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EDITION
BRITISH
LW WILL
FIGHT GERMAN
REBEL FORCES
Meeting of Submarine Crews
Decides Question Against
Joining Revolution and Of
ficers Will Be Reinstated.
LONDON, Nov. 15. The crews of
Eerman U-boats at a mass meeting at
mnsbuttel, according to a Copen
hagen dispatch to the Daily Express,
resolved to oppose th revolution and
reinstate the officers. They decided to
fly the national flag Instead of the red
flag.
The Berlin soldiers' and workers'
council has decided to dissolve the red
guard, according to an Exchange Tele
graph dispatch from Copenhagen. Capt.
von Beerfeld, the leader of the red
guard, has been dismissed for making
revolutionary plans.
The greater part of the forces under
Field Marshal von Mackensen (In com
mand in Rumania) has Joined the rev
olution, the Budapest Az Est states,
according to a Copenhagen1 dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph.
ARRANGE FOR ORDERLY
RETREAT OF TROOPS
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 15. The new
Midlers' council in Brussels, the Nieuwe
Courant of Rotterdam says, has pub
lished a number of proclamations ar
ranging for the orderly withdrawal of
German troops, appealing to the sol
diers not to ill treat their officers and
sending "a brotherly greeting" to the
, IKlglan population.
BOCHE OFFICERS SLAIN
IN BRUSSELS RIOTING
1 ll LONDON. Nov. 15. More than 100
men, mostly German officers, have been
Killed in disorders in Brussels, and sol
Mlcrs' and workers' councils have been
(formed in that city and Antwerp, ac
' cording to an Amsterdam dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph company,
quoting the Telegraaf.
CLAIMS BEIldID NOT
PUBLISH ALL OF TERMS
COPENHAGEN. Nov. IB. The Poll
tiken quotes the British military at
tache here. Col. Wade, as saying in
an Interview that the Germans in pub-
ted six or seven articles, including that
relating to the allies providing food, if
necessary.
CROWN PRINCE REACHES
SAFETY BY LONG TRIP
AMSTERDAM, Nov. IS. Crown
Prince Frederick William of Germany
arrived at Maastricht on Tuesday from
Spa, having taken a circuitous route
In order to avoid mutinous troops.
The party, which traveled in three
motor cars, was held up by frontier
guards because all Its members were
armed. Internment was ordered, but
when It became known that one of
the party was the crown prince, all
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U. S. DESTROYER IS '
HAMMED AND SUNK
; NEW YORK, Nov. 15. The United
States destroyer Shaw was rammed by
the Canadian Pacific line steamship Me
llta and was cut in two and sunk Oct.
9. It was learned today upon the ar
rival of the Melita here.
COLUMBUS OVER TOP
, IN WAR FUND DRIVE
COLUMBUS, Miss., Nov. 15. (Spl.)
Columbus has gone "over the top" In
the united war work campaign, hav
ing already subscribed $12,730, while the
total allotment for the city was only
$7,000. The quota for the entire county
Is $14,000, but as committees in rural
communities have not yet submitted
their reports, it Is not known just what
the total subscriptions outside of Co
lumbus amount to.
Of the $12,730 collected In Columbus,
$6,000 was secured by two teams com
posed of business men, one represent
ing the army and headed by S. B.
Street, Jr., and the other representing
the navy, with K. P. Phillips as com
mander, while $4,830 was secured at
the Mississippi Industrial institute and
college, $1,000 at the city schools and
$1,400 by the ladles' committee.
ALABAMI AN'S MEMORY
HONORED SERVICES
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Nov. 15. (Spl.)
The heroism of Corp. Ben Hope, a
Madison 'county hoy. who enlisted in
the 167th Infantry, formerly the Fourth
Alabama. Rainbow division, was pub
licly and formally recognised at the
Elks' theater last night, when a dis
tinguished service cross, awarded by
Oen. Pershing, was conferred upon Mrs.
t.lszle Hope, mother of the young sol
dier who lost his life in France. Dr.
Walter G. Capers, rector of Trinity
Episcopal church. New Orleans, con
ferred the cross upon Mrs. Hope before
a large audience,
.PARK FIELD DENTAL
OFFICE TO BE INSPECTED
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15. (Spl.) Col.
William M Chambers has been in
structed to make an inspection of the
dental service In the 24 camps and
training schools in the Southeastern de
partment. Among them are the Uni
versity of Tennessee, Knoxvllle; Flsk
university, Nashville, and Tark field,
Memphia.
SA YS MORAL REVOLT
MUST SA VE BOCHE
PARIS, Nov. 15 CJermany must un
dergo a moral revolution as well as
political upheaval before she can be
admitted to a league of nations, says
Leon Bourgeois, former cabinet min
ister, who is president of a commission
?ecen'., appointed to study the plan
for a great combination of states for
the future
"The universal war has demonstrat
ed tn all nations the necessity for an
International constitution," he said,
J'Thls would assure to each nation the
aanctitv of Its rights. Diplomatic and
BRITISH PREMIER
BY SPEECH SHOWS
UNITYJF ALLIES
Lloyd George's Recent Ad
dress Might Have Been
Made by President Wilson,
in Similarity of Ideals.
BV DAVID LAWRENCE,
The Newt Scimitar's Special Washing
ton Corretoondent
WASHINGTON. Nov. 15 rremier
Lloyd George has just made a speech
that President Wilson himself might
have made, It so closely conforms to
the doctrines of liberalism and right
eous peace, which have been proclaimed
here. Indeed, the British premier
makes, In advance of the general elec
tion in England, a speech of a con
crete character similar to that which
was urged upon the president as .1
supplement to his appeal for a Demo,
critic congress.
The British premier defines the Issue
aR between a vengeful peace with pen
alties that would only breed more war,
and a righteous peace that would make
for international comity. His pro
nouncement attracted wide attention
here, for it Vs regarded by many ob
servers as a spiendld response to Pres
ident Wilson's interrogatories to allied
statesmen expressed in his famous Lib
erty loan speech of Sept. 27, delivered
in New York -city.
The British premier is to appeal for
a vote of confidence in the forthcom
ing general election, and his chief sup
port will come from a coalition of cer
tain literals and conservatives as op
posed to the British labor party. But
while the political alignments in Eng
land have no analogy In this country,
the Interesting thing about which one
heard much comment today was the
bold manner In which the British pre
mier stated the case between large
armaments and permanent conscription
and a reduction of the burdens of tax
ation and the competitive system of
armaments held to have been a big
factor in international friction of the
past.
Points to Dangers.
"Are we to lapse back into o!d na
tional rivalries, animosities and com-
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Proposes 6 -Cent Pare for Two
Years and 6 Tickets for
Quarter Thereafter
K, H. Crump, after his usual spec
tacular fashion, got into the street car
-fight Friday with bot$ feetby making
iwy m oj.vsu juiih one lu mt) ciir com
pany and one to the people.
The street car company is asking
that the people absolve it from the
charter provision to charge a fare of
five cents and 11 tickets for 50 cents
and permit It to charge a straight fare
of six cents.
An ordinance to that effect has passed
two readings by the city commission.
The county board of election commis
sioners has been asked to set a time
for a referendum election. A supple
mental registration must be held and
the usual preliminaries observed be
fore the ejection can be held which
can not be within 20 days of the call
for the vote.
If the people vote for a six-cent fare
the city commissioners arc pledged to
pass the ordinance granting six-cent
fare on third and final reading and if
the people vote against fit then thev
will vote to kill it.
Crump's proposition is that he will
favor a six-cent fare for two years
provided, at the expiration of lhat
time the street car company agrees,
and provides the necessary safeguards
to guarantee the performance, to change
Its contract with the city and sell six
tickets for 25 cents ana offer them for
sale on all street cars at all hours when
in operation and with universal trans
fer. Crump proposes that the street car
company shall give the necessary proof
of its sincerity by accepting the condi
tions in advance of the approaching
election. He says if the company shall
agree, and so amend Its contract, to
make this concession to the people in
the future In exchange for the con
cession it is asking of the people at the
present, he Is willing to endure what
he describes as an excessive fare for
the benefit that will come after two
years, when, he believes, the company
will be amply able to provide trans
portation at a much reduced cost.
In the event of the failure of the
company to meet this proposition
Crump calls on the people of the city
to organize in every ward and go to
the polls and defeat the application
tor a six cent fare.
DR. WEBER WILL ADDRESS
NEGROES FRIDAY NIGHT
Dr. J. L'. Weber, former pastor of
Madison Heights Methodist church.
Memphis, and now engaged in Y. M. C.
A. war work at Clamp Jackson, Colum
bia, S. C, will address the negroes of
Memphis at Church's auditorium Friday
evening at !) o'clock in the interest of
the united war work drive.
Dr.,Weber has come In contact with
and ministered to many negro soldiers
at Cajmp Jackson and elsewhere, and he
will fell the negroes of Memphis about
these men. how they spend their time
In cair,i, how they take to training and
how much they are benefited by the
work of the Beven welfare organizations
united in this drive.
DIES OP WOUND.
PINE BLUFF, Ark., Nov. 15. (Spl.)
News has been received from Star City
of the death of Walter Farmer, aged 22,
an unmarried farmer, living near Cor
nervllle, in Lincoln county. Clifton
Dorrough, a negro, aged 25 years, was
arrested on a charge of shooting Farm
er In a fight Monday night during a
craps game.
Judicial measures could place a dis
cordant state In Intolerable solitude
and not only the state, hut Its citi
zens, would suffer. President Wilson
has admitted the legitimacy of eco
nomic penalties and hinted that thev
might possibly he used against the
central powers.
"If this weapon should fall there
would remain International military In
tervention. But economic measures
which would deprive a country of raw
materials and Interrupt land and sea
transport would be sufficient to crush
resistance."
CRUMP GETS INTO
CAR FARE FIGHT
Comes To America
To Aid War Drive
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MME. G. AVRIL DE SAINTE CROIX.
Mme Avril de Saints Croix., who has
done much to stamp out the white
slave traffic In Paris, Is now in this
country to aid in the great war work
campaign. Mme Avril Is still a very
active and enthusiastic worker for her
country, although she is in delicate
health, the result of being shocked by
an explosion of a German shell when
she was in the Tuilleries Gardens re
cently
Boiler Blows Up and Other
Bodies May Be in
Ruins.
COLUMBIA. S. ('., Nov. 15 four
men, one white and three negroes, are
known to have-been killed and a num
ber injured when a 200-pound boiler In
the engine room of a gin house ex
ploded at Eastover. 20 miles from
Columbia, today, it Is feared that the
death list may be increased when
searching parties remove debris of the
destroyed building. The gin house was
blown to atoms. A large crowd was
around the building at the time of the
explosion.
One negro. Jesse Lloyd, was blown
Into a well 30 feet deep. He was alive
when rescued. Window panes were
smashed all over the town by the force
of the explosion,
CONTESTS APPARENT
FOR SENATE SEATS
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 5. Contests of
the apparent election of two Republi
can senators- Truman H Newberry, of
Mlrhipan, and (ioorge K, Moses, of
New Hampshire were forecast in pro
ceedings today before the senate privi
leges and elections committee. Pro
tests against the seating of both, elect
ed on the face of the returns, were
received by the committee, which de
ferred action.
RCTARIAN DINNER WILL
BE ELABORATE AFFAIR
The Rotary club entertainment com
mittee is urging all Uotarlans to make
reservations at once for the annual
cluli dinner at Hotel Chlsoa Tuesday
evening, Nov. 2fi, since it is desired
that final arrangements for the event
be completed at once.
Ttotarians, their wives and sweet
hearts, will attend and the entertain
ment committee has provided a hand
some souvenir for each woman pres
ent. A splendid musical program wlH
be f ort h com i n g, an elaborate dinner
has be,en arranged for and all details
completed for the most successful ban
quet ever given by the club.
GOOD SHEPHERD FUND
ALREADY IN SIGHT
All captains and tenm workers iden
tified with the campaign to raise $25,
000 for the Home of the Cood Shep
herd will meet in committee room A,
Chamber of Commerce building, Mon-
da- afternoon Nov. IS, and It is con
fidently predicted that v the entire
amount sought will he in hand when
final reports are made at that time.
Contributions of 1511.50 were added
during the preceding 24 hours. A con
siderable portion of this came from
friends of the Institution In the terri
tory tributary to Memphis
ALL CORTY REOPEN
AFTER NOVEMBER 23
Judge Young of the First circuit
court will mien his court for a few
moments Saturday morning "in course"
for the purpose of projecting this term
Into the next and of disposing of cer
tain motions for new trials.
All courts will reopen for business
after Nov, 23, when the lime for aid
ing the government in ipipsttonnaire
work wi'l have ended. The srjminal
courts will continue to hear jaij cases
until then, when a regular calendar
will be arranged. Circuit calendars are
arranged for Nov. 25.
Tennessee Rain except fair In north
east: warmer In central and cast; Sat
urday probably rain.
Mississippi Probably rain, warmer In
southeast.
Arkansas Itain.
Alabama Probably rain, warmer.
Kentucky Probably rain except fair
in extreme east; warmer.
Louisiana Cloudy, probably rain
Oklahoma Rain; Saturday cloudy,
rain- lu east.
East Texas Italn; Saturday cloudy,
tain in east.
West Texas Cloudy; Saturday prob
ably fair
North and South Carolina Kalr and
somewhat warmer except rain Satur
day In extreme west.
Georgia Probably ram, except fair In
east; warmer.
Florida Fair, exeep; probably rain
in northwest- warmer tn north.
Kansas Fair In west, unsettled wltn
probably rain In east; Saturday fair
kind continued mild temueratura.
FOUR KILLED IN
GIN EXPLOSION
SOLDIER
F
BY OA EXPECT
Dr. Elwood Mead Details
Federal Plan for Reclama
tion Work in Behalf of
Fighters.
America is preparing to care for her
own.
For the bov who offered his life on
the altar of patriotism that the world
might be a better place In which to
live she will give a home Yet the
home will be provided In such u way
that the fighting man will not be made
t,i feel that he is the objact of charity.
He will be allowed to pay for his home
lu just the manner that liest suits his
nnanciai anility and ai a cosi as low
as government and state co-operation
can make it.
How the Cnited States proposes to
do this by buying thousands of acres
of land that is now uncultivated as
well as much land that Is already un
der cultivation was explained to land
owners, farmers, bankers, newspaper
men. merchants and others Interested
in the project, at the Chamber of Com
merce Friday by 1 r. Klwood Mead, of
the reclamation service, who has been
given direction of the plan
"There has been some confusion in
the Idea the public has conceived of
the projert," Dr. Mead stated. "Some
persons seem to think lhat the entire
plan is to take over eutover or swamp
or other reclamutlde land. This mat
ter Is entirely secondary, It is the
prime object of the movement to allow
the soldier to settle In whatever jUate
he desires. For this reason state co
operation is necessary.
To Stock Farms.
"It Is the aoverninent's plan to pa.
for the placing of the soli In tillable
shape, stocking it. providing housing
facilities and so on. but it cxneets the
state to provide the land. This will
necessitate special legislation, and this
should be enacted as soon as possinie
As the land and stock and improve
ments are naid for. the money will re
vert to the government and the state
In proportion to the original expendi
ture. It Is very probable that many
land owners will furnish the land with
out payment from the state, and will
be content to wait for payment for the
land until it is paid tor under the gov
ernment plan.
"It is planned to provide soldier set
11, .in. Til 111 various uarts of the COUII
try. for the reason that in reclaimed
land districts the land is much
cheaper, and for those fighting men
ho want to go Into these places the
final outlay will be less. U will result
in the reclaiming of millions of acres
of land, but the principal good that will
be achieved will be the strengthening
of the character ot the rural population-
. ..-I--.. -
Witt Be Owners.
"These men will own their own farms
and will strike a blow at the tenantry
that has been Increasing at an alarm
ing rale. Tenantry means that the
lunds rented are not as well cared for
as If they were owned by the men who
live on them. The best of our young
men and women have been leaving the
farms for the cities and we hope to
divert Ihe stream and send It back to
the (arms and make the rural life
stronger and better.
"Of course the first stages of this
gigantic plan are bound to be experi
mental, although In a sense they will
be practicable, for the reason that we
have the plans and the examples of
other countries who have undertaken
similar projects to tall back upon,
England already has entered into huge
farm-home movements that have
worked far beyond the experimental
stage. As lu the war we have the mis
takes made by our allies already
pointed out to us and we will not make
iheni ourselves.
"In order to bind the states more
closely to the development of the plan
within their borders it is expected that
the control of lands will be placed un
der the direction of some manner of
state boaid, which in turn will bi di
rectly responsible to the federal de
partment in charge of the entire pro
ject. Plan Is Extensive.
"The plan Is very, very big and will
need the co-operatton of every state
and every municipality to make it a
success. But it Is for, the bom, -coming
soldiers, and We are sure that every
man and woman who can do anything
to assist will be more than willing to
show the same spirit that marked
their war activities and enter whole
heartedly into the project that will give
every soldier a home."
I luring the afternoon Dr. Mead con
sulted with land owners and business
men as to the best course Msmnhl
and Tennessee can adopt toward aiding
In the project and every man pledged
heartiest oo-operatlon in carrying out
the project.
ARMS
ARE EXPLAINED
These Americans Have Right to
. Be Happy; Siuvived Shipwreck
GROUP OF U. 8. SOLDIERS. 6URVI VORS OF COLLISION OF OTRANTO AND KASHMIR.
TIiih tuinn -bioklr.ic- hun'-li of American aoldierw h nart of the number wlm nurvlvad the i olllalon uf the . nnner
otrniito an(j t1m eteuniwhip Kaahmir
iuL wyt. Krncst (i. W. Havldson, U.
A MESSAGE TO YOU
FROM "OVER THERE."
fTell the people of Memphis
Ugh your paper to help the
ut much as thev can. Tell
tS. . ' ' Ihi',,
yu euu!il i . (,, hi,' ureal Hpu'iint
ffWod the V is doing for the
bogrtt over hen- you wouat under
stand win ihe ' people at home
should help thrin
"Every here u see the Y'
tWkifc vou will find a crowd of "the
boys .uul ;i big, whole souled sort
fa fellow is there ready to issue
Wrttitlg iniitri iiil. tooklcs. tll. OOf
&"'' lieip tn the way of
I'minging money, explain the lan
guage t 1 ,iis,t i,. Kivr a cheery
word to the fel'nw who feels blue.
tThi ! tnni one nho is on the
gTVUnd ..ml win. knows what is he
mi done h the Y ' Get behind
thfBi solid Imrause the boys need
the Y M c A. hII the time.''
Prvt. K W. fampbell. I S. Naval
Aviation force, northern bombing
8 roup IY1 i 'amph 'H'a home ad
fflht Ls 11 Kly street. Memphis.
WAHHINUT
IN, Nov. 15. Two army
made nubile here todav
sualtv ll-i
contain u i -i .., i ..Hi;, names, divided'
l tiled 111 ... I ...n tiled a, i-l, lent
and rVtto : . in, died from
wounds, ,,i disease JTil.
wnuudeii severely, :,i, wuunded, de
gree undetermined, ITU. wounded
slightly 2S; inNstng In action. 178
Included in the lists.
TMNNK8SEE.
In lo-tioii: Sergeant llageii
d, Kingsport; Privates Jesse
SprpUUJi H I- I ' 2, Newport. Walll
i.. t'aviK, mi .Marv street
T. M. Vaughn, McKenr.le.
Knoxvllle.
Died from wounds: rorporal Oscar
Surrillt, W.ii ;.-.,oro; Privates John
Cherry, Moss, ih-oige IHhard, ,ns
Adams street, I'hattanooga; Sam W
Henneau. 11 r i , liandridge.
Died of disease Corporal Hen II
McClary, Benton; Privates Hubert Bar
ren. K. F li. 1, .lonesboro; I'laude s
Collins. 3HN i 'iniimerct! street, Lewls
burg; But-I, Morgan. It, V. I. 2.
Brownsville: 11. ward T. Mann, K, F
U. 4, ISew- Market; Hubert l(. Kosmen
skl. Covington; Oaude Poston. R. F
1). 2. Greenfield
Wounded severely: Lieut. Mark H
Oum. R F l. 15, Greenville; Private
Robert J. Flnley, R. F. 1). 2, Peters
burg. Wounded, degree undetermined: Cor
poral Grant M.-i'all, lllur, Sixteenth ave
nue North, Nashville; Privates Gladys
T. Davis, It, K 1 1 3, HUlaboroi George
W. Smith 11. F H I. curve.
'Mlssfng in action: Privates Sum
Cunningham, It, F I), 5, Cookevllle;
Kdgar Dywart, 11. V l. I. Farmlngton;
Ira M. hawson. It, v. n. st. Elmo;
John W. Doglc, Winchester; Kmmett
Myers. Halt Lick; John li. Ward, 303
Tremotit street, North Chattanooga.
MISSISSIPPI.
Died from wounds: Private Hubert
11. Hill. U. V. I). 2. HattlcHliurg.
lflWBsease: Privates Willie Bor-
' , wesson; WIMIe Ross,
fUt Bridges, Rv I, D. i.
I t ttilt T t,V. , .
Wounded, detfree o ml,. I ,, nn i i,. .l I -,
vate Tomntj Osborne. Mantee.
ARKANSAS.
Killed in action: Sergeant John
Unman, Joneaboio
Hied from wounds. Private William
H. Davis, McCrory.
Hied of disease: Privates I.uther T
(Continued on Page 10, Column l.i
CITY EMPLOYES ARE NOT
TO SERVE IN ELECTION
v- .
City employes win not serve as of
ficers and clerks of the referendum
ele, tion which probabiy-Wlll be held
Nov. 29 to determine whether of not a
six -cent fare shall he grained the
Memphia Street Hallway company In
ia;U elections city officials, clerks and
other municipal employes have served
as officers and clerks of elections lu
many wards and voting precincts.
Mayor Monteverdi- said Friday he
would instruct city employes to keep
hands off" and let the people ex
press themselves
'I he contest Is beginning to warm up
Friday the election commissioners bad
not fully decided on a date for the
election but Nov :".i has been tenta
tively agreed upon.
City commissioners nave passed an
ordlnanoe granting a six-cent fare dur
ing the emergency of the war, on sec
ond reading, but will not pass It on
third and final reading until tin- reault
of the election Is known It Ihe people
vote for an increase In fare the com
mis. -loners will then pass ihe ordinance
on fliis I reading and the Increase Hid
In- granted; if they vote against It,
the eoiiiintssiotiei's will vote against
the ordinance.
CALLS BOY SCOUTS.
Capt. WainwriKht, of the Boy Hcouta'
tli mil and bugle corps, I, .is asked all
membera of the corps to reporl at
Smut heudquartera In uniform at 1
o'clock Hatutdav afternoon to take part
in the united war Work drive parade.
off the Irish coairt. Th Otrtnto Wis
N., communded the ulianto,
Julia Marlowe
Busy War Worker
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w Ja ' WB Mil.
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JULIA MARLOWE.
The famous act whs. .lulln Marlftvft,
Is active in many way Id hftlp win
the war. Sh hai tuvu overHean en
Urtalnlng our ioldler boya, llba aided
in the Liberty loan drive and hitH bent
til teres tad In otlwr kinds of wiir work.
The picture nIiiwh her in the uniform
Hhe wore ov'ts'ao.
Threatening Attitude of -Extremists
Causing Anxiety
at the Hague,
LONDON, Nov. is. The threatening
attitude of tin- extremists in Holland
who have detnahdad the uiaHi-ation of
Queen VVUhelmlna, i causing anxiety
at The Hague, according to tin- Dally
Express.
Jonkher Colyil, the former minister
of war, who has been In London since
.luly, returned to Holland Thursday,
He was recalled, the Daily Bxpress be
lieves, to lake charge of the govern
ment. The former minister has great
Influence In Holland, and several limes
has refused the request of the queen
to form a new government.
Till-: HAC1UK, Nov. 15- The Dutch
government has Issued a proclamation
urgently appealing for the co-operation
of citizens In a "grave crisis." II says
the minority is threatening to getsa
power, and declares it-; determination
to maintain authority ami order.
RECOMMENDS COTTON
FABRIC PRICE TO STICK
WAHH1NUTON, Nov 15 The prion
fixing committee of the war Industrial
board has recommended In President
Wilson thai Hit- present cotton fabric
prices he continued until Jan. I, and
that afler lhat date no finllier action
with regard to cotton fabric prices be
taken by Ihe commlltoe.
FORECAST RAIN.
Itain for Memphis, North Mississippi
ami I'lasl Arkansas la predicted by local
United Stales Heather observers. The)
said ii w-.im approaching out of the
Southwest, although there was unsettled
conditions generally oves- Ihe North
west. No change iii temperature Is
expected
i4unk. It la t.-titnuu-d that l"l ihcb were
ABDICATION ASKED
AMERICAN MISSION BOCHE ENVOYS
nniim m nrriinii i
CHIEFTAINSATSPA
! Marshal Foch Sends Germans
Wireless Message That Gen.
Rhodes Will Head Envoys
on Important Journey.
LONDON Nov. 15. An American
mission, commanded bj MaJ.-Uen.
Rhodes, wil leave Saturday for Sua.
Herman headquarters. MHt.-dial Kocn
announ-ca In a wireless message to tin
tlerman high command.
the mission utll consist ot six oui
cers and in soldiers. The German
command Is asked to give Instruction
to allow the mission to pays.
The w ireless message reads
"From the allied high command to
the ileittmn command hi Spa Amerl
chii mission consisting of six officers
and in soldiers In nine motor cars, wilh
Hen Rhodes as chief of mission, will
leave for Spa on the morning of the
Ifith by the way of Lg Capclic, Ueau
monte, Phtlllpevllle. Liege ami Sim
Please give inst t uctlons to allow the
mission to pass."
THINK YANKS MAY BE
ARRANGING OCCUPATION
,, ,
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.- New? that
ii n American military muss too. headed
by MiiJ.-Gen. Char lei i It node n, eom
mander of the lid iRalnbow) division,
at laat report a, win vtall German great
headquftrtera a ( Spa, Belgium, nexl
Saturday, ai mjwed murh Rpeoulatton
here. So fur hn could be learned no uf
rich. I InfOl matlon as to the object of
the trip had reached VVafthlnirtou.
The purely military character of the
nftsaton waj rwarded as an Indication
that (Jen ElHodMk' trip was f'r the pur
none of ai i 'linking with the German
nten command for the occupation of
ai loue fortreaaea tn AlaaceIxrratne
which lie In front of the American line.
These Include tin Meti-Thlonvllle po
KitiniiH, and Btraaaburg on the Rhine.
Previous reportrt ertOW that definite
datea hnvj been fix'd by Marshal Koch
for hi entry Into the ne German strong
holds and his dirout Ions to tin (lei -inaiiH
as tn the t line and method of
their retirement may be carried by the
American nfrieera.
It ih, pOewlble that Immediate Mp
to relieve the food alt nation In Ger
many, to wnue extent, with the nurplui
storeii of tin American army in Franc
may be under co naf deration, den. Per
idling ha available at leant a three
months' Mtoi'k for his force and it is
constantly being Increased. Seci et;n y
Italiet indlciitrd yeatoiday that It mlubt
be ttoeethle to uho nome part of thin
reaerve to meet urgent needs In srmy
territory, althannh he. did not nay any
definite plan had peen framed,
MEGRAPH LINES NOW
FREE FROM CENSORSHIP
VAHmN(1TON Nov. 15. OlHcnn
tlnumice of preeM rennorHhip In con
nection with cable, poiul ahd tpiea-raph
laud MneH, effective at once, waa an
nounced today by the government can
Borahlp board,
LUMBER PERMITS MORE
EASILY OBTAINABLE
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AHhouffh Hftina of the embargo on
lumber into the territory north of the
ihlo river will not he Immediate. ,1
1 1 Townahend, (tecretary manafei1 of
the Southern HardWOOd Traffic iIkho
elRtlnn, hn! received word from the
railway admlnlHtratlon that the etn
bargo lias been sufflcientiv modified to
make obtain Ini f perm It a for shlp
menti much easier.
"BLUE GOOSE" CASE NOT
REACHED BY GRAND JURY
The Krand jury Kriday failed tn
reach the caae of the "Blue Onoae,"
whlth was raided by K K Miller, the
mayor'c special representative, Thurs
day morning, WhlsHv, beer und a
pnltoy machine were found m the place,
which Is located at Auction avenue ami
Third street The "BlU Oooue" build
inn Is. owned by Jamee Klnnane, it Ik
said.
Twenty-elghl true hi lis were reported,
five pereona leng Indicted for carry
ing pistols and t hi ee charged with
violating the liquor law.
STILL IS TI;STROYED.
HUNTHVIMjK, Ala,. Nov. 15, (Spl.)
Deputies from 'In- office of Hherlfl
John Lowe have destroyed what Is be
lieved to be the largeet Illicit distillery
found in thla county to recent years
The .itni was being removed from
Tupelo bottom, near Tr iann, u hen the
officers found the operators ami placed
them under arrest Beveral thousand
KB Hons of mash was found In the fer
menters and one white man and two
negroes we- e placed under nrreit.
DRAFTEE SGLEEFUL.
MBR1DIAN, Miss., Nov. IS iSpl )
Those IH and not 18 and those 17 lo
4:"i gleefully returned their question
naires unfilled to Ihe local draft
boards, and th'-we paperi are beginning
to pour In raplrlly lo both draft boards
In thla city Kaeh bemci of s iiie
tlonnatre walk- Into the boai-(dH with
a mi'llc and gladly rellnnuishea the pa
per to member!, or clerks of the board
OFFICERS ELECTED.
pfNR BktTFF, Ark. Nov 16, (Bpl )
The Tefferson County Sunday School
;ussm'ia t ion elosed Hh t wo-da j- session
here at the First Christian church
Wednesday nl lit with an atldress by
Frank .Iamen, State set retary, and the
election ol officers for the current yenr.
The officers are: Rev. A. Horner ,1-ir-
dan preeldent; iydi it Smith, nee.
retary and treasurer
AGENCY TO CONTINUE.
PINE IJLt'KF, Ark.. N'ov ID (Spl 1
The lilted States Inhnr agency office
here will continue, according to a letter
received Wednesday by Labor Agent D.
S, Wells from the federal director,
ANNOUNCES RADIO
PHONE PERFECTED
WASHINGTON, Nov, 16. -Squadrons
of American airplanes fighting In
France up to th moment of the armi
stice were maneuvering under the vocal
orders of th squadron commander that
reached each idiot by radio telephone.
News of the successful development
of this device, hitherto a mllltar se
cret, though some Inkling of It had
reached the Germans jusi before hoe-
I illt lee ceas d, , n avowed to become
public tod.i by .John tK Ryan director
of aircraft i i odUCl Ion
"There are some details concerning
ii which we cannsjl dlKuas yet." Mr
Ityatl said- but the radio devices
WILL BE MET
WARSHIPS
LONDON, May 15. t By the Aeaociated
Tress. The 'Jerman cruiser Koentgs
berK. which is carrying the tJerman
delegates to arrange the naval terms of
tlie armistice, it Is undnrptood here,
will he met by British warships this
afternoon and will bp escorted to a.
point at lea, where the German dele
gates will mef t Admiral Sir David
Meatty, commander of the British
grand fleet.
NAVAL TERMS BEING
RAPIDLYJJARRIED OUT
PARIS. Nov 1.11 By the Associated
Tress.) - The navar terms of the (irr
man and Austrian armistices are bein
carried out rapidly.
AMERICAN AVIATORS
LAND ON RHINE BANKS
LONDON, Nov. IS. American airmen
landed at CotOgna, on the Rhine, Thurs
day, according to a Cologne dispatch
to the Copenhagen falttllien, and trans
milled by the KxchatiKe Telegraph
company,
FRENCH WILL FORMALLY
ENTER CITY NOV. 25
PARIS, Nov. 15. (Havaa.) The
l-'rencb army will make an official en
try of Strassbuta on Nov ',"., accordlnj;
to an official announcement HiKb of
ficials will no to that city elht ilsyi
later far the ceremonies Incident to the
retaking ot Alsace anil lAirralne by
France.
(Jen Hlrschauer, of tho Second
French army, will reach Met on Sun
day rvenlnir, according to Marcel llutln,
editor of the Bcha tie Purls. He will
not make an official enry of the city,
however, until Monday,
Representatives of the German civil
and military authorities will go to Nan
cy toilsv to reach an agreement with
Leon Mlrman. director of public relief,
on Important questions arising from the
(Continued on Page is, Column 4.)
CANDIDATES FOR U. S.
STRAPS CAN RESIGN
WABH1NQTON, Nov. IS. Candidate
for cotumlaHlottH In central officers'
training schools, lli war department
announced today, uiuy be discharged
from the army Immediately Jf they de
alm. If they elect to complete the
course they will ba commissioned upon
grsdunilon In the officers' reeerve
corpi and placed on the Inactive list.
AMERICANS ROW 160
MILES TO SAVE LIVES
MIAMI. Kin., Nov. IB, Capt. Kesaer
and 12 other mrvlvors of the ainiill
American teg.meT JSttrut, of Philadel
phia, which went down last Sunday off
the Bahama Islam. have arrived here
after rowing 180 milei In an open boat.
The steward and .our other of the
crew are missing anfl are believed to
have been lost
The Ypririit was .'.'turning from
Turks Island. Bahama, In Philadelphia
with salt, the sailors .d. and a sud
den shifting of the cargo overtMtnnoM
the vessel which waa only of SM tons.
The survivors who reached here last
night said today they set out Iii an
open boat without food, water or com
pass ami some of them hardly clothed.
After fil! hours they finally made .helr
way lo watling Island, where the na
tives cared for them. Then they came
on here The missing members of the.
crew are believed to have been drowned
In Ihe sinking of their ship Nenrlv all
tin- crew are resident of Philadelphia,
BAKER CABLES U, S.
THANKS TO PERSHING
WASHINGTON, Nov 15.- Congratu
lation and expression of the nation's
proud esteem were cabled to Gen
I'l rshlng for the American army In
Prance today by Secretary linker, with
a promise that now a respite has come
the war department win do all in its
power to expedite tbe early return of
ihe expeditionary force ho that the
country may welcome n soldier home
TWO DEPUTY SHERIFFS
LOSE COMMISSIONS
-
.ommlsstona were taken aw ay from
two deputies Friday by Sheriff Perry.
K it Dye, In Hqulre Ma her' a court, and
Ornham McFarfane In Justice Helms'
court Sheriff Perry said his only res
son for taking away these eommfsslons
Was that the deputies were not friendly
to htm
('apt I've huN the distinction of be
ing the oldeal arresting officer in point
of service m the county, having been
n deputy under Judge Young years ago
when the Judge was it .1 P Graham
McFarlane formerly was license In
spector for the city
KILLED IN FRANCE.
BRISTOL, Tenn . Nov. 16. (Spl.)
Arthur L Keesee. another Bristol boy,
was killed on the front, according to
Information reaching here. He wan a
member of Company H, local unit. Kee
mee wag with the local company on the
Mexican border In 1916, Ills mother
one brother and five ulsters survive
him.
GWALTNEY QUITS.
Hum Haider lake (iwaltney, who has
been connected with the Memphis po
lice force for three years as special
liquor officer, resigned Friday morning
to accept n position with a local es
tablishment His successor on Assist
ant i -hlef Pass's squad has not been
named
worked out during months of experi
ment went Into nctu.il service some
weeks ago. 1 have myself, standing on
the ground, given orders to a squadron
flying In the air and watched them
maneuver accordingly. The transmis
sion of the voice Is clear enough to be
beard distinct! v through the sound of
the airplane motor. It Is. In every
Way, the most satisfactory means of
communicating between planes In the
air and from the ground to planes."
Mr. Ryan s?ld he could not discuss
the distances .,ver which the radio tele
phone has worked, but It is known V
be a matter of some miles.