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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS of: -which this publication is a lu'einbciv distributes reliable news only. Keep posted by reading THE REPUBLICAN-JOURNAL QUANTITY AND QUAUTY. circulation urings £ig retttrffii. TJiig, class of circjUaHSii ii sup- « piled mereliaiits \i|io &|^erJjj|§ ift' | Tftt EIGHT Ogdensbuig Daily Journal list. 1855. St. Lawrence Republican Est. 1830. THIS NEWSPAPER IS A MfeMBER OF\ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS OGDENSBURG, N.. Y.,. THURSDAY MARCH 7, 1918. PRICE 3 Weather: Fair Thursday; Friday fair$r probably slightly 'warmer. REP. LEADERS IRYZONEIS IDEREDFOR NAVAL CAMPS After Stormy Day of Joint Conference at Albany O^rer Propos- ed Appointments to Farms and Markets Council Legisla- tors Invoke Assistance to Determine Their Legal Rights—Attorney General Issues Another Opinion Which Throws Conference Ma- chinery Out of Gear. EVACUATION OF PETROGRAD ALREADY HASMGIJN; GOVERNMENT LEADEMMAY RETREATiEAST TO URAL 1 Five-Mile Radius Must Be Es- tablished Around Train- ing Stations.' OTHER ORDERS PKOBABLE ROBINSON NOMINATION IS AGREEABLE TO THE FARMERS (By The. Associated Press) ALBANY, Mar. 6.—The breach be- tween Governor Whitman and the Re- publican leaders of the Legislature, over the personnel of \the State Farms •and Markets Council, was widened to such an extent today that the Legis- lators invoked the assistance of three former judges of the Ccfcurt of Appeals to determine their legal rights. A day given over to wrangling in joint conference regarding the propo- sal that Douglas Robinson, a i-eal es- tate operator of New York, who con- ducts an extensive ifarm at Mohawk, Herkimer county, he named as Farms and Markets Councillor-at-'iarge, in succession to John Mitchell, closed with the transmission hy the Gover- nor to the Senate for confirmation of a now list of ten nominations for the Farms and Markets Council, for terms varying from one to ten years. Tonight there was dispute as to whether the Executive had the right to namfff.gll ten 'councillors, or wheth- er the power rested with the Legis- lature to elect at least one member. Majority Leader Elon It. Brown, of the Senate, speaking for the Repub- lican readers, exjilained that the ma- jority proceeded today to nominate a councillor on the assumption that, ten vacancies existed by reason of the fact that when Governor Whitman on October 30 last filed with the Secre- tary of State recess appointments for the positions of councillor, created under the Wicks Farms and Markets Law, he failed to specify the terms for which any nominee should serve. The Attorney General, on Jannary 21, in response to inquiries by Senat- or Brown, wrote an opinion that the Legislature had •no right to determine the length of the term of any of the ernor's faikure bo- specify them. ten appointees, in view of the Gov- On the strength of this opinion, Sen- ator Brown explained, the Republic- ans of both Senate and Assembly held a joint- conference today, in an en-, deavor to.i'each an agreement on- a candidate fior co*incillou-at-largo for j the term i&E ten years. I _.'At the conference Speaker Sweet, j of the Assemibly, submitted the name of Mr. Robinson, father of Senator Theodore Douglas Robinson, and bro- ther-in-law of Theodore Roosevelt. Immediately many fof the- members from the agricultural districts object- ed to immediate action on the nomin- ation, on the ground that they ought to be given an opportunity to confer with representatives of the various agricultural societies and their con- stituents to learn if Mr. Robinson was acceptable to the farmers. £The conference then took a recess for three or :Daur hour's, and in the meantime connections were establish- ed witli representative agriculturists. Senator Brown said: that the replies were most satisfactory, and that no objection to the Robins'on nomination was apparent. By the time the conference was ready to resume, the leaders were su-p- As snon as the conference broke up after five p. m., the Senate resumed its session, which had been interiuvpt- ed since shortly after eleven a. in., and- almost as soon as the gavel had fallen the new list oi appointments, by judiciary districts, was received from the Governor,'as follows:'•« At Large: John Mitchel .Mount Ver- non, for term of five years;- \ 1st District: Miss MaryB. Van, Ars- dale, New York, three years; I 2nd District: James H. Killough, Brooklyn, seven years; 3rd District: Lewis L. Morrell, Kin- derhook, term to expire April 1; 4th District: Datus C- Clarke, Peru, one year; 5th District: Frank W. Howe, Syra- cuse, 5 years; 6th District: John G. PemMeton, Oswego, six years; 7th District: William K. Dana, Avon, two years; 8tb. District: William F.- Pratt, Ba- tavia, eight years; 9th District: J. Y. Gerow, Washing- tonville, four years. Messrs. Mitchell, Killough, Howe and Gerow are reappoin'ments. Miss Van Arsdale is associate pprotessor of household arts,' teachers' college, Columbia University; Messrs. Clarke, Pembleton and Dana are dairymen; Mr. Pratt is a trustee of Cornell Uni- versity, and president of the Farms Bureau of Genesee County; and Mr. Morrell is a fanner and fruit grower. •Senator Brown declared tonight that the transmission of\ these nomi- nations to the Senate would not change the status of affairs previous- ly existing, and that the* Legislature would await legal advice regarding its rip-hts -before any further action. (Because of the conflict which has arisen, it was necessary lor the Legis- lature, before adjourning, to recon- sider its action of yesterday in setting (By The Associated Pi ess) WASHINGTON, March G.—Five-mile dry zones'around the .Sight permanent naval training stations and camps, ir- respective of whether there is an in- corporated city or town within their limits, was ordered today by Secretary Daniels. Other orders may be issued later, but for the present no change is made in the regulations governing conditions around other camps. Under the authority of the Selective Service Law, the ruling forbids the sale or giving away of liquor Avithin five miles of the Great Lakes Train- ing Station, near Chicago; the train- ing '.station at Norfolk, Virginia, and Hampton Roads, the training camp at Mar& r ^ lan(i ' California, and the Ma- rine stations at Quantico, Virginia, and Port Royal, South Carolina., As in the case of the army camp zones, an exception is made of the serving of liquor in private homes to members of the family or guests. In a statement explaining his rea- sons for the action, Mr. Daniels re- ferred particularly to objectionable con ditioin at Vallejo, near Mare Island, which a. letter from- the commandant referred to as a short business street with twenty-live saloons, said to be controlled by a. German brewer. DlWARMYpSiONSWILLBE CREATED THIS YEAR; MEN CALLED UP Anriouncemeiit Expected Soon From Provost Marshal General Crowder Regarding Second Draft \Will Probably Affect Less \than Million Men aiid Will Finally Determine Method Under Which They Are to Be Called. RESOLUTION CONDEMNING LAFOLlETTE CCy The -Associated Press) •MADISON, Wis-., March t5.—The resolution 'Condemning Senator L'a- Follette was passed by a vote of 53 to 32 in the State Assembly this af- ternoon. (By The Associated Pressi WASHINGTON, Mar. 6.—While a large number of men will be called out .during the present year to fill up the army and complete its reorganiza- tion, it was learned tonight that Wai- Department plans do not-call for the creation of any additional divisions in 1918. The announcement concerning the second draft, expected soon from Pro- vost Marshal General Crovvder, may outline the manner in which less than one million men—probably not much in excess of 800,000—are to be sum- moned gradually during the year to complete the existing organizations. Delay in the announcement as to the second draft is -understood to be due to -uncertainty as to which meth- pd of allotting quotas to the- states is to be followed. The Senate already has passed, ami the House Military Committee has favorably reported, an amendment to the law to base the quotas on the number of men in Class One, instead of upon the total regis- tration of the states. This change is regarded as certain to lie made, hut to avoid further delay schedules of al- lotment under b'oth systems have heeu prepared at the Provost Marshal Gen- eral's office, ready to go out as soon as final action is taken. As to the date of the second draft, members of Congress from agricultur- al sections have been practically as- sured that* no withdrawal icf men fi'om civil life was contemplated which would embarrass harvesting. It has been indicated, however 1 , that a rela- tively -small number of men must he called to the colors prior to June 1, and* that the process may start in April, when equipment, clothing and quarters will be available. FURTHER CASUALTIES CABLED BY PERSHING tomorrow as councillor. the day for electing a Are Much Interested in the \Gink\ Who Was Responsible for the Magnificent Pile, Otherwise Louis XIV—Lady Guide Is Dubbed \Regular Guy.\ plied with an opinion, written hy the Attorney General today, in which he maintained the fact that as Governor \Whitman on January 23rd had sent the Farms and Markets nominations to the Senate, designating tlie term for which each member was to serve, this had changed the situation that (Special to Republican-Journal). | WASHINGTON, 'March G.—How I Americans soldiers v-ill be helped to enjoy their leave fi om the ijrinjg lino when they vjsily.d Paris occasionally is suggested in an engaging comnruni- cation i\vom Ca^alyn Corey, tlo the National Geographic- Society. Mrs. Corey, who has -been in Paris for near- ly two years, helping soldiers on fur- lough to entertain themselves, gives a picturesque account of one of her \personally conducted tours tl Ver- sailles\ in command of a group of 32 American, Canadian, 'Australian, and New Zealand soldiers. A. part oE her communication is issued li>y the Society as the folowing war geo- graphy bulletin: \\Yesterday afternoon 1 took thirty- existed when he issued his \opinion of two Soldiers to Versailles. I make January -21, and that the legislators' -this trip three times a. week. On .the other days I am. guide in Paris Hoi- our men from; the front. It is such, 'fun that I object s! tenuously to my refer- ence -to this as- my 'war work.' 1 \French soldiers get ihomc loaves every four months. But I've had boys with me WLio were out of line Kor the first time in a year. They -were the lucky 'ones; for many that I \meet tell power was limited; to the election of a -councillor.-to succeed Charles &. Wieting whose term was designated by Governor Whitman to expire April 1 next. This opinion at once threw the con- ference -machinery out of gear. 'Many of. the leaders, including Senator Brown, .contended that under the pub- lic officers law the appointments ex- pired twenty-days after the Legisla- ture convened, and that, although the Governor submitted nominations to iite. Senate on January 23, the nomin- ees did- not hold office because their appointments had been been •confirm- ed bv the Senate, me they are free for ten days after sixteen, seventeen, and even nineteen months In their -first excursion hap- pens to take place on the day of ar- rival, they are niore frightened of nie than ic-f all the shells aiid 'sharp' they've ever faced. • \Not tlie least of ray task is to put i U. S TROOPS NOW HOLD EIGHT MILES OF FRENCH LINE Appointment of First Army Corps Commander Causes Speculation. (By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON, March 6.—Ameri- can troops are now holding something more than eight miles of trenches on the baftlefront in France, it was learn ed today, althougn in an air line their frontage is only about 4 1-2 miles. I This frontage is liable to extension | at any time to-the regular trench al- jlotment for any army corps. The irregularity of the trench line is responsible for its eight miles of length. The lines are laid out so that flanking fire may he obtained along j any part of the front. Strong points j containing machine guns jut out at JA'arious points for this purpose, j The trenches also follow closely any j protective slope of the country, and wander iup and down hill. The American sector is understood to be a divisional frontage, which means that at least three divisions of American troops are there to give the necessary support to the front line. This fact has raised speculation here as? to who will be selected by G-eneral j Pershing to command the first corps them at their ease. 1 succeed best ' of his army. Major-General Hunter ! when I talk their 'lingo. 1 I've learned j Liggett is known to have acted in a lot of it from their predecessors and am learning more every day. If a chap says to me: 'Gee, it's gtcod to (By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON, March G.-General Pershiu'g today reported five men kill- ed in .action, two severely wounded and •fourteen slightly wounded. IICAN DOUGHBOYS ON LEAVE GO IROUGH FAMOUS VERSAILLES PALACE AND MAKE MUCH HUMOROUS COMMENT \DRY\ DELEGATES THREATEN TO BOLT FROMTHE PARTY Test Vote Taken at Conven- tion Goes Against Propos- ed Merger. (By The Associated Press) CHICAGO, March -6.—In a test vote taken at the National Prohibition Party's convention here late today, the resolution calling for a merger with the new National Party was defeated. Dr. W. J. Calderwood, of Minnesota, announced following the\ ballot that if ithe convention failed to adopt the merger resolution those delegates who 1'afored it would bolt from the party. The vote was: For, 173; against, 141. A two-thirds vote is necessary. GOVERNMENT TO RETAIN CONTROL OF ROADS FOR. 21 MONTHS AFTER WAR (By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Mar. 6.—Conferees on the administration \bill for govern- ment (operation of railroads today definitely approved their tentative agreement limiting government con- trol to 21 months after, the war. They will meet again tonight under an Question of Japan's Intervention in Siberia Apparently Hjks Not Yet Been Determined^—Political Parties in Japan Far Front Unanimous on Subject-;—Americans Take Up New Sector of Western Front and at Once '•} Frustrate German Raid—Raiding Arefiv- '] ity all Along Line in France and Bel- gium Cbntinues--^Gerfrian Re« \ inforcements Are Causing Allied Superiority to Diminish. : ; (By The Associated Press.) • * .'• L-ato rcpc3-ts from'Russia indicate that the Bolsheviki government proba> bly will not kenp'its engagement witli the Germans to ratify next TifeSS'dy the peace compact agreed upon at Brest Litovsk. i • • The evacuation of Pclrograd by the Bolsheviki and populace already\ Jiag begun, a;ul Trotsky, the Foreign Minister, has announced that th'e readers ofi the revolution are prepared to fall back even to the Ural Mountains, -whicli 1 separate Great JUt?sia from Siberia, and proclaim a holy war in order to cii'< cumra>l the plans of the Germans to make tlie revolution unsuccessful. . ' It^eenv? evident that the Germans have not yet ceased itheir operations vgainsl the Russians, tor Krylenko, the Bolsheviki commander-jn-iehief, 3ia$ s^nt a protest to the German commander, asking- whether all steps ftad been taken by him tor a cessation of hostilities. A like 1 massage was dispatched to the Austro-Hungarian commander. The reason for the latter communication, however, is not apparent, for the forces is- ot the Dual Monarchy are Itnown—to he \bent on. eleaaanfe.little Jlussia. qf. p sheyilvi in order to carry out the compact to aid the Ukrainians in establishing! and administering their newly-formed republic. • ' •Whether Japanese troops are to invade Siberia and' put down the disorclei*\ there, ond also make secure, flic great stores of all kinds that are in the hai'-j bor of Vlaclivostock, apparently has not yet been determined. In Japan fh^ political parties are not unanimously in favor of Japan's intervention, tUe leader of the major party in the Diet, for instance, having declared fhat-Jie ad his followers were opposed to the iise of Japanese troops in the easterli o\ the Russian empire, unless conditions there grew worse and proved a menace to the status of the Far East. Roumania evidently is on the point of effecting a separate peace with the! Teutonic allies by meeting the hard demands which are to he exacted ia i'Otuv'.i for a cessation of the inroads into the little kingdom,, which is. ;now completely isolaied from'its allies. A preliminary peace treaty has heeli sign- ed, and the armistice extended, so that the discussion of a formal treaty maj? begin immediately. Among the chief demands of the enemy is the cession, of the rectification of the Hungarian-Ronmanian border, economic advantages -for Central Powers, and aid in the transportation of troops of the Quadruple ^ :uice through Moldavia and- Bessarabia to Odessa. t \ H. S. TROOPS NOW HOLDING ANOTHER P0S1WL . American troops now have taken up another position On the front in France, and with their usual business- like methods already have frustrated an attempt, by the Germans to raid agreement to then set*!.- the final dis- pute over the rate-ma.king- authority. theitr trenches. The new position is- somewhere in Lorraine. i Altogether more than eight niibes ot 1 * renc ^ es are 11Ow ' being held 'by .the Americans on the western front. From Fland'ers to tiie hear your slangwldge,' I know he'is my friend. And when another insists that I'm 'a regular guy,' then the ice is broken for all oC us. \In the center of the huge Versail- les courtyard i gather them all about mo and give a short, a very short, description o£ the palace. Every one listens carefully and the intelligent ones ask questions. 'When I call their attention to the xn-iginal' cobble- stones some one -remarks, 'I'd like to meet the gink that invented them. Bet he never had to wear ten pounds of ivnn in his boots.' When I say that ?thei)alace cost-four million pounds I hear. -Wrap it up.' And when I say sltewly .and distinctly Iliat there are rooms for ten thousand guests, I hear a sign and 'I'd like to Stay here for duration.' \We 'go into the ( Salle de Congres and I .tell the story -of how it was huilt and ab-so-lutely finished in three months. a.nd I hear a grunt of disbe- lief and a bass voice saying, 'It takes a Frenchy that long lo cook a steak.' When I announce that the guide is a veteran of the- French-Prussian War, as they can see by his military medal and -M§ empty sleeve, one generous one yells\ 'Every fellow hand him a franc' But I object vigorously and (Continued on Page 2) that capacity, but as yet the expedi- tionary commander has not made any recommendations. It is possible that the Fr'ench sys- tem will he followed in the American Army so ifar as the appointment of corps commanders goes. It is the cus- tom, in France to select any one of the divisional commanders and place him at the head of the corps. He re- tains his rank as divisional cornniahd- >er, and in the case of the American Ar.iny that would be a major-general. If the French practice is ad'spted-, therefore, the grade of lieutenant- general inay be employed only for field army commanders. UNITED STATES HAS SENT NO PROTEST TO * JAPAN ABOjUT SIBERIA (By The Associated Press) ' WASHINGTON, Mar. 6.—It was au- thoritatively stated today that the United States has sent no communi- cation to Japan on the subject ot ac- tion in Siberia and that i? any views cf this, government are expressed liiey prn!v-..bly will bs conveyed to- Great Br' f 85n, through -tttijeh tlio 1,'nited .Slates has received all its iii- .ronnatioR-on the situation. artillery duels of more or less vlol;eJice of AS ENEMY TO BE SHUNNED BY FLYERS Interesting Document of Recommendations Has Just Come Irito Hands of Correspondent of The Associated Press on the French Front —Advises Aintneii Not to Wash or Shave Before Flight. (By The Associated Press) FRENCH FRONT, March 6- ? the \air the aviator is told to wipe Iris 1 ^Alco-1 j ace all( j J first with a dry cloth hoi is regarded by the chiefs of the J and then to bathe 4hem several times German aviation service as an enemy I alternately, first in cold and then in I to he avoided by flying men, and its I consumption is strongly- discouiiten-1 ed | W ater The document,.is extremely detail- y ancocl in a.n advisory circular .issued | ed in its advice as :to clothing and the general in flying corps. This command of the document, which had -just come into the hands- 'of the correspondent of The Associated Press, asserts that -alcohol is a bad heat-producer whose 'effects are very fugitive and its consumption may flying at high.-attitudes, •Other recommendations considered essential to the efficiency of the fly- ing-man advise him net to wash fas hands- and face nor shave iust before flight. \ - '• On flighting after'a voyage through general .preparation for a flight. It tells-the airman to wear woolen or silk underele.th.ing, while his^ outer garments should be of wools thickly lined with fur or wadding. An aviation suit o£ leather overalls should cover everything. None of the clotaiing g produce fatal results to an aviator- should be tight-fitting and if possible a sweater .should he worn. As to legs and feet, which are parts Of the body ni!c;st apt to suffer from eold, the underclothing should be of wool or silk and the airnian should wear two- pairs of woolen stockings\ (Continued on Page '/) are taking place oil vai-ious- 's and here and there i-ai'cHiig. both sides are frequently in The British have caritedjQ ful forays against the (^'emails 6|8t' of I Bullecourt and ii,ear Lens, in' 'i | latter sector ,the Germans few days have been heavily. •& them. Although the silo has been But aittle 'actlHSily MMJEh% chief American sector horflHfSft -of i Toul. The men of l)otu g|ct\e£ liive 'kept to their trenches, iapad/tkeife ftasge been only spasmodic excliaiiges -of shells. ...\... German reinforcemenfcs/conghuie to be sent up behind flie lings \~ and Fxanee, aceoraiag to (i rice, Director of Military at the British Wai; Om£e, he says, although the eneiny fe^s fix- teen more divisions along this front, the immerically stronger aiiij fafep fls the upper hand in £i4<|s, jjiiii\ \ craft, but this superiority is ing. ...^ . : ;• The major; pjfe^ai'atTpns ot the : 6m •enry for a big otpejsjve ar-e, .iittw 3 or less complete,* ;ani|'the tlife ;M|te for the p^ft p will sighalize-tlie-ajpgrpacir-of aii ate t!ack, General Maurice said ! . German submarines, or .ffiihes'. were responsible last-^v-eek4or;l=liB-<SHUdn| ; - ef eighteen. .twelve toils or over: \teen large men Srifcisli ^.-Ty The '^eifc fp.u't-
