Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 330, 4 December 1918 — Page 1

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r SINGLE COPY 3 CENTS VOL. XLIII.,NO. 330 Consolidated 1907 Palladium and Sun-Telegram RICHMOND. IND., WEDNESDAY EVENING, DEC. 4, 1918

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PRESIDENT IS EN ROUTE TO EUROPE FOR CONFERENCE

Transport Swings Out to Sea in Voyage Unpretedented in American History Lansing arid White Make Trip With President. TO OPPOSE MILITARISM (P.y Associated Press) NEW YORK. Deo. 4 Woodrow Wilson, president of the United States, nulled today for Europe to participate as one of five representatives of the United States to the peace conference to be held in Paris. The transport George Washington got under way at 10:15 a. m. ; The president's party included two other parties, members of the American delegation Secretary of State Robert Lansing and Henry White, former ambassador to France ind Italy. Col. E. M. House and General Tasker II. Bliss, the other two members aro already in Europe. As the George Washington swung cut into the North river on a voyage unprecedented in American history, President and Mrs. Wilson stood on the fljing bridge, the highest point to which passengers could climb. An army band on the shore played "Over There." Plant Future Peace. Prior to Pres'dent Wilson's departure tcday for Europe to attend the peace conference It became known that he goes determined against militarism in any form. The crushing of Prussian militarism was a part of his plan for the future peace of the whole world, the president feels, according to persons who conferred with him on the transport George Washington before it sailed Long before President Wilson's special train arrived from Washington today there was unusual activity about Dock No: 4 at Hoboken where the transport George Washington was moored. Workmen were Losjr throughout the night putting the finishing touches on the liner and completing the elaborate decorations of the pier. The usual barred zone was widely ..extended and only those armed with rpecial passes were allowed to approach the streets leading to the dock. Military police kept an all-night vigil over route from the railroad station to the pier while hundreds of agents of the secret service and of the army and navy Intelligence services watched the side streets and kept inquisitive persons on the move. War vessels kept a ceaseless patrol of the waters near the transport, while at dawn army airplanes circled over the vicinity and maintained a watch from the air. Perhaps never before have such elaborate plans been mapped out to guard the president. Pier Gaily Decorated. The long pier was galy decorated with thousands of flags and bunting. A canopy, consisting of a mass of American Tags and emblems of the allies extended over the gang-plank. Stewards and their assistants worked well into the night completing their arrangements for the comfort, of the party. Phonographs were installed in Ihe gentlemen's smoking room and the ladles' lounging room, the records ranging all the way from grand opera selections to popular war songs and Jazz land music. Half a dozen card laMes were nailed to the floor of the smoking room, while the library was replenished with historical and seientif" books. The gymnasium was refurnished with punching bags, rowing machines, "horses" an dother athleti equipment. Two brass bands made the trip the Kensington (Kansas) hand a.nd the sailors Great Iakes station bahd. these organizations littving been selected froti? Htnong a wore that offered their services. It was noticed thif paintings of

George and Martha Washington occinled the space In the salon formerly t iken up by a large painting of the German emperor. ADOPESS PLEASES LONDON LONDON. Pec. 4 President WllKon's Hddrexs to (he American conpress i cordially romment"d upon by this morning's newvp pers. which onuole their commendation with the reiteration cf sentiments of hearty satisfaction that he Is to attend the peace conference. They declare ihe prefidnt will find the entente statesmen thoroughly In concurrence with hi idea'isni und devotion to internntlonal Justice. There U manifest a strain of anrMy in the editorials, although from different angles, in various utterances, with reconciling the president's principles js embodied in his fourteen Points, with the aspirations of the , fll'es. The Morning Post, while paying tiibute in the warmest terms to th- president and to American cooperptlon In the war. insists upon the expct relation cf the fourteen points to the peace settlement being thoroughly understood. The newspaper thinks the points were eoeented too hastily bv the allies. It relies, however, on the President's definition cf them as an outline of the basis of peace, and regards them as "serviceable instrument with which to begin the work cf securing peace." Everything rependlng upon f their interpretation and application. The Daily News asks anxiously for evinces of the acceptance of the ' sciilt of th fourteen points, the letter cf which was accepted with one exception, by the allies, and deplores "the ominous absence of any considered or worthy reference to the suContinued on Page Eight.

Army Aviators to Be Given Opportunity to Keep in Practice '(By Associated Press : ' WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 Army aviators who go on the inactive list of the reserve corps after demobilization are to be given an opportunity to keep in practice by flying military planes, so that they may be In touch with the developments of new ' fighting air crafts and ready for active service on short notice. A war department announcement today outlined a plan contemplating that reserve aviators will be called to active service at army flying fields or two weeks each year for

experience with up-to-date planes, it is realized,- the statement says, that it cannot be possible for any proportion of the men who have been trained to fly to buy air planes of their own or that anything approaching a livery service of planes is to be foreseen in the near future. nations league to Keep peace kell0gg urges Super-Government That In'.r feres With Nations Not Desirable Says Minnesota Senator. (Byi Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 Creation of a league of nations t6 maintain peace not a super-government to dominate and interfere with nations' Internal affairs, but a world tribunal for arbitration of international disputes with enlightened public opinion a large factor in enforcing its decrees was advocated by Senator Kellogg of Minnesota, Republican, in address today in the senate. In the course of his remarks Senator' Kellogg expressed regret at what he characterized as the lack of disposition of President Wilson to deal more frankly with the people and the senate regarding his views on problems coming before the peace conference. . Pointing out that a league of nations to stop all wars had been a favorite theme for discussion by benevolent publicists and statesmen "for two thousand years," Senator Kellogg raid that its failure to date need not be discouraging and that public - sentiment has advanced until an international alliance for maintenance of peace now may be considered feasible. .''I believe the time has, come," he said, "to try to establish league to prevent war and to enforce peace, which may not be entirely preventative, but backed by a "World 'public sentiment, will have a - tremendous Influence toward maintaining just and equitable relations between nations and preventing the horrors of war. Criticizes Wilson. "But I am not in favor of an impracticable, I might say an impossible scheme that I believe rests in the brains of the dreamer and the womb of the far distant future. No league of nations can succeed unless it is originated in and sustained by an honest public sentiment of the peoples involved and unless the governments joining in such league are responsive as the people. These conditions exist today to a greater extent than ever before." Regarding President Wilson's action in peace questions, Senator Kellogg said:'I deplore what seems to be the disposition of the president not to take the American people into his confidence, especially that body of the supreme legislative power of the nation, the co-ordinate treaty making body the United States senate. So far as possible, we should know his views upon the difficult problems which must be settled in Paris. .1 would have th world informed as to the progress of the negotiations and the principal issues involved from time to time between nations surrounding the council table. It is only in this way that a healthy public sentiment can be expressed and a peace arrived at which shall meet the Judgment of the civilized the world." Turning to concrete plans for a league of nations Senator Kellogg ' i . , f- . saju uniess uermany evolves a government responsive to popular will and with a people having ideals and aspirations different from those of the past regime, there must, be a league of nations to "see that'Germany is rendered powerless to renew the contest." Another important step Senator Kellogg said, is abolition of the system of secret treaties and alliances. The new treaties, he said, should be "made In the open." The Minnesota senator said he was opposed to a league established aa "a world super-government with legislaj tnres and judicial tribunals." No i league, he asserted, should have pow er to interfere with foreign trade, tariff duties, commerce regulations, development or disposition of national resources or other internal affairs. Senator Kellogg said he believed general sentiment favors a league by treaty, providing not only for mediation but binding signatory powers to offer mediation to contending nations, and establishing commissions for investigation. Senate Discussion. General discussion of President Wilson's fourteen peace principles was started in the senate today by a sneeeh of Senator Frelinghuysen, New Jersey, Republican, advocated a resolution he had introduced calling upon the President to make a public declaration interpreting the principles. Senator Frelinghuysen said the President's fourteen principles were open to various interpretations and added: . "The President should not on behalf of the American public made proposals until he Is sure they are endorsed by the people." -.' Senator Walsh, of Montana, Democrat, declared that lack of criticism until recently of the President's four- "' (Continued on Page Eight)

ARREST OF VON HINDENBURG IS ORDERED BY GERMANS German General' Headquarters Ordered Dissolved by German Soldiers and Workers Council Allies Deny New Ultimatum.

POLES SEND ULTIMATUM (By Associated Press) COPENHAGEN, Dec. 4 The soldiers' and workers' council at Leipsic has decided that German general headquarters shall bo dissolved and Field Marshal von Hindenberg arrested, according, to the Lckal Anzelger, ot Berlin. The Polish government has sent an ultimatum to Germany asking for the immediate evacuation of Polish territory by German soldiers who are said to have been committing atrocities. If the German answer is not satisfactory, most energetic measures are threatened by the Poles. The London Express claims to be able to deny the report from Berlin yesterday that a new ultimatum had been sent to the German government because all the locomotives to be handed over under the terms of the armis tice cannot be delivered at once. The ! newspaper says that it is true-that! Germany is not keeping up to the stip-1 ulated schedule and that Marshal Foch has given warning that Germany will be responsible . further delays, but he has not fixed a time limii or. the carrying out of the clause relative ,to railroad equipment. Commission Opens. Mathlas Erzberger opened the first sitting Of the German commission to investigate the treatment of war prisoners on Monday, according to Berlin advices received here. He announced that the commission has plenary powers, guaranteeing the rapid discharge of its business. The meetings are open to the public, enabling - accredited representatives of enemy governments to acquaint themselves with . all proceedings. Nothing, it is reported, will be concealed. -' . ;. "The task ot the commission,"' Erzberger, is quited as. having said, ,fwlll be to prove, the jiew government of republican Germany is resolved to proceed, ruthlessly .against anyone treating prisoners contrary to the orders of those in authority or in violation of the laws of humanity." Ask Encouragement." Hugh Preuss, state secretary of interior in the new German government, in discussing with the correspondent the progress of the revolution today t aid: . "We are obliged -to rear democracy on the foundation bequeathed us by the old system which now is gone forever, provided if is not restored through external forces. But the attitude of our enemies, as it now presents itself in some new aspect every day, permits the observation that they are treating us' just as if William II were still on the throne. Many brave German democrats now are shaking their heads, wondering whether the exchange of systems will really bring us the blessings of democracy so ardently championed by President Wilson. We need encouragement and lots of it." When American trooDS entered Tre ves yesterday, the German revolution-! ary committee tried to get in touch with them but the command of the forces In the city refused to grant in interview. - PRISONERS INTERVIEWED. ! PARIS, Tuesday, Dec. 3. When the ! German revolution broke out on No vember 7. many German officers visited the prison camps to ascertain the attitude cf allied prisoners toward the revolution. Each prisoner was asked if he Intended to join the revolutionists, and those w-ho replied In negative, saying that they wished only to rejoin their regiments, were asked to give their parole not to try to escaoe. Cantain James Norman Hall of Colfax, Ta.. Lieut. Henry C. Lewis of Germantown. Pa., Licit. Robert J. Browning of Minneapolis, Minn., and Charles R. Codman of Boston, Mass., refused to give their parole, but agreed not to Join the revolution. A camp inspector then gave them a strong hint that no great difficulties would be placed In the way of their escape. The four Americans left Camp Landshut and reached Munich. Tom there they went to Landau, across Lake Constance, proceeded to Romanshorn and fnally reached Berne, where they received outfits from the American Red Cross. Outcome of Strike. The German revolution was not the result of spontaneous anger against the emperor and the military ojique, but was the direct outcome of the general strike at the beginning of the year, says Herr Wyncoop, a Dutch revolutionary Socialist. ' - When the strike failed. Wyncoop says the leaders set on foot a more systematic organization. It was not intended that the overthrow of the government should take place until next year, but the rapid march of events made quick action necessary, when it was apparent that Germany had ben hopelessly defeated in the war. ,. I . Wyncoop is convinced that further developments may be expected as in his opinion the revolution is similar to the Kerensky phase of the Russian revolution with difference that it carries-less authority with the masses.

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Harbor of Brest, France, showing French warship in foreground, and turning bridge in middle distance. ; The residents ot Brest, great French seaport, are planning a great reception for President Wilson and the other peace delegates, believing that the George Washington, carrying the president and party, will land there. Brest was the principal riort of debarkation for American troops during the war. Brest folk realize more than anyone else the man power andquantity of supplies America sent to France turned the tide of battle for the allies. Wilson is to be asked to review some of the work which har been done by the American engineering forces at Brest.

1,797 MORE MEN ARRIVE AT PORT (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Dec. 4. The British transport Lapland, carrying 1797 American soldiers, has reported by wireless that she would reach this port today. Three other transports also carrying, returning troops, are expect- j ed to reach here this week. The Lapland left Liverpool on November 22. She was due to arrive here on Sunday. . . The Orca. which left Liverpool the day after the Lapland also sent word by wireless that she would reach New York today but did not expect to dock before tomorrow. Both vessels bring American troops. No word has been received from the Minnehaha and the Crestic, both of which sailed from Liverpool on November 22. ' Gales as high as seventy miles an hour have been reported at sea. Freights came into port ice-crusted yesterday for the first time since last winter and several of them had their superstructures battered. , GLASS MAY GET M'ADOO'S POST . By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Dec 4 Word went around unofficially on the house side of the capitol today thatRep resenta- l tive Carter Glass, of Virginia, chairman of the banking and currency committee, had been chosen by President Wilson to become secretary of the treasury. - TENTH FRENCH ARMY GROSSES FRONTIER Ov Associated Press.) WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN GERMANY, Dec. 4. The tenth French army on its way to the Rhine and Mayence has crossed the German frontier of 1870, occupying the valley of the Sarre. The advance into German territory has been without incident and appears ljkely to be carried out in perfect order and quiet. The population of the district thus far reached appears to be more astonished than downcast. GERMANS ARREST TURK FUGITIVES CBy Associated Press) GENEVA, Dec. 4. The new Turkish government is proceeding vigorously agairFt the young Turk party of Enver Pasha, accord rng to information received here. The German government at the request of the Turkish government has arrested prominent members of the former Turkish government who fled recently to Berlin. j TheWeatker For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau Fair . tonight and Thursday. Warmer Thursday. , . Today's Temperature. Noon 34 Yesterday. ' . ' Maximum . . . . .47 Minimum ; 32 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore. Partly cloudy, followed by fair tonight and Thursday. Considerably below freezing tonight. Rising temperature Thursday. General Conditions The lake storm is causing blustery, chilly weather with local rains and snow as it moves eastward, but it is clearing rapidly west of the Mississippi river. There is no severe cold weather east of the Rocky mountains or over the northwest. Very, warm Weather in southern California, 86 at Los Angeles. Snow covers the lake region and parts of the west, two to three inches deep in Iowa and nine inches at Marquette, Mich. .. .

Wilson Will Land on French Soil

'Greatest Criminal in World" King George's Opinion of Cousin Wilhelm

(By Associated Press) , J LONDON, Dec. 4. William Hohenzollern wears a dejected appearance, according to the Telegraph's corres-1 pondent at Amerongen, Holland, says i that he has talked with "some one who has come much in contact with the exile." This person is quoted as follows: "The former emperor wore an air of relief when he arrived at Amerongen, but that soon .vanished. Even his cheery wife cannot now rouse him from moodiness. The former empress is really something of a heroine and tries to make her husband look on the bright 6ide of things but in vain. The distinguished fugitive has terror In his heart." Herr Hohenzollern keeps more and more to himself and is constantly less inclined to go about. The correspondent says that his informant took him to an unfrequented place from which an unshaded window in the castle was visible. Pointing to the window, the gentleman said: , ; "The former, emperor sits at that window writing as -if against time, hour after hour, sheet after sheet, often all the forenoon and . all the afternoon." LONDON Dec. 4. What does King George really think of his cousin, William Hohenzollern, former German emperor? That is a question that has been often asked but has never received anything approachlg an authoritative answer. According to a writer in the Daily News, which is usually very careful as to the trustworthiness of what it prints. King George regards him as "the greatest criminal in the world today." The writer says that he was talking a few days ago with a well known statesman who has had many opportunities during the war and especially lately of hearing the King express his views of the kaiser, and he thus summarizes what the "well known statesman" told him. "My informant says that the King's feelings and expressions are so strong that they could hardly be reproduced verbatim but that the substance of them is that the kaiser is the greatest criminal in the world today; that he is directly responsible for the outrages on the Belgian and French civil ALLIES AGREE THAT HUNS MUST PAY (By Associated Press) LONDON, Tuesday, Dec. 3. All the nations represented at the inter-allied conference here today may be regarded as in agreement with the Dolicy of Lloyd George, as to compelling Germany to pay to the limit of her capacity. The allied representatives were also agreed on the proposition of bringing to trial those responsible for outrages on humanity during the war. v - Consider Sending of Senators to France (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, : Dec. 4 The Senate foreign relations committee today began consideration of the resolution of Senator Cummins of Iowa, Republican, for the appointment of a Senate committee of four Democrats and four Republicans to go to France to keep the Senate advised of the work of the peace conference, i ' Members of the committee expected to report the resolution with or without recommendation, for final action in the senate. Senator Cummins expected to appear before tjie committee in behalf of the proposal. WILL ABANDON WAR INDUSTRIES BOARD (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. President Wilson has accepted the resignation of Bernard M. Baruch, as chairman of the war industries board, effective January 1. and has agreed that the war Industries board ceased to exist as a government aeencv at that date.

population; for the bombing and air raids on the innocent inhabitants of unfortified towns; for the torpedoing of passenger and hospital ships and the sinking of survivors tn their boats; for the first use of poisoned gas, the poisoning of wells, the destruction of works of art and historic buildings: of

beautiful towns, and the machinery of! industrial life and potential reconstruction; that he has not only permitted these things to proceed but was in many cases a personal assenter and director of them and that for such a man no retributive penalty, however severe, would be undeserved." TESTIFIES RUMELY GAVE TO GERMAN ADVERTISING FUND WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. Louis N. Hummerllng. president of. the American association fo? foreign language newspapers ' continued his testimony today before the senate committee investigating alleged -olitical activities of brewers and Gcnan propaganda. The committee to question Hammerlirgurth4T regarding the $200,000 advertising: campaign which he admitted yesterday was organized in 1915 with a view to stopping the shipment of munitions to the allies. The money for the campaign, Hammerling testified, was contributed largely by Edward A. Rumely, recent owner of the New York Evening Mail, and a portion of it was obtained through Dr. Heinnerit h Albert, one of the leaders in the German propaganda program in the United States. JAMES HOWARD MAKES STATEMENT TO POLICE James Howard, who was arrested for the murder of Gid Klingman, construction engineer, made the following statement to Chief of Police Gorman Wednesday afternoon: "About 10 o'clock this morning I was putting on pandomer and another colored man was carrying steel. One of the steel bars was in colivmn, and the other colored man accidentally knocked it down. The colored man asked me to hold It ud. I reached down, took hold of It, straightened it up. I saiu to the colored man, 'I haven't got time to fool with you because I have got to get this tin pan on, because we want to run concrete tomorrow.' "Then 'Red,' the man I hit, his name is Gid Klingman, he said, 'Howard you are always raising hell. What in the hell is the matter with you?' "I said. 'I was not talkir" to you. I was talking to this man. You are always raising hell around here. 1 was not talking to you. "He said, 'Go to hell.' " He then started away. The hammer shown me by Mr. Gormon is the hammer I had and threw at Klingman. I knew it hit him, for he fell head foremost in the column, heels up. He called then a white fellow called Charlie, and I pulled him out: I then went down and out of the building, then out back way north toward Main street, then east to Ninth street, then north to Pennsylvania railroad around to the avenue. Then north to G street, then to Jeffries betwen Twelfth and. Thirteenth. I wras there only a few minutes. I came out and up Twelfth street across Main, then south to low'er end of town, then across to Liberty pike, then south about three miles. Then some linemen came -along and asked them to ride, very soon after that officers same up and asked me to come with them. And they brought me here to the city building. EARTHQUAKE IN PROGRESS. WASHINGTON. Dec. 4. A heavy earthquake was in progress at 9: SO o'clock this morning, the Georgetown university seismological observatory J announced.

ENGINEER DIES FROM INJURIES INFLICTED RY NEGRO WORKER

Gid Klingman, Engineer on K. of P. Temple Construe-, tion, Struck With Hammer by Fellow Employe. CRIMINAL IS CAUGHT Gid Klingman, 36 years old, 22 South Ninth street, who was employed as engineer on the construction of the K. of P. building on South Eighth street, died Wednesday . morning as the result of blows inflicted by James Howard, colored, a fellow employe. Howard was captured by Thomas Swaner, Everette Howell and John Moss of the Richmond Home Telephone company, who started to search for him in a truck as soon as they heard that he was fleeing south. They caught him near the Thomas Lamb farm on the Liberty pike. Howard was forced to enter the truck and was handed over to the police when they came along in an automobile. Omar Farlow notified the police that he had seen Howard on the pike. Howard told the police that he and Klingman had been having trouble ever since he went on the job. According to Charles Mann, a carpenter who was working near the two. there was no quarrel before the blow was struck.' "I heard Howard says to Klingman. "I ain't goin' to do it," Mann told a reporter, and then Klingman answered, "Well. I didn't ask you to." Then I saw Howard hit Klingman on the back of the head with a hammer. Howard was three or feet away before he threw away the hammer." The men were working on the third story of the building when the murder was committed. Klingman fell to the floor after he had been struck, and while some of his fellow-employes went to his aid Howard rushed downstairs and escaped. No one in the neighborhood saw him leave the building, as far as could be learned. Workers In the building were frightened by the crime and made no immediate effort- to follow Howard. When the police arrived, the negro had disappeared. - Negro Offers Aid. ' Klingman revived after he was struck sufficiently . to irske his way home with the aid of a workman. He died almost as soon as he entered the house. Before he died he told bis wife that Howard had struck him without cause. Jim Burghey. colored. 1102 North Eighth street, who is employed on the building, offered to help the police in apprehending Howard. lis gave a description of the criminal, and said that he roomed on Fort Wayne avenue. He did not know any- . thing about his habits or who his friends were, Burghey said. Howard formerly lived in Indianapolis, according to the workman. He is known ai "Boss" Howard among the negroes. It was said. Howard's wife arrived on the scene of the crime shortly after the murder was committed and became hysterical when she learned that her husband was believed guilty. He had never been in trouble before, she said, and he bad never believed that he would do anythln glike that. Harry Mueller, contractor, who employs the workmen, said that Howard had been a quiet, fairly good workman, and had caused him no trouble. He said he knew nothing about his former reputation. . Klingman came to Richmond last February from Shelbyville, Ind., where he had resided for fourteen years. He was generally described as a conscientious and quiet worker, with a good reputation. His wife and fellow workmen said that he was "the sort of man who gets along with anybody," and that he was never knowB to quarrel with the men with whom he was employed. He is survived by his widow, and a 12-year-old stepson, Emerson Brown. He was born in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Klingman was grief-stricken when she learned of the murder of her husband. "We were living so happily and peacefully," she said. "My husband was making good wages and we were enjoying our home here. I can't realize that this has happened." French Dreadnoughts to Bring Party of Yankees Home for Christmas (By Associated Tress) r PARIS. Dec. 4. The ten-American dreadnoughts which will escort Pres'dent Wilson into French waters will turn about immediately after their arrival to carry homeward a large party of American soldiers and sailors. The trip will be so timed that the men will arrive at the home porta ' by Christmas. " . . . Designate Camp Centers ' ' for Demobilization (By Associated Press) , WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 Thirty camps were designated by the war department today as demobilization centers to which enlisted men are to transferred for discharge from the army ''. ..