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WILSON PROMISES
GERMANY HELP IN
GETTING SUPPLIES
President Sends Reassuring
Message to People in Reply
to Appeal From Chancellor
Ebert Regarding Distress.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.
President Wilson has sent a
reassuring message to the peo
ple of Germany in reply to the
appeal from Chancellor Ebert.
He promises to aid Germany
in the matter of food supplies
and' in relieving distressing
want.
The replv was sent today by Secre
tary Lansing through Minister Miizer,
of "Switzerland, who delivered yester-
. day Eberfs request for intervention
bv the president to mitigate the fear
ful conditions" threatened through en
forcement of the armistice terms.
It says Steps are to be taken at once
to organise relief work In the same
systematic manner it was carried out
In Belgium, but that the president de
aires to be assured that public order
will be maintained in Germany and
that an equitable distribution of food
can be clearly guaranteed.
Secretary Lansing s note to the bwiss
minuter, dated1 Nov. 12. follows:
"I have the honor to acknowledge
Ihe receipt of your note of today,
transmitting to the president the text
of a cable inquiring whether this gov
ernment is ready to send foodstuffs
Into Germany without delay, if public
. order is maintained in Germany and
an equitable distribution of food is
eU"ira"houM be grateful if you would
transmit the following reply to the
German government:
Allies Agreed.
' " 'At a joint session of the two
houses of congress on Nov. 11, the
president of the United States an
nounced that the representatives of
the associated governments in the su
preme war council at Versailles have
by unanimous resolution assured the
peoples of the central empires that
everything lhat Is possible In the cir
cumstances will be done to supply them
with food and relieve the distressing
want that is in so many places threat
ening their very lives; and that steps
are to be taken immediately to organ
tie these efforts at relief in the same
systematic manner that were organ
ised In the case of Belgium.;
" 'Furthermore, the president ex
pressed the opinion that by the use
of the Idle tonnage of the central em
pires, It ougni presently 10 uo y'
L lift th four nf litter misery from
-mi earn - '-" and set
JC Ll'B.'inai 1 1.1WM n-tor -1
confiruttlon Which nbw face then! on
every nana rk ,.
" 'Accordingly, the president now di
rects me to state that he Is ready to
consider favorably the supplying of
foodstuffs to Germany and to take up
the matter immediately with the allied
governments, provided he can be as
sured that public order is being and
will continue to be maintained in Ger
many, and that an equitable distribu
tion of food can be clearly guaranteed.
"Accept, sir, the renewed assurances
of my highest consideration
(Signed) "ROBERT LANSING."
'II... ...... ;na WO a BAT, t In rPBUnUM
to the following message from Minis-'
ter Kuizer: v
"By direction of my government I
have the honor to transmit the follow-
ing cable:
" 'The German government urgently
requests the president of the United
States to Inform the German chancel
lor, Kbert, bv wireless, whether he
mar be assured that the government
of the United States is ready to send
foodstuffs without delay if public or
der Is maintained- In Germany and an
equitable distribution of food is guar
anteed.' "
Messages from high sources In Eu
rope are reaching President Wilson,
urging that he personally attend the
great peace conference that will settle
finally the Issues growing out of the
war. The president, it was said to
day, has given no Indication of how
he regards the suggestion, though some
of those usually well Informed believe
he has an open mind on the subject
and may give It consideration.
family are understood to be strongly
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that it would Involve useless risk and
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not be accomplished through delegates
America at the peace table, and with
whom he could keep in constant touch
by cable and wireless.
BAVARIAN GOVERNMENT
FEARS CHAOS AHEAD
COPENHAGEN, Nov. 18. The new
Bavarian Kovernment has sent a mcs
sage to President Wilson through
Switzerland expressing Its fears that
the armistice terms will bring chaos
to the disordered young republic and
requesting that Great Britain, France
and Italy be asked to punish the guilty.
The message adds that the German
autocracy and military party do not
deserve mercy.
SHERIFF PERRY GOING
AFTER BOOTLEGGERS
Sheriff Perry Is planning an active
and aggressive campaign against boot
leggers and liquor purveyors that will
make It difficult for them to vend any
of their wares in Shelby county after
the first of the new year.
"I am going to break up the liquor
business If It takes everything I make
In the sheriff's office," he declared
Wednesday.
To facilitate the work, he said he
would go before the county court dur
ing the January term and ask for an
appropriation for two automobiles to
be, used by his deputies In patrolling
the county.
He said other laws would not be
neglected, however, while his force was
engaged in breaking up the liquor
iranic.
He reported Wednesday that, despite
handicaps of the influenza epidemic and
pegce celebrations, he had made Z8 ar
rests tor uquor law violations.
POWDER PLANT OPEN.
Despite the coming of peace the gov
ernment powder plant at Nashville is
continuing its operations and workers
are still being eent from Memphis to
the plant. At least 50 young women will
leave the Union station Friday night to
accept posts as waitresses! in the pow
der pi ant eating houses.
PROTECT NEW PALACE.
COPENHAGEN, Nov. 1J The new
palace at Potsdam where the former
German empress, the former crown
princess and other princesses and their
children are living, nas neen taken un
der the protection of the Potsdam sol
diers' and workers' council.
Member Of Famous
Family In Service
CAPT. E. DE ROTHSCHILD.
Capt. de Rothschild is a member of
the famous Jewish banking family of
England. He Is one of the men of
England's rich and aristocratic families
who have proved their worth by doing
their part in the war.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13. Men be
tween 38 and 45 years of age. who
have received but not rilled out ques
tionnaires, were asked today by Pro
vost-Marshal Gen. Crowder to return
them in hla.nk form to local boards.
The boards are Instructed' to cancel all
er bound by the selective service law.
Classification of youths of 18, which
will be continued, Is regarded by the
general staff of the army as most val
uable for statistical purposes, and its
bearing upon possible future military
problems.
Draft boards also have been noti
fied of the possibility that they may be
needed as the active Ideal agents lp
governmental demobilization plans.
BIG FIRE RAGES IN
tlTY OF PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 13. Fire, which
was followed by five explosions, broke
out in the plant of the Eagle Lubricat
ing company here today and rapidly
spread to adjoining buildings. Three
alarms were sounded, bringing appa
ratus from a score of fire department
ments to the scene, which Is In the
center of the business district. '
At 11 o'clock the flames had spread
to the buildings of the Atlas Glass
company and the J. W. ana G. Barker
company In the adjoining block. The
explosions which wrecked the Eagle
Lubricating company's plant were
caused by gasoline tanks Igniting.
Work of firemen was greatly hindered
by sheets of flame which shot skyward
from the burnine oil.
The fire was under control shortly
aiier noon, aner il iiau i, union ,11,.
greate part of the,block. Several fire
men were overcome. The police said
occupants of the three buildings were
unhurt. Ihe loss was esumaieo. uer
tween 875.000 and 8100,000-
ALL CHURCHES UNITE IN
THANKSGIVING SERVICE
For the purpoae'of expressing thank
fulness and gratitude over ending of
,L. 11 - - .. ..f ll,u,l:-
ine wuria wui; a. oi .i,. i
giving will be held at 8 o clock
weanesoay iwww m owim
ITesuj leriHn uiutwu.
The Protestant Pastors aasoclation'
has called the meeting, and it is ex
pected that every church in the city
will be represented. Rev. T. E. Sharp,
president of the association, will pre
side, and brief talks will be made by
I)r A. B. Hurry, Rev. H. P. Hurt, John
R. Pepper and Rev. Harris L. Browne.
Featuring the service will be the
music, which will be highly appropri
ate and rendered by some of the city s
sweetest singers. The Second Presby
terian church choir will be In charge,
limitation Is extended the general pub
lic to attend and take part in this
thanksgiving service.
FORMER AUSTRIAN
RULERS DEPART
BASEL, Nov. 13. Former Emperor
Charles, Empress Zita and their family
left Vienna at 9 o'clock Tuesday night
for Eckartsau. according to a dispntch
from the Austrian capital.
1 - - - - ' "
Tennessee Fair, not much change In
temperature.
Mississippi Fair and continued cool,
probably heavy frost; Thursday slightly
warmer.
Arkansas Fair, Thursday warmer.
Alabama Fair and continued cool,
probably heavy frost; Thursday slightly
warmer.
Kentucky Fair, not much change In
temperature.
J,ouislana Fair, frost In Interior of
east.
Oklahoma Fair, slightly warmer In
northwest; Thursday warmer.
East Texas Fair; Thursday, warmer
In north.
West Texas Fatr, somewhat warmer
in north.
South Carolina Fair, continued cool
with heavy frost.
Georgia Fair, continued cool with
heavy frost: Thursday warmer in
northws:.
Florida Fair, probably heavy frost
In north and light frost in exposed
places in central portion.
ABSOLVE OLDER
MEN FROM DRAFT
GREAT OBSTACLES
MAY DEFER FINAL
Liauidation of Four Years'
Struggle May Be Withheld
Many Months as Great and
Vital Issues Must Be Settled
BY FRANK H. SIMON l8.
The News Scimitar's Military Expert.
NEW YORK. Nov. 13. The actual
signing of the armistice opens the way
to that peace congress of which the
world has been talking for the past four
years. In that period there has been
a -growing appreciation of the fact that
ft general settlement, comparable In its
magnitude to that of Vienna In 1816,
was Inevitable when nt last the time
came to liquidate the present struggle.
What has never been properly per
ceived In this country is tin- magni
tude of the task and the obstacles
which make it almost Inevitable that
many, many months will elapse before
the signatures are written under the
definitive document.
After the first abdication of Na
poleon, the victorious allies met In
Vienna In November to reconstruct Eu
rope. They were still In session when
Napoleon returned from Elba In the
following March, and they lingered
until Juns 9 before thev signed the
final treaty. Nor would this settle
ment have come had It not been be
cause of the pressure of events. It
was Napoleon who in reality made any
agreement possible at Vienna by re
storing unity of purpose to his ene
mies, who were beginning to be sep
arated by conflicting ambitions.
Thus, In the case of the last general
settlement In Europe much more than
a year divides the actual ending of
the hostilities from the signing of the
final settlement. In the Interim there
had been signed a treaty between
Franc and her enemies, the treaty of
Paris, executed promptly after Na
poleon's first abdication, but a second
treaty of Paris, following the second
abdication, was not signed until Nov. 30.
Thus the settlement hung fire over
all the period from April 7, 1814, to
Nov. SO, UK.
Conditions Recall 1814.
In the present case we have to face
certain conditions which recall those
of 1814-16. First of all, it Is neces
sary to find a German government
with which to negotiate. In 1814 this
was supplied by the return of Louis
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Armistice Prevents
Hun Hunting So
jyefs-Shoot Geese
Goose hunting in airplanes has be
come a popular sport among the avi
ators at Park field. Although it is a
hard matter to get the birds after
they have been shot down, the flyers
enjoy the thrill.
Late Tuesday afternoon two airmen
appeared over the city, headed south
at an altitude of 4.000 feet, and In
front of them was a huge flock of wild
geese in headlong flight. Diving over
and under them, the aviators shot down
a score or more of them with their
machine guns.
Hundreds of citizens In the city stood
in the streets watching the sight. Most
of the geese shot down, however, fell
into the Mississippi river or on the
sandbar, disappointing scores who
rushed in that direction in anticipation
of having a wild goose for nupper.
The airmen abandoned the chase in
plain view of the "audience."
NEW COMMANDER ON
DUTY AT PARK FIELD
Mai. John W. Simons, Jr., of I.aug
ley field. Hampton, Vs., has arrived at
Park field and assumed command of
(he aviation school, having been of
ficially named by the war department
to succeed Lieut. -Col. W. C. McChord,
transferred to Gerstner field, Lake
Charles, La., as commandant there.
At Langley field Miij. Simons was In
charge of the experimental engineering
bureau of aircraft production. He en
tered the signal corps of the army last
November, and seven months ago found
the aviation section at San Diego. Cat.,
with Lieut. -Col. McChord. who Is his
personal friend.
He has been at Langley field for
three months, where his efficient work
attracted attention of higher officials
at the war department. lie enlisted In
the United States army Jan. 12, 1808,
from civil life, and was commissioned
a lieutenant In the Sixth Infantry.
Maj. Simons is a native of Charleston.
S. C.
Col. McChord, is scheduled to leave
for Washington Wednesday en route to
Oerstner field.
No other changes have been an
nounced at tPark field, although It Is
understood several majors and cap
tains are In line for promotions.
FREIGHTING '
OCCURS IN BERLIN
COPENHAGEN. Nov. 1.1 Fresh
fighting broke out in Berlin on Mon
day, according to messages received
here from the German capital. Loyal
officers openeo fire from the royal sta
bles and attacked the revolutionaries
with machine guns on the Unter den
Linden. Several persons were killed.
BRITISH WAR CHIEFS
TO RESUME MEETING
LONDON (via Montreal). Nov. 13.
The Imperial ivar cabinet, Reuter's
Limited learns, soon will resume Its
sitting In order to deliberate on the
terms of peace. There also will be Im
portant conferences and discussions in
London between Ihe imperial and do
minion statesmen.
NEGRO CHARGED WITH
ATTEMPTED POISONING
Jim Ionard. nfRro, BO, 1B8R McMil
lan street. Wednesday wan arrested by
TVtetlve Brunner and Herkle, pu''
r"rted of trvint? tn poixon DoJIv M'1
Quinn. 14fi McMU'fUi atrfrt' the
woman said to have harbored hi wife,
and alio attempt!, ir to burn down her
house.
According to the detectives. th- Mc
Qutnn woman was poisoned Tu-tday by
drb'klnjp from -i well on her n'ace. ald
to hne beer pniond with Paris green.
She i 'recover ins: at th leneral ho
nltal The ritv hea'th department ana
9 d th" vat"r f - r ihf well nml
4Ki4 It Un Th M Ou!nn wonv i'
bop e and inn otb r adlncnt burnM
Tl'4dAy tilfrh'.
uffic r rt thv) found more Purls
grtan in Leunuid'a pOiUpcsion,
PEACE CONGRESS
CROWN PRUt sh
NOW PFPdPTFH NEED OF FEEDING
Lo nan SMKkM
MUM DUIUICK
Former German Heir Said to
Have Arrived Safely at
Masstricht Despite Rumors
of Violent Death.
THE HAGUE, Nov. 13. The former
German crown prince arrived yester
day at Maastricht, according to a dis
patch received here.
DEPOSED KAISER AT
MAARN COUNTRY PLACE
AMSTERDAM. Nov. 13. (By the A
sociated Press.) William Hohenaollern
former German emperor, arrived M,on
day afternoon ai me camir m "'""'
ongen. Count von Bentlnck's country
seat at Maarn, In the. province oi
Utrecht. , , , ,
Soon after 4 o'clock a special train
stropped near the Hide country station
near the castle. Count von Bentlnck
awaited his guest in an automobile. It
was raining as the former emperor,
dressed in a general's gray uniform,
with red cuffs and fur collar, but no
orders or medals, and carrying a cane,
stepped from the train and was greeted
by the count.
LONDON GETS REPORT
THAT PRJCEWAS SHOT
LONDON, Nov. 13. Crown Prince
Frederick William of Germany was shot
and killed Monday morning by German
soldiers when trying to cross the Dutch
frontier, according to Amsterdam dis
patches to the Times and the Post.
Holland will permit William llohen
zollem to remain on Dutch soli on the
same terms of Internment as other high
officers of the German army. He has
taken the name of Count William Ho
heniollern, and Is expected to buy an
estate and remain in Holland, accord
ing to an Amsterdam dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph company.
The Telegraaf, of Amsterdam, says
that he was allowed to take only his
personal property from his train, the
nonperBonal property which wag
brought to Holland being confiscated
I.. In Inlarnmant rnvpH Rfl.
cent dispatches have stated the former j
emperor nan uuun a. cunuau ui iviuti
Into Holland.
Holland's hesitancy In dialing with
William Hohcnsollern is asBrlbed to th
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SPY IS CAUGHT
Private Nabbed Tapping Army
Wire to Washington.
Will Be Tried.
AY EH Mass., Nov. 13. The capture
of an alleged German spy In the act
of tapping a wire carrying confidential
messages between the headquarters of
the 12th division at Camp Devens and
the war department at Washington Is
reported by federal officers and mem
bers of the division's Intelligence de
partment. The man, whose name was given as
Private Pressly H. Strlngfellow, of
Company B, 212th field signal corps,
was arrested with two civilians and will
be tried by general court-martial, it is
stated. ,
In a statement the federal officers
said their suspicions were first directed
against Strlngfellow by reports of IiIr
comrades that he was In the habit of
talking In his sleep and at such times
made statements antagonistic to the
United States.
Strlngfellow, who is 26 years of age,
was horn In Culpepper, Va.. and had
worked in Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Chi
cago and New Orleans as a telegraph
operator. In New Orleans It was slated
he had served a year's sentence for
tampering with the malls and at At
lan'a, (It... he was convicted of counter
feiting. He was registered for the
draft in Atlanta and was drafted at
Baltimore.
princeIleopold
renounces throne
BERNE. Nov.. 13 Prince Leopold of
Lippe-Detmold, renounced his throne
on Tuesday, according to the semiof
ficial Wolff bureau, of Berlin.
ALLEGED GERMAN
RETURN OF WORLD TO PEACE
TOLD DRIEFLY OVER CARLES
(By the Associated Press.)
Conflicting reports come from Europe
ss to the fats of the former German
crown prince. Dispatches from London
declare he was shot snd killed Monday
by frontier gusrds while trying to es
cape Into Holland. However, s dispatch
from The Hsgue under todsy's date
says that the former crown prince has
arrived st Masstricht, southern Hol
land. Turning from war to pesce so sud
denly ss to be almost bewildering, the
nstlons are hastily tsking stock of the
itustlon and planning measures to
meet problems ef the future, which ap
peer to be ns Isssi ssrlous than those
of the psst.
Germany Is Insistent that the peace
conference be held st once. Dr. Solf,
the foreign secretsry, says that enly
sn early ssttlement of the questions
arising oiA of the eessstlon of hostili
ties esn ssve the German people from,
(amine.
In the Interim, however, Jhe Ger.
mens sre deprived of even civil .m
ministration In the Rhlneland regions,
which will be tsken over by the allies
until the flnsl adjustment of the re
sults of the conflict. Allied snd United
States military authorities will govern
the country from which Germany has
agreed to withdraw hsr detested le
gions. This new supplement to the
armistice agreement, It Is snnounced
Is accompanied by the surnandar of
Germany sf sll her submarines Under
the origins! armistice agreement onl
160 U-boats were to be turned over n
the allies.
The grim specter of Bolshevism tfs
(.peered out of the turmoil -of revolu
tion In Germany and hss rscelved rec
ognltlon In Berlin. This would seem
U Indicate that the true socialist move
President Fears Anarchy in
Germany May Prevent Car
rying Out of Armistice
Terms by New Regime.
BV lAVII MWKKXCK,
The News Scimitar's Sasclal Washing'
ion Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Nov M -"The war
thus c omes to an end." Mere shouting
and iKiiulclapplnk as It swept across
the halls of congress when these words
were spoken by a fatigued, but happy
president, conveyed only In part Ihe
Inexpressible tiglis of relief which tht
men In the legislative and executive
branches of the government, accompan
ied for tlie moment by the Judiciary,
too, breathed as the terms or the armis
tice Inscribed In history the most os
lossal failure of autocracy and the
greatest victory over achieved by d-
n, j
WVWlf.
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iviuiuun iriruiftiiuiia in mn
otherwise uhlegmatlc officialdom Joined,
noisy t'XtkJherance end enthusiasm,
Imdi nft fi,v Viver the cuiimteil return
of the' miiiKN, iiyl tears of sadness over
tnose who siuMi' never return, aii iiiis
the nation a a whole foil as did Wash
ington uui miwneiv ' vit.'i in, I' , " i ' ib
f tension, the relaxation from burdens
OI 13 mmiins nave uen as nappy an
vent as with the individuals who have
been responsible for the conduct of thu
war.
military men empowered to draw on
the manhood of the nation for the up
building of huge armies, naval officers
whose minds have tor months been
thinking of nothing elBe than the dep
redations of the dastardly submarine,
Officials of rank high and lotf felt that
at last they could relax.
But as the military and naval ser
vices were enabled to slacken speed,
lust so much more did the civilian oi
ganixailons. the food administration
and (he united war work Instllutlons
feel that for them the Job was only
beginning.
Europe Is Starving.
Beporls from government attaches In
countries adjacent to Central Europe tell
of unparalleled sulferfng. Famine 8
widespread and frightful. Very little Is
Vnown of conditions Inside Germany.
The revolutionists control the outgoing
Wires and are suspiciously optimistic
about their statements that revolutlon-
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AUSTRIAN SOLDIERS
TURMINANARCHISTS
VraiiBT. Nov. IS. (By ttiS, AVcl
sted presi, ) seat f mlanivruhy
prevails In all the regions of Austria
traversed bv the Austio-ilungarlan sol
diers returned from the Italian front.
The soldiers bave abandoned the ranks
and hai Joined the mobs in sacking
and setting fire to properly All kinds
of excesses are being committed.
BKRNR, Switz.. Nov. 1.1. -Budapest
newspapers contain details of a re
markable ceremony In which Archdnke
.losef of Austria and his son, .Josef
Francis, took ontb lo the Hungarian
constitution as simple Hungarian cltl
sens named Hapsburg.
The newspapers also say that the
little principality of Liechtenstein, of
10,000 Inhabitants, on the Swiss east
ern frontier, also has had a revolu
tion. The prince of Liechtenstein was
forced to leave the country He was
superseded by Dr. Hitter, a lawyer of
Innsbruck.
RUMANIAN ACTION"
AIMED AT TYRANTS
WASHINGTON, Nov. ID, -Rumania's
reported new declaration of war against
Germany is Interpreted here as pre
liminary to measures to disarm and
drive out the German army under Von
Mackensen. which has been oppressing
the Rumanians since the treaty of Bit
charest sealed Ihe helplessness of the
population. 0
Word reached here today through of
ficial channels that the reorganized
government In Rumania is headed by
Gen, Coanda
JEWISH TROOPS FORM
OWN VIENNA COUNCIL
AMSTERDAM. Nov 13 Jewish sol
dlerB have formed a soldiers' and work
men's council and occupied l.eopold
stadt, an eastern quarter of Vienna, ac
cording 'to a Vienna dispatch which
liiotes the Jewish Srorrespondenre bu
reau. Jewish soldiers and workman s coun
cils have been established st Prague.
Thereslenstadt, Olmulr. and other
places and have been welcomed by the
Cseotn.
ment has tsken s new turn, the
strength of which Is so great thst It
csn not be Ignored. Up to a short
time sgo the Bolshevik element was se
smell In Germany thst It sppearsd to
be negligible.
To guard against disorders In Rus
slsn province! occupied by German
troops the allies bave agreed that Ger
many need not call those forces home
until It Is considered safe to do so.
It hss been officially announced at
Vlenns that Emperor Charles I. hss
abdicated. This confirms cable advices
received yesterday thst he had given
up ths scepter. The latest of the minor
rulers of the German states to quit
his throne Is Prince Helnrlcs XVII.,
of Reuse. William Hohenaollern, former
Germsn emperor, now In Holland, hss
been visited by sn official represents
tive of The Netherlsnds government.
His ststus has not been definitely set
tled, but It appears he Is posing as s
private citizen of Germany instead of
the war lord.
According to advices from Bremen,
the revolutionist sallora of the German
navy hsve soiled all the warships ef
the. empire snd have established their
control of Helgoland. What effect this
will hsvs on the agreement of Germsny
to surrender a certain number of ves
sels to the allies can not as yet be
determined The training ahlp schleslan
Is said to hsve been sunk by revolu
tlonsry wsrships.
Bolshevik forces In ths lake Baikal
region, In Siberia, hsve been detested
by the Crec ho Slovak and allied forces
operating there. It Is reported that
Bolshevik resistance In that section ha
been broken-
It Is reported that the new Rumsnlsn
po eminent hss declared war on Ger-msny.
Sees Service In
All Modern Wars
nfi j .jut
mmmmm A
LIEUT.-COL. THORO-QRAY.
As an Baglish officer for more than
20 years, USUt.-Col, I. Thord-Gray has
been where the fighting was hottest In
all the modern wars
I
"War Loafer" Ordinances Still
To Be Enforced, Decree
of Conference.
If you have a Job. work every day
In the week except Sunday or you w ill
be arrested by the police and prose
cuted as an Industrial slacker. The
police department, on authority of the
mayor and Commissioner Miller so de
creed Wednesday following a confer
ence held with representatives of com
mercial and industrial establishments
in Memphis.
The conference was held In the maj or's
office Wednesday mornluii bxtween
Who mayor, Commissioners Miller and
asacon, t hief of Police J. H Burnav
and erSploysrs. '
Reports have reached the mayor ,'iud
commissioners that a .number Of aten
were employed by the vHrlOos Indus
tries of the city work for several days
sun men quit To prevent llils It was
agreed at the conference Tuesday lhat
five patrolmen would be assigned lo
the work of running down such In
dustrial slackers These men will be
furnished with list. of mimes of de
Hnqtisnts furnished the war work com
mittee by the various Industries each
day and they will nt once Investigate
each case, going to the homes of the
men and ascertaining whether they
have good excuses for not working
Slackers will be arrested.
The signing of the armistice dues
not mean an official declaration of
peace and the Memphis war work com
mittee Is seeking to Impress upon all
workers of the city Hint the municipal
"war loafer' and "work cord" ordi
nances are still effective and will In
rigidly enforced al least until the of
ficial signing of peace terms, declared
Hays Flowers, secretary of the com
mittee. If Industrial conditions at that
time warriint It Ihe ordinances may be
redrafted to coyer such additional period
of time as may be necessary."
CASUALTY LIST!
WASHINUToN, Nov.' 18. TWO army
casualty list." mads public here toilnv
contain ii total ofri.Ofil ihutick, divided
Killed in action, 810; died from
woiindf, 1(10; died accident and other
causes, Mi died in airplane accident,
two; died in i teamer sinking, one; died
of disease, ); wounded severely, (0;
wounded, degree undetermined, 189;
wounded slightly, 10&; missing in ac
tion, 78; prisoners, 18.
Included In Ihe lists:
TENNEBBltE,
Killed In action; Sergeant Marvin N.
HOWSS, 11SI1 Dreedlove Hlreet, Mejn
phls, t'nrpornl John B Ashe, 1020 Mild
Isoii avenu- Memphis; Privates Finis
Walker, Keelfoot; William Purkey,
Sncedsyllle
Hied from wounds: Ileut. Walter M.
l.lttle I'liattRnoosa; Prlvales James L.
Barr. It. K l 4, Blnuntvllle; Foslor
N Burks, I'hapel Hill
filed of disease: Corporal Klrhy II.
Cheatham, R F. 1. S, Lynnvllle; Pri
vates Marvin 0. Hawkins, ft. P. D 2.
Woodvllle: Vance It. ('hunt. It. F l
2. Proctorvllle; Abe In Kennedy, North
Chattanooga; Monroe Pugh, Qfand
Junction.
Missing In action: Private John II
Whltten, North Chattanooga.
MISSISSIPPI.
lled from wounds: Corporal John K.
Townsley, Oreenvllle.
Pled of disease: Privates Willie J.
Blackwell. 1B22 Drove st . Vlcksburg;
Wesley J. Collins, Tyierton; Walker
Freeman. It F. D, 4. Holly Springs;
Kverelt Johnson. Itldgelniul
Wioindeii. degree undetermined; Pri
vates l-elle A. Ferguson, " P- 9,
Coldwster; John P, rstrttt, Kasel
hurst Wounded slightly: Private Charles II
Prce, 11 V. IV 1. Sumrall
Missing In action: frlvnle Qeorgs W
Kdwards. Calhoun City.
ARKANSAS
Killed In action. Private Horace It
Johnson, 2404 County Ave. Texarkana
Merrltt, M. Boswell. Newark.
Hied of disease- Private Louis 'I
Bo-enbiiuni, SiiralngH,
Wounded severely Privates John Mc-
(Contlnued on Page 2, Column t I
BRITISH AIRPLANES
FLY TO TURK CAPITAL
Mrnnos, .aland of ftemnoR, tean
Hen, Nov 13. (By the Awirlsiled
Prenf ) N'ine Hrlt'sh n'rn'ane's landed
hi ( la Ih t m. n Hubnrb of Conatttntionta.
two flHV Hfter the H'cfllni of thr Tirk
ib Brm'Htl-i Oct ?,). The firM Killed
officer to rem-h Kur'M'enii Turk'th null
won Plight ommaNdT Henry Wiser, h
('HiiHdian, and n frradufite of Vale in
mi,
ITALY HAS QUAKE
HMK, No. 1.1 Heavy earths! Us
tit companled by property damage an I
i' mh of life have o i-urred In the pro
vinces 0 Florence and Forii
WAR IS NO
RETAIN YOUR JOB
S NOW HUNS
ARMISTICE TERMS nnimiTin-ie
COSTBOCHE HIGH CONDITIONS
Amended Clauses Made Effec
tive by Marshal Fcch Before
Stipulations Are Signed
Will Give Allies All U-Boats.
150.000 R. RCARS TO
BE TURNED OVER ALSO
Enemy Has Total Machine
Guns Demanded Cut From
30,000 to 25.000 and
Avoids Surrender in Colony.
Washington. Nov IS. -Germany
loses her entire fleet of submarines un
der the armlstlos terms as Impended
bv Marshal Pooh before he signed them
With the German envoys Monday morn
ing. Instead or lli vessels, every one
of the undersell (ilnue i raft iihihI be
surrendered to Hie allies and Hie united
States within 14 dsys.
eighteen of the articles ss originally
prepared bv the supreme war council,
and as read by President Wilson to
congress, were changed under Ihe lim
ited authority for alteration given the
supreme cnniiuuttder In dealing ilth
the enemy envoys The state depart
ment todu received and made public
the amended articles, with ths explana
tion tluil no Information had come as
to bow the changes were brought about,
Apparently most of them were roneedeil
in response lii appeals of the Herman
spokesmen, though several besides that
touching submarines make the terms
more drastic than before.
Instead of Bn.tiou railroad enrs to be
surrendered In evacuated territory, the
number is made 150,000, On the other
band. Ihe number of machine guns to
be delivered by Ihe Hermans Is reduced
from 30.000 to 28.000; the Herman
troops In Kast Africa are permitted lo
evacuate Instead of being required to
surrender I provision Is msde( for con
sidering food needs In Germany In the
taking of menus of transportation; a
specific reference to and the regula
tion oi repatriation Tf German prison
ers of war ut the, conclusion of peace
is added,
In response to the (lermsti fear of
anarchy In occupied Russian provinces
alter evuuuallon, the time Is changed
(Continued on Page 7, ('nluiiin 4.)
CITY OFFICIALS WANT
BUILDING BAN LIFTED
Mnyot Monte vvrde nnd bet) " 'Mini
ma n, rornml!tonr of public utilities,
will communicate at r with (Mill m
Canale, lnrMttltlltft ftta win ImlusttU'H
DOftrd In MiMtiphlH, to nee if thr bun
on Iniililn . ran not he lifted, the umyor
Hslll WfldeMpfay,
Kor Koine time peixonM rieHlrlnir to
in, 1 1, i lit ill ne8, the COMt of Which i- -
i Mdftd $;!.r.on rui'h, wce forced to ob
tain piTinitH from the fapMHAntatlvti
of the war IndlMtHftN bonnl. This hvh
tem hits been practiced for nearly n
year hh a mtani of oonMPvinf iron,
steel, building materia)!, etc., for war
purpaaai Now tnil actlVa hoatllttlei
have endeit, i he mayor itaalrfi to sec
bulldljM actlylttM In Memphti reauttiAd.
N-w fork, Dalfai nml other oltlal have
HHked that the linu he lifted,
One of ihe blfffeil piojectM held Up
by the city on account of the high
price of material ami need of Name
by the government in war work in
the audiioriiim nd market house, rep
resent hag an xpendlture of neveral
hundred tnouwrio dollars. This wm-k
wih also delayed bv desire of the city
not to float bonds In competition with
Kovernment Liberty Ukhih.
a number of large bulldlne project
ed In Mem ih Ik were held up al the
reoueal of tht war Industries board.
Complaints art roadt that hick of
residence construction has caused ex
cesstve rents
SPECULATIVE SHORT
COTTON SALES BARRED
WASHINGTON. Nov. 13. Specula
tive short nailing In cotton on the New
York and New Orleans exchange has
been prohibited by the cotton distribu
tion committee of the war Industries
board.
Charles J. Brand, chairman of the
.committee, snnounced the action to
day, Raying it had been taken because
of undue snort selling yesterday, which
caused the market to fall 2 cents.
NKW OHLKANK, Nov II. The war
Industries board threw j bombshell Into
tht pOtton market today, when it tele
graphed the authorities nf the Cotton
exonsjufe, before the opening, that all
further speculative short selling of col
ton on the New Orleans and New York
t fatten Went nges was prohibited
The telegram which reached here
was itgtted by ;n the members of the
cotton distributing committee of the
war Industries hoard and stated!
"In order to cut)) undue speculative
nctlvltv ii becomtjg necessary :ii tiitH
time to prohibit furl her speculative
short selling on th- New York and
New Orrasns Cotton exchanges'
Cotton flni'H were notified thai hedge
sales would be permitted if they were
sjsjjomnanled by affidavits swearing
that they were bona fide sales agatnsl
cotton purchased. The telegram was
read from the rostrum of the future
rli'g about ten minutes before the
opening
BRAFF0RISHELD TO
FEDERAL GRAND JURY
I :
K Brafford, held for several days
on a federal warrant charging him
wit h Impersonating s government offi
cial, waived preliminary hearing before
'ommlsstonsF Poole wednesds after
noon a nil wan bound over to await
action of the grand jury at the next
term of the I'nlted Staes court, His
bond whs fixed at $l.nno.
Brafford, according to federal offi
cers, purchased an automobile from a
Memphis firm and gave n check for
'i 800, Me Ih alleged to have floated
other checks which proved worthless,
ag"ntn of the department of justice
HH V
Me is alleged to have represented
himself a a government cattle inspec
tor. MONTENEGRIN CAPITAL
LIBERATED BY SERBS
Nov. I.- VI tin ie. the
capital of Montenegro, UflS been liberat
ed, hh- s a Serbian official statement is
sued Tueeday
Op Sunoay Herbtan troops entered the
town of Vct sect, in Hungary, - miles
north of ihe Danube, dispersing and
capturing elements of Oerimm rear
guards, A number of guns and war
material were cvutured, Th? Serbians
also entered NovfgsjMh
LONDON, Nov. 13. The
allied high command has sent
to the German high command
by French wireless a message
that there can be no modifi
cation of the conditions of the
armistice, including the an
nexes, at this time.
It is added that a supple
mentary period of 24 hours for
the evacuation of Belgium,
Luxemburg' and Alsace-Lor
raine has been added to the 14
days stipulated in the original
text, so as to permit the text
to reach German headquarters
at the desired time.
Thr tm'KsnKS rraris'
"At present IM mortification can be
made to the ooneltlons indicated by
the terms. Ini'lintlng the annexes, at
the time of lh signing of the srmlstlce.
"A supplementary period of 24 hours
for thr evacuation of Belgium, I-uxn-burg
nml AlsaCa-Lorraine has been add
ed to the period of delay of 14 days
Kllpulnlrd by Iho original text, so as to
permit the definite, text arriving at the
desired time at ilerman headquarters."
GERMAN-AUSTRIA IS
PART OF NEW NATION
OOPKNHACIEN, Nov, 13. Oerman
AiiMiria has been proclaimed a part of
ths Herman rtpubliojby the state coun
cil, says a dlspatoh from Vienna.
REBELS TORPEDO LOYAL
TEUTON WAR VESSEL
AMSTERDAM, Nov. The German
training ship dchlealsn has been tor
pedoed by revolutionary warahlpa, ac
oordlng lo the Weser .eltung, of Bre
men The Bchleslen, a predreadnoueht bat
tleshlp, hut now used as a training ahlp,
whs reported curlier In ths week to
have fist) ( Kiel when the sailors'
revolt brake out Ihere.
The Vessel arrived al Marstal, a email
Tlablill porl In fheUaltlc,, where it took
oh Home supplies It wan reported that
two Herman Bruisers were waiting out
Wn the harbor for th Mehleeie. The
ship wiih 4j:i feet long; and dlnulaced
Itjmt Ions.
GARRISON AT BRUSSELS
, IN MUTINY KILL MANY
BRITISH HEADCtoARTBRI IN
PLANDBRS, Nov. Ill illsvas.) The
German garrison in BruHNela has re
volted ggainsi the nnncommlrwloned of
flceiH. according to neutrals reaching
the Htitlah llnea from Hints. -In Sev
eral officers were killed.
PLAN TO CALL NEW
C0UNCJ1. 0F SOLDIERS
LONDON, Nov, it A dlspatoh to
(he Rxchsngs Tslsgrapti front Cs)MMi
hagsn says thp demands of the inde
psntfsnt wM'ttillHtH in UennHity, which
have been ineepled by Ihr majority
HoetttllHts, Include the provision thst
political powsn Hhall be iii the hundn
of the KoblierK' snd workmen's rnuncll,
wntcll Will be summoned In plenary
assembly to rsprassnl the whole coun
1 1 y fin soon hh poHslble.
The dlspaton adds that the question
concerning a constituent assemoiy will
nol urine unlli after consolidation of
the Institutions formed by the revolu
tion has been secured
SWEDEN IMPRESSED
BY REVOLT IN GERMANY
LONDON, Nov. U. The revolution
in Germany lias made an Impression In
(Continued on rage 12, Column J.)
ALSATIANS FORM
NATIONAL COUNCIL
8TRAS8BTJRO, Alsace-Lorraine (vis,
Amsterdam). 'Nov. 13. - Members of the
eoond chaniber of A!sft'o-iJorralne
have constituted themselves into a na
tlonal council. A provisional executive
committee has been appointed.
.-.. -
PARIS. Nov. 18. (Havas.) The Ger
pian commend has asked the French
fovernmeinl by wireless to request the
population of Alsace -Lorraine to remain
calm during1 tht t'ierman retirement.
The message adds that the population
Is hostile ttmurd the (lennan troops.
TRUE MAKING READY
FOR REFERENDUM VOTE
ll . True, of the Shelby county
election commission, told Mayor Mon
teverds Wednesday that he would at
Once i;ee Tt Ie Riirtels. county attor
ney, and procure information regard
Inff it'ddins" of a referendum election,
with h view to calling such an elec
tion for the people to vote on the emer
gence ordinance now before the city
commission, mlling for a I -cent fare
for the Memphis Street Kallwav com
pam during the period of the war.
This will be the first referendum
election ever held in the county under
the act permitting holding of auch con
tests, and election commissioners deelre
thui il shall be legal In every respwt.
Five hundred persons signed the pe
tltion for the referendum The com
missioners will go over the list and
nee that the required number, 500, are
all iiualifird voters.
Prominent persons who sogncd the
petition are: Former Mayor H H Ijlt
( , V c. Rdmondson, i '. (.', OjUvle.
it H Ferry, sheriff, James Brett. Jr.,
circuit court rlerw; II. C, McKellar,
John McLemore, county court Ctsjrfcj
F Krnest Miller and 1 K. Armstrong,
BecretSry of the carmen'i union.
WILL ENLARGE PROBE,
WASHINUTON, Nov 13 - The eenate
Judiciary subcommittee appointed to In
vestlgats political activities of brewers
: , i . t purchase of the Wellington Times
ii Arthur Brisbane, through money
furnished hv th1 brewery Interests, de
elded lodas t' extend the scope of the
inquiry to Include n general Investiga
tion liitu the activities of thr brewery
Interests The hearing will begin TtMaV
Uiu.