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WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1918?SIXTEEN PAGES. ? TWO CENTS.
Congress Hopes He Will Al
lude to Peace Plans in Ad
dress Monday.
DEMOCRATS ARE LOATH
TO HAVE LEADER ABSENT
7?;
Praise Object of His Trip, But Hate
to Be Left to Mercy of
Minority.
by n. o. MESSENGER.
President Wilson's address to the
Congress next Monday is being await
ed with intense interest and is the
subject of more than ordinary specu
lation among members of the Senate
:>nd House who remain in Washington
?luring the recess. It is assumed by
some of them that the major part of
is personally delivered message will
relate to the problems of reconstruc
tion. with which they will have to
grapple while he is abroad. But they
also cherish the hope that he will say
something about the details of the
* orld s peace with which he is pres
ently intent upon negotiating.
Offers Pathetic Situation.
Tt is pathetic to witness the per
turbation of the majority party in
Congress over their leader's pros
pective separation from them for the
next six weeks, or possibly two
months. They have been accustomed
po long to his guiding hand, his coun
tering voice; to regarding him as a
safe refuge "n storm, and to hanging
upon his shoulders their responsibil
ities that they fear they will miss
him dreadfully.
And here he goes and leaves them
flat, <hey complain, at the mercy of
a truculent?and able?minority,
flushed with recent victory at the
polls and itching to get at the bat
for their inn'ngs. Things may come
up in Congress wherein the majority
? may have to act upon its own judg
ment, its own responsibility and not
" pass the buck" to the White House.
It ? a sad story.
As figured out by men of Capitol
Mill with the knowledge they have,
at present, the President is going
abroad to see to it that the highest ?
ideals of this country, consonant with
the noblest aspirations of mankind
are incorporated in the peace treaty,
all of which meets their heartiest
commendation. More" power to his
elbow, is the wish they breathe.
Some Big Questions at Home.
But there are some very urgent af
fairs . of pressing importance relat
ing to domestic conditions which en
gage their attention and invoke solic
itude at this time. They are involved
in or likely to be consequent upon re
construction, which is setting in
arace. l"Y*on this topic the Congress
i'opes to hear from the President at
Vnglh next Monday.
Continuance of governmental price
? "I\ing is one of the important sub
. cts. for upon it rests questions of
labor and wages to a large extent.
It is intimated in official circles that
liio government expects to relinquish
regulation ot' the steel industry by .Tan
t arv 1. The President my give official
notice of the government's intentions
regarding this and other industries.
Congress is very anxious to kno-w
what the President has in mind about,
regulating food prices. Apprehension
prevails over the possibilities in
volved in the abrogation of the pres
ent system of control over food prices.
The fear is deep seated that the mo
ment the restraining hand' is lifted
there will be a saturnalia of specula
tion and food gambling, with conse
quent e.xtortion. It is pointed out that
it has not been easy, even with, the
law ever at hand, to enforce fair deal
ing during the war. What the situa
tion might be with all restrictions re
moved is not a cheerful contemplation
to Congress, since the people will cer
tainly, it is felt, hold Congress re
sponsible for any great public disaster
In this respect.
In Regard to Business.
The Congress is also interested in
Knowing what the administration in
tends t? do about decentralizing con
trol of various elements of business
finance ami commerce. It is taken for
granted that operation will proceed
during the absence of the President
He has been the head of this centrali
sation. more complete and absolute
than ever witnessed in the history of
the world when the extent and ag
gregation of it are taken into account,
and he will not be here to direct the
untwisting of the coil.
As to what the President may feel
disposed to tell Congress about the
details of his peace plans, there is, as
Mated, deep interest. The bread out
lines are so general that discussion of
application of them to practical af
l.airs is hampered and must await
presidential elucidation. Ask the
average member of the House busy
v ith details of his district highly im
portant to lum. what he thinks along
this line and one gets a puzzled look
i. hasty glance at the watch and re
membrance of a sudden engagement
elsewhere from the statesman.
Hope for Best, Fear Worst.
? w0' "'i1 they hope for the
li^ht the worf|t?as to truly
? rilightemng reports of all the pro
? ?eedings of the peace conference
rheir p SSImism is Used largely unou
i.ie full notice, by way of warning
t.'.,e "crowded condition of
.||? cables. which may limit uress
-ports. Some of the statesmen, are
T.uzxled as to why the cables aVto
so crowded it the President is on
'he spot t is not thought thev will
be crowded with messages consulting
one on this side of the water over
the conference itself.
<;eorge Creel has issued a broadside
?mtat.on to the pr* ss to be p^senl
. a many representatives as may be'
L I? Ii''"ure Passports between now
;.nd Monday, which won t be man?
' ongressmeo are relating among
attrlbuted to one
*'r **,e administration officials "Lf-t
as many newspaper men come as may
ihe cabled'* wUI Ch?ke X
De Caitelnau Hot Promoted.
PARIS. November 29?The French
? ablnet met today, but no mention
an made at the meeting of the pro- j
motion of J n-w marshal from among i
?? French generals. rt had been
de Caatelnau j
?eiild fee made * ????rl_ J
! UD FEELING EXISTS
BETWEEN BAVARIANS
AND THE PRUSSIANS
AMERICAN ARMY OF OCCU
PATION, November 26 (by the
Aftftoeiated Pre**).?Had feeling
ha* developed between the Prus
sian* and Bavarians In the Ger
man army withdrawing before
the Ameriean Army of occupa
tion. Responsibility for the
lo** of the war is one of the
chief canne* of dissension^ ac
cording to reports.
The trouble is said to have
reached such a stage that the
Bavarians and Prussians refuse
to divide their ration* with cach
other or to share billets.
HOLLAND TO FORCE
KAISER 10 LEAVE
> IF HE IS DANGER
England Admits Steps Are
Considered to Extradite
Former German Emperor.
!
t By the Associated Press.
LONDON, November 27.?William
: Hohenzollern will have to leave Hol
: land if his presence there becomes
I perilous to that country, Premier
| Ruija de Beerenbrouck is quoted by
l the Amsterdam correspondent of the
| Daily Express as declaring in the
| second chamber of the Dutch parlia
i ment November 20.
| "The kaiser is in Holland as a
I private person," said the premier, as
; quoted by the correspondent. "The
hospitality of the country is extended
him in accordance with a centuries-old
. tradition. But it goes without saying
, that the moment his sojourn becomes
; a danger to the state he will have to
leave. We believe the kaiser and
those witli him understand the position
and will act according to their inter
: ests."
Extradition Considered.
LONDON. Tuesday, November 26.?
The foreign office confirms the report
that British law officers of the crown,
| in co-operation with the French au
thorities, are considering the question
of extradition of the former German
emperor. The foreign office says that
the law officers have not yet made a
report and consequently no action has
yet been taken.
The Evening News says it under
stands the law officers have concluded
that the allies are entitled to demand
the extradition of the former em
peror, and that this decision applies
also to individuals who have com
mitted or given instructions for the
commission of extraditable crimes.
No Greeting for America.
AJ1ERONGEX, Holland, Wednesday,
November 20 (by the Associated
Press).?William Hohenzollern's en
tourage has been asked by the As
sociated Press if the former emperor
has any message to send to the
American people. The following re
ply was received today:
"His majesty's suite regrets that it
is unable to submit this demand to
his majesty."
This forenoon the former emperor,
accompanied by his host, Count von
Bentinck, and preceded and follow
ed by a guard of rural police, walk
ed to the Rhine, which is a half hour's
IV "!1 from the castle. He spent some
time viewing the count's property
i here.
Herr Hohenzollern is in constant
communication with the German le
gation at The Hague.
Clemenceau's Action.
The French premier, M. Clemen
ceati. recently requested of Charles
I.yon-Caen, dean of the faculty of
law of the University of Paris, an
opinion on the possibility of the ex
tradition of William Hohenzollern.
M. Caen asked to be given time to
prepare a decision.
One of the leading French authori
ties on international law, Edouard
j Clunet. is reported to have advanced
the opinion that it was impossible
to demand the one-time emperor's
; extradition.
The former emperor has been in
dicted three times for murder In Eng
land in connection with the sinking
of the LusitanA, German aerial raids
and the shelling by warships of unforti
fied east coast towns.
OFFERS MR. BARUCH POST
OF TREASURY SECRETARY
President Said to Have Selected
Him as Successor to
Mr. McAdoo.
!
Bernard M. Baruch, chairman of the
War Industries Board, it was under
stood today, has been offered the post
of Secretary of the Treasury to suo
i ceed Secretary McAdoo.
.Whether he will be nominate-l is an
cpen question. Without actually de
clining to serve, it is said Mr. Baruch
! has urged upon the President strongly
I'his belief that he should not enter
j the cabinet, on the ground that his
wealth, largely in government and
other securities, would be seriously
, embarrassing.
j ; -
THANKSGIVING
DAY
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evening or tomorrow morning
before 10 o'clock.
KAISER'S AID
Gen. von Der Marwitz Re
ported to Have Arrived at
Treves With Army.
DR. SOLF EXPECTED
TO RESIGN VERY SOON
Foreign minister Makes New Ap
peal for Mitigation of Ar
mistice Terms.
By the Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM, Tuesday, November
26.?Gen. von Der Marwitz, former
aid-de-camp to Emperor William and
later commander of German forces
on the Verdun front, has arrived at
Treves with a big army and appears
to be preparing- for a counter revolu
tion, according' to a sensational dis
patch from Berlin filed there on No
vember 21.
Solf May Step Down.
PARIS, November 27 (Havas).?Dr.
W. S. Solf, the German foreign min
ister, may resign very soon, it is in
dicated by developments during de
bates at the conference of the German
states now being held at Berlin, ac
cording to Bern advices to the Petit
Parisien.
Dr. Solf, indeed, already has resign
ed. according to a dispatch to L'ln- i
formation from Zurich, which takes !
this report as seeming to indicate that '
his success in the congress was not j
so complete as the semi-official ad
vices from Berlin made out. This ac
count, in fact, the Zurich message
states, is received skeptically there.
It is reported that there were vio
lent demonstrations Monday evening
in Berlin against the conference and
especially against Dr. Solf and 11a
thias Erzberger.
i
Again Asks Leniency.
LONDON, Tuesday, November 26.?
Dr. W. S. Solf, German foreign min
ister, has asked the allies once more
for a mitigation of the armistice con
ditions and has requested permission
to delay the delivery or railroad roll- j
ins stock, under the terms of the
agreement betweem Germany and the
allies, until February 1, on the ground
of difficulties caused by bad condi
tions and the lack of lubricating oils.
Demand National Assembly.
COPENHAGEN, Tuesday, November
26.?Keenest interest is felt through
out the German empire in the result
of the conference of representati < es j
of the federal states at Berlin. The !
questions of summoning the national
assembly and insuring the unity, of
the empire are being discussed every- i
where. It is generally expected that!
a decision will be reached to call the i
national assembly at the earliest pos- ;
sible moment, otherwise liavaria. j
Wurttemburg and Raden are reported i
to be considering the formation of a
separate republic. Hesse, Hanover
and German-Austria are also credited
with demanding a meeting of the na
tional assembly.
It is stated that feeling at Bremen
and Kiel is against the Spartacus
party. At Bremen the soldiers and:
workmen's council voted 81 to 20 in !
favor of the national assembly. The
sailors' council at Kiel has denounced
the action of the Spartacus adherents.
Philipp Scheidemann, writing for the
Vorwaerts, ascribes the change in the
situation to Dr. Karl Liebknecht's at
tempted coup d'etat.
Catastrophe Predicted.
"It is certain that in the course of six
weeks a catastrophe will occur in Ger
many. both as regards the ordinary
food stocks and the supplies of live
stock."
I This official announcement has been
made in Berlin, according to a dis
patch received here, which says it is
stated that the grain harvest is better
than in previous years, but the potato
crop is much worse, owing to a lack
of labor iue to the departure of Rus
sian prisoners.
The supplies of grain from Rumania
Poland and Ukraine to Germany have
ceased. The situation is aggravated by I
the return of hundreds of thousands of'
| soldiers, heretofore fed oft" the supplies
of France and Belgium. Food distribu- ]
tion is disturbed owing to recent'
events.
Federal Council Resolutions.
BERLIN, Tuesday. November 26
via Copenhagen.?The German federai
conference has .adopted the following
; resolutions:
There is bsolute necessity for all
German tribes to act in unison for
the maintenance of Germany's unity
and to fight all the separatist move
ments.
The proposal for a speedy summon
ing of the national assembly meets
general approbation.
Until the meeting of the national1
assembly the soldiers and workmen's!
councils will represent the people's:
will.
The administration of the empire
j is requested to work for the securing
; of a preliminary peace with the ut-1
i most speed.
Sounds Financial Warning.
Dr. August Mueller, minister of
! economy, gave warning against un
authorized encroachments on the
money and credit systems by com
plicated governmental machinery.
The following resolution was then
unanimously adopted:
It is absolutely necessary that banks
and other credit institutions work on
; the basis and in the same form as
hitherto to maintain Germany's eco
nomic affairs, secure for the country
supplies of provisions and raw mate
rials and obtaining credit abroad for
the German republic.
Among the various speakers was
Kurt Eisner, socialist leader of the
revolution in Munich, who warned the
conference against any attempt to es
tablish a pure socialistic state while
disorder was reigning. He said the
department of foreign affairs must
have a staff of men of unimpeachable
conduct and that a president must be
elected, so that Germany, as a whole
might be able to negotiate with the
entente powers.
Against Socialist State Now.
philipp Scheidemann, who resigned
as minister of finance recently, insist- i
ed that It was impossible to create a i
socialistic state at a time of disor
der like the present. He opposed a
class parliament such as the sol
diers and workmen's council must
be for a long time. Dr. Mueller said
| that if the present lawless situation I
I' (Continued on Second Pa*e.J
\ KAISERS fiALACE S
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Commissioner of Conciliation
to Treat With Plasterers
and Cement Workers.
ALL 600 IDLE TODAY
The Department of Labor today
started its machinery to work to set- j
tie the strike of 600 plasterers and
cement workers who yesterday walk
ed out on various government build
ing operations, including: the dor-1
mitories on Union station plaza, be
cause their demand for a straight $1
an hour wage were refused.
E. P. Marsh 8f the conciliation serv
ice of the Department of Labor was
appointed commissioner of concilia
tion to treat with both parties to the
labor trouble and endeavor to bring
all concerned to a harmonious ad-1
judication of the differences.
Commissioner Marsh was designat
ed to handle the local trouble by
Hugh L. Kerwin, director of the con
cilation service, immediately upon his
return to Washington this morning.
Mr. Kerwin declared that the concil
iation service would begin immediate
ly upon the work in hand, and sig
nified his desire to push the matter
by his immediate selection of Mr.
Marsh as commissioner.
None at Work Today.
None of the men on strike showed
up at work this morning. It is
known that the "boss plasterers," who
are responsible for the plasterers and
their helpers, have recently pleaded
with the men to let things adjust j
themselves and not precipitate trou
ble by any strike. j
The builders plainly told the men
that by striking they would in a'sense
"cut off their nose to spite their
face"; that wages- were bigger now
than ever, and if they waited .condi
tions would finally adjust themselves.
"We want to pay the men all we
.can," one officer said this morning.
Private Pay May Be L ss.
It is pointed out by the bosses #hat!
as soon as the government contracts
are over the private builders prob
ably will not be able to pay any such
wages as the men demand, and that
many homes which otherwise might
be constructed will not be built if the
individual builders find that prices
of labor are away beyond the reach
of the average man.
The strikers do not agree with this
line of argument. Standing on the
sunny side of 9th street at F this
morning, the plasterers refused to
consider such arguments, and declared
that the cost of living i3 such that
their demand for $8 a day is merely
to "equalize" conditions with their
former wages of a day before the
"overtime" was cut off.
Had Not Heard of Other Demands.
Mr. Kerwin of the conciliation serv
ice expressed the opinion today that
he did not much fear any general
labor trouble in Washington, but ad
mitted that he had not heard that
both carpenters and plumbers at work
on government projects had made de
mands for higher wages. Mr. Kerwin
said that he had not heard this, hav
ing just gotten back to town.
Every effort will be made by the
conciliation service, through its
mediator assigned to the dispute, to
reconcile all labor difficulties here
Mr. Kerwin stated. *
GET CREDIT FOE 10 U-BOATS.
Part TJ. S. Warships Flayed in
Bidding Sea of Hnns.
LONDON, November 26.?American
naval headquarters announced that
it has credited American warships
with sinking or capturing ten German
submarines. The British admiralty I
gives the Americans credit for nine,
owing to the fa?t? that one case is
not absolutely certain.
Destroyers accounted for two U
boats, yachts for three, submarines
for one and submarine chasers for
four. Forty-six vessels were engaged
in fights in which it was known that
submarines .were present. The Navy
places the total number of fights in
which it was reasonable to suppose that
a submarine was lurking near at 500 i
Cardinal Merrier to Assist.
PARIS. Sunday, November 24.?Car
dinal Mercier of Belgium will assist
at the American Thanksgiving day
service at the Church of the Made
leine, according to the Croix. The
service was organised by the Knights
of Columbus. Other church digni
taries who will take part will be the
archbishops of Rheims and Cambrat
and the bishops of Amiens, Lille and
caissons. ?
\
Commissioners Ask Senate
to Pass Zihlman Bill, Pro
viding for Investigation.
Declaring' that the amount of water
used in the District over the safe
dependable capacity Of the conduit of
65,000,000 gallons daily Is "viewed
with grave concern," the District
I Commissioners have sent to the Sen
ate District committee a report urg
ing the earliest practicable passage
of the Zihlman bill providing for an
investigation of the water situation.
The bill, which was introduced by
Representative Zihlman of Maryland,
has passed the House.
Figures Are Startling. ?
Here are some of the startling fig
ures as to local water consumption
contained in the report: ? %
In June the average consumption
was 62,212,000 gallons. One day that
month the District used 71,000,000
gallons.
July average consumption, 65,541,
000; on three days, 71,000,000 gallons
were used.
August average consumption, 68,
000,000; on seven days, 70,000,000 and
one day, 75,000,000 gallons were used.
September average consumption, 65,
600,000; one day, 70,000,000 gallons
were used. ?
October average consumption, 64,-1
500,000; one day, 67,000,000 gallons
were used.
.From January up to November 2 the
lowest average daily consumption,
computed on a monthly basis, was
59.716,000 gallons, the report states.
For the corresponding months of the
previous year it was 47,540,000 gallons.
Use by Departments.
The Commissioners call attention to
water usage in the federal depart
ments. The government printing office,
during the week ended September 30,
used 2,784,286 gallons; navy yard, 1,
510,000 gallons; bureau of engraving
and printing, 1,720,000 gallons; four
buildings on B street between 17th
and 21st streets, under the control of
the War and Navy departments, 1,
000,000 gallons?a total of 7,014,286
gallons
This, It is pointed out, Is practically
11 per cent of the total average daily
consumption of the District for that
week.
Attention is invited to the fact that j
by act of Congress approved March
3, 1917, the Commissioner^ are author
ised to deliver water for distribution
to certain territory in Maryland, pro
vided the amount furnisued does not
exceed the amount that can be spared
without jeopardizing the interests of
I the United States and the District.
I Under present conditions, they say, no
water can be furnished to Maryland.
Need for Increase.
"The Commissioners are of the
opinion," concludes the report, "that I
the facts stated show a present 1
urgent need for the increase of the
water supply of the District of Co
lumbia with its present population,
and that the additional consumption
to be expected with a further increase
of population makes provisions for
the additional water supply impera
tive." "
U. S. SECURES 720,000
?I BUSH SHIPS1
NEW YORK, November 27.?The
offer of the United States goveern
ment to purchase the 720,000 gross
tons of ships of the International
Mercantile Marine Company that fly
the British flag Is understood to have
been accepted by the company.
VICE ADMIRAL SIMS
TO GET HIGHER RANK
Vice Admiral William S. Sims, com
mander of American naval forces in
Europe since the United States went
to war, has been selected for promo- t
tlon to the rank of admiral when a
vacancy In the list occurs next month
through the retirement of Admiral
Austin M. Knight, commanding the
Asiatic fleet
Rear Admiral Albert Cleaves, chief
' of the convoy service, which has
' guarded transports going overseas
I without losing an eastbound ship,
will be made vies admiral to fill the
[ vacancy , caused by the advance of
?ftoiral Sinub -
Mr. Houston Puts System of
Personal Credits Next in
Pre-War Needs.
FOR LAND SETTLEMENTS
Reconstruction plans, In the opinion
of Secretary Houston, should Include
resumption of highway construction
under the federal aid road act, creation
of a system of personal credit unions
for farmers, systematic supervision
of land settlement, provisions for
safeguarding the rights of tenants
and encouragement of farm owner
ship, continuation 6f government su
pervision of stockyards and related
industries, and extension of the bene
fits of modern medicine and sanita
tion to rural districts.
Beady for Readjustment.
These views of the Secretary, ex
pressed in confidence to agricultural
editors of the country at a meeting
here several days ago, were au
thorized for publication today.
Confidence was expressed by Mr.
Houston that agriculture, which, he
said, "probably was the best-prepared
interest in the nation when the war
came," would be one of the first to
readjust itseil to a peace basis. Nev
ertheless, he said, the farmer and the
farm cannot go back to the pre-war
The public highways, the secretary
told the editors, will be a vital fac
tor in the reconstruction period. For
that reason, he said, highway con
struction should be started as soon
as possible. Under the federal aid
road act federal and state funds, ap
propriated for road building and not
expended owing to the stoppage of
construction by the war, will amount
this year to about 175,000,000. Road
building he termed a worthy project
for employment of the surplus labor
supply expected to result from de
mobilization of the Army.
Though farmers with proper secur
ity may now obtain loans through
the farm loan banks. Secretary Hous
ton said, some means must be de
vised for furnishing financial assist
ance for the farmers who cannot of
j fer land as collateral. Establishment
| of personal credit unions, preferably
i by the states, would meet this prob
lem, he said.
Favors Land Settlements.
Discussing the possibility that many
of the returning soldiers may wish to
j take up farming, the Secretary said
it would be desirable to facilitate
land settlement in more systematic
fashion. This, he said, has too long
been left "to the haphazard inter
vention of private enterprises and the
nation has suffered not a little from
irresponsible private direction." Both
federal and state governments should
furnish, in his opinion, reliable in
formation and agricultural guidance
to beginning farn ers and should pro
mote well considered settlement
plans.
Particularly vital, Mr. Houston held,
is that the process of acquiring own
ership of farms should be encouraged
and hastened. Tenancy should be
protected, for "it is a step toward
ownership."
The restoration and maintenance of
conditions which will justify confi
dence in the live stock markets and
the meat packing industry, the Secre
tary termed the greatest single need
in the present meat situation in the
United States. The economic welfare
of meat production and distribution
would be promoted, he said, by the
continuation and development in some
form of supervision over the packing
industry. He urged that the neces
sary legislation should be enacted at
the earliest possible moment.
Would Promote Health.
To promote rural health and sanKa
tion, he explained that an effective
sanitary survey should be made of the
country, the sou/ces of such diseases
as typhoid fever be eradicated, steps
bo taken to control the hook worm
and mosquitoes, and the country, dis
tricts be gi'vn the advantages of
modern hospitals, nursing and spe
cialiBPd medio*! nractice.
Certain activities of the Department
of Agriculture expanded under the
food production act should be con
tinued, said the Secretary, naming the
work of the extension forces, the con
trol and eradication of animal dis
eases and the market news agencies.
Discussing the world food situation.
Secretary Houston said it appeared
"highly probable that prices for cur
rent supplies, for the harvests of this
year, both because of large foreign
needs and of continuing domestic de
mands, will remain reasonably high
and remunerative to producers."
It was yet too early, he said, to ad
vise regarding planting next spring,
as no one can foretell the supply and
demand and the prices a. year hence."
Washington in Unison With
Whole Country to Greet
World-Wide Peace.
MANY IN UNIFORMS
RESTORED TO HOMES
Churches to Lead in Observance,
Whose Significance Is Greater
Than in Many Years.
Thanksgiving day tomorrow will be
celebrated in Washington, as in all
parts of the land, as Victory day.
The observance tomorrow of the
country's one and historic national hol
iday will take on a deeper significance
than it has in many years. Every
church program will embody the spirit
President Wilson's proclamation, in
which he pointed out that "this year
we have a special and moving cause to
be grateful and to rejoice."
Presence of Men in Uniform.
Personal and family reasons for giv
ing of thanks wil be found in many
homes with the presence of men in
uniform who soon are to be released
from the national service to return to
their peace-time pursuits. Sorrow
for the loss of loved ones will be
tempered by the knowledge that they
who died sacrificed their lives to pro
mote what the President terms "a
great triumph of right."
Many churches will unite in special
union services; some auxiliary socie
ties of churches are planning sunrise
services, and in many cases special
speakers will be heard in the city's
pulpits.
In accord with the annual custom,
the outstanding Catholic service will
be at St. Patrick's, the Pan-Ameri
can mass. This will be attended by
envoys of foreign powers, especially
the South American nations, and by
many high officiaJs of thi3 govern
ment.
At Metropolitan Church.
Again a special service will be held
at Metropolitan Memorial M. E. Church,
SSirfwJS.-'1 notabje because the
PWritffent. the Vlfce President, the
Speaker of the House and many other
public men have, been invited to at
tend. Last year the President at
tended the service at that church, the
historic church home of President
McKinley and many other men of
"?1t,e in American history. Bishop
William F. McDowell will preach
The sport program will be ample
Two service foot ball games are sched
uled at American League Park. In the
morning the Seamen Gunners play the
Army Medical eleven. In the afternoon
the Marines of Indian Head meet the
,7?^ team. On Georgetown Field
Catholic University and the Chemical
Warfare section will contend.
.. S? weather man does not otter a
white Thanksgiving." Predictions are
for a warmer and clear day. Hikes and
tramps are planned by nany groups
For those who would remain in town
theaters will give special matinees and
th.f. entertainment program of the day
will be full and varied.
Special Dinners Provided
for Wards of the District
as Thanksgiving Feature
Special dinners?nearly all turkey
less, however?games, athletic con
tests and entertainments are to fea
ture Thanagiving day at the various
penal, correctional and other institu
tions of the District. The only wards
of the District who will find the na
tional birl on the dinner menu to
morrow will be the patients at the
Tuberculosis Hospital.
At the workhouse at Lorton the 400
man and 56 woman prisoners will
have holiday, no work being re
tired. The 160 long-term prisoners
at the reformatory adjoining the Lor
?n ln?titutlon also wiH have the day
oft. The piece de resistance at the
dinners at both places will be sup
Pi.e<? ra Supt- Poster's flourishing
^,?kKn /anch- while the vegetables
will J>? from the reformatory farms.
Holiday also is to be declared at
the Home for the Aged and Inflrm,
at Blue Plains. Incidentally, the hoe
ranch at the latter institution is to
furnish roasting pork for tomorrow's
dinner at the industrial home schools
or the District.
Pork, sweet potatoes, etc.. will help
H? th? Thanksgiving menu
at the National Training School for
Girls, on Conduit road, practically
everything evcept the cranberries
having been produced by the girls at
the school, of whom there are eiehtv
two.
At the National Training School for
Boys 330 youngsters will enjoy holi
day and a special dinner. A foot ball
game is to be played in the moraine
and after dinner the boys will at
tend religious exercises.
A roast pork dinner Is to be served
at the District Jail. ?
A delegation from Fourth Presby
: terian Church, headed by Rev J T
[ Kelly, the pastor, will visit the Wash
ington Asylum Hospital and District
Jail tomorrow morning, taking with
them a supply of dainties and eoed
things for the patients and prisoners
at those institutions.
ABANDON TWO-STOP FLIGHT.
Aviators Hurt, Machine Damaged
on Way to This City.
TUCSON, Ariz., November 27. The
two-stop flight of the Loughead bi
plane from Santa Barbara, Cal., to
Washington, D. C., was abandonded
yesterday following a fall at Gila
Bend. Ariz., in which Pilot O. S. T
Myerhoffer was slightly hurt and his
mechanism, Leo F. Flint, was severe
ly injured. The machine was badly
damaged. The flight started last
Saturday from Santa Barbara.
New York Adopts Curfew Law.
NEW YORK, November 27. A
'curfew" ordinance providing that
children under sixteen years of age
shall not be allowed on the streets
of New York after 10 o'clock at night
In summer and an hour earlier In
winter, unless accompanied by an
adult, has been passed by the board
?X fiUKBSi
PUCES D.C. MEN
War Department Announces
Location of All Troops When
Armistice Began.
LOCAL SOLDIERS AMONG
SEVERAL OF DIVISIONS
Reports Just Received Here Show
Organization of Army Corps of
Expeditionary Forces.
Location of District of Columbia
troops in .France at the time, the ar
mistic was signed was disclosed today
in a statement from the War Depart
ment.
The 29th Division, MaJ. Gen. Mortor..
which includes the former District of
Columbia Field Artillery and District
of Columbia Cayalry Troop, is at Rob
ert Espagne and St. Dizier.
The 30th Division, MaJ. Gen. Edward
H. Lewis, which includes District of
Columbia men, is at Querrieu.
The 42d, "Rainbow," Division. Maj.
Gen. Charles D. Rhodes, which in
cludes a District field hospital unit,
is at Maisoncelles and St. Dizier.
The 79th Division, commanded by
Maj. Gen. Joseph E. Kuhn, which In
cludes the 312th Machine Gun Bat
talion, composed of District selects, is
at Vacherauville and St. Dizier.
The 92d Division, composed of col
ored troops and commanded by Maj.
Gen. Ballou, is at Marcache and St.
Dizier.
Location of all of the American di
visions at the time of cessation of
hostilities is given by the War De
partment as follows:
Combat Divisions.
First regulars, Neuart and St. Dizier.
BrigwGen. Frank Parker.
Second regulars. Fosse and St.
Dizier, Maj. Gen. John A. Le Jeune.
Third regulars, Tannois and St.
Dizier, Brig. Gen. Preston Brown.
Fourth regulars, Lucey and St.
Dizier, Maj. Gen. Mark L. Hersey.
Fifth regulars, Cunel and St. Dizier.
Maj. Gen. Hanson E. Ely.
Sixth regulars, Stonne and
Dizier. Maj. Gen. Walter H. Gordon. W>
Seventh regulars, Euvezin and St.
Dizier, Maj. Gen. Edmund Witten
meyer. _ .
Twenty-sixth (New England), Bras,
Troyon-sur-Meuse. St. Dizier, Brig.
Gen. F. E. Bamford.
Twenty-seventh (New York). Cor
bie, Beauquesne. St. Dizier, Maj. Gen.
John F. O'Rvan.
Twenty-eighth (Pennsylvania), Heu
dicourt and St. Dizier, Maj. Gen. Wil
liam H. Hay.
Twentv-ninth (New Jersey, Dela
ware. Maryland. District of Columbia >
Robert, Espagne and St. Dizier, Jla.i
Gen. C. C. Morton.
Thirtieth (Tennessee, North inrn
lina. South Carolina and District oi
C >lumbia). Querrieu, Maj. Gen. Ed
ward H. Lewis. ,
Thirty-first (Georgia. Alabama ami
Florida), Brest, Maj. Gen. Le Roy S
Lyon.
Thirty-second (Michigan and Wis
consin), Aincreville and St. Dizier.
Maj. Gen. William C. Haan.
Thirty-third (Illinois), Troyon and
St. Dizier, Maj. Gen. George Bell. jr.
Thirty-fourth (Nebraska. Minne
sota, Iowa and South Dakota). Cas
tres. Brig. Gen. John A. Johnston.
Thirty-fifth (Missouri and Kansas),
Somme Dieue and St. Dizier. Maj. Gen.
Peter E. Traub.
Thirty-sixth (Texas, Oklahoma).
Conde-en-Barrios. Maj. Gen. W. R
thirty-seventh (Ohio). Thielt, Dun
kerque, MaJ. Gen. Charles S. Farns
worth. . ? , ,
Thirty-eighth (Indiana, Kentucky.
W?st Virginia). Le Mans, Maj. Gen.
Robert L. Howze.
Rainbow Command.
Forty-second (Rainbow), Maisoncelle
and St. Dizier, MaJ. Gen. Charles D.
Rhodes.
Seventy-seventh (New York city).
La Basace, Varennes and St. Dizier,
Maj. Gen. Robert Alexander.
Seventy-eighth (western New York.
New -Jersey, Delaware), Le Champy.
Haut and St. Dizier, Maj. Gen. Jjimes
H. McRae. ?
Seventy-ninth (northeastern Penn
sylvania, Maryland and District of
Columbia), Vacherauville and St.
Dizier, Maj. Gen. Joseph E. Kuhn.
Eightieth (Virginia. West Virgini?.
western Pennsylvania). Somnauthr
and St. Dizier, Maj. Gen. Adelbert
Cronkhite. _ ? _
Eighty-first (North Carolina. South
Carolina, Florida, Porto Rico), Somrno
Dieue, Is-sur-Tille, Maj. Gen. Charles
J Bailey.
Eighty-second (Georgia, Alabama
and Tennessee), Floremt, Maj. Gen.
George P. Duncan.
Eighty-fourth (Kentucky, Indiana,
southern Illinois), Neuvic, Maj. Gen.
Harry C. Hale.
Eighty-sixth (Chicago and northern
Illinois), St. Andre de Cubzac, Maj.
Gen. Charles H. Martin.
Eighty-seventh (Arkansas. Louis
iana, Mississippi and southern Ala
bama) Pons. Maj. Gen. S. D. Sturgt*.
Eighty-eighth (North Dakota Min
nesota. Iowa and western Illinois).
Montreau Chateau, Is-sur-Tille, Maj.
Gen. William Weigel.
Eighty-ninth (Kansas, Missouri,
h Dakota, Nebraska. Colorado.
New Mexico and Arizona). Tailly and
St. Dizier, Brig. Gen. Frank L.
Ninetieth (Texas and Oklahoma).
Villers, Dev. Dun and St. Dizier. Maj
? Ninety"^?' tuTska Washington.
_ (/?lifornia, Idaho, Nevada,
Montana, Wyoming and Utah) Oos
troosebeke and Dunkerque. Maj. Gen.
WN!LaeTy"'ecoC8t(0neVroes). National
Arm? Marbache and St. Dizier. Muj
Gen. Charles C. Ballou.
Depot Divisions.
first (Washington, Oregon.
M ??na Idaho and Wyoming). St.
Jienan and Noyers, Brig. Gen. Eli Coh
A l^htv-third (Ohio and western
"a c"""
?n?v-Bixth (New England and
New*York), St- Araand, Mont Rontl.
w. j Oen Harry F. Hodges.
EiKhtv'-flfth (Michigan and eastern
, Wisconsin), Pouilly. MaJ. Gen. Chas.
! WThirty-eninth (Arkansas .Mississippi
1 and Louisiana), St. Florent, MaJ. Gen.
1 Henry C. Hodges, jr.
I t* : >th {Colorado. Utah.