Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 337, 12 December 1918 — Page 1

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Drastic Action Against Spartacus Group Threatened by Ebert Workmen Disfavor Socialistic Theories. SOLF RESIGNS POST (By Associated Press! BERLIN. Dec 12 The employes of the Ventzki Agricultural Implement works at Graudenz West Prussia, have declined to take over the plant, which the owners voluntarily agreed to surranHi fnr anrtnlf Tntinn niirnnfipq nC cording to the Danzig Gazette. The working men the newspaper states, are said to be of the opinion that the present economic situation in Germany is not favorable to the carrying out of socialistic theories and that It was far better that the plant remain under its skilled managers. "In our opinion," says the Berlin Tageblatt, in commenting upont this development," this single instance is typical of the existing economic situation which has prompted the majority of the working men to view the whole scheme of soci alization with a certain suspicion. If tho workers come to this conclusion, they should also bear in mind that excessive wage demands are calculated to injure the conduct of privately owned plants and their own Interests." Arrests Expected. The German cabinet, anticipating a refusal by the allies to deal with thp present government and the soldiers' and workmen's council, according to the Tageblatt of Berlin, is considering convoking the Reichstag to give the government a parliamentary basis. Dr. W. S. Solf. the minister of foreign affairs has handed in his resignation which has been accepted by the cabinet. LONDON, Dec. 12. In consequence of the report he is receiving from the. Prussian guards, newly arrived in Berlin, Premier Ebert is taking a stiffer atittude toward the Spart&cus group, the special correspondents in Copenhagen of the London newspapers arc advised. "The proletariat must be prepared f w hx ti'Ancf f Vi T) w1 flat .ru-uti nf the Spartacus faction, is quoted as saying. A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Copenhagen says the hbirt government, feeling that its position is bocoming stronger, evidently has decided upon sharp measures against the Spartacus group. The oft ices of -the Spartacus organization underwent an examination on Tuesday by government forces, the Mail's advices add, and arrests me expected. DEMANDS STATEMENT OF U. S, POLICY TOWARD RUSSIA i Hy Associated Priss WASHINGTON. Dec. 12--Senator .lohnson of California. Republican, in nu address to the senate today demanded ; definite statement of the .American government policy toward 'Russia. He declared a state of war with the Soviet government actually nxlsts without a formal declaration of hostilities, and, asking a long series fif iifstions, introduced a resolution calling upon the state department for all documents and information regarding the nation's course In Russia and upon the war department for a statement of American troops in Russia and casualties among them. CITY FIREMEN TO GET ANOTHER INCREASE The Board of Public Works at its meeting Thursday morning reconsidered the increase in flremtan's wages which it granted some time aco, and prepared recommendations to the council which provide that every fireman who is now making less than $100 a month shall receive an increase of $10 a month. The matter will be brought before council on next Monday. The heating plant of the City building was accepted. Two Billion Francs Were Subscribed to French War Loan in November (By Associated Press! PARIS. Dec. 12. The minister of finance announced that the net subfcrlptlons to the national defense bonda for the month of November, reached 2,198,000.000 fanes. r All You Need Is a Heart - and A Dollar

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British Advance Guards Enter City of Bonn (By Associated Prs) LONDON, Dec. 12. (British Wireless Service) The British advance guards have entered the City of Bonn and have taken possession of the bridge over the Rhine there. Bonn is situated on the left bank of the Rhine, fifteen miles southeast of Cologne and between that city and Coblenz where American troops are now stationed. It Is the site of a celebrated university, founded in 1818, and is one of the most picturesque cities along the Rhine.

EBERT SAYS ARMY WILL BE SUPPORT OF NEW GERMANY Prussian Guard Cheered by Throngs on Return to BerlinPraised by Premier. 1y Associated Press.) COPENHAGEN, Wednesday, Dec. 11. Berlin's welcome to the Prussian guard on Tuesday was solemn rather than triumphant, according to Berlin advices received here. It was generally observed that the troops marched under the German national colors and that the bands played "Deutschland Uber Alles" and not revolutionary airs. Brandenburg gate and the streets through which the soldiers marched were decorated with evergreens and flags. The officers and men were decorated with national rosettes of flowers and wore their iron crosses. The soldiers In the procession participated in the last battle of the war and suffered tremendous losses, some detachments being reduced to almost the vanishing point, it Is said. The ranks, however, were filled with men from other detachments. Owing to the fact that no steps to j control traffic had been taken, many persons were injured when the vanguard of the troops passed through Brandenburg gate. The throngs for a time completely arested the parade and force had to be used to open a passage for the soldiers. Welcome by Ebert. Friedrich Ebert, the premier, welcomed the soldiers. He declared, it is said, that a new government had been established in Germany and that the army would be its strongest support. In behalf of the troops, a sergeant replied to the effect that the watchword new must be "quiet." He said that tho soldiers desired the convening of tho national assembly at the earliest moment and did not want to be led away from the "secure path of quiet unci order by Dr. Liebknecht or other dreamers." -Premier Ebert's spech to the soldiers is reported as follows: "Your deeds and sacrifices are unexampled. No enemy overcame you. Only when the preponderance of our opponents in men and material grew ever heavier did we abandon the struggle. "You endured indescribable sufferings, accomplished incomparable deeds, and gave, year after year, P roofs of your unshakable courage. You protected the homeland from invasion, sheltered your wives, children and parents from flames and slaughter and preserved the nation's workshops and fields from devastation. "With deepest emotion the homeland thanks you. You can return with heads erect. Never have men done or suffered more than you." j Woman Postoffice Clerk " Drives Parcel Post Car in Absence of Employes Miss Nellie Davenport of the postoffice stamp window has been driving the parcel post delivery car during i the congestion at the office caused by heavy mails and the absenca of nine i ostoffice employes because ot illness. ' Miss Davenport has driven the delivery truck each morning for several j days, and Postmaster Beck has delivered C. O. D. packages during this time. ! Everyone has worked overtime, and patrons have been patient so everyi thing has gone smoothly enough the j postmaster says. Deliveries at the j outskirts of the city have only been made once a day, but others have jbeen made with surprising regularity. First American Soldier Captured by Germans Arrives in London (Tiy Associated Press i LONDON, Dec. 12 John Lester of Tutwiler, Miss., claiming to be the first American prisoner of the Germans in the Toul sector, having been captured In a raid early in November, 1917, reached London last night under care of the American Red Cross. Lester said he had a hard time In the hands of the Germans for four months after his capture. He was sent from place to place and never given a decent meal, finally reaching the camp at Tuchel where thousands of Russian prisoners were dying daily of starvation. A quantity of American Red Cross parcels began to reach the camp shortly afterward, however, and from that time on he never needed to eat a single ounce of the German rations. On the contrary, said Lester, he was able from the surplus received to relieve some of his famished Russian comrades. King George Is Not ! Planning Trip Here i By Associated Press) LONDON. Dec. 12. Reports that King George contemplates a visit to the United States are denied here.

GOOD-BYE, BOYS, AND GODSPEED KING TELLS U. S. SOLDIERS '

American soldiers drawn up In courtyard at Buckingham palace, before King George and Queen Mary, just before sailing for home. England's friendship for America and theU. S. boys who offered their lives to bring victory to the allies is

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ham palace before sailing in order that the other allied nations for their aid. FOUR TRANSPORTS SAIL FOR U. S. WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. Sailing of four army transports, bringing additional units -from France was announced today by the war department. The ships are the transports H. R. Mallody, Rappahannock, Leviathan, and Celtic, with about 9,000 men. llSth field artillery complete, sailed from France December 9 on the transport Martha Washington, the war department announced today. On the same ship were training cadres of 'the 38th division and "the headquarters company of the 116th field artillery, and a number of casuals and 539 sick and wounded. TRAINING CAMP GETS DISCHARGE ORDERS The twenty-one soldiers at the Richmond Commercial Club Training Detachment were discharged from the camp today. A number left Richmond today and the rest will leave Friday. Discharge orders were received at the camp on November 26, but owing to conditions which had to be met it was impossible to discharge the men at that time. The medical corps which consists of one man has not received orders for discharge and will remain until further orders for a transfer. Two or three men will remain at the camp to look after materials and stores. MARKED INCREASE IN CORN PRICE (By Associated Pressl CHICAGO. Dec. 12. Stunning advances in the price of corn resulted today from the government crop report showing that the yield for 1918 is the smallest in five years. Values run up as much as seven cents a bushel over yesterday's finish. In the May auction, where the volume of business was largest the market rose to $1.30 as against $1.30 to $1.S0V& at yesterday's finish. U. S. Offers to Help Settle S. A. Fight (By Associated Press WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 Actingsecretary Polk made public at the state department today the text of the note handed by the United States ambassador recently to the president of Chile and Peru, urging that the two south American nations owe it to the rest of the world to compose their differences and informing them that the United States "stands ready to tender alone or In conjunction with other countries of this hemisphere all possible assistance to bring about an equitable solution." The note said the United States viewed the severance of consular relations between the two governments with the pravesfc apprehension particularly on the eve of the Paris peace conference "in which it is confidently expected that steps will be taken to provide for an era of lasting peace among all peoples." . W. W. and Germans Are Blamed for Cuban Strike (By Associated Press WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. Information reaching the state department todav Indicated that the general strike called in Cuba is a result of I. W. W. and enemy propaganda. The report said that order Is being maintained in affected districts.

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French Soldier-Musicians Are Guests of Richmond

The soldier musicians of the French army band were guests of Richmond ; today. The men arrived early this I morning and spent the time before i thp aftcrnnnn rnncprt visiflne: the shops and strolling about tho city. Frequently they stopped to talk to some child who showed admiration of the jaunty French 'uniform, or to express comradeship wth some man in khaki. Maurice Roeg. the manager, is the only one of the band personnel that speaks English, and although the rest of the musicians labored under the difficulty of making themselves understood in a foreign tone,ue; they expressed themselves as finding their visit to Richmond very enjoyable. There are sixty-two members of the band and all have the appearance of battle-scarred veterans. They wear decorations for service, bravery, endurance and action under fire. All have seen from three to four years of j service in the trenches and are now on leave from France to make this tour of America under the direction of the French high commission. Their ages range from 25 to 50 years. All appear in French uniform. Captain Gabriel Pares, director of the band, was called to Washington, D. C, on important business last evening, and will not be able to appear. Madame Pares, who Is accompanying her husband on his tour, went east with him. The manager of the band said that the call to Washington might mean that the organization will be re- j called to France sooner than they had ' expected. M. Roeg said ' they had ! hoped to remain over here for at least five months, and to tour the United States, Canada and Cuba. Lieutenant Roger Villate will direct the band in the absence of Captain Pares. The five soloists who are appearing with the band have received their diplomas from the French Conservatory in Paris. They are M. Louis Sper-, SENATORS CRITICIZE M'ADOO PROPOSAL fBy Associated ress. ) WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 Secretary McAdoo's proposal to keep the railroads under government control until 1924 met instant criticism from the Republican side today when the senate convened. Senator Kellogg of j Minnesota, declared that propositions for permanent government ownership of railroads is at the bottom of the whole thing. Referring to Mr: McAdoo's letter to the congressional interstate commerce ; committee made public last night, Senator Kellogg said it is "a most remarkable document coming as it does immediately in a few days after the address of the president In which the president said he had no judgment of his own." Just before Senator Kellogg spoke, the senate committee decided to meet Thursday to discuss the railroad problem. Publicity Concerning Arma:rz?i Is Urged as ' . Preventative of War (By Associated Press) DUNDEE. Scotland. Wednesday, Dec. 11. Colonel Winston Spencer Churchill, minister of munitions, offered what he described as a practical suggestion in regard to a league of nations during an address here today. He said that such a league should ascertain from every country the extent of it3 naval, military and aerial preparations, "Secret armaments have In the past been a great danger," he said, "and the course I suggest would remove one of the causes that led to this fearfurcatastropv, "

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personally on behalf of England and er, obce; M. M. L. Leroy, clarinette; Alexandre Debruille, violin; M. Bauduin, flute, and Georgo True, piano. The band will go from her to Anderson and Wilmington, where they will appear in concerts. An afternoon concert was given here at which the school children were special guests. All children who were unable to buy a ticket to the matinee were admitted as guests of Mrs. William Dudley Foulke. Soldiers from the Richmond Training detachment and eighty men from a truck train that passed through the city heard the afternoon concert as guests of George Eggemeyer and Rutherford Jones. At the evening concert a feature of the program will be a Franco-American rhapsody by the entire band. PRISONERS ASKED TO PLEAD CAUSE OF "NEW GERMANY" (By Associated Press PARIS, Wednesday, Dec. 11. When it was evident that the end of the war was near, Germany made a systematic canvass of French prisoners of war in an effort to find men who would plead the case of "new Germany" in France, according to statements made by soldiers w ho have returned from enemy prison camps. This work began late in October but the efforts of the Germans were redoubled early in November it is said. The French prisoners were told that the German Socialists wished nothing more than to live on friendly terms with their French comrades. German agents said they wanted to get in touch with French deputies to announce the complete triumph of Socialistic ideas in Germany and to convince them of the necessity of clearing up difficulties between the two countries, the prisoners say. George LeDebour, the German So cial democratic leader asked a sub-! ordinate French officer to impress uppon his comrades the importance of uniting the proletariat of Germany I and France and impressing the j French government with the plea that the armistice terms be made less I onerous it is said. Later another French officer is reported to have been brought before Dr. Eduard David, one of the German secretaries of state who received, him cordially and urged that Germany must be fed and said there was a necessity of mitigating the terms of the armistice especial'y as to the clause calling for the, delivery of railway material. The Weather For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau Generally cloudy tonight and Friday. . Probably rain and warmer tonight in east and south portions. Today's Temperatures. Noon 44 Yesterday. Maximum 50 Minimum 29 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Unsetled and warmer; probably rain tonight or Friday. General Conditions Although the weather has been generally fair for ; the past thirty-six hours, a storm over the northwest is causing unsettled weather throughout . the Mississippi valley. General rise in temperature is taking place east of the Rockies, except over the middle Atlantic states Heavy snows over Michigan and parts of the northwest, 16 Inches deep on the level at Marquette. Severe cold weather still is over Alaska, 52 below at Tanana and 54 at Eagle.

Begin Hearings on Wire Control Bill (By Associated Pres. WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. Hearings on the administration radi-control bill which proposed permanent government control of all radio communication through requisition by the president of all stations were begun today by the House merchant marine committee. Officials of the navy department, testifying in favor of permanent government control, were expected to be the first witnesses, ,

NAVAL BLOCKADE DEFEATED HUNS CLAIMS BRITON Viscount Grey Says Freedom of Seas Possible Only in Peace Times. . (By Associated Press) DEWSBURY, England. Dec. 12. Viscount Grey, former secretary of state for foreign affairs, speaking here tonight, devoted a part of his address to a discussion of the freedom of the seas. He said in part: ' "This is a matter which it is feared may create difficulties between rieside"t Wiis"" and the British government. I think it is a great pity that so much has been said about the freedom of the seas without its being defined. It is true there is considerable prejudice against the phrase largely due to the fact that it is believed to be a German phrase. It is not German but American. It was made In the United States and the Germans adopted it and used it for their own purposes in a sense to which we have never agreed. Hence its unpopularity. But until President Wilson defines it and comes to discuss it with our government there is no need to anticipate difficulty about an agreement as to what it means. "Freedom "of the seas in times of peace? If so, we agree. Wherever the British navy has been in position to exercise its influence and power on the seas in times of peace it has exercised that influence impartially for the freedom of the seas for all nations without distinction. The United States I think, has some rule forbidding foreign ships to carry goods between the United States and the Philippines. Acquiesced in Blockade. Some other countries have rule3 of the same kind. We never had a regulation like that. We have been more completely for the freedom of the seas in times of peace than any other nation. However great our sea power has been we have used it for impartial freedom of the seas for every other nation as much as for ourselves and I think we ought to receive a little more recognition than we do for the fact that we have never used British naval power in times of peace to make the use of the seas easier for ourselves without simultaneously making it easier for others on the same terms. "If the question is one of the freedom of the seas in times of war then I would say this: 'The United States as we all most gratefully recognize, has taken part in the last two years of the war. Without the United States we could not have had the success the allies have now won. I cannot emphasize that too much nor express too much admiration of it. But since the United States entered the war she has not only acquiesced but I believe most strongly co-operated, in carrying out the blockade of Germany. In the early stages of the war the blockade was not nearly so complete because the United States raised many questions about it, but in the later years of the conflict the blockade was made complete with the co-operation of the United States. Without that blockade success could not have been won. Indeed without the blockade Germany might have won." NO CUT IS WAGES OF RAILROAD WORKERS (By Associated Preswt WASHINGTON. Dec. 12. The railroad administration has no intention of reducing wages of railroad men generally after peace is declared, it was stated authoritatively today and if the period of government control is extended for five years, as suggested by Director General McAdoo, it is probable that wages will stay at their present level. Alsatians Hasten to Get Rid of German Police Uniforms PARIS, Tuesday. Dec. 10. The municipality of Colmar, Alsace-Lorraine, anxious to rid their police of uniforms of German design requested Adrian Mithouard, president of the Paris municipal council, for uniforms for forty men. These uniforms have been i shipped to the mayor of Colmar. Five Billion More in fionds to Be Needed to Finance Government WASHINGTON. Dec. 12. Five to five and half billion dollars more of bonds will have to be issued to finance the government this year. Secretary McAdoo told the house ways and means committee today in discussing financial questions. He based this on an estimate of 18 billion dollars In expenditures, and members of the committee said the estimate was not too low. Red Cross Head Made President by Swiss BERNE, Dec. 12. Gustave Ador, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, was elected president of the Swiss republic.

PRESIDENT IS EXPECTED TO END VOYAGE ON FRIDAY

Brest in Holiday Attire Eagerly Waits Arrival of Wilson Official Visit in France to Last 48 Hours. WILL ADDRESS SOLDIERS (By Associated Press BREST, Dec. 12. Brest has put on Its holiday attire and is eagerly awaiting the arrival of President Wilson at noon tomorrow. The American naval estabishment here got into direct wireless touch this morning with the presidential fleet which is approaching this port and which now is not far off the coast. The weather which the fleet is experiencing is favorable to its quick progress. If the weather early tomorrow is rough the steamer George Washington bearing the president may enter the sheltered roadstead toward 10 o'clock. Otherwise the regular program will be carried out, the steamer entering the harbor about noon and the president landing from her at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. A large delegation of Socialist members of the chamber of deputies has arrived to greet President Wilson but the principal figures expected, Albert Thomas and Marcel Sembat, were unable to come . Deputies Goude, Longuet, Pressemane and Raffin-Dugens were among the delegation. They called a mass meeting tonight which initiated the friendly demonstrations toward the president. Speech to Troops. The length of President Wilson's "official" visit in Paris has been fixed at 48 hours, according to the Matin. The remainder of his stay here will not be marked by any state ceremony. The address which President Wilson will make to the American troops soon after his arrival in France is expected to be one of the most important delivered during his stay in Europe, and Is being looked forward to by Europeans, who hope to gain from it a more definite idea of the president's exact positions regarding numerous vital points. It Is considered probable that the president will make this speech at the American front, but at what place has not yet been determined. BRITISH PRAISE YANKEE SEAMEN WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. Archibald B. Hurd,- the naval authority pays a glowing tribute to the admirable seamanship of the American sailors in tho course of an article written for the Daily Telegraph, in which he discloses details of the remarkable part the American navy took in operations In European waters. He says the service of the Americans points to a survival of the sea instinct in America. Continuing he says: "Ask any British naval officer what he thinks of the aid given by American seamen and you will learn that it comes at a moment when the British crews, after a winter of strenuous and exhausting work, were feeling the strain. Incidently the arrival of the Americans permitted the organization of the convoy system as it could not otherwise have been organized. Everybody knows the influence this system had on the safety of the allied sea communications. Any reference to the work of American seamen would be incomplete without mention of the skill and courage they exhibited in laying the great mine fields in the North sea." Referring to the remarkable manner in which the Americans overcome problems of training and construction the writer concludes by saying. "The Americans hustled to some purpose to develop the United States navy to meet the demands of this war." RUSSIAN GENERALS ARE ORDERED SHOT (By Associated Press! STOCKHOLM. Dec. 12. Generals Russki and Dlmitrieff of the Russian army have been shot by order of the local Soviet at Prapragorsk, according to an official Ukranian statement received here from Petrograd. M. Rukhloff, former minister of commerce and communications in the Russian cabinet, was shot at the same time. General Russki at the outbreak of the war commanded the Russian troops in northern Poland. Some blame was attached to him for the success of Field Marshal von Hindenburg in the successful German campaign in eastern Prussia. General Radko Dlmitrieff is a Bulgarian and played a prominent part in the Bulgarian campaign against the Turks In 1912. He joined the Russian army as a volunteer in August, 1914, and commanded the Russian forces which captured Przemysl. Later he was commander of the Russian troops in the Riga front. English War Secretary ; to Quit Government . (By Associaed Pres LONDON, Dec. 12. The Daily Express this morning says It understands that Viscounts Mllner, the secretary of state for war, Is about to quit the government. '