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U. S. Sleuth Makes Public
Wire Sent by Von Bern
storff Regarding Wililam
Bayard Hale.
WASHINGTON, Pec. 6-In telling his
story of German propaganda in America,
A. Bruce Bielaski, chief of the bureau
of investigation of the department of
Justice, today laid before the senate
committee investigating brewery and
German propaganda, cablegrams ex
changed in IMS by Count von Bern
storff, then ambassador here, and the
Berlin foreign office.
One of Bernstorff messages urged
that special favor be shown William
Bayard Hale, an American about to
visit Berlin as a newspaper correspond
ent, because he was employed by the
Hearst organs, which, the message said,
had outspokenly placed themselves ou
the German side.
Bielaski told the conmlttee that Hale
was on the Hearst pay roll for $300 a
week and also was employed at $15,000
a year by a publicity organisation
formed in this country by Dr. Bernard
Dernburg, the German propagandist.
Suggesting on June 2, 1916, that the
time was favorable "to get Hearst to
send a first-rate Journalist to Berlin,"
Bernstorff told the foreign office that
the man selected was Hale, who, he
said, had, been a confidential agent of
the embassy since the beginning of the
war and was bound as such by contract
to June 23, 1918.
"Hearst," the ambassador's message
Mid, "is not awaro that Hale Is our
agent, but knows him only as a Ger
manophlla Journalist who has contrib
uted leading articles to uppers."
Hale, according to Sir. Bielaski, was
paid by the German government to visit
Rumania, and, if possible, prevent en
trance of that nation irjto the war. Mr.
Hearst, Bielaski Haid. Vas ignorant of
Hale's employment on the latter mis
sion. Never Succeeded.
Bielaski said Germany never succeed
ed In seducing an American official, "if
We except Congressman Buchanan, of
Illinois, who got mixed up with Von
Rlntelen In labor's peace council."
Following is the message of June C,
sent by Bernstorff through Buenos
Aires and Stockholm:
"In conformity to your excellency's
wish. I suggest that the present is a
favorable time to get Hearst to send
a first-rate Journalist to Berlin. The
man selected, W. B. Halo, has been, as
your excellency knows, since the be
ginning of the war, a confidential agent
of the embassy, and as such has been
bound by contract until June 23, 1918.
In mailing this arrangement the main
lda was that Hale would be the most
suitable man to start the reorganisa
tion of the news service after peace on
the right lines.
"I request full confidence may be ac
corded to Hale, who will bring with him
letter of recommendation from me to
Dr. Hamman. Hearst Is not aware that
Hale Is our agent, but knows him only
03 a Gcrmanophlle Journalist, who has
contributed leading articles to news
papers." ' .
Another message aaieo junc o, mm,
aid:
"Hale tells me, end Hearst confirms,
the latter Is rather hurt that on Wle
gand's account, the World gets all the
important Berlin Interviews. I recom
mend that under suitable circumstances
Hale should, for obvious reasons, be
given preference, as Hearst organs
have during the course of war always
placed themselves outspokenly on our
side."
10 RULE WORLD,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. Public opin
ion and not military force should and
will be the chief factor In enforcing
decrees of a league of nations, Senator
Lewis, of Illinois, Democrat, declared
today In an address In the senate. It
was public opinion, he said, that
brought about the defeat of Germany
and it Is to public, opinion that the
world must look in the future to pre
aerve peace.
Senator Lewis said that because of
the demands that may he made by
some nations as against others, the
successful operation of the league may
furnish greater cause for apprehension
than its failure to function. Illustrating,
he said:
"In Asia, Japan, taking China in
her guardianship, will solicit Britain
and France to demand of us, as a
faithful ally, the abolishment of ex
clusion of the-Asiatlo from our citlsen
shlp. And If these European allies de
cline they become the victims of Ja-
fan's natural discrimination In trade,
f they consent and successfully pre
vail upon us, promptly will they expect
of Japan and her associates to com
mand us to take down the barriers
of obstruction to Europe In South and
Central America called the Monroe
doctrine. From all these our tomor
rows are filled with perils and our
todays wl ' w ruing.
Must Be Firm.
"We must Insist now on unrestricted
freedom of the tea. I define this
for the United States to be an open
aea, free ports, free harbors, to use
to the same extent any nation extends
to its own people, and as extended by
the United States to other nations. 1
feel that to us a free Sues canal, aa
to Britain, and free Mediterranean as
to France, Is due In exchange for our
making our Panama canal and Manila
bay free to these nations. From thesa
demands we will run counter to a self
serving Interest long preserved by these
people aa their policy of commercial
preservation. For us to demand the
abandonment of these means confusion
and embarrassment, from which can
follow what has followed from similar
situations in past years conflict
"I may not live to see the develop
ment of this anticipated danger, and
It may never arise. On the other hand,
there are those in my country who feel
that if these dancers which I anore-
hend should arise, that the conceding
01 me oemanas wnicn may be sought
to avoid thes dangers would be small
In their loss compared to the great
gains which through all the time pre
ceding we would enjoy from the policy
Inaugurated and established by this
league.
Referring to President Wilson's mis
sion abroad, Senator Lewis quoted a
Biblical passsgo In whjch Moses was
warned against making "a covenant
with the Inhabitants of the land whith
er thou goeat, lent It be or a snare
In the midst of thee."
"I put before the country this warn
ing," said Senator Lewis, 'that In the
Sast the great wars of the world have
een conducted between those who pre
viously were allies, and grew from the
execution of compacts of peace, so
called, of those who were called the
allies.
"1 will not be blind to this prosrect
even as between ourselves and those
we now call the allies. It Is because
of this that 1 speak to provide a meth
od in the hope that when these thlnga
do arise the consequences may be min
imized to wbeie war may be avoided."
HE
PUBLIC
OPINION
SAYS SEN
LEWIS
DmiAin fLLUbtU
a in
TO PUNISH BOCHE
Lloyd George, " in Detailed
Statement, Asserts Kaiser
Must Be Prosecuted and
Calls War Crime.
EXPULSION OF ENEMIES
PROMISED TO ENGLAND
Legal Experts, After Study of
Question, Decide Former
German Ruler Should Be
Tried by International Court
LONDON, Dec. S In the detailed re
statement of his policy issued by Pre
mier Lloyd-Oeorge, calling for the trial
and punishment of the men responsible
for the wsr, however high their place,
he pledged the entire influence of the
British gavernment at the peace con
ference to see that Justice waW done.
In declaring for the expulsion and
exclusion of all enemy aliens frorti Brit
ish soil, the premier pointed out that
a considerable proportion of enemy resi
dents in the United Kingdom idurlng
the war had abused British hospitality
and thus had forfeited their claims
to remain.
In his statement the premier, after
paying a warm tribute to the soldiers
and sailors of the empire said:
"The kaiser must be prosecuted. The
war was a crime. Who doubts that?
It was a frightful, terrible crime! It
was a crime In the way in which it
was planned and In the deliberate wan
tonness with which it was provoked.
It also was a crime in the invasion of
a helpless little state and In the wicked
and most brutal treatment of that little
state. Remember the treaty of neu
trality, the scrap of paper!
"Surely the war was a crime. And
the fact that all these Iniquitous things
were done in the name of war and
under the imperial edict of an auto
crat does not change their nature The
war was a hideous, abominable crime,
a crime which has sent, millions of the
best young men of Europe to death and
mutilation and has plunged myriads
of homes Into desolation.
"Is no one responsible? Is no one to
be called to account'.' Is there to be no
punishment? Surely that Is neither
Uod s Justice nor man . The men re
sponsible for this outrage on the hu
man race must not be let off because
their heads were crowned when they
perpetrated me deed.
Experts Agree.
"The British gavernment referred the
question of the criminal culpability of
the kaiser and his accomplices to their
law officers some ween ago. They
Invited a body of Jurists In Kngland to
Investigate the matter and they have
unanimously come to the conclusion
that the kaiser and his accomplices In
the making of this war ought to be
tried by an international court. Thev
also reported strongly in favor of the
punishment of those guilty of murder
on the high seas and the abominable
Ill-treatment of prisoners.
"The British government will use its
vnote influence at tne peace confer
ence 10 see mat justice is executed.
"After what has happened In the last
four or five years it Is Impossible to
entertain In our midst a population of
which a considerable portion abused our
hospitality. This has been demonstra
ted by evidence impossible to ignore.
They spied and plotted and assisted
Germany in forming plans for the de
struction of a country which offered
them hospitality. They thus have for
feited any claim to remain.
"Further, It would lead to Inevitable
irritation and disturbance If Germans
who have been fightmg us for four
years came to take the bread of the
mouths of (he men whom they for
four years sought to destroy, and "much
as I regret that, it Is impossible to
have free intercourse between all na
tions. I hold we are up against the
events of the last few years, for which
Germany alone is responsible and she
must abide the consequences.
"All the European allies have ac
cepted the principle that the- central
powers must pay the cqst of the war
up to tho limit of her capacity The
allies propose to appoint a committee
of experts to examine the best metWM
of exacting the indemnity.''
In one passage of his program, that
dealing with measures for ttn Innreaae
of British output. Lloyd George says;
"There Is one condition for the suc
cess of all efforts to increase the out
put of this country, natnery, confidence.
Bolshevism Is the poison of production.
Russia proves that. Russia will not be
gin the building up of a productive sys
tem until Bolshevism has worked itself
out."
First Wireless Messages
Reach Tumulty Prom Chief
Aboard Ship.
WASHINGTON, Deo. Messages di
recting the disposition of official busi
ness nave begun to reach the White
House from President Wilson, at aea
aboard the transport George Washing
ton. Secretary Tumulty, who went to
New York to see the president off for
the peace conference Wednesday, got
hack to his desk today in time to han
dle the first of the Instructions.
It Is understood that all the wireless
dispatches so far have dealt only with
routine executive business and that ex
cept for a report on the nomination of
Carter Olass aa secretary of the treas
ury. It has not been necessary to bring
any matter of Importance tq the presi
dent's attention. Mr. Tumulty expects,
however, to communicate with his chief
almost as freely as though he were in
the White House. A special code for
the purpose has been devised by cipher
experts and the executive messages are
given priority over all other business
through the naval radio.
The appointment of a new director
general of railroads. It was said today,
probably will be delayed at least until
near the first of the yea. Dlaector
Oeneral McAdoo's resignation waa ac
cepted to take effect Jan. 1 or when
his successor In appointed. There are
indications that the president would
like to have some Idea of the possible
attitude of congress toward the rail
road problem before announcing the
appointment.
GERMAN PROFESSORS
DEMANDING ASSEMBLY
BKRLIN, Deo. 6. (By the Associated
Press.) Eight hundred and forty-six
members of faculties of German uni
versities have signed a statement de
manding the onruest possible convoca
tion of a national assembly. Among the
reasons given by the signers is that
the new American congress which
comes into office on March 4 "likely
will be dominated by Republican Im
perialists, who will oppose President
Wilson's 14 points " '
j !-e call concludes:
"If we desire an even half-way tol
erable peace which would serve the
vital Interests of Germany we must,
at least, conclude n temporary peace
before that time."
WILSON DIRECTING
NATION VIA RADIO
WILL FELlOWt 1 i M HERE
TO HSV.P TUt COO0FIU.OWS
WHO'LL GiM-MC n BON '.I
svkt.1
Tennese Fair, somewhat colder In
east; warmer In west Saturday.
Mississippi Fair, little change in
temperature.
Arkansas- Fair.
Alabama Fair, little change in tem
perature. Kentucky Fair, warmer Saturday.
Louisiana. Oklahoma, West and East
Texas Fair.
South Carolina Fair, somewhat cold
er In north.
Georgia and Florida Fair, little
change in temperature.
Kansa Fair, somewhat warmer.
BIG Ui DRIVE
Issues Statement in Which He
Calls Upon Every Memphlan
to Redeem His Pledge Dur
ing Weekjjf Dec. 9 to 14.
Mayor Monteverde Friday threw
himself squarely Into the movement for
the redemption of war savings pledges
during the week of Dec. 1.14, set aside
for the purpose, by Issuing a strong
appeal to the people of Memphis to
redeem their pledges without further
delay.
He also announced that he would en
list the aervlcea of the headi of de
partments of the city government, and
through their co-operallon. obtain the
active aid of every employe on the
pay roll of the city. In giving impetus
to the pledge redemption campaign.
His statement follows:
"The people of Memphis and Shelby
eountv have signed approximately Tl,
000 pledges to buy war savings stamps
during the current year, and the ma
jority of these have not been re
deemed. "These pledges have been accepted
hy the United Statea government In
good faith and they represent a moral
obligation from which there Is no pos
sible escape,
"f, therefore, aa mayor of Memphis,
appeal to them to redeem their pledges
without further delay, thua keeping a
eolemn obligation which la none the
less binding because voluntarily as
sumed. "Memphis and Shelby county have
never failed in any activity connected
with the winning of the war, and the)
cannot afford to mar this magnificent
record Just when victory has crowned
the efforts of the United States and its
allies.
"I am requesting the commissioners
of the various departments of the city
government to organlie their forces so
as to aid in every possible way In se
curing prompt redemption of these
pledges during war savings pledge re
demption week, Dec. 9-14."
Heads 0. of 0. Committee.
L. K. Salsbury, president of
Chamber of Commerce, Friday appoint
ed A. E. Jennings as representative of
that organisation in the campaign. He
will have charge of the offices to be
opened In the Chambor of Commerce
building to facilitate redemption of
pledges. Through appointment of Mr.
Jennings, the Chamber of Commerce
becomes an Important factor In the
campaign and one that promises to be
very helpful.
I). M. Armstrong, cnairman or me
Shelby county war savings committee,
Is enlisting the aid of every organisa
tion In Memphis, so far as possible, in
this pledge redemption campaign, and
declared Friday that he had two very
positive and definite ends in view:
"One is the desire to see the people
of Memphis and Shelby county, who
have signed these pledges, regard the
resultant obligation in the way In
which It should ba looked upon, and
the other Is to provide the government
with the money which is represented
by these pledges," he said.
Autoists to Assist.
Mrs. Hugh Hayley, chairman of the
feature work of the publicity commit
tee, is rapidly completing plans for ef
fective operations through automobiles
on Main street. Speakers for these
machines will be provided by Mrs S.
J. Ellis, chairman of the speakers' com
mittee of the women's unit or the
Council of National Defense. In ad
dition to theae, however. Mrs. Hayley
will have the iervlces of Dr. W. D
Buckner and Dr. C. H. Williamson,
who have rendered such valiant aid In
Liberty loan campaigns and in war
fund drives Music will be furnished
but will differ from that used In any
previous word of this character.
The four-minute men are familiarising
themselves with what they will say to
their audiences, and It is already ap
parent that the campaign will be con
ducted with such fore and vigor that
no man, woman or child in Memphis
who has sighed a pledge card will fall
to redeem it, because of lack of ap
peals to that end or because of Ignor
anoe of the nature and character of
the obligation.
SETH WALKER SEEKS
SENATE SPEAKERSHIP
Seth Walker, member of the state
legislature from Lebanon, and candi
date for speaker, wilt arrive in Mem
phis early next week and call on the
members of the Shelby county delega
tion In the Interest or his candidacy.
Frank J. Rice, senator-elect, sneak
ing for himself, and Frank D. Fuller,
his colleague In the senate, say they
favor Andrew L. Todd, of Murfrees
boro. CORPORAL PUNISHMENT
IN ARMY IS ABOLISHED
tlee of tying military prisoners to the
bars of cells, snd all other methods of
severe corporal punishment has been
ordered abolished by -the war depart
ment. Secretary Baker, In making this
announcement today, said, the efficien
cy of such punishment as a deterrent
to violation of military rule had been
found to be questionable.
WINDOW IS SMASHED.
Merchandise valued at approximately
100 comprised the loot obtained by a
window smasher early Thursday night
when he hurled a psdded stone through
the window of Mrs. J Tinea's place, 518
South Main street. Included among the
stolen articles were bracelets, watches
and tobacco.
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MAYOR GOES
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CAMPAIGN TO END
.eader of U. S. Forces
iGIS
BEST V OF
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Wonderful Story of Final
Smashing of Germany's
Armies Shows How Nation
Gave Its All When Needed.
BY FRANK H. 8IMOMM.
The News 8clmltar' Military Exeert.
NEW TORK. I'ec. Although there
are already scores of narratives of the
first battle of the Somme. the slmpleat
and the best account is that contained
in the official report of Field Marshal
Sir Douglas Hals, and It may be
doubted If America s share in the win
ning of the final campaign of the war
will ever be more concisely or Impres
sively presented than In the modest and
straightforward statement of Oen.
Pershing What we did in the War Is
all set forth there with only the value
of the service unappraised
It Is, too, a wonderful story. On
April 20, at Seichnrey, we had a skirm
ish, memorable only for a certain quali
ty which It disclosed in our young
troops. On April !6 our First division
went Into action and took Cantlgny,
held It, broke the counter-attacks.
Cantlgny Is the beginning. We arrived
there after the first flood of the Ger
man rush had been checked We
opened the process of regaining logt
ground
A Utile more than a month later
Ludendorff wins his last victory and
bursts across the Aisne. In that crltloal
hour American divisions, gathered up
from rest camps, seized upon In the
moment of supreme necessity, appear
on the road to Paris and south of the
bridge across the Marne at Chateau
Thierry. In both places We hold. The
marines win new gjory and the road to
Paris Is barred We were the last re
serve In that moment, and, little as we
had to give, it was Just enough.
Another month and the tide turns
While divisions of ours share the bur
den of breaking Ludendorff a final bid
for success, others are with Mangln In
the spearhead of Foch's counter-offensive.
Ours Is rmly a smaller share. It
Is Gouraud who breaks the German
attack; theplek of the French storm
troops ere with Mangln. But wl are a
part All through the next weeks our
divisions begin to get in and share In
rolling the Germans hack from the
Marne to the Vesle and ihe Alsne.
Big Chance Comes.
Then, at last, the greater ehanee
onmes. We have an army, nd In mid
September our army fights Its flrgt
battle at St. Mlhlel. It marks the flrgt
recession of the German from ground
held since 114 He loses towns and
territory, he loses 16,000 prisoners, while
our casualties are-but 7,00. This I
our first real blow, but more is to com
shortly,
As It Hands, In the last days of Sep
tember, the German is hard pressed on
all fronts. His retreat has begun and
for this retreat he has two routes that
northward through Liege, that south
ward throuvh Sedan. It is to be our
mission to close the southern door, If
we nan Then, ao great is the concen
tration of man, material and munition
which the Germans neve in four years
accumulated In France and Belgium.
disaster Is bound to follow. Tne t.iege
neck of the bottle is too narrow to
serve the purpose.
ba from Sept, K to. Nov. 1J we fight
l close that Sedan gateway. One army
grows to two, and besides we lend di
visions to help In Flanders and Cham
pagne We lack tanks and war ma'
ferial, for our allies need all their re
sources elsewhere. We have to make
men serve for machines. The German
perceives the peril and sends his best
troops to face us. Forty divisions first
and last. For more than a month he
holds his ground, but his strength be
gins to ebb, he cannot keep up the
pace, and Nov. 1 we break through
and In the next days our troop reach
the edge of Bedan, the southern gate
way Is closed There Is left surrender
or a supreme disaster, and Ludendorff
chooses to nurrendsr.
The thing that happened to Napoleon
haa then happened to William II. In
the end the young-troops of the aroused
nationalities of KUrope wore out his
veterans. To the end his troops fought
well and the skill of his command was
unmistakable, hut he lacked the force
His victories were local find of pass
ing importance; his defeats were heavy
and his battle losses irreplaceable. Ho
finally we had the abdication of Kon
tnlnbleau, compunlon piece to the armi
stice of Senile.
When Ludendorff began his last cam
paign our allien were outnumbered by
upward of 40 divisions and wc had one
division readv. When it ended we had
40 divisions, 110 in the field. 10 ser ma
ss material to replace wastage More
than all else this tells the story of the
campaign of 19U. Selchprey with a
regiment, Cantlgny with a division, not
more than three divisions at the Marne
In June, perhaps twice as many in July
and then one army at St Mihlel. In
September, two between the Sellle and
the Bar in October.
We were the last reserve of civilisa
tion. We arrived terribly late upon a
field on which disaster had been
avoided onlv by the supreme and un
believable heroism and devotion of our
associate But having arrived wc gave
all that we had unhesitatingly and what
wc gave was placed In the hnnds 01
one of the greatest captains of all time.
The winning of this war Is not the
single achievement of any nation. Com
parisons of amounts contributed will
not be made by those who shared all
tho tasks lnyel)y and to the limit of
their capacities. It Is for our allies to
appraise the value of our services, but
they will be the first to recognise that
national sense of deep and lasting pride
In our young army, newly ooni from
farm and factory, which made the cam
paign of the Meusc of 1918. broke the
German lines, closed the Sedan gate
way and were on the road to Germany
itself, when the foe surrendered.
As for 0n. Pershing, his personal
achievement Is revealed In that of his
army and he wisely and characteris
tically leaves It at that. But how many
foolish tongues will be silenced by I he
generous and just tribute he makes to
our associates abominable word to
our allies
(Copyright. by the New York
Tribune. Inc.l
FARMERS' CONGRESS
, TO ADJOURN FRIDAY
JACKSONVILLE, Fia., rc . The
sessions of the thirty-eighth National
Farmers' congress, which opened here
Tuesday, will he oonclttded this after
noon when the program of the Farm
Women's National congress, sn aux
iliary of the Farmers' National con
gress, Is completed. Having finished
their business Thursday afternoon, the
main organlratlnn gave over the re
maining time of the congress to women
who are practical farmers, and there
are manv of them here from all parts
of the United States.
On the program for addresses today
were: W. J. Bears, member of con
gress from Florida; Mrs. Frank K Jen
nings, of Jacksonville, chairman of the
women's rommlttee of the State Coun
cil of Defense; Charles W Jenkins, of
1 Philadelphia, managing editor of the
Farm Journal; Marvle Jordan, ex-president
of the Farmers' National con
gress, and James R. niakeelea, fourth
assistant postmaster-general.
Tomorrow the delegate') will be taken
for a trip through St. Johns and
Flagler counties to view the great potato-growing
sections of Florida.
OIL MAGNATE ROBBED
ON BUSY THOROUGHFARE
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 6 Blmer I.
Vlnyard, oil operator at Tulsa, Okla.,
was held up by two armed bandit and
robbed of (100 at a busy street corner
this morning. The robbers upd In
the crowd.
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FTEHXOON, DECEMBER . 1918.
Great Cause Gets
i Support of This
Real Goodfellow
BY A. GOODFELLOW.
Remember Montjrue tilas' rip-roaring farce "Potash and
Perlfnutter"?
Recall how Mawruss always
down, underhand method so that
inclosed- would show nuicklv?
'ughet mvself almost sick over that
little atunt and It was nrought buck to
tne forclbh todav when I onened the
Goodfellow mall. As usual the mail
was hav There were several hun
dred pleas from little folk who ate
uklng you to remember them And
then, too, there were several letters
from Qoodfeiiow who have heeded ihe
call from the children
Than 1 came across the one on which
this message is hinged it was a neatly
addressed missive. In square envelope,
with a brief note to the effect that the
writer wlnlied his identity to remain
stera would have a big Christmas It
was postmarked from a nusy little town
In Mississippi and was signed "A
Mississippi Goodfellow. "
I read the note casually, somewhat
Indifferently, then save It a shake.
Get This.
Goodfellows, listen' I'll give you my
word out of that folded letter fell a
bill of a denomination totally foreign
to a newspaper man's financial con
ceptions An etnplove, who had once
worked in s bank, finally Identified it
and yours truly got tne shock of hi
young life.
The bill, all in one piece, the green
est, prettiest, btggest bill In the world,
genuine legal tender, was stamped $10
Oh, boy' Fifty dollars for the Good
fellows' fund. It was a real I'erlmutter
find, believe me. My only regret Is
that we can't thank Its donor In per
son wc can only hepe that he reads
this and that by so doing he can gain.
In some degree, the depth of gratitude,
the sincere feeling of thank that Is
extended this unidentified Goodfellow
on tiehalf of the child with the sob In
Its heart.
Several other Goodfellow, one of
whom ent In a tnembrshlp fee of a
ft bill wrapped In a piece of plain
paper, also enlisted in the greatest of
all causes When they awaken Xmas
morning it will be with the feeling
that they have not passed by on the
other aide, and we know that theirs
QUAKE RECORDED;
CITIES ARE SHAKEN
WASHINGTON, Dec. t. An earthqugkn of groat Intensity, approx
imately 2,800 mile gouth of Washington, was recorded etrly today on
the eeisuiofraph at the Georgetown observatory. The shocks bet-in
ning at 3:48 o'clock and continuing
one minute attar . o eioek tne neeflieg wero dislodged from the n
chine. a
Theni h atiothir sharp shock
... .1 W ........... A . . , U A ik. J J , .. U.
at mv vmni ivw uw uieiuruc was in noutn America.
VANCOUVER. B. C, Dec. fi
an urn uiuuRHn uviuur at id.in nun nii'miii. rne tremors, which ap
peared to b from north to the south, were felt for two minute, a
distinct rumbling was noticeable. Occupants of tall buildings were es
pecially affected by thp disturbance, many being i,ed with nausea.
The shock ws felt In all parts of the city, many persons being
awaiened by the shaking of furnitnre and the tumbling of dishes.
VICTORIA, U C, Dec. 6.- A pronounced earthquake of several sec
onds' duration was felt hare at K':4c o'clock thin tuornlng. House
shook and windows rattled over the city. Island points in the Imme
diate vicinity also reported noticing the disturbance.
RKATTT.W Vah Dee What waa hellnvnH I,. K ........ ji-
- . .
turbance was fall In Seattle at 1 2 : 4
HOOOB UUIlUingB in 111'1 UllWlHUWU
WASHINGTON, Dec Two army
casualty list made public here today
contain a total of 1.7S0 names, divided:
Killed in action, HI"': died from
wounds, 41; died, accident and other
causes, five; died, airplane accident,
three; died of dleeaen, m, wounded
verely, IDS; wounded, degree unde
termined, l0, wounded slightly, M
miming In action. 117
Included In the ltsi
TENNESSEE
Killed In sctlnn: Lieut Cyrus Qam
r JM , Memphis; Beige nt .rahn W.
Whltwnrth, Big Bndv Corporal Connie
H. Sherrlll, K.Vl 2, West Tori. 1'ri
vle Paul A Bunn, Sherwood; Wil
liam J. Wiseman. It. F. P. I, rilntvllle.
Pled of disease: Corporals John P.
Tallmit, R. F. D. I, Maryvllle; Kill
fmlth, Staunton; Prlvute .lames A.
orlan, 1206 James etren, Memphis;
James Brown. Gold Dust; Hugh McC.
CantrellR. Y. IX 4. Greenfield; Itlley
Clement, Bavenmh: Robert Collins,
L f, p., Barilett; Sam Roberts, R. F.
f, 1, Lobeville. John R Sharp. R. F.
3, , Springfield: Robert Ttr, Tetaa
vlll; John N. Taylor. R V Ii J. Man
Chester: Orevar C ciiirdler. r F. D.
2. Hllham; Wilton B Jacobs. Bolivar;
CJesrge . Hunlaan. R. f. D. 2. Hm-
SeU; Cbnrad Hunter, Oleaaon: navld
Hunter, R. r. D. I, Smyrna; William
. power. R. F. D. 2, Kuchss; Troy
It. 8yk, R. K D. I, Beacon.
Wounded severely: Privet Walter
B. Ferguson, Meadow.
Wounded, degree undetermined pri
vate Kullus F Bennett, I'nbol, Moe
C. Harrison. R V I 1. Fobo. Dovl H.
ganford. Lane.
Wpunasd slightly: Sergeant Fred A.
NSllllng. Ill tT Kxcharse street, 1'nlon
Wty; cWll. A. Kerb's. R f D j.
Rlveii Corpor! GesTgS R Bradford,
Chattanooga; Privates Carroll (Irady
Russellvllle; Bryant MrK Collins. R
F. P. 2, Mota; Robert l.oe Price St
Clair; John Tucker. Krmus: Kred
Horton, Johnson City , Oroff 0. Bob
bin, McKenSle: William Robertson,
NMhvllle; Krnret W Siavley. Strlblln.
Missing lnetlon Privates Walter
nankin, V T D . Ibanon: Willie
Miller, Bristol
MISSISSIPPI
Kilted In action: I'rlvst John T.
Hlgdon, Brookbaven. Willi Dillon, R.
F. B 4. Magnolia.
Wed of disease Privates Alonso Gil
lespie, R. F. ! I, West Point; Willie
Hardin. R F. I) 1 I'elhoun City; Willie
Hicks, CrBwder, Krnt Lewis. R F 1.
I, Jackson; Bpencer McMillan, R F 1
1, f)yk; Thomas 11. Poarrn. New Au-
Justa; Peter Beard, It F. D. 2, Canton;
ohn D. Vannoiden, Kioto; Alrus R
(Continued on Page 2, Column 4.)
EXPECT OPPOSITION TO
UNION AVENUE CHANGE
Tho proposition of changing the
name of Union avenue to Woodrow
Wlleon avenue probably will be pre
sented to the city commissioners at
the meeting of the commission Tuei
day, according to Mayor Monteverde
It Is understood there will be strong
opposition to changing the name of this
thorougt fre, notwithstanding the pa
triotic motive that prompt the advo
cate ol th change.
iCASUALTY LIST!
mail in lus upside
if there was any
will be a Christmas or double signifi
cance. Everybody has hesrn of the Associ
ated Charities if anyone knows the
leal meaning of poverty It I Mls Ru.
oil and her staff of able assistant.
The) know what the ttoodftllowa are
doing and Ihey have joined 'he fuli
stocklng forces All of the children of
the poor they come tn contact with arc
listed mid the list turned over to us.
These children will be remembered with
a real i 'hristtiiaa. a Christmas in which
the little beneficiaries will suffer no
embarrassment and the charity
you dispense at Yulellde will
not ! paraded before the public lt'
touch and go with us snd when a child
sets n iioo4fcllow package the only
Identification on the parcel Is the
youngster's name and address snd a
card wishing It a Merry Christina.
Nothing more.
(loodfellows let's get busy Don't
delay sny longer We need a tremen
dous fund this year, Price are high
end if ws are (o gel Hround over tne
long, long list the Goodfeilows' Santa
Claus has prepared we must have your
support Let's have your bit at once
Let' make the kid forget there is such
thiiut as being loo poor to expert a
visit from thai glorious personage,
Santa Claus
IT'S UP TO YOU.
Goodfellows'
Roll of Honor
Prevlouslv acknowleged $725 27
A Mississippi Hellbw 60 00
C (i Callfcott, Alligator, Ml It 00
Ra C, White 1.00
0 M. Peck oo
fin Name h 00
Julian h Hrode is (in
J Vincent 1'cra 6.00
Total $UUi
one hour, were io severe that at
at 7 :22 o'clock and it was thought
. . a . . , . ...
-This city was shaken violently by
. - M ,,,, . ,1
r. o'clock UiIm morning. The tremor
Uinilltl.
HOSPITAL VESSEL
Think Wireless Damaged on
Board Returning Army
Ship.
NRW YORK, Dee. .-Thr army au
Ihorltle here announced ledsy they
had been unable to get in touch by
wireless with the United States hospital
ship Cotnforl since yesterday after
noon The last wireless message re
ceived from the veal, whloh I re
luming from Ktirope with 401 Ameri
can wounded troops, reported he wa
delayed by heavy torm. hut wa not
In distress
II la believed by the military authori
ties that the Comfort' wlrel ap
paratus may have been put out of com
mlnlson hy the storm. The military
authorities pointed alo to the circum
stances lhal many ship are passing to
the eastward and watward along the
course which tne comfort wa taking
when last heard from. If th hopltal
ahln had been In distress he would
have been able tn signal at least one
or theae vessels, which. In turn, pre
s'imhly would have reported the fact
by wireless. ICffnrts here to communi
cate wllh the Comfort arc rontlmilne
It la nol known whether any officers
Hie on neard
"There is no ratiae for apprehension
regardinu the Comfort," aald Brla.-
ijen ii H McManua. In command of
me pori nr embarkation "All ablps
nsve ripen coming somew-nst late ow
ing to the atorm. We did not emmet
the Comfort to arrive before today. It.
Is nol strange that wo have not been
;ihe t" get the Comferl hy wirele, a
smoothing may gone wrong with her
a Ii eless apparst ua."
MURFREESB0R0 BOY
DIES FROM PLANE FALL
FORT WORTH. Texaa. Wee I.J K.
Overall, of Murfreeibore, Tenn., avia
tion eadat t Barron field, died this
morning from injuries sustained yea
terday At the time of the in-cldenl h
was in charge of l.leut. Lowell Meln
'ey Peterson, of Boston, wbo waa killed
lntn;lv In the eroah. They fell out
of a tall spin
I, lent. Petersen, came from Hcott field
to Fort Worth. Per 2.
MORE WAGES ORDERED
FOR ATLANTA CARMEN
WASHINGTON. Dec Increased
wages and reinstatement of two om
pleyes were ordered by the war labor
board today In the Atlanta Struct I ar
i sn Wages of conductors nnd motor
men are to be K, " and 40 rents an
hour.
WARN ABOUT STORM.
WASHINGTON, Dec . Warning of
a northwest storm today and tonight
along the roat from Norfolk to Bos
ton, reaching gale force north of the
Delaware capea. was Issued today by
the weather bureau.
opened the
the ni"iic
LOSE TOUCH
m
IMMEDIATE ACTION
ON SOLDIER FARMS
DEEMED ESSENTIAL
See One Obstacle in Way of
Colonization Plan in Needed
Legislation to Gain Federal
Support.
C. OF C. EXPECTED TO
SOON ANNOUNCE STAND
Opposition to Scheme Adopted
in Australia Quickly Van
ishes as Project's Real
Scope Is Explained.
a
The Chamber of Commerce will decide
within the nest few ilsvs l( it propo
to go on record to get definitely behind
a movement for the colonisation of re
lurnini aoldiera.
At flrt bluah there Is sonic objection
to the plan 11 M Cottrell, of the
bureau of farm development sayi a ma
jority of the pereciw he speak with on
the subject are opposed to .in organised
and systematic effort to place ihe sol
diers on farms at n given place and
under certain conditions, but nben the
proposition I thoroughly understood
nearly everyone is favorable to Ii
One thing is certain. In view of the
rapidity with which the soldier are
being deinohlllied. nnd that is If sin -tblna
Is to be accomplished the machin
ery of Ihe club must begin working
erly One obstruction In the wuv of
Immediate result! Is the luck of de-
auale legislation. In his farewell" ad
ress Prraldent Wilson outlined a plan
which has his approval and which was
prepared by Hecretary Lane, of the de
partment of the Interior. The congress
will be aiked to pass the bill before ib i
i hr 1st mas holidays, hut the muttd is
decidedly uncertain due to Ihe abaorp
lion of congress over the developments
lately arising indicating that politics is
likely to conaume the remainder of tho
preaent lon
State Must Act.
Hut even If the conares shall nss
lb legislation, this territory would not
secure any advantage from It, unlet
ine atata annum pas en.ipimg act.
Arkantaa ha the matter well In hand
and may be depended upon to keep her
claims at the front. Mlsalslppl has no
legislature 'hi.i year und there is no
Indication that (ov. Bilbo will convene
an extraordinary eesslon The Tennes
see legislature meeti In January mid by
that time the fate of the nutlonal leglgn
lallon will be known and the state
measure may be pressed for pussase
The plan, roughly staled, I for the
ffovernment and the states to acquire
srge tract of land, something like
10.000 acrea to the tract, for develop
menl The eoldlers will bn paid far
clearing, fencing, draining and improv
ing It anq building goon roads tni'oiign
It. Then the land will be aold to the
soldier at a reasonable price with a
long period In which to pay for It. 'fh"
government will eierclae general uper
vlalon over the cultivation nnd will
teach and direct the cultivation of
crop according to the best spproved
methods. The beat method of mar
keting will he taught and the former
soldier will have every opportunity and
every assistance to miike him an Inde
pendent and suttCicasful furmer with a
small outlay of money
Kngland ban operated Ihe scheme
somewliHt on that line In Australia anil
New Zealand. A similar plan hs been
proposed for tho returning (oldleis In
Storm any.
It will he surprising to many to learn
that (he government has conducted
census among the soldier who came
from Ihe farm, and It Is snld that the
plan proposed la looked upon by them
wllb favor.
Oommittee Busy.
Frank H. Harden, chairman of a
committee of the Chamber of Com
merce, called together a few ndvlsera
Thursday for a nlaculon of the plan,
and It waa agreed that Ihe club should
bo asked to take active measures for
fostering the movement Among Ihose
who wnl uver the matter with hlni
wer C. J Haas. 0, T Fltshugh II M
Cottrell and J M Goff, who, wlills not
sltogatjier agreed aa to the details of
the measure, were of the opinion that
the Chsmber of Commerce should be
preparod with the necessary funds and
the naceaaarv organisation to carry out
without delay the provlalen of what
ever legislation may be passed on the
subject by locating the colony, or aev
ral oolonlea, In the Memphis territory
Mr Hayden made puhlio eaver let
ter he had received from different
member of the congress on the sub
ject. Those who wrote to him In re
apone te his Influtry concerning thalr
attltud on the leglalatlon were Repre
sentative Caraway of Arkanaaa and
Him nd Padgett of Tenneaaee. Kaeh
espreaaed a general approval of the
scheme without committing" hlmslf
to sny psrtlculsr messure on the aub-
jsci
It la eapecled that the cllljena
throughout the country will comniuni
cate with their repreaentstlvea and
urge their fsvorable consideration of
the mur It I believed I hat auf
flclent pressure can be brought to bear
If the public can be ufflrlently erotiaed
te guarantee the enactment of the law
Outlines Plan.
Mr. Hayden said Friday that the pub
licity campaign which he and members
of his committee hsv mspped out msy
ha outlined sa followa
Flrat ; An aducallonsl campaign
anions the people of Memphis and the
Memphis territory to enlighten them
on the plsns of the government for
nAttllnsr returned soldier on landa In
various parts of the country, to arouse
ihem to the necessity of prompt and
vigorous sctlnn, and to gsln their
whole-hearted support In the move
ment. Second: Appointment of a commit
tee that will have charge of puablng
the necessary legislation through con
gress. Third Appointment of a trl slates
legls'stlve committee that will oo-eper-ate
with the gentlemen who have been
named to look aftr preparation of the
enabling acta required In theae slates
and thst will air! In securing passage
of suae Iswa aa are needed to Insure
the success of the soldier fsrm move
ment. Boost Farm Life.
Fourth: A ijrsUmstlc effort to reach
the men from the three states In can
lonmenta In this country or oversess
nd to convince thm that farm life
offor the preateet opportunity to them
and that. In aelectlns farms on which
to locate, they can not find landa richer
or more productive than those avail
able In Mississippi. Arkansas and Ten
nessee. Sneaking of the latter phase of the
(vol Ii Mr Hayden said
"After sll Is said and done, It rests
with the soidler to say where he wants
to go. We might provide the landa and
dp everything elae necessary and then
signally fall If we overlooked reaching
the boy t heroRelvea. We are planning
to secure addresses of all the boys who
have gone from th trl-staten so that
literature, calling their particular at
Fention to the richness and productive
ness of lands In these tatea may bo
sent lo them. Furthermore, our plana
sail for sending literature along the
am lln to Ihe cantonment in thl
country and ovra and In all cases
where prartlaabls representatives of the
movement here will be ent to urge
settlement of auch soldiers on farms In
this territory."
NTM1JKI, 291
SERIOUS
1
BREAK OUT IN
Considerable Firing Is Heard
Upon Berlin Streets and
Trouble Is Due to German
Bolsheviki, Dispatches Say.
1.0NPON', tie Serious disorders
have arisen in Berlin and considerable
firing has occurred In the principal
street- acoordlng lo reports reaching
tho Dutch-German frontier, says an
Kxchatu-e Telegraph dispatch, from
Amsterdam. The trouble la ald to
have been caused by tho German)
Bolsheviki.
The Zurich correspondent of the Parts
Journal reported Thursday that he had
received advices that a terroriat revo
lution would break out In Berlin Fri
day evening. The revolt era. It waa
added would he led by I.iehknrcht, the
radical aodallat. who waa said tn have
IS, 000 well-armed men under Ilia com
mand. From the foregoing dispatch It la ap
parent the dlaorders took place before
Friday evening.
YANKS AND ALLIES TO
OCCUPY BERLIN REPORT
COPENHAGEN, Pec 0 Allied and
American forces will temporarily oc
cupy Berlin, which says that an Amer
ican wireless dispatch t" this effect
has been Intercepted by the ilrtnna
Tho newspaper ay that Mannheim
will he similarly occupied.
The reason for this action on the part
of the allies Is said to be a "regrettable
Incident iliirliiK which a supervisor of
a prisoners' camp shot three French
men." PERSHING REPORTS UPON
FURTHER UVSJDVANCES
WASHINGTON. Pec 0 Oen Per
Bhtng's report Wednesday night fol
low "Tho Third American army, continu
ing Its advance Into Germany, is to
nltrlit on ihe general line iHaadl-Wal-
tenborn-P unRaveraheuran-RinglkOT.
BRITAIN WILL DEMAND
END OF CONSCRIPTION
. m
DUNDEE, Dec s. tlly the .Vsaoclated
Frees i -The British represarttatlyes at
th peace conference will demand gen
eral and absolute abolition of conscrip
tion throughout Rurope. Winston
Spencer Churcniit msde this announce
ment In a speech here.
AMERICANS KEEP UP
MARCH; REST ABANDONED
WITH TIIH AMKR1CAN ARMY OF
OCCVPATPiN iby courlor to Nancy),
liee. (Hy the Aaaociatad PresS-lnr
The advance!! line of the AmortoUft
army continue Us movement Into Oer
tnsny. It had been planned to rest yes
terday, but th awing forward kept the
men in egcellent condition.
Rains and slippery roads Interfered
ellghtlv wllh the transport, but the
organisation wh unimpaired. There is
strict dherence ss yet to the origin!
ordera. but the advance Is hetng made
In such a manner that the movement
might lie converted Immediately lute
battle formation.
DISTRICTS ISOLATED AS
RESULT OF RIOTING
BAILS. Per. S (HaYSf.) Certain
districts have had tn bo entirely lso
lated on account of II " riots at Co-
(Continued
page S, Column 6.)
The Incresae In the number of Influ
ena cae reported hy local physicians
tn the city health department during
the psst three davs la not creating any
alarm to the rliv health department of
flciala, a sll cases reported ate said to
be )f a mild t pe
Four esses wpre reported Monday.
Then as the weather moderated th
number of cases increased dally, 1.1 be
ing reported Tuesday, 10 Wednesday
and 10 Thursday
A aurvey or the schools anil boapltsls
Wedneadav revealed to the aulhorltlea
that very little Infliienja la prevalent
there The schools have few colda
among the pupils but no cages of lnflu
ena. Seven cases of Influenza wer
reported t the Baptist Memorial ho.
pllal Thursday, but of these three were
from out of the city.
While the new form of the ma!dy I
mild and but few deaths hav rultl.
the health authorities are taking tpa
to prevent a recurrence of the epidemic
here, nd to this end are calling on th
people to observe the rule laid down
for It.; prevention so far as possible.
The health department has requested
the Memphis Street Railway company
to have the front windows of sll etreet
car left open, and thla request was
complied with Friday Inspector from
the board of health were stationed at
the ear barns lo see that all cars leav
ing and coming In had windows opened.
Irspeetors also hav been placed at the
I'nion and 'irand Central railroad eta
tlona to prevent gathering of crowds at
those plaeee,
"I see no reason for undue alarm over
the Influensa sltuntion, but do se the
necessity for co-operation on the part
of the public in obeervlng th rules
given bv the health department as the
beat method of preventing further
apread of the disease In Memphis," aald
Dr Taylor, secretary of the board of
health.
"There are a few sporadic cases here
and there, hut the type Is mild and
there are few fatalities. The number
of new cases reported aeem large, but
some of them may he caes developed
several days or several weeks ago.
"We do not anticipate a recurrence
of the malady here In epidemic form
and do not expect that conditions will
trrnw so bad aa to warrant ua to again
reaott to drastic measures such a a
quarantine of churches, schools and
other public Institutions."
UNION AND PLANTER'S
BANK WJNS LAW SUIT
Tho Union and Planters Bank and
Trust company waa given a verdict Fri
day morning In a suit for damages
brought bv Dr. P H. Anderson fjr &.
000 on account of being put out of th
building
The rank justified Its course on the
fact that Dr. Anderson wa several
months In arrears In his rent In April,
when, he charged, he wss locked out
of his office.
The esse was tried hy jury, whloh
I found for the defendant bank. Th
hank war representeu ny jonn U.
Martin.
HUNS m
MILD INFLUENZA
IS NOT ALARMING
BOARD OF HEALTH
U