Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 318, 20 November 1918 — Page 1

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WILSON lil AY STAY ABROAD UNTIL PEACE MEETING ENDS Will Conduct All Affairs of Office by Cable, Wireless and Dispatch Boats During Stay in France.

ADDRESSES CONGRESS (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. President Wilson has set no limits on the length of his stay aoroad in connection with the meeting of the peace conference. This was the impression gained by Democratic senators at a conference with the president last rlerhf s. While the formal announcement of the presidents decision to , go 10 France said it was not likely "that it will be possible for him to remain throughout the sessions of the formal peace conference, but. his presence at the outset is necessary" in the minds of senators attending last, night's conference there vas a belief today' that Mr. Wilson would . remain 'abroad indefinitely and at least until the greater part of the work of the peace conference has been completed. While absent from the United States, the senators said the president intends to conduct 'all the affairs of his office, ns though he were in Washington. Cables, wireless and dispatch boats will be used to transact business as the occasion demands. The president is understood to hold that while staying at an American embassy abroad, he is technically on American soil and for that reason can perform practically all of the functions of his office. Has Special Interests, Special interest in the principle of the freedom of the seas as a part of the pdace treaty and the belief that the foundation for a league of nations should ibe laid at the peace conference, was understood by the senators as determining factors in the decision of the president to set no time for his return from abroad. . . Reconstruction and legislative problems also are understood to have been discussed at the conference. Creation of a reconstruction commission of any sort was said to have been opposed by the president, who, it is understood favors' the. solution.! -recant struction problems by existing agencies. The senators were said to have been told that views of the president on reconstruction and legislation will be embodied in his .address before congress at the opening of the new session Dec. 2. The American representatives at the peace . conference and their staffs will occupy a building on the Place De La Concorde, which has been the headquarters . of the American Red Cross since June. Headquarters for the Red Cross now are at the hotel Reginaf AUSTRIAN LINER IS .TAKEN OVER (By Associated Press) ROME, Tuesday, Nov. 19. An Italian cruiser has entered the harbor of Febenicoe. The Austrian trans-Atlantic liner Franz Josef, which was in port, has been taken over and renamed the Armand Diaz. Admiral Milto, governor of the Dalmation regions occupied by Italy, hoisted the Italian flag over the vessel, according to newspaper dispatches. Order has been restored at Flume, It is stated. VOTE TO STRIKE TO BRING ABOUT . MOONEY'S RELEASE j (By Associated Tress) :. SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 20 After . a protracted session lasting until after midnight, the Seattle Metal Trades council, representing approximately 25,000 workers, early today voted to strike to bring about th release of Thomas J. Mooney. and his co-defendants convicted in San Francisco in connection with the preparedness day bombing case. An attempt will be made to make the demonstration an international affair, union men said. The resolution pasped by the council asks that Arthur Henderson, leader of the British labor party, be requested to ask the British labor organizations to take pimilar measures to secure Mooney's release. The resolution first fixed the date for the strike at Dec. 1. but this was amended and the date left open to be tWirinrf nn hv national labor officers in order to make the strike a general one. Notice of the council's action here la to te forwardfd to the American federation of labor and the federation will be asked to recommend the strike to all affiliated organizations. 100,000 Italians, Held Prisoners by Germans, Are Returning Home (By Associated Press) "jDERNE, Nov. 20. Arrangements have been made for the transportation of 100,000 Italian prisoners of war, from Austria and Germany to Italy by the way of Switzerland. The flrst of the special trains, each carrylas 800 men, passed on -Saturday.

Petain Reviews Troops K in Metz, Standing Before Statue of Marshal Ney : 1 :.i : ' (By Associated Press) Metz, Nov. 20. When Marshal Petain entered this city yesterday he stood before the statue of Marshal Ney and reviewed the trops. The municipality and local societies welcomed the marshal at the city hall and the vicar-general greeted him at the cathedra whore Te Deums were 6"ung. A prefecture has been established by French Commissioner Tirman. General Mangin has issued a proclamation greeting the people of the city. His proclamation reads: "The regime of oppression and vexation ended with the German defeat. The republican army brings liberty and Justice.- France opens widely her arms to all her refound children."

IRANIANS IN REVOLT; TROOPS CAPTURE KIEV Soldiers From Astrakhan in Possession of Government Anti-Bolshevik Leader in Command. (By Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Nov. 20. The Ukrainian government has been overturned and Kiev has been captured by troops from Astrakhan, according to Kiev dispatches to Swedish newspapers. The Ukrainian national assembly has fled and a provisional government has been established by the captors of the city, who apparently are commanded by General Denikine, leader of the anti-Bolshevist forces. ARCHANGEL, Nov. 19. The Bolshevik forces along the Dvina, their infantry attacks having been repulsed, today were bombarding the Russo-al-lied positions on the left bank of the river at Tulgas. The allied artillery is replying vigorously. Since late in September the Bolsheviki have been trying stubbornly but fruitlessly, to drive the allied forces up the Vvina to north of its junction with the Vaga. The small amount of ice in the river at this time of the year is helping the enemy gunboats. The Bolshevikl apparently possess a large number of. river craft on which to mount naval guns brought from Petrigrad. As long as the enemy gunboats are able to move,' the Americans a,nd British are qombatting great odds. But the enemy infantry is no match for the allies, the Bolshevik losses in killed,, wounded and captured being at least five times that of the allies. GERMANS THROW DOWN RIFLES AS VI ANKS APPROACH fRv Associated Press.) AMERICAN ARMY OF OCCUPATION, Nov. 20 Food supplies and artillery are moving eastward with infantry and the American force is prepared for an eventuality. The advance into Germany is regarded by both officers and men, however, as nothing more than an ordinary march. The latest reports on the movement of the Germans indicate they are retiring in full compliance with the terms of the armistice. It is reported that in some towns on the line of the enemy retreat there are piles of thousands of rifles thrown down by German soldiers, who declared they would not fight any more regardless of the provocation. Brussels Burgomaster Held Prisoner for 50 Months, Comes Into Own (By Associated Press) BRUSSELS. Sunday, Nov. 17. After fifty months of captivity in Ger many, Burgomaster Max of Brussels came into his own again today. The municipal council met to receive him at the city hall, which was covered with flags. The Dutch minister, many foreign citizens and officers df the allied armies were present. Burgomaster Max was loudly cheered when he entered the hall and took his seat at the alderman's table. Acting burgomaser Le Monier welcomed him with a flattering address and formally relinquished the burgomaster's seat to Max, who made a short address. Hans Gave Way Because They Were Beaten, Not Because Views Changed (By Associated Press) LONDON, Nov. 20. Germany in the end gave way, not because she had changed her views, but because she knew she was absolutely beaten, declared the Earl of Reading, who has been mentioned as one of the British petfee delegates in a speech in London today. Lord Reading uttered a warning and said the allied countries would continue to be watchful of Germany and the utterances of her statesmen. Allied and Neutral Shipping Losses in October 93,000 Tons (By Associated Press LONDON, via Montreal, Nov. 20 Allied and neutral shipping losses in October totaled 93,000 tons, the British admiralty announces. The British losses amounted to 84,000 tons.

GERMAN NAVY POWER BOAST MERELY BLUFF EXPOSE SHOWS

In 1914 Germans Had Half as Much Tonnage as BritishForced to Evade Action by Inferiority of Vessels. HEAVY U-BOAT LOSSES (By Associated Press) LONDON, Nov. 20. (British Wireless Service.) Captain persius, the German naval critic, has chosen the moment when the finest vessels of the German navy are about to be surrendered to the allies, to publish in the Berlin Tageblatt, a sensational article concerning revelations regarding the German fleet. Captain Persius says the hope that the German fleet would be able in a second Skagerrak battle to beat the British fleet rested upon the bluff and lies of the naval authorities. In August, 1914, Germany had about one million tonnage In war ships, the writer points out, while Great Britain had more than double that, and thanks to the mistakes of von Tirpitz, the German material was quite inferior to the British. In the Skagerrak battle, he declares, the German fleet was saved from destruction partly by good leadership and partly by favorable weather conditions. As it was the losses of the German fleet were enormous, and on June 1, Captain Persius says, it was clear to every thinking man that the Skagerrak battle must be the only general naval engagement of the war. Subs Prove Ineffective., At the beginning of tills year, Captain Persius states, the German navy consisted only of dreadnaughts, and batleships of the Helgoland, Kaiser, and Markgraf types, and- some few batle cruisers. All the ships which Von Tirpitz had constructed from 1897 to 1906 at a cost of numerable millions had been destroyed and the U-boats that had been constructed, had proved unable to fight against British war ships. In official quarters it was still stated that Germany possessed an enormous number of U-boats, and that the losses were virtually nill. . That was not true, the writer admits. In 1917 he states, 83 submarines were constructed, while 66 were destroyed. , Approves of Mutiny. In April, 1917, Germany had 126 submarines and in October 146. In February 1918, she had 136 and in June of the same year 113, according to Captain Persius's figures. Only a small percentage of these submarines were actively operating at nay given time, Captain Persius declares. Submarine crews he said were not sufficiently educated and trained and they looked with distrust upon the weapon. Captain Persius tells o fthe mutiny that broke out at the beginning of the month when the German navy was ordered out for attack. Had the seamen obeyed, the writer remarks, innumerable lives would have been lost and declares that "every thinking man therefore, is of the opinion that the seamen on November 5 rendered an invaluable service to their country." GENERAL ORDERS FOR DISBANDING (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. General order made public today by the war department have been transmitted to all organization commanders in the United States, covering in detail the process to be followed in demobilization of the troops. Careful provision is made for retaining, a permanent record of the service performed not only by every organization of the army but of each individual officer, or army who composed it. Particular attention is given to the final physical examination of men called up In the draft for limited military service because of physical disability, in view of the possibility of future disability claims. HOLLAND REVOLT HAS BLOWN OVER (By Associated Press) ' LONDON. Tuesday. Nov. 19 Latest diplomatic reports from Holland seem to indicate that the threatened revolution there has blown pver. Crowds paraded the streets of The Hague yesterday ,w,earing orange ribbons. Reports, which are unconfirmed, state the Hague garrison supported Pieter J. Troelstra's demand that the queen abdicate. Queen Wilhelmina decided to comply but the garrison laid down its arms in the presence of loyal troops from the provinces. The Weather -For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday. Probably rain in southwest portion. Slightly colder tonight in north portion. .-

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German battle fleet at Kiel. Center left, cruiser Dresden. Center right, type of German light cruiser. Below, battle- . , ' i ' . ship Kaiser The carrying out of the armistice terms has stripped Germany of half 1 her naval strength. She has been required to hand over to the allies some of her finest cruisers and battleships, types of which are shown above. One

of the ships relinquished is the Kaiser, lz-incn guns ana fourteen &.-lnch rifles.

Tireless Energy of Yank Doughboys -and Their Addiction to BathsExcite Wonder in French Hamlet

(Under the title"'Americans In Our Village," a Frenchwoman, writing in L'lllustration of September 21, portrays the attitude of the people of a typical "provincial hamlet toward the strange western fighting men, who have invaded their rural quiet.) There is no village more tranquil than this Burwundian hamlet. Stretched along the bank of tht river, under the shade of its poplars and willows, it slept like a farmer without ambition. Any one wishing to recount its history would have found nothing to tell, except a few hazy anecdotes. There are, it is true, behind the church, two or three ancient houses which preserve the traces of an old-time splendor, and here and there you might behold, encased in the common masonry, arches of weathered stone; in addition to which a Roman road passed nearby, and the school master discovered one day some slabs on which the Roman carts had worn deep ruts. With a little imagination you could perhaps persuade yourself that Caesar had led his eagles across our fields. But, to tell the truth, the village, which is very tiny and very humble, has forgotten everything. It scarcely even remembers that thirty Uhlans occupied it forty-seven years ago, and imposed all sorts of exactions. But a few weeks ago a rumor spread that the Americans were going to come and instal themselves in the village. If this left it content or not. MARITAL, INSTEAD OF MARTIAL. ZEAL IN GERMANY NOW (By Associated Press) NEW YORK. Nov. 20 Marital ardor has been supplanted by marital zeal in Germany. This i3 evidenced by the advertising columns of German newspapers received here. Matrimonial ads cover whole pages and inserted by people of all ages and walks of life. -A feature of these advertisements is that many make appeals for husbands or wives for relatives. Parents, brothers, sisters and even friends of those who seek mates invite correspondence from those matrimonially inclined. War invalids, wealthy physicians, manufacturers and rich widows are among those who resort to publicity. j One advertiser says he is a widower who has property amounting to several million marks. He admits he is 5S years old, but says he "looks younger." A physician who has an annual income of 100,000 marks seeks to arrange a meeting with "a beautiful, stately ' woman, object, matrimony." Scarcity of tobacco in Germany is shown by thelarge number of advertisements offering to purchase cigars and cigarettes In any quantity offered. That the Germans are preparing to embark on large commercial campaigns in the east is inferred from advertisements asking for salesmen to find purchasers for German products in Poland and Rumania. Other announcements request manufacturers to submit samples of articles which are "suitable for eastern countries.",

Over Half Her Naval Strength to Allies

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I could , not tell you. . On one hand there were those who were not unhappy to have a closeup view of these famous Americans, whose name was on everybody's lips. On the other, some feared that they might take the houses by assault. In a word, one was still content, yet, at the same time, not so very content. And suddenly, one fine morning, we heard, at the end of the village street, fearsome cries, mixed with shrill whistlings. "Aha! Aha!" said the women. And they said nothing more, because they are prudent persons. But they ran to have a look. Laughter as an Introduction. They saw their first American battalion. When they reach their halting place our Allies have a custom of making a terrific uproar, and whistling, to indicate their joy. And when (Continued on Page Eight) ENEMY ACTIVITIES NOT YET HALTED (By Associated Press) LONDON, Tuesday, Nov! 19. Sir George Cave, who recently resigned from the position of secretary of state j for the home department in the Lloyd ueorge cabinet and was elevated to the peerage, in speaking in the house cf lord3 tonight said that although there was a pause in hostilities, the enemy's activities have not ceased. "Germany has already begun to try to destroy the unity of the allies and our unity at home," he said. "I believe there is a close alliance between Bolshevism and Germany. I have had evidence of this during the last week." - Regarding the press bureau, he saw no reason why it should be abolished. He said that he saw. only the other day, press cables from Russia, which were "obviously false and Intended for propaganda purposes." "We ought not to relinquish the weapons provided by the refense of the realm act for dealing with Bolshevism," he said. "A bill continuing the aliens' act of 1914,' should be In: troduced in the next parliament enabling the government to impose restriction upon the landing of enemy aliens." Italy Limits Censorship to Military Questions (By Associated Press) . , ROME. Nov. 20. By a royal decree the press censorship has been limited to military news, false reports likely to alarm the public; reports of troubled International relations and matter which in itself is basis for prosecution. Another decree appoints a committee to inquire into the laws of war and the convention relative to the treatment of prisoners of war by the enemy. It will also draw up a statement as to injuries caused persons and property and establish the responsibility therefore. The president of the supreme court Is chairman of this committee, which is composed of senators, deputies and representa tives of the government ;

POLICE CATCH ORGANIZED BAND .OF BOOTLEGGERS Three Negro Women and Men Arrested Here, Believed to Form Gang. Four negroes, three women and a man, thought to be an organized gang of bootleggers traveling between Indianapolis and Dayton, were caught yesterday afternoon and brought to city court this morning. They are Lavina Bailey, Bessie Johnson, Lucile Griffin and Preston Milliken, giving their home as Indianapolis. Each was fined $50 and costs. The liquor was confiscated. The negroes were seen by the police yesterday morning getting off of the interurban coming from Indianapolis at Eighth and Main streets. They carried suit cases and grips, and their suspicious actions attracted the attention of the police. They boarded an eastbound interurban. Yesterday afternoon they were arrested as they alighted from a car coming from Dayton. The women were taken to the Home for the Friendless and the man was put in city jail. At first they pretended complete ignorance of each other. When the man was searched he had four tickets which evidently had been furnished him, and they then admitted they were traveling together. They all had suit cases filled with whiskey which had evidently been purchased at the same place as it was all of the same brand. They all pleaded guilty in court this morning. Last evening about ten o'clock a "Mr. Jones" called the prosecutor who was at the police station and asked if a "Margaret Butler" was

arrested there. The prosecutor replied that there was .no "Margaret Butler" known by that name. "Mr. Jones" seemed very much interested in the case. rt is thought that this gang has been employed by some man in Indianapolis to travel between Dayton and Indianapolis and bring liquor into this state. The business is becoming infrequent between Indianapolis and Dayton as a great many bootleggers have been caugnt, Dut it is practiced freely in Winchester, according to the police. NAVY EXPANSION ASKED BY DANIELS WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 Continued naval expansion by the United States without regard at present for possible decision of the peace conference, tha formation of a league of nations or reduction of armament was recommended to congress today "by Secretary Daniels at a private conference with the house naval committee which is framing the 1920 naval appropriation bill. Discussion with the secretary largely concerned the league of nations and disarmament, called for in President Wilson's peace principles. Mr. Daniels insister that construction should proceed because : these questions are for future settlement and j no one can forsee the decision.

FIRST SUBS TURNED OVER TO ENTENTE BY GERMANS

Twenty U-Boats Surrendered to British Commander Forty More to be Given up This Week. PREPARING FOR PEACE 'By Associated Press) LONDON, Nov. 20. Twenty German submarines were surrendered to Rear Admiral Reginald W. Tyrwhitt, thirty miles off Harwich this morning at sunrise, according to a press association dispatch. These are the first U-boats to be turned over to the allies by Germany. Admiral Tyrwhitt received the surrender of the German craft on board his flagship, a British cruiser. The surrendered submarines will proceed to Harwich in charge of their own crews. The U-boats will then be boarded by British crews and interpreters and proceed to Parkeston Quay nearby. The Germans will leave the submarines there and board transports for their return to Germany. Twenty additional submarines will be surrendered on Thursday and 20 more on Friday. The remainder of U-boats to be handed over in accordance with the armistice terms will be given up later. Harwich, mentioned in the foregoing dispatch, has one of the best harbors on the east coast of England. It is In the county of Essex, northeast of London. AUSTRIANS AT BERLIN BASEL, Nov. 20. Mathias Erzberger, secretary of state without portfolio in the German cabinet, and head of the delegates who were sent to Marshal Foch's headquarters, has agreed at the request of the government to continue the negotiations relative to the armistice to prepare for those of peace, according to the Post of Strassburg. He thus, strictly speaking, is secretary of state Tor peace. The situation in the east is causing anxiety In Germany and the Lokal Anzeiger of Berlin learns that a great German army is marching eastward, according to a Couenhagen dispatch. Delegates from Vienna have arrived at Berlin to negotiate-a union of German Austria with Germany. As a result of negotiations between Denmark and Germany, the latter will receive each month 75,000 tons of fats, 150,000 tons of meat and 230,000 tons of wheat, according to the Berlin correspondent of the Berlingske Tidende. TELEGRAPH SYSTEMS ARE CONSOLIDATED (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Nov. 20. Consolidation of the services of the western union and postal telegraph CQmpanlei under government control ' was announced today by postmaster general Burleson effective Dec. 1, next. The following order was issued: "In order that the telegraph facilities may be used to the fullest extent and the transmission of messages expedited, the' telegraph systems shall hereafter be operated as one and effective Dec. 1, 1918, all telegraph offices shall accept for transmission all classes of messages now accepted by any one of them at the prescribed tariff rates." EXPRESS RATES ARE INCREASED (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Nov.- 20. General increases In express rates were announced today by Director General McAdoo of the railroad administration. . Order Taking Over Cables Issued by Burleson (By Assoclatert Press) WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. An order making effective government possession and control of marine cable systehms of the United States, pro claimed by President Wilson under date of November 2, was Issued today by Postmaster General Burleson. It directs that until further notice, cable companies stall continue operation j through regular channels, and asks j the co-operation of officers and em ployes of the company and or the public' Price of Necessities Will Remain High (By Associated Press) CLEVELAND, O., -Nov. 20 Chaotic conditions of foreign manufacture with resultant demand? for American goods will tend to keep prices high for household necessities in the United States indefinitely, in the opinion of delegates to the American specialty manufacturers' association, which opened a two days convention here today. Higher prices for soaps and soap powders were predicted. Officers will be elected and inducted into office tomorrow. ' W. B. Golver. chairman of the federal trade commission, is scheduled to address the convention.