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ALL MERCHANDISE ADVER? TISED IlSt THE TRIBUNE IS GUARANTEED First to Last? the Truth Vol. LXXVIII No. 26,296 tCoprrlnht, 1918, New York Tribune Ine.l THURSDAY, News ? Editorials ? Advertisements tribune WEATHER Fair to-day and probable Friday, sol mach change in temp?rature; gen tie west to northwest w ind? Full Report ??s. rare 1. NOVEMBER 11, 1918 * * * Txrn rr\-T? 5 fa Greater ?w York mod f THKKE CK>T. vc~^,T5>w?blB fommafio- dista??? | I isfwher* Lloyd George for Justice, Not Revenge; Wilson to Aid if Germans Keep Order; Bolshevism Spreads to Neutral States War Cabinet Staggered by Peace Needs Nearly 10,000,000 Tons of Steel Said To Be Re? quired by France industries Want Control Continued Building Projects Amount? ing to $20,000,000 Are Released By Theodore M. Knappen WASHINGTON. Nov. 13.?The second siy following the announcement of an naistlce found official Washington tryiatT to determine some sort of a general policy for the transitional period and in some degree stupefied by ? ft? sue of the problems that confront the nation. The War Cabinet was in session for more wan three hours in an effort to deteraine the general lines of action, net ofljy to meet domestic conditions, bat ?fcjMl;.y,?th t'n'a problems of as si.UfflM to the Allies and of victual? ing the enemy nations, whose situation is represented as desperate. ?eferring to ex-Judge Gary's warn i"f of a possible panic, Secretary Dan? :,!? said that if the American people _i_raina enough to win the war they ?aid be relied upon to have enough U**fsvent peace hui'ting them. "The naval programme goes on with ?at pause," continued the Secretary, "sad will go on. Every vessel under ?S6tiuction, including those vcbscIs oat were started to meet the emer ?.??cy, will bo completed. Every tor Ndo boat destroyer, including the lord Eagles, and every boat and struc *.are*ve have ?started will be completed. To Rush Unfinished Work "Work will be rushed on the un?n- ! '?hed part of the 1016 regular pro- I Srsmme for the expansion of the navy ?ad we expect to carry out the addi? tional three year programme, calling ? ?a-? the expenditure of $050,000,000. ? With the money now appropriated and j authorized we could give employment j ?-itht and day for the next year to wtry man in the country capable of 1 forking on a warship. The great dry- j wtks for battle cruisers and battle ?ip? at Norfolk, Philadelphia and | 3?re Island will be completed." Before leaving to attend the confer- j ?te Chairman Baruch, of the War j tadaatries Board, had been in session j **? the Iron and Steel Institute's war ?nice committee. The outstanding I f*"t of these deliberations, Mr. Baruch ; *M? was that tho steel men were [ ?Miens to have the War Industries j B-ttd continue its control of prices | W production, ?he demands of peace on the t>tccl ? i.ustry gee m likely to be as pressing j ??those of war. France and Italy are j tilling on the United States for enor- I '?i? qnantiti'.".; of steel for rccon- j ?traction purpose--. They must have j ??id can gut it nowhere else. Want Regulation Continued *? Tardicu said a few days ago that pw? would need 6,000,000 tons. It '?iderstood that he has now raised ** estimate, and that it is nearer 10, jj^*- The steel men seemed to ** that to meet this demand, which . *?Hy & part of the war demand, ^** "-.?e war ?.j responsible for it, as J1' M to deal with the immense de "** toreasen for domestic purposes, _-"? will be required a further period *'?Pression of individual initiative *** we continuation of governmental JjBtoion toward the attainment of *** 1? merely a part of the general ^ ?tytetive. tto!W,bod7 &t thc conference wan ^"?h on the prlo. question. It i?R e^*'d Up to *in8*:rli'- but no ei* j. **? made to come to any conclu I c/ ?n this phase of tho subjects ??j.'-** l^e conf?rence was in the ty, ** "linking aloud," but not of ^jj***1"^ of thc- subject of cancel %|k 0? t:o",r"':''? Mr- Baruch said ?j nu ** k*4 n?j*, heard of any wholc H*wUle? in that line. Asked if ?^??uld not be a reduction of %t!_c- ltl* *te':l ?"'?"'?try, ho said ?j? <?id not look for any. ^>2??2^* w?t5 thc r*-Pre??nta *^C*Minucd on ?x/ye four * ^T-:-. Wheat Bread, ? GoneSinceM?y, Is Back To-day - Hoover Lifts Order for Use of Substitutes ; Urges Economy Bread and calje made of wheat flour j without substitutes will appear on the ? tables of homes and restaurants to? day for the first time since l,ast May, when the Food Administration's con? servation programme became opera? tive. The Federal Food Board announced yesterday that the regulation regard? ing the use of 20 per cent of substi? tutes with all baked products has been rescinded, effective immediately. Housewives may now purchase flour without substitutes, and bakers, ho? tels, restaurants and householders are no longer required to use substitutes in baking. "The rescinding of the substitute rule follows the announcement made by Administrator Hoover," said a state? ment issued by the Federal Food Board, "that owing to the end of the war making available large supplies of wheat in hitherto inaccessible markets the use of substitutes in wheat.__.our may now be abandoned. "The return of clear wheat bread in this country, however, docs not mean that we should relax th? ??trtWWf?i xi-e have practised since the war began In tho use of wheat flour. We must still be saving in the use of breadstuff a, buying no more than we actually need and wasting nothing." Loss of Audacious In 1914 Announced LONDON, Nov. 13.?Tho Admiralty | to-night makes its first official an ! nouncement of the los3 of the battje | ship Audacious, which sank after strik 1 ing a mine off thc North Irish coast on ! October 27. 1914. The loss of the battleship officially ! was kept secret at the urgent request j of the commander-in-chief of the i Grand Fleet. $40,000,000 | Left to Charity By Mrs. Sage Four-fifths of Estate Be? queathed to Institutions in Will Filed $7,000,000 Awarded To Her Only Brother Legacies to Cousins Re? voked Because Provided for in Her Lifetime ^* Mrs. Russell Sage left $40,000,000 to charitable, educational and religious institutions in her will, which was filed yesterday in the Surrogates' Court These public bequests, some In spe? cific outright amounts and other? as parts of the residuary estate, repre? sent about four-fifths of Mrs. Sage's estate, which is estimated in the neigh? borhood of $50,000,000. She received $63,503,800 from the estate of her Hus? band. There ?r'e in the will thirty-one spe? cific institutional bequasts aggregating $1,840,000, the largest of these being $200,000 to the Idaho Industrial Insti? tute. Mrs. Sage divided her .residuary es? tate into fifty-two equal parts, whicr she distributed among thirty-six insti? tutions. Each such share will amout.1 to about $700,000. The Russell Sag? Foundation, which trie testatrb founded eleven years ago with a fun. of $10,000,000, receives seven auci shares, thus being the largest of th< institutional beneficiaries, with ap proximately $4.900,000. The largest individual legacy is on? Continued ???? last jxtgc Total U. S. Casualties] Put at 100,000 Men\ WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.?Of? ficials here estimate that the total j casualties of the American Expe- ? ditionary Forces in the war will ? not exceed 100,000, including men ! killed in action, wounded, died of wounds, disease and accidents, and the missing. It may be several weeks before the record of casualties can be completed. Many casualties in re- j cent heavy fighting by the First < and Second American armies have ? not been reported. An unofficial tabulation of pub- | lished casualty lists, including those of November 12, shows a grand total of 71,390 men. Ex-Kaiser, in I Holland, Drops Former Titles Former War Lord, Now Count Hohenzrollern, 1 i Reaches His Haven LONDON, Nov. 13.?The correspond? ent of "The Daily Mail" say. ho hears j that the former Emperor is not re- ' garded as an officer, because he ha* , resigned his titles and offices. On the other hand, an Amsterdam dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Company says Holland will permit William Ilohenzollern to remain on Dutch soil on the same terms of in? ternment as other high officers of the Germany army. He has taken thc name of Count William Ilohenzollern and is expected to buy an est?t, and remain in Holland. The "Telegraaf," of Amsterdam, says Continued on next page NOW ALL SHE HAS TO DO IS TO WASH THE DISHES, FEED AND QUIET THE CHILDREN, STRAIGHTEN UP THE HOUSE AND PAY THE BILL Reds Active In Sweden And Holland ____________ Radical Doctrines Spread j to Switzerland, Norway j and Spain Street Fighting in Berlin Is Renewed' British Demand Disarma ment of Germany to Check i Growing Unrest While the Socialists are fastening j their grasp more firmly on Ger? many and German stria the movement of revolt . appearing in other countries. Sweden, Hol? land and Switzerland are having trouble with radical groups. Fresh conflicts occurred in Berlin j Monday in which the "Reds" ?*hot j down adherents of the old r?gime ; on Unter den Linden. The Spartacus, or Bolshevik, grojip ! has lost some ground in its fight, for power in the local soviet. The "Lokal-Anzeiger," seized by the ? Bolsheviki and renamed the "Red Flag," has been returned to its former owners by the Ebert gov? ernment. Germany's southern frontier has been closed. News of what was going on in the Kaiser's one-time realm was comparatively scarce yesterday. ?\ general strike has been called in Switzerland by the Socialists. Independent Socialists in Sweden have published a manifesto urging the establishment of local soviets and a national republic and de manding demobilization and short? er working hours. Dutch Revolutionary Socialists are advocating Russian methods to obtain demobilization and food. A new republican party has arisen aiming at abolition of the court, army, navy and diplomacy. Spanish and Norwegian newspapers express apprehension over the spread of the radical movement British newspapers favor disarm? ing all Germany to prevent inter? nal war. Street Fighting in Berlin Renewed as Two Factions Clash COPENHAGEN', Nov. 13 (By The As? sociated Press).?Fresh fighting brok?: out in Berlin on Monday, according to messages received here from the Ger? man capital. Loyal officers opened tire from thc royal ?tables and at? tacked the revolutionaries with ma? chine guns on the Unter den Linden. Several persons wer? killed. A Berlin dispatch says the Work? men's and Soldiers' Council, in addi? tion-'to abolishing the censorship, haa lifted the state of siege and ordered religious liberty and a political am? nesty. Begin ing with the new year there is to be an eifrht-hour working day in Berlin. Telegrams found in the palace of the fermer German Crown Prince, accord? ing: to a Berlin telegram to the "Na? tional Tidende/' show that it had been planned to send loyal troops from the front to Berlin in an attempt to crush I the revolution. The "Vorw?rts," of Berlin, repudi i ates the rumors current in Germany ' that the new people's government in i tends to annul the war loan. The ! newspaper says that subscriptions to i th.-1 ninth war loan have reached 10, | 000.000,000 mark.-.' Although tho Bolshevik group of tlie German Independent Socialist party is recognized as a separate organisa? tion, it is still a decided minority &iid the power rests in the hands of tho .Majority Socialist.; and non-Bol fh?vik Independents, says a Berlin dis? patch tu the "fterlir.gske Tidende." The dispatch adds that the soldiers' representatives at the meeting on Sun? day of the So!di??r?.' and Workmen's Continued on page three M_ 'Settle World/ Says Premier; Food Plea to Go to Allies President to- Intercede if Equitable Distribution Is Assured Use of Foe's Idle Ships Is Suggested Reply to Ebert's Appeal Is Dispatched by Secre? tary Lansing Washington, Nov. i3.-Ger-? many's appeal for food has been an? swered by President Wilson with the promise that he will take up with the Allies the question of sending supplies if order be maintained and an equitable distribution guaran? teed. Secretary Lansing handed to Min? ister Sulzer of Switzerland to-day a reply to a note delivered yester? day, transmitting a message from Chancellor Ebert on the subject. Secretary Lansing's note follows: "I have the honor to acknowledge tho receipt of your note of to-day, transmitting to the President the text of a cable inquiring whether this government is ready to send foodstuffs into Germany without de? lay if public order is maintained in Germany and an equitable distribu? tion of food is guaranteed. "1 should be grateful if you would transmit the following reply to the German government: "At a joint session of the two houses of Congress on November 11 the President of the United States announced that the representatives of the associated governments in the Supreme Council at Versailles have by unanimous resolution assured the peoples of the Central Empires that everything that is possible in the circumstances will be done to supply them with food and relieve the distressing want that is in so many places threatening their very lives; and that steps are to be taken immediately to organize these efforts at relief in the same system? atic manner that they were organ? ized in the case of Belgium. "Furthermore, the President ex? pressed the opinion that by the use of the idle tonnage of the Central Empires it ought presently to be possible to lift the fear of utter misery from their oppressed popu? lations, and set their minds and ?nergies free for the great and hazardous tasks of political recon? struction which now face them on every hand. "Accordingly, the President now directs me to state that he is ready to consider favorably the supplying of foodstuffs to Germany and to take up the matter immediately with the Allied governments, pro? vided he can be assured that public order is being* and will continue to be maintained in Germany and that an equitable distribution of food can be clearly guaranteed. "Accept, sir, the renewed assur? ances of my highest consideration. "ROBERT LANSING." Seized Industries Could Be Made Pay .For Food, Sent Huns (Special Dispatch to The Tribune) " WASHINGTON, ?Nov. 13.?In connec? tion with the task of ravictualing enemy countries, the question has come un as to just how much the American peopio ?a ill stand in tho way of continued food restrictions for the purpose ot" relieving the situation in Germany and Austria. /The question has al.o arisen of how the Germans and Austrians are going to pay for the food they may get from the United States. One answer is that the billion dol Comtinued on page four French Would Punish Ex-Rulers of Germany "pARIS, Nov. 13.?Several mem ?*? bers of the Chamber of Depu? ties to-day proposed a resolution requesting the government to enter into an agreement with the Allies for the trial of all former rulers who were responsible for the war. Under the resolution the extradi? tion of the rulers would be re? quested, no matter in what coun? try they have taken refuge. AMSTERDAM, Nov. 13.?The independent Socialists in the new German government demand the arrest of Admiral von Tirpitz, former Minister of the Navy; Major General Keim, president of the German Army League; Dr. Wolfgang Kapp, president of the Fatherland party; Admiral von Holtzendorff, former chief of the Naval General Staff, and others, and the establishment of a trib? unal to try all persons primarily responsible for the continuation of the war and hindering peace, says a Berlin dispatch. Foch Tells Foe Truce Cannot . Be Modified "Vorwaerts" Calls Termsj "Terrible," but Urges J Full Compliance LONDON, Nov. 13.?The Allied High Command has sent to the German High Command by French wireless a messagf! that there can be no modifi? cation of the conditions of the armis? tice, including the annexes, at this time. It is added that a supplemen? tary period of twenty-four hours for the evacuation of Belgium, Luxem? burg and Alsace-Lorrain has been added to the fourteen days stipulated in the original text, so as to permit the text to reach German headquar? ter, at the desired time. The message reads: "At present no modification can bo made to the conditions indicated by the texts, including the annexes, at the time of the signing of the armistice. "A supplementary period of twenty four hours for the evacuation of Bel? gium, Luxemburg and Alsace-Lorraine has been added to the period of delay of fourteen days stipulated by the original text, bo as to permit the definite text arriving at the desired lime at German headquarters." PARIS, Nov. 13.?The German dele? gates to the armistice negotiation, have issued a statement assertirg that a brief delay in the evacuation of oc? cupied territory and delivering of roll? ing stock is indispensable. They de? clare that to withdraw the troops and deliver the rolling stock immediately *;<-ould render the execution of the armistice impossible. BASEL, No'.-.1'-?.?The Socialist "Yor ' _r*.:-:': o? Berlin do.crib-ss the Ger? man armistice conditions as "t* .Tilde" and adds: "Since tho old r?gime has ' jl?apsed, the new government must * ccept the conditions and execute U- m loyal'y. The treaties have been sig.ed and must be executed. It will bf the task of the new government to c ?include rapid? ly the best peace pos si'-/le." Reds Guard Potsdam Palace, W ?xere Family Of Ex-Kf.iser Remains CO?ENHAG ,'N, Nov. 13.?The New Palace, at Pi- sdam. where the formar German Em" .ress, the former Crorv-n Princesa ar . other princesses and their children a- j living, has been taken un? der the protection of the Potsdam Soldiers' and Workers' Council, The former Empress has expressed to the counc , according to a Berlin dispatch, her *<*.?nk_ for the protection. "Fair Play and Permanent Peace" To Be Issue in Coming Elections Britain to Demand League of Nations It Would Make Conscrip? tion Unnecessary in Any Counti-y, Says Statesman LONDON, Nov. 13.?"One of the principal issues at the forthcoming general election will be the nature of the peace settlement. It will mean the settlement of the world." Premier Lloyd George made this announcement in an address to his Liberal supporters November 11. "What are the principles on which that settlement is to be effected?" he asked. "Are we to lapse back into the old national rivalries, animosities and competitive armaments, or are we to initiate the reign on earth of the Prince of Peace? It is the duty of Liberalism to use its influence to insure that it shall be a reign c?f peace. Peace Must Be Just "What are conditions of peace'. They must lead to a settlement which will be fundamentally just. No set? tlement that contravenes the princi pies cf eternal justice will be a pet manent one. The peace of 1871 im posed by Germany on France out? raged all the principles of justice and fair piay. Let us be warned b;> that example. "We must not allow any sense of revenge, any spirit of greed, any grasping desire to override the fun damental principles of righteom ness. Vigorous attempts will be made to hector and bully the gov? ernment in an endeavor to make them depart from the strict princi pies of right and to satisfy some base, sordid, squalid idea of ven? geance and of avarice. We must re lentlessly set our faces against that. What Britons Favor "The mandate of this government at the forthcoming election will mean that the British delegation to ihe peace congress will be in favo; of a just peace." Lloyd, George in discussing th?" question of a league of nations. said that Euch a league was more ??ecessary now than ever. He pointed out that the conditions which prevailed in the Balkan? be? fore the war were now affecting practically two-thirds of Europe. "A large number of small nation? have been reborn in Europe," ht continued, "and these will requir. a league of nations to protect the-, agaimst the covetousness of ambi tious and grasping* neighbors. Ir my judgment a league of nation : is absolutely essential to permaner peace. Would Make Draft Needless "We shall go to the peace confer ence to guarantee that a league o nations is a reality. I am one o those who believe that without peac we cannot have progress. A Leagu of Nations guarantees peace an guarantees also an all-round redu? ; tion of armaments, and that red'.i< tion of armaments is a guaran?. ? that you can get rid of censcriptii [ here. "Of course, we must have in th I country that efficient army to poli I the empire, but I am looking fc i ward to a condition of things, wi 1 the existence of a League of>0?