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VOLUME XX.
ADVOCATE GENERAL
SOUNDS DEATH KNELL
DE WIOML GUAOD
Opinion, Approved by Secre
tary Baker, Is That Mem
bers Revert to Status of
Civilians on Demobilization
An opinion of the judge advocate ,
general’s office, approved by the sec
retary of war, holds that officers and
enlisted men of the national guard
will revert to civilian status when
discharged from the federal service.
The effect of the ruling practically
is to wipe out of existence the na
tional guard as it was organize!
prior to the war.
The opinion, rendered by Briga
dier General Samuel T. Ansell, who
has been acting judge advocate gen
eral since Major General Crowder
was appointed provost marshal gen
eral to handle the draft, was made
public today by the war department.
General March, chief of staff, on
December 20 asked for an opinion as
to the status of members of the na
tional guard subsequent to their
discharge from the federal service.
His memorandum called attention to
a digest of an opinion of the judge
advocate general dated January.
1916. in which it was said that
when the guardsmen were “mustered
out” of the federal service they
would revert to their militia status
and also to their status in the na
tional guard.
General Ansell’s Opinion
General Ansell, in his decision,
points out that this opinion was
based upon muster out and not upon
discharge, and added:
“As a matter of tact, the opinion
in the digest in which this sentence
occurs holds, without qualification,
that the dratt of a member of the na
tional guard into the federal service
> absolutely discharges him from the
’ militia, which includes the national
guard. Furthermore, this office has
held that a commission in the tem
porary forces is incompatible with a
- < ommission In the national guard
and operates to cancel the commis
sion in the national guard.
a OF IB TELLS
QUEER STORY OF
MG YOUTH
Runnng away from her home in
Pine City, a suburb of Elmira. (N. j
- Y.). more than a year ago, Mildred
Gunderman. sixteen years old, has
confessed that she murdered Leo
Martin, her sweetheart, in Youngs
losvn, 0., early in September, this
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Thus rar she has not divulged the
motive for the crime.
The confession, according to an an
nouncement made by the police here
today, was the result of her arrest
on an old warrant, issued last year
when she ran away from home.
Hun Military Officials
Back People’s Council
All military officials in Berlin have
agreed to indorse the people's coun
cil, it was announced today.
Wounded Soldiers of’
“Old Hickory” Arrive
Approximately 500 wounded sol
diers of the* Twenty-seventh division
(New York national guard! and the
Thirtieth division (Tennessee. North
Carolina and South Carolina troops >
arrived in New York on the British
transport Cedric, from Liverpool.
Baker Recommends Generals
Have Titles for Life
Secretary of War Baker has rec
ommended to congress that Generals
Pershing. March and Bliss and Lieu
tenant Generals Liggett and Bullard
retain their present rank through life
in honor of meritorious service.
Birdman Gives a
Thrilling Exhibition
Lieutenant B. W. Spencer. U.
flying a big army plane which is one
Fliorence and spent the night be-,
fore proceeding on his way to Nash
ville.
Lieutenant Spencer gave an exhibi-
Hamilton National Buys
• Bank of Commerce
The Hamilton National bank at
Chattanooga announces the purchase
of the State Bank of Commerce with
capital stock of 6150,000 and deposits
of $500,000, paying 90 cents on the
dollar for the stock. This gives
the Hamilton deposits of $14,000,000.
Flooded Streams Cause
Damage in East Tennessee
Flooded streams in east Tennessee
according to reports received here
Practically all rivers and small
FRANCE TO INDEMNITY TROOPS
France will pay each discharged sol
dier SSO, with additional payments
for dependents, according to recom
mendations made by the French cabi
net.
AID SOLDIERS OB FARMS
Every farm bureau county in Kan
sas is appointing a committee to as
sist soldiers and sailors who desire
to be placed on farms. This agricul
tural reconstruction work will also
be carried on in all counties noi
liaving farm bureaus.
Cream of World News
For Our Busy Readers
Five important officials of Brook
lyn. N. Y.. Rapid Transit companv
held liable for manslaughter in case
of deaths of $0 persons killed in ac
cident.
Latest report on government inves
tigation of Hog Island ship build
ing management reveals no graft
charges.
Five persons killed when motor
ar plunges 4v feet from highway
bridge at Atlantic City. N. J.
Z*57A and Girls' “pig club” at Ham
ilton. Mo., received $13,000 for hogs
delivered to packers.
American army officials report
perfection of artillery gun that fires
shells a distance of 40 miles.
Robert S. Lovett resumes active
management of Union Pacific rail
road January 1. it is anounced.
No succesor to William G. McAdoo.
V director general of the 191 rail,
'oads under federal mtv. agement has
I been announced. Mr. McAdoo's res
a ignation is to take'effect January 1.
$224 a Day Record
Os This Ship Worker
Ralph Adams Cram, member ot
the Boston Planning Board, told
the members of the Boston Hous
ing Association that he had lound
at the Fore River yard of the
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corpora
tion a die cutter who received
$224 for one day’s pay. For a
period of four months this man
averaged $220 every working day.
Mr. Cram said.
FARMERSPLANTED
43.800.080 JfflES
TD WINTER WHEAT
Department of Agriculture
Reports Condition of Crop
98.5 Compared With 79.3
One Year Ago
The area planted to winter wheat
In the United States last fall was
49,027.000 acres, according to the
department of agriculture's report.
This is 6,726.000 acres more than
the revised estimate of area sown
for the 1917 crop, and 11.323,000
acres more than was harvested last
summer. The condition of the crop is
98.5, compared with 79.3 a year ago,
and 10 points higher than the ten
year December average.
The forecast for next year's crop
is 765X100.000 bushels, allowing for
normal impairment and loss of area
between now and harvest. This is
210.000,000 more than the 1917 crop
and 80,000,000 more than the largest
previous harvest.
Maintenance of present conditions
with no lo*:s of area would give a
crop of 1,000.000.000 bushels.
The area sown to rye is 6,820,000
acres, 1.7 ner cent more than the re
vised estimate of last year and
two and a half million acres more
than two years ago.
Another Addition to
S.-W. Journal Staff
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Who will conduct popular ed
ucation at home feature in this
newspaper every week.
Receivers of Waycross
Bank Pay Dividends
The following notice has been is
sued by the receivers for the Citi
zens’ bank, of Americus, Ga., which
closed its doors here last summer.
"The receivers of the Citizens' bank
are issuing checks lor a 25 per cent
dividend. Checks will be mailed on
Friday. December 20, to all whose
deposits amount to $1 or more,
whose addresses are known. Those
not receiving checks by Monday
morning will please call upon the
receivers." This is the first dividend
to be paid by the receivers of this
bank, but it comes at a time when
almost every one can use a little
change to a jjood advantage.
Seven More Arrests
In Lynching Case
At the office of the circuit cleric in
Tuscumbia were given out the names
of seven additional men who nave
been arrested, charged with murder
in the first degree in connection with
the lynching of W:ll Byrd and
George Whitesides on November 10
and November 12. Fourteen men are
now under arrest and ten warrants
tor the same offenses are still in the
hands Cf the sheriff. It is predicted
locally that sensational events are
Killed by Explosion
Os Gasoline Tank
J. J. Shelnutt, thirty years old,
was at a garage at Gritti’.n.
Ga., when a gasoline tank exploded
in the room where he was at work
The cause of the explosion is un
known. When other workmen in the
building were attracted by the noise,
the whole side of fne rocm was a
mass of flames and when the man
was rescued, practically all of h:s
clothing had been burned from his
body.
Military. Policemen Help
Make Macon “Dry”
Military policemen are co-operat
ing with federal agents to make sure
iso whisky is sold soldiers at Camp
" heeler, near Macon. Christmas, or
any other time, for that ma'tter.
Their activities hare exiended be
yond arrest of proprietors and
Million Tons of German
Shipping to Supply Food
Bolshevik naval forces are report
ed to be laying mines in the Gulf of
Finland and to be concent - ating
t-oops along the frontier. The be
l‘ef is expressed that they are pre
paring to attack Finland.
Hens Laid Two Billion Dozen Legs
The annual report of Secretary of
Agriculture Houston shows that
American hens laid a total of 1,921,-
600.000 dozens of eggs during the
yea- Every day In the year the
•ens produced between five and six
eggs for each man, woman and child
tn the country.
When the Americans Entered Brussels <
The King and Queen Saluted Old Glory!
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The picture shows American color-bearers at the left carrying the Stars and Stripes as American infantrymen parade past the king
and queen of the Belgians, shown in the center, King Albert on Ids w ar horse saluting the American Hag as it enters Brussels, his
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Flooded Streams
Cause Much Damage
In East Tennessee
Flooded streams in east Tennessee
and western North Carolina have
caused, considerable property damage,
according to reports received* here
this week. Practically all rivers and
small streams throughout the Ten
nessee watershed are rising and
overflowing the lowlands at many
points as a result of heavy rains dur
ing the past woek.
Asheville the Fteuch Broad
river was five feet above flood •stag"
this morning and slowly rising. Low
lands for many miles are reported
flooded. The river here has passed
the flood stage, rising seven feet
in twenty-four hours.
Negro Soldiers Are
e Arrested for Rioting
(BY LAST MINUTE TELEGEAPIi)
NEW YORK. Dec. 26.—Seventy
five negro soldiers, members of the
quartermaster corps and the Fif
teenth infantry, are under heavy
military guard at the army building
in Brooklyn today after having
looted several saloons and starting
a near riot late iast night.
The saloon proprietors refused to
serve the men in uniform, where
upon they helped themselves. Po
lice were called, but being unable
to cope with the situation, they
notified the quartermaster depart
ment which sent military police to
quell the negroes.
Americus Boy Spent
180 Days in Trenches
One hundred and eighty days spent
in the front line trenches out rs 274
days in France is the record attained
by Claude Callaway, of Americus.
Ga., a figntinp Americus boy, who
went through the great war as a
member of the famous Rainbow di
vision and escaped being wounded.
His record, it is believed, is un
matched by that of any other sol
dier in France. In d leter to his
Ship Sinking Story
Declare “Pure Bunk”
The report that the American com
missioners had decided to advocate
sinking of the surrendered German
fleet is “pure bunk," a high authori
ty announced.
More Than 300.000
Soldiers Discharged
More than 300.000 soldiers have
Leen discharged in this country to
(u'.’e, and the rate is now about
150,000 a week, it was officially stated
by the war department.
AUSTRIAN EX-FREMIEK DIES
Prince Conrad von Hohenlohe
fechillingsfuerst. formerly premier of
Austria and at one time military
governor of Triest, died suddenly
recently while attending a hunt in
Hiermarken.
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Did you solve the first Picture Puzzle printed in this space last
week?
Hundreds of Semi-Weekly readers sent in their solutions, accom
panied by the required letters in which they wrote of the feature they
found to be most enjoyable in the paper, but the proportion of correct
solutions was only one out of ten.
The winning letters will be printed in this space in the issue of
The Semi-Weekly Journal dated January 3. Watch out for it —maybe
you are one of the winners.
But—
Get busy in this new Picture Puzzle.
In the six pictures are hidden the names of SIX AMERICAN
CITIES.
No. 1, for instance, is ST. PAUL.
Can you tell what the other five are? They are hard nuts to
crack, and you’ll have to study hard to get the correct solutions.
For the five correct solutions, ACCOMPANIED BY A LETTER
OF NOT MORE THAN 200 WORDS, in which you name the one best
ATLANTA, GA. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1918.
Gas Attack On Bean and Pea Weevils
Will Banish These Pests Without Trouble
Bean and pea weevils—whffih Un- ,
nually destroy millions of wollars .
worth of valuable food and fieri in I
the form of beans, peas, and cow
peas in storage—have not yet dis
covered the advantages of gas masks. J
Those who expect trouble f from I
weevils can successfully kill |
says the United States department |
of agriculture, by a gaa attack Im- 1
mediately after the crops are har-;
vested. Carbon disulphid should be
used.
Place the seed in an air-tldnt can- I
More Freezing Is
Forecast by Weather
Man Thursday Night
Put alcohol in the radiator —if you
have the heart to use it that way—
and shut oft the water pipes Thurs
day night, because the temperature
Is going down again to freezing. -
It dropped to 26 along in the wee
ama’ hours Thursday morning, ac
cording to the weather ofrecastar,
and he expects as much again some
where between dark Thursday and
dawn Friday. \
Every one thought the wind
Christmas day was not only blowing
off the North pole, but was some
thing of a gale. However, the fore
caster says the w '"•d never did bet
ter than twenty mi. o an hour.
He doesn't see any signs of snow
or rain, but thinks that Old Mr. Win
ter will keep on in his present cheery
humor, tweaking cheeks and noses
and generally making the world step
to a livelier tune.
General Semenoff Is
Wounded by Bomb
HARBIN, Monday. Dec. 23.—(8y
the Associated Press.)—General Sem
cnoff was wounded in the legs ard
ten other persons were injured when
a man wearing a uniform threw a
bomb in a theater tn Chita recently,
according to advices from that ei-y.
Wife and Daughter of
W. J. Harris Are 11l
(BY LAST MINUTE TELEGRAPH)
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Dec. 26.
Mrs. William J. Harris and little
Julia, wife and daughter respectful
ly of Senator-Elect Harris, are ill
here with influenza and because of
this, Mr. Harris has called off his
proposed visit to Georgia for the hol
idays. Botli of the patients are now
regarded as out of danger and on the
way to recovery.
URUGUAY CALLS ARMY
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Dec. 36.
The government has ordered the mo
bilization of units of the Uruguayan
army in face of threatened labor
troubles throughout the republic.
Foreign agitators, principally Rus
sians, have been busy for several
days endeavoring to foment a gen
eral strike.
tainer, such as a tin can, barrel, or
bin, and over the top pour a smaj)
amount of the chemical (2 to 4
pounds to every 500 cubic feet of
space to be fumigated), cover the
seed with burlap or old blankets and
fumigate from twenty-four to forty
eight hous.
The seed should then remain In
air-tight containers, and should be
inspected frequently to see that the
Weevils do not reappear. In case
I they do, repeat the gas treatment.
Cow Does Her “Bit;”
Yields Four Calves
I A cow belonging to Mr. Woods,
a few miles south of Adel, Ga.,
on the Lasseter place, gave birth
to four calves last week. All four
of the calves are alive and all in
normal condition. It is believed
that all will live. The edw is a
Cook county raised animal. It.
is believed that this is the first
instance of the kind in the state.
Reported Dead, Soldier
Shows Up Christmas
(BY LAST MINUTE TELEGRAPH) j
MAYSVILLE, Ky„ Dec. 26.—Gro
ver Frederick walked in on his par
ents near here just in time for
Christmas dinner. They’d mourned
him for dead two months, the war
department having notified them he
had been killed in action in France.
Zeppelins to Become
Merchantmen cf Air
PARIS, Dec. 26.—(Havas)—Dis
armed German Zeppelins will be con
verted into aerial merchantmen to
ply between New York and Hamburg,
according to the Echo de Paris, which
says that it has received its infor
mation from “reliable sources.”
Jean Turner Is Killed
In Store at Cleveland
(BY LAST MINUTE TELEGRAPH)
CLEVELAND, Ga., Dec. 26.
Christmas eve night at about 7 o’clock
Jean Turner was shot and killed in
the stbre of J. L. Pepper here. There
were no eye-witnesses to the shoot
ing, but it is alleged that John Veal
did the shooting, one shot taking ef
fect in the breast and four in the
back. J. L. Pepper, John Veal, Pep
per’s brother-in-law; Jean Turner and
Earl Adams were tn the store at the
time of the shooting, but all were
engaged in what is thought to have
been a drunken row. Turner lies dead
at the hotel here, and the three others
are in jail.
SAVING ON COFFEE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.—The
army will sip its coffee with' consid
erable satisfaction now. For an
nouncement was made today that a
eool million dollars was saved by
buying 15.0)0,000 pounds of coffee
just before the last advance in price.
feature in The Semi-Weekly Journal, the Puzzle Editor will pay a cash
reward of ONE DOLLAR.
Be sure to write on one side of the paper and sign your name and
address.
Here is a list of 75 American cities, arranged in alphabetical or
der, that may help you determine the names of the six hidden in the
pictures.
Astoria Escanaba Lowell Richmond
Albuquerque Excelsior Leominster
Atlanta Frederiekton Lrnn mu->gn
Annapolis Fall Hirer Lawrence ' Kiverpolnt
Augusta Fairhaven Minneapolis st. LftCfa
Anniston Gloucester Madrid St. I’atU
Boston Jiulfport Mason City. San Piego
Brunswick Guilford Madison Springfield
Baltimore Hanover Norwich Tacoma
Bridgeport Harwfcliport Newton Three Rivers
Berwick Hudson Norton Toledo
Chicago Irvington Ollalla Uniontown
Cincinnati Independent Oregon Cite ) incennes
Chico Jacksonville Ocean City’ Washington
Payton Jonesboro Providence Waco
Denver Jackson • Pawtucket « Wabash
Duluth .( Key West ITovincetown .Xenia
Dallas K * Kendall Quincy Youngstown
Evergreen Kankakee , Quakertown Zsuxtville
Atlanta Girl, 18, Is
Settlement Good Fairy
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MISS AMELIA MELLICHAMP
Not yet 18 years, old, Miss Amelie
Mellichamp, an Atlanta girl, has for
the past year devoted herself to the
welfare of young mothers and their
little children who live in the set
tlement of mill workers at the Expo
sition cotton mills iu the capital
city.
On Christmas day’ Miss MelH
champ gave a tree party for nearly
100 young people, attending to every
detail, gathered gifts, obtained con
tributions from her friends, and was
hostess at the fete, the like of which
had never been seen in the drab life
of the mill workers.
Last summer this unselfish young
girl devoted the vacation months to
conducting a class in domestic
science in the community, teaching
young matrons whose limited in
comes forebade table luxuries, how
to obtain the greatest variety of nu
tritive and tasty dishes with a min
imum of cost.
On Sundays she conducts religious
services in a tiny chapel and acts
as minister, choir leader and —yes,
even janitor.
Highwaymen Get
$12,000 Payroll
Frank Brown, paymaster of the
Everett, Mass., branch of the Gen
eral Electric company, was held up
and robbed of $12,000 by six high
wayman. He was shot twice in the
chest when he attempted to fight the
men off. His condition is critical.
LAST MINUTE CABLE AND TELEGRAPH NeJ
SAILORSSURBENDER:
100 DIE IN STREET
FIGHTIM BERLIN
Ex-Kaiser’s Quarters Occu
pied and Looted—Move
ment Directed Against the
Ebert-Haase Faction
LONDON, Dec. 26.—The mutinous
sailors who had been holding out in
the Red palace at Berlin have hoist
ed the white flag and have been allow
ed to leave under guard, according to
advices from Berlin sent by the Ex
change Telegraph correspondent at
Amsterdam. Government troops, the
message adds, now occupy the pal
ace and the roval stables.
Hundred Are Killed
The Alexander and Franzer regi
ments had openly joined the revolt
ing sailors in Berlin and it was pre
dicted in advices sent from Berlin
late Christmas night that nearly the
entire Berlin garrison would suport
them, leaving the government with
out troopc. .
These advices were transmitted by
the Exchange Telegraph correspond
ent at Copenhagen. They add that
large numbers of sailors are reported
to be coming from Kiel to join their
comrades in Berlin.
Nearly 100 persons were killed in
the street fighting which began in
Berlin on Tuesday morning, accord
ing to the latest reports from the
German capital, transmitted by the
Exchange Telegraph corrrespondent
at Copenhagen. The republican
guards tried several times to take
the royal stables and the headquar
ters of the revolting sailors, but were
repulsed. ,
Many soldiers belonging to the
Berlin guards and a few of the re
publican guards joined in with the
sailors, Vorwaertz reports.
When these reports were sent a
large number of armed civilians were
continuing to join the sailors, not
only at the royal stables, but in the
Koenigstrasse. This street with all
its houses, was reported in the hands
of the sailors, who were supported
by the Spartacus. They demanded
that Premier Ebert and Secretary
Hasse resign and" be replaced by
George Ledebour and Dr. Karl Lieb
knecht.
422 Dead, 3,730 Hurt
And 141 Missing in
Total List of 4,293
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.—Today’s
casualty lists show: ,
Killed in action —••
Died of wounds
Died of accident and other
causes 1 ’
Died of aeroplane accident.... 3
Died of disease
Wounded severely »<’•'
Wounded (degree underter-
mined)
Wounded slightly 1 ’77-f
Missing in action
• Total 4,293
Roosevelt’s Troop
Protest Is Recorded
WASHINGTON. Dec. 26. —Colonel
Roosevelt’s editorial protesting use
of American troops—other than the
regular army*—in France for police
iluty, was placed-on record today by
Senator Townsend, Michigan.
“I submit this article because it
reflects my > own sentiments and I
be.lieve * those of the American peo
ple." said Townsend.
“I have no objection to the article
going in the record,” said Senator
Thomas, Colorado, “but I am not pre
pared to say it agrees with the sen
timents of the American people.
Roosevelt was in a hurry to get the
boys over to France and now he is
in a hurry to get them home before
the peace treaty is signed."
Denies Smith Got
Surplus of Contracts
WASHINGTON. Dec. 26. —Senator
Fletcher, of Florida, in refuting the
claim that the south had got more
than its proper share of housing
contracts from the shipping board,
today declared in the senate that in
Pennsylvania alone more than twice
as much money was spent for hous
ing projects than in the entire south.
Senator Fletcher said that anprxi
mately $10,000,000 was spertt in the
south for work of this character,
while $23,029,800 was spent in Penn
sylvania and $13,000,000 in New Jer
sey.
Falls Into Open Fire
And Is Burned to Death
ANNISTON. Ala.. Dec. 26.—Mrs. O.
E Usrey. wife of a prominent mer
chant at Wellington, Ala., was burn
ed Io death Christmas day in her
home. '
Subject to fainting spells, Mrs.
Usrey was alone in her room for a
short time in the afternoon.
her husband returned late in the an
ernoon he found his wife fatally
burned and the floor of the room
nblaze. It is sunnosed she fell m.o
the open fire. Her death followed
soon after she was found.
MF DAL PGP. FAYOLLE
PARIS. Dec. 26.—(Havas.) —Gen-
eral Fayolle. of the French army,
recently received the American dis
tinguished service medal. It was
given him by Colonel Bentley Mott,
who went to Kaiserlauten as General
Pershing's representative.
a.800.000 ITALIANS LOST
NEW YORK, Dec. 26. —Colonel
Ugo Pizzarilo. of the Italian army,
today declared Italy’s losses in the
war would total 2.500.000, of which,
he said. *>oo.ooo were killed in action
ahd 300,000 died of disease.
FAVOR GREEK CI.ft.IMS
ATHENS. Dec. 26.—More than
150,000 Armenians and 100,000 .Tews
have expressed themselves in favor
of Greek claims of the possession of
Constantinople and Smyrna, it was
declared here.
Young Turks are continuing to at
tack the Greeks. The latter are be
ing killed and wounded nightly.
MH. ADOLPH MATHIS DEAD
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn.. Dec. 26.
M”. Adolph Mathis, aced 53. treas
urer and manager of the Miller
Brothers department store, and well
known in eastern trade centers, died
here yesterday following an attack
of influenza. He was ft native of
east Prussia, but came to America
when a lad. He had been active in
war work.
GRAYSON DISTRIBHTES GIFTS
PARTS, Dec. 26.—Rear Admiral
Grayson. President Wilson’s physi
cian. spent Christmas morning dis
tributing. at the request of Mrs.
Wilson. the candies, cakes and
sweet meats she had personally pur
ehased for the Paris asylums and
hosnita’s. The president’s partv
spent the day at the Murat palace.
AIN MAIL SUSPENDED
A ten-day suspension of the New
York-Khi'-ago aerial mail service was
nrderßl last week bv the nosioffl'*-
e'epartment, following the failure on.
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PRESIDENT SHOI
EMOTION JI REWI
OF RMERjCANTROt
In Address to Soldiers
Front Intimates Quick
Satisfactory Peace —h
trals Barred From Cong
LONDON. Dec. 26—President
Mrs. Wilson were in Buckinj
palace this afternoon after a joi
from Calais to London during 1
they were accorded all the h;
ever given royalty. Never h
royal progress, except those ofj
national ceremonials excited sue
terest here as the first state
of an American president.
The drive 'of the short proce
from the station to the palace
made through streets lined wifi
guards regiments in khaki.
flags hung overhead and covere
buildings, while windows, balo
sidewalks and open spaces were ;
with people, many of whom wot
American colors.
It was a brilliant spectacle,
came the sovereign’s escort of t
from the household cavalry,,
helmets and steel cuirasses. - ’
came the carriages with King 'G
and President Wilson, and 4
Marj*. Mrs. Wilson and Prl
Mary. These were followed by J
others, which passed almost J
ticed, as all eyes were on Mrl
Mrs. Wilson and the royal faml
Although the trip was a short
it lay through a most intere
section of London. From Ch;
Cross the route ran along the 1
side of Trafalgar square, witt
Nelson monument towering on
left and the national gallery o;
right It continued along Pall
turning northward at §t. James
and up St. James street to Piet
ly—the chief landmarks along
stage being the solid, weather*
buildings of the old London >
now decked with bunting they
for special occasions. The pi
sion drove westward along the :
side of Piccadilly, passing &
of clubs and big hotels and pa
residences, notably the home o
Duke of Devonshire, with the
Cross flag over it. and the resi<
of the Duke of Wellington, al
entrance of Hyde Park, when
procession turned.
DJNIELSWSi
VICTORY FLEET I
BIG SHTOI
Armada of Dreadnaughts.
Aircraft Seen but Dimlj
Vast Throng of Spectat
Parade on Fifth Avenui
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—Snow
throughout the procession of t
by Secretary Daniels, ceased si
ly before noon and before time <
to start the parade of sailors <
Fifth avenue and Broadway r
sun was shining.
Ten thousand Jackies left the I
when they came to anchorart
the Hudson and were taken all
tugs to the shore, where they fol
in a column and marched down ]
through Broadway and Fifth i
nue. As the men passed the I
apartment houses along Rive
Drive and upper Broadway, resH
leaning from their windows, si
ered them with cigarettes. Ch
mas candies and other delicacies.
Some o fthe sailors wore h
overcoats. Some carried rifles
some were unarmed, depending i
the discretion of the ship f
, mander.
The reviewing stand was bull
Fifth avenue and Forty-se
street, where Secretary Da
watched the passing columns.
DANIELS REVIEWS GREAT
U. S. VICTORY FLJ
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—Led by
superdreadnaught Arizona, ten i
battleships in command of Adn
Mayo—the vanguard of Amer
victory fleet in European wa
steamed majestically up New ’
harbor today in review before S<
tarv Daniels and were greeted
a tumultuous reception by ha
craft and hundreds of thousand
persons who lined the shores,
fleet reached Ambrose channel
yesterday.
The ships weighed anchor at,
o’clock today and escorted by a ;
of twenty-one airplanes, proce
up the harbor to the Statue of
erty. where Secretary Daniels ai
party of distinguished guests on
presidential yacht Mayflower ret
ed the procession. The shriek
thousands of welcoming sirens
whistles were drowned by the t
derous salute of nineteen guns 1
each battleship as it caifie abl
of the Mayflower.
Mild Weather Due to
Peace Is the Bel
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—1 s the
weather due to peace in Europe?
The mildness of the fall and «
winter of 1918 in America and|
rope is remarkable. , ‘J
Good weather up to the NovM
11 armistice contributed large!
ally victory. 1
Previous war years were nd
for bad weather in all seasons. S
mers were hot, rainy. Falls, n
cold, muddy. Springs, late, ch
wet. Armies splashed in seas of i
Fall always meant practical a
tion of military operations. Not i
the autumn of 1918 did this si
tion change.
During the war the common th
was that artillery caused .
weather.
scoffed. ,
Now tb/theory that good wea
is due co the end of fightinj
jvidespread.
Goosebone prophets expect a
open winter, easy on the coal
and snow shovel.
“The weather Is on the side ol
allies,” said Foster War in .
1918, in New York Independent,
dieting German defeat.
Some think weather Is on the
of the lean purse now. i
The scientists aren't saying a i
yet. 3
LIQUOR ORDER ISSUED’
PARIS, Wednesday, Dec. J
(Havas.)—General Pershing haj
sued an order to all American J
manders to co-operate fully wia
French government in mert
against excessive use of al<rt
liquors. The French army rufl
garding the drinking of
liquors and the opening
shop.- to soldiers, he
observed strictly by the
foifees.