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WILSON CLOSES DOOR UPON POLITICS
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if pipiuic tdv PAID A TRIBUTE
TO SELPRICES
Attorney-General Warns That
Attempts to Retain Set
Costs to Consumer, as Con
trol Ends, To Be Prosecuted
WASHINGTON, Dec. JO. Concerted
price-fixing: by any IndUatry sher the
government leases to exercise price
control Jan. 1 will be regarded bv the
department of justice as in restraint 01
free competition, it was stated todav.
The explanation was made In reply to
questions as to what happens to war-
miio pnce-nxing wnen the war Indus
tries board ceases to function at mid
night tomorrow.
The attitude of the department o(
justice, as outlined by Attorney-General
Gregory, is that the antitrust laws, still
effective, will be enforced vigorously
by the department. They have been
ill full effect throughout the war, but
wie department lias not regarded the
action of Industry In maintaining prices
nxea ny me government as contrary
to law.
In making this explanation the attor
ney-general did not refer to any indus
try, or specific situation in explaining
that no violation of antitrust laws would
be permitted.
Other department of Justice officials
.who heretofore have had charge of
liroaeeutioiis under the antitrust law de
clared that when the -war Industries
board ceases to exercise control ot
prices January 1, any act of a group of
business men tending to prevent free
play ot competition win he examined
In the light of the law.
It Is felt that althougn an immediate
effect of mice agreements mlirht be
temporarily to keep prices down and
thereby benefit consumers, this result
might soon change and that consequent
ly the situation Is lull of danger. There
Is no provision in the law for consid
eration of whether the effect of the
suppression of competition might be
"benevolent."
It was said that so far the depart
ment had not given particular atten
tion to the steel industry, which sub
mitted to the war industries board a
revised list of prices to be effective af
ter Jan. 1. The board did not pass
upon the prices and declined to continue
lis supervision.
Evangelist 8 Plea
, Falls On Deaf Ear:
iAutoihobile Wrecked
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"lt me atone!"
It was not a plea for personal ser
vice in behalf of Rev. Burke Culpepper,
lmt the theme. of a sermon by the fam
ous local evangelist and the congrega
tion which heard it at the Union Ave
nue Methodist church Sunday night
gave the minister its undivided atten
tion. ",et me alone. H is the cry of Ger
man militarism, the cry of selfishness,
the cry of Idleness," declared the evan
gelist. "Let me alone."
"He aln'1 talkin' to me," an unre
sponsive hearer probably reasoned, for
while the minister was nusy wun nis
congregation, some one got busy with
the evangelist s automobile and Dr. Cul
nenner walked home. .
His car was found Monday morning
,at Madison and Crosstown. Its gears
.had been stripped.
v -jjcncDTinw at v Tfl
HONOR DR. E. E. GEORGE
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A New Year's reception In hemor of
' Dr. and Mrs. K. E. George has been
announced by the board of directors of
the T. M. C. A. war work committee.
The receptjoji will he given Wednesday
between Mi hours of 4 and 10 p.m.
at the Y.T. '. A. building.
Arrangements have been made for a
nieasing program of music and gym
nastic exercises. Public school students
rlll participate in gymnasium work as
will members of the Y. M. C. A.swlm
.;, ming team.
f CLASSIFY STUDENTS.
CONWAY, Ark.. Dec. 30. i Spl.)
Work of classifying new students at
the opening of the second term was
continued Monday at the .Slate Norial
school. ' The term was opened Satur
day with a largely increased enroll
ment. Three teachers, absent during
the past year on war work, resumed
their places on the faculty. They are:
Guy Dan Kstes, professor of mathe
matics and physical director, who has
been a. commissioned officer In the
army engineer corps; Dean D. Mc
Brlen, who lias been in the army at
Camp Pike, and N. ,K. I'ooledge. a Y.
M. C. A. secretary at Camp Cody, K. M.
LIEUTENANT RECOVERING.
CONWAY. Ark.. Dec. 30. (Spl.)--Lieut.
Theodore Smith, the Conway of
ficer severely wounded In action in
October, is making rapid progress to
ward recovery and may be soon re
leased from the hospital. The officer,
however, is yet unable to write with
his right hand, which was broken, as
well as his right leg, in his narrow
call from death. The broken limbs are
mendina and he hones for an immedi
ate return to bis post with the Sixth
ield artillery, the veteran organization
of the entire army in France.
OKLAHOMAN ILL.
..s 'OTTAWA. Pec. 30. Today's over
fieas casualty list names as ill C. L.
'Handy, Bartlesvllle, Okla.
Tennessee cloudy, probably rain,
possibly turning to Know In west
warmer In east; colder Tuesday in
West.
Mississippi Cloudy, probably rain
wanner. Arkansas Cloudy, probably rain;
colder Tuesday.
Alabama Probably rain, warmer..
Kentucky Rain, warmer In east;
Tuesday rain, turning to snow with
falling temperature.
Louisiana Cloudy, probablv rain;
warmer.
Oklahoma Rain, turning to snow,
colder with cold wave; temperature will
be 10 to 18 degrees Tuesday.
East Texas Cloudy, probablv rain
colder Tuesday.
West Texas Snow In north, rain or
snow in scLh; colder Tuekday; cold
wave in north with temperature t to
12 degrees.
Kansas Snow, cold wave; lero tem
perature for Tuesday night.
Florida Probably rain except gener
ally fair in south; warmer Tuesday.
South Carolina Cloudy and warmer,
probably rain.
Georgia Cloudy, probably rain and
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Dl bULOIMML
Memphis Surgeon, Back From
Base Hospital, Declares
Sacrifices Equalled Those
on Battlefield.
MANY A P0ILU NOW
HAS AMERICAN BLOOD
Surgery's Wonderful Accomp
lishments Have Saved Hun
dreds of Lives Is Here on
Short Furlough.
American battlefield heroes at Cha
teau Thierry. Berzy-le-Sec and other
now famous scenes of conflict with the
Hun performed no more, valiant serv
ice for the allied cause than did the
"donors' squad." in the opinion of
Diem. -Col. Frank D. Smythe. who is
back from Paris, where he had charge
of base hospital No. f.7. The squad
operated, not beneath the eneiy's can
non, bus under the shrgeon's knife, a
voluntary, patriotic service, that en
tirety escaped exploitation by- the
army of news gatherers following in
the wake of action. As a result, Amer
ican blood today actually flows in the
veins of hundreds of points saved from
a hero's (.'rave by the heroic, self-sacrifice
of the "donors' squad" personnel.
The war has been the cause of great
advancement on the part of surgery,
according to Col Smythe, but. In his
opinion, the progress that stands out
above all in This branch of the medical
service is that made .In the treatment
of wounds and cases requiring trans
fusion of blood.
It is in the latler instance that Dr.
Smythe. one of I he most famous sur
geons of tin" South, pays a high tribute
to ti "doners' squad." These men.
says Col. Smythe. are really hospital
workers who are In the pink of phys
ical fitness. Whenever it la found nec
essary to save a patient's life, which Is
frequent because of loss of blood on the
battlefield, some means must o(? pro
vided to restore the deficiency. This,
he says, is frequently done through
voluntary offer on the part of some
convalescent patient, but where such a
"donor" Is not accessible the hospital
workers' "donors" squad" fills In the
breach, pjr
Always eady,
Xfliyy wif the m-
er bwieflclV-or his alatldtt In life.
the volunteers fn the donor squad of
fer him blood. They do it blindly, un
questloningly, unhesitatingly, consider
ing it a patriotic duty that they am not
only willing, but glad, to perform.
Many of them have given of their
blood to save some poilu's life. The
operation is simple. The donor ex
changes from half a pint to a quart
of his blood for "thank you." the re
cipient recovers and there the trans
action ternfinates. Two weeks' time
is generally required for the donor to
regain his normal supply before he can
again oner to surrender his bloori.
Being an expert in the application of
tne I'arrel method of Ireattng infected
wounds, Dr. Smythe resorted to it
wherever possible
"The method entails the treatment
of wounds with Dakin solution and Its
results are remarkable," said Col.
Smythe. "It was first demonstrated
In Hie Rockefeller Institute and its
general acceptance at practically all of
tne base hospitals m France and stf)B
land has resulted in effecting absolute
recoveries from wounds that previously
were considered fatal, and it does it in
from two days' to two weeks' time."
A high tribute to the Bed Cross work
ers and nurses was paid by Col.
Smythe, who declares they had en
deared themsehes to both soldier and
civilian by Hheir loyalty and devotion
to duty.
"I admire their loyalty and devotion1
said Col. Smythe. "Their work con
tributed more to the morale and hap
piness of lite soldier than did anything
jelse. speaking, of course, of their work
in and about the hospitals. ' Whether
it was clgaret. paper, pencil, choco
late or anything else of a similar sort,
the Red (S-oss was always quick to re
spond, and those of us who have had
the honor of their co-operation appre
ciate their great work more than words
can say."
Fpon arriving in France Aug 1 Dr.
Smythe and bis unit was established
at Juilly, in a rich agricultural section
near Paris, surrounded with historical
buildings and grounds. On Sept, 20 his
base hospital was removed to Paris and
located In the I.ycee Montaigne, which
had a capacity of 1,300 beds. The
nurses made their headquarters at tile
Hotel Foyot, but took their meals at
the hospital.
"As for the French soldier, it. makes
no difference to him whether he Is paid
anything for bis services. His pay la
very small, but his service Is none the
less the best that he lias. It's entirely
a matter of pride with him, a love of
country that is lunching to see."
Dr. Smythe declares that water is
a very slighted commodity in Paris.
"F.verybody drinks a light, red wine,"
be said. They seem to consider that
water is only for frogs and for bath
ing. Col, Smythe is In Memphis on a 10
day furlough. He expects to receive
his discharge here Inasmuch as he has
no orders as to where to report at the
expiration of bis furlough.
URGES CONTINUANCE
OF FIGHT ON DISEASE
With the view f rxtenrtincr the nrfvi-
ous war work movement of eradicating
diseases among; soifliorn, the United
States war department has appealed,
throufih the Ohamher of Oomnteree, to
loral oncanizations to continue ftct i vi
nes. A report submitted in a letter to
Frank Hayley, secretary of theai'ham
ber of Commerce, shows that every
sixth soldier received in the army was
a victim of disease. Tennessee ranks
as the I St h state in per cent.
The Memphis war rommitrre on pro
tective work for women and the sanita
tion committee has done splendid work
in efforts to stamp out the evil. Th
old James sanitarium, which will be
used as a hospital, will open for pp
tlents as soon as possible
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LnouKh I
money has been secured to operate the
nospltal ltr one year.
OH BARGE DAMAGED
BY STRANGE BLAST
PKAUMON'T. Tex., Dec. 30 A mys
terious explosion at 3 o'clock Monday
morning set fire to oil barge I-ynri.
Two thousand barrels of oil still In
barge caught fire and are still burning.
The-barge. which had capacity f 15. nun
barrels oil, was damaged SO per cent.
The cause of the explosion ta unknown.
"Rainbow" Leader
Heads Air Service
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MAJ.-GEN. CHARLES T. MENOHER.
The appointment of Maj.-Qen, ( has.
T. Menolier as director of the ilr ser
vice, succeeding John D. Kvan. was an
nounced recently by (!en. Peyton C.
March (Jen. Menoher commanded the
42d division, known as the "Hainbow
division." in France. (Sen. Menoher is
hound for home to take up his new
duties.
Hole in Rear of Ruined Build
ing and Sdw ind Crowbar
Theory of Firebugs,
BRISTOL. Va -Tenn.. Dec. M - The
discovery today of a larcc hole in the
rear of the ruin f the Mitchel Power
Hardware company huildinp. apparently
marie wit h a saw and crowbar feu ml
nearby, strejit;' honed the theory of au
t horit les that t he $ I .OOO.Oun fire here
last nlprht was t ho work of firebucs.
Three other komouh fires have occurred
In the huslness district here within the
last month, one of them entailing a loss
of more than $:.nn.000.
Lack of water and explosions of dy
namite and small arms ammunition in
the stock of t lie Mitchell rowers con
cern creHtly handicapped the tireinou
in their work. The five-stnry building
occupied hy the hardware company and
four other buitdfngfl occupied hy t lie
Bristol Jas and Kieclwic company,
Lynn-Kftylor company and two aloth
ing stores wore destroyed, and tho.se
of the Dominion National hank, on the
port h. and tho St truss depart men I
store, to the south, were damaged
The entire lower business section wan
threatened for a time and the flames
were not chocked until tho fire depart
ment from Kingsport, Tenn., joined ihe
tight. ,
The fire started in the ftvefory
structure on State street occupied by
the Mitchell Towers Hardware com pany.
As 1 he firemen arrived there
were a series of explosions of dyna
mite and shells in the buildiiiK. and
nearby structures were set on fire hy
flying embers.
The destruction of the Bristol C.as
nnd Kleetri. company plant threw Ihe
city Into darkness and then the fire
men were further handicapped by t ho
exhaustion of t lie city's water supply.
Kngines were quickly moved to a near
by crook, however, and water pumped
rrom there, in ino meantime the Kings
port department had been asked for
aid and apparatus and men arrived in
a special train two hours after the fire
started.
A fireman became overbalanced on
top of a three-story building. Turning
somersault in the air, he lauded head
downward between the staves of a
ladder on the first floor. Other firemen
ran to his assistance, thinking him
dead. He was unhurt,
Says Divorced Mate
Wanted New Wife;
Asks Annulment
CONWAY. Ark.. Her. 30. (Bpl.)-
aiii-hIhk that the divorce secured h'
hr husband wan part of a tiliui l
Which hp bopfd to Rt rid nf her it
order to marry Ora Grimes, a ulrl of
1H years. Mrs. Kate I.aalry has filed
auit in chancery court for the arniui
ment of the divorce piven s K Losley,
a prominent inerrhant of BtUlla. from
her. in the action filed by Lesley, s.m,
w. Shock, another merchant of Dnola
and husinesYival of I.aidey. was named
as t'ort'spondent
Mrs. Lasley rliarfrps that Hhe was
mentally disahled at the lime of the
artlon. and was committed to ihe stnte
hospital on Sept. 'Jll. the day the dlvoree
was (ran tea. i here tne treatment
frlyen her rurrd her disabilities, she
avers, and she now asks for the pro
teotlon of her property rights, Includ
ing her share of $40,000 in property
whirii she alleges was accumulated by
the joint efforts of herself nnd her
former hushand.
FORD TAKES ACTION
FOR SENATE RECOUNT
fJRANP RAPIDS, Mh-h . Ter, ?,n
petit Ion to restrain ottjf rlprks from
destroyinsr ballotP "ast tn thp srnatnrial
elertion in MirlijR'an last nOVABlbtr has
ii iiihi 111 irurirti t.uuu nr-l- III I f -
na,f of nnrv F(tr, who. aorordlne to
the official canvass of ihe vote, was
defeated for the election by i 'onunatider
Truman H. Newberry, Republican.
The petition Is filed, it was stated,
because Mr. Ford Intends to ask the
senate to order a recount of the votes
R. R. TEEGRAPHERS
AND AGENTS BOOSTED
WASHINGTON, Dec. JO.-Rallroad
telegraphers and station agents were
given a further wage increase todav bv
Iilrerlor-tJeneral McAdoo retroactive to
Oct. 1.
$ 1, 000,000 FIRE
IN BRISTOL WORK
OF INCENDIARIES
SAYS ALL BIG
NATIONS MUST
JOIN COMPACT
President, Speaking at Manchester, Explains
V. S. ldeasKAsserting European Align
ments Are Not Interesting.
BULLETIN.
PARIS. Dec. 30. From present indications. President Wil
son will leave Europe on his return to the United States on
Feb. 10.
MANCHE8TKR. Dec. 30. iBy the Assoclt(J l'rpp- America Ik
not intci'cslPd in European politics., but she is-lBfclrested , partnership
of right between America ami Europe, deolareejresiilcni Wilson, in re
reiving the freedom of the city of Manchoatar at the Free Trade hall
here today. America Is not interested merely In, the peace of Europe, but
in the peace of l lie world, he added.
"If the future had nothing for via but a H, attempt to keep the
world at Ihe right poise by a balance of pow," the president, added,
"the United Stales would take no interest in it, because she will join no
combination of powers which in not
There was a feeling of cordial
America and (ireiit Britain, declared
Ihe principle of friendship and patriotism that Ted to give more tian was
demanded. The partnership of interests whleiiDad attempted the gov-1
eminent of the world had broken down, he said,' as Interest did not bind
men together, but separated them. Common devotion to (he rlRht was I
the only thing, he insisted, that could bind men together
In the settlement which is just ahead
something more difficult (ban was ever
attempted before had to be accom
plished -a genuine concert of mind and
purpose, the president said, but a deep
International cnnscteutlousnesa would
make It easy There Is a great voice
of humanity abroad in the world "which
he who can not hear is deaf," he added
"We are not obeying mandates of
parlies or politics." th president con
linued. "we arc obeying the mandate
of humanity "
If the world is to remain a body of
friends, he said, there must be an easy
and constant method or conference ho
that troubles could be taken whan they
were little and not allowed to grow
Until they were big.
"I wish we could, for tho whole world,
entrr a league and covenant and de
clare ourselves the frtenda of man
kind," the president added,-
The president said he was not. hope
ful that the. Individual Items of the
set tlement ghoul Ho bt attempted would
lie altogether satisfactory. jis. .. ."i.
"one only h. toutaajMftstMNMi.--.kat
(mutinied, "to any nit tf the. .pieattonrt
ot boundary, of altered sovereignty, of
ittclal aspiration to do something more
than conjecture this. There Is no man,
no body of men who knows just how
they ought to be settled; and .vet if we
i re to make satisfactory settlements we
must see to it thai they are rendered
more and more satisfactory by subse
quent adjustment which Is made pos
sible. We must provide the machinery
for readjustments In order (hat we may
have the machinery of good will and
friendship."
Extols Visitor.
In presenting the freedom of the city
to President Wilson the lord mayor
said It afforded the city suproine satis
faction to have on Its roll "the fore
mosl of all Americans whft have ever
visited England." This man, said the.
lord mayor, now stood before the audi
ence as a living type and symbol of the
friendship of the English-speaking
races. The bonds between Kngla.nd
and America, the lord mayor added, had
been riveted with great strength and
mad,- Indestructible.
"When the complete history of the
war Is w ritten," he 'declared, "the world
will comprehend more fully than it can
today the stupendous character of the
effort which the lTnited Slates made
to Insure, a right decision The presi
dent has come among us equally re
solved that the world shall henceforth
be better and happier for a well-ordered
peace "
The president, the lord mayor went
on. was not a vain dreamer, as his
ill cams had been fulfilled. This was
a fact which needed no further argu
ment to support It, he declared, when
H was remembered how President Wil
son's II points had become within 1L'
months the real basis for a peace set
tlement Manchester is in Ihe great manufac
turing midlands of England. I'resldefn
Wilson, who arrived here la,, evening,
found in this city a different atmos
phere from that of London. There
his time was absorbed by formalities
and official functions Here there have
been formal events, hut with a more
democratic air and on a more demo
cratic scale. Here he found a hospi
tality which could not be warmer than
AMSTERDAM, Pec
30.-The indc- O-
ponuont socialists in the Prussian min
istry and officials of Ihe Prussian gov
ernment whn belong to that party have
resigned, accord is g to a Berlin dispatch
to the Handelsblad,
CENTRAL COUNCIL NAMES
THREE NEW MINISTERS
COPBNHAOBN, Dec n,--The con
tra! council of soldiers and workmen of
Germany has appointed fieri- N'nske.
governor of Kiel; Hrr Ioehe. editor
of ihe Uresis u votkswacht, and llerr
Wlshel, member of the relchstag, as
cabinet members to replace Foreign
Minister Haass. Minister of Social Pol
icy llarth and Demobilization Minister
Dltlman, who retired Saturday night,
according lo Berlin advices received
here.
DITTMANN TALKS OF
REASONS FOR ACTION
BKRUM , Pee .10. iriy the Associated
Press.)- Reviewing the situation lead
ing lo his resignation, Wllhelm Pftt
rnann, minister of demohlliiatlon,
transport, justice and health in the
Kbert covernment, said that a crisis
had been Impending since Nov. P. ow
ing to constant differences as lo in
ternal and foreign policies between the
riwo sections of the cabinet, the aoclal-
ists and Independent socialists. He said
thst the matters which caused the
principal trouble were economic prob
lems and questions of demobilization
and military reorganization.
Ilirhard Barth, who also resigned as
minister of social policy, was present,
when Herr Pittmann waa talking and
took a most gloomy view of the imme
diate economic future of fJermany.
Both the food sKuatlon and the prob
lem of raw products present great dif
INDEPENDENT SOCIALISTS
QUIT PRUSSIAN CABINET
a combination of us all. '
fraternity and friendship between
the president, which was based on
mat or iAnfloiv hut which hrouglii him
cloaei to Ihe people.
There fa a strona civic m id.- in Man.
chaster. Its people feel theii clt win
stgDRllv honored in helot! chosen from
auioiiK other Engllah cities for the pros
Ident's .Isll.
The lord mayor is a self-made man
Hla home. Where Mr and Mrs Wilson
are aiifSU. Is In lection of the city
hall where, tie mayors lie during their
term ii pffiiV It Is n typical lOnglish
home- The rest of the president's
party i utinriered at a narln hoti I
Mr. ind Mrs. Wilson sal down lo
an early 'family dinner last cumins,
and OOU- afterward retired ,i limit
E-1 1 Mlt on the fourth floor, where
-UMlVrssI with mulling more dls
ln than the gongs of passing tram
oara. I'Ra president's days In Knglund
have hvSlved great physical strain,
which we apparent to those near linn
last
The mm I nportanl fa)ure of todits'
wafc; the Jhr. seiitatlon of Ihe freedom
cwsaw jan . hsbhi wun an ail-
rai'ivW''1,,
W show n by,. Uta fact that. Sf. minutes
were (Wlotted tb It It was al first
planned to hold (he ceremonv In the
municipal chamber, which Is the cus
tomary thealer for civic .-vents, hut In
response Bp public opinion the old free
Trade hall, which accommodates neat
ly t.Oflfl persons, Was selected.
Every ona wished in hear the chief
executive of Ihe I nited Stales, imd the
pressure for Invitations from officials
nf nearby cities, as well as front the
people of Manchester was insistent
The members nf the council foresaw
that the president would bo glad lo
address a iiopular, rather than a select
audience, such as the municipal chain
her would accommodate. If 1'ivr Trade
half, however, had been three tunes as
large It could not have sheltered all
who were anxious for admission.
The most notable engineering works
in Manchester are the ship canal and
docks. The first activity of the das
was an Inspection of (hose, and the
parly proceeded from Ihe city hall in
automobiles, There were elghl cars
in-the procession, llnee of them being
occupied hy ill y officials Mr Wilson
was received hy ('apt Hacon, chairman
of the directors nf the ship canal; ami
spent an hour on board a small steamer
which cruised among Ihe docks Aflcr
his return to the oily hall, ltoss K,
Ttoladay. American consul, presented
Americana residing in the idly.
From there II was a short drive to
the free Trade hall. Aflei the cere
monies there the official party drove
hy a circuitous route to the Midland
hotel, where at 1 o'clock Ihe president
was entertained at luncheon by the city
officials and many of tho represenea
tlvc cltlsens.
Before Mr. Wilson's arrival nl Ihe
holel there was an Incident nl the
royal exchange, which will be treasured
in the history of thai Institution. The
president appeared In Ihe disi Inguislj.-rl
strangers' gallery, while the floor was
filled with members, and made them
a very brief Informal speech.
The only escort for the president'
drives about the city was a squad of
mounted police Mr. and Mrs Wilson
and their party look the train for l.on
don shortly before H o'clock, closing a
dHy which will he recorded as one of
the most Important In Ihe history of
Oils city.
ficulties He declared Ihat he was In
favor of sending a peace commission
to President Wilson Immedlalelv with
the request thai Mr. Wilson dlclale
peace to uermany based on democratic
principles.
Leading Independent socialists Indi
cated thai their party representatives
would retire from the. positions they
now occupy In state and government
departments.
SAILORS PLEDGE FAITH
TO HUN GOVERNMENT
AMSTKKPAM. Pec. K The sailors'
council of the (Jerman admiralty and
the marine general slnff has Issued a
declaration Hist It will be falthiui ti
the government in view nf the difficult
limes Uermany Is experiencing,
MAYORUTHANON
BACKYARD HOG PENS
If you want to raise hogs In "the city
you will have lo go In the country.
This decree goes forth from Mayoi
Monleverde's office, the mavo,- being
commissioner of health. The sua es.
tlon was made to the mavor bv !r.
Neumon Taylor, superintendent ot the
health department. ,
pr. Taylor told the mavor thai the
sanitary force Inilsted that the prcin
(sea of residences could not he kept
sanitary with hogpens In the back
yards, Neighbors also fhss over the
back ence over the matter, he reports.
There Is an ordinance against raising
hogg Ip the city limits but the admin
istration permitted persons who kept
the pens saaltary to have hogs this
year aa a war measure to increase the
aupply of meat.
Takes Broussard's
Place In Senate
Mm. dsasM
6 aj tTVe-
EDWARD J. GAY.
This Is a recent photograph id Kd
ward J, Clay, new Iv elected senator
from Louisiana He sue Is ihe lale
Senator Aoberl Brousssrd,
CASUALTY LIST
vv .e-ii i ,i , i i ir, I ice ;in I Hi, ainiv
casualty lists and one mnrli nips ht,
made public here todav. together with
an armj list glvei i Hunday, contain
a total of 1.141 names, divided.
Killed In action, US. died from
wounds. ;:'; died, accident and other
causes. IB; died of disease. Btl; wounded
severely, ;:l'i; wounded, degree undstei
milted, one; wounded slightly, 7fit.
missing in acitoti, 7.'.
Included In the llsls-
TENNESSEE.
Killed in notion: Corporal Clinton W
Melius, Uatollette; Private WlkTe
Brasher, u p. u j, Deeaturvllle
lued ol disease Privities .lohn II
Prcwlit, 77 Linden avenue. Memphis;
Hhllherl It. Iloilanil, u, p. (, a, n0.
-Ill t.......l..la
il. """"""IP.
Wounded aeverelv
Ul ul, Ernest C
i-ii... ..
I V'1""?,; ','ivates Msile , P.d
Hroolis. Cookev I e. I.iiniile II w Is
mail. II V D. f, Winchester, Nathan I.
Woodv. Del Rio; William It. Vomit.
Nashville,
Wounded, degree undetermined, pre-
vtouslj reported missing private
rharley o. Beaten imarlnei, Lenoir
City,
Returnee' to Prance, previously re-
pprted prisoner in Germany sergeant
Lharlea Pinning murine), Moil Inn-
Mile.
Wounded slightly: Lleuta, Lvle Hur
row, Bristol; ( arlos r DeWeese, Nash
ville i.ynn ii Poisnm. Bllsabethton;
tleorge P I hm aid. Benton: t'orporala
Olenn u McAdams, Johnson Olty;
James Meade. H !' It iillver
springs, Robert w Woj . ChatU oga;
William A ItecUnian, It V. Ii. ; fta-
lelah; Clint n. pavldson, Hlgen: Carl
P McNeesc, Haileyton .lohn (L Walker.
signal Mount. nu . Mechanics Or let! L
Berry. Nashville: Edgar 1 Turner, It
r. l 2, Uallatln; Privates Samuel .1
Morgan, ioiiii n Decatur alraet, Mem
(Continued on rage
i 'oliiinn 6,
McKellar Has Bill
Thanking Pershing
And Aides For Work
WASHINGTON, Dec :ifi. tSnl 1 The
thanks of emigres- and the American
people arc extended to Uen, John ,l
Pershing, the officers and men under
him, to Maj .lieu. Punch II I'rnwder
and the local and dlslrlcl hoards
throughout ihe country 111 a lull Sena
tor McKellar will Introduce today Per
shing and 4'rov, del are the two mili
tary leaders who. Henator MoKellar
feels, have performed the definite lasUs
assigned lo them In a manner deac
ing the lushest tir.ii.se. and it probably
marks Ihe opening of leglslallou de
slred by members of local and district
ho, nils establishing their status in a
military way
MAURETANIA BRINGS
IN DIXIE TROOPS
'F.w VORK, t'co. :ni The British
steamship Msuretsnls, bringing home
all of the S47th Infantry, except fjom
nany H, of the 87th division 3. 600
Iroops in all oh hoard arrived here
loday, The 87ih division, of which iin
M7lh regimen) is a part, la composed
Of Arkansas, Louisiana. Mississippi Hiid
Southern Alabama Iroops When the
armlsttoe wh signed it was located at
Pons, north of Bordesus
Among the civilian passengers were
Ambassador Sharp and IiIn son. re
luming from Paris. Mr Sharp was
called from his post by the Serious Ill
ness of his twin brother, George Sharp
of Klyrla, uiilo.
SAYS BURLESON ALMOST
BROKE WITH SENATE
c. m '
WASHINGTON, Pec. VI Ilv Inking
over control of ihe cables after tlie
armistice was signed, I 'osl master leu -etal
Burleson came "very close lo
breaking faith with congress," Senator
itiichoook. Nebraska, chairman of ihe
serais foreign relalliiiiK committee, de
clared In the seniile todav In comment
ing on a letter received from the post-master-general
explaining his action
RAIDS CRAPS GAME IN
DARK: NINE ARRESTED
Somebody switched off the lights In a
house at Rsyhurn boulevard anil Mc
l.eniorc avenue Saturday night when
Sheriff Perry and his deputies raided a
craps game, and as a result only nine
per so ns were eaushl Thev were
charged with gaining. About seven
cscaHd in the darkness The men wer
all while.
DESTROYER COMMANDER
VISITS HOME: GETS FLU
COIsfUMBUB. HIM., her SO, rflsM
Commandflf James ;, nrp, r ih dtv
trty r Truxton, who oiime home to
fifnf thp t'hrtHtmas hollrtayg itt( hil
I fi r1 nis. Mr and Mm W M . V a re .
who resid" a few mllei north of '
lumhnu, wjis Htrlcken with an atUrk
of Hpnntsh influenra noon after hh ar
rival, hut if Improving,
CLEMENCEAU SAYS
HL WILL SUPPDRI
DDITASM'C inCAC
DnHI,,0 IULH0; DV Dfll (NEW
French Premier. Who Is Given
Vote of Confidence, Asserts
Attitude in This Matter Has
Approval of Wilson.
-
PARIS, Pre SO. In addressing the
chamber nl deputies last night Premier
t'lemenceav ids it plain it was hla
Intention to support ;rei Britain In
the peace negotiations on the Question
of the freedom of the seas, and he de
clared ihat his attitude In this matter
vvi:s approved ny Preside:.! Wilson
The premier lord Ihe chamber thai
now was tne time lo change pilots, but
the detinues gaveihlm a vote "f confi
dence h.v Wl tu I K Premier Clemen
ceau explained Ihe peace situation us
ii concerned Prance, Ureal Britain and
Ihe United Stales nnd his explanations
appeared fully to liaiisfy all except the
unified socialists, who repeated!) In
terrupted him In a manner which Presi
dent heachanel characterised "Inde
cent." Premier Clemenceau said that his
conversations with President Wilson
had been profitable, although, he said.
I should not lie telling Ihe truth If 1
said l had always h i m agreement
with him on all points,"
In summing up his argument fot tull
confidence and the axerclse of patience
by Ihejcbsmhei , Ihe premier declined
"There will be claims lo be set forth
and i 1 1 lirs will have to he given IIP,
if i mounted the rostrum lo elaborate
ihe subject l would s the worst pie
inlet- in Europe. That does not mean
we are no I working hard lo prepare
line of action for the peace congress "
'The premier earlier iiad expressed the
bellef In (lie efficiency of Hie old exs
lem of alliances, called "the balance
of power." but Indicated that he was
not opposed lo a league of nations.
Such a league, he sain, inlglil be or
dered organized at about the' tune the
Irrtity of peace was completed
II Is understood thai Ihe lest of ihe
premier's speech will he telegraphed lo
President Wilson,
Replying to charges made hj Vtberl
Thomas, socialist leader, that he had
kepi the clwinber without information,
Premier i 'leniencean said:
"Tin- question of peace is terrible.
It Is a uueutlon which Is one of the
most difficult ever submitted io (ha
nation at any time In it few ilaye a
conference of delegates will meet at
Paris which will settle Ihe fajga of na
tions lu till pftrls of Ihe world.
"People say preiajier ijeyd tleorge
Xakad me Pui n is nSi becauaa Mr.
Liktyd QeorJNl nap IMKAn Of boofctufl
Mr W'llMOfi han arrival froifi AhhtIi h
with rkviilel t hough (h that l ami
ohllrd t f knluln 1 1 1 self ainl Keep run
n 1 1 f.; tit the r praker's runt i urn
Franco Faced Crisis.
"hVaiM O WOi In an epeviallv dtfftouh
ittUOtlon, It uhh tht t n 1 1 1 1 r neatMl
QerUlUn) America wan far ana v and
I onk her I line: to eome Into the war.
i p c i.t ml fame a I nitre n I t he pall of
Mr fXaqulth, We nufrirad ami fought,
our men w ere mow pd down Utld out
towna and villages were deatrpyed,
"Thero Ih an Old nvfieni of allhinetl
(lilleil Ihe 'tMUllC of power" It Nefitllfl
to ho ciondomnod nowmoya. bui if nw It
ii halaiice hod (ueeedfMl the war; ti
KOgiondi thp t'iiited Stnles, Kraiu-e ntn)
Italy had affred, Haylnft Ihat whoever
at looked one of t hem a I tOckod the,
Whole WOrltJ, the war would ttOl h.iVe
oeeiirred, Tht n Mtom of alliameN.
whir 1 1 I do not ren in ore. will he my
khidlnff thought al the peaer POOfor?
eitee If your popfldOHOO nenda me there,
"I ha' hern I' proa chad with de
reiving 1'ieahleul VYIIann t do not
tjialernla Rd W hjfi I have modfl It a
Mile not to qurHtlon hllll, hut to let
mfm develop hla views That ta what
he did, I 'reside n I WtlNon, to wlmm
rertaiu persons, In tin Interest of their
parties, ottrthuta lotonttona whtch por
onllnuad on Poga 1 3
i 1 1 1 1 n n 4.
DEPORTATION OF ALL
ENEMY ALIENS SOUGHT
W KI I I VI ITl l llee 111 l,.,..i,.
Jeilnii of most of the latM or 1,000 enemv
allena now Interned In the Pulled
Slates will he recoinmended fo congress
shoriiv bv the department of luetics
Special legislation win be required for
the deportations, and n as Warned
loday tin- department of fUstlce win nsi.
also for authority to pre v en I the re
entry nf these men Into this counlri
Inter.
Some of tile Interned aliens are nut
considered dangerous permanent! and
no effort will be made lo deport (hem
Pareful Investigation of ihe records,
however, convinces depart meiil of JllH-
tloe officials ituii the larger proportion
of those Interned should not he left In
this country to foment future trouble,
U. S. TRANSPORT ON
ROCKS; MEN RESCUED
LONDON, hrc M, .The imsrtcan
tranaborl Tsnadorss, which i ri New
York for Uresl on Use. IS, was si rand
ed on tb rocks near the M)- d'VISU
lu ihe Bay of Biscay, on Hatnrda) Ad
vices slate thnt those lm tkiard are
I elng rescued.
MOTHER BURNED WHEN
CHILD'S DRESS IS AFIRE
While attempting io smother biasing
elolhlng of her 4-yoar-nld daughter l.ii.
linn, which hnd caughi afire from an
Opsn grate. Mrs. i '. It Kol'lar, III Vance
SVSnUS, was painfully binned late S.(l-
urday afternoon at her borne Ths
flames burned the clothing from her
arms.
The child was also frMhtfull) burned
on Ihe hips, hut Hie heroic actions or
tha mother In fighting the flames with
naked hands proliahiy saved her life.
They were attended In Ds M. I,
liearden, who ulates the mother and
child ara on the road to rsoovsrj
DR. W. C. LINDSEY, OF
CORINTH, MISS.. DEAD
lr. W, i. l.lndsei, i-romtne'it i'res
bytSrlan minister of t'orlnth. Miss, died
at the Hands! Memorial hop4Uil Sarlj
Upday morning. He came to Memphis
Iter. .1 and underwent an operation I ice.
4. 1tr. l.lndsey was born in North t'ar
ollna U'l yrats ago. Ills body will lie
sent to Corinth for burial.
WILSON TO LEAVE FOR
ITALY WEDNESDAY NIGHT
fAIUfi Dec 3n I'resldent Wilson
will leave Pan for Italy Wednesday
nlsht I'eflnlte arransements In this ef
fect wcif announced toda.
CITY OF VILNA
IS CAPTURED
Russian Troops. However.
Take Perm and Secure 18.
000 Bolshevik Captives,
According to Statement.
IjONL'OX, pet1 an. V Una hn ben
captured l nolahrv 1st forra. aftrd
Inn (js h 'opt iihaRf n divtrftteb to the
Miill, Quoting Ptit(rmd rpor(s.
.
PARIH, .lit UuHtUiiil I roups hi vm
ruptured Perm from the Botsljtet ikl.
iHklnt IK. 1,111 prisoner M Plohen, ttw
I'm etftU mi lit. st ci , miide thin annminrp
tnen tn ih. r nam bar ol rieputtMi
Vttm I 'if i nyllHl ot the (rovrrn
meiil nf Perm unci Is the itarilnf poUH
r i in Northern Hiberlan railway li
is (he chief pilsiiii .lvit thv i iuji
(tori roiivitt s (itidei exIlA i Sih'ii.i
nnd Id a depol for ffojcxta Kni to, Hid
I in ported from Siherui .
POLISH REPORT PLACES
BLAME FOR RIOT ON HUNS
US.W
'lated Pt
A Polish oiflci.il
In t
iiiceiiilng Hie riot In Poasn on ill"
arrival of Iguace .Inn I'mlet on ski. ivh-i
is on his iviii here, sava the (rouble
I ii imii H hen allieif Hllll Alliern.ul f tVIJCSI
Were hoisted over Ihe cm hill Tun
iietinans demanded that Lh- flngs let
liaulcd down The I' Ucs ifuaed lo
ncquisaee, srhsrsapan the iiern.ans
tiriuichl ili machine guns slid Isigan
firing In the sliefts. arlrlng bafk 'ii
crouds and dispersing the Polish
i' - ,
PrAally the uernan offieiai took
do n Die flags Meanwhile lln Palst
rsassemhlsd and brgnn to return iha
fiarmnn firs, The Tlghllng eonuniwsl
from :.' o'clock in the aftariraoil to .7
o'clock
The tiermaus provohsd another iuct-
dent h- tryutg IO prevent radcis.vskl
It "in soma nliout the streets Thev
called he Hrlllsh Col Wade and
told him Hint if Padsrewakl was pr-
mlttSd to go about It Would he lle
cause of trouble between the I'ollsh
anfli Usrman popuUMlons Cl, Waas
ii'Sde no atiNWei lie merely turned
his hack on the Oeruianc nod got Into
a niolor t-ar with Paderefcakl.
The nriivaj of l'iideieai Slid pfll
Ish nndrtenpn, ,iffwi'ias-' created
icucn viBllusiasni ucit;, l ne nope 1,1
i n i -. ii inni tneir arrival win mmatp
out Itolshevlsm and pisveut anticlpale.1
ll'oulile lu Uarsan.
COPENHAGEN DISPATCH
ALSO BLAMES GERMANS
rjUNDpN1, I -i" flrtng l ior-
man id'fh-ers, on ah allied aut'molnia
uorrylho an Amonomn fhK was ih
i-ttiiHe ttf street flRhtlnn In I'osen Inst
VrtOoy, aoyn a diapateh to the Bjjta
rhonga Telearaph from i t.ti
The UOrrtlOIIN weri tlefeatrd In flghHng,
About 181 peraons, ineludniK a mimhcr
d women and rhlhlren, were killed dur
Inj tho rioting.
The dlopoton aaya:
"Theie was severe fiRht njj bit w 'ei
t he I 'oes and t lrmuna In 1 'osen Kri -day.
which rrsulted In .Ifl wmen Had
eh ti I re 1 1 and a I unit I nu ( Jentia s and
Poles heinu Killed. The affray orig
inated aa .i result of a. liernmn offjjpi'
firlnn on an Ofltod aulniohile which
wan lUfM-eedinK to Warsaw eurrvlnu the
Airerlcaii ttag
Trie ilerinuns ItlgoltoJI tha (lag and
tin Polish Kuard waa foiled out. The
Fighting lasted aeVOrol hours and the
iJrrinans were defeated,
", dotogotlon from Ihe British ni(s
ahn to I'oson pnd'sted to the (jrimnn
l omniHnder in thp loun. ileu H htni
mOltOlUJ, hut thp OOVttUUI offmer da-
la ran that he had no control
soldiers"
Lhr
BERLIN MAKES FORMAL
PROTEST ON PIANIST
HKRUN", Par. :( (B the Associated
I'rnan.) Kormal objoetloil to a omot,.
slrative (mtfy of POOOtl hy Ignatv ,;m
PndOFOWOkl has boon ninde hy the twt-
10411 Mvoromont, oocorotn to tho
Tageblgl 1 This objocl Ion hao hen
made on the (round thai safe ronditet
was Kianted I'uilerewsKi only for the
trip from I anlK to t he I'ollsh frmi
t ler I 'russian govorn menial RUthOHthM
have bean InatrUftad to induce I'Hdrr
ew akl to resume Mh journey u War
saw In dhjCUMlng the 1 iol s which hava
ooeurred in Pooont the Lokol AngelM?
oyAthOl luuuediately afler an OUtO
ITtobllfl beurihi Ihe Ameriran fluc
attacked a Pollah wuaid an leer oniorgtM
from the cast le at rOOOli lUld ro
riatined to the crowd that "tha union
uiih I'olan.l hua bein ai-eomplisheil."
Memheis of te Ortuaii OOldioro" aid
workmen! council were deOoiied a ftar
the rtopTtiK. and the tO)loflppn Offigfl
and all puhltc huil'tings wciv toktin
over by the Polen. All tnoortilng trolnt
have Iteen otoppod nnd QorntOU suldiers
torced to surrender allflr iiriir"- and
eouipliieiit
BEGIN HEARING OVER
CAR STRIKE INJUNCTION
KANHAH rlT, Her 30, A IWMniif
huh begun in the federal court here
ttd;i to determine whether the injunc
tion suits of the Kansas 'it Hallway
cmnpam against "ffii iaia and the ex- '
ecutlve committee f tie itrtklng street
car men's union should It made lr
ttUaVnenl or dleootVed. The company pre
vlough had hern granted a fempolafy
iteatralnlng order to prevent violence
and pro tec 1 their property.
Tlii' rausc . of ilw explosion at ona
nl the car harno last night has not,
yet heen definitely determined Forty
motor curs, loaded wHJl raom-bero of
tlie Seventh regiment, Missouri na
tional guards, today are patrolling the.
city's cor lines. Kach ear contains four
or five men, armed with- rifles and
fixed bayotieta, During the nmrning
rush hours today J78 street COM were
in operation.
RE-ELECTED ' POTENTATE.
MKIltntAN, Miss. Pee 39, tPpl.l
rotentate Allan HOCalttS lias liecti rp
eleited lm- l In- fifth time to head lla
masa lemiile IrMii U Moody as
elected crief rabban; Dan s. Stubs,
assistant ialian. 'I' .1 Holster, iirien
t.1l snide. Lew Carter, treasurer, and
A .i Pack, rscordsr. Rapreasntatlves of
the Imperial council elected were: Allan
UoOsnta, Meridian. I.. A Benoist,
Natchts; i; w ninton Lambertoti; J.
i.. Taylor. Oulfwwt.
MAJ. KIRBY KILLED.
HKOW.N'SV II.I.K, Tex . fee l -Maj.
f"aytte 0, Klil. ot Kelly field, San
Antonio, wlin was Injured near here
eslelday in an airplane fall, died today
front his injuries Maj. Kirov's home
as at Columbus, Mo. I.leut Joseph
(julrk. who was piloting tho inayhius,
will recover.
Ul UUL0IILVIIA