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I: JL 1LLL II A n. VITV n Knr.,uaiuV.r 8,-T.ir. RICHMOND, 1ND- WEDNESDAY EVENING, JAN. 8, 1919 . SINGLE COPY 3 CENTS PRELIMINARY CONFERENCES ARE TO START ON THURSDAY Intente Statesmen to Lay Real Groundwork of Peace Congress at Informal Ses sions Plans Still Indefinite (By Associated Press) PARIS, Jan. 8 Informal conference with entente statesmen which will lay the real ground work for the peace congress will begin on Thursday. These conferences will probably be President Wilson's only official activ ity prior to the beginning of the peace congress, as it is necessary for him to get some rest after a fatiguing round of speeches and traveling. After the formal sesslous begin, he will, doubt less, play a little golf, if the weather is good, but will deny himself to all callers and will cut all other business to a minimum. As the conference approaches the tage where important formal agree ments, which will have an important earing on final settlements will be t ached, there seems to be excellent r.uthorlty for saying that plans for the cettlement of the most important ques tions, the league of nations, the freo dom of the ee&s and disarmament, are r.till very Indefinite. It is true that several propositions Rre being put forward for the udjust. Ment of these matters but there Is none having the color of official sanc tion. If Mr. WllBon has drawn up any fvcclfic plans, he has not divulged t:err. to anybody and it is known that 5"is closely studying various sugges tions tfcrt aro auanccd by others. 7Ws la cot necessarily to be construed .n meaning that too president is with out definite Ideas, oa the subjects '.d' corsiderp.tlou, but rather that he hrw been giving thought to the govern Tg principle? and keeping an open .zi'tA no as to benefit from ideas com (: g from all sources. Acre on Main Points. Ihe Atoericn cummlselon has been pothering .Material constantly and this is to be ready in memorandum forra foij.tLe president when be goes o the coming eocference The . beBt information obtsinable as to confer ences eo'far field with British and fsllan statesmen Is that they were vry satisfactory, developing no dif ferences as to principles Involved. It has been noted that Mr. Wilson, in all his speeches, has -emphasized the fact that there is perfect agreement Co to main points. Those near the president have been f r.ger to send to America some detail ed statement of what has been accom-j-Mshed since his coming to Europe, but it has been explained that nego tiations at present are of such char acter that it would be unwise to dis cuss matters still in the formative stage. The coming conferences will, among other things, probably decide on the date of the opening of the formal ses sions of the conference, the extent to which they will be open and other de tails which are of great interest to the public. Secretary of State Lansing. Colonel E. M. House and Lord Robert Cecil, who has made the subject of the league of nations a special study on behalf of the British government, held a long conference today regarding the details to be worked out in forming a league. Their conference followed consultations between President Wil eon and Colonel House last evening. Oemler Orlando and Foreign Minis ter Sonnino of Italy and Premier Lloyd George and Foreign Minister Balfour of Great Britain are expected here Foon to confer with Premier Clemen ceau and Foreign Minister Pichon. It is probable that the members of the various delegations will be off i - cially announced before the end of this week. Owing to the fact that peace nego tiations are to begin very soon, the official visit of Prince Regent Alexan der of Serbia has been postponed. He will however, come here incognito, for a brief visit. Foil Citizenship Is Conferred on Many Soldiers and Sailors WASHINGTON. Jan. 8. Full citi zenship was conferred on 162,402 sol diers and sailors up to January 1, un der Ihe act of congress passed last May, according to a report today by the bureau of naturalization. The Weather ror muiana oy the United States Weather Bureau - Probably fair to night and Thursday. Warmer in north west portion tonight. Today' Temperature. Noon 25 Yesterday. Maximum 39 Minimum 24 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Partly cloudy but mostly fair to . night and Thursday. Rising tempera - ture. ) General Conditions Cold wave over ' th south continues, but is less severe. L f Aremperatures are still below freezing in Florida. Weather is generally clear r " . W I 1 .. Wn nnlll n.-aathpr of any consequence over the west and north. Sympathy of France Is Expressed by Liemenceau (By Associated Press datms Jan 8 Premier Clemen- ceau sent the following cablegram to Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt today: "On my return to Paris, I learn with profound regret of the death of Colonel Roosevelt. France loses in mm cellent friend. Always animated by generous ardor, he has shown his sym pathy for her on every occasion. He has been proud to give his sons in h. .liiori opnsn and to thus contribute to the triumph of right. I will keep In I faithful remembrance the amiable re lations I have had with him. I beg you, Madame, to accept the expression of my deepest condolences. "CLEMENCEAU- BODY OF FORMER PRESIDENT LAID QUIETLY TO REST Funeral Services for Roose velt Without Ostentation Simple Service for Family at Home. (By Associated press i OYSTER BAY, Jan. 8. Except for two sons, absent as soldiers in their country's service overseas, the family of Theodore Roosevelt, 26th president of the United States, assembled in the living room at Sagamore Hill shortly before noon today for the first of a trinity of simple services, at home, church and grave side, with which the hoHv of the noted American will be laid to rest as a private citizen of this Long Island village. MrB. Roosevelt, snaring ner nus hand's antiDathy to funeral ceremony, decided not to attend the church ser vices, nor to Join the procession to the cemetery. It was announced that she would bid goodbye to the body of hor rnmnanlon ' In the house where they lived for many years while her rhildrpn who Erew to manhood and womanhood in the atmosphere of the old homestead would be all that is mortal of their famous father commit ted to earth In the family plot topping the highest hill In Young's memorial cemetery overlooking Long Island sound. Simplicity Followed. The home service, one of prayer alone, was to last hardly more than five minutes, according to the Rev. George E. Talmage, rector of Christ Episcopal, the Roosevelt family church n.kiiA vi Htiial hAfnre the altar was expected to be concluded within 15 or 20 mimrtM' after the -casicet was brought into the edifice. , The element of simplicity was to be followed, the clergyman said, , even to omission of the customary organ voluntary while the formal Episcopal service was be ing read. - Long before the hour set for the simple funeral services for Theodore Roosevelt this afternoon, silent crowds of villagers and visitors collected in the vicinity of Sagamore Hill, Christ ! Episcopal church and Young's Memor ial cemetery. Many irieu m vtuu iu gain admittance to the spacious grounds of the Roosevelt estate, but mounted police, special deputy sher iffs and detectives kept all on the move. Visitors were impressed with the hush that fell over the town as the hour for the services approached and the general air of sorrow on the count enances of the citizens. School chil dren dismissed for the day. assembled ! in the streets and talked in whispers. The droning of motors of the army air planes that hovered over the Roose velt mansion seemed to accentuate the stillness. Business was virtually suspended. Many buildings were draped with crepe and flags drooped at half staff. Family at Service. Only the immediate members of the family were present at the prayer service at the house prior to the rites at Christ church as follows: Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Repre sentative and Mrs. Nicholas Long worth, Captain and Mrs. Archibald Roosevelt, Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.. Mrs. Richard Derby, Mrs. Doug- ! las Robinson, the colonel's sister; Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Robinson, the for mer being the colonel's nephew; Rear Admiral W. S. Cowles, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Alsop: W. Emlen Roosevelt and John K. Roosevelt, cousins of the colonel; Mr. and Mrs. E. Reeve Mer ritt, Mrs. Jewett Roosevelt, Mr. and Mrs. Langdon Warner, Mrs. Hilbourne L. Roosevelt, John Langdon Geer, Mrs. John E. Roosevelt, Mrs. James A. Roosevelt. Mrs. Frederick Roosevelt, Samuel Roosevelt and Miss Nellie Tyler. Admission to the little village church where the colonel worshipped was by card and was limited to less than five hundred. President Wilson will be represented by Vice-President Thomas R. Marshall, the army by Gen eral 'Peyton C. March, and the navy by Admiral C. McR. Winslow and dele gations will represent both branches of congress. Governor Alfred E. Smith and leaders of both branches of the legislature will represent New York state. Rough Riders Invited. Among the close friends of the former president invited were: Sena tor Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachu setts, former president, William How ard Taft and former Justice Charles Evans Hughes. A delegation-of rough riders, who served under the colonel In the Spanish-American war will have places of honor. This contingent In cluded: Lieutenant Colonel John C. Greenway of Bisbee, Ariz., famous football and baseball player in his college days; Major Roscoe Channlng, former Princeton football player; Ma jor Robert Channlng, tennis player; Captain W. E. Dame of Las Vegas, N. M., Captain Arthur F. Cosby, ac tive in the work of the military train ing camps association during the war, George and Charles E. Knoblauch, Charles Mills, Edgar Knapp, J. Lori ( Continued on Page Four.) RICHMOND PAIXAB -i-i... vir President Marshall" Carter Glass, secretary of the treasury; Thomas W. Gregory, department of justice; Josephus Dan leis, secretary Left to right. Vice President Mannaii, arxer ui 6 , , Houston (background), secreUry of agriculture; Newton D. Baker, sec- 0fVhheen7vVyV Fk'uV Da f " ' CmmerCe and labor. Tho ahBOnr nf President Wilson and Secretary of State Lansing, who are now in France as members of the U. S. peace delegation, and the recent ap pointment 3 barter G?as9 as secretary of ?7reJary to succeed William Gibbs McAdoo. make several changes in the personnel of the cabinet as it meets at present. The above photo was taten YOUNG FRIENDS TO MEET AT EARLHAM COLLEGE IN 1919 The 1919 Young Friends Conference will be held at Earlham college, ac cording to decisionmiade at a meet ing of the conference committee of the Young Friends' Association at. the headquarters in the Second National Bank building Wednesday morning. Although several places were consid ered it was decided that the meeting at Earlham college during the past summer was so successful that it would again be held there this year. The date of the conference is set for July 25 to August 4. No other ar rangements for the conference have vet been culminated. At the meeting of the conference committee this morning plans for a group of Friends reconstruction work study topics to be used at a series of meetings were made. These topics will be sent out to the various Friends meetings and will be used by the young people of each meeting as a supplementary five weeks' course in obtaining a clear understanding of the reconstruction work which has been done and that which will be done by the Friends in the future. The conference will be held again on Thursday. . , a . .- ALLIES ASKED TO RULE MESPOTAMIA (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. Represen tatives of the Syrian Christians and natives of Mesopotamia in the United States have submitted to the state department for transportation to the peace conference a petition asking that Mesopotamia, including the provinces of Karput and Diarbiker, be placed un der control of America, England and France until such a time as the people are able, to govern themselves inde pendently. The petition also asks for the elim ination of Mohammedan rule, both Turkish and Arabic, the separation of church and state, for indemnifica tion of property destroyed by the Turks and punishment of the guilty, and urge that their country be desig nated as Ashurbeth Mahrin. First U. S. Insurance Conversions in 60 Days (Bv Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Jan. 8. The first conversion of war risk Insurance held bv soldiers, sailors, marines and war workers, into permanent peace time policies will be started within sixty days. Col. Henry D. Eindsley, head of the war risk insurance bureau, an nounced today that schedules of rates and forms of policies had been com pleted, to be announced shortly. All liberal provisions afforded in commer cial insurance policies will be offered by the government, it is said, and one of the features included would be the privilege of obtaining premium at any postofflce. Nearly four million per sons hold policies, which may be con verted. Richmond Business Houses Pay Honor to Roosevelt Flags in Richmond were at half mast and all business houses closed from 12:45 o'clock until 1 o'clock Wednesday afternoon in memory of Theodore Roosevelt, ex-president of the United States, whose funeral was at that time. Berger Case Is Given to Federal Jury Today CHICAGO. Jan .8. The case of congressman-elect Victor L. Berger of Milwaukee and four other prominent socialists charged with conspiracy to violate the espionage law, which has been on trial before Federal Judge Landis since December 9, was given to the Jury at 11 o'clock today. Complete Casualty List Has Been Received WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. Complete lists of casualties among the American Expeditionary Forces have been sent to Washington and 1,000 additional clerks have been put to work in the adjutant general's office to get-them out as speedily as possible. , . THE UNITED STATES CABINET AS IT APPEARS TODAY aurmg us inirsi nieeung nuu iuu Splendid Loyalty of Allied Armies Praised in Final Report of Haig (By Associated Press) LONDON, Jan. S Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, whose report on operations from the end of April until the end of hostilities was made public here tonight, pays a high tribute to Marshal Foch, commander in chief of the allied armies, and alludes to the "splendid fighting qualities of the American forces." In concluding his report, the Field Marshal wrote: "At the moment when the final tri umph of the allied cause is assured, we and all others of the allied and as sociated armies can look back on the vears that have gone with satisfac tion undinimed by any hint of dis cord or conflict of interest and ideals. Few alliances of the past can boast of such a record. Few can show a purpose more tenaciously and faith fully pursued, or so fully and glorious ly realized. "If the complete unity and harmony of our action is to be ascribed to the justice of our cause, it is due to the absolute loyalty with which that cause has been pursued by all those entrust ed with the control of the different allied armies which fought side by side with ours.." - - The report, takes up in detail the fighting on various parts of the Brit ish front, which, the field marshal states, was carried on as a part of the grand plan of the campaign laid down bv the allied high command. At the close of operations, the report de clares : "In the decisive contests in the per iod covered by the report the strong est and most vital parts of the enemy's front were attacked, his lateral com munications were cut and his best divisions were fought to a standstill. On the different battle fronts, the British took 187,000 prisoners and 2,850 guns, bringing the total number of prisoners captured during the year to over 201,000. These results were achieved by fifty nine fighting Brit ish divisions, which in the course of three months battle engaged and de feated ninety-nine separate German divisions. When the armistice was signed by the enemy his defensive powers had already been definitely destroyed. Continuance of hostilities would have meant only disaster to the German armies and an armed in vasion of Germany." Commenting on Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig's report, the Daily Chronicle describes the operations dealt with as "the most glorious achievement hi the whole history of the British army." "In Marshal Foch's strategic scheme, the part assigned to the Brit ish was most important and most difficult," the newspaper continues. "The overcoming of the Somme de fences in August was a superb feat FOUR SHIPS BRING AMERICANS HOME (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Jan. 8. The trans port President Grant, the battle ships Montana and South Dakota and the hospital ship Comfort have sailed from France for New Y'ork with 214 officers and 7,419 men. NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Jan. 8. The battleships Georgia and Kansas bringing 2.650 , troops home from France, arrived here today. Stuart's Portrait of Washington Auctioned (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Jan. 8 A portrait of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart, was sold for $21,000 at public auction here last night to a firm of art deal ers at the first sale of early American portraits held in this country and which was under the auspices of the American Art Association. The por trait was from the collection of Thomas B. Clarke, which comprised fifty pictures and brought a total of $78,035. The Washington portrait three years ago was sold for $3,500. Poles and Bolshevihi in Struggle for Vilna By Awnctated Press) WARSAW, Tuesday, Jan. 7 Fight ing for the possession of Vilna has been begun between the Poles and Bolshevist troops. VJr""4 - vs. c01v.i&. and the British breaking of the Hin denburg line with weakened forces was almost superhuman. When his torians examine the miracle by which fifty-nine British divisions inflicted such crushing defeats on ninety-nine German divisions, it seems probable that, without belittling our men s amazing heroism, they will find a ma terial explanation in our possession of a tactical superiority due to swift tanks." "The principal reason for the dra matic change which occurred in the military situation," say the Telegraph, "was undoubtedly due to the personal ity and genius of Marshal Foch, whose strategic conception was carried out with such fine, conspicuous loyalty by Field Marshal Haig and the British army. By it the whole ampaign was revolutionized. CHINESE AWARD DECORATION TO WILLIAM DENNIS - William Cullen -Dennis, formerly of Richmond, was awarded . the second class Chicaho decoration by the Chi nese government, according to Man date December 1. The decoration was awarded to Dennis as T-ni-ssu, by which name he is known in China, i The decoration is awarded for service j as honorary advisor of the prize court. This court, it is understood, condemn- j ed all the German ships which had . been Interned in Chinese harbors dur-j ing the war. j The word Chicaho means Excellent' Crop. Dennis is the son of Mrs. David Den nis, National Road west. He has been in China for several years as legal advisor to the Chinese president. Mrs. David Dennis recently returned from a visit with her son in China. TROTZKY'S ARREST ORDERED BY LENINE COPENHAGEN, Jan. 8 Nikolai Le nine, the Bolshevist premier of Russia has been arrested at the command of! anil QUU Leon Trotzky, minister of war marine, who has made himself dictat or, according to a Moscow dispatch to the Gothenburg. Sweden, Gazette. Trotzky was prompted to make the arrest because of a difference of opin ion with Lenine concerning Bolshevik reform, the dispatch states. Lenine desired to effect a coalition with the Mensheviki or moderates, while Trot zky wished to continue the reign of red terror. LOBBYISTS ON HAND FOR STATE ASSEMBLY (Bv Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. S Legislat ors and lobbyists continued to arrive in Indianapolis today for the seventy first session of the General Assembly, which will convene at ten o clock to morrow. Hotels were taxed to their capacity. ' Preparations were being made for the caucuses, which will be held to night and at which the Republicans and Democrats will complete their or ganizations. Being in the minority, the Democrats have not put up any candidates for elective offices. The Republicans will decide tonight who shall hold these positions. Lindemuth Chosen to Head Bar Association A. C. Lindemuth was elected presi dent of the Wayne County Bar Asso ciation at its meeting in the court room Wednesday morning. A. M. Gardner was elected vice president and.J. F. Holiday was re-elected sec retary and treasurer. A committee on admissions was ap pointed as follows: Denver C. Harlan, chairman; W. W. Reller and A. R. Feemster, Cambridge City. Carl Thompson, who came to Rich mond to practice law from Winches ter, was admitted to membership. The association Is planning to have a banquet at its next meeting on Feb ruary 4. Byram Robbins and Walter G.' Butler are In charge. : " SEEKS FOURTH TERM AS CHICAGO MAYOR Capt Carter Harrison. Capt. Carter Harrison, now with the Red Cross in France, has been mayor of Chicago three times. He is now a candidate for a fourth term on the Republican ticket. READJUSTMENT IS GOING SMOOTHLY, . STATES REPORT (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 Transition of the country from a war to a peace basis has proceeded thus far with very considerable smoothness and with de cided lack of friction says a general summary of business conditions is sued today by the federal reserve board. Such Blackening of business as nas I occurred was described as due to con- i , , ... .1 . servatism and hesitation, the outcome of a desire to know more of the pub lic policies and the probable trend or business. Agriculture was reported to be an exceptionally promising condition. The farmer was said to be in "the best financial shape that has prevailed for manv years. In the live stock region "conditions are much improved" and cattle prob ably will go through the season In fair condition. There is an active and firmer tone in the beef trade and record purchases of animals have been made. War Mothers to Send Gifts to Boys in Russia The War Mothers are planning to send a box filled with books, candy, cigarettes, candied fruits, magazines, socks, cards and other articles to the Richmond boys who are in Russia. It is understood that there are at pres ent four Richmond boys with the expe ditionary force there. All War Mothers who have sons with the expeditionary forces in Rus sia, have been requested by Mrs. Ed ward Schalk of the War Mothers' or ganization to telephone or mail the present address of their son to her, in order that the boxes which are be ing prepared for the boys may be sent addressed correctly. At the meeting of the War Mothers Tuesday routine work was taken up, and it was definitely decided that each War Mother will do some work sym bolic of her position on the 11th of each month. It has not been found convenient always to meet on that date as has been requested by the head War Mother of America, but the women have all agreed to do what they can in Red Cress or other hu mantarian work on that day. ' 1,400,000 TONS NEEDED WASHINGTON. Jan. 8. Cable mes sage from Hoover 6ays 1.400,000 tons of food stuffs will be needed to carry until harvest people already Investi gated by relief workers. GOVEUT TROOPS USED TO PUT DOWN GERMAN RIOT Spartacan Troops Massed on Mam btreets ot Berlin Sharp Fighting Takes Place Before Chancellor's Palace. HINDENBURG AT BERLIN (By Associated Press) BERLIN, Jan. 8. "The government feels tonight that it has the situation firmly in hand," was the statement made to the correspondent at 9 o'clock last night at the chancellor's palace where the members of the government have been in session throughout the day. The most tense excitement mark ed the day which ended in short but sharp fighting in front of the palace shortly after 5 o'clock. Several hun dred persons were killed in the fight ing. The Spartacans approached the gov ernment troops guarding the palace, carrying a white flag, announced that the palace was surrounded, and de manded its surrender. The demand was refused. The Spartacans then opened fire, killing three government soldiers and wounding several, ine fire was returned and 20 of the Lieb- knecht followers were killed ana a large number wounded. Field Marshal Von Hmdenburg is reported to have arrived at Berlin. Spartacan forces were massed at several places where weapons and armored motor cars were concentrat ed. In Wilhelmstrasse the government forces are waiting an attack. To Use All Force. A Spartacan delegation today en deavored to confer with the govern ment but was notified that the gov ernment members could not discuss any matters until all public and pri vate buildings now occupied by the counter revolutionists had been evac uated. . Decision to use all military forces to end Spartacan agitations was reached at a council of war held in Berlin by the central council of , soldiers and workmen last night. - Guatave Noske has. been appointed commander-in-chief of the government troops,-which have been brought to the center of the city and concentrated near the chancellor's palace. Pedes trians are reported to have been order ed off the streets and all windows have been closed. The government has refused to negotiate with the Spar tacans and the opposing forces face each other along the Wilhelmstrasse. being separatd by a zone only one hun dred yards in width. Encounters of a decisive nature are reported as being imminent. RECEIVE MEAGER ACCOUNTS. LONDON, January 8. The disloca tion of the telegraph service has pre vented anything more than meager and scattered reports of what has been happening in Berlin getting through, but all the dispatches agree that severe street fighting occurred Tuesday. The first encounters between the government and Spartacan forces oc curred Sunday in front of the Kaiser hef hotel, when one person was killed and eight others were wounded. Ac cording to an eye witness some of the troops turned against the govern ment and others refused to obey the government's orders to recajiture the Wolff Bureau, the semiofficial news agency. On the other hand, a marine division is stated to te supporting the government. The Spartacans refused all offer of the government to negotiate and were attacking the foreign office, the chan cellor's palace and other of the minis ters on Monday when eighteen per sons are reported to have been killed. The Spartacans, at the latest re ports, were holding the royal stables and the police headquarters, where Police Chief Eichhorn over whose t en re of office the latest trouble arose, had gatehered large qantlties of arms, while other Spartacan supporters were supplied with arms and munitions which they captured when they seized the arsenals and munition depots at Spandau. General Groener, who was recently dismissed by the government for al leged complicity in a royalist plot. Is said to have offered to occupy the capital with forty reliable divisions. STILL IN CONTROL. BASLE, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 7. The German semi-official Wolff Bureau, which vas removed to Frank-" fort when its Berlin office was seized by the Spartacans, sent out a message today declaring that the Berlin sol diers and workmen's council and the garrison of the city had placed them selves on the side of the government. The Frankfort General Anzelger on the other hand, declares that the Spar tacans continued today to occupy some of the public buildings. Tbey easily gained control of the railways, the newspaper offices and . the em ployes ceased to run the tra'jis. U. S Destroyers Bring Refugees from Danzig (By Associated Press) - COPENHAGEN, Jan. 8. The de stroyers Aylwyo . and WIckes of the United States navy arived here yes terday from' Danzig with a number of refugees, including four Americans, on board. '.- The destroyers with the cruiser Chester, will leave for Leith today -