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ADMITS GERMANY'S m WAS POWERLESS AGAINST ALLIES
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BOLSHEVIKl
SUFFER BIG
BATTLE LOSS
Infantry Attacks Against
Russo-Allied Forces Are Re
pulsed and Enemy Then
Uses Big Guns Against Lines
ARCHANGEL, Nov. 20. (By the As
sociated Tress.) The Bolshevik forces
along the Dvina, their infantry attacks
having been repulsed, have been bom
barding the Russo-allled positions on
the left bank of the river at Tulgas.
oush-aI"ei artillery is replying vlgor-
Since late in September the Bolshe
vik have been trying stubbornly but
fruitlessly to drive the allied forces up
the Dvina to north of Its junction with
1, an- The small amount of ice in
the river at this time of the year is
helping the enemy gunboats. The
Iloiujievlkl apparently possess a large
number of river craft on which to
mount naval guns brought from Petro
grad. As long ns the enemy gunboats are
:.ble to move, the Americana and Brit
ish are combating great odds. But the
enemy Infantry is no match for the
allies, the Bolshevik osses in killed,
wounded and captured being at least
live times that of the allies.
In their attack on Nov. 11 the Bolshe
vikl advanced to the gun positions of
the Canadian artillery. The guns con
tinued to fire at point-blank range and
the ground before them soon was
heaped with enemy dead. The allied
infantry then counter-attacked and
swept the Bolshevlkl back Into the
forest where patrols pursued them
throughout tlie night. The enemy
losses on that day were exceptionally
heavy, while those of the allies were
smalt.
The Bolshevik bombardment con
tinued on the 12th, but the American
nsd British troops repulsed all Infantry
attacks and drove the enemy back into
tlie swamps and the forest.
Airplanes obtained several direct hits
on Bolshevik gunboats in the river.
GERMANS OCCUPY MINSK;
WAR CAPTIVES FREED
LONDON, Nov. 20. A Stockholm dis
patch to the Central News says Ger
man troops have occupied Minsk in
Lithuania. A half-militon released war
prisoners, the dispatch, adds, are ad
vancing through the fral mountains.
Arrangements are being made to sup
ply them with food and clothing.
UKRANIAN GOVERNMENT
OVERTURNED; KIEV TAKEN
COPENHAGEN, T-ov. 20. The Ukrart
lan government has been overturned
:nd Kiev has been captured by troops
irom Astrakhan, according to Kiev' dis
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Fuel Administrator Mycr Says
Many Persons Under Wrong
Impression.
NASHVILLE. Tenn., Nov. JO. (Spl.)
l ucl Administrator W. E. Myer to
day announced that there would be no
change in Tennessee wit)- reference to
"lightle'fS nights" and that Monday and
Tuesday nights would be observed as
formerly.
"For some reason the impression
seems to have got out mat the regula
tions with respect to llghtless nights
have been abolished," said Myer, "when
as a. matter of fact Washington has
Increased the number of llghtless nights
in some of the states, in New York.
New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and
the District of Columbia, the number
of llghtless nights have been increased
to four per week, while Tennessee has
been left on the same old schedule of
two.
"The people of Tennessee should not
forget that this state is still expected
to save 876. 000 tons of coal Between
now and April, 1919" sold Mver. "and
that instead of llghtless nights being
abolished we are expected to continue
on tho same old schedule. "
SWISS LEGATION NOW
AT F0RT0GLETH0RPE
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Nov. 20.
Members of the Swiss legation, who are
to Inspect ihe war prison barracks at
Fort Oglethorpe, arrived in the city last
night. The party consists of Dr. Chas.
Vlulleumir, Swiss consul at Philadel
phia, add Bernard Sarasln and E. O.
Humble, of Washington.
Dr. Vullleumir said that he had not
been Instructed to make any special in
quiry Into the cases of particular pris
oners here, which would tend to dis
credit the former German government.
He declared that the name of Capt.
lYam von Rlntelen, master spy, now In
terned at the camp, had not been men
lloned In connection with the present
visit.
Tennessee- Fair, slightly colder In
Vtheasl : Thursday partly cloudy in
t, probably rain ;n west,
isslssippi Fair, little change in
perature.
kansas Cloudy, showers In east
Bouth, colder In northwest with
ig temperature; Thursday fair e.x
howers hvieutheast; colder.
ima Fair, little change in tem-
r
lucky Partly cloudy, probably
west.
Mana Unsettled, showers in the
Tljlcr in north.
alDlnimi-Probably fair, colder with
TVig temperature; Thursday colder
At and south.
Ast Texas Unsettled, showers ex
L In northwest, colder except In the
utheasl. temperature near freezing in
.orthwest: Thursday fair except show
ers on east coast, colder.
West Texas Unsettled, colder, frees
ing in north; Thursday probably fair,
colder.
South Carolina-Fair, little change In
temperature."
Georgia Fair, little change In tem
perature, probably frost la extreme
southwest.
Florida Fair, probably light frost In
interior of northwest.
LIGHTLESS NIGHTS
NOT TO BE CHANGED
CONSOLIDATION OF
GREAT TELEGRAPH
SYSTEMS ORDERED
Burleson Issues Directions for
Merging Services of West
em Union and Postal Com
panies Upon Dec. 1.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. Consolida
tion of the services of the Western Un
ion and Postal Telegraph companies,
under government control, was an
nounced today by Postmaster-Ueneral
Burleson, effective Dec. 1 next.
The following order was issued:
"In order that' the telegraph facilities
my be used to. the fullest extent and
the transmission of messages expedited
the telegraph systems shall hereafter be
operated as one. effective Dec. 1. 1918,
all telegraph offices shall accept for
transmission oil classes of messages
now accepted by any one of them at
the prescribed tariff rates."
An order making effective government
possession and control of marine cable
systems of the United States, pro
claimed by President Wilson under date
of Nov. 2, was Issued today by Postmaster-General
Burleson. It directs
that until further notice cable compa
nies shall continue operation through
regular channels and asks the co-oper
ation of officers and employes of the
companies and of the public.
Bankhearl Commissioners Are
Pleased With Results of
3,4ff"2-MiIe Trip.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala., Nov. 20. (Spl.)
The Bankhead Pathfindlng commis
sion In charge of Secretary J. A. Roun
tree, which left Birmingham Oct. 13 to
Inspect thrS"or more contesting routes
from Memphis to El Paso. Texas, re
turned to Birmingham Saturday and
disbanded; The commission was com
posed of W. R. Henke), chairman, a
prominent business man; J. W. Gwln.
engineer and road builder, and M. O.
Eldridge, engineer of the U. S. road
department of Washington. D. C.
The ctfrnmissibherYi traveled In auto
mobiles from Memphis- to El Paso ami
return. They traveled over the route
ftotn Memphis via Little Rock, Hot
Springs; Broken Bow, Durant and Law?
ton, Ohla.. .ChihJress and riifovle.
Texas, Roswell and Aiamagordo, New
Mexico, into El Paso, Texas, a dis
tance of 1.M7 miles. ,
They returned over what Is known
as the "All Texas" foute, Inspecting
various routes between Kl Paso, Abi
lene, Mineral Wells, Fort Worth. Dal
las. Sulphur. Pittsburg, ta Texarkana
and through Hope, Malvern, Prescott,
Ashdowii. Nashville, Arkadelphls, Hot
Springs, Little Rock, to Memphis, Tenn..
a distance of 1,825 miles, a totul of
3.4S2 miles. ' , ,
Whichever route is adopted as the
official Bankjiead highway, there will
be a difference of only 100 miles, as
some of the contesting routes on each
line will be eliminated.
The commission was ansent 32 days,
visited more than "125 towns and cities
and was entertained at more than 25
banquets and luncheons. They were
escorted from towns, cities, counties
and states by special committees in
automobiles.' Sometimes as many as
50 automobiles would accompany the
commission. Every courtesy was ex
tended and an opportunity was given
them to see and Inspect the various
rr .tea. The people of the states of
Arkansas. Oklahoma, New Mexico and
Texas and at the various places visited
are enthusiastic for tne Bankhead
highway. They are anxious that tho
route through their town, rity and
county, should be adopted as the of
ficial route. '
The tourists encountered some splen
did weather as well as ram and snow
storms. They traveled over many
types of road, but alt in all, they found
a splendid foundation for the building
of a great highway.
This great transcontinental pathflnd
ing tour la the longest and most his
torical trip that has been made by any
set of men, and according to the re
ports of Secretary I'.ountrce, wno had
charge of the tour. It was an ova
tion from start to finish.
ONE HIT BY STREET CAR;
OTHER HURT BY AUTO
Two accidents late Tuesday In dif
ferent sections of the city resulted in
Injuries to as many victims.
Laura Gates, nine-year-old daughter
Of P. A. . Gates. 1780 Central avenue,
ran in front of an approaching Vance
Central car in front of her home, police
say. and was knocked down. She was
carried to the Baptist hospital in a
serious .condition.
Miss Agnes Goffln. 18, US1 South
Wellington street, stepped from a street
car in front of her home and was
struck by an auto driven by J, W. Cos
tello, 925 South Fifth street, police
say. She was only slightly hurt and
left the Baptist hospital, where she
was taken, in a short time.
DIES AT SEA.
PINE BLUFF, Ark., Nov. 20. fSpl.)
Albert Harris, son of Mr. and Mrs. E.
F. Harris, of this city, died en route
to France Oct. 7, and although the par
ents received a letter from a Y. M. C. A.
secretary saying their son had died, the
first official notice was received by
them Monday. The young man was 28
years of age, and was called by the lo
cal board June 29, of this year, and died
at sea, being buried with military hon-at-s
at sunrise Oct. 8. Harris was un
married, and is survived by his parents
and a sister, Mrs. C. C. Terry, also of
thiB city.
PLANS MADE TO BRING
PRISONERS BACK HOME
BERNK, Nov. 20 Arrangements have
been made for the transportation of
100.000 Italian prisoners of war from
Austria and Germany to Italy by the
way of Swltserland. The first of the
special trains, each carrying 800 men,
passed on Saturday.
HOME ON FURLOUGH.
PINK BLUFF. Ark.. Nov. 20'. (Spl.)
J. S. Wiley, former editor here, but now
a V. M. C. A. secretary at Camp Logan,
Houston, Tex., Is here on a, visit to his
ranu'v. Mr. Wiley says that he is
delighted with the work and expects
to remain ;r. u until tne men are ae
mobllied. PLU BUSY AGAIN.
MARTIN. Tenn., Nov. 20. (Spl.) In
fluensa lies again broken out in Martin.
PATHFINDERS END
INSPECTION TOUR
but with not. so many cases In the
first epidemic. At a meeting of the
cltv board and health officers It was
decided for the present not to discon
tinue school nor to forbid public gath
erings unless mors cases developed.
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ENTRY iNTO METZ
FEATURES VICTORY
Joyous Inhabitants Demolish Statues of German Rulers and
Chain Hands of Ex-Kaiser.
METZ, Nov. 20. (By the Associated
Press, 1 The historic event accom
plished at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon
when Marshal Petain, commander-in-chief
of the French armies, made his
entry Into Metx, the great stronghold
of Dorralne and the pivot of Germany's
effort to crush France, may be said,
more than any other happening, to con
secrate the victory of the allies in this
war.
The occasion, In which the French
commander figured for the first time
as a marshal of France, also gave rise
to one of the most picturesque demon
strations ever carried out by the peo
ple of Lorraine.
From early morning a;l roadi leadlnp
to Metz were crowded with Uorralners
on their way to the city to raise their
voices for Marshal Petarn and France.
People unaccustomed to any tongue
other than the German for years, be-
FIRST SPEAKER AT
M. E. CONFERENCE
JACKSON, Tenn.. Nov. 20. (Spl.)
Formally opening the Memphis confer
ence session o( the Methodist Episcopal
church. South, here this morning,
BlBhop Atkins, wno' presided, reminded
the delegates that his Is one of the
the delegates that this Is one of the
conference. The morning session was
devoted to appointment of committees
to serve during the conference year in
the various branches of tho church.
tin behalf of the First .Methodist
church J. D. Johnson, of Jackson, wel
comed the delegates, numbering about
300, of whom 200 are ministers, and the
emalnder laymen delegates, organisa
tion was cnmnleteri at noon and the con
ference at is o'cloek this afternoon heard
an address bv Rev. Luther Todd, or St.
Louis, secretary of the finance board of
tne enurcn.
Rev. R. P. Duckworth, of Humboldt,
In the opening sermon Tuesday night,
delivered a message of Interest to the
delegates. Following the sermon the
sacrament, oi uie jjoru s supper was
administered.
Entertainment plans for visiting del
egates and wives included a luncheon
today at the First eMthodlst church by
the Indies' Missionary society.
A musical tea for the wives of visit
ing laymen, at which Mrs. c. ti. fig
lord wilt do nost at uer nono
Chase, will be given Thursday
iy
noon at 3 o clock.
Thursday ban been designated as
Centenary day. which Is the beginning
of an effort Inaugurated by the Meth
odist Episcopal church,' South, to raise
835,000,000 for various missions during
the next five years. Time will be given
at this conference meeting for plans and
Instruction for the success of this first
year of the. centenary.
The session of the Memphis confer
ence will be presided over by Bishop
Atkins, of Wavnesboro. N. C. and will
be the 78lh convention, the first of
whlchTwas held In this city in 1840.
Bishop J. O. Andrews was tne presid
ing official at that meeting. Ten limes
since that date conference has met in
Jackson, tho last time being In 1904.
L. H. Esteg, of Btmtyn, la secretary,
and the presiding elders are: Mem
phis, Rev. T. K. Sharp; Dyersburg,
Rev. W. C. Waters; Brownsville, Rev.
J. V. Freeman; Lexington, Rev. J. M.
Piekins; Paducah, llev. I,, u. Hamil
ton; Paris, Rev. W. W. Adams; Union
City, Rev. W. W. Armstrong; Jackson,
Rev. W. D. Jenkins.
Homes have already been assigned to
the members of the conference and
numerous visitors, ana this list oi
guests and hosts will be kept on file at
the First Methodist church, where the
various sessions will be held.
Rev. A. C. Bell will Vic tho pastor
host, and the opening sermon will be
preached by Rev. R. P. Duckworth, of
Humboldt.
Sessions are to be held dally, the con
cluding session occurring on Nov. 25, at
which time the various appointments
are to be read.
The various pulpits will likely be oc
cupied by visiting ministers Sunday
morning.
The morning sessions will be given
to the regular conference business
while committee meetings and work
will take, up the afternoons, and devo
tional exercises and varied programs
are planned for the evenings.
A preliminary meeting of the wom
en's motor corps of the Red Cross
was held Tuesdac afternoon at the
local headquarters on Madison and
Dunlap.
A large gathering heard the object
and duties of the corps as outlined by
the captain, Mrs. Fairfax Proudflt Wil
liamson, who has Just returned from
a visit to the division headnuarters at
Atlanta.
. The object of the Red Cross in es
tablishing this department is to pro
vide a permanent working corps to aid
in the activities of the civilian relief,
the canteen and any government work
In connection with the movement of
troops, convalescent soldiers and all
members of their families.
There is already a canteen motor
corps and one for the civilian relief
for the local chapter, which will form
the nucleus of the new and larger or
ganization now being organized.
Members will be enrolled at Red
Cross headquarters all day Thursday
and Friday. Applicants will be re
quested to sign for whatever day In
the Week they wish to devote to this
service. A fee of Si is required to
cover the cost of the course.
Recruits will begin active duty nex
Tuesday. Kvery hour spent in the ser
vice is accredited tnem. and alter tney
have passed the mechanical course ex
amination and have received a certifi
cate In first aid and a few other minor
requirements, they will be entitled to
wear tne regulation unuorin or gray.
The cars in use by the corps will be
distinguished bv a special Red Cross
motor corps Insignia, and the drivers
are entitled to certain iraiue prtri
leges.
Lectures for the mechanics! course
will be given by James E. 1'helan. of
McCreery-I'helsn. Co., and demonstra
tlons given hy specialists In certain
mechanical features will he
part of
the first training of the recruits.
LIFT FRATERNITY BAR.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 30. Restric
tion: on activities of college fraterni
ties at student army training corps of
the war department are removed by an
order announced toda. The order de
clares that no restrictions shall be
placed on fraternity elections, Initiations
and meetings except as are necessary
to preserve proper military training and
acciplma.
BISHOP ATKINS IS
MOTOR CORPS SOON
TO BE COMPLETED
itan days ago brushing up their French
in preparation, and although the ma
jorlty undoubtedly had a perfect ac
quaintance with no otner tongue than
the German, little of that language was
heard In the streets.
Other things German bad disappeared
ever night, Including the statues of the
Herman rulers which bad been hauled
down by the cltliens, William I had
toppled over from the horse of hi
equestrian monument, while Frederick
HI. who for years had pointed a menac
ing finger at France from the pedestal
upon which he stood, had come down
with a rope around his nock. Former
ICmperor William II was still left to
figure grotesquely as a statue on the
facade of the cathedral. The bands
had been changed during the night and
Into them had been put a band with
this Inscription: "Sic transit gloria
mundi."
CASUALTY LIST
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. Two army
casualty lists made public here today
contain a total of 1,399 names, divided:
Killed in action. 283: died from
wounds, 145; died, accident and other!
causes, five: died of disease, 145; I
wounded severely, 151; Wounded, de
gree undetermined. 280; wounded
slightly. Kit; missing iu action, 94l
prisoners, 18.
Included In the lists:
TENNESSEE.
Killed in action: Corporal 1'Yank
Epperson. Sherwood; Private Irving B.
Phillips, Lascassas.
Died from wounds: Sergeant Amos
Spear, Cellns: Corporal William N.
Garrison, Nlota.
Died of disease: Privates Houston
Dobbs, R. F. 1). 1. Woodbury: Lee L
Oreen. R. F. t. 2, Wsverly; Edward li
Arnold. It. F. D. 2. Waverly.
Wounded severely: Sergeant Ardella
King, li F. D. 4. Union City; Privates
mugene i.. k wards. Chattanooga;
Joseph II. Ladd, R. F. D. 1, Franklin.
Wounded, degree undetermined: Pri
vate Roy T. Keele, Manchester.
Wounded slightly: Sergeants Gabriel
W. Kaplan, Chattanooga: Fred O.
Adams, Cedar Hill; Charles F. Almany,
Johnson city: Privates William J.
Cofer, Georgetown; James A. Kixzlah,
Rock wood; Ernest hi Ponder, R. F. B.
8, Smlthville; Henry Liner, Charles
town; Rill Hlgdon. Dunlap; Luther Re
gan, Cutty; Winston K Williams,
Oakville.
Missing In action: Corporal William
Jj. Bowers, hdleabethton; Privates Wil
liam B, Bush, u. F. D. 1. Chattanooga;
Charles B, Julian. R, F. D, 5, McMlnp
vllle: James O. Watson. Brvson Her-
Waynesboro; William Holme. Jonea-
ooro; uooert c. Hyatt. Pinejr Fists;
Robert Smilh, Fish Springs; Stlufter
Wykle, Greenville.
' MISSISSIPPI.
Killed in action: Privates Clinton
Hart, R. F. D. 4, Rogue Chitto; Arthur
L. Armes. Pleasant Grove; Francis II.
Floyd, New Albany; Charley W. llallne,
R. F. D.j Sallls.
Died from wounds: Private Robert
H. Walker. R. F. D. A., Coldwater.
Died of disease: Privates Cleorge
Williams, R. F. D. 2, Gloater: Judge
Williams, Complete; Jasy Young, 11. F.
D. 3, De Kaib.. ,
Wounded severely: Corporal Blon B.
Barter, 2408 Oak street, VlcKsburg.
(Continued on Page 2. Column 4.)
RUMOR SAYS NASHVILLE
PLANT WILL SUSPEND
NASHVILLE, Tenn., N'ov. 20. (Spl.)
A runior based on what Is believed
to be good authority, to the effect that
operations at the Old Hlckorv powder
plant will shortly be suspended. Is In
circulation here today. It is unoffi
cially reported that the Du Pont com
pany will turn over the plant to the
government as soon as the contract
expires, and If the operation of the
plant continues it will be under gov
ernment direction.
Nearly 50,000 men are employed at
the plant, the payroll amounting to
more than S2,O00,O0O weekly.
WAR BOND SALES TO
FOLLOW NEW METHODS
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. Govern
ment war bond selling in the future
will be l.n.( distinctly new lines.
Bonds will have short maturities, and
Secretary McAdoo explained today that
by this Is meant from three to seven
or eight years. In addition. Issues will
be smaller than in the past and prob
ably will be marketed more continu
ously. . War savings organisations through
out the country will assist In placing
the bonds, Mr. McAdoo said, In more
direct manner than In pfcst Liberty
loan campaigns. The 4 per cent in
terest rate, borne by the last two
Issues of Liberty bonds, may be
changed depending on other terms of
the securities.
Amounts of future issues, Interest
rates and time of marketing can not
be determined definitely for another
month or two, but the heavy oversub
scription of tho fourth Liberty loan,
with a total of fi, 99,047,000. or IB. 48
per cent more than the six billions
sought, will enable the treasury to
postpone the next issue longer than
othorwlse. It still is expected hy spring.
National managers of the war sav
ings movement conferred lodav over
plans for further consolidating war sav
ings and Liberty loan committees In
each locality in preparation for the
next issue of bonds.
NINETEEN INDICTED.
The grand iurr Tuesday returned 19
true bills and Ignored three. The In
dictments were against Kim 'liliespie,
Albert snd Ned Hlanchsrd, Prank llar
bert. William Kelly j. V Yates. Theola
Washington, Kd Williams and Joe
.hshnson, violating liquor law; Isom
Johnson, Jake Gardina, Prescott Ling
ham. Savannah Van, Abe Coleman,
Jlmmle Smith and Jimmie Oreen. lar
ceny; W. H. Latham, murder In the
first degree: Joseph Brown, assault to
murder; Eddie Gamble, alias Cun
ningham and Robert Reeder. carrying
pistols. Ignored bills were: J, S. Mer
cer and J. N. Butler, oarrylng pistols,
and Bj. Blondi. violating liquor law.
DIES IN CAMP.
MARTIN. Tenn., Nov. 20. (Spl , -Herbert
Glasgow, prominent youns; business
man' of Martin, who had been in camp
In Macon. fSa. sincp last summer rfl. .!
(Tuesday morning Glasgow had been In
bad health ever since entering the army
and had been In the hospital practically
all the time. His death wait unexpect
I ed. however.
NAME BRITAIN DAY,
A joint committee from the city com
mission and the Chamber of Commerce.
Is to be named to plan an appropriate
observance of Dec 7. which has been
,1.narr,atAt am "RpftAin riav " 1 rim
what form the obsensnc will take has
as been decided upon.
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CITY 10 DEMAND
BETTER
OF SJREET CARS
Senator Rice Implies Jitney
i- Legislation and Crump
Says "Get v, a Business
Basis." t
Mayor Monteverde, speaking for the
Ry commission Wednesday, said that
the cltv will not stand for any further
hsa.h-go.ite service by the street rail
Way, now that that corporation has
that the city permit It to wmi
its petition for a referendum olec-
on lha 6. cent fare increase
lie sentence in the nelltion present
ly the street railway company, ask-
to M permitted to wunursw in
tlon , for a referendum election.
ding, "However, present revenues
J Insufficient to maintain en tne
nfeeent service," has created consid
erable speculation. The public Is won
derliig If the street railway now con
templates giving even worse service
than it) has given heretofore.
Bank J. Rice, stale senator-elect
n Shelby county, said Wednesday
If the Memphis street railway
by continues to give pour ser
lie will exert every effort In the
legislature, which convenes Jan.
either force satisfactory service
aid in getting other means of
fortntlon for the people.
I commissioners said Wednesday
Ifthcrr is a possibility that the city
It force the referendum election.
Ithstanding the efforts on the part
e street railway company to nave
thdrnwtt.
Force Election.
he commissions also. It is nnder
)d. have no Intention of passing the
nance on third and final reading,
If Commissioner Qulnn offers an
dment to it granting the 6-cent
Bunder certain conditions, one be-
return to the .-cent fare when
Itlons warrant it. with the under
ling' that six tickets will be sold
quarter with transfers,
ror Monteverde said that Commls-
yuinn la planning to have the
on mileage of the street railway
red. and It Is also understood thu
ration will be made to pay taxes
cars owned, whether operated or
se commissioners who pieogeu
Halves when running for office not
rant the street railway company
fare increase until the people had
voted for It any they (till not
:Mtl the oreseut emergency ordi-
h for a d-cent far unless the ret
urn election Is held.
r Btcevver.
Is rlSered that twl sret rail
way oompany- plans to take another
course, pfohaoly file action In the fed
eral court for a waiver. At any rats,
th commissioners deferred action on
the petition to withdraw the request
for a referendum lo await any other
action the street railway company may
take.
E. H. Crump Wednesday made an
other statement regarding the street
railway company, in which he said
that "the Street cur company's request
for a higher fare Is equivalent to ask
ing the people of Memphis to refinance
them. The Memphis Street Railway
company is a big business corporation,
and It should be operated upon the
same sound business principles that
govern all going financial Institutions.
"The street car company," continued
Crump, "may ask for an election after
the first of Januarj, when this year's
poll taxes will have expired and It will
be necessary for everyone to have a
now poll tax in order to vote. Or they
may attempt to go into the hands of
a receiver and to give even more mis
erable service, as already threatened,
no doubt for tho purpose of driving the
people to vote for the d-cciit fare In
order to get service."
OFFICIALS DEADLOCKED
OVER APPOINTMENT
John Brown, chairman of the county
commission, and Commissioners Hale
and Jones, are still deadlocked in their
efforts to m.ine i successor lo the lute
Antonio Casaretto, superintendent of
the courthouse.
Only three persons are left In the
field out of more than 100 applicants,
the commissioners being unable to de
termine which of the three would best
serve the county's Interest in the Job.
The three are Joe Boyle, llcenso col
lector; Jerome Richards, former chief
of police and former criminal court
clerk, and Sam Moore, employe In the
county auditor's office.
Wise ones say that Boyle will get the
job and that either Moor or Richards
will get Boyle's Job an llcenso In
spector, wltn the odds In Richards'
favor, but the commissioners refuse to
say anything.
DANIELS ADVOCATES
NAVAL EXPANSION
WASHINGTON, Nov. to. Continued
naval expansion by Ihe United Stater,
without regard at present tor possible
decisions of the iieai e conference, tlie
formation of a league or nations or
reduction of armament, was recom
mended to congress tods,, by Secretary
Oanlels at a private conference wllh
the house naval ooimn:ttee, which Is
framing the 1920 naval nppropilatlon
Discussion wllh the secretary largely
concerned the league of nations snd
disarmament, called for In President
Wilson's 14 peace principles, Mr. Dan
iels Insisted thai construction mould
proceed because these quest ions are for
luture settlement and no one can fore
see the decision.
B. B. HARVEY, JR., DIES
AFTER SHORT ILLNESS
B. II. Harvey, Jr., manager of the
farm of Georgo It .lames, st forest
Hill, died Wednesday morning of ty
phoid fever after an Illness of about
two weeks.
He is survived hy his wife. Mrs. Edith
.lames Harvey, a daughter of Oeorge
P.. Jumes. Memphis; by two children,
B. B. Harvey llf snd Hli aheth; by his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. B B, Ilurvey,
1241 I'nlon aver.de, Memphis, nnd by
three sisters.
Announcement of funeral arrange
ments will be made later.
OFFICIALS NAB 24
ON LIQUOR CHARGE
JOVKSBORO, Ark... Nov. 10. (Spl I .
Deputv United States Marshal Burns,
with W. W. Ryrd. sheriff, and PM,
Hose, constable of Hoxle. arrested C4
men, sU white ar.d IU negroes, on a
charge of transporting Whisky Into the
state. The men were taken before
United States . Commissioner H. P.
Mathes and he!d to await the federal
grand Jury, which meets nejtt Monday
SERVICE
lint.
I IS jV B-f
I to
mm
Th men -when arrested had from 4 to
quarts of whisky each.
WILSON WILL CROSS
SEAS ON TRANSPORT
WASHINGTON Nov. 10 Navy of
ficials said todsy )'rsldent Wilson and
the American delegation to the peact
conference wlil cross the Atlantic on
one of the big army transports, con
voyed by n dreadnought and a flotilla
of destroyers. Plans ror the trip have
not been completed, but It Is regsrded
as certain tho vessel carrying the of
ficial party will be one of tne great
passenger liners taken oer for the
movement of troops.
Careful Process Is To Be Fol
lowed and Records
Kept.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.-. General or
ders made public today by the war de
partment, have heen transmitted to all
organisation commanders in the f'nltod
States, covering In detail the process
to be followed In demobilisation of the
troops. Caret ul provision Is made for
retaining a permanent record of service
ferformed. not only by every orgsniss
lon of the sriny. but of each Individual
officer or man who composed It.
Particular attention Is given to the
final physical examination of no n called
up In tlie draft lor limited military
service because of physical disability
In view of the possibility of the fulure
disability claims.
To safeguard the soldiers Interest,
provision is made for a medical board
of review if the findings of the exam-
nlng surgeon uru disputed In this 0V
lection. I
117 Cadets iM. Park
Field Choose To Go
After Commissions
One hundred and seventeen cadets out
of a total of 21 at Psrk field Tuesday
afternoon chose to complete their
course in flying and be commissioned
lieutenants, according to announcement
Wednesday by Commandant John W.
Simons, Jr. The alternative of being
dismissed Into civilian life was given
them.
This will require from two to three
weeks' time, It Is believed, after whloh
no more flying will ho in vogue at the
field unless the government decides to
make It a permanent school. MaJ.
filmons has been nstlfled thai written
Instructions will bo sent him within a
few days relative to the disposition of
cadets who desire to be demobilised.
No hint has been made, either offi
cially or unofficially, about the future
of the Held, but looal bwlneaa men are
setting en foot a move to petition the
we.vt.rt.ment to muke thu atfttlotl J. land
ing place In the proposed alr-indll serv
ice line.
BETTER COOKING IS
PLAN FOR MEMPHIANS
Memphis girls and women are to bo
taught how lo make biscuits and lam
and cake and puddings and everything
lust like mother use.i to make.
Miss Clara llasslock city home
demonstration agent,, already has begun
the organising or a nerleH or Mothers',
Girls' and Little Mothers' clubs that
111 bsve for their aim the sole object
f better cookery. One club was or-
canlr.ed to meet at the Wesley house,
on North Second street, every Monday
night. A .Mothers club will met every
other Tuesday afternoon itt 3::t0 o'clock,
and a Little Mothers chil. on the same
afternoons ;it H::HI o'clock. Roth these
clubs will meet at the Wesley house.
Another Mothers' clulj has been or
ranlzed to meet each Wednesday at the
Second Prlbytrtan Church Settle
ment school. Third street and Pontotoc
avenue
The home economies committee of the
Parent -Teacher association Is planning
a (antral training class where represen
tatives from each Parent -Teacher as
sociation will he prepared to organise
s.iul teach similar clubs In each school.
Demonstrations will be riven at each
school whero there l a lunchroom, nnd
neighboring schools where no lunch
rooms have been Installed will he In
vited to attend.
The central training clsss will be or
ganized ss soon as suitable quarters CM
bs obtained.
SUPREME COURT HEARS
SUITIOJDUST MAYOR
KNOXVIKLK Tenn . Nov. 19, (Sol.)
The supreme court here Tuesday heard
tho petition or ihe stnte attorney-central
to oust Mnyor John B, McMllllii
and Commissioner John W I'lennlken
fivm office The circuit court had over
ruled the motion. L. I. Smith acting
as counsel for state, declared that the
defendants had opposed law enforce
ment and themselves had violated laws
and hsd conspired to remove Kd Con
ner from office as chief of p., lice. 'Hie
defendants denied the charges nnd at
tributed Ihe ouster proceedings to a
srhenio of dinners for revenge for be
ins' ousted from office, snd asserted
that Stale Attorney-General Thompson
filed the ouster hlllB nerore n even
ren.l their contents Oen. Charles T.
fates and Qn, W, T. Kennorly repre
sent the defendants,
DAIRYMEN ARE TOLD OF
TUBERCULAR ERADICATION
Th rovernment policy of absolute
eradication of tuberculosis among cat
tle snd the work that is to he earned
out In Shelby coutny win explained to
members of the Trl-State Dairymen's
association, who ware addressed at the
rhamher of Commerce Wedriesdny af
ternoon bv State Vi-Ierinsrlnn M Jacob.
Or W. II. Lincoln. I'nlted States In
spector in charge of the federal forces
in Tennessee, also addressed the meet
ing Shelby county Is to he made m ex
perimental Apunty and with the co
operation of. federal, state, county and
municipal health organizations It Is be
lieved that the disease ran he com
pletely driven from the county Thll
la a pari of the nation-wide campaign
ugainst bovine tuberculosis being con
ducted by the government.
ALLIED SHIP LOSSES
IN OCTOBER 93,000 TONS
LONDON', Nov. 18, (via Montreal. i
British nnd allied neutral shipping loss
In October totalfd 9J.O00 tons, th" Hrlt
lsh admiralty snnounccs The British
losses amounted to 14,000 tons.
PUPILS GIVE $2,000.
JONHrfBOKO. Ark , Nfv. 2i. tMpl ) -
Th UchOO children nf jotlMbortt, nut
liioltidln! thfl Aggie school which him
RtJWfl a ftepamte donation, hfcv mib-F'-rlbed
mnr than 100 to th united
v,nr wrk f'ind.
ATTEND MEETING.
6. B. Qulnn, commissioner of streets,
bridges snd sewers. Is nttendtng the
Methodist, conference at Jackson, Tenn.
He will not return to MeniDhiH heforo
Sunday.
DEMOBILIZATION
ORDERS GIVEN OUT
DER TAG
DAIS
AT LAST FOR HUN,
Vain Boasts of Kaiser Come
to Final Anti-Climax With
Most Ignominious Capitula
tion of Modern History.
BY FRANK H. SIMOXDS.
The News Scimitar' Military Expert.
NKW YORK, Nov. JO. It is to the
wars of Rome and Carthage that one
must turn for a parallel for the gigan
tic Hllrrndr which today dsstrovs Oor-
mau hopes of wresting the control of
tne seas from ureal urituin.
After Zamu, the Carthaginian
state, accented a peace by the testis
f which all their battle fleet, save ten
R alleys. were surrendereo to tne
;oniana, so perished the last serious
cnuiienge nv any orgsmsea state 10
Roman world Miptemacy for many cen
turies.
It i,i much less than teneralion
sine the kslser Issued Ids cbsllenge
lo the British In that historic speech to
which he declared that the future of
Germany was upon the seas. And from
that hour almost to the preient. Oar
man naval officer have drunk lo the
"day'' when Uritldi mattery ot the
ocean should be destroyed.
And it is less than luo years una a
half ago that th kaiser, visiting his
battle fleet after Jutland, arrogantly
and mendaciously proclaimed that th
goal had been attained, the decision of
Trafalgar abolished. We see now how
foolish was that claim Ignorunt still
of tho comparative losses on that
memorablo oecsslon, we know that
from thai hour onward the German
fleet never sgaln risked battle with the
great enemy. More than this, when all
was lost on land we are Informed that
the sailors of the battle fleet mutinied
rather than obey order to follow the
example of Cervera at Santiago and go
out to certain destruction rather than
surrender Ignomlnlously. Whatever the
Immediate circumstances of Jutland,
then Its consequences were exactly
those of Trafalgar.
Sea power remained In the control of
(Continued on Pag 10. Column i.)
EXPECT SHAKEUP
IN POLICE BY JAN. 1
Folic Commissioner Miller's an
nouncement thut nearly e0 members of
the Memphis police force will be thrown
out of job about Jan. 1, when their
positions are abolished, is expected lo
cause almost a wholesale reassignment
among the special officers, especially
among the auto lrafflo men, before
Pec fl. ( .
A few are expected to rlgn th
next pay dny, Oso. 4, although non
have dignified thlr Intentions to do so,
Only on or two patrolmen will feel th
official as the first of Ihe vosr, snd
Just a similar number of detectives, but
(he fore of it aufo men will praaUoally
be annihilated
rho cnminlsslnner's plan Is to petition
Ihe comlna legislature to aunt the
policemen nn Increase In salary. If this
a allowed, I ho money turned buck from
the abolished iohs will he distributed
among the remaining officers
"An heh(! policeman can not live
on th present. day wage," Is the state
ment of th commissioner. "We can
t down th intdisJ officers I hat 1
consider superfluous to the force and
give their salary to the others."
Miller also announces that one or two
more emergency unto will be added to
the force to protect the suburbs. Who
will be named to ninn the carB ii sllll
matter of conjecture. The present
night and day relief emergency officers
are Jimmy Tsylor, A. L. While, Tom
Kobim-on and K. A. Oliver.
M'ADOO INCREASES
U.S. EXPRESS RATES
WASHINGTON, Nov. J0. General In
creases In cypress rates were announced
today by Director-General McAdoo of
the railroad administration.
10al of the Mississippi and north of
the ohlo and Potomac rivers the new
rites on merchandise will be about 1(1
snd 17 cents a hundred pounds more
than al prevent. The Increase on food
rates will bo ubout 711 per cent ns
much,
Knr the remainder of the country the
merchandise rate will bn Increased
about 10 to 12 cents a hundred pounds
over the present scale and the IncrtM
In food rates will be proportionately 76
per cent. Th Increases, It wo an
nounced, sro due to Increases in wages
and bcoine effective Immediately.
TATE COUNTY IS OVER
QUOTA IN WAR DRIVE
MK4T08IA, ItlMi, N'ov. 20, (8pM
Tate county ha more than Nuhaortherl
Un quota In th nnltd war work drive
The county'w quota wuh $H,000 and tho
commltt tea rotmrt thirt amount over
HUntHTthed Thar were no hprerhea
mada In the count v hy homo talent or
foreign ffpak'rp. tho people aeemlnt; to
realle It Wtl their duty to give, and
M-hpniided freely.
PlaiiH nre btiTIf made for the ChHit
ma enrollment cainpaijsn of tha Rd
Crow.
The ip Undid work of thfl Red Crops
was exemplified here recently, when the
Hon of Tom Murphree wan captured hy
thf Qtrrn&ni and held In an unidenti
fied pfjfton. Murnhre forwardtd
through the loful and national Kod
organlr.at ion warm underwent ,
money and other neceaggriefl to hli ton.
A few dn JTi ago the local chanters re
ceived a letter that the parcel had heon
delivered to Private Murp! teo und that
he vus well.
SHIPPERS INTERESTED
IN RIVER CONFERENCE
Much interest In the Hvr and for
elgn trade meeting In New Orleann
per. ft and 10 Ih apparent ftmong Mem
phifl "hlppera and n biff delegation from
tho Chamber of Commerce will repre
sent Mem phi (I Interests at the meeting
N'ine representative already have heen
named and to this delegation other
member will he udded. Thoee already
named are: Millard Naill. .lack Y.
OfjUta. T J Turley. Ualph May, F. K.
HtonebrMker, George C, BhemtnA, B.
I Mattery, J. W. KMts and W. J, PrtH-
cott.
At thin meeting plana for ri clo-ier
RonntCwon of tno VlgftlMtttpl valley
oitle;; with oce.i n shipping bv means of
river transportation will bt d1fl0U!M
and phiT'H for tncreaalni; the volume of
trade dotvu th Mlsnlaalppt will be
made.
callTcourt term.
HKNATOHIA Mis-!., Nov 20 (Snl 1
Judge K T. r!rUns galled a sneclsl
term of the circuit court of Tste county
tn conrene on the third Monday of l'e
cember. The regulsr October term of
the court was pretermitted a0 account
nf the prevalence of Influenis. There
are several homicide cases to he Inves
tigated by the grand jury. The trial
docket Is light and can be disposed of
In few days.
N SURRENDER
EXPERT SHOWS
ONE FEARED
BRITISH FLEET
LONDC5N, Nov. 20. Virtual
admission that Germany's navy
was bluff and lies, and that
after the battle of Skagerrafc
in 1914, when the German and
British fleets met, Germany
realized that another such en
counter would spell the doortt
of her entire navy, is made by
Capt, Persius, German naval
critic in a sensational article
published in the Berlin Tage
blatt.
Cant. Perslns ha chosen th) tn
ment when the flnest veasela of th
Herman navy are about to ha urjan
dered to the allies to reveal ttuHUnft
isivs resuming ui ivruivr wkmmwy-s
navv and to shOw that th egOtUUCtl
boasts of th Herman officials that
second encounter wltn the untisn nrc
would result in victory for Oermancr
was In reality bluff and falsehood.
In August, ism. Germany had about.,
1.000,000 tonnago In warships, tha wrttr
er points out, whil Great Britain ha
more than double that, and, thanks to
the mistakes of Von Tlrplts, the Ger
man material was quite Inferior to th
Hrltlsh. In the Kkugerrak battle, h
declares, the German fleet waa saved
from destruction partly by good lead
ershlp nnd partly by weather condi
tlons. Had the weather been dear csi
Admiral von cheer's leadership 1
able, the destruction of th whole ar
man navy would hav resulted. TS
long rungo Hrltlsh guns would haw
completely smashed the lighter armed
German ships.
As it was, the losses of the German
fleet were enormous and on .Tune 1.
Capt. Forslus aays, it was clear to
everyone that the SUagerrak battle
must he the only general naval engage
ment of the war.
On all sides, continues the writer.
Admiral von Tlrpitg was advised to
nonstruct only submarines, but he re
mained obstinate. On Oct. 1 (ltlsT)
everal members of the relchstag ap
pealed to tlie army command not to
the naval staff -with the result that
un order was issued terminating the
construction of battleships so th ma
tedsl might be used for constructing
V -bouts.
Ships Disarmed.
In th menntlm. so great a scarcity
of material had arlajonJl became net-
sary to disarm a number of the battle
ships and take the metal. In this
manner, ut tha beginning of lilt, il
battleship hud heen dliarmed, as well
as one new cruiser.
At tho beginning of thin year. Capt.
rendu stales, the Herman navy con
sisted only of dreadnoughts and battl
shlpM of the Helgoland, Kaiser and
Markgraf types and some few battle
cruisers. All the ships which Von Tir
plta h id constructed from 1S97 to ISO
at a cost of Innufflarablo millions had
been destroyed and the I'-boats that
had been constructed had proved un
able to light against Hrltlsh warships.;
Admiral von I'apelle, doling his p-
tlod ss head of the navy, says Capt.,
Pefslus, constructed very few subma
rines of the large type, but In offioisl
quarters it waa still statad that Oer
mauv poasesed an enormous number
of 1 boats anil that the tnuses were
vlrtunlly nil, That was not true, th
wilier admits in I!M7, be states, tit
submarines were constructed, while 6b
were destroyed. In April, 1917, Oer
monv had 1-6 Milnnarmes snd In Octo
ber 148. In February, !1S. she had
l:i8 und In .lune of tne Name year 118,
according to ('apt. PerslUI' figures.
Only Few Active.
Only a small percentage of thfta
submarines were actively operating at
any given time, Capt. rrslui declares.
In January, 1117. for instance, when
condition wore favorable for subma
rine work, only II per cent were ac
tive, while 30 per cent were In harbor.
.HS per 0nl under repairs und 20 pr
cent "incapacitated."
Submarine crews, he nays, were not
sufficiently educated and trained, and
they looked with distrust upon the
weapon. In Ihe last months, he re
veals, it was very difficult lo gt men
for submarine work, as exporlned
seamen looked upon the submarine
warfare as political stupidity,
Capt. PerMlus tells of tho mutiny
that broke out ut the beginning of
this month when the Cerman navy
was ordered out for attack. Had tho
seamen obeyed, the writer remnrk. In
numerable lives would have ben lost,
and he declares that "every thinking;
man, therefore. Is of the opinion tht
the seamen on Nov. P rendered an in
valuable service to their country." t
20 SUBS SURRENDEREO
TO BRITISH BY BOGHE
LOKDONi v;"Y- 20. Twenty tterman
submarines were surrendered to Rar
Admiral Reginald V. Tvrwhllt, 0
mile off Harwich, this morning at sun
rise, according to a press association
dispatch. These are the first U-boata
to be turned over to the allies by Ger
many, Harwich has one of the best harbors
on the east const of England. It Is In
the county of ESSMX, northeast of
London.
Admiral Tyrwhitt received th sur
render ufl the German craft on board
his flagship, a Hrltlsh cruiser.
Th surrendered submarines will pr
oeod to Harwich In charge of their own
crews. Tho 17-boats will then b
hoarded bv Hrltlsh crews and Inter
preters and proceed to I'nrkoston quay
nearby. The Germans will leave the
submarines there and hoard transports
for their return to Germany.
Twenty additional submarines will bo
sunerdercd Thursday and 20 more Fri
day Tho remainder of the I'-boats t
be handed over in accordance with tnej
armistice terms will he given up lata.
ITALIAN CRUISER ENTERS5
HARBOR; BAGS LINER
ItuMR. Nov. 20. -An Italian cruir
has entered the harbor of .ebenico.
The Austrian trans-Atlantic liner
IVans Josef, which was In port, ban
heen taken over and renamed the Ar
mard 1'laz.
Admiral Milto. governor of the Dal
matian regions occupied hy Italy,
hoisted the Italian flag uver the vessel,
accord'ng to newspaner dispatches,
order has been restored ut Flume, It Is
stated.
.ebenlco is In Patmatl", near th
point where the river Kerka flows Into
the Adriatic .sea. It Is 70 miles south
east of Trlest
ATTEND CONFERENCE.
JOVK.SBORO. Ark, Nov, 2. (SpU
Rev. M. V. Tolllson. presiding elder;
William .Sherman, "f the First church;
T. A. Bowman, of Fisher street: J. w.
Hsll. of Huntington Avenue Methodist
church of this city, are attending tha
Northeast Arkansas conferenca
risrksvUle. All go with full financial
reports. B
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