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for active leadership of his party on
the floor. This now Is being planned
by the republican leaders, who aVe i
looking ahead to the 1920 campaign. I
Representative Longworth will be sin- I
gled oat because: '
First. He is a dependable party i
man, aggressive In debate for party j
principles, but not inclined toward ar- j
rogance or vindictiveness.
Second. He has for years been a j
elose student of tariff questions, and, {
as a member of the ways and means j
? ommlttee, has assisted in framing
Important legislation along this lin?.
Third. He Is very popular amongr
his colleagues and has not made ene
jp.les on either political side of the
House.
Fourth. He Is geographically well
looated and his leadership is expected
to Increase the growing strength of
the republicans In the middle west,
where the recent j^ins have been
mostly made which threw the major
ity in the House to the republicans
and changed control.
Fifth. As son-in-law of Col. Roose
velt he Is expected to play an im- i
ponant part in reuniting the party I
for the 1920 presidential campaign. i
Representative Longworth is picked |
for active for active part in debate j
on the floor In order that he may |
t'uide the trend of speeches sa as to j
jret the republican party principles :
i.nd legislative actions placed right ;
>>efore the people through the Con- j
trressional eRcord.
Liquor Question Factor.
Now. here is the reason why Repre- \
tentative Fess and Representative j
Longworth are likely to break up
each other's chance for the speaker
ship:
Ren-esentative Fess is a strong
prohibitionist and "close" to "-e
Anti-Saloon League interests. Rep
resentative Loiigworn. . pre. s
* incinnati, the home and headquar
ters of the brewery interests. This
would split up their respective fol
lowing even it* both die! not come from
the same state. R^sid^s this, Ohio is
in a peculiar condition this year.
In the rccert' ?- "tions two amend
inerts were adopted:
First, a proiim,. ,jn amendment was]
adopted to the state constitution.
Second, an amendment was adopted j
to the efTect that any amendment to]
the Federal Constitution must be sub
mitted to the direct vote of the peo- I
pie rather than to the state legisla
ture. This means that another state j
light must be ooeneri up on the qti?s- j
tlon of prohibition. So that leaders in j
Congress do not feel that it w uld i
wise to give too much recognition to j
cither Representative Fess or Repre-1
tentative Longworth.
MR. McADOO IN ATLANTA.
On First Lap of Inspection Trip of
Terminals and Facilities.
ATLANTA. Ga., November 25.?Wil. j
llmm G. McAdoo, Secretary of the j
Treasury and director'general of rail-1
roads, has arrived here on the first j
lap of an inspection trip of southern |
terminals and railroad facilities. He j
was accompanied by John Skelton ?
Williams and several assistant di- j
rectors.
Mr McAdoo will confer with federal I
managers of railroads In the south'
today, after which he will be enter
tained by Atlanta business men. He
will leave early tomorrow fo** Mll
l{dgeville, Ga.. and thence to Pensa
ocla, Fla.
HUNS RUTHLESS TO THE LAST.
Partially Destroy and Loot Me
- meres When Armistice Neared.
S'ARIS. November 24.?On the eve
?t the signing of the armistice the
Germans carried out their usual acts
of crue'ty and pillage In Mezieres
Charleville region, according to an
interview with Albert Favre, under
secre-ary of state for the Interior, 1
in the Temps.
The former German emperor and
the former crown p'lnce the'
headqua-ters In the region of
^Tp"?'o po '<Nr p-toro ?*?- -v (
and the district was Intact until the i
mo n :;g of November 10 On t''a'
momin-j the nerma"? removed the I
inhabitants and carried out a ays- j
tematic robbing of thn homes an.I
build tigs. In the af'ernoon the en
emy batteries directed a heavy fire
against Mezieres and destroyed hair
the town.
During the bombardment It was
necessary to remove the 200 patients
in the hospital there The ion1
bardment stopped at 10:30 a.m. on I
the morning of November 11. a half!
hour before the armistice went into
effect.
This destruction. M. Farre adds,
was ca-ried out without anv militurv
aid a-d Is a "?w ** -
barbarism. Gen. von Arnim com- i
mamleti ,he Ciiemy trouiio in w*e
Mezieres region.
GRIDIRON STAR WAR VICTIM.
Lieut. Joseph Duff. Former All-!
American Guard. Kil'ed in Action.
PITTSBURGH. November 25 ?Lieut. |
Joseph Duff, former all-Amerlcan foot j
ball guard and a noted gridiron star j
of many seasons, was killed in action ;
In France, October 10. according to i
word Just received here by relatives. '
Lieu'.. Duff was a graduate of Shady
side Academy here, and in 1912 he
gfaduted from Princeton, in the ?ame
rear being named an all-American
;roard. He coached the Princeton
varsity te-*rr? r-?ti - - *
?versify of Pittsburgh elevens of ISIS
and 1914. i
Lieut. Duff went to France as a !
private In a machine gun company, '
and got into action October 1. He was
r>romoted to corporal, then sergeant
und later was graduated from 'he'
Army Candidate School and given his
commission. j
HOOT SWAGGERING EX-PRINCE j
Hohenzollern Heir's Presence in ?
Ho'land Is Resented.
AMSTERDAM, Thursday, November J
;i (by the Associated Press).?When |
the former German crown prince ar
rived at the Zuyder Zee fishing towa J
of Enkhuysen today he received a dif
ferent welcome than he encountered
elsewhere in Holland. As he descend
ed from the railway car with a
swaggering gait and wearing a fur
coat, howls of execration arose from
the thousands gathered outside the
tation gates. The outbrust of hostil- ;
ity aeemed to perturb him somewhat, i
The government yacht which was t
to have taken the former crown prince
to the Island of Wieringen grounded j
in the fog. A little tugboat was sub- ;
Mltuted. Affecting Indifference the j
former crown prince stepped "n t*ie ;
gangway and lit a cigarette. The tug
cast loose immediately and disanneir
ed In the fog amid the angry shouts
of the populace.
CLOSES WAR WORK DRIVE.
New York Almost Certain to At
tain Qnota of $35000000.
NSW TORK. November 15.?New
Tort today closed Its campaign for
931.900 000 for the united war work
a ad early reports from the canvasser* ;
indicated that the city would attain j
its Quota Since last Thursday, when
It was announced that 131,752.838 had
been raised, no attempt hat been
mad* to tabulate additional contrl
batlona. John D Rockefeller, jr.. an
nounced taat week that a group of
men would give one-half of the
amoaat necessary to put tha city aver
til# t#?.
Among the large additional contri
butions Just announced ar* $50.00*
from the Standard Oil Company and
SIMM ftM " -
Company and
the CoaaoHdated Oaa
SWIMS THE RHINE IN ESCAPING
FROM PRISON CAMP IN GERMANY
'
Lieut. Isaacs Describes His Capture, Hard
skips Endured, Efforts to Escape and Final
Getaway, With Interesting Sidelight.
Captured by a German ^marine
after the sinking of the United States
troop transport President Lincoln
being in the U-boat when depth
bombs were exploded around it by
the destroyers which rescued the sur
vivors of the Lincoln; taken to Ger
many and at last escaping from a
prison camp after nearly a dozen at
tempts, Lieut. Edouard \ ictor M.
Isaacs, U. S. N? recently reached
Washington and is ready for duty
again in the Navy.
Soon after he arrived he caUed upon
(Secretary Daniels, who warmly
1 prat.'liUed him upon his e*<?V* c
received a cordial welcome from Com
mander Percy W. ^te naval aid to ,
q^rrptarv who was commander 01
MSfW 5-t saw
York on Saturday. NovemberS.hM
done some quick traveling A little
:nd^eSKS^Sat,"he,K?Sap. j
ing from Germany. _ ,011a Tsaacs ?
The Lincoln on ^'Ch Lle'lt Isaac.
I was an officer. ^as o Aviork Fif
S morning ofMaySl a^ 9 o clock. F.^
i'?d'!S l? had stepped from
j the rfnarier dlckto a lightt ratt^t- |
tng alongside and BO?", ^ hoat, Five 1
mmsm
way through the nest of lig hich ,
and boats, reached tlve crait m
was the lieutenant. The young '
immediately lay do trIpeB 0n his 1
sheets, covering the The ruse was ,
=rRl? fifty "yards'and SK '
s&x ss
say a:
Lieut. Isaacs Tells Own Story.
"Our boat was pulled alongside of,
the submarine, and I steppedj
\?Zfre ^ercommaCn^ngn officer of ith.
n^r and"\hirf"thought the captain
bad gone down w't e submarlne
^[ntVoduceThlmsellTas Capt Remy
officer Prtwng ThlSTad me remain
Shifu? me uto P^ntb outcethe
captain to him or it Arcording- '
an<i boats for the^ captain, but ?here
uS T thought athat our caPtaln had
SrirS-.'?
'"?su't??" "iV-?
terccpted a radio'
the'president^iSncoln had been plck^i
tv.it i few were missing, mat
IMg
counted, n\e 01 w?* f they
a^SsaSSsS
'CDifringerthen<1'ensuing time Lieut.
-rSiiVS??rsi
a nature for him to answer^ German
relates an chanKe their bills
submarine captains cnang l8iand
o? fr% t"he Orkneys known as North
Srnl? H^?bere kresPlentyaOnfdShee^
tnoug?hffitoCmakeea good supply for the
ont'be seen and picked up again after
1 h& i^^ketVMchTad no/betn j
i^e^ilg"ver?oU%msafasMe3
. j ?,n ftn ,|c from the east at nign
rpfed? ?ust as I was going over the
?, farvt Remv caught me before I
SldM lumo a?d ordered me below.
Ri /eXonthe morning of the,
foth r was allowed to go on deck and ,
I found that we had passed into the
Ral'lc and were heading in a south
^1;,cdi?encti0n,8thie^awasnw0edsignr0_f
r??T0rv rde "^t-skse:
observations as ^
?ind cruisers in maneuvers.
?^t was S o'clock on tne afternoon
of June 10 when we entered Kiel har- .
bor which was protected by a net and |
guarded by a d0'?rn I
tied up along-ld^the!
aboard anif placed in' quarters with ;
barred port and locked door and an.
^rir ed sin try placed outside, although
' vvere lying in some backwater and I
it would have been impossible for me
lo Mcape. Even if I could
awav there would have been little
chance as this they cai. -li.e u.osi ...
tensely guarded city of Germany. In
fact one of the German officers told
me that it was practically Impossible
even for him in uniform to get out
of Wilhelmshaven without paBslng
through an enormous amount of red
lane' Twice while here I saw the
commanding officer, who b^ught me
a toothbrush and comb. Capt. Remey
aNo called on me. After a while Poe
tically all I had to eat was some sour
black bread, almost impossible to eat,
and some warm water colored with
vvsaU Kaffee, which we found oat w<*s
m^c wUh routed acorns and barley.
Belittled American Effort.
"One day I wast taken In alaunch
to the chief of staff on the Kaiser WIl ,
helm II and questioned. Tbls officer |
could not understand why Amerlca
had entered the war a^ bel/. -Why -
result of our entry into It. wny,
-aid he, 'we expected you to enter on
the side of Germany. The following
day I was taken to a prison on shore)
called the Commandatur. I was ee
corted through the streets byawar-!
rant officer wearing side arms and.
with a guard of four men. Here 1 wa?
nlaced in a room which opened on a,
r-nrridor with a guard outside my door,
and one ?ut?ide my window. Strange
as It may seem, they had not. up to
this time, taken away my gun. On
Tried to Escape; Caught.
??On Jane 7," said Lieut. Isaacs, "we
rot in touch with another L-boat,
which was running short of fuel. The
captain came aboard and visited our
skipper. On this occasion and befsre
I found out that all-the time the sub.
marine had tried to get Into commu
nication with Kiel. We continued to
fall in with other U-boats and several
times ran Into thdse which were out
of fuel. When we were in the rlclhity
of Helslfiger with the lights of Sweden
on one side and those of ? >emiiji *?
the other and probably about four or
five miles from land I realised that^we
were so oJose tq neutral country that
it was time for me to make a get
?V There were three a bmai nei
uTrte locality at tliat time under low
anMHi movinff bftckwftNu. iw tor
ESS?
board the submarine I cleaned, oiled
??nd loaded It, keeping it on Capt. i
Remjr's desk.
"I could hive reached it at any time.
but I had only twenty cartridge* and
Jhe crew consisted of forty-t?wo B>?a.
so that resistance was useless. How
ever. at this prison they took away
my identification tag and the gun, but
left me my binoculars. Early in the
morning a young naval officer and two
men came for me and I was taken to
the station, where we took the train
for Karlsruhe. I had nothing to eat
on the trip except a sandwich which
the officer gave me from his lunch.
1 was fortunate enough to And $5 in
my clothes and I was allowed to buy
a meal when they found out that I.
had money. j
"When we arrived at Karlsruhe 11
was taken to what prisoners call The
Listening Hotel' and turned over to
the army authorities. Here I was,
placed alone and allowed communica- ;
tion with no one. On my second day'
I was placed with eight t renchmen j
and on a third day with three British |
officers. While we were there three i
dictaphones were found by the officers,
i and little time was lost in destroying
! them. The first day I had been ques
tioned by a member of the intelligence
department. He had typewritten sheets
of questions which he put to me and
tilled in the answers t e hi" f
course. 1 tried to make him believe
that I was giving him much valuable
information.
"On the fourth day I was sent to the
officers' camp in the Zoological Oar
dens at Karlsruhe, where I found
about twenty Italians, ten Serb* one
hundred French and fifty British offi
cers. From these men I gained much
information. All of this information
checked with mine strengthened me
in my determination to escape. I was
the only American at this camp, but
the British and French treated me as
one of their own and when they heard
I intended to escape they provided me
with maps, a compass, money and I
food. For two weeks I worked on,
plans for my escape. Two plans
failed, the third, in which I was asso
ciated with some British and French
officers, failed when a letter written
by one of the Frenchmen to a woman
in Karlsruhe fell into the hands of the
commandant.
"In the meantime five American
aviators came in and with one of them
I tried to make an escape that (light.
With our food in knapsacks and our
blankets draped round us to resemble
the cloak worn by German officers, we
tried to hide in the limbs of a tree
near the outer fence. However, we
could not get by the sentries and were
forced to return to our barracks. The
following day orders came from Ber
lin to clear the camp of all officer*;
On receipt of these orders I dressed,
hiding my compass and maps as best
I could for officers on leaving a camp
are given a most thorough search, be
ing required to take off all clothing
so that each garment may be sepa
rately inspected. Bach piece was
kneaded, to see if the rustle of paper
could be heard, and the hems opened.
Gold stripes and insignia were also
cut oft to see if a map or aortic other
contraband was secreted. The heels
and soles of shoes were also cut open.
We were given no breakfast when we
departed, which we did not mind, as
we were glad to get away, for in three
weeks that 1 was at this prison the
soup was never changed and it was
absolutely tasteless. At noon we had
' soup made out of leaves and a plate
j of black potatoes, at night the same
kind of soup again, and that wan all
except a 250 grammes at breakfast
which we received every day.
Tumped From Train; Recaptured.
"With the sentries t was marched
to the train which we took for Vil
lingen. I made up my mind to jump
from the train at the first opportu
nity, preferably as far south as pos
sible in order not to have too far to
walk to reach the Swiss frontier. My
guards sat on either side of me with
loaded guns, which they pointed at
me. Finally, three miles from our des
tination I caught one guard half dos
ing, and when the other turned his
head I dived for the window, which
was not more than 18 by 24 inches.
The train was making about forty
miles an hour when I leaped, landing
on the steel ties, and for a few min
utes being stunned. The injury which
I felt the most, was in my khees, i
which I could hardly bend. I strug- 1
gled to my feet, shuffling off toward
the hills and forest a few hundred
y%f-ds away.
"By this time the train had stopped,
the guards had started In pursuit and
had opened fire on me. I kept on go
ing as long as I could and finally,
finding that the guards were but
seventy-five yards away, I threw up
my hands to surrender. One of the
guards had just Bred, the shot pass
ing between my ear and shoulder.
Hardly had I stopped when they were
on me In a few secohds. One guard,
grasping his gun by the m utile,
struck me over the head as I lay on j
the hill. I remember rolling down j
hill, gaining additional Impetus from '
their boots. They kicked me until I'
got up. and When I got up they
knocked me down again. Finally,
knocking me down, one of the guards
struck me back of the head, break*
ing his gun. The beating and kicking
continued until we reached the prison
camp, where I collapsed on the
guardhouse porch.
On coming to my senses I was
greeted by the commandant, aporkish
looking Individual and typical Prus
sian, who bellowed 'n G?p">i t*-r- *
I attempted to escape again t Would
be shot. I speak no Ge. ma,., but .?n
interpreter told me what he Said.
They sent for a German deetor and
he swathed me With paper banda&as.
"They then put me in one of the
guard cells; for three days I could
not move and the vermin that in
fested the place made It almost un
bearable. My body was covered with
large red eruptions from German
fleas, which I found to be aft poison
ous as German propaganda.
Bed Cross Fund a Boob.
"About the sixth day t was ia this
cell I was given a court martial?at
least I could eall It such?and there
were three officers who, after Ques
tioning me, decided that I should have
two weeks' solitary confinement. But
they never stopped the food and books
that were sent to me by some Amerl
can officers. However, when I came
out of the cell I weighed ISO pounds,
having lost thirty. Thahke te Red
Cross food. I built Up and got myself
In good physical tHm.
"Realizing that f had secured con
siderable information that was valua
ble to the service. I began to consider
fresh plans for escape. Three of
these plans fell through, dub to
treachery. Thefe must have been
spies among the Russian officers, who
gave our plans to the Germans. All
of the orderlies were Russian and the
Russian officers In the prison included
every variety, ft-ofti the regulars cap*
tured In 1814 to some feolshevlki. We
could trust no one. Our own officer*
included more than twenty-flve non
combatants and about twenty doctor*
and five merchant officer* taken by
the raider Wolf.
"Among the line officers then were
a few live wires, but most were con
tent to sit back, eat Red Cross food
and hope after eighteen months t*
be interned in Switzerland for the du
ration of the war. 1 did not wish
my fellow Navy officers any hard
luck, but 1 could not help wishing
for a few of my brother officer* QM
1 could have depended upon.
"On October 7 it was decided tS
shift all the Russian officers to the
north of Germany, litis we knew
meant a thorough search. At that
time I had a complete set of tools,
over 100 large screws taken from
doors and four long chains made out
or wire which had previously in
closed the tenuis cMrt Matty M*
wore -aft'tgfct In the search, hut Our
tot?"the "Russian*
TRIUMPHAL ENTRY OF BELGIUM'S RULERS INTO THE TOWN OF BRUGES.
? ? i
t Irat exclusive Beittlaa-l,. 8. A. official photograph at a aceit attendant on the triumphal entry of Kins Albeit
?M Itaeu Blluketk in Braces. The royal couple, accompanied by Prince Leopold, the heir appareat, are aeea lea*,
tof the towa hall after a formal (teeilif by the oflclala. The feeling; the people entertain for their rulers la shown
by thetr respectful aftitadea. The royal eonple left Brnxes immediately after the reception and proceeded to Bros
Mia, where the Uag will open parliament for the first time In foar years.
called * mMtlnglB n>5 ho j knew were
twelve other officers g^y. I insisted
Interested in ??tt*5g.?w Jur plan was
that we go that.night- thc fences
to cut through or Ket rd Bimul
in various parts of the four
taneously- Tf the flrst team, which
teams. I took tne an(1 myself.
consisted of two aviat the camp
consiite^flwt \he parrel ^indo^s
bwarsano^er frbed wire tence about
ten feet high f'l ?rcvent any one
curved inward to P Qn the outslde
from climbing ove. sentries. one
of this WM,Mrtv yards while inside
^"yaM^two1^^ partrolled at
^f&dithat.the^st^eam
should cut the iron g and launch
window in my barraCK f th#
a bridge over the opening^ou^ fence.
top of the ?* crawl and drop I
Over this we we second team
outside the wire, * ?= t cut
had w?r? hcu""ter wir^ The third
through thf of the main gate
team was to go out ot l" rsu t o? ,he
1 i' _ The fourth team was
t0oth"ild aTman .adder and climb over
the outer fenc?. nlitht the barrack
"At 10:30 that nlgnt^n" shortly
lights wentouta glven and
afterward the sign doct0rs threw
the team c?"8i8!;'hn0?t circuited all the;
sa.fSis.s^'fS'Ss'wi: sss
IS?. SuSdtS.,?.??< ?? ???
out.
Escapes; Swims the Shine.
"Sentries tried to halt us and th^n
fired, but as we werei m wi l ^
new their shots went ?l miU8 to
,trued on for ^?dezv<yUB with an
where X had Dany. Meeting him, we
otuer of the pa y mountains for
walked through t R.nK wag done
seven nights. Ottr . we hid In the
at night and In the day we^ waa any.
fleJdB we could ge? and mostly
deleaves A.
^^,0e.;^yoVHeuen,te,nandgWere
then on Swiss terrl^ y^erican lega
^ined u> o?er u? . j proceeded
tion at Bern, 'f??*h/rri7i know
to Lon^0l51<, thirteen offlcers who at
that of the thir fl e were able
tempted escape at least nve ^ UguA
sssss"-^.?0asf?ws
scribes miHutely t ^ account
he was a P'ls?h?ie he was thus held |
of the voyage while n ^ n skip
reads as complete as tne ?he dipping
per's own lo?- . was on dcclt
passed each day when he was on a
Fs care'uUynoted. He thefortiflea
detailed des?iJ*??? of in ^ Qf the
tlone ?'*5et?Kng Place from time to ,
maneuvers taki g fleutenant says he j
time' J,(?esa In going through |
owes the success physical con- j
BtIch a strain to the fine P"* kept |
ditlon ln #hl^ he haa^a picture of.
CuhfWheHnehe?reported to Secretary
"uSit Is^cs was bo^ A^ustJB.
IT-wS SKE* to Annapolis tt
i?n. |
CRITICS HERE FEAR
FRICTION MAY ARISE
OVER SEA FREEDOM
(Continued from gift Page.) .
used as loosely *g "nomenclature
^hon,h?rthls wort sVems tobe as elas
opinloh, tnis *"?? .. to connote a
tic as ' s^!ta"national anarchy. But1,
sort ?f Jnternati th6 dangers of
when critics talk ? contended
??internationalism ^ definition.
a?C the^ are WelVNSas .bout the|
rftedoifa of thft ses.s. __J4?.??
EVEN CAR FARE IS INCLUDED
IN COURTESIES TO AVIATORS
"Central Dynamo of Central Texas" Dis
plays True Southern Hospitality.
Officer Changes Mind About
"Profiteering" Washington.
How's this for true southern hospl- .
tality? |
For the benefit of Army fliers, com- I
infinities In the southwest have been |
building' landing fields, organizing,
teceptlon committees and raising j
funds to entertain descending fliers, j
Hut it remained for a small city which !
claims for Itself' the proud title of.
"The Central Dynamo of Central
Texas" to strike thirteen In the way
of welcomes, according to the Camp
Dick News.
The "Dynamo" has sent out cards
to aviators In camps within striking
distance reading as follows:
"Unon presentation of this card all
courtesies will be offered you, includ
ing shower and pool baths, at the
T. M. C. A.'s $87,000 plant. Country
Club's $75,000 plant. Elks' Club's $47,
600 plant. Coffee and sandwiches will
L-e handed out by the Red Cross can
teens; haircut, shave and shine given
free at any barber shop; cold drinks
ut the soda water fountain; also local
C^ " fare "
The subject of hospitality calls to
Itaind - the following, told last night
ITALIAN TROOPS TAKE
CHARGE IN INNSBRUCK
Occupy Capital of Austrian Tyrol
in Accordance With Armistice
Terms?Warmly Welcomed.
ROUS, November 26.?Italian troops
occupied Innsbruck, the capital of the
Austrian Tyrol, on Friday, in Accord
ance With the terms of the Austrian
armistice. They also took possession
of Landeck, west of Innsbruck, on the
Inn river.
At Innsbruck the German popula
tion, although welcoming the Italians
warmly, maintained a calm and re
spectful attitude. The Italian popu
lation came out to meet the Italian
troops, who were greeted enthusiast
ically. The city authorities assist
ed the Italians in establishing Italian
control.
The mayor of Bressanone has sent
a letter to the Italian military com
mand thanking It for distributing
food to the poor of his town.
RUIN IS WIDESPREAD.
Twenty Yean of Labor by 100,000
Men Heeded in France.
NEW YORK, November 16.?Twenty
years of labor by an army of 100,000
men wll be required to restore north
ern France to its pre-war condi
tion. Stephane Lauzanne, editor of
Ijt Matin of Paris, told an audience
here last bight. France trill not fur- j
ntsh that army, nor will she supply
the material necessary to reconstruct
the 350,000 buildings destroyed by
tue <:s 111.... d?Germany must
do that, he declared.
by a Signal Corps captain recently I
detailed here In Washington after!
seven months' service at the front. |
The officer admitted he had dreaded
comlnp. because of the frightful talea
of proOteering and congestion he had
been fed on After so long a period of
outdoor life he found It hard to face
the prospect of a crowded office all <
day and a stuffy little room and res- i
taurant food In his off hours.
He was given an address by the
room-renting bureau; called; didn't
like the room or the price, and wan
dered off into the neighborhood of the
Connecticut A enue bridge. He saw
a nice looking corner house, sum
moned his nerve and applied for
quarters.
The people of the house had a son
In France. Actuated probably both by
pent ment and ho p tality, they took him
in at one-third the price he had Just
declined to pay.
"I have two radiators in my room,"
said the grinning soldier, "three win
dows, and a view of the whole city.
And say?every night when I come in
I And In my room a little napkin
covered tray .bearing a substantial
bedtime supper.
"It's a great life It you don't
weaken."
BEIRfMAN URTOONS
ttnnon[?
War Drawings of The Star Artist
Attract Attention at Pub
lic Library.
Arranged In solid rows behind the
glaas of the big print cases In the ex
hibition hall on the second floor of the
Public Library, 9th street and New
fork avenue, several hundred of the
most striking war cartoons by Clifford
K. Berryman, cartoonist of The Star,
form an Interesting display opened
this morning and are already attract
ing marked attention.
This exhibit. Installed under per-,
sonal direction of Mr. Berryman and;
at the urgent request of Dr. Bow^r
man, librarian, is to remain open In
definitely. Several similar displays at
the Library recently have exceeded
their allotted time, extended because
of public Interest aroused. For similar
reasons the Library authorities do not
desire to make this one a day shorter
than necessary. None the less an early
Ihspectlon is recommended of these
graphic presentations of the various
episodes In and aspects of the world
war.
To Mr. Berryman fell the difficult
task Of selecting the required number
from the more than 60v drawing* he
has made Illustrating salient points in
war and war-time diplomacy. Ill ad
dition to the strictly war cartoons
there are a number made in connec- i
tlon with preparedness propaganda.
To see these now causes a smile
reminiscent of the activities of paci
fists and of advocates of the volunteer
military system and of the extreme
patience and forbearance shown for
two and a half years by the President
and the country at large at Germany's
murderous affronts.
Running through the more recent
cartoons is a new typlfieatlon of Ger
many more or less originated and
used with telling effect by the Wash
ington artist?the half-starved, cut
at-elbows, deluded but Increasingly
suspicious representation of the fig
ure of the German people, bearing the
inevitable empty market basket and
followed by the mere shadow of a
pet dog.
NATION BARBARIANS' VICTIM
Armenians in Egypt Plead in Reso-!
lotion for Allies' Aid.
PARIS, November 24 (Havas).?
Representatives of the Armenian set
tlements la Egypt, according to a
dispatch to the Temps from CaJro,
adopted unanimously a resolution ad
dressed to the allied powers and
Presldeht Wilson, declaring that the
Armenian nation hu been the victim
?f might used by barbarians.
It is added that the Armenian na
tion Claims its right to independence
and sovereignty over all of Armenia
and requests Oie Immediate recogni
tion of a provisional government. It
also asks that Turkish troops be i
Withdrawn from Armenia and their
plaoes taken by killed and Armenian :
contingents. i
? > ? in ?
German Dispatches Held Up.
GXNsrvA, swttserund, November
H <Ha*a*).?All telegraphic com
mshleetlen between Germany and
gwttaerlaad hM been Mtempted It
to believed Mrs that tlnw bwe
WILMIKBHK
CML USE OF ARCKHT
Aerial League ef America Offers to
Co-Operate is Placing Released
Army and Navy Workers.
The Aerial League of America, hav- |
in< to view the future of the National
Capital as an aerial center, has ad
dressed a letter to the District Com
missioners offering to co-operate with
officials of the manlcipal government
for the employment and extension of
aircraft for civil purposes aside from
the already established efforts along i
those lines by the federal government ;
| in Army and Naval service.
The communication points oat the
possibilities of Washington at no dis
tant date becoming a central starting :
and stopping place for lines of air- .
craft that will be established in !
various lines of civil activities. In !
anticipation c-f the release of 20.000
aviators from the Army and Navy and
250,000 men from the ground service
of that war activity, by reason of the
end of the war, it is prnbable that
many of these men will he called into
a civil service of air transportation,
it is believed by the league.
The postal air service, now in its
infancy, will demand the services of
many of these trained men. As Wash
ington is the seat of the national gov
ernment, the league believes this city
will be made the nucleus from which
will be organized a great air service
reaching to all parts of the country,
even as far as the Pacific coast.
The District Commissioners will
take the suggestion of the league
under consideration and probably a
little later take some action thereon.
A. F. L OPPOSES STRIKES
AS A M00NEY PROTEST
Secretary Morrison Declares Fed
eration Favors Hew Trial on
Bomb-Throwing Charge.
Although the American Federation
of Labor 1* in favor of a new trial
for Thomas J. Mooney, It la not In
sympathy with strikes which some
labor unions are threatening to de
clare as a protest against Mooney's
execution.
Mooney was convicted in connec
tion with the throwing of a bomb
Into the preparedness parade at San
Francisco, Cal., two years ago.
The American Federation's position
in the case was made clear last night
by Frank Morrison, secretary, upon
his return to Washington from the
labor conference on the Mexican bor
der.
Mr. Morrison said the federation
was opposed to the strike idea as a
method of protest because It believes
such a course will Injure more than
help Mooney's chances. Mr. Morri
son said he believed, however, that
there Is sufficient ground for grant
ing Mooney a new trial.
NO D. C.HELPEXPlCTED IN
"BURN-W00D" CAMPAIGN
Prohibitive Prices and Lack of Fa
cilities Militate Against Ob
servance of Fuel Call.
Washington Is not expected to take
any considerable part In the fuel ad
ministration's "burn wood" campaign,
which movement is being started
throughout the country as another
means of conserving other fuels this
winter. At least the local fuel au
thorities do not expect the movement
to result in much fuel saving in the
District, inasmuch as few homes or
other buildings have facilities for
burning wood, and besides, the pre
vailing prices on firewood In Wash
ington are so high as to be practically
prohibitive.
According to the local authorities,
the lowest price bnlng asked for wood
in and about Washington is $15 a
cord, and In some cases as much as
$30 a cord is being charged, but the
average price 1b about $20. The local
authorities say this In Itself would
suggest that the administration's
"burn wood" campaign will receive
little response in this immediate
neighborhood.
The authorities expect, however,
that the movement will meet with
success in other sections of the coun
try where the price will serve as an
attraction.
ARMY CAPTAIN CHARGED
WITH ACCEPTING BRIBE
C. A. Bltzm&n Accused of Talcing
Gift in Connection With "Skid"
Chain Purchases.
Gapt. Charles A. Rltsman, U. 8. A.,
was arrested Saturday on a warrant
issued by United States Commissioner
Hitt on a charge of bribery. In con
nection with his official duty. The
officer waived examination before the
commissioner and gave ball In the
sum of $2,000 to await the action of
the grand jury.
The complaint, sworn out by an
agent of the Department of Justice,
charges that Capt. Ritzman asked
and received $800 to influence his de
cision in a certain matter relating to
the acceptance or rejection of a pro
posal for automobile skid chains for
the use of the United States military
forces.
LIEUT. 'SOT MAKLOW KILLED
News of His Death in Battle Be
ceived by Friends Here.
News that Lieut Stewart Leroy
Mario w has been killed In battle was
received today by Washington friends.
He was better known as Roy and
was a former employe of the Poto
mes Electric Pbwer Company, ?here
his late father, 15. 8. Marlow. was
many years manager of the commer
cial department. Three years ago
Leroy moved to Elkins Park, Phila
delphia. and had been employed by the
Philadelphia Electric Company.
Lieut. Mariew was twnty-six
years oM and was cofnmissionad at the
second officer* training camp at For>
Oglethorpe. In August. 16IT. He was
lb the battle of Chateau Thierry.
COL. WELSH BATTLE VICTIM.
Veteran Oftcer Hilled in Action, I
Wife Here Advised.
Col. Robert 8. Welsh, a veteran
Army officer, hat keen killed In battle,
according to a telegram received by
his wife. Mrs. Welsh, of the Avohdale
apartments. He died November 6.
Col. Welsh was ordered overseas last
August- He was la many engage
ments since that time.
During the Philippine Insurrection I
he was a lieutenant la the Regular]
Army. Be also was aa the Mexican]
border daring the (rials In 1?1S. fc-l
swj.h.-ak a ?
Large Increase First Part of
1918 and for the
Year 1917.
JOSEPH B.NEALE, WITNESS
Anthracite coal production and
methods of distribution were Inquired
Into by the Senate manufactures com
mittee when the coal hearing was re
sumed today. Joseph B. Neale, director
of production for the fuel administra
tion, grave figures showing anthracite
shipments for the first six months of
1918 as compared with the same period
for 1917, showing an increase of 1.1(3.
447 tons. Shipments for 1917 over 1916
increased 9.756,941. tons, an Increase
of 14.5 per cent, he said, in spite of a
labor shortage.
Railroads Control Greater Part.
Mr. Neale told the committee that
76 ,?e? Sent ot the anthracite is con
trolled by railroad companies, and that
the roads make it a practice to handle
only the products from their own
mines. >
He named the Philadelphia and
Reading, the Lehigh Coal and Naviga
tion Company, the Delaware. Lacka
wanna and Western, the Lehigh Val
ley. the Central of New Jersey, the
Delaware and Hudson and the Scran
ton Coal Company, as being the prin
cipal roads controlling mines.
Operate Through Jobbers.
Anthracite properties not controlled
by railroads operate through Jobbers,
who arrange for Its transportation,
Mr. Neale said.
Anthracite production from AprU 1
to November 16, 1918, showed a de
crease from 61,889,027. for the same
period In 1*17, to 60,118.012 tons, the
decrease being attributed largely to
the Spanish influenza epidemic*
PRESIDENT TO TRAVEL
ON GEORGE WASHINGTON
Change Decided on to Insure More
Comfort on Voyage flrrw
Atlantic.
In order to Insure more comfort on.
a voyage across the Atlantic. Presi
dent Wilson, It Is reported, has de
cided to travel on the United States
transport Oeorge Washington. Instead
of on the Agamemnon, as previous! y
arranged.
The Oeorge Washington was one or
the newest liners In the Atlantic trado
before the war and was fitted up In
the most luxurious manner with many
Improvements, Including a glass in
closed shelter deck, where the pas
sengers can promenade with comfort
In all kinds of weather
She is about three knots slower than
the Agamemnon and can average
about twenty knots, or a trifle over,
per hour. She has the advantage of
being a steady vessel In heavy seas*.
It will take her about eight dajrs to
make the trip to France.
The ship Is of 25,570 gross tonnage
and was built at Stettin, in 1908. tor
the North German Lloyd Company.,
She is a twin screw vessel, 700 feet
long. 78 feet beam and 60 feet depth
of hold.
GIVE $3,909 TO WAR FUND.
Trinity College Girli Rain Amount
at Patriotic Sally.
The girls of Trinity College. Brook -
land, subscribed $3,909 to the united
war work drive. The money was
raised at a patriotic rally of the stu
dents, at which Rt. Rev. Thomas J.
Shahan, president of Catholic Uni
versity, spoke. Rev. John Burke an-l
Rev. William Kerby also appealed for
support of the drive.
The students of the college held an
Informal reception for Cardinal Gib
bons Saturday. Miss Gertrude Welch
of Boston delivered the address of
welcome for her associates. A short
musical program was rendered and
the girls were presented to the prel
ate by their class presidents.
AUTO KILLS COLORED HAH.
Frank Cole Dies After Being
Taken to Hospital.
Frank Cole, colored, in the employ
of the Turner Construction Company,
was killed by being hit by aa auto
mobile at 21st and B streets about
7:16 o'clock this morning.
Thomas Austin Lake, eighteen yeara
old. $46 6th street northeast, operator
of the automobile, took the Ihjured
man to Emergency Hospital, where
he died soon after his arrival. Cor
oner Nevitt viewed the body and ar
ranged to hold an inquest at the
morgue this afternoon.
F ARE w rJ.T. DINITER TO CSEEL.
Reception Is to Precede Function to
Publicity Head.
The President and officers of tin
cabinet have been invited to a far> '
well dinner to bo given to Georp
Creel, chairman of the committee ?:?
public Information, Friday, at th
Washington Hotel, at 7 o'clock. A re
ception will precede the dinner.
Arrangements are in charge ?n
Roger Babson, Harvey J. O'Higgins. C
D. bee, Clara Scars and Aiauricc
"Lyons.
W. JOHNSON COMMISSIONED
Former Secretary to Mr. Tumulty
Lieutenant in Air Service.
Warren Johnson, who resigned the
office of private secretary to Secre
tary Tumulty at the White House sev
eral weeks ago to go into the Arm
as a private soldier, and who has since
been under training at Princeton, K
J., has lust been commissioned a sec
ond lieutenant In the air service of
the Army. ? . .
He is temporarily ea duty in this
city.
BELGRADE AGAIN CAPITAL.
Serbian Government Now Is Being
Transferred From Corfu.
The Serbian government new is
being transferred to Belgrade from
Corfu, where It has had Its seat for
nearly three years. This news was
contained In a dispatch reoelved*. by
the Serbian legation. .
The Serbian army, the legation was \
advised, greatly Increased by Kb- < '
efated prisoners of war, ftew occu
pies traetieallr all lands labs bit ?fi
Illy
of AuatrU-Htt&gftpgr.