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VOLUME 38.
MEMPHIS. TENN.. SATURDAY .v . (NOON, DECEMBER 7. 1918.
M'MHKIJ 293.
4TH
, EDITION
OPINIONS DIFFER
AS 10 SOLUTION
OF SCHOOL TAX
Promise That Teachers' De
mands Would Be Met
Causes "Passing of Buck"
As to Who Will Make Good.
LEGISLATIVE DELEGATES
NOT YET APPROACHED
Offhand, However, They Ex
press Themselves as Ad
mitting "Something Must
Ce Done" But How?
It developer! Saturday that while
nearly everyone is favorable to the
proposition for better pay for the teach
ers in the city schools, there is eon-t-idernble
divergence of opinion as to
how it is to he accomplished.
The teachers have been working
Mince September on the theory that
the matter was definitely settled. They
accepted the assurance of the board of
education and the, city commission that
their demands would be met by legis
lative enactment increasing the budget
from 41 to 50 cents.
A reporter for The News Scimitar
approached as many of the members
of the delegation as he could reach
and found some of them agreeable to
the increase in taxes, others favored
a curtailment of what they described
as nonessentials and the distribution of
the revenue saved in that way among
the remaining teachers, and still others
were noncommittal.
City in Earnest.
Mayor Monteverde said the city com
mission was In earnest when it told
the teachers that it would use its in
fluence with the legislative delegation
lo have the school's proportion of the
tax rale raised from 41 to 50 cents in
order that the teachers might get the
advantage of the increased pay.
There is no doubt of the support of
the city administration for the meas
ure, but the question arises: When
does the city commission propose to
begin to use its Influence in this di
rection? The legislature convenes mo
first Monday in January, or within
three weeks, and so far as The News
Scimitar has been able to ascertain,
no effort has been made to pledge the
member! of the delegation to a given
policy.
It can not be concealed that some
of the members of the delegation feel
that there is an attempt to shift the
responsibility to them without warn
ing. The city board of education and
the city commission reached an agree
ment which could not be carried out
except with the support of the mem
bers of the legislature, and yet the
matter has never been presented to
the delegation.
The teachers properly did not feel
that it was Incumbent upon , then to
iiuiBue the matter through the legia-
hew rd of oducatTon, the WOrtT 'Of "The
city commission and other influential
citizens that the legislation needed
i... ,..,..-. I A Mil the lecrlAlnlive
delegation helng friendly to the city
nnininistraiion. im? inanci wm-iciij ...
the hands of the mayor and the com
missioners. Urges Raise.
Frank Bice, senator-elect, said he Is
willing to raise the school board's pro
portion of the tax from 41 to 60 cents
if tlie board of education aim ine cuy
commission will tequest the delegation
in writing to support such a measure,
lie added that he thought Senator F.
. Fuller would join him in this atti
tude. . , t
Krnest S. Bell, member of the house
tnd secretary of the delegation, said
lie "would have to think the matter
over before speaking Dually. l am
in favor of the teachers getting more
pav, hut 1 do not want to get the city
In debt. However, whatever agreement
city commissioners, the school
I muni and the teachers may make I will
support."
George A. Canalc, another member
of the delegation, said he believed the
teachers' salaries could be raised with
the present taxation, provided certain
nonessentials were disposed of in the
schools. - While 1 do not feel bound
to subscribe to everything the delega
tion mav decide on," ne added, "I be
lieve the delegation will do what is
right. One thing is sure, the teachers
should get more pay. v"e can not now
gel women to work in our canning fac
tory for the wages ine teachers are
now receiving."
Carl Larsen, one of the veteran mem
bers of the legislature, says he favors
a good wage for the teachers. His
opinion was somewhat me same as that
of Canalc. He says no one has ever
spoken to him on the subject until
he was interviewed by a reporter from
The News Scimitar.
Senator Fuller and Representatives
('. B. McCalnian and John Morgan
could not be reached. Other members
of the delegation who were interviewed
made the following statements:
Favors Increase.
John Galella "I favor the increase
from 41 to 50 cents if it becomes neces
sary in order to assure a raise In sal
aries for the city teachers. But I favor
the cutting out of nonessentials in the
school system first to procure thU
monev before increasing the tax pro
portion for the schools, our teachers
are underpaid, no doubt. 1 can not see
l ow we can expect teachers to work
for 55 a month when the janitors of
the buildings are drawing J100 a
month." . . .
Hunt Phelan "I have not thought the
matter over sufficiently to express an
rplnion of how I stand now and I would
not like to be quoted until I have made
further investigations. However, 1 will
say that I favor a raise in teachers'
saiaries." , , j
Joe Hanover "I most certainly favor
the proposed increase In teachers' sal
uries. However, I will do whatever the
delagatlon decides to do after the mat
ter has been threshed out between the
cltv commissioners, tne school board
and the committee for the teachers.'
It is obvious from these expressions
that there is a pressing need for the
delegation, the cily commission and the
board of education to get together on
some acceptable plan. It is not be
lieved that the board or education will
accept the suggestion of curtailing the
faculty or dropping from the course
the branches some of the legislators de
scribe as nonessentials.
HEAD OF AIRPLANE
MAIL SERVICE QUITS
NEW YORK, Dec. 7 Capt. B. B.
Lipsner has announced here that he
had tendered to Postmaster General
Burleson his resignation. superintend
ent of the aerial mall service.
The reasons given were that he had
been informed novices are to be placed
in charge of important orancnes of the
service and special airplanes construct
ed for carrying mail.
The resignation of Max Miller, first
pilot of the service, was announced at
the same time for the same reasons.
THIRTY YANK CAPTIVES
LANDED INSC0TLAND
I.ONDON, Dec. 7 Thirty American
soldiers released from a Herman prison
camp in West Prussia landed at Ielth,
Scotland, yesterday, with 1,000 British
prisoners of war, many of whom were
wi ji emaciated and pitiful condition.
10.000 KILLED
BY TURK ARMY
LEAVING TOWNS
Armenians Are Massacred by
Wholesale as the Sultan's
Troops Evacuate Baku, Olti
and Ardahan in Caucasus.
AMSTKRPAM, Pec. ".Turkish
forces massacred 10,000 Armenians
white evacuating the towns of Baku,
Olti and Ardahan in the Caucasus,
according to reports received by the
Vorwaerts of Berlin.
PERSHING REPORTS ON
PROGRESS OF TROOPS
WASHINGTON, Pec. 7 Gen. Persh
ing's report for Friday follows: .
-The. Third American army, advanc
ing along the entire army front, today
reached the genera line Tdelhoven-Pooweller-lAubaih-DTiesch-Todanroih-Ndr
Worresbach."
HUNS TALK OF POSSIBLE
OCCUPATION OF BERLIN
LONDON, Pec. 7. - An extraordinary
meeting of the German cabinet was
summoned at Berlin on Thursday eve
ning to discuss the possibility of the
allies occupying Berlin, owing to Ger
many's alleged inability to carry out
the terms of the armistice, according
to an Amsterdam advice to the Ex
press. BRITISH ENTER COLOGNE;
YANKS REACH MAINZ
AMSTERDAM, Pec. 7. British troops
entered Cologne at 4 o'clock Friday
afternoon.
American troops on Wednesday en
tered Mainz, capital of the province of
Rheinish Hesse, and one of the prin
cipal fortresses, of Germany, on the
left bank of the river Rhine, accord
ing to the semiofficial Wolff news bu
reau of Berlin.
Two Belgian cavalry detachments.
300 men strong, Friday entered Inissel
dorf, on the left bank of the Rhine, 21
miles northwest of Cologne. All Inter
course with the other bank of the river
has been forbidden. The cavalry will
proceed to Cleves. 211 miles northwest
of Wesel. being relieved at Pusseldorf
by infantry.
Five American officers arrived at
Coblenz on Thursday and conferred
with the burgomaster, the local Ger
man commander, and the railway au
thorities, according to the Cologne Ga
aette. The newspaper states that the
last German troops will leave Coblenz
on Saturday.
BRITAIN TO DEMAND BIG
INDEMNITY FROM HUNS
LONDON, Dec. 7. Great Britain will
demand of Germany 1,000,000,000
pounds sterling for Great Britain and
her dominions as reparation for the
(Continued on Page 12. Column 4.)
PATROLMAN'S SLAYER
IS NOW SEEKING BAIL
Clarence Friedman, attorney for
Maude Kline, slayer of Ike Kahn, pa
trolman, was to have a motion for
ball for his client Saturday in First
criminal oourt. At the same time
Friedman will ask for an early set
ting of the case for trial.
Maude Kline shot and killed Patrol
man Kahn on South Second street sev
eral weeks ago and then shot herself.
She is said to have recovered from the
self-inflicted wound and is able to
stand trial.
MANY DIE IN CRASH.
ORLEANS, France, Dec. 7. (Havas.)
An express train from Orleans
crashed into and telescoped another
train loaded with American material,
near Meung-Sur-Lolre, 11 miles south
west of this city. Twelve bodies have
been removed from the wreck and iden
tified. Other dead still remain in the
debris. Twenty-five persons were in
jured. Four of the railroad cars were
smashed to bits
PLANS COMPLETE FOR
M00SEJTAG AFFAIR
All plans have been completed for
the stag affair at Moose Home, 162
East Court avenue, Monday night, when
members of Moose Lodge No. 153 will
entertain their friends in the first of
a series of winter entertainments. An
attractive program has been arranged.
Speeches will be made by Ram Cal
houn and Hardwlg Peres, and a short
talk will also be made by George Can
ale. f musical program will also be pro
d. which vll be one of the most
attractive features of the evening. Re
freshments will be served. The enter
tainment committee has been busy dur
ing the past several days arranging
the details ot tne anair.
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V0CLL 1 QOT MV BONK This
MoriNiNq - but jiw folk's
did 'you eves STOP to
Memphis Partly cloudy, warmer
Tennessee Partly cloudy, warmer in
east.
Mississippi Fair, little change In
temperature.
Arkansas Fair, warmer; Sunday
cloudy.
AlabamaFair, little change In tem
perature.
Kentucky rartly cloudy, wanner In
east.
Louisiana Fair, warmer.
Oklahoma Fair, warmer In east;
Sunday generally cloudy.
East Texas Generally cloudy.
West Texas Partly cloudy.
South Carolina Fair, warmer.
Georgia Fair, warmer In emst.
Florida Fair, warmer in central por
tion.
FiC,Otra -fi-its OUT ! HUH.
FARM BUREAU 10
BE OPERATED BY
Seventy-five Are To Be Named
for Looking After Affairs of
C. of C. Project Want
$80,000.
WILL RAISE FUNDS FOR
BUDGET OF THREE YEARS
Reorganization of Department
in Accordance With Plans
of Committee Selected by
Salsbury.
Seventy-five members of the Cham
ber of Commerce will be appointed bv
President I.. K. Salsbury to carrv oil
Ihe work heretofore looked after by the
farm development bureau of this or
ganization. Twenty-five will be named to serve
one year, 25 two years and 25 three
years. They are to perfect organiza
tion by the election of a chairman and
such other officers us may he required.
There 'Will be an executive committee
of nine, three serving for one year,
three for two years and three for three
years. At the end of each year three
new members w ill be added to the com
mittee, so that it will he kepi up to full
strength
The 7! members constituting the
farm development division or unit of
the Chamber of Commerce will look
after expenditure of all moneys pro
vided for Its work and will also decide
upon all questions of policy, subject
always to Ihe approval of the president
of the Chamber of Commerce
This is. In brief, the plan of reorgani
zation recommended by W R. King,
representing the Chamber of Com
merce, and A. L. Parker, representing
the farm development bureau, as sub
mitted to President Salsbury Satur
day morning.
Start at Once.
The latter announced ul the same
time that he would proceed immediate
ly with the naming of ihe 75 members
who arc to constitute the farm devel
opment unit of the Chamber of Com
merce and that these gentlemen would
get down to work with little delay
"The purpose of reorganisation is to
bring about closer relations between
the farm development bureau and the
Chamber of Commerce," said Mr.
Salsbury. "The plan suggested makes
the bureau a unit within the Chamber
of Commerce and will, in the opinion
of those most familiar with the sub
ject, in'sure larger results than have
accrued under the old regime.
"The work of this unit represents one
of the most important undertakings be
fore the people of Memphis and the
Memphis territory. The unexpected
ending of the war lias opened vast op
portunities In the tri-states and the
Chamber of Commerce expects to see
that these are improved to the utmost.''
Want $80,000.
Reorganisation of the bureau is in ac
cordance with the recommendations of
the special committee appointed to
Work out plans for carrying on the ac
tivities of the bureau in the most ef
fective way possible. A. 13. Jennings Is
chairman of this' committee, which, also
recommended that $80,000 be raised for
carrying on the work of the reorganized
bureau for the next three years, 30,000
for the first year and $26,000 for each
of the two succeeding years. Ills re
port was submitted to the executive
sessean of the farm development
bureau, the finance committee and the
advisory committee at the Chamber of
Commerce Friday afternoon.
The 75 members constituting the
farm development unit will not only
choose their own chairman and other
wise perfect organization. They will
also be charged with the election of a
successor to H. M. Cottrell, who goes
to the more profitable farming commit
tee of the Little Rock board of trade
Jan. 1.
BOTTLERS TO MEET.
JACKSON, Miss , Dec. 7. (Spl.) The
Mississippi Bottlers will meet here in
annual 'session Dec. 17, according to an
announcement. Officers of the asso
ciation are; A. Kvans. Columbia, presi
dent; W. Q. McQlll, Corinth, secretary,
P. L. Borden. Jackson, secretary
BIG COMMITTEE
Keep the Kid 's Heart From
Break ing; You Are Needed
"We did have a little money before the sickness struck here, but that all wentMor medi
cine and doctors. So 1 am writing you for a little Xmas. I am not looking for nor .1 kin
much for myself, but would love to have you remember my smaller brothers and sisters, and let
them have one more Xmas."
"Please send something for Christmas. There are five of us, My mother is living, but I
don't know where my father is."
"Hope you will not forget me. My father is dead. He died with the infclenze, and we
won't have much for Christmas. It is all mamma can do to make a living fur 11s."
"Please remember me, as I haven't got any father. My father is dead. He died in the
camp. Please don't forget me, and now tny mother is a widow."
BY A. OOODFEliLOW.
There you are, Goodfellows. The above extracts from pitiful letters 1 received In my mail this morn
ing tell you their own story. What are you going to do about it?
If you can Imagine anything more heartrending than these childish appeals for remembrance on the
one day of the year that belongs to the child by right of heritage, I would like to know about it
Encouragement
To Goodfellows
Nothing makes me happier than
to contribute to your (rood work,
(loom and germs exterminated
makes the world healthy and glad.
Inclosed find my prescription for
such malady. A. H. P,
Your circular in behalf of the
ftoodfellows received and in reply
thereto we take pleasure in in
closing you our check for $10 as
our contribution to aid in your
most worthy cause. We desire to
commend you for your rffortH in
behalf of the poor little fellows
and to assure you that it Is with
pleasure that we rnakfl this con
tribution., (i. n. ( Co.
1 have read your appeals for the
poor children in tho paper, and
they have my heartfelt smpathy.
I think your work is a splendid one.
Here is a dollar. I wish I could
send more, but I am only a school
girl and can not make any monpy,
sn this is all 1 could spare. Hop
ing you will sucreed in vnur grnt
work. Admirer, C. D , Holly
Springs, Miss.
Please nccept this $5. My little
brother and I wish to help some,
other ttttle boys and girls who are
in need of it more than we are.
A. and E. M , Jr.
Park Field:
Make hi
German Envoy's AHW for His
Failure in America
Kfttft Public
WASHINGTON', Mec. 7 -r-Smpycreck
of tSerman propaganda iriitlited In
America by Bernard pernburjr Was at
tributed by Count Bernstorff In hl
explanation to the Berlin foreign 'office
to the Impossibility of keeping aecrt-t
the fact that an American newspaper
is subsidized, and to the sinking of
Ihe Lusltania.
The former ambassador's explanation
was laid before the senate committee
Investigating brewery and German
propaganda today along with other se
ct -ei documents from Ihe files of the
department of Justice by A. Bruce Blc
laki. chief of the bureau of Investi
gation. In a letter to the rorelgn office in
1MB, Bernstorff said the subsidising of
papers always ended with him being
held responsible for all the articles of
such papers, For that reason, he said,
he had succeeded in getting free of all
relations with the Fair Play, of Marcus
Braun, and that he also would like to
be free from the Katnerland, which
he added, "has shown Itself of little
value.''
The letter spoke of an unfortunate
experience with the "Times Mall" and
said only the future could show
"whether we will have better luck with
Mr. Huntington Wright and Mr. T. E.
Low." , . .
O the club wishes to thank Charles
Marks for the box of caps and scarfs
h UOtlt in UnniU .-,ut t !.
I nor will be warm this hrislmas, he
may feel sure of that.
In addition to five dollars, Mrs. J.
H. Stack ett of Koseaeres, Miss., sent
in a bill of lading for a barrel! of shoes
and a box of clothing. Will they come
in handy? You know it.
"It is all mother can do to mnke a
living for us."
That one Utile. Ufie ryea us an in
sight into mtidttions mirroundlng one
little family you nre going to play Santa
to this year Kach ann every child in
that trusting, hopeful family will have
a full stocking and taen some when
they awake rhr 1st mas morning You
can rest assured of that. ,
"Please remember me. as I liaven t
got any father."
Will the doodfellows remember the
w rlter of that childlsft plea? Just so
sure as there is a Father above; Just
bo certainly ns there nre mothers.
Ours is an enjoyable task, (ioodfel
lows. You can't imagine the pleasure
that is our reward for looking after
the kiddies at ''hrlstmas time, kjddtcn
w ho are too poor to even hope for a
Visitation from that glorious personage,
Santa 1aus.
Hut we need your assistant e. Your
active partn toatton in JW rSvUM we es
pouse is absolutely nerinry if we are
to even begin to get around the long,
long list we hope to minister to in a
r ulct, charitable way tnis 'hrlstmas.
Bverv mall add to. the list, and prices
for snots and stockings, toys ana sets
are almost out of sight. If you have
been purchasing for your own family
you know whereof I speak.
Lets go well over the top in this
drive against gloom. As fiood fellow Abe
Frank says a cherk is an excellent pre
scription, Io what you can for the
cause whether it is much or little,
money or material.
Keep the kid's heart from breaking.
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Eloping Couples
Nabbed By Police;
Man Faces Bigamy
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn . Dec 7
(Spl.) All honeymoons arc not honey
moons. Two eloping couples, oblivious to all
else except themselves, suddenly found
their Hboile changed from the l'atten
hHal to police headquarters, and as
a result Howard Isaac, of N'sshvllle,
who eloped W'ith Miss Mary Tipton, IS,
of Tiptonvllle. In helng held for Nash
ville officers on a charge of bigamy.
MISS Ruth M. lllvain, 17. of Ken
tucky, and Kllis Tucker, of Kranklln,
Tenn., the other eloping couple, have
been released, relatives, it is said,
having relented.
Miss Tipton anil Miss Mclllvftln were
students of the Tennessee Baptist col
lege at Murfrooshno. anil doped with
Isaac and Tucker lo Manchester,
where they were married. After the
nuptials they went to Chattanooga,
But a wire from Nashville authorities
was In their wake
Isaac was placed in a cell, while the
young woman occupied the room of
the police matron. The father of Miss
Tipton arrived last night He slated
lhat Isaac was wauled In Niishville for
bigamy. It Is said Isaac has a wife
and child In that cltv Ills home was
originally In Terre Haute. Ind.
COMPRESS BURNS.
MOULTMIK, Dec 7 The com
press building of the Moultrie Compress
company and about 2,000 hales of cotton
were, destroyed by fire of unknown ori
gin here todav Loss whs estimated at
ir.ore than 1225,000,
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Goodfellows'
Roll of Honor
i'revlously aeknow leditcil t
Kmoloyea of .1 (ioliisnnth
Hons Co
A Ooodfellow
A Ooodfellow
'has. B. Carotheis. In,
Mabel T. Richmond, Harden..
Alexander, Kccles & Co Ben ;
Humphries and liuls M
Rourne
M. II. fiunther & Cit. ....... ...
Serpt. Ralph J, I ta 11 on
Oconre W. Hudson and fmiillv
(Ripley, Tenn.)
Cah
Employes of the Dudley l.uni-
her Co
"Admirer" c. .. Holly Springs
Southern Products Co
Marjorle Meyer
.lack l.nndts Meyer
K. O. Barton Cotton Co.
Kmployes Crescent Jewelry Co
A L Baxter. Cash. Ark
Kll Smith, Cash, Ark
Abe 11. Krank
Mark Weatherall, Pontotoc
Mlas
Ladles' Speedway Civic club, . .
Frank t'lbrick
Mr and Mrs. J, II Staekett,
Roseacrea, Miss
I j, R DiclcaOtl, Koseacref. Miss,
Albert N. Thompson Co
Mrs. Claude J Htyden
Miss Katherlne ivenshaw
American , Snuff Co
Mrs. Ante Llgitette
John C. McLemore
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Memphis' first airplane mat. delivery
nude Saturday
A big plain piloted by apt. Jos
1 tawson, of San Antonio. Tex . and
with Lieut Robert Sut.itff .f Ruther
ford. .i . us observer, left Park
field. Mill! mk ton. carrx nig 8M Invita
tions to Mem ph tana to attend . ball to
be riven by Officer of the uerlal oorpa
at the Memphis t Country club Friday
night, Dec. 13, The ptane wu met by
Postmaster Charles Metralf, Jr.. whu
received the consignment or mail. The
Invitations were at one paired In the
poatofftce and were sent out n the
afternoon mat) delivery
The envelopes bore the pontmaik.
Iirk Field Air Route, !rc 7, 1 p. m ,
Memphis "
The Invitations were printed on the
linen fiber from which airplane wings
are made and were worded In official
army language., ordering the recipient
to report at the Memphis County elub
Friday evening Racn invitation re
uutreo four cents pottage and the en
tire consignment weighed 20 pounda.
Memphis' first aerial mall ear swoop
ing down Into North Memphis Driv
ing park.
Postmaster Charlea Mttcalf, Jr., r.
celvlng flrat consignment of airplane
mall from Capt. Joe Dawton and
Lieut. Robert Sutcllff, of Park field.
rh"to by Poland.
DEFEATS AS WELL
Day Given Over to Tribute to
England's Part in Winning
War Serving to Recall Mu
tual Admiration of Nations.
' "
BV FRANK II. SIMONDS,
The News SclmlUr't Military Expert.
NEW YORK, Do. 7 Inirlnn Ihe
pant year two areal and memorable
reconciliations in the Knfllsh-tptRklni
family hav taken place. On the fields
of France and Bslglum and asalnnt n
common foe, men of what we once
called the North and South linve fought
Nlde by wide, and with them have fought
men of the British isles and the over
seas dominions, The memories of IXfil
and of ITTfi have given wav lo the fact
of mis. the British have claimed a
share hi the glory of Washington , l.ee
and Lincoln have become the common
herliiiKc of nil Americans
And todft) In this country we are
paying tribute to the British share in
Ihe winning of this world wnr. To
Prance we and ihe British alike have
dime honor on Ine anniversary of the
Maine, of the flr.i Mnrne since It look
two lo break the back of Herman world
ambition. To the soldiers of first
"Wipers," of all the battles of the
Rnmme; lo ihe victors of the still re
cent buttle of Ihe llliidrnhurg line; to
Ihe sailors o Jutland, we are now pay
ing our slight token of honor
When the ilerman came to the l'"lrth
of Forth to make the most stupendous
surrender in nil the history of the sens,
tin' world recognised some part of
Britain's contribution. Since cnrthage
bowed to Home, there has been noth
ing to compute with this spectacle, but
it Vas a Just rather than generous
reward for those who through all the
long lilllle months, since August, UI14,
have held the seas, have held them
Iree, for It was Ihe freedom of the
seas which was vindicated when the
Herman fleet, still In being, struck Its
flag
But almost more moving on the
human side, was the arrival of the
British army mi Nov II, I'JI". on the
half forgotten field of Mens, where Sir
John French faced Khtrk In August.
1014, mid wlieie the great retreat he
an At Mons. four years before, I'rus-
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MEMPHIS CELEBRATES
GREAT BRITAIN DAY
How EJnffland'i "thin rri line of hr
roes" hft the onruahtng Hum in thrlr
flrit Wad (1ann f"r I'arln hoW the Brft
inn pnwrr was thrown Into the hHluin-f
for riphi and pptvfntad thi (jfrnmn
hordea from enftuUtnR Europe before
the ii IIW'H could lo"unp orjiftnlzecl to
meat theli foemen, wan to have hpn
told by 'J T Kltthuvh, the principal
apeak er at the Britain nay celebration
-,t Court anuare Saturday nfterntorj
Tlx1 iebi tluit Arnrria and Iit nlllea
owe to the Mritifih and of thi friantfli
neafl of Ihe two croAt Vnnlo-Snxon nu
tiona, camanted in a hnphnm of blond
hIoiik 'he areata!!) front, were to have
bean detailed,
TUf bandatand waa dernratod with
the Stars and Strip!, nnd the l.'nipn
jack, and h band pMtyad nira of Amer
ica, Kngland, Prance and Italy.
The aame atopy of BrltUh pairtflc)
wan toh from t he .t Ajrei ot t ho thfa
tors where four-rntnnte men held away
and will he repented Saturday n fhf!
The tHie win bf retold from the pulpits
of Memphis churches Sunday morning.
SOUTH PAYS TRIBUTE
TO BRITISH DEEDS
ATl.AX'I'A. Os Ier. 7. The South
paid trigute today to the part the Itrlt
Uh empire has played In winning the
world wa r for t he at' ie Ma am nift .
AS VICTORIES OF
BRITAIN HONORED
1,00 JlngS at wliii Ii speakers (old of the co
2, no ! logsal effort of the otner great Anglo -
1.00 I Saxon nation and of Itt4lvidual deed
ol bra very performed by her soldiers
4. 00 ami sailors marked ihe formal oelehrn
1 00 ttoii of Britain day Parades were
10,00 features in many ctttag sjgo, while
i.on.niany Blitlst) flags were flown British
B.OO Soldiers who came to ;:la country to
IS.O0 ssstst in training America's .soldiers
LM tiok part as guests 0 honor in ntany
5.00 of the meetings. Some cities set aside
I t morrow for formal observance of the
$1,083.-10 day, Atlanta being one of them.
5 NEW DIVISIONS
GIVEN PERSHING'S
ADVANCING FORCE
General March Names Addi-
tional Units Forming Second
Army of Occupation Ready
to Back Up First Corps.
THREE MORE TRANSPORTS
NOW EN ROUTE BACK HOME
More Than 200,000 Soldiers
Released at Home During
Past Week, According to
Chief of Staff's Statement.
WAKIIINC.TOV. lei
Five ill
tional dlvialoua hae been definitely an
aliened to the American army of occu
pation now adtancini; Into ijermanv.
Gen. March announce today They arc
the Second and Movent h rf uhu a. the
Ilth (Pennsylvania) and ;ud (TlHnote)
nationni guard and the 7!th (Northeast
I'eniiHyivtnln. Maryland and PMrtct of
'nlumnla national army division.
The official composition of the Amer
ican army of occupation, the Thtt d
srmy, an repotted fiy (Sen, Perahlns;,
follows
Kirat. Second. Third, Fourth. Fifth,
Seventh regulars. Ilth, Itt iMI-'hluan
and Wisconsin), 13d and 4-,l (Halnbowi
national guard, 71th Hml 19th Knnnau
Missouri, South hakota, Nebraaka, vd
orado, New Mexico and Arlsona) na
tional army,
MaJor-Oen Joseph T Drckman oom
man da the entire force.
The personnel assigned by flen, Per
Shins for early return home was given
by Oen March a 5,8115 of flee i a and
121,616 men Additional units of the
9M and A 7th divisions with some coast
artillery refftments and engineers are
Included
!en. March announced thai at home
during the pant week more than IM.OflO
men had been released The total
number of officers released up ' ye"
tenlay waa 7.fi.WI, The discharge ays
tern Ih being rapidly speeded Up the
men In Charge of the work were becom
ing more acco.Hlonied to the operations.
Announcement wan made of the Bull
ing from France of the transports BUS
UUehanna, Santa Anna find I e Knlb,
with sick, wounded and casuals The
SantH Anna and le Kalb sailed Mec. 'i
and may he expected to arrive In New
York about Pec 17 The ) Kalb had
on board It naval officers Ud rT naval
enlisted men The Susquehanna satis i
fiom Prance Nov no aul la due In New
Vork Dec, 10,
The total of returning troops already
actually em ha plied for home was an
nounced ea 154 officers. 17,."trt.T men.
civilians, two nutnes and two lttlaoners
To aei a( rest mimerouH rumois Mm
gatdtng enormous casualties in the 27th
(New York) division, f',eu March an
nounced that after a careful examina
tion of (he casualty Hats It bad been
found tit tipta, easualtleii reported from
all causea was 44 officers and l.lWt men.
Since the stay of the army of occu
pation abroad ta Indefinite, wen. March
Sahl It would be necessary to ssk con
gress for hew enlistment legislation.
lTndr the present law no. provision is
made for Such a tone, aa will be needed
after the expiration of war enlistments
four month! after peace is BUtnen,
80 far hh transportation in concerned
Ihe chief of staff said It would be easy
to hrlntr home all national rruard and
national army divisions within the four
months The camps to which each large
unit win he sent for demobilisation will
be announced as soon ns ieu Pershing
cables that the unit has started foi
homo
The five divisions added to Ihe arm'
of occupation have been given tlje task
of occupying laixeinburg. (Jen. March
announced, and gn to specific area
around Mpntraedy, Bt. Mihicl ami Lon
guyon Tne form the second line of
1 he army of occupation! ready tu re
Inforce the other army on the llhlne If
necessary.
WASHINGTON'. C 7 Two nriny
oaaualty iimw mans iiuhiic- toAai contajn
H total of "MS? nsnifn. illvldrd
Klllcil In nrtlun 411. dlad from wounds
U'.i, dlstd accldanl umi othar cauasa 2B,
lll of dlaaltaa outidad saVaraly
1,22, wouimIp,i, dssTss uisiatttrmtttad, IH";
woutulril hIIkIiD.v 307, inlsFiliiK in aqtlon
2W.
Included in the lists:
TNNNKHNKK
Klllsil In iictlnii Curporal William
Itui IrilKC, ntcatur; I'rlvsti'S lid war il II
111,'krv, rtookwoodi Hol Hsvlll, II V II
5, Kllnlvlllii, Howard Qwcft, II. K. 1).
B, Kenton; .lolin W Wntwood. it f n.
i, MpHcow, 'ritoniH " UhkI1'. banolr
qltji; CtwrUe A I.scry. rt F, 0. :'.
l iMaturi lira
OUia from woniidK llorporal Clinton
P". Melius, I.afollettr.
nied of aooiiir-iit and othrr eauiaat
privates Ceell O Parrtll, it v i 5,
Itontvn; K.lrri.r C Johnaoh, Ballblfokls
Died of dlsrasr Privates Wllllr H,
Rrnnkshrar, Lariolr City; William II.
Brown. K. F. I 2, Sanlls; t'lvde I.
HurltniT. II. V. I), 4, Dickson; IteutMTi
T Chrlstolirier. 11 V IV 1, .Itino; Itob--rt
H Coolte, l-'nrrnt mil. John V. Kll
s, ii, Naativlllr. Ibiihi' w nforfAn, Jr.,
It. K. D 4. frTanklln; Isaar Cross. In
dian BhrlnsTi: Qoorie Myrrs. Jaakaborq;
John ghelton, It. HT 1V , Alliens, Wil
liam II Vnnns, It .'I'' Ii I, lelro,se;
.lohn (J, rates, t'lihn l.andliiK. Allifit
I is vis. It V D I, KomervHle. Ulhrd JJ.
pay, 418 .South Market Htrret, JackiOn;
Jmti 0, Dutnowti, u. w. d 2, r.i).
sttavUle; Ilvert Klsher. R, F I) I,
Viola; William W llnsp. It K H 1,
Froanact; N'txmon C, suddtiih, Leonitij
Kara It. Thompson, I'vcrghniK . Oauile
''. Walker, II V. p. . tfoddy; ehn b.
Vcarwood, It. F p, IS. uranayl)e
Wounded soverely: l.lsut (liaydon h
Mnrrla. Cedar Hill; Privates William A.
Allen, It V, I) 1, Wlliehes'er; ftobert
L Hooper, K F. 11. 4, ,l,ksori, John
W II Dowdan, It, f. I' 1. pakdale;
.lames II Curler. R. F H Hag Pond;
KverettS A Cute, Knonvllle; Farroll
Hatmaker, ft F b, 2. Jaeiiibaro; Phil
lip Miller, Ashport; Melvin II James,
Hi hulierl.
Wounded, ft. gree undetermined ; Pri
vate Jesee C Lsrafnoni, Bemts
Wounded slightly: Privates Mike Lay,
tt'ontlniied on IVge I, Column 3.)
RED CROSS SANITARY
TRAINS OP TO RASTATT
IVAItlH. lc- 7. Three sanitary tralnV
have been rushed tiy the Ainerh-.tn Red
Crops from Switzerland to ItaMtatt.
where American prtfOHarl have
heen confined The IraliiH were Uiaded
with food anil clothing and mora tralna
have bren arranct'il for The American
Ited CrOot c.mmlsslon in Swltjerlsnd
haa arranged for the Vnlted Stales
government to pay nil costs due Swit
zerland for transportation ami sis., that
France will furnish oil and coal, as
Swiss railroads are suffering from a
lack of fuel
Two Swiss phyeii iam. left Herno for
Germany last week with funds for
American prisoner, tireal difficulties
are being encountered In Germany in
talslng funds as (Ierman hunks are not
Permitted to imy out more than '-'On
marks at one tlms or more thun JM
marks weekly. The Swiss mission was
appointed befure i.lennany allowed
Americans to enter.
Three American ufficerfl have arrived
at Berne.
CASUALTY LIST!
HOLLAND READY
10 TURN OVER
FORMER KAISER
Dutch Nation Will Suggest
; First That Emperor and Son
Be Interned for Life Upon
Distant Island Colony.
UONPON, Dc, 7 If the allies Is
Mt upon the rlellvery of the former
tlermnn emperor an,l erown prinre to
an International court of jiintice, Ho
laml will ylald, but will first urge that .
th nlllea content themselves with an
undertaking hv Holland to Intern them
for life n one of the Puteh colonies,
aeeorillng to an Amsterdam diaiMtrh to
the Ex press,
Holland. It understood, will sug
gest that llerr Hohentotlern and hl
Mm he placed on an Island In elthtr
ihe Raat in We! Indies, v.-herc he will
he warded by n Dutch feet
II la slo antlcliiatert that Hallsnri
will be aikrd for compensation for per
mitting s vlnlstlnn of iter neutrality hv
allow Ins Herman troops tr. rnse throuit
the province of l.lmhurs; on their re
treat from nelguim and receiving Oer
man snips from Aiiio-i-p This com
pensation may nnsalMy he ; lie i aatlon
i I certain territory n-nug the Itelglan
frontier owned OJ Holland K'.nce 159.
Perhaps the southern pait of Hutch
l.lmhurg will he demennert The popu
lation ,,f thh- region In pnn, ipallv Bel
gian 20 BAGS OF GOLD SENT
TO KAISJEftlN HOLLAND
AMHTRRDAM, l'e 7 The president
of Ihe llamhtirjt nolilierH' and workers'
cotytcll linn declared t, the Veer Zel
tung, of Hamburg that he knew poai
tlvely that :'n hagx of minted gold hae
heen aent to AmeronKen, Holland, fer
W illiam Hoheniollern, the former fler
nian emperor
BERLIN NOW CLAIMING
CROWN PRINCE HAS QUIT
PARIS. Dec 7 (By the AaaoctatM
Press 1 Crown Prince Frederick wil-
helm haw renounced htS right to the
ierman throne.
A dispatch received tn Banal from the
semiofficial Wolff bureau quotes the
crown prince in renouncing the throne
uf having Maid
"l renounce format tv and definitely
nil rights to (he crown of Prussia and
the Imperial crown which would have
fallen to me by the renunciation of the
omperor-klng or for other reasons.
"Given by my authority and ataned
by my hand. Pone at Vleringen, Oec.
1, 1MK
(Signed i "W1LHKLM "
In an Interview with ft correspondent
or the ANriorlntcd PMM on ttie Inland
of Vleiingcn, received In New York
lec , which bore no cvtdnrtre of delay
find preiiuniahly waa grven not ttarlter
than ee, 'i, Frederick William suld
"1 hax'1 not renounced anything and
1 have not algned any document what
ever." He added thai nhoutd the German
government desire to form ft republic
he would be content to return to (Jer
rnany as a .simple dtlxen. ready to do
anything to aHt hla country even to
work git a laborer In a actury.
KILLED IN BATTLE
Mississippians Fight Over Kid
naped Baby Two Broth
ers in Jail.
flRKNADA. Miss. Dec 7. (Spl.)-S.
A Duboss, of the Pea Ridge coinmun
li v. Is dead, and Jonathan and lr
Thomas brother!, are being held by
the sheriff as thi reeull of a battle
waged over the Infant grandchild of
lnihi.se The Thomases are said tn hoe
kidnaped the baby following the sep
aratlon of Mrs Jonathan Thomas, Du
hose'a daughter, from her husband. Du
buse ami hii two sons were either past
ing or nppraaohlni the home of the
Thomases, when the gun battle oc
curred The Dubase hoys claim neither they
nor iheli father was armed, while the
Thomases assert that Duboae began
Ihe shooting and that the front porch
of I heir home show s bullet holes from
the Dttboae wenpons,
Ieput Sheriff Heck nnd Special Po
Hoe Officer ThompMon went to the scene
of Iba shooting and found ths body
uf Dnbose lvlng on s shotgun and a
pistol nearby The Thomas boys usd
a shotgun loaded with buckshot. One
of the Dnbose boys wss shot In the arm
during the battle F.mmlt Thomas. th
I bird brother, who also took part In
the battle, la out on JEnn bona".
.Mrs Thomas was at the Thomas
house during the battle, and is said
to hnvs been for,ihl) held.
DR. R.ONDERW00D
DIES IN ROUEN, FRANCE
New" of the dflth In Frnnre nf Dr.
R, B rnderwond. of Memphlff, WW r
01 vrd Siilurdav h his wife, Pr Xn
drrw ond died In ftoiin nf ter k (bor
UlnMI "f nnrumnnlft which hi t ontrnrt
ed Hfter fichlln hud ceased
After wing uctlvc nervlce nn the
MJSfW linrder, Pr Pndrrwofiel Rv
hid ervlcc to hl coumry at Ameri
ca "h participation and at rtrnt wu as
Hfntant rhiff HurRenn of the Thirtieth
division whUo It was tramlnjt at Camp
Stvler nnd wlitt In France wp with
the medical department of thin Hame
dlVlftlon, tn particular charge of tha
llHth field hnfmltal
jTor ycATs Dr ITnderwood practiced
In Memphis and numbered hosts of
Memphlnn among his friend Me mar
ried Miss Catherine Kdtjlncton. daugh
ter of T. B Baft Oft n, she nirvlvln(r
with two children, and now residing at
it 24 Dorothy plaotk
M'KELLAR SUBMITS BILL
TO GIVE CITY HUN GUNS
BY CHARLES S. HAYDEN.
(Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Pec 7 If n bill In
troduce! In the sensle is adopted by
thnt body. Memphis will he one of the
first cities In the country to receive
ilerman cannon us wnr trophies This
bill, which was Introduced by Senator
MrKelhir. nsks that al lenst two of the
cannon captured by the American ex
peditionary forces in France be do
noted to Memphis.
'1 re.elvad a request from Memphis
that this sction be sought." said Sen
ator McKellar. "and I was glad to put
It In. I think It Is one of the first. If
not the first requests thus made, ana
I am confident It will be granted. Of
course It may be some time before the
gift can be nu.de. although I under
stand a quantity of war material will be
brought over. Wj will have due no
tl.1' of the arrival of the cannon and
they can be placed in some of the parka
or public squares of Memphis, with ap
prbprtate ceremonies. I would like, for
the sentimental value thereof, that th
cannon so selected be from among those
actually captured by the Teo.no
boys.
OVER GRANDCHILD