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" . . . sV \ -V: Assemblage of States- Gathers in Frenei Jfi Foreign Office. W -'H, • n BY %r Additnci of President Wilson, Lloyd George, Clemenceau and Poincare Prove Leaders Are «n Close j$jr Harmony -- Formation of League • of Rations to Taken First. Up " f k If Paris, An. 18.--The world's greatest *i ", |teftee conference opened here this af- v ternoon. i, ' < The foremost statesmen of the world, < representing the 25 nations that had fcroken with Germany, were gathered About the green table when Premier Clemenceau called the first session of this historic conference to order pt 38»ree o'clock in the foreign office, fc v < The proceedings, which were con- •I flned to the election of Georges Cle|h- anceau, the French premier, as perma- Bent chairman of the conference; an ,-•? address of welcome by the president «f the French republic, Raymond ]Poin- W.--' care, and speeches by President Wil- V" •on. Premier Lloyd George, and Baron JSonnino, were characterized by ex­ pressions of lasting friendship and the ' apparent determination of. the repre- ;5v ientatives. of the various nations to f, . Come to an amicable understanding v. .-frith respect to the problems to be de- elded by the conference. , ' It was exactly 3:03 o'clock when M. ,v*:'Poincare began his address and the if', 'peace congress came into being. Presi- 11 dent Wilson stood immediately at his flight and listened attentively. M. Poin- "' tare spoke in an earnest, easy manner, without, declamatory effect. He said, i-y In part: i!v:: * President Polncare's Address. | "Gentlemen: France greets and >>;' thanks you for having chosen as the Jv» 1 seat of your labors the city which for snore than four years the enemy has . aaade his principal military objective H and which the valor of the allied i armies has victoriously defended ;; fgalnst unceasingly renewed oflfen- |"" ifves. \J "Permit me to see in your decision . the homage of all the nations that you | Represent toward a country which, ., more than any other, has endured the ' (Sufferings of war, of which entire prov- ^ ~ Inces have been transformed into a lY vast battlefield and have been sys- j;"' l»tnatically laid waste by the invader, 'i and which has paid the human tribute r'* to death. ^- f ' Guilt of Enemy Proved. rtf; "France has borne these enormous sacrifices although she had not the •• Slightest responsibility for the frlght- p-: >$ul catastrophe which has overwhelm* •*d the universe. And at the moment i When the cycle of horror is ending, all the powers whose delegates are assem- V Wed here may acquit themselves of -toy share in the crime which has re­ sulted in so unprecedented a disaster. , ' "What gives you the authority to . JBstablisl1 a Peace of justice is the fact that none of the peoples of whom you ire the delegates has had any part in fhe injustice. Humanity can place confidence in yon because you are not u/,'- among those who have outraged the rights of humanity. J b* "There is no need of further inform \k Ration or of special inquiries into the A Origin of the drama which has just ^ thaken the world. The truth, bathed r-Mi blood, has already escaped from the ; „ Imperial archives. The premeditated <t- Character of the trap is today clearly •' <*;, .proved. - ';,y <- "Your nations entered the war suc- £, , *essively, but catne one and all to the > - ^elp of threatened right. And what ahall I say of the solemn resolutions y taken by the United States in the , spring of 1917, under the auspices of Its illustrious president, Mr. Wilson, £ ' whom I am happy to greet here in the name of grateful France and, if you > will allow me to say so, gentlemen, in *'« name of all the nations represent­ ed in this room? "It was not only to protect Itself from the audacious aims of German megalomania that the United States •quipped fleets and created immense armies, but also, and above all, to de­ fend an ideal of liberty ov&r which it jlaw the huge shadow of the Imperial aagle encroaching further every day. America, the daughter of Europe, |, Crossed the ocean to rescue her rdother . from the humiliation of thraldom and i... to save civilization. /Must Reap Full Fruits. ip "fc the interest of justice and peace .a It now rests with you to reap from tiits victory its full fruits. ' "The solidarity which has united us ^MEMB&RSHIP OF GERMANY^' IN LEAGUE OF NATIONS. I •x v .i^jHuns Must Have Undergone Moral as w*» «• Political Revolution to Have Prwved Their Right, J' ' t . „ ' , Paris, Jan. 18.--The admission of ' • ?Gerrnany to the le»8«e of nations Is f :E*. :tlthe subject of considerable discussion ^ in peace conference circles. vtji. ! ^ ^e opinion of Leon Bourgeois, &V the French authority on the league of |,i - / - i'at ions, the league, for the present, 4* niust be composed exclusively of the ^ r* ( & DtFFERENCES OF OPINION : ARE REGARDED /kS MINOR. Britain's Chief Hope Is That Good Working Agreement With the United States Will Result. im­ parls, Jan. 18.--Careful investiga­ tion has made it possible to give more concretely than previously an outlind of the war claims of Great Britain and her general desires regarding the making of the pea<*e. The British aims are regarded as co- ti]g>ss) M. tfee during the war and has enabled lis 460 win military success ought to remain unimpaired during the negotiations for and after the signing of the treaty. "l'ou will, therefore, seek nothing but justice, justice that has no favor­ ites, justice in territorial problems, jus­ tice In financial problems, justice in economic problems. But justice is not Lnert, it does not submit to injustice, ! What it demands first, when It has been violated, is restitution and rep­ aration for the peoples and individuals who have been despoiled or maltreat­ ed. In formulating this lawful claim it obeys neither hatred nor an instinctive or thoughtless desire for reprisals. It pursues a twofold object--to give to each Ills due and not to encourage crkno through leaving it unpunished, "What justice alssBr demands, in­ spired by the same feeling* Is the pun1 tahraent of tlfe guilty. Justice Demands Reparation. •'What justice banishes Is the dream Of*conquest and imperialism, contempt for national will, the arbitrary ex­ change of provinces between states as though peoples were but articles of furniture or pawns in a game. The time is no more when diplomatists Could meft to redraw with authority the map of the empires on the corner of a table. "If you are , to remake the map -of the world It Is in the name of the peo­ ples, and one condition is that you shall faithfully interpret their thoughts and respect the right of na­ tions, small and great, to dispose of themselves and to reconcile with this the equally sacred right Of ethical and religious minorities--a formidable task which science aud history, your two advisers, will contribute to assist and facilitate. "While Introducing into the world as ,jnuch harmony as possible, you will, in conformity with the fourteenth of fhe propositions „ unanimously adopted by the great allied powers, establish a general league of nations which v 'll be the supreme guarantee against any fresh assault upon the right of peo­ ples. You are assembled In order to re­ pair the evil that has'been done and to prevent a recurrence of It. You hold in your hands the future of the world. I leave you gentlemen to your grave deliberations and declare the conference of Paris open." As M. Poincare closed he turned to receive the congratulations of Presi­ dent Wilson and Premier Lloyd George and then withdrew, greeting^ each dele­ gation as he retired. Nominations Are Made. President Wilson rose as M. POltt- care made his exist. "It gives me1 great pleasure," he said, "to propose as permanent chairman of the confer^ ence M. Clemenceau." President Wilson spoke in Conversa­ tional voice, which, however, carried throughout the chamber as he .paid eloquent tribute to the French pre­ mier. Premier Lloyd George seconded the nomination, and Baron Sonnln6 added Italy's tribute, whereupon, the election of M. Clemenceau as presiding officer was made unanimous. S> "Will Part as Friends." ^ . Af M. Clemenceau ended his' add^eSs of acceptance he turned first to Presi­ dent Wilson and bowed his thanks, then to Mr. Lloyd George for the trib­ ute he had paid him. It was not alone a tribute to him, he said, but to France. "We hate come together as friends," he exclaimed, "we must leave this hall as friends!" "The league of nations will be placed at the head of the order of the day of the next full session," ,M. Clemenceau announced. He paused for further suggestions of business and, as none was made, he declared the session adjourned. It was 4:30 o'clock, and the opening session had lasted one houf and a half. No exact time was fixed for the re­ assembling of the full session of the conference, as that awaits, the eall of the supreme council of the five great powers, which probably will m&ot, Monday morning. ? 4 i President Wilson's Address. \ President Wilson, nominating Pre­ mier Clemenceau for permanent chair­ man of the allied peace conference, said: "Mr. Chairman--It gives me great pleasure to propose as permanent chairman of tHe conference, Mr. Clemenceau, the president of the coun­ cil. "I would do this as a matter of custom. I would do this as a tribute to the French republic. But I wish to do it as something more than that. I wish to do it as a tribute to the man. "France deserves the precedence not only beeause we are meeting at her capital and because she has undergone some of the most tragical suffering of the war, but also because her capital, her ancient and beautiful capital, has so often been the center of confer­ ences of this sort, on which the for­ tunes of large parts of th$ world turned. , Supreme Meeting of History. "It is a very delightful thought that the history of the world, which has associated nations and those neutral states which, since 1917, have adhered to the rules of the second Hague peace conference and who have during the war strictly obeyed the obligations of international rights. Later, M. Bour­ geois feels, Germany may prove hef title of membership. "It is the free people who have fought for justice and right who must lay the unshakable foundations of the the edifice of a league of nations," de­ clared M. Bourgeois. ^ "The mere upsetting of the German States. There are some minor differ­ ences of opinion. Ou the whole, how­ ever, the alms of the two nations are considered as identical. Great Britain believes first,'It is de­ clared, that a leageu of nations is de­ sirable and attainable and $hat none of the British war alms will be con­ sidered practicable unless they con­ form with the tenets of such a league as Is contemplated to realign and gov­ ern the affairs of the Mtii V CT8C. She also believes that things should be so adjusted that the war alius of every : '^V so often centered her*, will now ba crowned by the achievements of thl# conference--because there Is a sens® in which this is the supreme confer* enCe of the history of mankind. "More nations ire represented here than were ever represented Jn such a conference "before. The fortunes of all peoples are involved. A great war is ended, which seemed about to bring a universal cataclysm. The danger is passed. A victory has been won for mankind, and it is delightful that we should be able to record these great ra» suits in tills place. "But it is more delightful to honor France because we can honor her In the person of se distinguished a ser­ vant. We have all felt in our partici­ pation in the struggles of this war the fine steadfastness which character­ ised the leadership of the French in the hands of Mr. Clemenceau. We have learned to admire him and those of us who have been associated with him have acquired a genuine affec­ tion for him. ^ The Goal of Achievement. Moreover, those of us who have been in these recent days in constant consultation with him know how warmly his purpose Is set towards the goal of achievement to which all our faces are turned. He feels as we feel, as I have no doubt everybody in this room feels, that we are trusted to do a great thing, to do it in the highest spirit of friendship and accommoda­ tion, and to do it as promptly as pos­ sible in order that the hearts of men may have fear lifted from them and that they may return to those purposes of life which will bring them happi­ ness and contentment and prosperity. "Knowing his brotherhood of heart in these great matters, it affords me a personal pleasure to propose that Mr. Clemenceau shall be the permanent chairman of this conference." Address of Lloyd Georg*. 4 Seconding the nomination, Premier Lloyd George of Great Britain, said In part: I count it not merely a pleasure but a great privilege that I should be expected, on behalf of the British em­ pire' delegates, to support the motion o# President Wilson. I do so for this reason which he has so eloquently given expression to: as a tribute to the man. When I was a schoolboy Mr. Clemenceau was a compelling and conspicuous figure* In the politics of his native land and his fame had ex­ tended far beyond the bounds of France. Were it not for that undoubted fact, Mr. President, I should have treated as a legend the common report of your years. I have attended many conferences with Mr. Clemenceau, and in them all the most vigorous, the most enduring, and the most youthful figure there has been that of Mr. Clemenceau. He has had the youth-' fulness; he has had the hopefulness arid the fearlessness of youth. He to indeed the 'grand young man' of France, and I am proud to stand here to propose that he should take the chair in this great conference that to to settle the peace of the world." c ' Reply by. Clemenceau. Premier Clemenceau In reply to the honor conferred on him said, in part: You would not expect me to keep silence after what the two eminent statesmen, who have just spoken, have said. I cannot help expressing my greet, my profound gratitude to the illustrious president of the United States, and to the prime minister of Great, Britain, for the words I have just heard from their Upt^. "I wish also to say that this testi­ mony of friendship. If they will allow to me the word, on the part of Presi­ dent Wilson and Mr. Lloyd George in particular, has touched me deeply be­ cause I see in it a new strength fo* all three of us to accomplish, with the co-operation of the entire conference, the arduous work, which is intrusted to us. I gather from It a new confi­ dence in the success of our efforts. President Wilson has special au­ thority to say that this is the first time, In fact, that the world has ever seen assembled together a delegation of all the civilized nations of the earth. Must Insure World 8afety. "The greater the bioody catastrophe which has devastated and ruined one of fhe richest parts of France, the greater and more splendid must be the reparation--not only the material rep­ aration, the vulgar reparation, If I dare speak so, which is due of us, but the higher and nobler reparation of the new institution which we will try to establish, In order that nations may at length escape from the fatal em­ brace of ruinous wars, which destroy everything, heap up ruins, terrorize the populace, and prevent them from going freely about their work for fear of enemies which may riat up from one day to the next. "The program of this conference has been laid down by President Wilson. It Is no longer the peace of a more or less vast territory, no longer the peace of continents; It is the peace of nation^ that Is to be made. This program is sufficient in itself. There is no superfluous word. Let us try to act swiftly and well." . ' \ military government cannot by any means he, considered b£ the world sufficient proof that she has turned over a fresh leaf. The danger lies not only in the military government alone but In the very soul of the Ger­ man people as it has been molded since the days of Frederick the Great It Is the whole of Germany that i^« said to the world, Might before right.' "The destruction of militarism, therefore, is necessary, but this polit­ ical revolution must be accompanied by a moral revolution as weii. NOW 'ON Nebraska J-tas the Honor of Put :?v. ting Prohibition "Over r v5 the Top." THIRTY-SIXTH JO VOTE YES United States Thus Goes on Record as the First Great Power to Doom jw ltiim Forever--Great 3tocks In Bonded Warehouses. Washington, Jan. 17.--^Ratification of the federtll Constitutional. prohibi­ tion amendment made the United States the first great power to take legislative action pei'manently to stopi the liquor traffic. Nebraska's vote gave the necessary affirmative three-fourths majority of the states to make effective the amendment submitted by congress in December, 1917. if was followed hy similar action in the legislatures of Missouri, Wyoming, Wisconsin and Minnesota, making 40 states in all which have approved a dry America* These States Voted Dry, Mississippi. North Dakota. Montana. South D&kc Georgia. Maine. Michigan. Washington. Arkansas. ' North Carolina. Iowa. New Hampshire. Missouri. , Virginia.* South Carolina. Texas. . , '^.V • Massachusetts. Louisiana. Ohio. Idaho. Tennessee. Illinois. Alabama. Colorado. Utah. Kentucky. Maryland. N,, Delaware. Arizona. Florida. - - Oklahoma. West Virginia. California. Indiana. Kansas. Oregon. Nebraska. Wyoming. Wisconsin Minnesota $ country will conform with those of the others--in other words, that there should be a compact of give take. As to indemnities, Great Britain ese> pects to enter a pool with other na­ tions. In addition to the league of nations, one of the great things which Great Britain hopes will grow out of the peace conference Is a thoroughly good working agreement with the United States. Great Importance to attached lo this. Affirmative action by some of the ten state legislatures yet to act Is predicted by prohibition advocates. Dry Nation on July 1. Under the terms of-the amendment, the manufacture, sale, and Importa­ tion of Intoxicating liquors must cease one year after ratification, but prohibition will be a faet In every state much earlier because of the war measure'forbidding the maufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages after June 30 until the demobilization of the military forces is completed. Under the war-time measure, ex­ portation of liquor Is permitted, but the great stocks now held in bonded warehouses will have to be disposed of before the federal" amendment be­ comes effective. No Formal Notice Needled. Discussion as to whether the new amendment becomes a part of the Con­ stitution now that 36 states have rati­ fied it ,or whether It becomes a part of the basic law only when each state has certified its action to the secre­ tary of state lod to a search for pre­ cedent, which showed that the only two amendments ratified in the last half century providing for Income taxes and direct election of senators were considered effective Immediately the thirty-sixth state had taken af­ firmative action. ' . , Senator Sheppard, author of the prohibition amendment, held that na­ tional prohibition becomes a perma­ nent fact January 16, 1920. "Only Fourteen 8tates Certify. , Only 14 of the states have certified their action to the state department. The vote of the Mississippi legislature, the. first to act, has not been received at the state department. Proclamation of the ratification of a new amendment is njade, but this was said tQ be a formality and not a requisite part of changing the Consti­ tution. • . New problems of government are raised by prospective, stoppage of the manufacture and sale, of Intoxicating liquor, -as hundreds of millions of dol­ lars derived from Internal revenue will have to be obtained from other sources. Laws for enforcement of the amendment will also hav^ tt# be passed by congress. . . . Expect Little Idleness^ -- Only a minimum of unemployment to expected to result, as the cumula­ tive severity of successive restrictive measures adopted since the war began already has caused many distillers and brewers to seek other uses for their plants. Hundreds of millions of dol­ lars are invested [g distilleries and breweries. * " More than half the territory of the United States already Is dry through state action or local oplion elections. Until recently the movement of lim­ ited quantities of liquor for personal use was permitted In dry territory, but the Supreme court ruled several days ago that the Reed "bone dry" amend­ ment made such traffic Illegal. # Mississippi Was First. The resolution providing for the federal amendment was passed by the United States senate, 65 to 20, on Au­ gust 1, 1917, and by the house, 282 to 128, on December 17, 1017. Missis­ sippi was thtf flrst state to amendment, its legislature aj January 8, 3918. 1 The tlxt amendment follows: "Section X--After one year from the; ratification ©f ' this articles the raaguJ^cirur^ faff*-'or transportation of intoxicating lienors within, the Im­ portation thereof Into, or the exporta­ tion thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the juris­ diction thereof for beverage purposes Is hereby prohibited. "Section 2--The congress and the several states shall have a concurrent power to 'enforce this ;artlcle by ap­ propriate legislation. "Section 8--This article, shafl be in- operative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Con­ stitution by the legislatures of the several states, as provided In' the ^Constitution within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the states by congress."' Question as to Effective Date. Washington, Jan. 17.--A question as to the effective date of the prohibition amendment was raised when new* came that the thirty-sixth state had voted ratification, by a statement of, Senator Sheppard of Texas, author of the resolution, that the country would go dry one year from January 16. Other students of the question held that ratification would not be com­ pleted until one year from formal cer­ tification by the thirty-sixth state. Possibility of a difference of months in the calculations of the effective date was foreseen.' Only 14 stated have certified ratification. Mississippi, the first state to ratify, has not yet certified its action to the state depart­ ment, although the affirmative vote on the amendment was taken more than a year ago, January 8, 1918. Prohibition leaders regard the effec­ tive date as a matter of small moment, however, inasmuch as .country-wide .prohibition is ordered July I by the war measure passed by congress to conserve grains. That measure re­ mains in force until after demobilise 'of the military forces is completed, which mnny think will not b6 before the Constitutional amendment Is oper­ ative. • U. 8. First Permanently Dry. The United States Is the first great nation to enact a permanent prohibi­ tory measure. With the outbreak of the war Russia stopped the sale of -in­ toxicants by imperial order, France adopted a stringent regulatory policy and other countries did likewise, but none of them took legislative action to stop the sale of liquors forever. The war gave the prohibition move­ ment overwhelming impetus and its leaders found little difficulty in get­ ting thrctagh congress the resolution submitting the Constitutional amend-' nient as well as various temporary re­ strictions. By executive proclamation the manufacture of all malt beverages, including so-called, "near beers," was ^topped at the beginning of this year. Enormous revenues derived by the federal gAvernment from taxes* on manufacture and sale of alcoholic drinks will be cut off by prohibition. It is planned to raise $450,000,000 this year by beverage taxes. In peace times the amount was lesto, but still ran Into the hundreds of millions. What Act Means. A bulletin was Issued from National Anti-Saloon league headquarters, which declared that ratification of the prohibition amendment means: "The federal amendment becomes operative one year from January 16. "Congress is given notice that it is its duty to enact a federal prohibition law- "The wet states are notified to en­ act prohibition laws in harmony with the federal amendment. ^The dry states will retain and strengthen their laws. If needed. "Federal and state authorities will have concurrent power to enact and enforce laws in their respective juris­ dictions." The 25 prohibition and Anti-Saloon league organizations, the statement says, have agreed upon the bone-dry federal act to bepresented'to congress. Tentatively they iHH include the fol­ lowing: s,Vi::v Appointment of federal law enforce­ ment commissioner with adequate power to secure enforcement of the . ' j 4 • .iV 'j - 'v' • act. v ^ \ v - Conferring power on tliis commis­ sioner to prescribe rules and regula­ tions for the manufacture and distri­ bution of wine for sacramental pur­ poses and alcohol for nonprohlblted purposes.. ~ Fixing of adequate penalties for vio­ lations of the act., The sale, manufacture, transporta­ tion, Importation, exportation and poa- slon 6f Intoxicating liquors for bev­ erage purposes to be prohibited. ' All intoxicating liquors illegally pos­ sessed, manufactured or sold and all Implements used In their illegal maqo- facture to be considered contraband. Distillers Will Export Sitocfcs. New York; Jan. 17.--Distilling inter­ ests of the country, anticipating en­ forcement of nation-wide prohibition a year hence, have completed plans for the conversion of their manufacturing plants and for export of the whlsklea. 8&M LOTS Of CAMP GRANT. TROOPS BACK Veterans From Battlefields of France Afrlve in New York--Warshipa: ^ Bring 2,000. New lork, Jan. 17.--The British steamer Belgic arrived today from Brest with more than 3,000 soldiers from the American expeditionary forces, 107 of whom were sick. The largest contingent included 36 officers and 4.436 men of the Forty- ninth regular. Infantry, comprising the U. S. AIRSHIP ENDS FLIGHT America's Laroest Dirigible Completes '•h v'THp From Far Rockaway, N. IV H > to Key West, Fla. Key West, Fla„ Jan. 17.--America's largest dirigible, the C-l, terminated its successful flight from .Far Rocka­ way, N. Y., naval air station to Key West. The distance of approximately 1/200 miles was covered in 29 hours, an »verage of 48 iniies an hour. Thou­ sands of I ersoip witnessed the arrival, headquarters and medical detachments and the First and Second battalions, and commanded by Col. L. C. Palmer. These troops saw action in French -trenches. Agree on Revenue Rates. Washington, Jan. 17.--Tax rates pn beverages in the war revenue bill were agreed to by senate and house 'conferees, the latter accepting sub­ stantially all of the senate's rates, es­ timated to yield about $450,000,000 in revenue. which was made amid the roaring of guns and the ringing of bells. PEACE MEET HOLDS WrtSON Prosident Postpones His Visit to the •4.^- ' "invaded Regions «f v;' . > France. Paris, Jan. 17.--President Wilson has indefinitely postponed his visit to the Invaded regions of Franec in order to keep In touch with the peace con­ ference activities in Paris. Socialists, Sayr1 Vote in first Election Upset to U .̂ aB bott|e of <-Dand9rtne»* % moket hair tWok, glossy r 1 and wavy. Removes all dandruff, stops ing scalp STILL INCOMPLETE On the Face of the News From Ber- JUn it Appears Terrorism FUraQotte : rv. Down Under a Lahdsliie.dfiB)?;. -tig . the Moderates. i • ' ' ! Copenhagen, JarC 22.---On the face Of ail news from Berlia terrortsm in Germany went down to Ignominious defeat under a landslide of votes for the moderates In Sunday's election for the national constituent assembly. • Berlin, jf 11. 22.--Twenty-four of th© 831 election districts in Greater Ber­ lin give the following totals: ^ German Democratic party, 7,375; Majority Socialists, 8,195; Independent j Socialists, 3,005; German National party, 4,706; German People's party, 2,990; Christian (centrist) party, iif- 254. The strength shown by the Demo­ cratic party is surprising to the -politi­ cians in view of the fact that Berlin always has been overwhelmingly So­ cialist. / The day passed without any serious disturbances In Berlin, but rumors that the Spartacans intended to inter­ fere with the counting of the ballots resulted in all polling places being oc­ cupied-by soldiers when the voting ended. There was some shooting around the Vorwaerts and other news-' paper buildings ; late In the, evening, but it was not of a serious character. Paris, Jan. '22.--Returns of the elec­ tion for the German national assem­ bly for the Third electorate district of Baden show the Majority Socialists to have won five seats, the Centrist party five seats, the German National par­ ty one seat, and the German Demo­ cratic party three - seats. The votei cast were: Majority Socialists, 362,- 948; Centrists, 380,644; German Na­ tionalists, 78,786; German Democrats, 226,811. In the Karlsruhe district the Major­ ity Socialists cast 34,887 votes, the Centrists 14,570, and Nationalists 883, and the German Democrats 24,803. Among the well-known Germans felected in Baden were Konstantln Feh- renbach, former president of the relchstag, and Herren Dietrich, Haase and Wlrth, members of the reichstag. In Wurttemberg Mathias Erzberger, Friedrich von Payer, former vice chan­ cellor; Adolph Groeber andHerr Kehl were elected. The first returns are too Incomplete to permit of any opinion being ex­ pressed as to. the significance of the election, but the old National Liberal party virtually has disappeared in'Ba­ den and Wurttemberg, where the Cen­ trists, Majority Socialists and German Democrats alone have been (suc- cessful. The results (Ot Wurttemberg were: Majority Socialists, 470,3U8 votes and seven seats; German Democrats, 332,- 010 votes and four seats; Centrists,, 803,050 votes and four seats. - In Mecklenburg and Lubeck the So- \ clallsts secured three seats, the Demo­ crats and the Nationalists one. At Frankfort-on-the-Main the Inde­ pendent Socialists, so far as counted, polled 77,000 votes; Democrats, 38,000; Centrists, 19,000; People's party, 14,- 000; Majority Socialists, ?4,000; Na­ tionalists, 7,000. 1 At Danzig the People's party polled 11,700; Centrists, 13,300; Democrats, 23,500; Independent Socialists, 6,800. These returns are Incomplete^ • At Magdeburg the Nationalists polled 9,919; People's party, 7,205; Centrists, 2,514; Democrats, 4,224. The majority parties polled 103,483; minority parties, 10,637. At Elberfield the Nationalists and People's party secured 22.128; Cen> trists, 11,077; Democrats, 9jS50; the majority parties, 35,039; the minori­ ties, 7,284. . In Freiburg, Baden, the Majority So- qlalists got 1,697 votes; Centrists, 25,- 773; German Nationalists, 4,276; Ger­ man Democrats, 9,920. In- Mannheim: Centrists, 18,765; German Nationalists, 6,007; German Democrats, 26,562. \ In Lorrach, Baden: Centrists, 3,852; German Nationalists, 1,444; German Democrats, 8,572; Majority Socialists, 10£44. At WfUdshut the result was: Jin* jorlty Socialists, 3,534; Centrists, 9.- 972; German Nationalists, 147; Ger­ man Democrats, 2,292. At Sackingan: Majority Socialists, 2,800; Centrists. 5,918; German Nationalists, 49; Ger­ man Democrats, 1,001. At Constance: Socialists, 12,249; Centrists, 15,774; German Nationalists, 968; German Democrats, 8,721. ^ ^ ? I Order Division DemobllixM. Camp Dodge, Ia„ Jap, 22.--Imme­ diate demobilization of the 19th di­ vision, excepting permanent army or­ ganization units, has been ordered, it was learned. This means the rapid discharge of about 9,000 men. c • #•;! fj?>. Premier of Serbia feesigr^ Salonikl,' Jan. 22.--Nikola P. Pach- itch, the Serbian premier, has re­ signed. Prince Regent Alexander has asked Stoynn Protitch, the finance minister In the Pachitch cabinet, to form a new cabinet. yim-m V. «*> tit ?Vts ViM ' /sit; &, v; -•V'V' To be possessed of a head of beautiful hair; soft, lustrous, fiuf w a v y a n d f r e e f r o m d a n d r u f f i s m e r e l ^ f e ^ , 0 5 : a matter of using a little Danderlne. ^ V It is easy and inexpensive to havi < nice, soft hair and lots of it. Just get a ^ small bottle of Knowlton's Danderinf now--it costs but a few cents--all drug - * ' 4 stores recommend it--apply a little an **' directed and within ten minutes there 'Lz'"- will be an appearance of abundance, f' freshness, fiuffiness and an incompara­ ble gloss and lustre, and try as yoffe will you cannot find a trace of dandruff' or falling hair ; but your real surprisif- will be after about two weeks' us% when you will see new hair--fine an< downy at first--yes--but really ne\# hair--sprouting out all over your seal j --Danderlne ft, we believe, the onli sure hair grower, destroyer of dam. druff and cure for itchy scalp, and ii|) never fails to stop falling hair at onc&&|' If you want to prove; how pretty an# ^ soft your hair really is, moisten a cloth with a little Danderlne and careful!^ ; draw It through your hair--taking onfc , small strand at a time. Tour hair wil|V be soft, glossy anq beautiful in jusf " a few moments--a Idelightful surprisg^ awaits everyone who tries this. Adv* • The Underworld. 4J; . . Silas (in a whisper)--Did you git fk peep at the underworld at all whllf you wuz in New York, Ezry? ! * £ Ezra--Three times, b'gosh ! Sub twice an' ratscellar once.--Buffalo press. f6;r ' Important to Mothorn . jfi Examine carefully every bottto 40^ CASTORIA, that famous old remedy tor infants and children, and see that l| Bears the Signature of( In Use for Over 30. Years. Children Cry for Fletcher's Castori^ Much Mor$ Important. . He--^Didn't you promise at the to love, honor and obey me? She--Goodness knows what I prom§. lsed. I was listening to hear what yo|| promised.--Boston Transcript. if; I• KIDNEY TROUBLE OFTEN ' CAUSES SERIOUS BACKACH?' When your back aches, and der and kidneys seem to be K to your nearest drug store and get ttle of Dr. Kilmer'* Swamp-Root. II is a physician's prescription for ailmentfj| of the kidneys and bladder. "5 It has stood the test of years and hallp^ a reputation for quiekly and effectively* * giving results in thousands of cases. L%. This preparation so very effective, ha# ' , been placed on sale everywhere. Get C n bottle, medium or large size, at your neater; est druggist. ? However, if you wish first to test thif< J Sreparation send ten cents to Dr. Kilmet^M ; ; Co., Binghamton, N. Y., for a samplf^" |; bottle. When writing be euxg aa4 ""Mir, tion'thii paper.--Adv. •'* :• Flowery Language. Snicker--1 suppose these socletjp»,f buds develop Into wall flowers. , Snack--Not on your motion picture j v J If they have any luck they becoma * v, blooming brides. '•*^ Take care of your health and wealth^ will take care of you. Garfield Tea promotes health.--Adv. • V'*;.;* - * •• « v Large Death Roll. . It was stated" recently bj GovernoRjr X Sherman Allen In New PoaitlMt. Washington, Jan. 22.--Sherman Al­ len lias resigned as secretary-treasurer of the war • •finance corporation to ac­ cept a position, with a New Yorkfbank, and will be succeeded immediately by R. Reyburn Burklln. tf. 8. Troops at Halifax. ^ Halifax, N. S., Jan. 22.--The Flvnch liner Rochambeau, which reported by wfreless that she would put Into jthls port to replenish her coal supply, ar­ rived here with 883 American troops km #****&**, ̂ IB there had been 50,000 deaths from in< fluenza during the recent epidemic inf. South Africa. Tills figure include^ ,„>v both whites and blacks. ' ->• •a ^ •: $100 Reward,$100 .-'A. '5' Catarrh Is « local disease greatly influ* ^ » •need by constitutional conditions. I#1 i 1 ! therefore requires constitutional treats*; '•#; merit. HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINJBl Is taken Internally and acts through thS -ji- Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the 8y»« ^ tetn. HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE»> destroys the foundation of the disease, , gives the patient strength by improving? ^ - J the general health and assists na'ure doing its work. $100.00 for any that HALL'S CAT, MEDICINE) falls to cure. Druggists 75c. Testimonials free. r. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo. Ohio, And It sometimes comes to pass that,;? after a man has made money, tba. ; W money gets busy and unmakes th* 'i When Your Eves Need Care < Marine £ye Remedy \ *.. V,.. :r jA *.* tr«