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DIG DEMONSTRATION GREETS PRESIDENT AFTER RECEPTION AT BREST. U 8 PEACE PARTY LEAVES FOR PARIS MAYOR OF BREST WELCOMES Pageant of American Naval Vessel» la Inspiring Spectacle—Streets Lined With American Soldier». —Gift» for President Brest. Her 14. Pro»l<U-nl Wllion lanitiid la France nt 3:24 o'clock }«•» terday afternoon amid h on it rat Ion » t popular enthusiasm Mini notional Umputby aneh us rerely, if ever, lias »OMI icrurdiil the head of a foreign loeertiinetil visltliijt Fronte. The pri-« rfciit laft Brest at 4 do o'clock this ifternuao for Pari*, where Ihe hear! sf V'ranre will aeelalm Imn today as Ihe aation's guest. r ^1ie land I tig of the president was not anly a remarkable sjaftmle with -a sotabl* naval pageant for Its back ground, hut II ulao inarketl the first mtry af an Amerlrnti president In peransttl eoBtart with Europe and lia affair« Although the presidential fleet arrived at Brest shortly after anon. It wit* not nntll utfer .'I o'clock liant President and Mrs. Wilson de barked an a harlsir boat and set foot an tta« «oll of Prance. Vast crowd* watched the trip ashore and the fleet fired a salute an the lust stage of Ihe Jo«r*«y was aceompllshcd. On the harbor limit going ashore the president was seen «tundlng on the upper tush with Jule* J. Jusaentml, French nriitinssndor to the Unite«! Matee, who pointed out the historic walla and monuments of the unclcut rtty. Aa the boat touched the pier the Fresaeh and American guards of honor pnamted arms and the airains of "The HUw Spangled Banner'' mingled with the cheers of the graut multitude. Pershing Eacorts Mrs. Wllaon. Mva Wilson mine np the gnng pssk with General Pershing. Site earrted a large bouquet and ns she pe nne d the American army names they handed her an American flag. The president was the last to come aabova, amid great applause. Hr h*4d Ma altk hat In his hand; his fare wm wreathed with smiles, and he hewed his acknowledgement to those aboard and to the ninsaos of people on the rising wail* and terrace of the city. Stephen Plchon, the French for et»" minister, and Georges Lcygucs. minister of murine, jotued the presi dent aa he step|nsl ashore and con darted him to a beautifully decorated partition. Here the first format wel eoesMi were given President Wilson as the guest of Ihe French nation. II wa* a striking picture aa he stood there surrounded by old world states men, officials and generals. The pro» 1 1 lent met each greeting with a smile and a lieurty huiiilsbake, only speaking a few words ns some well known friend wrteumed him. Aa the mayor of Brent stepped for ward. President Wilson listened at tentively to an address of welcome and reeetvod with a bow n large parch ment roll, wound with the American entom. containing ihe city council's greetings to him. S|«-nklng In s dear vote*, the president acknowledged the greeting and from u manuscript reud a brief addree* In rcs|Miime. Soldiers Lin* Streets. Following the sddresaes (he presi dential party drove through the ('ours Oujnt where vast crowds were nsaem Med. Every foot of the way was Maed with American soldiers In their raoty service khaki and along the mad ware great stores of war material, re eeatly being rushed to the Amerlmn ftroat. It gave the president Ids first gMrnpae of tl»e Amerlmn troop* and mated si on Ihe fighting ground. Mil itary honors were accorded aa he (maned ami large nnmheni of soldiers atf duty mingled with the throng In Its oathualaatlc tribut«. ««AVAL TRIBUT« IS INSPIRING SPECTACLE Oa Hoard the U. « 8 G.v.rg» Wash lagt on. I *c IS.— Tlie American battle •hip dlvlolfin joined President Wilson s Alp at 5:00 o'rlook this luorulng. prtv elding one nf the few nuvul *p«-< tael«-» la many months. The ve*«ei» ntato'U weed with lights and the sight was aa Inspiring one. Long before daylight the battleship Pennsylvania, leading the presidential eoavny picke«) up by wireless the vea aeia approaching from the north The Bight wm* (tartly cloudy with the moon etethle now and then Suddenly (he Peanaylvaala got a aerie* nf rapid aignuU front a «lesfrnyer hovering off •n ihe skyl.ue and began (o salute In CHINESE PEACE DELEGATES TO CROSS AMERICA Brattle Dec M -China'* delegates to (he Part* pe-ier conferrnee will (mas through Seattle on ttielr way to France, according to an announcement made here yesterday by the {scuttle China elub. The party t* exported to arrive on or about December 22. Word rcacln-d her»» »nine time ago that Japan's delegates will also pate, through Scuttle on Its way to the pence conference. The Japanese delegation Nt Yokohoma this week. BRIG. GEN. S. MR3BERTS m Aw Brig. Gen. Samuel M' Roberts, bead of the procurement division, Ibilted Stales army, lias Just returned to Ilia United States after a two months' visit to France and England. ii few seconds the answer, written on (lie sky by u battleship away over the horizon, began lo come back. Then the top lights of tin* fleet rumt over the curve one by one and stood by the president's ship which pro ceeded on her way tint It daylight when ill the ship* in the convoy spread out and fell Into ttielr appointed place« on the right of the line of formation. The battleship Pennsylvania was at the bend of the center column, having on either able u line nf destroyers, then a line of four battleships, then a line of destroyers tin the extreme outside. The battleship Wyoming, with Vice Admiral Sims on board, headed the line on the left, followed by the Utuh, Ihe Oklahoma, the Nevudn and the Arizona in that order. The line on the rigid was hen de« J by the New York. C08TLY GIFTS FOR VISITORS Paris, !>ec. 14.—The municipal coun cil yesterday complété«) the laut de tails for the reception of President and Mrs. Wllaon. When President Wllaon la being presented with the grand gold medal of the city of Paris. Mr*. Wll aon will be preaented with a gold hrtHich set In diamonds with doves In luis relief bearing an olive brunch. 1919 WAR STAMP CAMPAIGN IS ANNOUNCED BY TREASURY Same Plan of Selling aa Is Now in Vogue Will Be Followed During Year "Washington, Dec. 14.—The program for the sale of War Savings stamps In 1IMD announced yesterday by the treas ury Is almost Identical with that fol lowed this year, as relating to cost of stamps In various months. In Jnminr.v the stamps, worth $5 face value, will be sold for $4.t2, and will Increase one rent n month until next December. They will not mature until January 1. ID24, or one year Inter than the stumps now oil sale. Thrill stump* costing 25 cents each will tie sold throughout the year. They will be Identical In design and slr.c with the present Thrift stamp, hut will be bitte Instead of green. The War Havings stamp«, also blue, are consid erably smaller than the present Issue. New Card* on which War Havings stamps are to he, attached will lie Issued and 1DID stumps should not Ire attached to old cards. If a War Savings certificate has been only partially filled with this year's War Havings stamps. It will be entirely valid and may be redeemed eventually nt the maturity value of the stamp* It Irenr*. The new stamps will go o«i sale January I. PROPERTY OF MRS. BUSCH TO BE GIVEN BACK TO HER Proof la Furnished .That American Citlfanshtp Had Not Been Lost In Qemtany Washington, Dee. 14—Hot urn of the pnqtcrty of Mrs Lilly Busch, widow of Adolphus Busch, late millionaire brewer of St. Louis, which was taken over try the alien property act. was ordere«! yesterday try Attorney General Gregory. It was announced that Mrs Busch had aallsfted the department of Justice as to h«*- American citizenship Declaring »be remained an Anierl can rttineu although residing in Ger many for several years prior to last tune. Mr». Busch ws-ently filial a poll Mon for the return of her property, valued at several million dollnra. The estate represented one of the largest piece« of pro|M<rty aelaeil by the gov eminent during the war and Is thf first to he turn«! back. HOME SOLDIERS HONORED. Washington. I>ec 12.-Officers am) _.cn of the army who fulled to reach Ihe fighting front hy reason of the dutle* lm|ios«| upon them in thl* coun try, will not b«' denied rat'ogultlon of their service in the winning of the war. Hy direction of President Wilson a* commander In chief of the army. Gen cm I March, chief of staff, yesterday i>»ued an order that hereafter such men shall he entitled to wear n silvct chevron similar to the gold one an thortxcd for service overseas. FOR 5 MORE YEARS vtcADOO ASKS SENATOR8 FOR FAIR TRIAL OF FED ERAL CONTROL MUST MAKE DECISION SOON Jncertainty of Present Situation Must Be Eliminated as Speedily as Possi ble.—American People Have Right to Teat Washington, Dee. 12.— Extension of lie period of government control of •ullroad* for five years, until Janu iry 1, 1024, was recommended to con tres* last night by Director General McAdoo. Advantages of tills, Mr. Mc Adoo said, are that It would take the •ullroad question out of polities for the in-sent, give time for «-urrylng out an •xfenslve program of improvements, ind provide opportunity for a fair test »f unified control to Indicate the per mutent solution of the railroad prob •m. President Endorses View. "The president has given me per suasion to aay that this conclusion ac cords with his own view of the mat ter," Mr. McAdoo concluded. The letter-wua addressed to Sonntor Smith of South Carolina, and Repre sentative Slins, chairman, respectively, if the Semite and house Interstate commerce commissions. Mr. McAdoo Rxptnined that to continue govern ment operation for 21 months after formal declaration of peace under present conditions would mean disrup tion of morale among employes and officers, and could not enable the gov ernment to go ahead with Improve ments and pureltuse of equipment An other alternative, the prompt return of the railroads to private control, with out legislation to permit elimination of the old wasteful competition, would be hurtful alike to the public Interest and to the railroads themselves, he said, and the difficulty of obtaining immediate legislation providing u per manent solution Is apparent. Would Stabilize Railroading. "There Is one, and to my mind only one, practicable and wise alternative," Mr. McAdoo continued, "and that Is to extend the period of federal control from one year and nine months pro vided by the present law, to five years or until the first day of January, 1P24. This extension would take the rail road question out of polities for a 'ensonnblo period. It would give corn •»sure to railroad officers and cm iloyes. It- would ntlmlf of the prep aration and carrying out of a com prehensive program of Improvements of the railroads and their terminal fa cilities, which would Immensely In crease the efficiency of the transpor tation machine. It would put buck of the railroads the credit of the Unit ed States during the five-year period so that financing of these Improve ments could he successfully carried out. It would offer the necessary op portunity under proper conditions to test the value of unified control and the experience thus gained would of Itself indicate (lie permanent solution of the railroad problem. Have Right to Test. "The American pimple have a right to this test. They should not he de nied It. It is in their interest that It should he done. In my opinion it Is the only practicable and reasonable method of determining the right solu tion of this grave economic problem.'' POLICEMEN'S STRIKE ENOS AT MONTREAL Montreal, IV«'. 14.—The strike of po licemen. firemen and other city em ployes we* settled last night and the men returned to work. The striker» agreed to arbitrate af ter the city council voted to accede to their demand for the dismissal of the director of public safely, his nsslstaut. und tin* chief of detectives. While the strike laste«! only S3 hours, gangs of hoodlums caused dam age cat i mu ted st more Ilian $250,000. BLACK SLAYER HUNG BY WYOMING MOB Ore«'»» River, Wyo., Dec. tl —James Woodson, a negro, whs taken from Jail here yesterday afternoon by a mob of MW men. mostly railroad employe«, and lynched. The negro yesterday morning »hot and killed a railroad switchman and wounded another man. The shooting occurred In the Union Pacific station here. The switchman, whose name was given as Miller and another railroad employe, were stand ing In the station when they hoard the negro make an Insulting remark to n ' oung » ornait employed at the station cstaurant. A fight folio««!. Karolyi Attempts Suicide. London. IV«.\ 11. — Count Michael KarolyL who took n prominent part in the recent proclamation of t) Hun gar*sn republic, is reported l n „ Uud.i pest telegram lo have attempted sul etile while in despair of the succès* o' hi* efforts to reconstruct Hungary say* a Central News dispatch fron Amsterdam. The count's attempt t< lake his life wa* frustrated, the mes mge state», hut no details are given The government, the dispatch add* ip|*enr* unnlde to prevent partition oi (be country Into small republics. NATIONS FARM CROPS WORTH MORE THAN TWELVE BILLIONS Farmer* of America Make Best Show ing in History of Agriculture Saya Report Washington. Dec. 12—With a total ralue of J 12,272,412,000, the nation's principal furm crops tills year were worth more, bused on prices paid to farmer» December 1, than in any year a the history of American agriculture. December crop estimates yesterday of ihe department of agriculture showed that Mils year's total exceeds that of the former record year, 1D17, hy $014, {80,000. There also was a marked in crease in acreage, the 355,805,722 total •xceeding that of lust yeur by 10,700, *10 acres. Tlie crop figures were looked upon with satisfaction by officials hr show Ing that the nation will be in even a better position to fulfill its pledge of 20,000,000 tons of foodstuffs to Europe next yeur than had been expected. Most of the crops are larger than the five yeur average and some of them established records, particularly spring wheat, hurley, rye and tobacco. Corn, however, fell below the five year average. Yesterday's estimates placed the crop ut 160,384,000 bushels less than forecast In November, with a to tal of 2,582,814,000 bushels. That is almost half a million bushels less than last year's record crop. The wheat crop Is larger than the five year average and almost 800,000, 000 bushels larger than last year'« crop, hut It Is more than 100.000,000 bushels smaller than the record crop of 1015. Almost all of the crops were worth more this year than in any previous year because of the high prlcea paid to producers. Corn's value was more than three and one-half billion dollars, wheat almost two billions, hay and cotton more than a billion and one half, and oats more than a billion. "WATCH WILSON," BRITON SHOUTS TO LLOYD GEORGE Bristol, Eng., Dec. 12.—The war bill of the nlllcs agninst Germany 1« 24, 000,000,000 pounds, according to the British prime minister, David Lloyd George, who presented this nnd other Interesting facta here yesterday. The cost of the war to Great Britain was 800.000,000 pounds. Before the war the estimated wealth of Germany, said the premier, wns between 15,000,000,000 and 20,000,000, 000 pounds sterling. So, If the whole wealth of Germany were taken, there would not be enough to pay the ac count. Therefore, he hud used the words "Germany should pny to the utmost limit of her capacity." When the prime minister wns ad dressing an overflow meeting, he said Great Britain would be guilty of a great folly If she gave up her navy. A voice interrupted: "Then watch Wilson." The premier replied : "Well, I hope to meet him In u fortnight. I will tell him what you say." "Wherever the request comes from, we are not going to g^ up the pro tection of the navy, so far ns Great Brttuln is concerned," he added. INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC IS NOT OVER SAYS GEN. BLUE Surgeon General Advises Closing ot Schools at First Sign of Re appearance of Disease Washington, Dec. 12.—Warning t< the country that the Itifluenzn epl demie is hy no means ended and that all possible precautions against th* disense should be taken, whs Issued yesterday by Surgeon General Blue ol the public health service. Reports received by the service show a recrudescence of the disease prac tically from one end of the country tc another, and in hl» stutement Dr. Blu* advised the closing of the public schools on the first sign if the re appearance of the epidemic. He »aid the diseuse apparently now tended te occur more frequently among school children. "Our main reliance." Dr. Bite said, "must »till he the observance of pre cautious hy the individual person. H< should cover up his roughs and Hiieezr* and luidst tliat others do tjk< SI1I1IB ** Paymaster Robbed. Milwaukee. Dec. 14. — Police tnsi night were attempting to find the pre sons who held up and robbed the pay muster of the local plant of ihe Inter national Harvester Co. or $25.000 yes terday. Joseph Gruenwald, the pay master, was returning from ihe hunk with $23,000 in a satchel when nttuck hL In order to reach the office, Gruen amid was obliged to walk through a passage w«y. Accnrtling to the police Gruenwald had Just reached the open ing to the passage when he was at tacked and the satchel taken away. | Plenty of Employment. Washington. Dec 12.—No reduction in wages can he ext»vte«l f„ r a num her of years because the demand for labor will exceed the country's sup pl.v. the house rules committee txus told yesterday hy Secretary ,.f Lab.u Wilson. He appeared to urge the com pletlon of legislation to provide u «efu ! and necessary public work for dis harged soldier* and Industrial work era. The secretary thought It would >e only for a brief period If at all that ihe government would have t 0 pro vide employment. IE OF ALLIED LOANS SECRETARY McADOO URGES MON ETARY AID FOR RECON STRUCTION PERIOD MONEY TO BE SPENT IN U. S. New Legislation Needed, as Present Law Provides That Loaned Fund* Must Be Expended for War Materials Washington, Dec. 10.—Congress was asked by Secretary McAdoo in a letter made public yesterday to authorize the continuation of loans to the allies for one year after the termination of the war to finance the purchase of food stuffs and reconstruction materials ln this country. No additional appropria tion for loans to the allies was sought, but It was suggested that the proposed peace-time provision apply to the $1, 500,000,000 of the $10,000,000,000 ap propriated for allied loans which Sec retary McAdoo estimated will remain unexpended when peace is declared. Under existing law the United States may lend to the allies only for wur purposes and during the war. In line with this policy, the secre tary also sought to have new legist* tlon provide thnt credits extended after December 15, be for "purposes growing out of the war," to make their use more flexible. New Legislation Needed. The present law requires that the securities of foreign governments which the secretary of the treasury takes ln exchange for loans must be of the same maturity as that of the preceding Liberty loan from which the funds came. Mr. McAdoo would change this to give the treasury limited au thority to determine the maturities In view' of the prospective Issuance of short term bonds for the fifth loan. Treasury officials have ascertained thnt foreign governments are prepared to buy great quantities of food, iron nnd steel, machinery, cotton and other materials from the United States dur ing the next few years to aid In their physical reconstruction programs. Since the United States has absorbed much of the world's supply of gold ln the Inst few years, the nations have not the resources, either in cash or ready credit, to pay for their pur chases without these loans, officials maintain. REGULATION OF PACKERS IS AIM OF HOUSE BILL Washington, Dec. 11—Legislation de signed to carry into effect the recorn mendations of the federal trade com mission to President Wilson that the government regulate the meat pack Ing Industry, was introduced in the house yesterday by Chairman Sims ol the Interstate commerce commission. Mr. Sims said the measure wns sent to him by the president with the re quest that every effort be made to enact It nt this session of congress. The bill provides that the president, at his discretion, may acquire and op erate certain facilities of the packers. Including stockyards, cold storage and freezing plants and all cattle nnd all refrigerator cars; acquire them for the government and license their operation or without acquiring these facilities to place the meat packing industry under a system of direct federal license. In its report to the president, made public last August nt the White House the federal trade commission recom mended government acquisition and control of stockyards, cold storage plants nnd warehouses nnd cattle and refrigerator cars in order to destroy " monopoly which it declared Swift & Company. Armour & Compnnv, Morris & Company, Wilson & Company, Inc. nnd the Cudahy Packing company ex orcised not only over the country's mont Industry but other necessary food supplies. ' HEROIC SONS OF AMERICA WELCOMED BACK 10STATES New York. Dec. 12.—Welcomed home as heroic sons of the nation. 7.740 more soldiers, sailors, marines and aviator«, representing virtually every state in the union, entered fog-twmnd New York harbor yesterday on six large transports from Kuropenn ports. The tales these men told atmut one an other were narrations of American high courage on French battlefields, on the open seas and in the air above France and England. Hundreds of the men. maimed for fife by wounds receive«! In sonic of the war's heaviest fighting, were hurried to hospitals, and the others went to camps where they "»II l>%* demobiliztHi. Debate Revenue Bill. Washington. Dee. 11.—Debate on the revised war revenue hill began in the senate yesterday with the presentation , t,,p majority and minority reports from the senate finance committee be ore a small attendance. The measure «as been given right of way and be •auv-e ,,r Republican opposition to the lix.ng of 1020 taxes, discussion is ex peered to continue almost indefinitely « hairman Simmons opened the debate , ,h ° 1,1,1 views Un, ,? r , enrnse for tha Republican member*. a IDAHO SIAIEp A- C. Lilian], city health 0 J-umpa, reports no new influer, ha\e developed and that with »™* » •« s quarantme would he released Th e formal opening of the fv Milk company's condensera which was to be held during die of December, has been indefinitely on account of Isîi Influenza epidemic. Sevcn-cent fare?, one-man discontinuance of its Soldi line until the home, which' stroyed by fire. Is rebuilt, are of the Boise City Railway upon the public utilities ^ in a petition filed last week. It Is not likely that a s„~ be appointed to the late R|.„ Künsten of the Episcopal fore next October at the regui Ing of the House of Bishops derstood that within a fortnlvhi luttle, the senior bishop of tl of Bishops, will appoint some porarily in charge. E. H. Dewey, state chair» Red Cross Christmas roll call S. Chadwick, campaign mana' preparing for a vigorous cam Ued Cross membership from her 10 to 22. Most of the managers throughout the stat already been appointed. Within the next few d a »g will be broken for the erectlo new hospital, the Mercy bos Nampa. Plans are now la th of architects, and as soon a» plans are completed excavatL basement will start. How building will be finished cat timated, but the work will as fast as possible. Idaho is fifth In rank of and territories in the twelp reserve district in amount of scriptlons to the fourth Libe according to figures given ou Federal Reserve bank of 8« cisco. To gain this rank Id scribed more to the fourth loai portion to her quota, than elt fornia, Oregon, Utah or Hav. actual amount subscribed be 804,450. Failure of Idaho voters at election to pass the propose tutlonal amendment limit! state's bonded indebtedness cent of the assessed valuatio, of the $2,000,000 constitute now in effect, will seriously e the state's road building unless the next legislature a a state highway tax. The - bonding limit has already bee, and no more bonds can be 1 the state under present laws purposes. During the month of Novc enrlonds of freight were ship Nampa to outside points. In 43 carloads of livestock, 46 en grain and products, 50 cai hay. In the same month 295 of stuff was received by th freight office. Of this 124 were building material an products. Incoming llvesto ments totnled 92 carloads, carloads of grain and prodi also received. Boise automobile dealers mous in declaring that there early drop in the prices of an expect prices to stay at pres at least during the season o Gilbert Stuve, an Idaho pio with an accident at the Ast yards that caused his death, was brought to New I'lyt burial. Blanche Lovelace, a for girl, sailed from Boston, Nov for France with an ambulan the Red Cross. Miss Lovela stationed In and about Paris. Food Administrator Bic' reached the conclusion that bread at 11 cents wholesale of the amount of their o> bakers are not taking an profit. • Members of the Canyon eo bureau will hold their nnni December 14. This is the the membership campaign, rally day, to gather in la pects. Since the government ban Ing has been lifted Nampa have started or are about building 32 new residence*, Ing an average cost of a 11 than $1950 each or n total of Detailed information will issued regarding the disc clerks of draft boards, the general's office has notify boards of the state. For the purpose of acqoi erty for the benefit, care an of retired ministers and thei a benevolent corporation to as the Conference Claim* 0 mont Commission of the I ference of the Methodist church has been organized quarters at Boise. In preparation for the meniliers of the Boise eoror Idaho guard who have seen Boas, the members of the I company huve again take* sive drill work in order t proper welcome when the back. K. F. Crawford, former ra miss loner, challenges auf tion of the country to eqm* 1 ! from his fourtwn acres o the mesa a few miles ' rv ' n ' sum of $4271.79. This traf* ed to clover seed.