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Berlin Paper Rceives News of
Revolt Thfiugh Hungary.
Serious Rating Occurs at
Odessa.
amsterixw Deo. 17.-A revolution
has broken r.i.T fu Bulgaria, according
to information received by the Lnkal
.Tnzleircr from Bulgaria by way of
Hungary.
ODESSA SJENE OF RIOT
AND PRISON IS BURNED
ODESSA, ec. 17. (By the Associated
I re?s.l Serous rioting occurred here
when elements nposed to the hetman
of the Ukraine burned the city prison.
Five persois wore killed. Eight hun
dred prisoners were released.
MAJORTY SOCIALISTS
WIN BJCHEJLECTION
BKItL.'X. Dec. 17. (By the .ynociatea
Press.) The elections to a national as
sembly in the former duehv of Anhalt,
the first Oerman federal state to move
lor a constituent body, resulted yester
day in victory fur the majority social -bits,
who poilcd 92,281 otes. againnt
ti.9.'l for the combined Kourgeol.se
groups. The independent socialists failed
to get enough signature to nominate
a ticket.
LIBERALS WrN OUT IN
MECKLENBERG RACES.
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 17. -The eiee
tn.ns to the national assembly in the
former grand duchy of Mecklenburg
were announced to the congress of sol
diers and workmen's councils In Ber
lin as follows:
Socialists two, liberals 16. "handi
craftmeu" three, and peasant party
one.
Herr Mueller, in presenting the re
port of the executive committee to the
congress of soldiers' and workmen's
councils, according to a report from
Berlin, announced that t'arl Kautsky
had examined the documents in the
Oerman foreign office and had been un
able to find that any had been de
stroyed. He confirmed the report that
the resignation of Dr. Solf. the foreign
minister, had been accepted bv the gov
ernment. The general meeting of the independ
ent socialist party has decided that the
party shall vote In favor of a national
assembly. The Berlin correspondent of
'.he, Berlinske Tldende. of Copenhagen,
says tills is a great defeat for the Spar
tacus group.
NEAR FIST FIGHTS MARK
OPENING OF CONGRESS
BERLIN". Dee. 17. (By the Associated
Tr8s.f The eejitral congress of dele
gates from Hofdiers and workmen'
councils from many parts of Germany
opened yesterday In the building
formerly used by the Prussian diet.
There were fcUTee women among the 450
derogates.
During the organization of the con
gress it became evident that the inde
pendent socialist and the Hpurtacus
group were greatly outnumbered. A
nignlfleant development was that none
of the Important poets in the eongreas
ww given to delegates from Berlin.
The Hpartacua group made a futile
attempt to intimidate the congress.
Early In the session a resolution was
submitted by Dr. Karl Liebknecht and
Kosa Luxembourg that leaders of the
Spartacus group, be invited to attend
Che congress as guests with advisory
powers. Less than lii per cent of the
delegates voted for the resolution.
Presentation of the resolution caused
h great tumult throughout the hall.
The follower? of Jr. Liebknecht and
spectators in the gnllery joined in the
uproar Which lasted minutes and
threatened to result in various fist
fights. A contest i expected Tuesday
when the question of summoning a na-
tfonal assembly comes up for discus
sion. Later, while Herr Mueller, chairman
of the workmen's section of the execu
tive committee was speaking, the chair
man of the congress interrupted to Bay
"there iw a comrade present who Washes
to submit a communication."
The newcomer reported thai he rep
resented 250.000 workmen, who then
were assembled outside the diet build
in'. He rend a list of demands identical
with the Spartacus program, including
retention of all power by the soldiers
and workmen's councils, no national as
sembly and the formation of a red
guard. This amused a storm of pro
test, and in the general uproar the in
truder lft the chamber.
The 260.00 workmen who. he said
were outside the building, proved to
no aunui i.wu rrom live lactone
whom the Liebknecht agents had in
duced to go on strike temporarily. Tn
the meantime Pr. Liebknecht succeeded
in entering the building and made
speech to the GSOwd from a window.
CHANGES ARE MADE IN
ITALIAN DELEGATION
ROME Pec. 17 Changes hsve been
made in the personnel of the Italian
delegation to the peace conference,
which was unofficially announced re
cently, accordlnR to the Trlbuna. That
newspaper says tne nauan represent
lives will be Vittorio Orlando, premier;
Karon Sidney Sonnino, foreign minis
ter; Francisco Saverlo-Nitti, minister of
the treasury; Lcnnida Bissonlati-Bergt-niasehl,
leader of the reform socialists
and minister of military aid and war
pensions'. Gen. Armando IMaz. commander-in-chief
of the Italian armies;
Vice-Admiral Paolo Thaon di Revel,
former chief of the naval staff.
CASTRO NAMED PRESIDENT
LISBON. Portugal, Iec. 17. (Havas.)
Admiral Canto y Castro has been
elected president of Portugal In suc
ceMion to T)r. Sidonio I'aes, who was
assassinated lato Saturday night.
2,000 ANSWER CALL
IN FIRST DAY'S DRIVE
Two thousand residents of Memphis
and Shelby county were listed in the
inauguial Chrislmas roll call for the
Hed Cross Tuesday as a result of the
opening of the campaign Monday for
a 100 per cent membership
The figures were announced by S.
M. Williamson, chairman of the cam
paign who added that by the time
the Iron call Is In fuB swing the datly
returns will be much larger.
Coincident with the local drive the
West Tennessee conference of home
service workers of the Red Cross met
in Memphis with special sessions ar
ranged for 11:30 a.m.. 1:30, 3 and
8 p nT. The speakers on Hie programs
were R. H '!xm. supervisor of home
se.vlce, Southern division, at the West
Tennessee Normal school; Victor B.
Woodward, executive secretary, home
errvlce section. Memphis chapter; Miss
Kathervn Monroe, supervisor home ser
vice section. Southwestern division, and
Lr. Alexander Johnson, director and
Realizing Conference Cannot
Get Under Way Until Janu
ary 1, President Studies
Situation atftqse Range.
MUST SPEAK PLAINLY.
PRESIDENTS VIEWPOINT
Executive Seeks Full Discus
sion and Ironing Out of Dif
ference Without Antag
onism and Feels Confident.
PARIS. Dec. IT. After conferences he
lias had in Parts and personal examina
tion into the situation here, President
Wilson has come to understand why
the peace conference can not get under
way before the first of the year. The
lucre physical proposition of getting the
American mission settled In its OI t Ices
Is a tremendous job.
President Wilson s visit to the Ameri
can troops at the front and his review
of them In Paris that is planned will
be entirely out of the way by the first
of the year. Meanwhile the Informal
conferences which mean so much and"
decide so much in laying groundwork
for such a ta.sk as is before the peace
conference will continue. The president
is seeking to get acquainted with the
n.en with whom lie is to deal so that he
may discuss with the greatest freedom
problems arising and develop the per
sonal equation.
From the president s point of view.
It is indicated there are plain tilings
to be shtd and he wants to say them
and avoid antagonism because, not
withstanding all the points to be cleared
up and upon which wide divergences ot
opinion have been expressed, as
representing public opinion in Eng
land and France, the president
confident that an ucvepta
able agreement will be reached be
fore the peace conference adjourns, it
is recalled that diplomatic history shows
that conferences of rhis kind usually, if
not invariably, assemble without defi
nite programs to work with and that
such a conference pi obably never ac
complishes precisely, down to the last
details, what is expected of it, but that
it always accomplishes something.
While things arc shaping up for the
great gathering, President Wilson Is SV
Idenlly working out his own plans and
for the most part keeping his own
council. He was exceedingly gratified
with his Visit to Premier Clemeneeau,
which was largely a personal atfalr.
President Wilson's health continues
good. He has completely shaken off
the cold which followed him (o Kuropo.
With Mn. Wilson and Rear Admiral
Urayaon, his medical adviser, he prob
ably will take a turn on the golf links
at Versailles the first pleasant morn
ing that comes along, and on which he
is not too husiiy engaged vim ins
stenographers. He Is keeping In the
closest touch with affairs In the United
States through advices from the White
Houso, from members of the cabinet
and the beads of some of the special
war bureaus upon whom ho is depend
ing for accurate information.
So far aw is known the president has
not yet selected A director-general of
railroads, and Director-General McAdoo
may hold over until tiie president's re
turn. President Wilson has been deeply Im
pressed by the magnificent reception
given him in Paris, the more so that
assurances are declared to have come
to him from what was regarded as a
dependable source that the French peo
ple as a whole are sincere In their ac
ceptance of his principles and will up
hold them. That the government is In
equal sympathy with the people is in
dicated by the first interview between
President Wilson and Premier t'lemen
ceau. There was no lack of warmth
In the French statesman's appreciation
of the American position, it was de
clared, it being Indicated, on the other
hand, that his attitude was thoroughly
sympathetic.
King Victor Emmanuel of Italy, who
will reach Paris Thursday, v. ill visit
President Wilson the following after
noon, acccrding to the present or
rangi ments It was originally intended
by the Italian embassy to have King
Victor Emmanuel and President Wilson
at dinner together Friday, but for cere
monial reasons it has been decided that
this will not be practicable, as the din
ner Is to be in the kings honor, and
it is not customary to have two heads
of state at a dinner when one is the
guest of honor.
Ilonslgnor Cerrettl, papal under-sec-retary
of slate, who Is in Paris on his
way to the Untied States to participate
in the jubilee celebration of Cardinal
Gibbons. Will call on Col. House today
to make arrangements to be received
by President Wilson.
'He will present tho president, with an
autograph letter from Pop" Benedict
and will discuss arrangements for the
visit of the president to the pope dur
ing the president's stay In Rome.
.rei!irv of State Lansing was In
conference vesterday with n number of
the members ef the American delega
te. tn the peace conference in an ef
fort to organise the working force. The
secretary met each individual scparate
lv and began ,h(' assignment of duties
to the varloun memoers 01 win iiinsri
n irrnnti
Secretary I' sing said that. It was
clesrlv impossible to do anything more
tViatt 'this preliminary work, such as
,v. nr.nlTnlinn of rennratc units, be
fore the hollUavs. although there might
-,a ..ml.uKU- nroold lie informal con-
versa tons between tne mfind mm
entente delegates to the congress, as
they meet socially and unofficially.
BELGIUM ANNOUNCES
NAMES OF DELEGATES
DRI'SSP'.LS, l'ec. IT. -The Pelglan
government announces that Its delegae
tlon to the peace congress will be com
posed of Paul Kymans, minister for
foreign affairs and former minister In
London; Kmlle Vandervelde. minister
of Justice and socialist leader, and
Baron Van Tien Heuvel, Belgian minis
ter at the Vatican and former minister
of Justice. ,
supervisor, home service, Southern di
vision. Dr. Johnson was scheduled to give
an address at the Y. M. C. A. at 8
o'clock Tuesday night. A noted edu
cator and a dean among social work
ers, he brings a message of enlighten
ment on the work of the Red Cross
that Is illustrative of the unexcelled
humanitarian activities of the "great
est mother In the world."
"We can not afford lo let this op
portunity piss unheeded." declared
Chairman Williamson Tuesday. "The
greatest of all humanitarian societies
needs our support. What it has done,
not only for you and yours over there.
It has likewise done for the enemy,
an accompU'jhment that has oatiid the
Hun to iook upon the remarkable re
sults of the American Red Cross with
open -eyed amazement.
"Meroihls must go over the ton. The
campaign is in ihe hands of the ladles,
the most capable of all workers In this
cause, but the men must lend them
a helping hand." 1
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To -rutt
GocO'Cilows
-fOOf
Tennessee Partly overcast: Wednes
dav unsettled, probably ruin in west.
Mississippi Overcast; Wednesday
probably local rains,
Arkansas Cloudy, probably rain or
snow; colder Wednesday.
Alabama Overcast ; v ednesday prob
ably local rain?.
Kentucky Partly overcast; Wednes
day unsettled, probably rain In west.
Georgia. Florida and South Carolina
Partly overcast; Wednesday no change
in temperature,
Louisiana Cloudy, rain in west;
somewhat warmer;' Wednesday rain,
colder In west.
Oklahoma Cloudy, probably snow,
colder; colder In east Wednesday.
East Texas- Cloudy, in obably rain:
colder Wednesday.
West Texas i 'loud v. snow in north.
colder; Wednesday generally fair.
Spontaneous Welcome Given
President Enhances Worth
of Fitting Climax to Ameri
ca's Great Part in War.
BV DAVID LAWRENCE
The News Scimitar s Special Corre
spondent. PA1US, Dec. K, Kinfffl have come
and gone and emperors, dukes and
princes have often been given a chival
tous welcome here, as symbols of roy
alty or of hereditary might, but, to
the President of the Unltra Htates and
the representative of a sister republic
France has tendered a tribute so spon
taneous that it can bo interpreted only
as an expression of the everlasting af
fection of this people for the Amerlcaii
people.
President Wilson and his Ideals have
made a lasting Impression, but the
streets of Paris have noun linod with
cheering millions, not merely to ap
plaud the exalted principles of a great
statesman, but to emphasise the grati
tude thai. France feels for the compli
ment paid by America In sending Presi
dent Wilson it.OOO niUSS to pay this un
precedented visit.
This is a land of courtesy and polite
ness, and America gave u fitting cli
max to the achievement of her mil
lions of troops by sending the commander-in-chief
of her army and navy,
the spokesman of a democratic people,
to ride side by side with the president
of France, triumphantly, through the
main thoroughfares, .No treaty or al
liance, no convention, can ever bind
closer in the bonds of friendship and
kinship than lias the present occasion.
Could Washington and Lgjnaystte
have seen it they would have thrilled
with pride for the fulfillment of tho
ideals they struggled to Implant. Could
Napoleon or the ex-Kalser Wlllielm
l.ave watched the Joyous faces of the
multitude, they would have recognised
that as much honor can come to a
man who scales that democratic ideas
shall conquer the world for the bene
fit of all the people, as to one who
alms at the imposition through nilliuiry
might of the benefit of the few. Could
(Continued on Page LG, Column 1.)
CASUALTY LIST
WASHINGTON, Pec. IT. Two army
casualty llsis. together with a marine
corps list, made public here today con
tain a total of 4,83ti names, divided:
Killed In action 241, died from wounds
T5, died i accident and other causes 9,
died airplane accident 1, died of disease
160, wounded severely 2,185, wounded,
degree undetermined, 0T4; wounded
slightly 1.240, missing In action 300,
prisoner l.
Included In the lists:
TENNESSEE.
Killed In action: Sergt. Preston Ta
tum, Ft. F. D. 1. Cunningham; Trivates
Lirover C, Uoina, R, P. 1). 4, Jasper;
Benton w. Winkler, It. V. n. I, Pleas
ant Shade; lOmmett Cole, K. V. I). 8,
Jonesboro; Elber n. Flunk. Crump;
Thus. It. Magness, R. F. I). 5. Smlth
vllle; William if. Mllllgan, Vonore.
Died from wounds; Corporals Rufus
W. Chenoweth. Red Bank; Robert B.
Clifford, Bellbuckle; Bugler Ernest
.Maddox, Nashville; Privates John W.
Mlllson, Chattanooga; William H. Keen
er. Seymour; Drennwn Merritt, Wood
bury; Thomas C. Welch, U. F. 1). 3,
Decaturvlllc.
Died of disease Sergt. Henry O.
Wagoner, Knoxvllle: Privates N'ormau
L liascl, 13f,T Ridgeway street, Mem
phis; Thomas B. Llfsey, it. F. P. 1,
Trezevant; Elbert Richardson, Iiixon
Springs; Robert O. Bradshaw, R. C I).
1, Huren.,
Wounded severely: Sergts. Frederick
T. Moore, It. F. D. 2, Algood; Barney
C. Skelton, R, V. P. 2, Waynesboro;
Corporals Roy W. Howard, Crab Or
chard; Robert Moffitt. Hampton; ('has.
B. Sandrldge. Huntn; Henry H. Kcl
ley marine), KerrvlUe; Thomas IV
Paschal, Rutherford; 1'na A. Cole, Mon
roe; privates Clarence N. McKee (ma
rine), Hampshire; Herbert Winter, 1011!
Peabodv avenue, Memphis; Ralph K.
Smith, R, F D. 2, Bluff City; Jasper !.
O'fluln. Klmmens; John L, Unit, North
Nashville; Lester Brown, Murfreesboro;
Robert Hall, Taiewell; Roy G Helton,
Sevlervllle; Burnion T. James, R P", D.
4, Dyer; George ft. Rush, R. F, I). ;i,
Jefferson City; Oscar Sauls, It. F. Jl.
,1, Laaoassaa: Sewell C. Morton, Foster
vllle; Herman Moore, Hilliam; Grnver
C, Summer, Pleasant Point; Mathew
Whitford, Fork Ridge; Jamea A. Trot
ter, Knoxvllle; Kills Bond. 108 Gordon
street, Jackson: Charles C, Travail, 1312
Veasev street. Memphis; James Milch
ell Tullahoma; John W, Carutbers, R,
K. D. 4. Hhelbyville; Fletcher Phillips,
(Continued on l'age 8, Column 4 i
KIWANIANS MEET
WEDNESDAY NOON
The last regular meeting of the Kl.
wants club until after the Christmas
holidays "111 be held at Hotel Gayoso
Wednesday at noon, with Lieut. I,r.iH
p Bejach as the speaser of the day.
Officers elected at the meeting last
Wednesday will be installed the first
ot the year.
Special musical features have been
provided by L. J. Moss. Dreeldont-elect.
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LASTING LOVE OF
FRANCE FOR U. S.
SHOWN TO WILSON
Newsboys Give All to Cause
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Child.
BY A COODFELLOW.
When you bought this copy of Tho
N'es Hcimltar, dear reader, you con
tributed the entire purchase prlca to
help provide n Merry Christmas for
tarn (lies just like the one mentions
in the accompanying ir;ter. You help
but ihn inn, 'h th nrl.-o of a naper
to alleviate ;V.e sorrow, the hortaoha,fc
the tears. In the homes ot the
expect Santa to visit this yes
No one knows better than t
who sold you this paper jus
means to h forgotten on
morning You and I haVJ a, ,
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convey that knowledge to YOU that 1
address oii today with tn kiu'"'
nom a disconsolate mother submitted
herewith. It is typlcai of hundreds on
our files. .
And while you are Clinking It over
here is some enciiunigomuni of the rigni
sort : The employes of the Standard
oil company, of Louisiana, always top-1
notchers in support of the cause of t'lj
..k.ih ,, i, i ii,,.. I le&ce
it to you if that is not splendid. HI
beats bv far any previous tiort,
to Treasurer McP.no and those p'!j;
ated with him Personally 1 wish It
was In mv power to thank each and
cverv contributor to that fund. IJW
lo assure them that their sacrifice is
appreciated more than words can tea,
but in the absence or an opportunity
for ..tendlng personal appreciaiiu"
can oniv take this means oi '"
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you from the bolt. mi or my .,
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to the employes of the National K'1"';
ing company. The children you will
play Santa to this j ar will wish ypu
a merrv, merry Christmas. I know, for
jou Ooodfellows, wltn your fine con
tribution of 5 lis DO ha done somethln.
for the muse that will not oo liar
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word, not to forget tHat YOT . no mat
tcr where you are or wno you a.fj-
you are needed, too. . i
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the top AT ONCK tor the klddioa Ilk.
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It affords M great pi assure '-9 bs sale to seel you
116.00, saoust oontrlbutei IRE OOODrKLLOirS CUB sy enployeee of
the Standard 011 Company of Louisiana, Uemrhle, Tennessee. This
dontrltmtlon lnoludse 1Q.00 handed us by Mr. o. 0. Boholder,
General Seles Manager of the Ooopany, a fonser resident of this City,
ad $2.00 from Jask Tusker, the little son ef one of our employees.
The Soodfelloes Club has had a warn spot In Mr. Beholder's nssrt
since it was first organized, and he has anaoursgsl siring to the
ssuss whenever he had an opportunity to do so. Mr. J. T. Msssey,
ur nsn Speoisl Agent le tilso a booetsr for the olub. The writer
reoelved very valuable atsietanoe in oolleotlw these funds by Mlaa
Hauls Burke, our popular telephone ope re', or.
I deem It e great privilege to be affiliated with you
In this most worthy work, and I have not fergottan that it was you
who first thought out the plan, ami put lato sxaoutlon the work of
naklnthe KIDDUS happy at Ohrlstmas-time. You have dons a double
good In organising the Ooodfellows Olub; you net only bring ohser
ad, gladness to dot's unfortunate little ohlldren, but yo i make
xsettlngly happy the hearts of those who aeslst you In this nobla
work. Sever a Christmas oomsa and goss that I an not rsnsmberel by
friends in soma way, and thslr (tlfts ars always traasursd, hut tha
.tiling that makes ma tha happiest and most joyous is the work that
I do for ths Ooodfsllows Club, or in brlghtonlng t a Ufa of some
unfortunate.
Prlaoda, if for eny reason, ths olouds hand heavy over
your window this Christmas, let one bo knows, -stcind you that ths
est way to gat rid of them is to go an I push tie olouls nway from
one one else's window, suoh as - playing Santa to some poor little
Colli, who otharwlss would hsvs en empty tooting, and e broken hstirt,
OBI how badly dseslvsd the world is sens rally about
haw to be happy. The only eolutiou to thie i roh1em io - "..ervloe
to Other", espaoially, to thoss who have bsen unf ortunatej rcr did
set Jesus say, "I asms not to bs ninlstsred unto, but to minister",
nl should endeavor to follow His sxaails.
Yours very truly,
BXrtOSBM OF IRS
i
PROOF OF THE CAUSE.
I have six poor little children fur Santo Claus to come to
, and I am not ublc to tell htm anything to bring them.
was poor last Xinas ami could
Tift, and thf same this Knias.
fill, dear ( lot id follows, uleast: renienilirr rtV little liriiken-
hcarted children. They cant jo to school because they arc
shoeless. No dresses and no stockings.
If you will he so kind to send thetn something to make
them feel glad 1 will never get through thanking the (.nod
fellows club.- Mrs, B.
EQQS USED AS CASH.
BLUE MOUNTAIN, Miss.. Dec.
17. (Bpl.l Some of ihe farmers
and merchants of this county have
hit upon tin- following unique plan
of marketing eggs, finding li easy
tn place their supply at 72 cents a
dogeni
The farmeis exchange their eggs
with the merchants (or gomls In the
stores, and the merchants ship the
eggs to special dealers In the larger
cities, who sort and classify them,
selling tho fancy ones at fancy
prices ami the rest In the open
market at the usual market quota
tions, farmers, merchants and deal
ers receiving good profits and the
fancy patcpnagr being likewise well
nerved.
U.S. BATTLE FLEET
MAY BE DEAYED
WASinN(2TON, Dec. 1 7 The Amer
ican battle qujidron returning from
Kwrope may not react) N'W York until
ChrlRtmaH eve Pennine of delay In de
parting from the HritlHh bG. The
navy department announced today,
however, that tho review at New York
planned for Her, fl would not bo or
rWed pontpotied until more definite In
formation came by wlrelenn fmm Ad
miral Mayo, who reported today thut
every effort Wll helnp made to make
up U'fit tlmo on the vynge.
CHATTAN00GAN TAKES
LIFE WITH REVOLVER
NA8HVILI.K, Tenn, Dec 17. (Spl.)
Wllllam Hughle Duff. Cnrier street,
Chattanooga, commuted suicide here
last night, Bring a bullet from a .M
pistol, Into bis brain. Tho tragedy was
enacted in a house at flOH Seventh ave
nue, north Grief over Ihe loss of his
mother, who is said to nave died two
months ago, la believed to be responsi
ble for young Duffs ait.
BATTLE HEROES SWELL
CASUALTY LIST BY 11
Uleven mote Msmphlani were added
to the city's roll of honor Tuesday,
their names being Included In the cas
ualty liat issued by the government
None was killed in action, nor died "f
wounds, but one died of pneumonia in
an overseas camp. i
The list:
Pled of disease' Private Mornsl L
Hasel, 1S67 Itirigaway street.
Wounded severely; Corporal Charles
R Sandrldge, Fiuniyn; private Herbert
Winter, 1018 Peabody avenue; Private
Charles C. TreveU, 1312 Vesev street,
and. Private Prank II. Itirkej . 712 Last
street.
Wounded, degree undetermined: Hergl
Ice I'. i'anssnn, 578 SI. Paul street
Wounded slightly: Kergt. Wilson Tins
ley. M4 Kerr avenue; Corporal Leonard
Anderson, Woodward street. Corporal
William A. Short. Jr.. 78 North Helve -dere
boulevard; PrUate Moses White,
801 Kast Georgia street.
Missing: Private Wesley Porter, Lau
derdale street.
Kergt. Wilson Tinslev is re overt ng in
a hospital from wounds received when
going over the top with the Aemrlcana
on Kundav. Sept. 38, near Cambral HIS
ir.olher. Mrs. M. It. Tlnsley. has re
ceived letters from the sergeant staling
l,e is well on the road to recoiery. A
shell fragment struck him in the knee,
be has a souvenir, an iron croaa. which
he took from a captured German
Private Frank. F. Rickey, son of Lewis
Bsaphls,"Tsnn. Osa. 17,118.
. jUM.A) OIL CO.
Cf iJm
TMtAflURBK.
not ti ll Sahta to come to ?ce
WASHINGTON, Dec 17. Gen Per
shing notified the war department today
thai he had designated fm early con
VO home a number of additional nulls.
Including lb'' 27th engineers and the
Sitth field artillery, In all aboul 4,800
officers ami men.
Other units named arc the laid, 182d,
(list, 4:171b mid I102d acm squadron,
Second trench mortar battalion, 18th
company of the Courth motor mechan
ics reglraenl and British replacement
draft No, 1 ttlr service.
The assignment bv Gen. Pershing of
the 92d division (national army, nr
gioesi for early convoy home, has been
canceled in making ibis announce
ment totlny ih" war departmenl gave
no esplan.iilon, loii the assumption here
Is that the division has been selected
as a reserve mill lo lie held lo reinforce
the American army of occupation In
Germany
Gen. I'erslllnjt cabled Ihe war depart
ment yesterday thai practically com
plete reports of deaths in action among
the expeditionary forces should reach
the department by Dec, 20 and of se
verely WOUndsd bv Dec 27.
Gn. Pershing said that the number
of unreported casualties in process of
verification at Ihe central records office
of the pspedltlonary force on Dec, It
was 40. HO. Thrv were divided:
Killed In action aim. died of wounds
27fi. died of disease Ma, acrtdi ntally
killed KL severely wounded In action
80,871. These include all "suspense
ca'sen under Investigation,'' the general
said.
Total casualties to Nov. 21 In Ihe 2nth
division North Carolina, Bouth Carolina
and Tennessee (national guard) were
given as 7,263 The casualties were
clasalflled as follows
Killed in action 1,1118, died of wounds
2.1H, died of disease 16, died of oilier
causes S, BSverWy wounded, 1.IHI.
wounded, dogrse undetermined. 80ft;
sllghtlv wounded, 3,1172, missing or cap.
lured 153.
(1. Ulckey, sales manager for Arkansas
and Tennessee with Ihe Standard on
Company, had bis kneecap lorn off at
Hellloourt on Sept. 80, his father has
been Informed, Ho is now recovering
in a hospital, expecting to be home
soon. Ho is with Compan) a, 1 18th
machine gun battalion, under Capt, Pen
Tyler. He wiiH formerly with the Wil
liam It. Moore Dry Goods company, The
famllv resides at 712 Bast street.
Corporal William A Short, .lr , with
Oornpanv K. 114th machine gun b.nilal
lon, a NMnvllts company, was gassed
also on Held. 211 near HI. Quentlfl, his
mother, Mrs. a. F,. Khort, 78 North Bel
vedere boulevard, baa been informed.
He lias been taken to a hospital In Kng.
land. Ho was formerly tn the cotton
business here.
Corporal Leonard Anderson, of Com
pany M. tilth Infantry, was slightly
wounded In action, bis mother, who re.
sides on Woodward street, has b:en in
formed Weslev Porter, with the snine com
pany, Is reported as missing In action,
in a telegram to bis sister, Matlie Por
ter. Lauderdale slreei.
Private Norman L Hagen, son of
Mrs. K. W. Hasel, IM7 Htdgeway street
wlio died of pneumonia ai'ler spemlln-r
a year in the war aotie, leaves hie
mother and two 'hlldten aged 11 and
8. His wife Jite-tried him in death some
time ago. He died on Nov, 17. l'e was
with an ammunition train and numer
ous times had narrowly escaped injury.
WIOREYANKUNITS
NAMED 10 RETURN
RESIGNS POST AS MACKENSEN
Mrs. Mary B. West Tenders
Rncinnatinn in Mnvnr nrfl
llbiliuiiaoun iu iiihjvi '
Commissioners in Letter !
Written at Little Rock.
MRS. ALICE SAXBY IS
PROBABLE SUCCESSOR
Local Probation Court Under
Mrs. West's Regime Was
Recognized and Patterned
After Throughout Nation.
Tho unfortunate chU-lrevi of Mem
phli havo lout the nervl.e of their
moat dovoted friend. Tuewlay the res
ignation of Mr-s. .Mai. H. Wet. chief
probation officer or the Uivenlle court,
whs handed to Mtiyur Mntrverdo and
th' city ctimisnioiier.
K..r seven,! Ht8 a stonn hua rffd
Hhont tho hend Of Mrs, Weat bCUao
Hhe nrrvetl liOt.ee thAt t ho hand ot no
polltlotan Mhnilt Mill Uio ork ot the
court or Interfere with the work nf u
pxreat Injitltutlon rtetltoated to thu wi
mro of ubUohotH Mid no potttlotAtl
tr lnwver WM ever able tt kwh -Mix.
st from the MmtKni (with of con
identioua Jut; to thou" who oamo un
tier her nafe,
Mix. Yst is not eUinc to avoid
thar-KCf She made that ptaln m her
letter of re!f nation, but, on .it oon
trary, h uks for an opixirt unity to
answer them and lo luce her arcuaer
If there he uny.
The luveniie court him had an evant
fn 1 ana iUcrewful -areir nnd. with the
CKreptton ot onl a few niouthtt, Mm.
Wrsl Iuim been the director of ttt -rrer.
1 1 wait fcNter l and prftollcall)
organliwl iui u renutt of the advocacj
f the Nineteenth 'entury oub The
itrHt lioard of director, when it vus
formed in 1107, compoeed of i(.
. I'ense. Mrn. Wei l and Mm. Susantio
After a ftiort time the board ffal re
organ I iod, with Thmae H, KinK buu
ceadlng Mrs Hcrugga, anti Mm. We.ni
became 'hkf probatlot. officer, ejiviuK
hor entire time tt. the work wtthoul
imy. .Itiilge Many Kelly was the flrel
iutlao of the juvenile court, and his
broad eympath) nui klndneaa contrib
uted much lo ihe HucoeHi of the limtt-
tutlon.
The oourl forged Ilea way to the
front and noon wan re-oognleed aa the
neareat approach i" the idaal of any
inM ll ii I ion oi ii m Kind in ine i nuva
MateN Mru. U. uaH the reclplonl
of many hoaott from oraanlaatlona iie
tei iu child welfare work ami vas
perhapa bel trr apprai lated elaewhare
than in Me.tofht
lu Noveinher, I'UV. Mr WeM to-
Celvod a curt note from Mayr ulUyi
Hitylnit that, her aervtOe were dlfpe. linen
with for rertmma nf aoailomy Mth WTrt
repllail that aha upirrciated the flnuu
rial "Itffli'ulty of eoiaiuctlng a city und
that nhe wua wllilna; to v:or for noih
litK, at aha had ttolie for hvvernl jeum.
It diivelotied I In n that Ihe renacu. of
"eenimmv ' Wfts a auhtori'uKrt Htul the
real uimUvp wnn to ho rid of Mi.
Went. H was Stated that i Wal had
ht-en I lied aKTiU.M her. Mh. Waal
never learned the nature of the chaWgaai
a commlttea with it. it. kiiih at) chair
man waa appointed at a tuaMM meeting
at the i Chamber of Commerce lo ln
vealiKate the affair, and In a com pre
henalve report the commlttea found
that there wiih nothing upon Which
lo haae a chniBe of any Kind. Mia
KlUahi-th llrudy am-ceedi M r f4 W enl
aial held the place until June, 1918,
when Mr. West wan re elected, Hoon
after her reliiHtat',tuenl ahe h-ft tn be
with her eon, wh wiih toon to Bail for
HYance, and the work w aa continued
In her ih'.Mn . under the capable dl
rectlon "f Mra. Alice u Sax by.
Mrs. Haxby probabb will succeed Mrs
Weal Shf haa been in the work for .,
nuiiiher of years. H la her lite work.
she began II while her mother waa In
terested in it a number of yeari ago(
and gradually assumed a i oar t of tna
burden ami final)) suoceadea her moth
er, ihe tn well recognised for her r
markable oflfclency in tho work, she
haa been in the work continuously foi
four .vears, and with tho exception uf
.Mra. West probably ia more familiar
with the juvenile court than any other
person connected with it.
Mis. w'Ht a letter, mailed from It. b
I. :, Utile Rock, to the mayor and city
comintsston follow;' :
"When you reinstated me In the of
flco at the Juvenile court, I did not
expect to accept Ihe position, as I knttW
It was more than likely thai famllj sf
faira wmfld keep me away from Mem
phis f"r srwrai months. Howeveri
when I learned that certain persona
wished to prefer charges against me
wli h'h yotl would not tour until 1 w aH
actually in office again, it seemed to
me there wua only one course open to
an honorable woman, r. yfi accept tliv.
position and he ready to answer any
charges that might be presented.
"For that reason I accepted the place
and while I availed my. elf of tho Op
portunity, with yuur permission, to
leave the office until mv ami sailed for
Prance (whh-h date was some weeks
later than we expected I t eturned as
hh iii a.H possible In (Act, I left .Ww
York, the day he went on board ship,
and T went directly from the train to
the mayor's office when t reached
Memphis to tell him I had returned for
the express purpose or answering any
rharsjes agalnal me that any person
mighl wih to prew nt, to the commis
sioners. I also gav.' this notice to the general
public, and then took charge of ti e of
fice h the Juvenile court, where I re.
mslned at my desk every day for a
month issuina Instructions to the of
ficers, making requisitions for the de
partment . countersigning checks, in
dorsing vouchers, masting probationers,
Investigating pension cases and demon
Btratlng In every way I roultt that I was
In charge of the Juvenile court.
"I was then called to my sick daugh
ter and left with the written permission
nf the mayor. I am ha yet Ignorant of
the nature of ihe chargea preferred
agalnal me, but am ready and more
than willing now, or at any oilier time,
tn (ace my accusers with the firm ns
BU ranee that I was nevr guilty of any
thing worse than mistakes In the man-
agemenl of the affairs of the Juvenile
court, and wna never actuated by any
other Impulse than a sincere desire to
help the children who came under my
care.
"On account of my husband's lll
heullh I will not he able to make Mem
phis my h'tme ngaln for many months,
so I am tendering my resignation aa
chief probation officer of the Juvenile
court to take effect at your earliest
convenience, with the one condition at
at tat hed that this Idler shall he
spread upon the minutes f the city
books ii nil that I shall he given the
privilege of answeiing the charges that
were made agalnRt me, whem er you
find an opportunity to disc USB the case.
l trust you will visit and thoroughly
Invent Igato the detention home and the
work of the court as done by It1 con
scfentloiia and capable Officers, and lhat
you will give It your support and pro
tect it from any touch of politics."
ABANDON CANTONMENTS.
WASHINGTON, lee. IT.- Among war
department :onatrurt ion projects or
dered abandoned today are the artillery
oantoitBtsftts t Nartn Dang Jackson,
8. r . and a fiaid artillery oantooment
at. Camp Bragg, . C, The abandon
ment ad North ('amp Jackson does not
include abandonment of tho lease for
acrea of lend there.
nUllbHKIHIU
m , , , ,
Budapest Paper Pubhshes Re
port That Hun General in
Rumanian Campaign Is Be
ing Held at Allies' Request.
COPENHAGEN, Dec, 17 Meld Mar
slisl von Mtckeiwen, commander of th
Uertnan forces in Humania. has been
Interned bj tii Hungarian government,
according lo the As lst, of Budapest.
The Hungarian government ii reported
to liavr Informed the Herman leader
that I.I: laternAtent eras demanded by
I he allies
Oilier dispatches recerved here from
Hungary na.v th.u the uumanlans have
disarmed ami Interned the rear guard
nf Kiold Marshal on Mackcnsen's
force:..
A illspateh from Tterlln. Nov 24. re
ported (hat Field Marshal von Maeken
Hen had arrived there with his staff
and t lint his arm -aa marching,
through Austria-Hungary toward (tar
m am i in iec, I it .ia renorted the
Hungarian governmem nad deeldod tn
Intern Von .alecKeusen's army. The
Krankfort cluing Pec. a jirlnted Sa re
intt that field Marshal von MseKrn- .
ten had fled from i 1 cr uiunfsta.lt , Tran
sylvania. GERMANS KILL RUSSIAN
CAPTIVES AT CRACOW
Zl'RlClf, ne. I" I Havas. 1 -Oerman
soldiers at Cracow are reported to have
fired upon Russian prtsoners who ra-
fused to work, killing mx anil wounding
r-even, according to tne Stuttgart Tags.
Mult
tt in state'! Hint ill c Incident occurred
since the signing ot the armistice be
tween Ihe allies ami liermaiiy.
FIND HUN KILLING
OF FRENCH UNJUSTIFIED
- " ' n
runs. if, 17, fttavas.l Spanish
Inveatlgatora "ho tiavs ronductM an
InqUli-y Into the ahoullntc of Prench
prison tm of war nt the Herman prlaon
amp nt l,;inifen!ialBa have forward!
their r opi rt to the Krencn (rovernmanf
iii authorities, acordtng to the Petn
.Journal. The ncwstuipsr kavh the re
port declare that the attitude of the
prtannera U not justify the rulhtess
methods of the Usrmans.
while .it hangensalsa (he prisoners
( rected ii i heater. Before ie:i Ing ihe
prison the) attempted to tear it down
nnd while tlfej were thus engaged weru
i 1 red upon hy German sentrlas,
leu l.iconde, commanding the ?r0tii
corps nf the French urmy. entered
Wiesbaden yesterday morning at 1 L
o'clock. The troops were reviewed from
the Steps of the city hall opposite the
Statue ot former Kmpcror William.
ENGLISH SHIPS SHELL
BOLSHEVIST POSITIONS
STOCKHOLM. Pee, 17.- An Kngltah
BUUMfon ha bontaarded Holrdievist po
sjtioiu along the southern roast of tho
Oujf of Kinliwul, according to an offi
cial Statement ISSusd from the Kathon
Isu army headquarters. Bolehevin
forces havi been repulsed, according to
the report. The statement adds!
"The enemy's advance on tho A sec
rien front has been atopped The mohll
Isatlon "T ihe IBsthonlan army la pro
gn alnn siulnfaclorlly and allied nup
pori u Htretitfthetung tho spirit uf th
people
111 FRANK H. HIMONDH,
The New Si imUar s Military Expert.
InEW IfORfC, Dec. 17. In no dlrecthm
has them been mors eager curkogllf
nl nee the signing of the armtstioa thun
in that of military Information. What,
are i hfl h rruan explanations not
propaganda atatenienta, but actual ex
planation of various hattlcH. tome ui -casaful,
some disastrous for their armi.
ami, above, all else, for It remain a ttm
auprema mystery of tho war, what is
ths Oerman explanation of the Marne?
We know that In the flrat years of
tho war Oerman generals and press
agents Industriously clrculal sd the
legend thar no Burn battle occurrajL
The Oerman urmy, "in accordance wltn
plan" thf familisr formUts retlrd
behind the AiKne. only advanced guardg
crossing ths Mama. Bemnarqt, or lit
erary fame, explicitly denied the bat
tle In h statement to an American cor
respondent in tilt,
Meantime on the allied Ride a great
dispute srose over iho struggle a dis
pute which leetna likely to rival Water
lot debates. Was the battle won by
Mumiourv s army roming out of Paris
to tho Ourco,? "un the decisive thrust;
that of Koch at T-Vre Champenoiaef
Wan it the iepu!t of supremo atrategy
thai ths German's were turned back,
or was It, as the mass of Krench peaa
snts have decided, a veritable "mlra
rt." And now, at last. Me begin to have
light from Oerman sources. First of
all, the ex-crown prince In a publio
statement asserts th.it he recognised at
once that the war had been lost at the
Marne lost becauss of the failure of
the nerves of certain Oerman generals.
Here, at last, In admission to the tact
of the Marne. Impress! vs testimony
even If open to Suspicion In detail.
But far more Interesting evidence
hftH followed. Tills time it Is Kluek
who speaks, it was k hick wno com
(Continued on Page 16, Column
HUMBOLDT LIEUTENANT
ENDS LIFE WITH RAZOR
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Dee. 17,
(Spi i -Lieut. Noah McFarland, 88. or
Company 88, brtHalMn f, ronimittod
mleiiic at i 'amp (Ireenleai late yesterj
day afternoon by eutlmg his throat
with a rmnr. Uut. McFarland was
ii practicing phyiU'lan in civil life a
Htltnbotdti Tenn. He wan Hie son of
Mra Esther C Met-'arlanit. nf lluioluildt.
l.lem. McFarland ' left in ehurge
ol Hie barrai-kM while Hie other office!
upil men were atlenill::K u reveille and
when they returned, hih hody ,
found. He is siiil 'o nave been suf
fering with despondency for tevoral
days.
AIRPLANES FROM TEXAS
ARRIVE ATJDEXTER, M0.
DKXTER, Mo. Pec IT Three nrniy
HtreilnncH with mix aviators fling from
Houston, Tex., to Pctroli. arrived here
at 11:30 a.m. all In gooil condition.
EBKRTfi FIELD, rXINOKR, Ark.,
Iiec IT -The three rtc Ilavilnnd planes
flvlng from Houston, Tex . to Petroi',
Mich., left here at 9 o'clock this morn
ing. Their next stop will be Dexter,
Mo. Six aviators are flying in the ma
chine and the niiadron is in CMiiruand
of Lieut. E. It HilL ,, -ET
BOCHE ADMISSION
OF MARNE DEFEAT
MOST INTERESTING
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