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COL ROOSEVELT
TAKEN BY DEATH
Former President of United
States Succumbs Suddenly
at Oyster Bay.
HAD BEEN ILL FOR ONE YEAR
His Extraordinary Career as Leader
of Men and Maker of History—
Noted as Statesman, Soldier.
Author and Explorer.
New York—Col. Theodore Roosevelt
died suddenly at an early hour
Monday morning at his home In Oy
•ter Bay. His physicians said death
was caused by pulmonary embolism,
•r the lodging in the lung of a clot
of blood from a broken vein.
Colonel Roosevelt’s last Illness may
he said to date from last February. On
February 5, it vas announced that he
toad been removed from his home in
Oyster Bay to the Roosevelt hospital
tn this city, following an operation on
one of his ears. Soon after his ar
'rival at the hospital he underwent two
more opera Sons for the removal of
diseased tissue in his infected ear,
and It was admitted at the time that
he was seriously 111. He remained at
the hospital until March 3.
Early in November the colonel was
taken to Roosevelt hospital in this city
for the treatment of rheumatism and
sciatica.
Was Typical American.
Theodore Roosevelt, who was known
as “the most typical American”
throughout his career, had been fam
ous for “setting records.” He was the
youngest president the nation ever
had, succeeding to the office on Wil
liam McKinley’s death at the age of
forty-two.
Colonel Roosevelt is held to have
had as diverse Interests and as wide
acquaintance with all phases of life
as any man In history. In addition to
his Immense political activities, he was
the author of many books on travel,
sport, history, politics and other sub
jects. * was a fighter for reform from
the moment he first appeared in city
politics In New York, a holder of many
university degrees, an orator, a lec
turer, great hunter, athlete. Interna
tional peacemaker and militant lender
of his followers at all times, whether
tn or out of office.
Was Born In New York City.
Theodore Roosevelt was born Octo
ber 27, 1858, in New York city. His
father was Theodore Roosevelt and his
mother before her marriage was Mar
tha Bollock. The hoy began life with
a small, frail body and not robust
health. His ambition from yonth was
to be strong, an athlete, n doer of
great deeds and a scholar as well. His
remarkable mental endowment was
shown In the way he accomplished
the dual object in life, so that after
seven years and z half as president,
during which he promulgated Innumer
able reforms and na’lonal Issues, he
went to Africa and for nearly a year
was a hunter In the Jungles, undergo
ing hardships, but coming out more ro
bust and active than ever.
It was predicted that Africa would
kill Roosevelt, but In a few days’ time
he had changed the hunting shirt for
the clothes of the diplomat and was
toeing Idolized and showered with hon
ors in the courts of Europe.
Starts His Political Career.
Roosevelt completed his education at
Harvard university In 1880. nnd the
same year married Alice Hathaway
Lee, daughter of George Cabot Lee of
New York. She lived only four years
nnd was the mother of the present Mrs.
Alice Roosevelt Longworth, wife of
Congressman Nicholas Longworth of
Cincinnati. O.
Colonel Roosevelt’s Interest in poli
tics dates from the year after his mar
riage to Miss I,ee. Some of the Re
publican district leaders In New York
had taken an interest in him. He
seemed a likely young fellow, with
vigor, ambition and some money. Two
years later he was sent to the state
assembly at Albany and began a ca
reer which marked him out as a man
devoted to the public Interest.
After three years of assembly, how
ever. Roosevelt thought he had enough,
and for a time withdrew from puhlle
life. He stepped out cordially hated
by the corrupt politicians, disliked by
many wealthy v ew Yorkers and al
ready hailed as the acknowledged lead
er of the reform element In his party.
The death of his wife also was a fac
tor In his temporary retirement, and
he went to a ranch In North Dakota,
where he was imrodueed as “that four
eyed tenderf.Dt.”
The tenderfoot, however, pnt tn prac
tice some fundamental rules for hon
esty In the conduct of the ranch he had
pnrchased nnd the names of derision
were soon dropped. He became popu
lar. a noted hunter, a good shot and
provided himself during his years of
“FLU” MANY CENTURIES OLD
Altogether a Mistake to Think That
Disease Is in Any Manner
Modern.
Most of us think that the Influenza
Is a comparatively modern disease, hut
this is not so. We have records of It
as far bark as 1173 and from 1510 on
It Is absolutely Identified n the same
influenza epidemic that has Just swept
over the world. In the sixteenth cen
tury there were three such epidemics,
roughing it with * good constitution
which was to prove Invaluable to him
later in life.
In ISB6 Roosevelt became a candi
date for mayor of New fork, but ran
third. His reputation was enhanced,
however, and President Harrison nam
ed him for a place on the national civil
service commission. He dominated the
body and later became its president.
It was In 1886 that Mr. Roosevelt
married Miss v ’ditl\ Kermit Carow
while In London. She was the daugh
ter of Charles Carow of New York.
In the Spanish War.
In 1353 Roosevelt resigned from the
civil service commission and began a
fight on Tammany hall. He served
two years as police commissioner of
New York city, stirring up the cor
ruptionists, and then President McKin
ley made him assistant secretary of the
navy. When the Maine was blown
up he resigned and helped raise the
first volunteer regiment of cavalry for
the war with Spain. It was the fa
mous rough riders, of which Leonard
Wood was made colonel.
Colony Wood was later given a bri
gade and Roosevelt promoted to com
mand of the Rough Riders. Colonel
Roosevelt was commended for heroic
conduct at the battles of Las Guaymas
and San Juan hill.
Governor and President.
Coming ha <c from the war, Roose
velt was e*ected governor of New
York. But he would not be bossed by
the politicians, so Instead of giving
him a second term they persuaded him
to take the nomination for vice presi
dent on the ticket with McKinley.
When President McKinley, shot by an
assassin, died on September 14. 1901,
Roosevelt became president.
President served out Mc-
Kinley’s unexpireu term and was elect
ed president in 1904 by the largest ma
jority ever given a candidate for the
office. In his seven and a half years
In the White House he had ample op
portunity to show the stuff that was in
him. He lived deeply and broadly and
was at once the accomplished man of
the world, the student of national
problems, as well as of books, the
adroit politician, the forceful writer of
books and eloquent public speaker.
He had the happy knack of invent
ing or reviving phrases that stayed in
the memory of his hearers and those
who heard him usually carried away
with them an apt summary of condi
tions so cleverly worded as to be not
easily forgotten.
As president, Roosevelt’s activities
and scope of endeavor were immense;
he became a great International figure
through his many negotiations with
foreign powers and took in hand many
problems at home seldom touched by a
president.
Booms Taft for Presidency.
Roosevelt declined a second elective
term In 1908 and fostered the candi
dacy of his secretary of war, William
H. Taft, who was elected president.
When he left office, March 4, 1909,
Roosevelt was the unquestioned leader
of his party. Taft was his close friend.
Roosevelt went to Africa to secure
specimens for museums nnd also. It is
understood, to be out of the country
and escape possible accusations of at
tempting to influence the conduct of
the new administration.
Colonel Roosevelt was a mighty hun
ter. His exploits in killing big game
in equatorial Africa are well known
through the book which he wrote on
the subject.
It was in the summer of 5 910 that
Colonel Roosevelt traveled through the
country promulgating his doctrine of
of the "new nationalism,” and the next
year he editorially attacked arbitration
treaties with Great Britain and France,
proposed by President Taft.
Candidate of Progressives.
At the Republican convention In Chi
cago, beginning June 18, 1912, Taft
was nominated by 21 votes over a ma
jority, but a few hours before the
nomination Roosevelt had withdrawn
his name as a candidate, and that
night at a meeting in Orchestra hall,
Chicago, the Progressive party was
given its first real Impetus In a demon
stration for Roosevelt and at which he
was named for president by the new
party. A formal convention was held
later and he nn as the regular candi
date of the third party, drawing sup
port from Republicans and Democrats
alike. Woodrow Wilson, the Democrat,
was elected, however, and the colonel
had to be content with defeating Mr.
Taft for second place.
In 1914 Colonel Roosevelt led a
party of exploration in South Amer
ica, especially In the Interior of Bra
zil. Then he made another tour of
Europe. In 1916 he was again con
sidered as a candidate for the presi
dential nomination by the Progres
sives. but at the last minute he de
clined the honor, declaring his inten
tion of supporting Mr. Hughes, the Re
publican nominee. Since that time
he had devoted his efforts largely to
the task of teaching the need of mili
tary preparedness and to helping,
with his pen, in the wnr against the cen
tral powers. He sought a chance to
serve in the army, hilt was rejected.
His three sons were officers In active
service, and one. Quentin, was killed
in an airplane combat.
in the seventeenth nnd eighteenth, 12.
and In the nineteenth, six. In 1510
historians tell us that hardly a sou! In
Europe evaded It.
The word Influenza shows that the
disease has been known a long time,
for It is from the Italian and means
influence. It was supposed to he caused
by some malign influence of the plan
ets or of supernatural beings.
T * was not until recently that the
germ has been discovered. Great
strides in Its treatment and cure were
made in the recent siege.
THE WAUWATOSA NEWS
HIS DEATH GREAT
LOSS TO NATION
Theodore Roosevelt’s Life Work
Is Warmly Praised by Ail
His Countrymen.
BRAVE FIGHTER FOR RIGHT
Public Men and Private Citizens Unite
in Paying Tribute to the Colonel’s
Patriotism and T remendous
Influence for Good.
The death of Col. Theodore Roose
velt called forth a flood of eulogies
from his countrymen who recognized
his greatness of soul, his unadulterated
Americanism and the powerful influ
ence for good of his deeds and words.
Some of these tributes follow:
SECRETARY OF STATE LANSING—
The death of' Col. Roosevelt remove*
from our national ilfe a great Ameri
can. His vigor of mind and ceaseless
energy made him a conspicuous figure
in public affairs. Friends and enemies
alike recognized the force of his per
sonality and the great Influence he had
in molding public thought and purpose.
His patriotism and devotion to his
country will long be remembered by
all his ffllow cltibens. while his
sturdy Americanism will be an Inspira
tion to future generations.
ACTING SECRETARY OF STATE
FRANK L. POLK—He was one of the
most striking figures in the history of
this country, and. In fact, of his time.
It is impossible to measure today what
he did to arouse the political con
science of the American people.
NEWTON D. BAKER. Secretary of
War —His relations to the navy and to
the army are. of course, a part of the
history of those two services, and dur
ing his terms as president he brought
his powerful personality and energy to
bear upon economic problems of the
greatest moment. I do not know of
any career which combines so many
diversified and Intensively pursued ac
tivities —frontiersman, explorer, natu
ralist seaman, soldier, executive and
Dublicist. In each of these relations
he was conspicuous and left hi mark
JOSEPHUS DANIELS, Secretary of
the Navy—He has blazed new paths
and refused to be fettered by conven
tions that other distinguished men rec
ognized. Original, forceful, courageous,
he was the monitor of millions of his
fellow countrymen, who will miss his
inspiring leadership. Believing in him
self and the cause he espoused, he
threw himself Into every conflict with
every power of mind and body.
FRANKLIN K. LANE. Secretary of
the Interior—Colonel Roosevelt was a
great man. a very great man—great in
his soul, great in his personality, great
in his conception of America’s .place in
the world. He will sit at one of the
high tables.
CARTER GLASS. Secretary of the
Treasury—Colonel Roosevelt was an
extraordinary figure and leaves a leg
acy of patriotic endeavor and useful
achievement of which those who most
respected and honored him will always
be proud.
DIRECTOR GENERAL M’ADOO
Colonel Roosevelt's prodigious activi
ties made him one of the most conspic
uous figures In publil life. We are too
near the event to place a just estimate
on his life and career, but he will al
ways be distinguished for one great
achievement—the construction of the
Panama canal.
FORMER PRESIDENT TAFT—The
country can ill afford In this critical
period of history to lose one who has
done and could In the next decade
have done so much for It and human
ity. We have lost a great patriotic
American, a great world figure, the
most commanding personality In our
public life since Lincoln. I mourn his
going as a personal toss.
SENATOR LENROOT of Wisconsin—
I regard Colonel Roosevelt’s death as a
very great calamity for the nation.
His usefulness is familiar to all, but I
believe that his greatest usefulness
might have been In the future.
SENATOR LEWIS of Illinois—The
death of Colonel Roosevelt Is the loss
of a great man, of a great force, and
the loss of a great benefit to America.
Whatever differences men may have
with Colonel Roosevelt on party lines
or political principles, all must certify
that his fight for cleanliness and integ
rity in public life did much to rid the
nation of corruption in public affait-s.
All must admit that his labors to force
corporate monopoly to yield to private
welfare and personal rights started
this country upon the course of justice.
SENATOR HARDING of Ohio —He
was one of the foremost citizens of the
world, in a most extraordinary era.
and he waa the most vigorous and
courageous American of his time.
There is no direct legatee to his vast
political estate.
SENATOR KENYON of lowa His
virile American utterances were help
ing to bring order out of diplomatic
chaos. In my Judgment he was the
greatest American since Abraham Lin
coln.
SENATOR NF W of Indiana—lntel
lectually he was In the first rank
among those who have figured in our
public life, and for versatility and ap
plication he was without an equal. He
was a true patriot, a thorough Ameri
can at all times and In all respects.
SENATOR MARTIN of Virginla-He
met all the responsibilities of citizenship
In the most courageous manner. A char
acteristic of nis life was his unqualified
courage. He never had a conviction In
his life that he d'”. not have the courage
to follow it. was a man of unlimited
courage, of l’.nttless resources, and of un
bounded patriotism.
SENATOR LODGE of Masrachusrits-
He was a great patriot, a great Ameri
can, a great man. He was devoted
throughout bis l'-fe to his country He
tried always to be a servant of human-
It V.
SENATOR KELLOGG of Minnesota-
He was a gregt commoner, who in his
heart cherished tVe causes of the Masses
—a man of the most intense patriotism
GATHERED FACTS
The first American Express com
pany was opened between Boston and
New York, in 1821. by W. F. Ham
den.
A Frenchman Is ths Inventor of an
electric clock that runs without atten
tion as long as the battevy I s ' n 8 0 °d
condition.
Because weight rather than size
makes eggs valuable for Latching, a
California poultrymnn has invented a
simnle egg-weighing scale.
who placed tha advancement of humanlty
..nd the cause cf his cour try above ail
other considerations.
SENATOR JOHNSON of Californla-
The greatest American of our generation
has passed away. He h'd a truer vision,
a higher courage, a wicer statesmanship
than any man of our time. I cannot
speak of him in ordinary terms. To me
he had no parallel—none approached him
in virility or force or profound knowledge
of varied subjects.
SENATOR CHAMBERLAIN of Oregon
—A truer, more loyal American never
lived.
SENATOR KNOX of Pennsylvania—Hla
life was so abundant, so open, and so fa
miliar that observations at this time upon
his career as a statesman would be super
fluous If not misplaced. He was America’s
greatest living human asset.
REPRESENTATIVE MEDILL M’COR
MICK—He was the greatest American of
our time. We are his debtors for his tre
mendous labors in the regeneration of our
public life, for the quickening of our na
tional spirit, for the reanimation of our
patriotism.
REPRESENTATIVE JAMES R. MANN
—I think Roosevelt was the most wonder
ful individual character in the world. He
was a student of mankind and so prodi
giously active that his influence was tre
mendous and his loss will be deeply felt
here and in other countries.
REPRESENTATIVE FESS. chairman
of the Republican congressional commit
tee—Hls death at this moment is a na
tional calamity. Never were his talents
so much needed as now.
FORMER SPEAKER CANNON—Col
onel Roosevelt’s place In history will ba
as one of the great presidents of the re
public. He kept in closer touch with the
legislative department than any other
president I have known.
REPRESENTATIVE GILLETT of Mas
sachusetts—Colonel Roosevelt was the
most remarkable man America has pro
duced since the Civil war. His general
knowledge was unbounded, his personal
magnetism extraordinary.
REPRESENTATIVE SHALLENBER
GER of Nebraska—lt is inexpressibly sor
ro' ful that he should be taken away at
t v .s crisis in the affairs of government
and mankind.
REPRESENTATIVE SHERLEY, chair
man of the house appropriations commit
tee—Mr. Roosevelt was one of the really
great men of his age and above all else
was wholly an American.
CHARLES EVANS HUGHES - The
death of Colonel Roosevelt is an irrepar
able loss to the nation. His virility and
courage were a constant inspiration. He
personified the Americanism of which he
was the most doughty champion. He de
manded the recognition and performance
of our national obligation In tne war.
Back of all that was done. In the waf
was the pressure of his relentless insis
tence. In response to his patriotic call
lay the safety of civilization and in this
liour of complete victory the whole world
Is his debtor.
SAMUEL COMBERS, president of the
American Federation of Labor—l regard
the death of Colonel Roosevelt a very
great loss. He rendered service of Incal
culable benefit to the world. I knew him
for thirty-five y<ars in all his public ac
tivities. I worked with him and every
one. even those who differed with him.
conceded his sincerity of purpose, his high
motives and his anxiety to serve the peo
ple.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN-The
rare qualities which won for Colonel
Roosevelt a multitude of devoted folldw
ers naturally arrayed against him a host
of oponents. but his death puts an end to
controversy and he will be mourned by
foe as well as by friend. He was a great
American and made a profound impres
sion In the thought of his generation. His
picturesque career will form a fascinating
chapter In our nation’s history.
CHIEF JUSTICE WHITE—Mr. Roose
velt’s death brings to me a sense of deep
sorrow, of personal loss. While he was
president his kindly consideration never
failed and many opportunities were af
forded me for observing the highness of
his Innate Ideals and his courage, all of
which combined to make him the distin
guished, not to say phenomeral, man he
waa.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE WILLIAM R.
DAY—Every one appreciates that we have
lost one of the greatest Americans, one
of the first citizens of the world, at a
time when we can 111 afford to lose him.
MAJ. GEN. LEONARD WOOD-The
death of my friend, Theodore Roosevelt,
brings to me great personal loss and sor
row, but keen and deep as these are. they
are but the sorrow and loss of an Indi
vidual. The national loss Is irreparable,
for his death comes at a time when his
services to this nation can 111 be spared.
Never was America more in need of his
frankness and courage, his honest criti
cism. and farse-lng wisdom than at pres
ent. Unselfish loyalty, honest and fear
less criticism always characterized the
life and work of Theodore Roosevelt and
he lived and worked always for his coun
try’s best Interest. While we shall not
have the living voice and presence, we
shall always have the example of his
life.
PRESIDENT POINCARE of France—
Friend of liberty, friend of France, Roose
velt has given, without counting sons and
daughters, his energy that liberty may
live. We are grateful to him. We wish
to express to Mrs. Roosevelt our most
sincere condolence.
J. J. JUSSERAND, French ambassador
to the United States-The unexpected
death of one wr.o has upheld all hfti life
the principles of virile manhood, straight
forward honesty and fearlessness will be
mourned all over the world, nowhere more
sincerely than in France, whose cause he
upheld in her worst crisis in a way that
shall never he forgotten.
HENRY WHITE, one of the American
peace commissioners—l have heard of Mr
Roosevelt’s death with deep sorrow be
cause of the loss to the nation of a great
public servant and to myself of a lifelong
friend.
HERBERT C. HOOVER America is
poorer for the loss of a great citizen, the
world for the loa of a great man. His
virility and Americanism has been one of
our national treasures.
COL. E. M. HOUSE-The entire world
will share the grief which will be felt
In the United States over the death of
Theodore Roosevelt. He was the cne
virile and courageous leader of his gen
eration and will live in history as on-s of
our greatest presidents.
GOVERNOR LOWDEN of Illinois—
The nation has suffered a loss It can
not well afford nt this time. Theodore
Roosevelt has been a dominant force in
American life for thirty years Dur
ing all his life he has sought and
striven for a better, juster society. His
robust and fearless Americanism was
like a bugle call to his countrymen,
whenever danger threatened from
v ithtn or without. Whether in office
or private Ufe. he was a leader of
thought and an Inspirer of action.
The Tuniste Francnlse of Tunisia
states that the forestry service there
has now terminated the cork harvest
of the Khroundrle forest.
German Ambassador von Bernstorff
received his passports February 5.
1917, and left the United Stales Feb
ruary 14. The United States declared
a state of war April 6.
The live stock show recently held
by the Argentine Rural society was n
pronounced success. A price of $42.-
500. American currency, wn* paid for
the champion Shorthorn bull.
YIGTOR BERGER AND
FOUR FOUND GUILTY
U. S. Jury Hits Socialists as Aids
of Enemy.
ALL FACE PRISON SENTENCE
Finding Bars Milwaukee Politician.
Publisher From Cot.jress—Defend
ants Released Under SIO,OOO
Bonds Each Pending Mo
tion for New Trial.
Chicago, Jan. 9. —Victor L. Berger,
Milwaukee politician-publisher, and
the only Socialist elected last fail to
the Sixty-sixth congress, and four oth
er national leaders of the Socialist
party, were found guilty of sedition
and disloyalty under the espionage
act by a jury in Judge Landis’ court.
Berger’s conviction bars him from
congress.
Those convicted with Berger for ob
structing the nation’s war program
against Germany and now facing sen
tences from one to twenty years in a
federal prison, fines from SI,OOO to
SIO,OOO. or both, ure:
Adolph Germer, national secretary
of . the Socialist part.
William F. Kruse, national secre
tary of the Young People's Socialist
party—the “Yipsels.”
J. Louis Engtiahl, editor of the
American Socialist and a party leader.
Irwin St. John Tucker, Protestant
Episcopalian rector, former newspa
per man, and “red” propagandist.
Sentence Is Withheld.
The five defendants were released
under SIO,OOO bonds each pending
hearing of a motion for anew trial
on January 23. Sentence was with
held by Judge Landis until that time.
The verdict—a sweeping victory for
the government in its fight against the
“red flag” and the seditious propa
gandists—came as a terrific blow to
the defendants. They had confidently
believed that the five weeks of radical
“preaching” given before the Jury had
“converted” at least one. None, save
Berger, had counted upon an acquit
tal. but nil had believed a "hung
jury” would result.
While out from 11 a. m. until 4:43
p. m„ the jury took but three ballots.
The first stood 10 to 2 for conviction,
the second 11 to 1, and the third was
a unanimous “guilty."
The courtroom was jammed with
Socialists, I. VV. W., bolshevik! and
every division coming under the “red
flag,” when the jury made Its finding
With all business suspended in the
federal building in honor of Theodore
Roosevelt during the afternoon, they
had packed the corridors.
As soon as Bailiff Joseph Buckner,
in charge of the jury, appeared and
announced a verdict a squad of plain
clothes men nnd deputy marshals took
possession. They scattered through
out the courtroom prepared to meet
any demonstration. But none oc
curred. Even the most radical of the
radicals in that place of Justice seemed
stunned.
Berger appeared almost lifeless as
he sat, his huge hulk crunched up in a
chair behind his array of counsel. He
seemed more deeply moved than the
others, tears streaming down on his
cheeks. He did not look up even when
Joseph O’Sullivan, the court clerk,
polled the jury, each member of that
body arising in answer t*> his name
nnd voicing the judgment “guilty.”
Judge Landis made no comment on
the verdict, confltoing himself to mere
ly thanking the 12 men for their long
services in the jury box.
Berger Makes Brief Statement.
After the jurors had filed hack to
their room Berger was surrounded by
his wife, two daughters and a score of
women. The other defendants nervous
ly wandered about the room while
their counsel were making usual
formal motions and nrranging for their
release on previous bonds. The now
deposed congressman-elect, the only
Socialist to survive in last fall’s, elec
tions nnd who now also goes into ob
livion, finally aroused himself.
Somewhnt shakily, his emotion great
ly accentuating Jiis broad German ac
cent, he said:
"1 am completely surprised. I am
no more guilty of dhis crime than the
judge on the bench. I have lived in ac
cordance with these principles for
37 years, and now I noit suffer for
them.”
United States Attorney Charles F.
Clyne. who with his first assistant. Jo
seph B. Fleming, directed the prosecu
tion, declared:
“This verdict is but America’s voice
speaking. It is a verdict of this coun
try’s people. It is n death-blow to
bolshevism, which these five advo
cated. and to the Ted flag.’ This jury
has said that there can be but one
flag in this country, the red, white and
blue, and that those who are not with
thi country are against it.
f ever a case of sedition was pre
sented in a courtroom, this was it.
These men left nothing undone to ob
struct our government in winning the
war nnd to aid Germany. There is
no surprise in the verdict. It couldn’t
have been any thing else.”
Indict Poet for Treason.
New York. J"-. 9.—Herman Schef
fauer, poet and author, a native of
San Francisco, born of German par
ents. was indicted by the federal grand
Jury for treason.
ROOSEVELT IN GRAVE
FINAL TRIBUTE PAID TO EX-Pr es>
IDENT OF UNITED STATES
. T
Service. Held at Village Church Are
Simple— Battle Flags Cover
His Coffin.
Oyster Bay, N. Y„ Jan. 9.~The bo.lv
of Theodore Roosevelt was ‘
rest Wednesday. It was commi' wt r
earth at 1:4.3 p. m. in a family m , le .
te.-j- plot overlooking Long i slan( .
sound.
The church service, beginnii .- -, t
12:55 o’clock, was concluded in is
minutes. The Episcopal ritual was
followed and the only mention of the
ex-president’s name was when the n r .
tor spoke the word “Theodore” in the
final prayer.
The coffin was home to the altar rail
by porters. Draped in an American
flag, ifc was covered with two Battle
flags of the Rough Rider regiment,
upon which rested a large wreath of
acacias tied with the yellow rih.ion of
the cavalry. These flowers, the onlv
tribute near the casket, were from the
colonel’s comrades of the famous unit
of Spanish-Amerlcan war days.
Among the flowers banked against
the altar rail were wreaths from
President Wilson, Vice President Mar
shall, the senate and house. Seeretary
uaniels and the officers and men of
the battleship Indiana. Back of the
altar were hung two American flags,
while another floated from the en
trance to the church. A large wreath
of pink and white carnations was re
ceived from President Wilson.
The guests were received personal
ly by Capt. Archibald Roosevelt, as
sisted by William Loeb, Jr., who was
Mr. Roosevelt’s secretary during his
presidency. In service uniform. Cap
tain Roosevelt exchanged salutes as
they came down the aisle with Gener
al Marchj chief of staff of the United
States army, and Admiral Winslow,
representing the navy, whom he con
ducted to their seats.
FRANCE’S DEAD 1,327.800
Hurt During War Placed at Over 3,-
000,000, Says Official State
ment
Washington, Jan. 9.—Casualties in
the French army, excluding colonial
troops, up to November 1 were 4,7(52,
800, according to official figures made
public by the French high commission
to correct conflicting reports hitherto
published.
Men killed in aetion or dead of
wounds numbered 1,028,000, and to this
total must be added 299,000 listed as
missing and given up for lost, making
a total of 1,327,800.
The number of wounded was 3,000,-
000, with 435,000 listed as prisoners.
Three-fourths of the wounded have re
covered, either entirely or at least to
such an extent as to be fit to work
again.
ROOSVELT ACTIVE TILL DEATH
Found Time in Last Days to Digest a
250,000-Word Volume on
Pheasants.
New York, Jan. 9. —Although suf
fering almost constantly from his long
standing ailment —inflammatory rheu
matism —Colonel Roosevelt not only
kept up his public writings, but
found time du 'ng the last ten days
of his life to digest a 250.000-word vol
ume on pheasants, written by William
Beebe of the New York zoological
park, of which he Intended to write a
review. On the day before his death
he wrote to Mr. Beebe, pointing out
certain errors In the classification of
species, which he suggested should be
corrected In a subsequent edition. The
book was sent by Mr. Beebe to Col
onel Roosevelt the day before Christ
mas.
FULL CASUALTY LISTS NOW IN
Thousand More Clerks Put at Work
to Rush Publication—All Names
Known Soon.
Washington. Jan. 9.—Complete lists
of casualties among the American ex
peditionary forces have been sent to
Washington and 1,000 additional clerks
have bpen put to work in the adjutant
general’s office to get them out as
speedily ns possible. Secretary Baker
In making this announcement said an
other thousand clerks would be added
to the adjutant general’s force, and at
the rate lists were being handled it
would be only a short time before alt
of the names were published.
BEAT REDS, CAPTURE 31,000
Loyal Russian Army Under Omsk Gov
ernment Orders Crushes the
Bolsheviki.
Washington, Jan. 9 Loyal
troops operating under the authority
of the Omsk government have defeat
ed a large bolshevik army, capturing
31,000 prisoners and large quantities
of war material, according to a tele
gram from the Jtonsk authorities to the
Russian min seer at Stockholm. The
message as . rinted in the Swedish
press was received nt the state depart
rnent.
Cash Requirements at Maximum.
Washington, Jan. 9. —Cash require
ments of the government now are at
their maximum, ordinary disburse
ments hHvl u „ reached $12.1.900.000 last
Monday, the largest amount iu the na
tion's history.

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