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VOL. XIII, NO. 69.
TULSA, OKLAHOMA, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1. 1!.18.
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GERMANS ELECT ASSEMBLY FEBRUARY 16
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KAISER FINALLY I
QUITS FOR GOODj
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Decree of Abdication Signed!
by Ilohenzollern in !
Holland. !
RIGHTS ARE ALL RENOUNCED!
Firever Is Claim to German
Throne Given Up in Im
perial Document.
ACCOUNTABILITY DEMANDED
English Coalition Government
Insists on Surrender
for Hearing.
AMSTERDAM. Nov. 30. William
Huhi-ruullern ha definitely re
n on i if all future rightu to the
crowds of i'ruHnia nnd Germany and
has rraied all official and offirB
from their oath of fealty, according
t'i lU text of a document signed by
the former emperor, which U quoted
in u telegram' received here from j
Hrrlln
1-oNDON, Nov. 30. Former Em-
peror William BiKned hi abdication'
at Am'fonKen, Holland, yeKtenluy,
accord lnjt to a dlfpatch to the Wolff,
bureau f Berlin, transmitted by the
at 'itiihaKen.
The tlidlcatlon decree, aceordlnK
to the mi'snage, expreipd the hope
that the "new regent" would be able
to protect tho German people aK-i'n.nl
anarchy, starvation and fureiKn su
premacy. The use of the word re
tent In the mesxiiKe Ik commented
upon hert as possibly cgnlticanu
Ilj Tht Auorlsttd Inu.
DKULJN. Nov. JO via Bael
The text of the former German em
peror's art o renunciation which waa
uwued by the new German govern
ment "in order to teply to certain
misunderstanding which have aris
en wiili regards to the abdication
follows:
iljr the prraciit document I re
notiiKtt f(rctT my rUbia to the
cruwn of I'rwwlat nntl Die HgUw
to tbe dcrman Imperial ttrown. I
rrlcasn at tho same time all the
officials of the Uernian empire
and ITuKHla and alao all offUvns
non-onmmuvilonrd orfiirrn and
aoldlcru of the I'rumlnn navy and
army and of contlniroiiiH from cun-fetk-nuc
atatrnt from ilio oath of
fidelity tlicy have taken to mo.
Prom the oatli of fidelity Uiey
have taken to mc, aa tiiclr cmptv
or, king and anpreme clilcf, 1 ex
pect from tlM-m until a new organ
latlon of the German empire ex
lata, that tliey will aid I hone who
effectively hold tlie power In tier
many to proteet Ue German peo
ple againxt Uin niciuwlng dAnxen
or anarchy, famino and foreign
domination.
Made and executed and aliened
by our own hand with the Imper.
In I aeal at Amerougrn, Novem
ber 2.
(Signed) WILjMAM.
LO -ON. Not. 10 via Montreal.
The coalition government's policy, If
It la returned to power, will ba to in
sist upon the personal accountabili
ty of former Emperor William for
the crimes for which he personally
waa responsible said 81r Frederick
K. Smith. Brttlah attorney general.
In an election speech at Wlm borne
yesterday.
Sir Frederick aald the government
waa determined, that the ex-amperor
ahould be given opportunity to an
swer the charges that had been pre
ferred against him respecting the
submarine murders and the outrages
on prisoners, and that It waa equally
determined to make the criminals
pay the penalty. It would make no
distinction between the occupants of
high offices and those In humble
places. It was also the intention of
the coalition government, tne Hpean
er declared to punish Germany.
With regard to the Germane In
tarned In England, the attorney gen
era) announced It was the govorn
ment's Intention to send them buck
to Germany.
WALL STREET JOURNAL
REPORTER UNDER ARREST
NEW YGRIC. Nov. SO. Federal
agents today apprehended an alleged
enemy alien, Emit Zimmerman, re
cently In the employ of the Wall
Street Journal aa a cottop reporter.
Zimmerman's trip to New York from
Germany after the European war be
gun waa financed by German fi
nancial Institutions In America, ac
cording to federal authorities, who
said he admitted that up to the time
the United States became a belliger
ent he sent mail to Germany by
crews of neutral vessels. lie la said
once to have been in the German
army.
Liebknecht Sleeps in
Former Kaiser's lied
LONDON, Nov. .to When the
correspondent at The Hague of the
Dally Mat visited the royal palace
at Berlin recently, he found the aged
servants there bursting with indig
nation oVr the fact that Docto'
IJebknecrt. the radial socialist
leader, hd slept In the former em
peror's -ied. The correspondent
quotes trv servants as saying: "That
cursed Uebknecbt slept
nlghta 1 the kaiser's bed.'
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for two
HEATHER REPORT.
TI'LSA. Nov. art.-- Maximum.
50;
mnn:.iiin 2 north wind tltr.
OhMHoMA. S'Hidfty fair. 1 iff hlly
'iririF M..i,.iy fHlr
l."l ilNA: HunUr tnrUr fair,
rioii r liMiifrtur in uortB portion;
. H K A VA S : W nU y f i r ; rUin
imp. . ;inr-f .fnnriar fair.
EAST TEXAS: MimUy fair; warmer
in nortu portion ; Monday (atr.
WEST TEXAS; ."iin.lay fair; aliirht
ty ruief in I ha 1'anhaodle; Monday
fair.
THE NEW RESPONSIBILITY.
Oh we've roi u jiu 1 uftbr, whn th
nrk of war la do
For tfj,. truth that la triumphant and
Ihr pae that hav won;
Wa may M down Jit a hula from
the atrivlng and th atrain,
nut aa aon a we have reUd w rouit
CO to work araiu.
")h, wV fot to itand tofthrr for the
n'ttrr day,
TSrrc are proMem ffra before at,
ihfr arp doubti u clar away.
We t.avp fouicht for ritfht and Juaiira;
now f've got to make it plain
My h inannr r of our living that we
liave not foujlit in vain.
We bave trinrrphM o'er the tyrant,
ic have mad hit ran norm raae.
We ham fought 'or human freedom and
a jutl and riffhteoiift peare ;
Rut our tajilta are uncompleted; we matt
prove by all are
That we arvpd no aelffah purpoie
whorl we aent our boi afar.
We have varrifired for fre1om, vide by
aidf ti death we've utood.
Now we Kill muni atand utrntbr for
our nation's jrrrater aMid.
rher are many laka before oa, wa
aha. all br aorely tried.
We niuat Uva the tare of juetira for
which every eoldier diMi.
Wire Briefs
IIKRMN PHOMISKS
ohdkrly uirrntN.
AMSTEFlDA M, Nov. .10 In re-
.iponae to a threat by the Ilritiah
armistice commi.ilHoner thru hostili
ties would be resumed unletw the
conditions which prisoners were ar
riving In the allied lines was reme
died, a Jtorlln telegram declares
that everything Is bring done by Ger
many to assure the orderly return
of prisoners.
.mUWNAN RFTOUJO
PROCLAIM KD AT RIGA.
AMSTERDAM, Nov. SO. The re
public of Lithuania has been pro
rlaimed at Riga In the presence of
the national council and great num
bers of the population, the neat
phallan Gazette of Eaten state. Karl
I llman la the president or tne new
republic.
M'ADOO FOR PRKSIDKNT
CI.ni IS STARTKD.
ASHFTVILI.E, N. C, Nov. SO. Pre
llmlnary steps were taken at a con
ference of democrats here today for
tne organisation or a McAdoo-rnr
Preaident club. A meeting haa been
called for December 3 to formally
organise the club, believed to be the
first to ba launched.
ItRFST PliAXS
WHiSON' RI.CT.PT10V.
PARIS. Nov. SO (HavniO Brest
planning a great reception for
President Wilson. The chief execu
live will be shown some of the work
that has been done by Americans
at Hrest. which has been one of the
principal porta of debarkation for
American troops.
Rt'SSIAN SHIPS
SCRRENnLTt TO ALLIES.
LONDON, Nov. 30. The allied
navul squadron which recently
paaaed through the Dardanelles Into
i he Black sea. anchored off He bus
tnpol, tiie Kueian naval baxe In the
Lfimea. on November 2 6. The llua
slan shlpB. which were In the hands
of the Germans and also some Ger
man submarines were surrendered to
the allied naval representatives.
RI7TTRFMF.NT OF SOLF
DEMANDED IN DFJILIN.
AMSTERDAM. Nov. 30. The
Tftgeblatt of Berlin says It has been
officially Informed that the work
men's and soldiers' council has de
manded the mom Hpeedy retirement
of Dr. W. R Bolf, the German for
e!gn secretary. The council also
has ordered the seizure of nil docu
ments relating to foreign affairs and
the old government syetem.
NEWS DIVISION OF CREEL
COMMITTEE CLOSES DOORS
WASHINGTON. Nov. 30. The
news division of the committee on
public Information which has served
us a clearing house for Information
on the government's activities during
the war was closed tonight.
All other branches of the corn
tnlttee. exrept the foreign nnd of
flelal bulletin divisions, will be
cliscd b ore the end of the year
Publication of the offlelul bulletin
will be continued until June under a
concessional appropriation, but
time of discontinuing the foreign
service has not been announced.
'Notice
All Freemasona are request
ed to meet at Masonic Hall
Sunday afternoon, Dec. 1,
at 2 p. m. to attend the
funeral of Brother Lloyd C.
Brush.
(Signed)
J. C. MONFORTE
Secty.
NATION AWAITS
WILSON WORD
Utterance to ('onfrros.s Carries
Unusual Significance at
This Time.
ADDRESS SET FOR MONDAY
President Departs From His
Usui Custom and Will
Speak on First Day.
SENATE SHOWS RESENTMENT
Retention May Be Offered
to Send Committee May
Sail on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 30. Seldom
has :rv utterance of President Wil
son l-n awaited with greater in
terest 'han the annual uddress he Is
to ril:rer Monday at the opening of
the :nter session of congress and
on thieve of his departure for Eu
rope ti attend tho peui'o conference.
Men.bTH of the senate and house ex
poet ti hear something of American
plan for the conferenep ns well us
an oir.Ilne of the exeiutlve's views
of leulatlon needed to aid In the
t.isk if readjusting the war-organ
ised ciuntry to a peace basis.
Arringements were made today
for a joint session in the hall of the
house at I o'clock Monday after
noon ifler congressional leaders had
been lotifled that the president de
sired to be heard on the first day
of tilt new session instead of on the
seconl day, as usual. In order to
hostel his departure. The address
Will totiatltue his goodbye to roil.
grem and through it to the people,
for be Is expected to sail on Tues
day. No official comment was forth-comi-g
during the day on the pcr-
sonml of the peace delegation an-
noun:ed last night at the wnue
houst.. No one would undertake to
say thether the president himself
woult be regarded us a purt of the
detention accompanying him, or
what might be the formal rank ac
corrlni the four delegates Secre
Lanang. former Ambassador Henry
Whlt, Col. E. M. House and Gen.
Tasktr H. Illisa. Informally It was
Indlctted at the state department
that these points could not be
cleurtd up because of uncertainty
as tt the course to be followed by
the reads of the associated govern
ment! and their accompanying
dcleptiona. Exact Information was
said :o still be lacking. ,
Advisers Named.
Th state department made public
the lames of the chief officers and
attamea of the delegation, Including
the ecretarles nnd It. James Brown
Scot: and David Hunter Miller, ex
pert advisers In International law.
The war deportment announced the
perwnnel of the group of asslst
antsto General Hllss. among whom
will e a number of officers detailed
fron the American expeditionary
forct
Nation Walw.
A! of the party, which with lie
largi tlerlcal force and corps of ex
pero In various lines, will number
somt hundreds, will aall on the
stearthlp George Washington with
the jrealdent. Preceding them on
the Reamer OrlJaba, leaving New
Yort noon tomorrow, will be sev
eral hundred American newspaper
rorrepondents going across to report
ih .mllnn nf the conference.
Ttntment among members of
the nate over the president's fail
ure take one of their number on
the lelegatlon wae npparent today.
alth:ugh no statements on the sub-t-
were issued for publication
Sevr-al of the republicans discussed
nlant for Introducing resolutions
Morlay proposing to send a special
srnne committee to France to
map during the conference, par-
tlcuirlv to keep conrresa advised
rern-dlne the proceedings.
Cimmlngw to Offer Resolution.
8itor Oummlnirs of Iowa was
one of those who were prepared to
of fe-such a resolution, others were
und'rstood to be making rendv
apei hes on the general subject of
the resldent's pollcv and there were
prer'ctlons that the sessions during
the 'Irst dny of the week would be
live ones.
Hlpadler General William W.
Mar", former aide to President Wil
son, will be In command of military
nldH and messengers at the ronfer
enc There will nlo be attached
In lenersl n'lss' staff a number of
srti of'lcers w ho are specialises In
'nw fleanee and etholoirv. fnrnlshlnp
wh:u Genera) Marrh described ns a
"wel rounded military' staff."
YASHINOTON. Nov. 30 Tnmpo
sltl.n of the mllitarv personnel to
accompany fleneral Bliss w'th the
noire delesratlon was announced bv
fleieral March todav ns follows-
Milor General Francis J. Kernan
P.riradler Oeneral Marlborough
fh'rchlll. chief of the military In
tel eepee b"eenu: nnd Colonel"
Ha ph II. Vnndetnnn. Jordan. Avers,
llf mj, Furlong. Fling; Captains
n-hcnrlns and Chllds.
,-ecretarles of the delegation an
Inn nred toilav bv the s'ate Hepart
! ,eit w ill be Jnenh C. Grew, former
tntretnrv or cmnassv ar cerrn mi"
intT charcc at Vienna and who now
's in Paris mHn preliminary nr--nneemonts:
I.eland Harrison "f the
'ii In. American dlv'slon and Phllli"
if Patrhln. copfident'nl assistant to
Wrctarv loosing WM'lam McN'ler
wi t go as rt!s-iirslnt.- officer, nnd S
V Smith ns deaiieh'lnc o'fleer. nnd
, 'arc., force "f ete-te-t nM(t
i 'mri the depar' nient will accompany
the
American Casualty
List Is Increased
to 263,693 Names
WASHINGTON, ov. 3d. Gen
eral Muri'li, rlilcf of sniff, an
nounce ludii) that General Per
shing has rcHirtcd the following
official oiisiialiics to Notruibcr 2:
Hilled In oc lion, JN,li:l.
I'leil of wounds, 12,101.
Died of iIImciimc, 1(1.0:11.
IMoil other caiixcs, I. OKI).
Mi-s.ng In action, It. son.
Prisoners, (unintelligible).
Wounded, 1 KU.tt.., divided as
follows:
Severely wounded, ,M,7.M,
I'liilcieniilned, -I :l, 1 UK.
Slightly, Delist!.
The new casualty reports add
more than !!H,tHH names to Ameri
can lolul for the Mur. Thu sum
mary announced Iom week totaled
UUu,ll7, Including 2,16:1 prisoners.
General March wild he d.d not
think the nunilier of prisoners
would la- Increased materially liy
the new figure. Indicating tluit the
proliublc tolul to NotemlsT HO will
ic :.'.-, n;tt.
Tislay's Mimmary adds l,.tlO to
the number killed In uctlon or dctid
of wounds; l,Ml!3 to the niimM'r
dead of disease; Ill.llilO to the num
ber wounded, and t'Hi numlN'r of
missing In action Is IiktcowiI from
1,100 to 14,290. The lance Increase
In the latter classlfk-alloii Is attrib
uted to belated reports from all
commends on the checking up of
inisNiug men.
.Tho figures, exclusive of prison
ers are 2U2,ol3.
GLASS TO GET TREASURY
OR RESERVE. BOARD POST
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 Repre
sentative Carter Glass, It Is under
stood has been offered a plac3 on
tho federal reserve board, to succeed
Frederic A, Delano of Chicago, who
resigned to enter the army service.
Mr. (J lass has been prominently men
tioned as the successor of William
(llbbs McAdno as secretary of the
treasury. Dispatches suy he has
been offered the former post. Others
are to the effect that ho or Bernard
M. llnruch will be named for the
treasury post. Mr. Glass owns a
newspaper at Lynchburg, Va.
Representative Glass Is chairman
of tho house bunking and currency
committee and author of the fedyal
reserve law, which has been accepted
as one of the most constructive steps
In the building of national finance.
In writing this law Mr. ('.lass had to
fight for months against members
of his own party on the committee
nnd In the house who leaned toward
Bryan's monetary Ideas. Itryan was
then secretary of state nnd a big in
fluence In the party.
Members of both parties believe
Mr Glass to be thoroughly fitted for
the post, particularly In view of the
tremendously heavy burden he will
have to bear, and the need of sound
economic sense In guiding the coun
try through the days of transition to
a peace basis,
alsaceTorraine HUNS
LOSE OFFICIAL PLACES
STRASSUTjna, Wednesday, Nov. J7
Several hundred thousand Germans
In Alsace and Irralne have begun
to experience suffering which equals,
If it does not exceed, that which the
Germans have Inflicted upon the na
tl.es during the past 4H years. A
great many of them who are holding
public offices find their occupations
suddenly withdrawn. Many others
who were employes of the public ad.
ministrations are living In daily fear
of discharge and the necessity of
leaving the country.
In addition to these apprehensions,
the Germans feel real anguish at the
Idea of leaving Alsace and Ixirralne.
While the Germans succeeded In glv.
im; newer parts of towns ;ike Me'z
a Teutonic architectural aspect an"
have given Herman tone to town
l.fc. ns far as they participated in It.
I those Germans who Immigrated or
set led there as functionaries or mer.
chant have themselves undergone
modifications. Tliey now strongly
piefer the two provinces to Ger
many. They have ceased to be Ger
ii, an but still have not become
I A itians
wilsonIuitTnsmFden
BY U. S. IS DISMISSED
STOCKHOLM, r'rldnv, Nov. :9
The suit Initiated by the American,
legation against the Aft .nblailot of
this city. In which It whs charged
that the" newspaper msolled Presi
dent Wilson, has been dismissed on
technical grounds.
The suit wis ordered brought
against the ncwapapfr by the Swed
ish minister of lusilec at the re'uest !
of Ira Nels.m Morris, the American,
minister nt Stockholm. It was be
gun In August The hosls for the;
action, according to the complaint,
was that the newspaper had "In- :
lured a foreign power and made an j
attempt to Interfere with the ami- !
enble relations existing between
Sweden nnd the 1'nited States " The
Aftonblailct had printed a series of
articles regarding America's action
In entering the war and containing
personal reflections upon Prestden'
Wilson,
HUGHES ASSAILS
OWNERSHIP PLAN
Federal Enterprise Tends to
Inefficiency Is Con
clusion Reached.
"ENEMIES OF LIBERTY"
Term Is Applied to Those
Who Would Kxtend Activi
ties of Government.
PUTS TRUST IN COUNTRY
Belief Expressed That People
Will But End to Pro
posed "Tyranny."
NEW YtiRIC. Nov. 30. Charles K
Hughes, speaking tonight before the
Ins ltute of arts ami sciences HI Co
lumbia university, asserted that "gov
ernmental enterprise tends constant
ly to Inefficiency." II" character
ized as "enemies of liberty" all
"those whose Interests lie simply in
extending the activities, of govern
ment so ns to embrace alt industry."
I iisi'ii'-smg conditions following the
war. he declared that readjustment
should he brought about as soon as
prai .'iiable and that war powers
should not be used to control peace
conditions Such n control, he said,
would constitute a most serious of
fense against American Institutions.
"The iiuonllnn of government own
ership add operation is, after all. a
seveiely practical one," said Mr.
Hughes. Of course, there are those
whose Interests lie simply In extend
ing the atclvltles of government so lis
to embrace all industry and who are
endeavoring to proceed along what
they conceive to be the line of leas'
resistance in trying to keep In gov
ernment hands In time of peace what
has been taken temporarily by reason
of the exigencies of war.
Trusts People.
The Instinct of the American peo
ple. 1 believe, can be trusted to
thwart the Insidious plana or mese
enemies of liberty, who, if given
their wav would not stop short of a
ivrnnnv which, wnatever name II
might bear, would leave little room
for preference as cotnpured to Prui
slanlsm. "It Is regrettable, hut It Is true.
that governmental enterprise tends
constantly to Inefficiency. It
cannot fall to be observed that even
In connection with the war, despite
tho endeavor and patriotic Impulse
of count lea workers. Inefficiency In
important fields of activity has been
notorious. The notion that tne con
duct of bus'nee by government tends
tn be efficient la a superstition cher
Ished bv those who either know notn
lug of government or who know
nothing of business. Tho tendency
Is strongly the other way
"Along with this Is the grave ques
tion of putting the direct operation
of these great activities unnccessar
llv tinier political control. That Is
the most serious iiustlon. The dove
tailing of government with buslneas
Is apt to Injure both."
Wants Sensible Plan.
Mr Hughes tdded. however, that
undue decentrallr.atlon would be as
dangerous to national prosperity a
overcentrallxatlon. Congress, he
said, should provide a sensible plan
for railroad regulation permitting
sound credit and growth, stabilizing
securities, and Insuring adequate
service at reasonagle rales. He aleo
declared co-operation In Industry to
he Just as essential In peace time aa
during the exigencies of war and
that big business waa needed, It
soundly organized a.id properly su
per, ised.
lie further declared that serious
labor conditions wero looming on the
horizon and suggested that In order
to take up the labor alack, an effort
should be made to start Immediately
all Important public work through
out tlie country which had been held
up durirg the war. .
Hungarian Government
Decided to Intern Army
of Marshal Mackensen
t 0p:'.MIGKN, Nov. 30.
(Itciin-r's). The Hungarian gov
ernment has iocllel to Intern the
whole of l-'lcltl Marshal von Muck
ciivcn's army of 170.00 men. In oe
eordnnce with the demand of the
I rciu'li government. It Is re.
Hirlel from lluduiest by way of
llerl n. Von MackeiiMcn ilcclarcd
he would not yield to tlie decision.
The Easiest Thing
The raxlfHt thing in the world
is to succeed. You can't help it
If you follow the rules and piny
the game the best way ?u know
how, according to yourself, In
stead of according to tlie one next
to you, or above you or below you.
Have you the Summit In view?
A II right, then start for It.
And don't forget thtjrhelp you
can get from tlie lihj' World
Want Ads in the way of business
opportunities Is always available
and WiiltlriK for you As aids to
success getting the World Want
A'ls are, indeed, unsurpassed, lle
in mid use them today.
WORM) WANT A PS
GKT KKSt'LTH
Phone MOO or (?001
Suggest a Baby Bond
Christmas and Shop
at Ann Time You Elect
There's one place In Tulim where
t'hrlstiiia.i presents are on sale
I hut It doesn't make much differ
ence wlieiliur one does his shop
ping .i r I or not. It's lliu war
nav in it. .urip bank.
"Miij 1 nut suggest that baby
bonds be Kit en for Christmas pres
ent this year In even greater
number thin last?" said Ia'o lev
ering. "May I not" being In the
diplomatic language- of modern
tunes.
He may. Already a number of
rltlitens hive determined to g've
baby bonds In Hen of tlm usual
('iirlstnian cheer to family and em
ployes, you can buy 'em even on Christ
mas day, if you've overlooked it
iliiitl l lull I line. Hut give em. und
! m ' 1 1 gel as much p.easurit nut of
It us the pemon who receives one.
your l'n le Ham needs the
money.
TO PASS WAR PROFIT
LEVY IF BILL WAITS
Senate IcnoVra Threaten liiactmcnt
of Ki'parate HO 1ST Cent Pro
posal If Measure Is Held Pp.
WASHINGTON. Nov. SO. While
the senate finance committee's final
revised draft of the six billion dol
lars war revenue bill was prepared
for printing today, Chairman Sim
mons conferred with Secretary Mc
Adoo, Herretary Tumulty, Commis
sioner of Internal Itevenue lloper
and congressional leaders regarding
measures possible If the bill should
fail of passage during the winter
session.
No decisions were reached and
there will be further conferences.
It whs suggested that the treasury
might delay Its work early neit year
In preparation for collection of 111
tines, and if It appeared certain that
the new bill could not pass, that the
separate resolution levying a flat tax
of HO per cent on corporations war
profits be enacted.
The HO per cent rate aa proposed
by Senator Simmons would apply to
war profit earnings of the calendar
year 1811.
Senator Simmons told Secretary
McAdno that republican opposition
to the pending bill principally on aa
count of the IB 20 feature, would un
doubtedly prolong discussions. Pros
nectlve senate debate on peace ques
tlons, he said, also might delay the
bill's consideration.
Commissioner Koper said It la nec
essary that the treasury proceed not
later than January 16 witn tie pro
gram for collection of 11 taxes,
either under the new bill or the old
law.
The new bill. Senator Simmons
said, will be ready for presentation
to the senate next wet t and will
be presented for passage soon after
ward.
RICHARDS FUNERAL WILL BE
HELD THIS AFTERNOON
Tho funeral of William K. Illch
irtd who d ed at his home. 211
I y(it Ninth street a few days ago,
death having resulted from Injuries
received In a motorcycle accident,
will be hold at t:0 o'clock this aft
.moon from Ural Baptist church
The body will be laid to reel In Hose
Hill cemetery.
Deceased, Who waa SI years of
age. served In the navy durlnf the
Hpanlsh-Amer.ean war. no is sur
uiv.,1 bv bis wife, two aona,
lauahter and his aged mother. One
.,,n ahn l stationed at Camp
Sevier. S C . came home to attend
he funeral.
Marines to Demobilize
When Peace Is Signed
WASHINGTON, Nov. 80. There
will be no general demobilization of
tha marine corps until After the con
elusion of peace. Secretary I'anlels
said today, although such discharges
as can be effected gradually without
Impairment of the service will be
gru tiled.
The Empty Stocking Fund Still
Lags; Appeal Made for Action
Some 12 more klddos are fcolng to
see Snntu Claus throned the gener
osity of two contributors to the
empty storking fund. Th.it certainly
helps some, but It's a bit short of
wh.-.r Tulsa nsuall. does in things so
i wonderfully Important to (he neigh
borly spirit' that 'be city displays
; when colled on to tin the big. gener
, ul'K thing.
, The total Is now JITJio. after a
; week of appealing to the people
through the World, ordinarily, the
1 response to such mi appeal la lm
' mediate In Tulsa. It isn't much
! trouble to get contributions t a fund
for the Humane society for nny-
! thing. Ordinarily, there
'pouring of purse thai
characteristic.
out-
The Humane soc.etv den " witn
with
; he problem of the unfori i r .lie in
-.., li,,, .... nil (,, mar.
I II tt. omni .
lit handles the problems that uevelop day or e.u.v .m..o..v '''
' among (he poor of the community. The rubers and too, t ers ,, Til Isn
I It lends h. helping hand to grownups, who know the g re-it happiness
I -mil children. Comes n--w the , Christmas brings to their own till
Christmas season, und hnow.rg full dren slild be among the first -nd
well that there are hundreds of ' r, g- nei .u,s c ni ibuiors
i homes In the city where , r.'ma.y The o, 1 .te w as '"""""j- 0ft
I The society endorses the plan
-alse an empty stocking fund to nuy
:lm little things that children
mve
for a Christmas remembrance from
FOUR DIVISIONS
TO RETURN SOON
Major Units of Eijrht Others
Will Come Hack, March
Announces,
TOTAL GOES BEYOND 83,000
31)th, 7.5th, 87th ami 92nd Are
Named to Sail Early in
Entire Ktrenjfth.
DEMOBILIZATION IS RAPID
Morn Than 46,000 in Home
Camps Mustered Out
Thousand Daily Average.
WASHINGTON, Nov. SO Four
divisions In their entirety and majtor
milts : eight other divisions of the
American army In France have been
designated by fleneral Pershing for
an early return home. These trot is
with other special units, General
March, ihlef of staff, i.imotinced to
day, total S.4U officers and 7M1
en.
The complete divisions which will
retui nt an early rtnte. General
March said, ore the 39th. 7th, H7th
nml 92d (a colored regiment.) Im
nortant elements of the following
divisions tn return aa soon na trans
pnrtot!nn faclll'les are available, are
the (1st. S4th, tXth, 40th, 4th, tfith
Hflth and Mth
The sperlal units to embark soon
consist largely of coast artillery
brigades at. dseparata regiments
many battalions of batteries of anti
aircraft artillery, engineers trench
mortar batteries and a number of
other organizations. Including aero
snundrons.
The 7tn inoiunea men irom
Maine. New Hsmnshlre, Vermont,
Mnasachusetts, Connecticut, Rhnde
Island and nnrlhesetnrn New Tork
and the tilth troons from Arkansas
Irfiulslana, Mississippi and southern
Alabama. Some changes In tne com
position of tha divisions may har
been made, however, without notice
In the wsr department.
The I7th, memioned as navtng
been withdrawn from the British
forces. Include New Tork troops
and the 10th. alsi withdrawn. Is
known aa the O d Hickory divisions
including troons from Tennessee and
North and South Carolina.
Many nock In Iecrtnher.
The war department expects to
bring back horns In the month of
rierember between ino.uo ami
ITS. 000 men. General March said
To accomplish this It will use In ad
dltlon to army transports and con
verted cargo hosts enough old bat
Me shins and cruisers to furnish an
additional carrying eapaclty for
25.000 men. Shipping experts ex
pect to transport 300,000 morthly
when the demobilization Is under
full speed.
The total number of troops already
designated for early discharge In
the I'nlted States waa given as
MI.000. These Include depot and
development battalions 11.000; divi
sional troops 10,000; railway troops
J. 000; I'ltlted States guards J4.000:
tank corps 7.000; chemical warfare
troops 7.000: central officers training
schools SO. 000; student army train
ing corps 100,000
Home Men HcliiueM.
To date 4J.J78 men have been
mustered out of the ramps In this
country. The schedule under which
the department Is working calls for
the release of an average of t.000
men per rnmp per dsy. and General
March said that every effort would
be made to maintain the average.
Kevlsed army statistics for the
coming year resulted In cutting the
$19 000,0011,000 of army appropria
tions to less than I3,0ti0,000.000,
General March announced.
those who do not know the pangs of
poverty. Tlie Humane society wouio.
carry into the homes of those It
knows the little trinkets that appeal
to the childish fancy, and that go to
make up Santa Clans' annual Job.
and they ton:-: nppe.il to generous
folks to fuMuli the tuear.s A. M.
Welch of the soeletv, will have per
sonal charge ..f the distribution us In
the past, and this is a guarantee that
the money w.il be conserved and the
biggest biiyim. power used in gotilng
the articles necessary.
Hut 1 1 3 .1 ;. i won t go far. Cer
tainly there are nuinv who have been
planning to semi along a check for
the emptv stocking fund, who havi
delayed for one reason or another
Tul:IAn appeal Is imoto for an early re
i spouse. i", in the generous people
I of
: of 'ln;,i to
tins tiioo ovei
i K ill v,m nr'
during the next week?
'"'S
our lontriDiition 10-
- - , -
to; Turk I '.rot hers
10 no j
2. so !
j. i. i
i ... in
Tolal
Councils Meeting on
Dee. 1G, Must Give
Approval.
EMPIRE IS DIVIDED
Thirty-eight ElectoraV
Districts Are
Organized.
SILESIANS DEMAND CALL
Thrcntcn Secession If
Bal-
lotinjf Is Long;
Delayed.
Dt Thu Aoorltt.4 press.
HKItlJN, Nov. JO. The council of
the people's commissioners has fixed
February 14 for elections to the con.
stltuent assembly, conditional on the
approval of the soldiers' and work
men's congress which meets Decent,
ber II.
The emplrs will be divided Into tl
electoral districts, to which from
six tn 14 seats each will be allotted.
according to the population. The
empire's territory aa It existed before
the war will be taken aa the basis of
division. '
By Tht Attocltua Prtss.
IIICIUJN, Friday, Nor. !. The
peoplt's council at Brestao. tha Vos
slncha Zeltung says, la considering aa
ultimatum to tha Uerlln government
demanding the Immediate Issuance
of writ of election for a national
assembly In default of which Hllesla
threatens to secede from Prussia.
The fact that tha coal mines of Si
lesia are the chlsf aourcs of supply
for north and central Germany gives
added significance to the Breelau re.
port.
By Th Aioiil4 Press.
llEltUN, Friday, Nor. It. A
group of indtpendent social demo
crats, closely Identified with the
Spartaous elemtnt of Or. Liebknecht,
has selitd control of all wireless sta
tions In Germany and now Is trans
mitting propaganda and other news,
ths Hsriln Tagblatt says It Is in.
formed.
Chancellor Ebert and Herr Haass
on behalf of the governmeat, tht
newspaper adds, warn the press at
home and abroad of this condition
and dsolared further that tha govern
meet will not aaeums responsibility
for wireless Information cow being
tent out of Germany.
By Ths AsmIsu4 Prase,
BERLIN. Krlday, Nov. II. Ths
soldiers' council of Oreattr Berlin,
at a stormy plenary meeting todajfi..
expresed dissatisfaction with the ap
pointment of an executive counoll of
21 men by adopting a resolution ap
pointing a representative from each
of the seven regiments stationed In
Berlin to wslgh charges against the
executive council and If necessary to
reform the organisation.
The charges hsd been formulated
by tht soldiers' council of the third
army corps which declared among
other things that the executive ooun.
cl) talked Instead of acting. It was
declared also that the executive
had "shamefully debaaed the high
aims of the councils, failed to ef
fect co-operation with the soldiers in
other parts of Oermany. failed to
protect the eastern border and hua
dered .every orderly and practical
work."
Speakers at the meeting sharply
attacked the executive council and
were applauded boisterously.
Tha meeting adjourned until flat,
urdky after soldiers from the army
of tha east gave warning that If
thire were disturbances In Berlin
the eastern troops would abandon
Perllu and act Independently.
LONDON. Nov. 30. (British wire
less service.) Kullor reports of th
statement published by Dr. vo
He'hmann-Ilollweg, the former Im
perial German chancellor, in the
North German Gazette, show that
although he attempts various argu
ments In excuse for his share In Qer
mnn guilt for the war, he makes the
following confession:
"Hut ah,ove all. we must confess
that our deficiencies of national
character and by the sins or our
general behavior we have contributed
tn the warlike tension which filled
th" nir for the last few years. Words
which might be taken us provoca
tions wero repeatedly uttered. The
pun-German activities at home and
abriid have done us the greatest
barm, hut above all our naval policy
brought us the most fatal opposi
tion "
The answer to von Hethmann-Hol-weg's
general apologies may be found
In the I'erlln Tiigeblatt. which in
aklng the former chancellor to task
s,ivs-
"Dr von Rethmnnn-Hollweg men
loned neither the German-Rr'tlsh
negotiations which were already con
liided In July. H14. nor Sir Edward
.'!rev's (then Itritlsh foreign secre-
tarv) verv ressonaum mm i.-.;riJiii.iie
i .... .....l,Dnn . Whi 1 t,
propoi-ii n-i n .......... ...
German rovernmeni rejecr inis pro
posal ' The ex-chancellor states him
self that the Austrian ult'mntumwwosi
too sharp, but In that case what ob
tectlon could the German government
raise against Sir Kdward Grey's pro.
posal? If von Pethmann felt him
self that wrong was committed
against Belgium he had no right to
submit, and If he was not able to
carry his point he ought to have re-
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