Evening times-Republican. [volume], December 07, 1918, Image 1

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German* Fear Wllaon Can Not Dom­
inate Peaee Conference.
Purls. Dec.
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OF PRESIDENT
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CRACK TROOPS FOR
|§FC GUARD OF HONOR
1
Wilson Enjoys Day of Recreation On
Board Steamship George Washington
7.—The' program for
Wilson's vlllt here la not
yel fully settled, according to Marcel
Hutin of the Echo do Paris. He says,
however, that the crack troops form
ing the guard of honor. already have
b#fen selected.
It is probable that President Poln
"carc will give a Junch for Mr. and Mrs.
"Wilson/on Saturday, Dec. 14, the day
they arrive in Paris.
|V$- The socialist organ Huminate an
nounces a special edition the day the
president arrives and urge* labor or
ganizations to spread tne edition.
"By giving this number.wide circu
lation," it says, "our friends may
.ccr.'ain they aro doin.? propaganda
work against the imperialistic passions
of the present hour and for a Just and
final peace."
WILSON'S HEALTH IMPROVED.
President Feeling Fit on Third Day of
Ve«v* A«rs*c Atiantic.
tireless to Associated Press.]
Lrd the United States Steam­
ship George Washington, 10 p. m.—
President Wilson's third day at sea
found him much improved In health.
jHla cold la' yielding to treatment and
lli? vqtce Is retted and lnucfi ^mQU'
1 Having cleared the vorl: whloh had
kted 'at his d^sk, the president
ty of Mdwatton wd ay
jileer'vHfe ubi^/SA. Into some^ftit'Tbet
Ipf weather this morntag after a night
Of heavy- weather. This afteynooaTie.
|l promenatdfed rJong the decks ana
Joined a party at the'rail watching
2iral
Pennsylvania, the flagship of Ad
Mayo's squadron, rise and fall
With' the heavy swells. The sea was
Jjbflght wfth warm sunliffhi. Mr. Wil
$on engaged In th^ conversation on
iltnefy tapifes, (-capping stories and exT
perlencfes with those on board.
The. party included officers in tho
lower-grades, whose stories of expe
rience tn the submarine zone are tre
mendously Interesting. When it was
learned that a Aim starring tttnous
comedian was to be shown dtiring th'e
evening on board the ship, thf presi
dent announced that he Intended to 4m
present, evidently anticipating the eft
tertainment with pleasure
While Mr. Wilson was on deck, he
earnestly conferred with Jules J. Jus
serand, the' French ambassador to the
United States, and Count Di Cellere,
the Italian ambassador at Washing
ton, and had a short conversation -with
Secretary of State Robert Lansing and
JHenry White, colleagues of the presi
dent on the peace commission. No for
mal conferences have been held so tor
and it seems apparent that plans for
the peace negotiations have been well
laid out.
Mr. Wilson has been solicitous of
the comfort of those acoompanylhg
him |uid is'personally seeing that all
orders are carried pot. He reads every
wireless message received and*M£Uses
I the ship newspaper with fnuch interest.
Before leaving the George Washington
he Intends to inspecflhe ship from
stem to stern and meet the officers
and cr^sr.
THINK WILSON WILL NOT RULE.
German Press Fears Preaident Can Not
It I Dominate Peace Conference.
Berlin. Dec. 6.—via Copenhagen.
^^Pec. 7.—The summary of the address
/Of President Wilson, before congress,
vhich has reached here, is presumably
inadequate and thve has been little
^. ScKninent on .i-in the n^rspapers. One
.them, Korespondens, organ of the
^national liberals, decla^s the Germans
•p^twiii seek in vain «or -any substantial
Comfort in the message. It expresses
the belief that President Wilson's pro
to which Germany supposed the
and the allies "had
pledged themselves, will have only -a
K, Khadowy existence at the peace con
ft^leieae*. -v
f- A large majority' of Germans pre
vsumably believed In.President WHson's
good intentions but thfere now is a fear
pram,
-.United States
1
that he will be unable to force his pro
"gram thru. The Zeltung Am Mlttag
saysM
"It is almost unimaginable optimism
/or one to hope that Mr. Wilson's'In
intervention will mitigate the destractlve
E ^conditions of peac^-!'
"t. Other comment seems to recognise
HtUat President' Wilson may not be the
Hdoirtinatlng figure that Germans have
^expected him..to b«. JSome papers de
clare he approved "America's imperial
ist naval policy^
W
'"r
ImIMi
en iq January,
opening of the
arts has been set
Conference to Oi
Pa? Is, Dec. 4.—T]
peace congress at
ffftythe^flltot week in January.
Msy Be Summoned.
If^allrtiig^onr' Dec. T. Bernard
^aruah, chairman of the' war Indus-
board, and Henry P. DaVlson
of the Ainerlcan Red Cress
nnM
sii
ifeilp# mm I Iliiw^.'.'ifcwwiMftw *w«U j*Wil**i*yft li.J4jf w|w«»y*
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'"*'iiaif»filW!','',i^'~'
dent Wilson to hold themselves in
readiness to. respond to call for their
services with tho peace delegation In
Europe.
CROWN RINCE ABCICATIS.
Renounces Claim* to Threne of Prus
sia and Empire,
P^rls, Dec. 7.—Crown Prince Fred
erick William has renounced his right
to the German throne.
A dispatch received tn Basel from
the scml-ofriclai Wolff bureau, quotes
the crown prince in renouncing tho
throne as leaving said:
"I renounce formally and definitely
all rightB to Uie crown of Prussia and
the Imperial crown-which would have
fallen to me by the renunciation of tho
cmpcror-kln* or for other'reasons.
"Riven by my authority and signed
iy my hand. Done at Wierlnffen, Dec.
1, 1918, Wllhelm."
(In an lntervlpw^w'lth a correspond
ent of tho Associated Press on tho
Is and of Wierlnsen,-received Dec. 3,
which .borc no* evidence of dejay an«l
presumalfcy wi&a gj/cn not earlier than
Dec. 2, Frodfr!ck William safd: "I
have not renounced anything, and I
•lavb not a(gned .any document what
ever." I!c aldctl that should l^ic t3er
rran govern:nttit desire to form a re
public he vvoirtd be content to return1
to Germany ,\a simple citizen, ready
to do anythlnK to assist his country—
even to work as a laborer in ai fac
tory.]
CAN MANUFACTURE BIO GUNS.
Watervliet Araenal Prepared to Turn
Out 18-Inch Cannon.
Washington, Dec. %—The arsenal at
Watervliet, N. Y., is now eauipped
manufacture xrvns up to eighteen Inch
caliber. MaJ.'Ocn: C. C. Williams, chief
of ordnancc. said today in:his annual
report to the secretary of»war.f
No details wete given to indicate
*rtiethcr construction or this large type
of ordnance in oonterapluted.'v
During the fiscal year eover^ by
the report 16.000 Contraats were let
for material valued at 95,000,000,040.
4,000 manufacturers participating.
Funds expended in the development of
manufacturing facilities totalled $420,
000,000.
Chicago Wemeifs Chamber of Com
mores Have Three-fold Object in
View—We^W Foree Down Price, Do-
Jlff^Tne C^M ef HivH Value and
Conesrve-
Chicago, M. 7.—Call? tor a boycott
•rfirbutt^ir an^ eggs atl pfosftng prtces
are Silti iint Skt Jod^y to Chicago
house.wlvea i»y the Chlca*o women's
chamber of «ommerc«. a three-fold
object Ab in \lew4 according to th^
president—to force prices down to a
normal -level to aid the federal dis
trict attorney*^ investigation of high
food pricey ana to aid in the conserva
tion movement.
Meanwhile top prices for fresh
creamery butter is 76^ cfnts and fresh
eggs 78 cents.
"i prices fall as a result of the boy
oott the letter will accomplish a great
object, but if they fiail ire will prove
that some influence other than supply
aad'demand has kept prices up," said
tlie president.
IOWA'S HONOR ROLL.
Eighteen 'Soldiers Among Casualties in
•m Overseas Faroes.
WaS&insteii. Dec. 7.—The c«j««alty
report'issued by the war department
today contains the names of eighteen
lowans, aa follows:
Killed in action—Privates Albert
Moore, Mason City Kick Roggenweth
er, Spraguevillis WHUo.ro Bfonster,
Boyden^
Died of woundp—^riva,te Prank W.
Wllken, Denlsofi, U'.
Died of disease .' Privates Joseph J.
Puets, Early Qtnlt ymtegen, Sioux
City Harley fngur, Clarinda.—
Wounded ieverely—Corporal Emmet"
G. Dougherty, ^auh»n Privates
Prank 'V. SwancoQ,. I^bigh Joseph
Stourac, Cedar Haplds^ Edgar Harris,
Buxton Lewis W. WetMtl, Cedar Rap
ids.
Wounded alfghtly-wPrlvate John H.
Steffeason, Clhitoo.
Missing In acti6|t—Privates Clifford
N. Bell. Sioux Cftjr Hmry G. Cark
buflf. Marshalitowii Oannce Nadlng,
MedervlUe JoUi H. I^err. Mount Ster
ling: John WlIwefrMerrlll.
Twfcnty-al)t lo^aA||i ar') named in the
casualty list released for/publication
last night by t^fe wou-department, as
follows: ,i'.
Killed in «o.tiqjg)—Privates Thjomas J.
Staton. nttiiftjw^.
Died frdm vo»inds-r-Prtvates Charles
C. Bspey, CentervllleJohn R. Zim
merman,- Ce»tral-Clty.-
Died from, disease—Sergeant Ray
mond C»- (Moore,~Independence Nurse
Maud 8t Holt, Pious City Privates
Frank IHIly, MMle fteck? Clyde ES. El
liott, Koaaeta J?I^nnie H. Williamson,
St. Charles Jfenry Q. '.sMess, West
Side Rafbejt A. Naish. inoux City.
Wounded ie^er6ly»--Sergeant Charles
W. Dorthan, Cedar Rapids Corporals
Walter Hlaletv Laurent Gerald C.
Hiatt, Conrad: Privates Charles Ne
ville, Stuart EftnM Peterson, Lake
Mills Charles H. Lemlefy, j^eon Clar
ence C. 3(archaelt Dfa Moines.
Wounded* degre* Undetermined
Privates Curtis Trimmer^ Melvin
Alpheus-U. r»l««r, ICaama John W.
George, £es Moln^p.
Wotinded allght|f-rC»rPom Cecil T.
Hainm, Atnes Pflvatd* 'Willard Q.
Brown, ^lou^ Clty Mit^Uiw T. Daw
«on, Perrjr- "Wilbur '& Oickerson, Per
ry Roy Garmde, ,,$4|*m Theodore
Bernard Pishbaelc, l»^rpvllle Roger
W. Evans, Uniu Grov*.
•raall Ajptiaippte* War.
Iiima, Peru.Jieo. i,—Reports in-cir
culation In 14m4 tonlfht- were to the
effect /bat
lie Mr tpw
rr, 7" w"1 ^*^^»gpw»'v'' W
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.tb«g»jn to mobil
ftt'so official
..w^Ey*£K:
DUTCH SEEKING
IFL SAVE NECK
OFJMAISER
HollAnd Now Proposes
Hcrr Hohcnzollcrn be
Exiled on .Island.
WOULD SEND WILLIE
ALONG WITH HIM
Holland Expresses Readiness to Yield
If Allies Insist Upon Surrender to
International Court of Justice
Dutch May Be Forced to Give Up
Territory to Belgium Bavarian
Treasury Being Looted.
London, Dec. 7.—If the allies insist
upon the delivery of the fotmer Ger
man emperor and crow-n prince to an
couft
of
wtH
N
Satisfactory progress has been made,
the report says, in the erection of
nltrato plants, -which/ will render this
country independent of the Chilean
supply.
URGE BOYCOTT ON
BUTTER AMD EGGS
yibld,
GRAFT SHOWS ITS HEAD.
Bavarian Workmen's Councils Dipping
Heavily Into Publio Treasury.
{By-Hie^Associated Press.]
Man^jeh Friday, Dec. S, via fJerteVa.—
Ankkety a, being' shown by the Ger
mans, especially the Bavarian press,
over the financial stability and even
the moneaty of many ofthfhundred? of
wOTkmens and soldiers councils now
conducting affairs in this country. Re
liable reports say that the disburse
ments of these councils for the past
two weeks have totaled 800,000.000
marks. If this rate of expense con
tinues to be the usual cost of operate
Ing the government, it will exceed th*
total of the old German government
with its enormous outlay for military
upkeep by several times.
The Bavarian Gazette says that the
money difficulties of the council are
constantly growing more acute. The
financial problem was simple in the be
ginning because, it is said, the soldiers
occupied state buildings which were
heated and liglite3" by the old fttaff and
requisitioned state autos. When mon
ey needs arose, however, difficulties
began, says the newspaper, which at
first were met by individual wi-ll
wishers, but now have become so urg-'
ent that serious consequences. are
threatened.
An Accounting Demanded.
"An undreamed of perspective open^^
up for the state treasury." the Gazette
continues, "if the workers and ^peas
ants councils with at least 90,000 mem
bers in' 8,000 Bavarian communities
become acti\e and spend twenty marks
daily per person."
The Xeueste Nachrichten demands
an accountings It saye that soldiers
who formerly served on their pay now
are drawing salaries and have in some
cases displaced officers and are pay
ing themselves half as much again. It
questions also whether paper money is
not being surreptitiously issued.
The newsfcapfr uses the situation for
an attack on Kurt Eisner, the Bavar
ian premier. It says the neighboring
south Gormans are growing suspicious
of Bavarians, and are expressing a de
sire to separate from ier.
German Cabinet Hastily Summoned.
London, Dec. 7.—An extraordinary
meeting of 'the German cabinet was
summoned at Berlin on Thursday eve-'
ning to discuss the possibilities of the
allies occupying Berlin owing to Ger
many's alleged Inability to carry dut
the terms of the armistice,' according
to an Amsterdam advice to the Ex
press.
Bavaria Ramovea German Flags.
[By the Associatedi Press.]
Munich. Dec, I.—Prof. Luzo Bfetano,
of Munich University, widely known as'
an economist, has been' apolhted *Mpeo-'
pie's cdaunlssary for trade and indus
try" In the, new Bavarian sta?e. He
will not enter the cabinet but. jwl' Qct
as a sort of connecting link between'
the leaders in trade and Industry and
the governnient.
The pcrtice/ have Issued an or^ttr that
all German flags still flying be re
moved In the interests of public order,
Eisner May Sucoeed Self.
London, Disc. 7.—Kurt Eisner, the.
Bavarian'premier, will probably sue
ceed Dr. W. S, Solf as German foreign'
minister. Negotiations on the shfe&et
are roceeding between $ertlh~ and
Munich, according yf the Cologne Ga-.
zette. y"viv
«y,
Kaiser Hu Twenty Bags Of
Amsterdam, Dec. 7.—The president
of th( Hamburg soldiers and workmei^
oeyncir
haa declared that'he krieitr pbti'
Aisttir
-"ffif/ tf f- ,#£dU' -1
ju«tice. Holland
but will first urge that the
allies content themselves with an un
dertaking by Holland to Intern them
for life in one of the Ddtch colonies,
according to an Amsterdam dispatch to
the Express.
Holland, it is understood, will sug
gest that Hcrr Hohenzollern and his
son be placed on an island in either the
East of "West Indies, where they will
be guarded by a Dutch fleet.
It is also anticipated *hat Holland
will be1 asked for compensation for per
mitting a violation of her*neutrality by
allowing German troops to pass
through the province of Limburg on
their retreat from Belgium and receiv
ing- German ships from Antwerp.
This compensation, says the corre
spondent, may possibly be the cession
of certain territory along the Belgian
frontier owned bay Holland since 1839,
perhaps the southern pfcrt of Dutch
Limburg, the population of which reg
ion is claimed to be principally Bel
gian.
MARSHALLTOWN, IOWA. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1918
hpve been sent to Holland for William
Hohensollern, the former German ein
psror.
British Tr*»pf Occupy Cologne.
Amsterdam,' Dt«. 7.—British troops
entered Colon**' at 4 o'clock I'YIday
afternoon.
Crown Prinae Arouses Qermans.
[By the' Associated. Press.
Munich, Dec. 1—The In tar view with
Frederick William, the former German
crown prince*., obtained hy the- Asso
ciated Press, was published here today
In part and brotijrM out displays of
anpor from thf*
"If the former crown prince has made
such it statement tie h.is done his repu
tation a had service mtys th»- Neuve
Neuchrlchten. "HU lluted excuses and
his attempts to clour himself make
such a disgusting imprceslon that no
ono will need to grieve over his flight
to Holland."
The Augsburg Evening fiuzettc. In
omipentlrig Wn the conviction ex
pressed by
thV
ax-crown prince that
President \yilson vottld tve able to brlnj
about a peace for Oermany. remarkH
that Frederick William
Is
badly misled.
DEMAND JUSTICE
FOR HUN VICTIMS
Punishment Teuton Officials Re
spontible for fSistrsatment of French
and Belgian Women Demanded by
National W. C. T. U.
Chicago. De«r7.—A demand that of-
victims' honorably wounded in behalf
of their country instead jit social out
casts and that means be taken to pre
vent such outrages In the future, were
formulated by. the national W. Q. T. U.,
which closed its convention here today.
It is planned to have 6,000,000 Amer
ican women sign a petition to this ef
fect to present to the peace confer
ence thru President Wilson.
RAISE LEGATION AT LIMA.
Congress Asked to Establish Embassy
in Peruvian Capital.
Washington, Dec. 17.—Vttth the ap
proval of President Wilson, Secretary
Lansing ha* asked cotigTeas to raise the
Aiiierlcan legation at Lima, Peru, to
the rank ef emla»sy. Peru his sig
nified a desire to appoint an ambassa
dor to the United States and the ad
ministration -wishes to agree.
TURKS MASSACRE 10,00*.
Armenians Slaughtered When Towns
Were E
in Caucasus Wer* Evacuated.
Amsterdam, Dec. 7.-=T*jrkish forces
nMssafcr&r^ 10,I»O Armenians while
evacuating the tawns dfiBaku, Oltl and
Ardhhan in the Caucasus, according to
t-eports received by the Vorwaerts of
Berlin.
In fighting In Baku more than 30,
OOT) persons Were killed. In some
towns the entire Armenian population
was extermineA. The Turks permitted
Tartar troop^ to plunder the Armen
ians.
PAY TRIBUTE TO BRITONS.
Southern Cities CelebraU British Suc
cesses In World War.
Atlanta, Dec. 7.—The south paid
tribute today to the part of the British
empire played in winning the war:
Some cities set aside tomorrow for
formal observance of the day.
ELDORA OFFICIALS
PUT LID ON TIGHT
City Couneii, oiHing aa
Health, Adopte Rigid Quarantine
Resolution to Stamp Out Influensa
Epidemic.
Special to Times-Republican.
Eldora Dec. 7.—The city council last
evening sitting as a board of health,
passed a resolution by a vote of 3 t»»
2, putting into force promptly the
most drastic quarantine ever estab
lished for any city ill tbe state of
Iowa.
Schools, churches and city library,
and picture show houses and pool
halls are absolutely closed. All unnt*
cessary pu-bllc or private gatherings
and lodge meetings arc prohibited
Stores and public buildings are limlt
ed, to admittance of six persons for
evfery 1,600 square feet of floor space
or fraction '.hereof. School children
are forbidden on the business streets
without consent of parents. No more
than four persons are allowed to con
gregate on streets in any one place.
The resolution was passed by the
board of health in an efTort to stamp
Out the spread of Spanish Influenza.
iDIdara ha* had but two deaths which
van be traced directly to the prevailing
epidemic.
Approve Security League Inquiry.
Washington, Dec. 7,^—By unanimous
vote today the hquse rules, committee
decided to report a rule giving right of
Way
right of
decided to report a rule gtvln
Way
for action on the resolution calling
for action on the resolut
-for an investigation of the National
Security League and its alleged activ
ity In the last political campaign. In
cluding changing members of congress
tfvlth disloyalty.
The Weather.
•Iowa—Fair tonight and probably.'
Sunday warmer In north and /west
portion* tonight.
Iowa weather predictions for next
week are: Tta.in about Tuesday And
probably Wednesday temperatures
Above normal. Generally fair second
half of week, with nearly normal tern^,
neraturee.
Prepare Athlotio Schedules.'
Chicago, Dec. 7.—Anticipating
great revival of Interest in collegiate
athletics, coaches and athletic directors,
•nf 'western college^ met here today feif
draft achedules fpr tWa 1918^asop.-]
Tho 'football,. basketball, base***,!
tr»(k and swimming programs
•W#* ®ut
fc.X.W-'•
SEND 130,000
TROOPS HOME
FROM FRANCE
Large Number Designated
For Early Return From
Battle Fields.
MORE THAN 200,000
RELEASED AT HOME
Good Progress in Muv
-Out Men
de During
divisions As-
Cam
in American
Week—Five AddiJ
signed to Ameri/
1
£$* ny of Oocupa
tion—Rainbow/ .5* -on To Remain
With Pershii
WashingtonTS^e. 7_—The army per:
sonnel assigned by General Pershing
for early return home was given by
ficlals of the central powers responsible j, General March today as 5,325 officers
for the mistreatment of French and and 116,515 men. Additional units of
Belgian women and girls during the the Ninety-second and Eighty-seventh
war be punished' and that the peace divisions, with some coast artillery
conference at Parhl- recognize these regiments and engineers are included.
General March announced that at
home during the past week more than
200,000 men had been r^leujsea. rne
total number of officers released up to
yesterday was 7,668. The discharge
system is being rapidly speded up as
the men in charge become more ac
customed to the operation.
Announcement was made of the sail
ing Jrom France of the transports
Susquehannah, Santa Ana and De
Kalb, with sick, wounded and casuals.
The Santa Ana and DeKaMs sailed
Dec. 2, and may bo expected to arrive
in New York about Dec. 17.
The DeKalb haa on board eleven
naval •fTlcew and 574 naval enlisted
men. The Susquehannah sailed from
France Nov. 29 and is due 16 arrive In
New York, Dec. 10.
More Than 20,000 Embarkou.
The total of troops already embarked
fpr home was announced as 854 offi
cers, 17.363 meni, 185 civilians, two
nufBeB and two. prisoners.
To set at msV numerous runfors re
garding—enortnoue -casualties in the
.Twenty-Seventh Y'New York) division.
General March,.announced that it had
been (ound that tlie' total casualties
reported. JrotauaTt' cases In. thhj dlv
ion was forty-four officers -and 1,
men.
7 7
dlvis
109
Iowa Machine Gunners Included
So far as transport ion is con-
In tho additional units which Gen-
Since the stay of the army of oc
cupation abroad Is indefinite. General
March said it would be necessary to
ask congress for new enlistment legis
lation. Under t'ne present law no
provision is made for such a force
as will 'be needed four months after
the signing of the armistice when tlu»
war army must be discharged.
[It seems probable that the old
Third .Iowa Infantry, no'w the 16Rth
regiment »f the Rainbow division, will
not return to this country until early
spring, unless some special action to
release It Is laken. This is indicated
In the announcement by General
March today that the Rainbow divi
sion is a part of the army of occu
pation.]
Composition of Occupational Army.
Five addltlonal divlelons have been
definitely assigned to the American
army of occupation now ndvanoing Into
Germany, General March announced
todny. They are the Second and
Seventh regulars, the Twenty-eighth
(Pennsylvania) and Thirty-third
(Illinois) national guard, and the
Seventy-ninth (northeast Pennsylvania"
Maryland and District of Columbia)
national army.
"The official composition of the army
of occupation follow*
Major,General Dlckman Is In com
Vnand of tho entire force.
Theae Ave' divisions have been given
the task of occupying Luxemburg,.
General'March announced and go to
specific Areas around Montmedy, St.
MDilel and Longuyon. They form the
Sfecond lU»e of the army of occupation
ready to reinforce the other.army on
the Rhlne-U-necessary.
Candy, For 8oldiere.
Nln* million pounds of candy .for the
army JiM juft boen ordered by the war
department *pd it was announced to
day that a considerable part of It would
be rushed *ver
seaa ,or
Christmas.
Other purchases for the expeditionary
forces Include 665,000 gallons of pick
lea
'[Red Cross Delivers Prisoners.
Jgnrl^,. Dec. 4.—Three sanitary train*
Tjtfve boen' rushed by the American
Cro«B fr°m Switzerland to Ras
tatt. irhere. ?,500 American prisoners
nave Deen confined. The trains were
'lWdW wlth fbod and clothing and
tfains have been arranged for.
_„.AAweHsWi Cross commis-
W
dm^mym
si
on in Swltaerland Is to pay all costs
due Swltaerland for tra sport at lo^\.
Von Maekenaen's Army Disarmed.
Amsterdam, Dec. The disarming
of Field Marshal von Mackenaen's
army has b«un In llungar*. accord
ing to a Berlin dtspattfh received hero.
The aoldlera will not be Interned but
will be permitted to cross (he frontier.
They are selling their horses and
equipment chiefly.
SOCIAL DEMOCRATS WIN.
Defeat Soldiers in Election For Mem
bership to Council.
[By tho Associated Press.)
Berlin. Dec. 6.—lm the elections held
yesterday to flll^wo vacancies in the
soldiers and workmen's council the
left wing of the social democrats
gained both neata. The council, which
hns twenty-eight members, is ostensi
bly the highest administrative tribunal.
The soldier elemont attributes ita de
feat to tho Inability of Herr Melken
busher, a majority socialist, to cope
with the otlieV- chairmfti, Richard
.Mueller, a representative of the work
men. Mueller has apparently succeed
ed In converting the members to radi
calism.
The soldiers stationed at Berlin, It Is
understood, oppose partisan politics
but have l»««n unable to counteract the
tactics of Mueller.
Incidentally the radical element Is
proving a stumbling block for the cab
inet of Ebert and Haase.
DENY CHARGES OF
AIDING HUN CAUSE
Men Mentioned as Possessing Pro-Ger
man Sentiments Prior to America's
Entry Into War, Profess Innocence of
Charges.
New York, Dec. 7.—Denials that they
possessed pro-German sentiments prior
to America's entrance into the war were
made today by a number of men men
tioned in the "important list of names"
in the diary of Dr. Karl A. Fuehr. a
German agent brought to America by
Count von Hcrnstorff, former Gorman
ambassador.
This diary was offered in evidence
yesterday by department of justice au
thorities at the senate Investigation
into German propaganda in the United
States.
In regard to a letter written by Sam
uel Untermyer to Dr. Helnrlch Albert,
then commercial attache to the nrrtnan
embassy, regarding the purchase of a
New York paper. Mr. Untermyer char
acterized the accusation as ^without
taint of propaganda and said the in
troduction of the letter wps "ridic
ulous."
Dr. Willard R. Shepherd, former pro
fessor of history at Columbia Univer
sity, and Peter 8. Grogscup. former
United State* Judge, each assarted bis
strong Americanism.
William Bayard Hale denied he "ever
sat in council with Count von Bern
storff" and declared his activities were
cerned, the chief of staff said it would confined to those of a neutral coi re
be easy to oring home all national spondent In the employ of William
guards and national army divisions
within foHf months. The camps to
which the men will t»? sent will be
announced as soon as Cencral Persh
ing announced the dispatch of troops.
Randolph Hearst.
Why Von Sernstorff Foiled.
Washington, Dec. 7.—Shipwreck of
German propaganda Initiated tn Anier-
Addltional units assigned to early ioa by liornard Durnbcrg was attrlbut
return home included he 339th ma- jed l.v Count von Hernstorff in his
chlhe gun tfatallion, wnich was a part planation ti the Berlin foreign office
of the Eighty-eighth division, organ- the impossibility to keep secret the
ized at Camp Dodge, and Includes tact that some American newspapers
men from Iowa, western Illinois, Min- were subsidized and to the sinking of
nesota and North Dakota. |tlie Lusitanln.
The former
eral Pershing lias designated for early was laid before the setuRe committee
return are 1,426 officers and 29.381
enlisted man.
Ask New Enlistment Legislation.
jlfWiitWlf*1
ambassador's expkination
today alotiK with other secret docu
ments from the tiles (if the i^partment
of justice )y A. Bruce Hlolaskl. chief
of the bureau of investigation.
In a letter to the foreign office lu
1913, HemstorlT said the subsidizing of
papers always ended In him being
held i-c-sponsitt' for all articlfe ai
|xarlng in such papers.
For that reason, he said, he had suc
ceeded in getting away from all con
nection /with Fair Play, of Marcus
Braun, and said ho would like to be
free from th«' Fatherland, which "has
shown itself of little value."
The letter spoke of aiv unfortunate
experience with the Times-MaII nnd
only t)te future could show "wbetlur
we will have better luck with -Mr.
Huntington Wright ind Mr. lxiw."
AmnnK other documents., presented
by Mr. Rtelankl on the second day of
his appoaranee before the committee
were several relating to J. F. J. Archi
bald, the American newspaper man
from whom German communications
were taken ly British authorities white
he was on his way to Germany. me
paper was a Gorman embassy receipt
for J3.000. signed by Archibald, daten
April 31. 1913.
In submitting evidence concerning
the National (purler, published for a
time In Washington. Blelaski said Its
editor, Theodore K. Low. received $s,
000 from the Gerifinna during the
paper's short life. Blelaski also teetl-
First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth,
Seventh regulars: Twenty-eighth, Jied that Louis Cyrtho, Washington
Thirty second ('Michigan and Wiscon
sin),' Thirty-third and Forty-second
(Rainbow nailoha] guards) Seventy
ninth, Eighty-ninth, (Kansas. Missouri,
South Dakota. Nebraska, Coloriido,
New Mexico, Arizona) national army.
corrcspcrtxlent of the llaltlmore Amer
ican. was a-regular eontriouior in ilis
Courier, without tfte knowledge of the
management of the American.
Telegrams began to reach the com
mittee today from the men whoso
names ap|«nred on "the important list
of names" among the German papers
produced ye,sterday.
A communication from Uernstorff to
Fierlln. dated Nov. 1, 1910, announced
that reorganization of German propa
agnda had 'been started to^avoid com
plications from the slnklng'of the Lusl
tanla.
Bertholdt Issuee Denlel.
St. Loula, Dec. 7.—Richard Bar^ioldt,
former congressman f^om the Tenth
district, whose name wa» included in
tbe »list of alleged pro-Germans sub
mitted to the senate Investigating
commlttc yesterday, -today said he
did not understand why his name
should be In the list, Hvbranded the
charges a« iibsurd.
Prince Yorihito Visits America.
New York, Dec. 7.~PHnce Yorihito,
of Hlgashi-Fushlml, a cousin of the em
peror of Japan, a formal naval pottr
minder, arrived here today from Eng
land On a British arulser. On his way
home to Japan he will ylBlt( Washing-
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HIGH WAGE FOR
Fedtral Official Sayy GOT
ernmsnt Has Plans to
Benefit Workers.
JUSTICE FOB MENT'
WITHOUT STRIKES
y'f
Employes Promised Considei Stln
When Additional Railway LeglstatieN
is Enacted—Work of Secretary M«*
Adoo Eulogized by Ons ef His Sufc*
ordlnstee—High Wages to Continue
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When Living ^ost Decresees.
New Tork, Dec. 1.—Establishment of
permanent wage rates for the 2,000,
000 railway workers of the United
States to continue after tbe cost
living has decreased is the aim of tho
railroad administration, according to
YV. S. Carter, director of the division
of labor, who spoke here today on
"The KITect of Federal Control on Rail
way Labor.'
Mr. Carter in his address, in Which
he outlined what Director General Mc
y)doo ha^ accomplished for railroad
workera during federal control, nnd Inj
making note of the fact that under th
existing congressional pact the llri
will pass tack to private control withl|
twtujty-ono months after the dec la
tion of pence, expressed the hope ttujt
the employes of the roads will recel
due consideration If congress enacts
additional legislation affecting them.
Justice Without Striksa.
Th© government, said Mr. Carter.
took over the roads with a majority of
the cmploww educated by' experience
to believe Tn the'ihsory of strike and
It has taken time* to convince them
"that under federal control Justice will
prevail without strikes or threats of
Standardisation of wages. Mr. Car
ter believed, would prove to have the
most pronounced effect on federal con
trol. While the complete harmonlsa-,
tion of labor has not yet been achieved.
by the railroad administration, -he
said, "the director general has ord«t«4f
the board of railroad wages and wiHt*.
ing conditions to make further lV**MHaqfe
gations so that all may know they Wlir
l-u»ve a 'quare deal."* ii''
In conclusion the speaker referrfd, &,j
to the recognition of the eight-bout^
day and said It marked a grefct advance^^^
in nullifyin* discontent.
FORVY BILLIONS BRITAIN'S MUL.-
To Demand Huge Sum of Germany •%.
Reparation for War.
London. Dec. 7.—Great Britain will.:
demunded of Germany X8,000,000,000.
sterling (HtMOO,000.000)^ fyr Qreat.,
Brituin and Her dominions as repara
tion for the war, according to the.
Daily Mall.
Tlu» nowspntier sayrf It understands.'1
that David Ijlnytl George, the premier.,
will make this announcement /In a
sperch at l,pi.'ds today.
This, the Dally Mall add#. Is what*
th«v war cost Great Britain and 1*®',,
dominions an.l the Bsltish taxpayeTMg
will be relieved of 400,'000,000™
(JJ,000,000.0(H)) a year ify the German,
payment.
Tbe HritUh clulm, ,ys the Dail
Mull, lias iiccii j.r.parcd ty eotnmlt
te»' under Sir Sam Ilug'.ies, tho Aus
tralian premier, and Baron Cunllffe
former governor of the Bank of Eng
land, wlio is one of the principal mem
bers of the committee. It adds that it.!
is expected 1'ie report will be pub
lished Saturday.
The Daily Mail says the Frenct»|
ciulm f»r rojiaration will be Infinitely!
larger than that of Great Britain.
E A N W O E N WARNED.
Bolshevism Described aa "End to Al^
Civilization."
Ainstcrdnm, Dec. 7.—The Dutch min
ister at IVtrogntd, who has arrived In
Holland by way of Germany, Bpoke
freely on hlH urrlval of condltlon^l
brought iiliout by bolshevlsm In Russia
and appealed to workmen of all nation)*
against bolshevik tendencies.
The minister characterized bolshev-:
ism us the "end to all civilisation. Thtf
principles are high wages for no work.,?'
the taking of others' property without
punishment, and' no taxation." Tho.',
Russian workmen, he declared,.,jvere^
fnr worse o(t than ever before.
PRICES BEGIN TO DECLINf,
Federal Trade Board Confident Trsdey
Will Readjust Itself.
Washington, Dec. 7.—Confidence that«
the nation will get thru the readjust
ment period without serious difficulty
Is expressed hy tho monthly review of
the federal triulje board ,made public
totlay. '*1
The extreme scarcity of labor •ha* .iil
been relieved by tho lessening activity
of war work plants and by demobilisa
tion of armed forces, the report at*tea.
adding that the general level of prlcw»
had begun to decline slightly before the
armistice was signed.
EPIDEMIC lfc UNABATED.
Des Moines Reports Many New Cases
And Several Deaths,
Des Moines, Dec. 7.—Sixteen death#
and 640 now cases was. yesterday's In
fluenza figures In Des 'Moines, with Hit
additional cases and sixteen
deaths up to noon today,
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Leaves Fortune to Greece. "1
Athens, Dec. 5.—Simon FanteaS'
poulos a leading Greek merchant.'
dead.. He loft hl» tmlire iVrlw
12,000,000 franca to the
ment