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VOLUME 38.
MEMPHIS, TENN., WEDNESDAY AFTEl.X()ON, NOVEMHEIi 27. 1918.
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BIB REVOLT
HUN K
Sensational Telegram Sent
From Berlin After Long De
lay Says Gen. von der
Marwitz Is at Head.
AMSTF;RDAM. Nov. 27 Gen. von
der Marwitz, former atd-dc-camp to
Emperor William, and later command
er of German forces on the Verdun
front, lias arrived at Treves with a
big army and appears to be preparing
for a counter-revolution, according to
a sensational dispatch from Berlin filed
there on Nov. II.
Premier Gerbel, of Ukraine, has de
clared in an interview that Ukraine is
already In full accord with the entente,
whose representatives are expected at
Kiev soon, according to a Kiev dis
patch to the Rhenish Westphalian Ga
zette, of Essen. He added that
Ukraine will belong to the new Russian
federal state.
The Czecho-Slovak department of na
tional defense has mobilized the active
reservists for the years 1895 to 1899.
inclusive, and ordered all men under
arms up to 40 years of age to remain
In the service, according to a Prague
dispatch under Friday's date.
FORMER CROWN PRINCE
LOST T0UCHWITH DAD
iAn'DON. Nov. 2". (By the Asso
ciated Press.) The former German
crown prince had not seen or heard
from bus father for weeks up to the
time he was taken to the island of
Wterlngen, according to an Interview
he gave to newspaper men while on his
way through Holland to his present
home in the Zuyder Zee Island. He said
his wife would remain in Germany.
"A change Is coming in Germany, but
one haa to be careful about prophesy
ing," he replied to a question as to
what he thought of the revolution In
Germany.
"Will you return to Germany?" was
the next question.
"Yes, when the situation changes,
but when" Here Fredeilck William
broke off to testify to the excellence
of the food In Holland,
Many people here do not think so,"
some ons Interjected.
Oh, T think It Is fine," said the
former crown prince. "Anyhow, I am
a small eater and do not wish to get
"prederWc WrmifnTWni'lfce noeeistil
ble to the newspaper men, and said he
did not know how long he would re
main on the iBland of wleringen. When
he reached the main depot at Amster
dam, he purtook of coffee and bis
cuits. The party was In charge of a Dutch
lieutenant and Included besides the
former crown prince, Majors von
Muller and von Muldtrner and Capt.
von Beltitz, who were with him when
he entered Holland as a refugee. The
former crown prince wore a brown
sporting suit with a gray cap and
brown leggings and occupied a first
class compartment in the railway train.
Americans Sent to Conference
Will Find, Chancellery
Completely Organized.
PARIS, Nov. 27. (By the Associated
Press.)--When the American delegates
and their stuffs arrive in Paris for
the peace congress, they wiM find a
complete chancellery organized for
them. This is being arranged under
the direction of Joseph C. Grew, form
er counselor of the American embassy
iu Vienna, who came to France with
Col. House, but who now Is specially
concerned with preparing for the
American delegation.
Divisions of international law. geog
raphv, economics, personnel and Intel
ligence already have been organized
and when the staffs arrive every man
will have Ills place in divisions ready
to function.
The divisions of international law
and geography probably will be the
most Important branches bearing di
rectly on the work of the peace con
gress. The geography Bectlon will be
concerned with the boundaries of new
Europe. For this purpose it haa as
sembled an exceptionally complete col
lection of maps showing all stages of
development and change in the various
countries affected by the war.
The International law section em
braces legal advisers who have assem
bled much materiul on all International
questions which will be placed before
the congress. The intelligence section
deals especially with present conditions
In the various countries.
Much of this preparatory work has
been done by an executive committee
under Col. House, consisting of Messrs.
Llppmann and Miller and Dr. Medes
The first two are now here and Dr.
Medes Is coming to Paris.
The initial work of this committee
was done with a large force of experts
at the American Geographical society
in New York, but the results are now
taking practical form in the American
organization for the congress.
ARKANSAN AMONG YANK
CAPTIVES WW RELEASED
PARIS, Friday, Nov. 22. American
prisoners from German camps are fol
lowing on the heels of the British and
Canadians who have been pouring into
Metz, Nancy, Luneville and other
French towns. The American Y. M
C. A. Is caring for these map and pro
viding them with eveiy possible com
fort. Out of 60 American wounded
prisoners who have returned, the fol
lowing are reported among those safely
lodged In sleeping quarters established
by the Red Triangle:
"orporal Thomas R. Phillips. Dallas,
Texas- Private Harry Ford, Gravette,
Ark Corporal Joseph H. Bishop, Dill,
Okla Privates William Lummus, Oan
1rn Texas: Floyd Edcock, Elgin, Tex.;
Hiram B Booth, Leflore, Okla.; Kddle
J. Hoffman. Castel. Llano county, Tex.
FIRE LOSS HEAVY WHEN
JUNK AND TOBACCO BURN
PINK P.IA'FF. Ark., Nov. 27. (Spl.)
Fire oi 'he lower floor of the two
tnrv hrick hnlldine occupied by the
Fine Biuff Sciap Iron eonmany and 'Ji
ll ft S cigar factory caused a loss
amounting to about Ji0,0"0. Insurance
on the building Is $4,200. hut there was
no insurance on the stock of tobacco
and the junk destroyed. The building
is only partially destroyed and will be
rebuilt at once.
PARIS READY FOR
PEACE DELEGATES
RELATIVES LEARN
vi rt in i iiAnr im
tLtvtN IVIUKt AKt
WAR CASUALTIES f mT
This Brings Total Number of
Killed in Action, Wounded,
Died of Disease and Missing
to 27 in Three Days.
The names of 11 more Memphlans
listed as casualties, five of them new,
making a three-day total of 27, were
made public Wednesday through the
casualty list, and by official telegrams
to relatives. Two of the new casual
ties were killed In action and four
wounded.
The list follows:
Killed in action; Capt. Samuel Ghol
son, of F. M. Crump ft Co.; Lieut.
Baxter Ware, Central Bank building;
Lieut L. G. K. Reilly, and Privates
Patrick J. McLaughlin and Aloyslus B.
Cooney.
Died of disease: Privates S. W. Btad
ley, R. D. Fisher and Oliver Louis
Davis, 786 Mcl.emore avenue.
Wounded. Privates William L. An
derson, 1238 Court avenue; Wesley O.
Davies, 2028 Walker avenue; l'avid T.
Patrick, 2043 Felix avenue, and Sergt.
Kdmond Maddox, 1235 South Orleans.
Missing In action: Private Luther
Duke.
Capt. Gholson, whose relatives reside
in Holly Springs, Miss., was well
known in Memphis. He was a valua
ble employe of V, M. Crump & Co.,
for more than a year before his en
listment. He Was 25 years old.
Lieut Baxter Ware, a well-knowi
Memphis attorney, died on Nov, 9
from wounds received in action, ac
cording to word to his wife. He was
attached to Company A, 56th infan
try. Seventh division, entering the army
Aug. 27, 191". He was 39 years old.
Mrs. Eula Carrico Davis, 786 Mc
Lemore avenue, has received word of
the death of her husband. Private Oli
ver L. Davis, who died In France from
pneumonia two days after he reached
port. It Is surmised that he contract
ed the disease while aboard ship. -He
died Oct. 18. He volunteered for spe
cial course June 30 and trained at Jack
sonville, Fla. Besides his wife, he Is
survived by his seven-monthB -old son,
Oliver L. Davis, Jr., and a brother,
Lieut. James H. Davis, "somewhere
in France." His wife and baby will
make their home with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Carrico.
Private William L. Anderson, son of
Mrs. Hortense Anderson, 1238 Court
avenue. Informed his mother In a let
ter, dated Nov. 1, that he had previous
ly been wounded slightly. He Is with
Battery B, 115th field artillery, 70th
division. He saw service on the Mex
ican border, and Is a brother to Sergt.
George Anderson, who has returned
from Belgium.
Mrs. J.C. Stewart, 2028 Walker ve
nue hafTrecetved word" from Kef broth
er, Private Wesley O. Davies, with the
Memphis ambulance company, that he
was slightly gassed in August, but
that he had recovered sufficiently to
return to duty on Sept. 1. His name
Is Included in Wednesday's casualty
list as wounded slightly In action.
Private David T. Patrick has writ
ten his mother, Mrs. Beth Patrick.
2043 Felix avenue, that he had been
wounded in the fighting and was re
covering In Base Hospital No. 32. The
postcard contained no other informa
tion. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Maddox. 1235
South Orleans street, have received
word from the war department that
their son, Sergt. Edmond Maddox, was
severely wounded in action Oct. 26.
No details concerning his injuries
were contained in the message.
IMMENSE STORES OF
CLOTHING ON HAND
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27. Demobili
zation of the military forces will leave
tn possession of the government enor
mous stores of clothing. The amount
of clothing and equippage on hand for
the use of the army on Nov. 1, 10
days before hostilities ceased, is shown
in a report made public today by
Ftrlg.-Gen. Robert E. . Wood, acting
quartermaster-general.
Included in the list of articles of
clothing on hand and not in possession
of the troops on Nov. 1, were in round
numbers: r., 000,000 cotton coats, 6,000,
000 woolen coats, 4,000,000 overcoats,
0. 000. 000 flannel shirts, 45,000,000 nairs
of winter and summer drawers, 44,
000,000 winter and summer undershirts,
H.000,000 pairs of shorn of all tvpes.
46,000.000 piirs of stockings and 5,
000,000 blankets.
Some of this large supply of cloth
ing, all of which and even much more
would have been needed had the war
continued through the winter, will be
used before the troops can be demobi
lized. Some will be retained for the regu
lar establishment, officers said, and the
remainder doubtless can be salvaged.
WILL DECIDE ON PLAN
FOR BIG RIVER MEET
WASHINGTON. Nov. STHecision as
to the holding of a convWtton of the
National Rivers and Harbors congress
will be reached at a meeting here Dec.
7, of the official board of the organi
zation. The congress has held no meet
ings since 1917 on account of the war
and since the cessation of hostilities,
according to the announcement today,
considerable sentiment nas developed
for the holding of a convention early
next year to determine means of using
the nation's waterways more extensive
ly during the reconstruction period.
RUMOR SAYS M'ADOO
TO HEAD CORPORATION
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn., Nov. 27.
(Spl.) The visit of Secretary W. G.
McAdoo to the South has started a
rumor in Chattanooga financial circles
to the effect that he resigned the office
of railroad administrator and secretary
of the treasury so as to head an or
ganization capitalized at ti, nop, 000,000
with the object of taking a contract
to reconstruct and rebuild the war
wrecked sections of France and Bel
glum. A prominent contractor of Chatta
nooga, who has done a lot of canton
ment construction, believed the rumor
so firmly that he at once went to
Washington to Investigate and to get
in on the ground floor of the project.
HOME ON FURLOUGH.
BLl'K MOI NTAIN. Miss.. Nov. 27.
(Spl.) Lieut W. T. Lowrey, Jr., son
of Dr. W. T. Lowrey, president of Blu'
Mountain college, the first Blue Moun
tain soldier to enlist as a volunteer, is
at home on .1 brief furlough from Fort
Sill, where he has just completed a
course of training in the heavy artil
lery. He has orders to report for duty
at Camp Travis, Tex., next week. Lieut.
Lowrey plans to retire from active ser
vxlce in the near future.
MAJOR PETTIBONE DIES.
NASHVILLE, Tenn . Nnv 27. MaJ.
A. H. Pettibon. a veteran of the Union
army and a notable figure In Bast Ten
nessee politics 40 years ago, died here
last night, aged 84. He served three
terms In congress from the First Ten
nessee district.
May Govern Metz
Dur rmistice
GEN HIRSCHAUER.
(Jen. Hlrschauer, of the Second
French army, will be the military gov
ernor of Mete. It Is believed, until
after the adjournment of the peace con
ference. CASUALTY LIST
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 Two army
casualty lists made public here today
contain a total of 2,402 names, divided:
Killed in action. 7bJ; died from
wounds, 176; died, airplane accident, 1;
died of disease). . 347; wounded severe
ly. 116; wounded, degree undetermined,
272; wounded slightly. 240; missing in
action, 634.
Included in the lists:
1 TF.NNE8SEE.
Killed in action: Capt. Joseph P.
Qafney, Chattanooga; Lieut. L. O. K.
Reilly, care Manhattan Savings hank,
Memphis: Corps. Buford Clark, It. F.
D, 2, Whltleyville; Virgin Creen, Cona
sauga; John K. A cuff. Ooltewah: Jesse
N. Arnold. H. F. D. 0, Shelbyville;
Privates Patrick .1. McLaughlin, 25
Capitol st.. Memphis; .Moysius B.
Cooney. 1170 South Wellington st.,
Memphis: James 1). Anderson, It. F.
D. 2. Thompsons Station; Tonnie Mur
ray, It. F. ti. 6, Iewishurg; Alfred
Parker, K. F. D. 1, Faycttevllle; David
R. Smith, R. F. P. 1, Tullahoma; Bar
ney (1. Taylor, It. F. I). 7. Winchester;
Jacob Manning, II. F. D. 2, Landitdge;
Walter A. Morgan. II. F. D. 1, Port
land; Matthew W. Morris, R. F. I.
I, Springfield, Meredg B. Morris. R, F.
II. ". Sardis: Floyd Reed. It. F. D, 3,
Brentwood; William A Taylor, Sclmer;
Edgar L. Young, It. F. D. 8, Pulaski;
Kdvard L Carroll, Fordtown; James
L. Littleton, 1'uryear; Hob Downing,
Tiptonvtlle; Edgar Feathers, Plney
Flats; Lee It. Helton, . F. D. 3,
Ooodsprlng; Albert S. Harper, Nash
ville: Bertice Roberts, Whitman: Stacy
Smith. Elisabeth ton ; Cleo Morris,
Knoxville; Zeh Snelson. It. F. D 5
Winchester; Major H. Tralnum, Poca
hontas. Died from wounds: Private Piess F.
Reese, li. F. I). 1, Harris.
Died of disease: Sergts, Sum It. Dun
nagan, Lyles; Robert Fleniins, Mur
freesboro; Corps. Roc West. Calhoun;
Joe .1. Davis, 70S Trenton st., llurri
man; George B. Rowlett, Medina; Pri
vates Sam W. Ilradlev, 324 McLemore
ave.. Memphis: Ran D. Fisher, 30!)
South Main st.. Memphis; Jolmie L.
Morris, K. F. ), 1, Hermitage; Allen
(Continued on Page 2, Column 4.)
Movement of Men Able to
Travel Progressing
, Rapidly.
H hJA DQl'A KTKUS OF THE AMERI
CAN EXPEDITIONARY KOUCKS IN
FRANCE, Nov, 27, (By the Associated
PrcHs. Report! by the motJii'fil depart. -ment
show that the homeward move
ment of ronvalrnrxMit sick and wound
ed American ioMlwri in pnreHRinjr rap
idly and satisfactorily and when It in
;it full tide it probably will acKi"egatt
st-veral thousand men dally. This will
noon remove from France nil American?!
in hospitals able to tnivel. For tlmse
who axe forced to remain there will he
a surplus of Accommodations.
There are todav in France nearly
ISOO.OOu beds. Many of the American
hospitals are in the most pleasant por
tions of France. The bae hospitals
are organized to perform any variety
of medical or surgical work, the hospital
centers beitiR divided Into kpmjph, each
hospital devoted to specific classes of
injuries or diseases.
The total number of nurses on fluty
for the American expeditionary forces
exceed! 8,500. There arc nearly i:!,00
doctor in attendance.
When the armistice was declared
there wfas in process of construction for
an expected lnKth.v campaign over
425,000 beds for hospitals. The work
on these lias been suspended.
DEMOBILIZATION ORDERS
RECEIVED AT GREENLEAF
f'HATTANOOOA. Tenn.. Nov 27 -Definite
orders concerning; the demobil
ization of units, at Fort Ojjlolhorpe were
received at Camp 'Jreenleaf headquar
ters today to the effect that all officers
v.ho have reached the aire of M) may
he Immediately relieved from duty. This
order was supplemented by another that
all officer who bad not shown special
aptitude for service may also be relieved
from duty. The work of demobilization
will be under the direction of :npt.
Kdwin T. Boylan. personal adjutant.
who arnveri at an n or-enieal a wee;; i
ajro from Syracuse. N. V.
Ten base hosnitals ind nine rVACUfc
tion hospitals ar to be dismatTed Im
mediately and about 3,000 officers and
enlisted men attached n these unit
are to be transferred also.
IK YANKS BEING
Mil QUICKLY
WILSON TO RETAIN
EXECUTIVE RIGHTS
. WHILE UPON TRIP
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President Will Not Delegate Any of His Duties to Others, But
Will Use Wireless and Gables to Continue
Covernment Affairs.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27. No welKht is attac hed by Trepidant Wil
son to the argument of critics of his plans (or unending the neace con
ference that upon crosRing the sea lie locs the riglit to perform execu
tive duties and must allow them to
It was said officially today that the
president will administer the duties of
his office as completely aboard ship
and from Tarls as tliotmh he were In
the 1'nited Stetfs. Tie holds that there
are no constitutional difficulties and
wireless anil nble communication solves
the physical 'problem
Secretary Tumulty, instead of belnR
a member of the neace party, will re
main in Washington throughout the
president s absence and conduct th af
fairs of the White House offices as
usual. He will he in constant touch
with the executive, and expects to ub
nilt by cable or wireless matters to be
BARUCH OFFERED POST OF M'ADOO;
SIMS WILL BE MADE ADMIRAL SOON
WASHINGTON, Nov 17. -Bernard
M. Baruch. chairman of the war In
dustries hoard, It was understood to
day, has been offered the post of aec
retary of the treasury to succeed Sec
retary' McAdoo.
Whether Mr Baruch will be nomi
nated Is an open question. Without
actually declining to serve, it Is said
that Mr. Baruch has urged upon the
president strongly his belief that he
should not enter the cabinet, on the
ground that his wealth, largely In gov
ernment and other securities, would
be seriously embarrassing.
Vice-Admiral William 8 Sims, com
mander of American naval forces In
Europe since the United States went
AMERICANS SNOWED IN, HOLDING
LINE AGAINST BOLSHEVIKI FORCES
ARCHANGEL, Nov. 27. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) In log huts and wind
shelteri made of blrh boughs, Amtfrl
can troops ike holding the line agaiflit
the BolBhevlkl ori the mradle seefor of
the northern front in the region of
Kadleh. After ten weeks nf fighting in
swamps and thick undergrowth the
Americans are now snowed in and have
bivouacked along an ice-filled stream
on the other side of which are the
camp fires of the enemy
Under British command and with
British forces aiding them, the Ameri
can Infantrymen on this sector prob
ably have had more fighting and more
hardships than other American units
in Russia. The force has been oper
ating between the Iivina river and the
Vologda railroad. The roads have been
in bad condition and the only means of
transporting supplies to n greater part
of the front has been wheelbarrow -shaped
carts drawn by sturdy Russian
ponies.
WOMAN TO OPPOSE
ASQU1TH FOR SEAT
LONDON, Nov. 27. Herbert H.
Asqulth, liberal and former premier,
will be opposed for his seat from the
east district of Plfeghlre In the coming
elections by Mrs. George E. (lope,
widow of Lieut. -Cot. Hope, who was
kl'lcd during the war. Col. Hope was
a nephew of the earl of Rosebery, a
former premier.
Mrs, Hope Is running Independently
of any party, and one of her planks is
a demand that William Hnhennnllern.
former Herman emperor, lie brought to
England to be tried for murder.
Mrs Hope, before her marriage, was
Miss Margaret Cookton, of Kirk
borough, Northumberland.
GERMANY UNITED FOR
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
BERLIN, Nov. 27. (By the Asso
ciated Tress." The events of tho last
few days, culminatinif Monday in th
meeting of the heads of the various I
(Jerman .states at Berlin, have hull- !
caied that with the exception of the !
numerically unimportant Kpartarnn 1
group, there is compWt agreement in 1
(Icrmany that a national assembly i
must be hld.
U. S. OFFER TO BUY
BRITISH SHIPS TAKEN
M'W York. Nov. 27 --The offer of:
the T'nited Sta'es government to pur- j
chas1 the 720.0(10 ptosr tons of ulilps
of tho International Mercantile Marine
romnany, which fly the Hrtt'sh flag, is 1
nridrBtoorl lo have been accepted by !
the company.
REPORTS ON INFLUENZA.
HrXTSVTlXK. Ala.. Nov. 27 (Sol ) -Pr.
Carl Orotp ha? Iss'ifd a statement
on the influenza situation as an offtet
to rumort tbt the erdderni" has rp- !
t'irnod lo Madison countv. His report
shows that there bave heen 122 new
ffir( rnorterl in the oily anil eotinty
tiering the last week, with three (leathH, 1
HKtv of thft new case were in Oakwood I
school, whb'h was missed during the
enldernlr. The countv is not yet fret
or ine mainuv. ann tti'1 nertnn h Minor
ities say it will not he frep in several
month, although it is not phtilbte for
the epidemic to repeat itself.
Tennessee Generally fair, warmer !
Thursday.
MississippiUnsettled, probably rain J
Arkansas resettled, probably rain in I
southeast; somewhat warmer Thursday, i
Alabama -Unsettled, probably rain.
Kentucky Fair, warmer.
Loulslsna Unsettled, probably rain;
not much change In temperature.
Oklahoma Partly cloudy, warmer;
Thursday unsettled.
Kast Texas Unsettled, rain In south
east, warmer In northwest; Thursday
warmer In northeast.
West Texas Partly cloudy, slightly
warmer; Thursday generally fair.
South t'arollna. Georgia and Florida
Unsettled, probably rata
devolve nnnn thn v(o-ivreRldent
acted unon just as he now submits them
personallv or by messenger. ,
Thcr still was no announcement to.
day of the nmatdent'a plan n"r of the
personnel of the neace delegation. The
understanding Is that at least one nlac
on the delegation remains to be filled,
but I hat the president expects to he
able to make the names public before
the end of the week.
.It s.ems assured that the psriv will
all some time next weel; wllhln two
or three dm a after congress convenes
for the December session A full state
ment of bis program mav he given by
the president In bis address tn con
grw, which Is expected Tuesday,
to war, has been selected from promo
tion to he rank of admiral when a
vacancy In the list occurs next month
through the retirement of Admjral
Austin M Knlghl, commanding tho At
lantic fleet
near-Admiral Albert cjleaves. chief
of the convoy service, wntrh has guard
ed transport" going overseas without
losing an esstbound ship, will tie made
vloe-adnilrsl tn fill the vacancy caused
by the advance of Admiral Sims.
Secretary lianicls announced today
the decision thus to recognise the war
services of (he naval commanders.
Rerr-.rlmiral Thomas S Uodgers
succeeds lo the command of the Asi
atic fleet, relieving Admiral Knight,
Who already has started for home
The campaign began early In August
when a British and French force en
tered Seletskoe, a large village about
H0way Between nvlnanntl, the ratlroan
r,iJbrlver rwntsa, Thfj'Jwere forced
iWvi to nndther sector arid the Hol-
shevlkl occupied the town only to be
driven out a few weeks later when
American reinforcements arrived Since
early In Septemher the opposing forces
have battled back and forth along the
road leading to Petrograd through tiny
five-house villages
The Bolshevlkl at times try the force
of their "oratorical artillery" on the
Americans. On two nights during the
last week Rnglish-sie:.klng Bolshevlkl
appeared In No Man's Iand, made
speeches urging the Americans not to
fight. Oreat red banners printed In
Kngllsh are also strung along the enemj
bank of the river
American troops are also operating
on the Mehrenga. driver, 60 miles south
of Seleutskoe and In a more thickly
populated country.
WEEK OF DEC. 1 -8
NASHVII.I.K, Tenn.. Nov. 27. (Hpl.J
Responding to the appeal of Herbert
Hoover, United Ktats food administra
tor, next week will be conservation week
for world relief In Tennessee. Heglnnlng
Sunday, DC. 1, with a message direct
from Mr. Hoover to all the churches,
nearly every day of the week will wit
ness some feature of the program.
Sunday morning It Is planned to have
Mr. Hoover's message read in every
church and Sunday school of the state.
These messages have been sent out by
the thousands of copies. Monday It Is
expected them will be a public meet
ings held by the county food adminis
trators In manv of the counties at which
speakers will present the food message.
Wednesday has been designated as
woman's ronservatlon day. Oil that
date every woman's club or organisa
tion has been asked to meet and carry
out the program that has been sept out
by the food administration at Wash
ington. Krlday will be school day for
food conservation, A program that
will require about an hour to carry out,
ha been sent to everv school in the
state. The county and city superin
tendents have been asked to invite the
general public to attend the exercises.
lr. H. A. Morgan, federal fond ad
ministrator for Tennessee, believes that
OJ a result of the efforts during food
conservation week the people of Ten
nessee will get a pretty clear Idea of
the obligation that rests upon America
to feed the starving people of the world.
"We must furnish not less than twen
ty to twenty-two million ions of food
stuffs during the coming year," said
Dr. Morgan, "ns compared with 12ty
millions last year and Of five or six
millions -before the war This can be
obtalnetrnnly by pract bring the strictest
conservation In every way possible, The
cessation of hostilities did not .hang"
the obligation of America lo fuinlsh
forid to those who would starve but for
our bouBty."
LIEUT.-C0LRUCKERT0
GO WITH SECOND ARMY
LITTLB ROCK, Ark . Nov. 27.
Lieut. -Col. Kyle nUCKftr, former judge
advocate of the "th division, has been
assigned as .tudfce, advocate of the sec
ond American army under Clen. H. I,.
Bullard. according to word received
here.
Lieut. -Col. Mucker is a native of
nenver. Col. He has been in the ret;,
ulur army for 17 yeara. havinjj been
appointed a second lieutenant by for
nifr T'reHidenl Itoosevrlt for distin
Kttishtd aervlce an a captain of a vol
unteer company In the I'M iopines.
WILL ERECT NEW MILL.
MARTIN, Tenn.. Nov 27. (Spl I -Martin
Is to have a new industry. Thp
foundation has been laid for a flour
mill and elevator adjacent tn the tracks
of the N I' & St. T,. railroad. For
several years past one flour mill here
has st times been faxed to Its capacity
to fill orders. The new mill In beirr:
bu.Pt with local capital. A. 1.. Ford.
J. R. Philips and K. B. .lolley are the
owners. More wheat was grown In this
vicinity last year than for msny years
and the acreage put out for next year
U even larger.
CONSERVATIONTO
BE KEYNOTE FOR
Pretty Daughter
Of Eng-lish Lord
CONSTANCE PAMELA BRUCE.
The Hon. t'onstance Pamela ltruce
Is the youngest of the three daughters
of IOrd and Lady Aherdare. the two
elder ones being Lady Hrailfonl, who
was married to the earl of Bradford
in 1904, and Lady Helper, who was
married to lxird Helper in 1 1ll L. The
heir, the Hon Clarence ltruce. Is a
lieutenant In the cavalry reserve.
Exact Billets of Combat and
Depot Units Just Before
Armistice Revealed.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27. location
of the SFi combat divisions and sU depot
divisions of the American army In
France on Nov. 7. four days before the
signing of the armistice, was announced
with the names of their anmmaiidlnK
Ranerals bj'ithe war department teduy,
tw follows:
Combat divisions:
I -Regulars, Mouart and Ht, Pinler.
(!en. Parker,
Regulars, Fosse ami St. Pliler.
(Jen. l.ejeune.
II Regtllarn. Tunnels and St. Differ,
tlen Brown,
4 Regulars, Luoey and St. Idiler.
Gen. Htot-Hev
li- Reuulaia, Cunel and st DUIer,
(leu Fly.
8- ttefuinrl, Slonne and St. Hlzler.
'icn Gordon,
7 Regular. Ftnezin and St. il7.1er,
(len. Wltteincver
It- Hras Tivveh-Sui -Meuse. St Oil
ier, Gen. Ramford.
87 Corbie, Iteaunuesne, St. Iil.ler.
Gi n. O'RIen.
JI lleudicoui't and St Hi7.ler. Gen
Hay.
lift (New jersey. Maryland. Delaware.
Virginia. District of Columbia I Robert
Kspange and St. Pliler, Gen. Morton.
30 (Tennessee. North Carolina. South
Carolina, District of Columbia) Quer
rlen. (len. Lewis.
SI (Georgia, Alabama, Florida) Itrest,
Gen. Lyon,
ti Alncrevllls and St. Hliler, (Jen.
Hggn.
33 Troyon and St. Idzler, Gen, Bell,
14 Custres. Gen Johnston
!- Sonune 1 ileue and St. Pliler, (Jen.
Trnub
36 -(Texas, Oklahoma) Conde-en
Hnrrols (Jen Smith.
37 Thlelt, Dunkerque, Gen. Ferns -worth,
3H (Indiana. Kentucky, West Vir
ginia) Tomans, Gen. Ilowse
41 (Rainbow) Malsonoelle and st
DlaleC Gen. Rhodes
77- La llasace, Varennes, St. IMr.ler,
Gen. Alexander.
7--Le Champ limit and St Dialer.
Gen McRae.
70 Vacherauvllle) end St. Dlnler,
(Jen. Kuhn,
SO (Virginia. WchI Virginia. West
Pennsylvania) fiommaAlthe and St. DIs
ler. Gen. CronUblte.
81 (North Carolina, Florida, South
Carolina. Porto Rico) Somme, Digue,
Ia-Bur-Tllle, Gen. rtalley.
X2 (Georgia Alabama, Tennessee)
St Florent. G.n. Duncan.
14 Neuvic. Gen. Hale
S6 St. Andre de Cubsac, Gen. Mar
tin. 17 (Arkansas. Iniislana. Mississippi,
South Alabama), 1'nns. Gen. Sturgls,
S Montreaux. Chateau. Is-Sur-
Tl'le. Gen Welgel
Ta Illy and St, IH7.ter, Gen. Winn
90 (Texas and Oklahoma) VIMers
Dev Dun and St l)l7.ler. Gen. Allen.
1 ( lostrooseheke nnd Dunkerque,
(Jen. .lohnaton.
2 f Negroes, national army) Mar-
hac.h and St, Dialer, Gen. Hallou.
Depot divisions:
41 St. Algnan and Voyers Gen. Cole,
fn Lemans and Cftstres, Gen. Glenn
7(1 Ht. Amand Mont Rond, Gen.
Dodges.
- Poullfy, Gen Kennedv.
30 (Arkansas. Mississippi. Louisiana)
St. Florent. Gen. Dodges, Jr.
40 Revlgny and St. Dialer, Gen.
St long.
PLAN TO C0I LFCT NEW
TAX UNDER OLD LAW
WASHIV'VroX, Nnv, 27. PllWi for
rnilrctinir l-Wt W1""' Inx jmlir the
old Jnw hfvve been mud'1 by Intni.-tl
I!cvf nuf Com nils-Inner Unir hrf-au'
of hf tr tbftt th t'w revenun bin
mmv rnt be emtften tn tlm to jdlmv
th nrlntiriR and distribution of tp-
por1 nn 'rm under that meant! t A hy
Jan I. tne oitfiilnff Ot tDt friod for
fllinn ot rrtnrii.s
MISSING IN ACTION.
NFWHFRN Tenn , Nov, 27 (Spl.)
W, A. H'll. farmer and land owner of
lyer county ft Tatmrivllle. has receive,
a communication from the war de(iait
tienf st" 'if that h' son. It r'"ird
Hall, Ml mNsIng In rctlon voting Hall,
vhr was '.'S 'ens old was In the flrt
draft th'it 'eft D-er countv In t'te sum
mer of 1017 for a training ca nn hav
ing received his training at Camp Se
vier, S. C.
RETURNS FROM FRANCE.
NFWBF.RN, Tenn , Nov 27 (Spl )--Virgil
Austin. Dvcr county hoy, who
resided In the tiblon river section at
Bogota, Tenn.. Is perhaps the first
Dyer count-- bo to return from the
battlefields In France. Young- Austin.
Who Is the son of Dr. Austin, a leading
physician of the county, who Is serving
his countrv In France. Young Austin
was wounded early In the summer and
has been paraiyzeu
GIVE LOCATION OF
YANKS IN FRANCE
WILSON'S REFUSAL M AM
IUUIWV05
SERIOUS MISTAK
Lawrence Points Out Presi
dent Should Take Republi
can Leaders Into Confidence
Before Sailing.
BY DAVID IjAWRKNCR,
The News Scimitar's Soeciel Wathlna
ton Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Nov ?7. Pressure is
coming from all parts "f this country
and to somr extent from abroad to se
cure it definition of President Wilsons
H peace points, nnd particularly what
Ih meant by freedom ol the seas How
much American Interest has been pro
duced by u desire of Kurope to know
Mr. Wlltton'fl detailed plans ami what
Ih the source of the severe comment,
that haw been made bj some BrUtih
newspapers on the subject run not be
accurate!) calculated, of course, but it
is apparent that the president plana
to make no statement of Ms Intentions
until he reaches the peace conference,.
This course hus been tmpiently criti
cised in and out of Washington on the
ground that the president ts not fol
lowing one of his own precepts open
diplomacy In answer to that, friends
of Mr Wilson argue that it would be
vory Injudicious for htm to say through
the press what he prerers to Nay face
to race with Kuropean statesmen con
cerning freedom of the sea, league of
nations and other subjects for which
the H points have furnwhed a basis
It Is contended, for instance, that
however tilt i utst lc and unselfish and
loft y may be the professions of every
countn at the peace table, each na
tion will primarily look out for itself
The. president is represented as being
an Klous to care for ine interests of
the United States, no matter what may
(Continued on page in, Column 4.)
STATE HOTEL MEfT
END CONFERENCE
At the rnnrludtne; session of thej
Tennessee Hotel and Kestaur.mt Keep
ers' association, held at the Hotel
Chlsca Wednesday morning. 'hat in -noosrs
wai chosen for (he next meeting
of the organisation, which will take
place in June, 1919
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing term: Harry Van On
sen, Hotel Northern, ChnttammgH.
president, Jon H, Isele, Hotel Arling
ton, Memphis, first vice -president; ft
Fa Hyde, Hermitage Hotel, Ntthhvrtte,
second vice-president ; It. It. Itamaev,
Hotel Alkln, Kuogvtllo, third vice
president; John teovell, Hotel Patton,
I 'hattannoga, secretar'.
A number of entertainment features
were on the final day's program. The
nssoctai ion members were entertained
Ht a luncheon st the Isyoso at ! to
Wednesday afternoon, and talks were
made by Judge Jbium lireer and 1). K.
HOUck. An automohlle ride over the
city took place st 1:80. On Tuesday
evening the nssoc'atlon was enter
tained at dinner at the Pegbody, and
afterward went to the Orpheutn. They
later were entertained in magulf Iconl
fashion ut the home of Jos H. laele,
of the Hotel Arlington
Tennesdee ts the last state In the
utiloji to perfect ft stale organization
as a branch of the National Hotel as
sociation. Four Daughters Of
Arkansas Planter
Wed On Same Day
PINK BLUPP, Ark , Nov 27. (Mpl t
Four daughters of Henry Hall, a
well-known pin nter of Urndy. were
married yes terday, three at their home
nnd one at latk Village A quadruple
wedding had been pin nned, but was
abandoned when one of the bridegrooms
COllld not come In Otady. The triple
w eddlni ceremony here was performed
by father Monn Enlasyrial Crabate, of
BacOehes,
The couples were Miss Ollle Hall,
aged 84. and PVed Mesley, aged tft, of
Ht. Louis, a soldier at tamp rike, Mis-
IVnrl Hall, aged 20, and John M Har
vey, aged 21. manager nf (he firm of
Flanders A HallUms at Orady; Mlsn
Lena Halt, aged is, and John Mauley,
aged !i3, business man of Van Hureii,
where they will i-enid-'.
The couple married at l-ako Village
were Miss Eugenie Hall, aged uud
(Jeo. Koth. aged 35. a Like Village
man.
bingToTMits
adoption by city
Ftinghnmton Is not onlv willing, but
anxious, to bo taken In hy the city of
Memphis, according to State Senator
elect Frank J. Rice He fleets rep thai
a large majority of the municipality's
business men and cl titans In general
favor the annex At ion
Hire said that the tiling that Is puz
zling the local delegation Is not the
extension of the city limits nf Mem
phis, hut how far the corporate lim
it" should be extended This matter
will be threshed ottt at the public meet
ing?! to be held by the delegation at the
copfthouse in I eoember
Rmghamton has a $IO,ut0 school
building and a $50,000 light and power
plant .
PLEA OF GUILTY fS
REFUSED BY M'CALL
e
.lark Wlleotl, uIIhh .1. H, Thomas.
ulliiK .1, II. IVT-rv. tnlil foiled SiniPM
Judge McCall Wedneaday tli.it wae
willing ti enter a plea nf guilty to
('hemes of uxlng the mjilla in an hi
rempl to defraud, bul added that he
war guilty of no wrong 'loin. Judg
McCall refueed to aocepl the plea and
flf pgao will no to trlnl
Wllaon l charged w'th having uaed
the munei of tr and Mm. .t C
Brooka, of Deaaon, Mis . in ordering
n quantity of koon from .1. Bummer
field, It rftweneteln Broe . and .1
Qoldamlth Af Suns, to t, delivered at
a Chicago addreee.
Tin- f olr 1 grand Inrv returned an
Indlotmrnt a-'alnst WiNon Tltegday.
NFWBVrn BOY KILLED.
NEWBORN T.tii . Nnv L'T fSnl.)
A t "lMrr;nn frni t h n r depurf nwtlt
Win hfn rwlvHl Uorv AntiOimrtng the
rtc.'itlt nf Priv.ttr ('ticr-ir 0 Hi nor, f
NVwIhtii. whn WHu Ullh'd r.n thr h'xttl"
front in pYnnw Ymiru Qui nor enltatsd
M the outbreak "f th war md wtt
WCll known In tliiM Mt'otton. Mis broth'
er 1m Kiiulotiftl nt :i tttttnlnft t-atnp in
the IJnltrVl Slatfs.
YANKS WTN HONORS.
ARCHA VfKI,. Nov 27 IBV the as
SOOlated I'res.-O Mai Michael Dono
hUV! of llnb-oke. Mass , has received
ihe British distinguished senior, order
for gallantry whie serving with the
American troops In the caiimalgn along
the Dvina river In the direction of Ka
dtsh. i
PARIS SEEK
EX-EMPEROR
I.( ND N, Nov.
-7. The
foreign office confirms the re
port that British law officers of
the crown, in co-operation with
the French authorities, are con
sidering the question nf the ex
tradition of the ' former (icrman
emperor.
The foreign office says that the law
off! cere hnve not yet made a report a.nd
oonaequently no action has yet been
taken
Action in tlto premises eu taken
after the flight of the runner emperor
to Holland
The KVenlng News says It under
stands Ihf law officer? have concluded
that the allies are entitled to demand
the extradition of the former emperor
and that this decision applies to Indi
viduals who have committed or given
instructions for the eommlHslon of ex
traditable crimes
It Is added that trollanA takes the
view that she has not the power to
Mirrendei such persons without the
coneent of (Jermany.
Newspapers here oevnrr much space
to discussions of the revelations made
by Bavaria In publishing official tele
grams which paeaed between Berlin and
Munich lust before the war broke out.
They agree that the guilt of Oermany
anil Auatria. persistently denied dur
ing the oust four year's, has been
proved by the Bavarian government.
"Germany has been challenged again
and again to produce tne whole corre
spondence between Berlin and Vienna
during July, 1914." savs the Times. "She
lias never dared produce II Will the
new government dare Just tn show
Hie gulf between It and Its predeces
sors. Bavaria has proved she was an
accomplice of Berlin and Vienna Sho
supported them untij tliev lost and now
she shall not whiten ner character In
the eyes of the allies hy blackening
the record of her confederate."
"The kaiser, after taking everv pos
sible step to throw the allies ofr their
guard, struck, expecting In a few weeks
to have the world at rtla feet," says
the Mall "The revelations made hy
Bavaria will not surprise the allies nor
dlspaiBlonate historians In neutral
countrtea."
"This was the b'ood bath prepared.
Is the kaiser to be allowed to go with
out trial?" Is the comment of the Ms
press The Jklnrnlng Post says that Dr Solf,
In apaeallag for mollification nf the
armistice terms Is following exactly the
tactics disclosed In the published tele
grams. "It now appears that his representa
tions of starving conditions n Ger
many are false." the newspapers con
tinue "No doubt there Is hardship In
rjermany, but whose rault is that? so
far a.s the associated governments are
concerned dono-stlc dissensions In Ger
many serve merely to tint them on the
alert against that treachery which la
ingrained In Germany."
HOLLAND MAY FORCE
FORMER I0NG TO LEAVE
LONDON, Nov. 27. -William Hnhen
xollcrn will have to leave Holland If
his presence there becomes perilous to
that country. I'rcmier KuIJa, de Beeren
brauctt Is quoted by the Amsterdam
Correspondent of the Oaily Times as
declaring In the second chamber of
the Dutch parliament Nov no.
The kaiser Is In Holland as a pri
vate potsnn," said the premier, us
quoted ty the correspondent. "Tho
hospitality of the country Is extended
him iu accordance with a centuries-old
tradition Hut It goes Without saying
thai the moment his sojourn becomes
a danger to t lie state, he will have to
leave. We believe the kaiser and those
with him understand the position and
will act according to their Interests."
Orders Issued Provide for
Their Discharge as Quickly
ag Possible.
WASHINGTON. Nov IT. Soldiers
who have been Incapacitated In nver
seas service and who are convalescent
In this country, will be assembled at the
117 camps for orggnlkatlon infn conva
lescent detachments. Qtnaral orders
Issued by the war department provide
for the formation of these detachments
ami the abandonment of the practice of
transferring convalescent men from
overseas to development battalions
The convalescent men will tie sent to
camps nearest their homes, and the or-di-is
say "it is the Intention to discharge
a'l overseas convalescents as soon as
possible consistent with maximum
phvfttcaj Improvement " Intensive treat
ment and training of the detachments
win be undertaken, the order provides,
so that the cure or maximum Improve
manl ,,f tin. men and their subsequent
discharge may 1 accomplished In the
shortest time.
The camps in which the detachments
wi'l be formed are:
neaiireaard. CuslCr. I 'evens. Dig,
Podge, Kunston. Gordon. C.rant. Han
cock, JgcKSqn, Kearney, i.ee, i.cwis,
Hacarthur, McClellan, Meade, l.ogan,
Hke Sevier, Shelbv. Sherman, Sheri
dan. Tayjor, Travis, 1 pton. W adsworth
and Wheeler.
U. S. COURT IN SESSION.
HlTNTBVtLLE. At., Nov 27. (Snl.l
i. ..i.... - t i!,-.,l.b if the l'nlteil
States district court, convened the full
term of court here .Monoav ann oegan
work immedialelv on the criminal
locket The grand jury, ot wnicn a.
M ("alter, of Athens Is foreman, began
Hs session Immediately. This term of
court Is morn than a month late ana
there is uulte an accumulation of cases
on the dockets Jck Williams, of
Cullman, charged with illicit distilling,
was acquitted yesterday afternoon.
BACKS UP WILSON.
PARIS, Nov. 27. At a meeting of the
general federation of tabor l'residcnt
I. con Jouhaux read the federation's
peace program. It renewed then tho
federation's approval or President Wil
son's --fourteen points ' and demanded
for labor an official place at the peace
, enference. the deliberations of which
would he public.
DAVIS REACHES U. S.
N'F.W YORK, Nov 27 - John I. Davis,
new)) appointed American ambassador
to tlreat Britain, vi a passenger on
the Krench line steamer Espagne, which
arrived here today from Bordeaux.
NCAPACITATED MEN
WILL BE SOON OUT