim? of t'i. Bol
iEcvisQi. positive aim
HClis pro?, an.
Bp
B traditional i: ; . ih.li-m. The
B'y 'pal of brutal
iRndness the
Bost coin i
B. 'Down . i 1 1 1 all who know h.
B&d and write.'
Clemencean to Ec Nominated.
WARIS, D.-c 3". (.:.:: ) Political
Hcles believe that i: (.f it.
Her Cleiuenc-au ill ).
jbmitto, to j i i hen l?e elcc-
Bn for pro-iil : . ...cord-
Blag to th' 1.. rls.
Transportation Trouoles Removed.
JPARIS, I'm Ulavas.) Difficul
BHs arising be! wei n the aJlies and ;
Bny concerning the transportation of
Bieti troops to plebis
Bes will bo h. l l -,,!.. ri moved ai a
nference oi ri- h- i.i r-iav .
Hs the Journal.
B New Plebiscite Ordered.
tOME. Monih,;. , I L"j -Captain
fcbrlvle d'Anni. ..nh r d ,-. n. w
plebiscite al Fiuni i determine t li-
Mure of (in- in-, ai ei.nl, lo tin
Bca Tuo Plebiscites have alieadv
B Thousands Are Shot.
BERNE, lire -l-'i.ii:-" , n 'hou-
B persons were shot jy the Bolshe
Bi of Russia duriru- tl, win three
nlhs of 1919, by order ot the extra
rdinary committee at Moscow, accord-,
B 10 an official not- published In tin
Wshevik orean Isvestia n Mi,
IJs a dispatch rereivi-d h -i
Property May Be Confiscated.
LIMA, Peru, Sunday, Dec. 28. Prop
tty of rebels and conspirators against i
e new constitutional government
a." be confiscated to an amount 3uf
blent io pay i .. n mi-ih 1.1 in
elling a rebellion ..)..:
meet iho il n nt:i i-. - sustained by pub-1
land private interests, under a law)
Mied late last week bv the national
pembly.
Commercial Airplane Service.
LIMA, Peru, Sunday, not 28 An-
ouncenient is mad- that the Handle)
gc Auplane company will in a short
me inaugurate commercial hydro
ne service along the Peruvian coa
o airplanes are expected within a
mniRht ,
Pessage Wishing
Good Luck to the
I Harvards Is Sent
MiMW VOniC Dco 30 A t.ktrrani
WiWnp il,, Hu ,.r,l football loam w i
m- In it? I'rar'a day some with
jB0" ' r''' " ":' " ' ' 'I . wi. Hei I i
j the praduato nianagcrs ol Dtlilctics
f-t-rn ur.A, , who nr.- holding
cir annual m ing hi i v
B?'1' mej,afe'e ..-i.ii. ,..) to 1-i-r-J V,
B1' Harvard t-;-nduate manager t
ndena said :
B5,'a 'ih' for cood spoit and good
are .s..nt u, y,, the Harv li I
k't" ' ' "'
Beurl ' '"' K' S asscrnbl,-"i "' "
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L DAILIES RAISE PRICE
BfHEfitER, x. V. Dec. 30Tho I
FJ"5R dailies of Huh . It lod;. n
P C(-'d an Increase In prlci fiom two io
Wt'. rff.-. iu,. T.,miioi 1.
P1 ua hope that congress will sign
- armistice long enough to sij.-n the
Great Military Activity
Near IL S. Border io
I Follow Holidays
I EL PASO, Tex., L'ec. 30 Great mili
Jtary activity in northern Mexico fol
lowing (he holidays L presaged in re
ports reaching bore today from both
ICarranza and Villa sources. In the
meantime both forces seemingly have
jsuspende, operations for the holiday
reason because of religious views
which exist in the mo.t careless Mexi
can military men.
A combined plan of operations fol
lowing tho holidays in the campaign
against Francisco Villa has been ar
i ranged between General Cesareo Cas
tro, Ca,rranga leader at Torreon, Clr
huabtia, and General Francisco Mur
guia. with headquarters at Monclo.a.
Coahuila. This plan, according to ex
cellent authority, consists of simul
taneous advances of Carranza troops
from OJinajn, Sierra Mojida Monrlova
land Mozqulz with the object of sur
rounding Villa with a cordon of gov
ernment troops.
Villa and his brother Hipolito. are
reported io bo encamped at the Ran
cho El Pino at Fee eastern end of tho
PaTom:t8 mduntalns, south of the Big
1 Bend district of Texas.
Villa, it was said, plans to begin
nboul the first vreek of the new year
anoiher of hi famous dashing cam
paigns through Mexico raiding smaller
cities an! towns.
Primarily his campaign is declared
to tc planned for the rapid recruiting
of forces, and equipment for a more
strenuous campaign in connection with
tb.3 revolutionary leaders on the east
coast and southern parts of Mexico,
Villa in his first raids, it was re-i
ported, would attack towns prot ( ted
only by the "defense soclale" of local
militia, preferably towns inhabited by;
"paclflcos" of lukewarm tendencies to
ward the Carranzistaa. In these
towns, however, the rebel leader ex-
pectfl to find considerable stock:; of
transportable ' merchandise and ready
eash, besides by conscription or other
Wise gaining nian new recruits, tome
Of whom formerly were members of
hlB bands.
Reports reaching here from the Big
Bend district are to the effect rela
tions between Americans and Mexi
cans appear friendly In border districts
controlled by both Carranza and Villa
factions.
In the Yillista sections opposite Bo-'
quillas, Santa Helena and La Jultas,
Texas, the relations are declared fried
ly to Americans, although no official
relations are permitted between Ameri
can military or government officials
and the Vllllstae The only traffic per
mitted between the Fnited Slates and
these Villa controlled districts Is ibei
minimum that will prevent suffering
for the Mexican civilian population.
Wealthy Broker
and Bookkeeper
! Arrested in Hotel
CHICAGO. Dec 30. When W. H.
Smith, said to be a wealthy broker of
Faith, S. D was arrested In a Chi
caco hotel last night, in the same room
with Miss Gladys Ehlers, 23 years old,
said to be his bookkeeper, Smith ex
plained :
"Shucks, there's nothing to it. We
simply used the same room to save
. cpenseB The young woman has been
my bookkeeper Foi two years and we
. re on our way to Fairmount, Minn.,
to be married "
Smith also was charged Nith pass
ine several worthless checks.
Miss Ehlers is said to be the Bister
of Mrs. John Steusland, wife ol the
owner of a lar;:e sheep ranre in North
Dakota.
Smith told police he represented a'
dozen Chicago firms in Faith, S D.,j
and Hettinger. N D.
JOHN SON INDEPENDENT.
PIERRE, S. D , Dec. 30 -Fnlt-
4 ed Stales Senator Hiram Johnson.
,d California, todaj liied with the
secretary of i tate an announce-
ment of his candidacy for the Re-
publican presidential nomination.
- He will be an independent candi-
i- date ir indorsenii m at the South
Dakota promary in March
!
!
Estonians Force Bol
sheviks to Retire Over
Narova River
I
J LONDON-, Dec. 30 Fierce fighting In
I lh Narva region in which the Esthonljns
I fyi-ccd tho Bolshcviki to retire over tho
Narova river, is reported In a soviet otn
'cini statement today.
Bolshevik! forces have occupied Bakh-
mut. while bcloiu Xovo Xlkolacvsk the
i are pursuing Admiral Kolchaek's troops
and have orcurid Alexandiovilc , th-stntemc-nt
cluiins.
Viscount Grey Leaves
WASHINGTON. Dec. 30. Viscount
Grey, British ambassador, leaves tonight
for Xew York, where he will take ;na
' sage for home to report to his go cm
I ment.
The question of his successor Is not ex
pected to bo decided until after the am
, bassndor reaches London.
NO ACTION UN
PETROLEUM BILL
BY MEXICANS
MEXICO CITY. Monday Dec. 29.
Action on the all important petroleum
bill is. improbable, according to parlia
mentary experts, who point out that
only two days remain for regular ses
sions of the Mexican congress which
adjourns on December 31.
Con-Tress has been in virtually con
tinuous session since September 1.
1918.
The only legislation of a notable
character has been that of reforming
Article HI of the constitution, which
involves the formation of an organic
labor law.
Measure Arouses Bitter Opposition.
It. is believed impossible for the
chamber of deputies, to which body
pending petroleum legislation has pro
gressed, to act on this matter before
adjournment The proposed oil legis
lation was introduced in congress on i
November 22, 1918. The measure
would nationalize oil lands and has I
aroused bitter opposition on the part
of the foreign Interests, which caused,
congress to give the question most
careful consideration
Although debated in the chamber
of deputies during the extraordinary
session last Bprfng, no action was tak
en but the delay caused the senate to
take up the measure at the present;
ordinary session and pass It.
The closing days ol the present ses
sion have been watched with Intense!
interest for the purpose1 ol determining
the alignment ot the members making
up the permanent commission which
continues m session, with limited pow-
l
BERLIN, Dec. 30. fBy The Assoclat d ;
i Press) Khclms cathedral was damaged
by German shell lire the first time on
' September i. 19H. when the Pruseiojn
guard bombarded the olty for two hours
even after it had been occupied bj Saxon
! troops, according to Lieutenant Generil ,
i Baron von Hausen. ttion commander or
; thu Saxon Third army who has pub
liahod his reminiscences. The baron calls
i attentldn to tho fact tnot an entire yaar
I had passed in which no attempt had beet)
1 made to establish the responsibility tor
I the bombnidment ol the cathedral cllv.
1 lie explodes the theory of tho military
I loaders who declared tho firing on Rheims
j was forced by military necessity
I Baron von HaUSSO says that on Sep
tember 3. 1914, he advanced against
' Rhclms, at the same time that General
von Buelow at the head ol the Second
'army also was approaching the city. On
j September 3 von Hansen learned by
i oirpiano courier that Rheims had been
I evacuated. Ho discusses his operation,
i thus; j
End First Week in Jan
uary Probable Date to
Go Into Effect.
PARIS, Dec. 30 Hopes have again beep
: raised in supreme peace, councils of an
early exchange of ratifications of the
I treats of Versailles. The end of tli 1
' first week In January is given now as
' th- probable date when tho treaty will be
put Into effect.
j Tills prospect springs from the com er
: sat ion held esterday between Paul Du
i tast. general secretary of the peace con
ference, and Baron Kurt von Lersner
head of the German mission here. It vas
i said today hat the chances were con
Isldered good that the Germans wou'l
decide to sign the protocol without wall-
Ing for verification of the figure on
; harbor tonnage demanded as a reparation
j for the sinking of the Gorman ships at
Scapa Flow.
It la explained that the supreme coun
cil will satisfy Germany's demand for a
more specific declaration on the reduc- ,
i tion of tonnage asked for through affix
ing to the protocol tho text of M Du- ;
tasta's verbal declaration to Baron von 1
i LersneV on tho subject.
The Rhlnelend commission is expectoJ
I to meet soon after the treaty is promul
gated. This commission will designate
the territory to be controlled by the
j different troops, ineludlr.c the American.
Appeal to Pope
ROME. Monday, Dec 29. Poland. Aus- J
tria. Czechoslovakia and Hungary have )
appealed to Pope Benedict to oltain the
i repatriation of about 100,000 of their fcub-
Jects who have heen prisoners of war In
Siberia and still remain there and ire
represented as .'-.! fferlng hardships of a!l j
j kinds. It was stated today The greatest
I difficulty confronted i9 the cost of bring- ,
I Ing the men to their former homes, as
I they cannot come through Russian, but
must travel by way of Japan and Amei - '
I lea or by tho Rod sea route.
I
raj bet ' 1 ii -. ssiona of congress This
commission Is composed of twenty
nine members, fifteen from the cham
ber of deputies and fourteen from the
senate. Since the elections of pre-J-denl
and new member of both houses
la scheduled for; the first Sunday of
next July and since the new congress
will not meet until September 1, 1920
and the new president will not take
oflice until December 1, next, the
permanent commission will represent
the leglslatie branch of the Govern
ment during the critical election per
iod While not directly invested with au
ihorlty over elections, It Is felt the
commission will have considerable
power during the crisis of next sum
mer. In congress are sympathizers of
various candidates. For this reason
the election ol the permanent commis
sion is being awaited with interest as
it ma ghc some significant Indication
as to the trend of the coming elections.
Baron Von Hausen
I Tells of Firing on
Rheims in 1914
I
"l decided to make a sally against the
fortifications and took Forts Vltiy an 1
Nugent L'Ahbesse w ithout opposition and
lati i other forta. At noon on Septemher
3. Rheims was held bj the Saxons A
f. iw hours later the cll was being bom
bo rdod by the Prussian guard. It was re
garded ar. a sensational report which no
body belloved until shells actually fell.
The guard had fired ostensibly because
three couriers had failed to return
"On September i, the guard bombartb I i
Rheims for two hours, damaging me
Cathedral After the bombardment n
BuelOW -sent word that he had lmpoci
a fine of 50.000,000 francs, which w.iuld
he inei cased to 100.000,000 if the coiu 'c-m
trere n i released in two days.-"
Baton von Hansen's reminiscences naj
Qenaral von Burlow imposed the tin.
Without knowing whether the courlcisj
had arrlver at Rheims and thnt the fact
they did not reach Rheims. General von .
Buelow is s-il.l Io have ordered the eui
bardmept of the city without kDOWiUK 1
whether it was defend) -J j
I
Enver Pasha and Talaat
Bey Sail Off in Alumi
num Airplane.
STOCKHOLM. Dec. 19 Colonel
Dalbeck, a Swedish officer at the head
of the Lithuanian air force, who has
just returned from Rovno, has related
a story of the escape by airplane ol
Enver Pasha and Talaat Bey, former
Turkish ministers, now in exile, aftei
they were captured b English of
ficers and Lithuanian troops a few
weeks ago
One day, said Colonel Dalbeck, an
unusually large airplane built entlreh
I of aluminum appeared over Dunaberg
but was obliged to descend in th"
neighborhood owing to motor trouble
Besides the pilot and the engineer
the airplane contained two passengers
All were arrested, but later were al
lowed to move freely under a guard in
tbo town. Tho next day a Germar
flight officer named Rotber. then lr
the Lithuanian service, asked permls
slon to fly the macbine. This he waf
allowed to do but the airplane soon de
pconded some mtle.i outride rlv town
Two men. apparently ntrolliog with rr
armed guard, appeared.
Roihc-r managed to smuggle loadcc
revolvers into ihe hand- of the two
men and the guardsmen suddenly fell
the revolvers being pressed to theil
heads. The airplane with the twe
! passengers flew away. The two men
who were said to be merchants and
wanting to return to Moscow, were
Talaat and Enver, as Rother admitted
in a telegiam he sent asking to havr
his bacuace forwarded to Germanv
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CODNlnSOIL
SERIOUS STUDY
ST. LOT. IS. Dec. CO. Scientific Im
provement of the country's, coil and agri
cultural Implemenats as a means of In
creasing production and reducing the liv
ing cost, was urged here today at the
convention of the American Association
for tho Advancement of Science
Botanists WOre urged to study soil and
seed improvement and speakers urged
specialists In plant diseases to redoubto
their efforts to conserve vegetable food
The recent discovery in 1 tah of the
bones of a dinosaur, a pre-hlstoric animal
which, it was said, is belloved to be lUi
largest specimen ever found, was dis
closed by Dr. William J. Holland, dlrsc
tor of the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburg.
Dr. Holland said the monster's necK
bone was five feet Ion? and that its skel
eton would be articulated when all of
its bones were found
Air Service For
j Government Work
j In Rocky Mountains
CALGARY, Alberta. Dec 30. Es
tablishment of an air service In the
Rock mountains, by means of which
... verr.mi ut work, such as police and
i ry patrols, surveying and photo
graphing can be carried on economical
ly is under consideral ion here by au
thorities. It is proposed to operate
from the international boundary to
Fori Vermillion. A string of aero
dromes along the east slope of ilu
Rockies is part of the plan
Alter Manh fourth m'neieen twenty
one we'll find out if our present dem
ocracy is befitting a republic.
4 . 4
4 POLICE BARRACKS BURNED.
KILLAIA SERT. Countv Claire.
Ireland, Dec. 30 "The police
barracks at Lissycasey, near here,
wpre raided and burned to ihe
ground Sunday night. All the po
lice were absent on duty and a
sergeant's wife was in charge.
She was forced to leave hurriedly,
not being allowed to collect her
wearing apparel, or other belong-
ines
Retired Officers H
of Army and Navy
Called by Death I
i
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 Major Gen
eral Thomas H. Barry, retired, former
commander of the central department
and the department of the east, died nt
the Waller Reed hospital hero at 2:15
a. m. today after an Illness of three
weeks Uraemlc poisoning was the direct
cause of death
Arrangements for the funeral have no?
been completed but it was announced
, that the body would be sent to New York
, for burial
General Barr was 64 years old and
was retired from tho army last October
13. at which time he was commander
of the central department with headquar
' ters at Chicago. Before that he organ
Ised and trained the 86th national arm,
division at Camp Grant. ' Rock ford. 11)
After his retirement the general came
to Washington with Mrs. Barry llin
I wife and his son John, were at his bcu-
slde when he died.
General Barry was bom In New Vor't
and graduated from the military Headem
jln 1S77. Ho served as adjutant general
" j of the Eighth army ccrps and department
of the Pacific in tho Philippines from
I August 1S0S to February' 1000, and on his
i return to tho Islands was chief of staff,
division of the Philippines from Noverr.
. ber 1900 to July 1001.
In 1007 General Barry was given com
' mend of the armv of Cuban pacification
.Jand on his return to the United States 'n
I0"!. ho was appointed commander of h
RAILROAD BILL
DEBATE 10 OPEN
f AfTEBNEW YEAR
l
WASHINGTON'. Dec. 30. Labor
- rate mnkins: and regional eonsolida
; tion provisions of the Esch and Cum
. rains railroad bills, the three princi
pal points of diflerence between house
and senate conferees, will not be
reached before next week. Senator
Cummins said today No session will
be held New Year's day.
Car service sections of the bill Were
considered today with the conferees
.agreed on government supervision of
car distribution to shippers and under
taking to Iron out only administrative
differences.
The National Association of Rail
I way Executives has submitted an ad
ditional memorandum to the conferees
protesting against legislation limiting
the earnings of strong railroads and
making excess earnings available for
weaker lines. Like previous pleas
, made 'o committees, the new memo
I randum questions constitutionality of
, the excess earning legislation
Right to Join Federation.
WASHINGTON. Dec :"0 Opposition
to recommendations to the president s
j industrial conference wa. xpresscd
today by Luther C. Steward, president
I of the National Federation of Federal
I Employes, which, he said, was assist
ing to run the government machinery
on a business like basis and expected
.fair treatment, not "oppressive meas
jures," in return
"Our right to affiliate With our fel
low workers we regard as an essential
! principle of human freedom, and w
cherish it accordingly," Mr Steward
continued. It would be well to con
Bider, furthermore, that any proposal
to sever the connection of governm- Ql
workers with tho American Federation!
oi Labor WOUld be the cause ot an
over turn of three-fourths of the per
sonnel ot the o'. eminent service"
Mr Steward said the federation's
constitution prohibited strikes by its
members
no
Norman Hapgood
To Answer Charges
of Harvey's Weekly
WASHINGTON. Dec. 30. Announ- e
ment was made at the White House th.u ,
Norman HapKOod. who. u i ppom tin- nt .i.
minister to Denmark was not confirm -d
by the senate, had tendered his rcsig.ia-
; tion to President Wilson two weeks ago
with the request that It bo accepted i
j "quickly" so that he could answer charges
j by Harvey's Weekly that he had sought
I financial assistance In this country for
J the Russian soviet authorities, The res
ignation was accepted,
i In the view of state department of fl.
cials ns expressed yesterday. Mr. Hap
good's commission as minister to Den
j mark expired when the senate ended its
Special session last month without SCtinc
on his proposition. Tho president del
not make e recess appointment and soon
afterwards Mr. Hapgood left Copenhag t
for home.
WHICH REMINDS US THAT
Gossip is a sure cure for any woman
affected with sleeping sickness. I
department of California. In 1?10 he was
made superintendent of the militorv acod
cm and loter commanded the department:
of the east. He was also commander uf
I the department of the Philippines and
. of tho central department.
General Barry was sent to the western
front for a tour of inspection after the
Dnlted Stales entered the war and on his
r- tui n made strenuous efforts to obta'n
an active divisional command at the
front, but because of his physical condi
tion ho was not held to be available for
fiont line duty and when his dlvlrlon
went overseas he was roaslgncd to com- H
mand the ccnti-al department.
Rear Admiral Pillsbury Drops Dead
WASHINGTON. Doc. 30 Rear Admiral
John E. Pillsbury, retired, dropped dead
at his home hero today.
Admiral Pillsburv was born In Masc- ' H
ehusctjs in ISlfi and received a president
tial appointment to the naval academv , I
In 1S62 He was retired for age, with JB
its sea service, in iocs having attained VI
the rank of rear admiral the same year.
Admiral Pillabury servd as chief ol
tho bureau of navigation and as a member t k
of tho general board He also was at
tached to the hydrogr?phic office and
made extensive observations of the Gif.t B
stream with instruments of his own i
During tho Spanish war Admiral PiltS- j
bury commanded the dvnamlle cruiser j
Vesuvius off Santiago. Cuba.
iWOMAN SHOT BY
mm in a i
CROWDED CAR I
LOS ANGELES, Cal.. Dec. 30 The '
improved condition of Mrs. R. C. Poi- j H
ter, who was shot by her husband BH
Sunday rdght. was such that her re
covery seems probable, physicians said iM
today. In view of this report the dls- .
trlct attorney announced that he prob-
ably would bring a charge of assault
with Intent to kill against Potter. 4
who has been held in Jail since tho II
1'. h-'.- made numerous III
! statements to tbe police and others ad I
milting that he fired the shots. ,
Mrs. Potter was shot through tho
head in a crowded intcrurban car tn '
I which she was seated with a friend,
Miss Barbara Williams of Los Angeles, '
who was seated nearby, was struck by
two bullets, losing a finger and re
reiving a wound through the wrist, and
O. Fltzpatriclt of San Pedro received
'a scalp wound Tho shooting threw
ihe passengers into a panic, but Lea
jCalitskl, a member of the Chicago po
lice reserves, grappled with Potter,
dl Mind him, and turned him over to J
tht police at Venice, the destination
of the car. '
Potior, who told the police he was il
a steel worker, said he had been sen 1
arated from his wife for some time. ''
and met her to discuss a reconcilltl- '
tion; he said she excused herself, '
boarded tho car and he followed; -1 B
i n t; her seated with another man, ha
said tie got mad" and the shooting
followed Tho separation occurred, ac j
cording to Potter, shortly after be was
discharged from the army after nine 1
years of service during which he at- j H
tained the rank of captain.
Mrs. Pottei will lose the sight of on
eye If she recovers, physicians said.
rtr BBSSS1
FRANCE IS F.4C1N0 I
A THREE-YEAR J
SUfiAR SHORTAGE I
SiUSSoXS, France, Dec. 30. The
Ugai shortage in France, due to tho
German invasion, will not bo relieved
for three years, according to govern
nn ni I- pon and commercial statistics
furnished to the correspondent of tha
Associated Press today by the author
ities who arranged his trip of inspec
tion through devastated regions to
witness reconstruction work .
Of the country's 1206 new raw sugar f l
plants, 145 virtually were razed during
the war. the ligures show, and most of
the half million acres of sugar beer. i
land were devastated by the ravages
of battle.
None of the larger sugar plants has
resumed operations because of lack of
buildings, and sugar beet production
this year was said to be almost nil.
Estimates of a special committee ot
ih. chamber of deputies, however,
gave encouragement for half the nor- j
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