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VOL. 7, No. 88.
Associated Press Leased Wire Service.
ATHENS, GA„ THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 12,1918
Fraorof THE SEAS
CAN BE MAINTAINED
Dewsbury, England, December 12.
A league of nations is the solution ot
the question of “Freedom of the
Seas” and Great Britain and the
United States dm reach a complete
agreement on that question by join,
ing such' a league, declared Viscount
Grey, former foreign secretary, in a
speech here Inst night. The seas, tho
Viscount said, were free in times of
peace, and Great Britain placed no
restrictions upon them. During the
war the American navy had aided
the British navy in maintaining the
blockade -and Lord Grejrthought that
the United States would use tae
same weapon if necessity for it rose
in the future.
Germany Might Have Won.
Without the blockade, he rodded,
Germany might havfe won. The term
“Freedom of the Seas” was Ameri
can and Tibd --been adopted by the
Germans for their own purpose. He
believed President Wilson meant
freedom of the seas to all who join
ed a league ot nations, but the phrase
needed clearer, definition.
“This is a matter which, it is
feared, may create difficulties be
tween President Wilson end the Brit
ish government," he said. “I think
it is a great pity that so much has
been said about the freedom of the
seas without being defined. It is
true there is considerable prejudice
against the phTase largely due to the
fact that it is believed to be a Ger
man phrase. It is not German, but
American. It was made in the Unit
ed States and the Germans adopted
and used-lt for their own purpose 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 govern
ment, there is no need to anticipate
difficulty about an agreement as to
what it means.
Freedom, of Seas For All.
“Freedom 4f the seas in times of
peace? If so we agree. If the ques
tion is one -of , the freedom of the
seaoja.timek of war, then I wouid
say thliTThe United States, as we
all must gratefully Teeognlse, hoe
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. But since
the United States entered the war
she has not only acquiesced, but I be-
lieve moat strongly cooperated in
carrying out tho blockade of Gw*
many. In the early atagea of the
war the blockade was not nearly so
complete, because the United States
raised many questions about it, but
in the latter years of tho conflict,
the blockade was made complete,
with the cooperation of the United
States. Without that blockade suc
cess could nbt have been won. In
deed, without the blockade Germany
might have won.
Supposing a Case.
“Suppose this situation should ex
ist again and it. is impossible to sup
pose that the United States would
say that the blockade which was so
essential for success should not be
allowed,” he continued.
!- “That would stultify everything
America did in this war. It would
really be an insult to the United
States to suggest that ahe would in
future advocate any course in a war
such as is inconsistent with what
she did in this war and that was the
complete blockade of an offending
nation. If this be so, we come to
this, that probably what Is in Pres
ident Wilson’s mind is that freedom
of the seas should be secured to any
nation observing the covenants of a
league of nations and should be de
nied to any nation breaking these
covenants. If that Is so, then a lea
gue of nations is the solution to the
whole question and cannot be die
cussed, apart from it.
League of Nations Needed.
"On these grounds I believe there
may be complete agreement between
the two countries only if a league of
nations is formed. I do not see why
this country should accept the for
mula that If a league of nations is'
formed there Is to be complete free-
(Tom of the seas so long as the cov
enants of the league are observed,
but if the covenants are broken,
then and there is to be no freedom
of the seas and every means are to
be used against the power which
has broken them.* 1 *
Speaking on relations after the
war between Great Britain and fine
United States Viscount Grey said: 1
“If there is competition in naval
shipbuilding between 1 Great Britain
and America it will be fatal to good
relations. What is desirable in our
naval policy it not domination or su
premacy, but security. I do not be
lieve a conflict between Great Bri
tain and the United States possible.
We must not be jealous of any ship
building on the part of the United:
States.”
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY; »6.00 PER YEAR.
BREST FLAGS FLY FOR
WILSON BBT RAIN HAS
MARRED DECORATIONS
Christmas cheer for ’our soldiers
overseas has been arriving in New
York city dally by the carload Hot.
This photograph shows many tons of
mail on a Hoboken (N. J.) pier,
ready for distribution and assort
ment. In Now York it p;i::od iron;
the control of the:postal authorities
to that of the army and navy. Sol
diers, sailors, Red Cross -md voluli-,
teer workers have been assisting iri
the handling .of this vast amount ofi
mail.. Although each plan has betu
allowed to receive a paekaga weigh
ing c.ily three pounds, the total has
been enormous.
Berlin Welcomes Home
Tattered Remnants of
The Prussian 6uard
With deepest emotion Hie homeland
hanks you.. You ean return with
heads erect. Never have men done or
.uffered more than you. The German
<eople have shaken off the old rule.
Upon you above all others, rest the
lopes of German freedom. Tho hard
requirements of the victors are heavy
.pon us, but wc will not' collapse.
We will build a new Germany. With
the strength and unshakable courage
•ou have proved a thousand times,
ee to It that Germany remains unit
ed and that the old misery of a sys
tem of smell states does not overtake
is again. ,,
“Tho unity of the German nation
a a work of religion, of socialism.
We must work wltn all our strength
we are not to sink to the state of
» beggar people. You are laying
down*the arm* which, home by the
sons of the.people, should nswjtafc
longer, but only a protection for the
people whose happiness your indu^
trious hands must build up from new
foundations.”
THE GREATEST TRAGEDY
OF THE GREAT WAR
CONTROL
A PROCLAMATION
For nlbre than three years American philanthropy has been
a large factor In keeping alive Armenian, Syrian, Greek end other
exiles and refugees of Western Asia.
On two former occasions I hare appealed to tbs American
people In behalf of these homeless sufferers, whom the vicissitudes
of war and massacre had brought to the extremest need.
The response has been most generous, but now. the period of
rehabilitation Is at band. Vastly larger sums will be required^to
restore these once prosperous, but now. impoverished, refugees! to.
their former homes than were required merely to sustain life In
their desert exile. 1
It Is estimated that about 4.000.000 Armenian, Syrian; Greek
and other war sufferers in the Near Bast will require ontskle help
to-sustain them through the winter. Many of them are now
hundreds of miles from their homeland. The vast majority of
them are helpless women and children, including 400,000 orphans.
The American Committee for' Relief In the Near- Bast is
appealing for a minimum of $30,000,000 to be subscribed January
12-10, 1910, with which to meet the most urgent needs of these
people. \
I, therefore, again call Upon the people of the United States
to' make even more generous contributions than thcy-baTO made
heretofore to sustain through tho winter months those, who,
through no fault of their own, have been left in a starving, shelter
less condition, and to help re-establish these ancient and sorely
oppressed people In their former homes on a self-supporting basis.
. (Signed) WOODROW WILSON.
THE WHITE HOUSE
20 November. 1018,
Washington, December-12,—Con-
gress will take up consideration (it
once of Dlvcttor General McAdoo’a
rccomcmradtion that the period of
government control of railroads be
extended to ejnuary 1, 1924, it wat>
said today. The question probably
will be discussed first in the senate
or house interstate commerce com.
mittees, to the chairmen of which
Mr. McAdoo sent his suggestion in
a letter explaining the difficulty of-
continuing federal management un
der existing authority or of turning
the lords back to private control
without legislation to permit some
sort of unified direction.
The director general’s stand also
precipitated discussion here today-ab
a conference of buiinese men and
nubile representatives called by the
Chamber of Commerce, of tho United
State* to consider all phases ot
transportation problems.
Special importance was given Mr.
-McAdoo’s recommendation by his
statement that President Wilson con-
burred in the view.
Copenhagen, Wednesday, December
11.—Berlin 1 * welcome to the Prussian
guard Tuesday waa solemn rather
than triumphant, according to Berlin
advices received here. The troops
marched under tho German national
colors and the bands played “Deut
schland Ubor Alllea” and not revo-
tionary airs.
Brandenburg Gate and the streets
through whjch the soldiers marched
were decorated with evergreen* and
flags. The officers and men were
decorated with national rosettes of
flowers and worn their iron crosses.
The soldiers In the procession par
ticipated in the last battle of the war
and Buffered tremendous losses, some
detachment* belnff reduced to almost
the vanishing’point, it Is said. The
ranks, however, were filled with men
from other detachment*. -
Froidcrlch - Ebert, the premier,
Welcomed the eoldleia. He detlarea.
it it eaid, that a new government had
been established in Germany and that
the army would be it» strongest sup
port. In behalf of the troops, a ser
geant replied \to the effect that the
watch word noV must Vs “quiet, lie
said that the soldiers desired the
convening ot the nntlonal assembly
at the earliest moment and did not
want to bo led away from the se
cure path of quiet and order by Dr.
Karl Llebkneebt and the dreamers.
Premier Ebert's speech to the sol
diers is reported as follows:
“Your deeds and sacrifices are un
exampled. No enemy overcame you.
Only when the preponderance of onr
opponents In men and material grew
ever heavier did we abandon the
struggle, _
. “You endured indescribable suffer
ings, accomplished Incomparable
deeds and gave, yiear after year,
•"oof* of your-unshakable courage.
You protected the homeland from m-
vasion. sheltered your wive*, children
and parents from Hemes and slaugn-
t“r nnd preserved the nations w"™-
shops and fields 'from devastation.
THE WEATHER
„ Washington- December »•-
Georgia: Cloudy tonight aad Fri-
e»V; probably rain.
London, December
ter, 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 No
vember 1*17, reechfd London last
"’Iw'ter said he had a hard time in
the Hands of the Germany for four
«n n t l from And *nev”
•ewever, and from that time on, He
4ver V m*d«d to eat •
the German rations. On roe eon
trerv said Lester, he was able from
^mrSdST
AS IN PEACE SO IN RELIEF
AMERICA SHOULD LEAD THE WORLD
WUcd tn above mHaasoof the Fretldea; was placed before Dr. Samuel T. Dutton,
Chairman of tba (executive Committee of the Near East Relief. ha said: "This
appeal of Praaldcnt Wilson to tho American people asklnf their anpport In tho
attempt of tbo American Committee for Relief In tho Near East to rats* In January
at toa»t thirty millions of dollars, glees a national character to that effort.
"The President has -spoken several times to the entire world In favor of each
wife and beneflront reconstruction ao wilt make tbo world safe for all peoples. The
present appeal la made In the fae# of the greatest tragedy of tho war. It la beyond
Europe, in tho Near East that human wretchedness at present centers."
* About the authenticity of the report* of Turkish persecution. Dr. Dolton, Midi
"Crueltie* more diabolical than any In history have been perpetrated hy the Ottoman
and have been reported by absolutely trustworthy eye-wltneasea at the
Embassy In Constantinople. ,, The unreality of oocb persecution to hn
10 well as the thousands of miles between ua and this greatest crime of
has kept many Americana,' ad-fh*. from feeling this demand upon their
it Ur and justice, keenly.** v
WILL YOU PICK OUT TH05E WHO SHALL PBUSH »*
Regarding the present actual state of tbo peoples of tho Near East, Dr. Dtttton
•aid: "Starvation baa become ao common In -tboa* lands that one of our worker*
r following * -* * —
, «... ww.w, — —Hexed ...
Yla saidl"America!* money la going out of bar pockets faater than
because It lo America's part In tblu frightful world cataclysm. It la to tbeto people
wo owe In part the debt of our untoucBcd homes, oar uuvlolated families, and our
almost normally conducted Industries. For tbtae things are thirty million* of dollars
SO adequate return) When the American people come to realise tbo feltuatfon In the
Na4r Bast a* It actually la. l think pot." ' \ , ^
In concluding his comment upon the President's urgent appeal Dr. Dotton said;
tfc* President 1* trying to leuri the nations to a just peace so ho deslroa that
America shall lead the world tn this supreme effort to save and rehabilitate the
■ Christian people* who. because they have dung to their faith and onr faith, have
been compelled to.paaa through the surpassing travail of the war."
NEGROES RUN OUT OF
v WYOMING TOWN
Ogden, Utah, December 12—Negro
refugees from Green River, Wyo
ming, arriving here declared that all
negro men,” women and children had
been ordered' to leave that town-
after the lynching Tuesday of Ed
ward Woodson, a negro charged ’*'Rh
killing a railroad switchman and
Wounding'another.
Nearly AH left their possessions
In Green River, having been given
only until last night to leave.
SOUTHERN GOLFER DIES.
Chattanooga, Tenn., December 12.
Garner Watkins, winner of the Atale
golf championship several year* ago
and ono of the beet known amateur
players in the south, died today at
Lebanon, Tenn., a Victim of pneumo
nia. He-had.been engaged atithe
government powder plant near Naan-
ville for Several months.
EXPORTS FOR ALLIES. '
Washington, December 12.—The
Food Administaration announced to-
'ay .it will consider applications for
export, to the allies of 75,000 tons of
ntton seed meal or cake. 25000 ton*
>f cotton se«d oil and 75,000 tons of
vegetable oili, >
pnees of opinion hove been expressed
the Dutch- province of Limburg are
edited by ropmted references in B.I- gS&tfSm ™bj^T
gian and French newspapers to a”
possible severance of a part of that
province from Holland. Forty-nine
burgomasters tn that region have
telegraphed -to Queen Wilhelmina ex.
pressing their indignation and assur
ing her of their firm allegiance.
DUTCH AROUSED BY
. BELGIAN PROPOSALS.
BRITISH HAVE ENTERED
GERMAN CITY OF BONN.
London, December 12^-(Britlsh
Wireless Service)—The British ad
vance guards have entered the city
of Bonn and have taken possession
of the bridge over the Rhine there.
I
Bonn is situated on the left bank
>f the Rhine. 15 miles southesst of
Cologne, and between that city and
oblenz. where American troops are
•low stationed. It is the site .of a
-elebrated university , founded In
1818, and is one of the most pictur.
es<(ue cities along the Rhine.
FOR
I
Brest, December 12.—(Noon)
Brest has put on Its holiday attire
and is eagerly awaiting the arrival
ft President Wilson at noon tomor
row. . •
The American naval establishment
ero got into direct wireless touch
this morning with the presidential
fleet which is approaching this port
■nd whch now is far off the coast.
The weather which the fleet is cx-
ericncing is favorabl to its quick
'-regret*,
If the weather early tomorrow is
rough the steamer Georg: Wash
ington may enter .the sheltered road
stead toward o’clock. Otherwise the
"fgulnr program will be carried^ out,
the steamer entering the harbor
about noon and the president landing
at 3 o'clock In the afternoon.
A large.dAltgation of socialists hot
arrived to mee the president bat the
principal .figures expected, Albert
Thomas and Marcel Zembat, were
"nable to come. Deputies Goude,
Longuct, Pressemano and Raffin-
Dugens were among the delegation.
They called a mass -meeting tonight
e&ich Inltlatd the -friendly demon-'
) strstions toward the president.'
The cabinet ministers and officials
who are to welcome the president
will arrive here tomorrw.
The -Place, President / Wilson and
he Coure Dajot. along which the
heflagged, but the decorations were
dripping today from a steady fain-
-falf.
British Peace Views.
London, December 12.—The British
government has decided upon the at
titude it will adopt at the peace con
ference regarding the freedom of the
seas, according to the Daily Express
today. The newspaper refers to the
American naval program as set forth
by Secretary Daniels and saya:
“Official circles in London are
completely satisfied with this and
with the grateful tributes to the
Briish navy by Former President
Roosevelt, Admiral Rims and other
Americans. The British government
- i ready to concede to the United
States the freest of nl! free hands in
•avnl development and it welcomes
'he idea of the extension of Ameri-
-an sea power as one of the beat
-uarantees of the peace of the world
and of real freedom of the seas.
“All wo ask for tho empire is
what we will willingly concede to the
United Stptes—freedom of action.”
Wilson’s Visit to Be Short.
Pnris. December 12—The length
f President Wilson’s “official” visit
! n Parts has been fixed at 48 hours,
corrilnc, to th» Matin. The remain
der of his stav here will not be mnrk.
nresldcnt will pass, are elaborately ~f bv Any stnt“ ceremony.
Solf Quits Ministry
and Elbert Plans for
Stronger Government
Chicago, December 12-£>ut of dis
cussions and addressee on influenza
which bare occupied almost exclus
ively the attention of tho annual
meeting of the American Health As
sociation, is-expected to develop to
day a national program for health
officers in fighting influenza epidem
ics. Tho doting sessions were de
voted to reports of committees prev
iously appointed to summarise the
report* on -influenza investigations
V..S-1 wleao Alin •■MUtUli'mt'a AIwIaPU.'
Reichstag to be Convoked.' ,
Berlin,'-^Vednesday, December 11.—
The German, cabinet, anticipating .a
refusal by theolliea to deal with the-
present government and the soldiers'
and workmen’* council, according to
tho Tageblatt, of Berlin, is consider
ing convoking the reichstog to give
the government a parliamentary
basis.
The rcichstag session, the Tage-
hlatt says, may be expected to bogin
next week.
Extension of Armistice.
Paris, ■ December 12.—(Havas.)—
Negotiations for tho prolongation of
the German armistice began today
at Trcvee, Rhenish Prussia.
The Matin says that the German
armistice delegates have requested
that the allies reinforce their troops
at certain points in order to aid tn«
German authorities in maintaining
quiet. Tho newspaper odds that in
cases where the German military
chiefs might urge more extended oc
cupation in central Germany, the al
and place the association's endorse
ment on some measures to control
the disease. * x’
Preparations for reporting quickly-
any further outbreaks, which lomc
officials at the conference have pre
dicted, will bo supplemented by *
general course of treatment which Is
to he agreed upon as most produc
tive’ of results.' Not oil the healtn
officers attending tho meeting favor
tho face mask, or vaccination, but
-these are said to be among the meas
ures likely to receive official ap
proval. The question of whether it
to best or even necessary to , close
12.—The schools or other publietsssemglls* in Department of Justice
order to prevent the spread of Influ-
Amsterdam, December
people living in the southern part of order to prevent tne spread ot innu-
th. Dutch-nrovince of Limburg are ienxa i. to be decided and wktoaUfto-
LOAN CERtIFICATES
ISSUED BY TREASURY
Washington, December 12.—An
other bi-weekly jesue of loan rejtift-
cates ot indebtadoMt of $500,000,000
or more bearing 414 percent interest
was announced today by the treas
ury. The certificate* will be dated
December 19, payable next M*y 20
and subscription books will dose De
cember 26.
COLMAR WANTS NO
GERMAN UNIFORMS
Perl*, Tuesday, DtcembA’ 10—The
mnnicipality of Colmar, Aliica-Dir*
'mine, anxious to rid their police or
uniform* of German design, request
ed Adrian Mltbonard, president ot
Pari* municipal council, for uni
forms for forty men. These uni-
forme have /been shipped to tne
mayor of Colmar.
Berlin, Wednesday, DeceiMKr 11.—
Dr. W. S. Solf, the "./mister of for-
eitfn affairs, has banded in his resig
nation which b*as been accepted by
the cabinet. /•
The foreign secretary's retirement
does not come as a surprise, as his
relations with the independent social
ist winjf of the Ebert-Hnase cabinet
reached the’ straining point some
time ago. „
lies will limit the sr-nding of troops
into German territory only to Jdie
necessities of occasions that may
arise.
Revenues for Hohenzollerns.
Copenhagen, s December 12.—The
German imperial revenues for Dec
ember, it is reported from Berlin,
have been paid to all the former roy*
al personages remaining in Germany
who ore entitled to them. The Vos-
sische Zcitung says the forme- Ger
man emperor has authorized Eitol
Frederick, his fv-o . < < !. -cun’-
•ant him In at! matters <*onc < .
the former imperial house.
Ebert May Take Action.
London, December 12.—In conse
quence of i the support he is receiv
ing from the Prussi m guards, newly
arrived in Berlin, Premier Ebert ia
taking a stiffer attitude toward the
Spartacus group, the special corres
pondents in Copenhagen of the Lon
don newspapers are advised.
“The proletariat must he prepared
for tho worst,” the Red King, orgun
of the Spartacus faction is quoted aj
saying.
A dispatch lo the Dai’v Mail from
Copenhagen so vs the Ebeit govern
ment, feeling that its position is be
coming stronger, evidently has decid
ed upon shnrp measure* against t.n?
Sparlncus group. _ Tlie officers of the
Spartacus organization underwent
an examination Tuesday by govern
ment forces, the Mail's advices add,
and arrests are expected.
niami
Washington, December 12.—Vol
uminous documents shedding light
on the German system for blowing
up munition factories and practicing
sabotage and espionage in various
forms have been assembled by the
Department of Justice in prepara
tion for disclosure, it was said to
day, but officials have not determin
ed want portion of these it would be
vise to give out, or when it might
>* done without interfering with ae-
tivites of government agents still in
progress.
Disclosures of A. Bruce Biclaskl,
eblef of the bureau of Investigation
before the senate committee investi
gating propaganda, constitute only
-> small part of the evidence of the
German practices gathered by the
department’s agents daring the last
two years.
Mr. Bielatki has taken care to con
fine his work to propaganda, ft was
pointed out.
Ordinarily propaganda was carried
np by distinctly different group of
'ii-nrim agents nr pro-Gorman Amer
icans and the chief German agents
'ook great pains to keep knowledge
-f sabotage plans from these propa
gandists.
The files of the bureau of investi-
—tion are said to contain hundreds
-? n--nos nr G»--raan agents and
•Vmerieans'with whom they bad deat-
: ngs in gathering information about
he nation’s war preparations and
oncoming Germay’s eemies before
this country entered the war. These
lames have not been disclosed.
When .Mr. Biclaski anpeara before
'he senate' committee again tomor
row for examination it is Drobable
c omc senators may question him
about phases of the bureau's work
other than the fipht against enemy
propaganda.
Throughout the war, it has been
the policy of the department of jus
tice to maintain strict secrecy re
garding most matters relating to in-
cstigating agents, including intern-
'snts of enemy aliens. Attorney
General Gregorv said many of these
war secrets would he mnde known at
‘he proper time after the war.
BOLSHEVISTS PUT
TO DEATH THREE
RUSSIAN LEADERS.
Stockholm, December 12.—Gener
als Ruski and Dimitrieff, of the Kua
sian nrm>vhave been shot by order
of the local Soviet ot i*ranragorsk,
according to an official Ukrainian
etatement received here from Petro-
grad.
M. Rukhloff, former minister » f
commerce and communication# in the
Russian cabinet, waa allot at the
aame time.
COTTON
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