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:to i nhiV^&atfuH-i ■ aSe’eiwfJ'tiff.'.'/ • THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES-THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES. Athens Daily Herald VOL. 7 ’ No ‘ 89 ‘ J Associated Press Leased Wirt; Service. . «, ATHENS, GA„ FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 13, 1918. ' DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. 15.00 PER YEAR. ii BREAKS THROUGH CLOURS AS WILSON’S SHIP COMES TO ANCOO Brest, December 13.—The day’s first ray of sunlight fell teros.s the George Washington as she anchored, while the huge ^production of the statute of liberty on shore was brilliantly il luminated as the sun broke through the clouds. The French ministers and American officials boarded the orge Washington at 1:30 o’clock. They were accompanied by Margaret Wilson. As soon as they had gone aboard thc| >rge Washington, preparations began for the president’s land- . About fifty American and French warships were in the dstead. There was a thundering cannonade as the president’s launch ■ft the George Washington and landed at Pier Number 3. It was iscorted to the tribune amid cheers and the notes of the Star- Spangled Banner. President Wilson came ashore with Mrs. Wilson, who car ried an American flag and a bouquet. Brest, December 13—The president delivered a brief ad dress after landing at Brest, thanking Mayor Goude for the Bre p oa welcome given him. He then drove through the cheering rowds, the frantic ovation continuing until he reached the rail ay station. Brest* December 13—President Wilson left Brest for Paris pi four o’clock this afternoon. President Wilson’s progress from the pier to bis train was nidst a vociferous welcome from the throngs in the streets. How Germans Wantonly Destroyed French Coal Mine When They Were Forced to Run Brest, Wilson i board Great Naval Spectacle. \ December IS.—Presiden. readied the harbor of Brest d the steamer George Wasn 't at 1 o’clock this afternoon within an hour itepped on shore, first time an American president w trod European soil. The arrival qf the president in the irbor was the culmination of an im- l,ln S naval spectacle which began the presidential fleet rounded the uter cape*, then passed the en- »ncc forts and moved majestically Ito tile harbor, where the George 'aihington anchored at the head ot long double column of American ■eadnaughts and destroyers and the ids of a French cruiacr squadron. The prcsicdntial: fleet was first ghled at 11:80 o'clock this morn. K. lb miles off shore. The sea was dm and j the stately fleet moved ndward under skies which were eadily brightening after a dark ana oomy morning. It was more than « hour later that the ships were ignallcd at the entrance of the har- or and a great cheer arose from [he waiting crowd as the cloud of thick smoke showed that the presi dential fleet was near. Ahead came a single destroyer, •bowing the way to the fleet and dose behind lobmed the huge bulk of die battleships Pennsylvania ana nyoming, flying respectively the nags of Admiral Mayo, commander of tho Atlantic fleet, and Vice Ad- mrnl Sims, commander of American isval force* in European waters, tot back of them moved tho George Vsshington, bearing the president, Banked on each aide by the battlc- ■hips Arkansas, Florida, Utah. Nc- «oa, Oklahoma, New York, Texas nd Arizona, by French cruisers ana. ? h great flotilla of American and ranch torpedo boat destroyers. The entrance to the harbor is a •sitow strait a mile wide with forts rawning the towering cliffs on each fde. Through this avenue the im- Meing pageant moved, each of the t«i forts" contributing its cannon- “e and the tan . American battle-' ■nips answering gup f6r aim. As the fleet neared -the inner har- * the land-batteries and the assent- led war craft took up the thnndet- “* srlutc, while tho quays, tha hill*, "<* the terrace* of the old* Breton ity. rang with chters from enteua- "stic multitude;. At the same time *11 the war craft, merehantmdh and bsniporta dressed thin and manned Tends, and the strains of the Am- anthem floated over the *»- mingling with the roar-of the *>">» and the ahouta- of the vast crowds. - * The George Washington came to JKchor a mile off shore while the hettlcshlpa ranged themseives In dou ble column on either side. Resident- Wilaon witnessed the spectacle from the deck of his steam- waving salntes and acknowiedg- T L saiutes and acknowiedg shore Ch " r * 0f Ul ® thr<K, «* on tin Soon after the arrival of the pres idential fleet Stephen Pichon, the French foreign minister and Georges Leygues, the minister of marine who were at Brest to meet the president on behalf of the French government: boarded the George Washington to extend their first greeting. Ameri can officials went aboard to make the arrangements for the landing of the persident. THE WEATHER Washington, Dic.mber 1» — Cloudy tonight end Sat- seday. probably rain. Mayor Goude’s Address. Brest, December 13—Mayor Goude of Brest, in greeting President Wil son as he landed here today, said: “Me. President: I feel toe deepest emotion in preienting to you the wel come of the Breton population. The ship bringing you to this port i* tho symbol under the auspices of which the legions of your pacific citizens sprang to arm* jn the grand cause o; independence. Under the eoune aus pices today you bring to the tormen ted soil of Europe the comfort of your autohrized voice in the debatei which will calm our quarrels. “Mr. President, upon this Breton soil, our hearts are unanimous ;n our nation which will acclaim you and our people will thrill with enthus iasm over tiie eminent statesman who is the champion of their aapir ations toward justice and liberty. “This old Breton city has the hon or first saluting you. In order to perpetuate thii honor to our descen. danta, the municipal council has ask ed me to present you with on ad dress expressing tneir joy at being privileged to incline themselves be fore the illustrious democrat who presides over the destinies of the great public of. the United States.” The mayor then presented the en grossed address of the council, which said in pert: “Being the first to welcome the president of the United State* to France, we reepeetfully ealtue the eminent statesman who tp nobly per- toniefis the ideals of liberty end the rights of man. In order to perpet mate this event through ages we di» Brest, November 13.—Day broke dark and gloomy over Brest this morning. Heavy clouds shut out sunshine and sky but the downpour of rain which prevailed yesieiday abated during the ..:ght and the wind. subsided to a gentle breeze blowing in from the sea. The mists which veiled the harbor for several days were blown away and the splen did panorama of the harbod stooa out clearly. The towering strait leading from the harbor to the sea is clearly mark ed with Ito towering black rocks on the south, where submarines used to lurk, and land batteries with .tho ught house to the north. The ave nues, and terraces leading from the harbor were drenched, but an army of laborers cleared the mud from tile route which President Wilson cover ed, and wind-tom decorations were replaced with new ones. Within the harbor there is a seen- of animation. With the first break of day ‘fleet* of warships and mer chant craft broke out their colon and dressed ship with long line: etrehlrSers. A group of French cr ere, In their war paint, swung at an chorage with a score of French des troyers about them. Near at hand loomed the big liner LaFrance, uscu a hospital ship, but about to re- mo her trans-Atlantic service. Am sumo _ erican destroyers, naval yacht* ana small craft glided about the harbor and further off ay great flotillas of merchnt ships, transports, freighters and quaint Breton Anting craft. Two Amoricaii freighters Orere still un loading army supplies here and an American transport was preparing to take more American troops home- rect that these proceedings be depot- ; n honor of the rein ited in the city ardhves. Long live tner to the Zsl tung Am President Wilson! Long live till champion and apostle of intemation- al justice!” MORE TRANSPORTS BRING SOLDIERS HOME. Washington, December 13.—Three ore transports, the Buitsnzprg Am- lhion and Suwanee, have sailed from, ’ranlce with troope. The Buitentorg •ailed December 8 with the 12th an ti-aircraft battery, medical detach ment and casual, totalltag nine offl? and 62 mtn, thr Tmpnlon ut- •ember 8 with US riviltaas, «d ttie Suwanee December 11 wlth.two offi cers, 111 »«» five civilians. sops ward. It was a scene stirring with activity and one which glowed with color ee by a touch of sunlight. Since early morning, a fleet of air planes has hovered over the entrance to the harbor, keeping an outlook for the approaching fleet. On shore tliero was equal animation, as vast throngs of Bretons in their pictur- le headgear packed the street! massed along the quays end ter races overlooking the. harbor. Early in the day French and American soldiers Jinsd the streets and took ossignod positions along the Coars Dsjot, the handsome promenade lead ing from the commercial harbor to the city, over which president Will •on will pass. , . The whole city is a mats of bunt ing with the met Preeident Wilson hung with streamers add mottoes. The entire presidential route is lioec with Vetiatian masts, flags and trans parencies. About 8 o’clock, the French cruis er squadron, consisting of the Ad., mind Aube, Conde and. Montcalm, with' a number of destroyers jnoved out of tho harbor amid the screech of sirens to meet the incoming fleet off shore. A special train bearing Stephen Pichon, the French foreign minister: Georges Leygues, the minister of marine, end other distinguished offi cial, officials of the army and n«vy and the foreign committee of the chamber of deputies arrived this morning end another train brought American Ambassador Sharp, Colo nel House, General Pershing, Admi ral Sims and other dietinguished ericans. CZERNIN QUIT BECAUSE GERMANY GRABBED ALL TERRITORY POSSIBLE Here is the camera’s' corroboration of the charge that the retreating: Ger mans wantonly destroyed property- in the districts they had invaded. This photograph shows what is left photograph of the. buildings over a coal mine at lenain after the Hun engineers hat done their work. It will he several .'ears before the mines, which were Jamaged underground also, can be worked by the French. Before the rmietlcc was signed coal wai sell, ing in France at- 360 a ton. 130 Germans Informed On July 10,1914, That World War Would Start I Am- BERLIN WILL REJOICE IN HOUR OF REVOLUTION. Amsterdam, Thursday, December 12-—January first has been fixed ae a day of general rejoicing in ^Berijn, MitUg, of Berlin. The announcement fixing the day was issued by the Ebg> government. The occasion will be marked by an open air carnival, con. cert* and singing. U. 8. WILL TURN BIG SHIPS OVER TO TRADE. Washington, December 13.—Ships with aggregate carrying capacity of 800,000 tons have been designated to be turned over by Abe army apart.r- star department to the shipping board for return to trade routes. Ma- ior General Gocthals today so in formed Senator Smith of the senate inter-state commerce committee. Washington, December 13.—The German government on July 10, 10M, iformed about 130 German civilian employes at a conference in Berlin that a world war would be started 'oon, Captain C. B. Lester, of tho Vrmy intelligence service testified today by the senate committee in vestigating German and brewers propaganda. These employes then were de* -notched to ail parts of ths world, thirty-one coming to the United States to stimulate pan-German oaganda, Captain Leeter declared. He said 'his information came from unnamed informnt, now interned In the United States. Tho German propagandas landed n the United-States in August, 1314, n the same boat with Dr. Heinrich F. Albert, known as the paymaster of the enemy propaganda system in this c-untry, and immediately form- 4 the nucleus of G'erman propagan da. Stories About Cossacks. Washington, December 13.—Testi mony that Edward Lyell Fox, a writ er, was sent to Germany in 1016 by the German tmbetsv to write Ger- van propaganda which was distri buted 1 by the He*rat tnternstional Service was presented today to the senate committee inveeigating brew- -rs and enemy propaganda.bv Cap- sin Lester, of the array intelligence service:' in response to questions, Captain Lester said there i* nothing in the "•my intelligence record! Showing \;heth:r either Mr. Hearst or man. -a of the International News Ser vice knew that Fox was in the pay of the German government. The witness read a telegram sent from Germany embassy in Washing. to the German foreign office September 8. 1916, saying: “Chicago Tribune friendly paper.” Captain Lester said Fox confessed to him that while in Germany he had an understanding that he would vrits anything he sms told to write •v the German publicity bureau at Berlin. He said he obtained from Fox an admission that an article dp- 'ng in the New York American i September 18, 1016, dealing with dteged atrocities bv Russian Cos acks, was written by him under in structions from German officers as • means of offsetting the stories of German atrocities in Belgium which had begun to come out about that “me., i “1 obtained from Fox his original "otes written in lead pencil on the Wisconi Cossack .story,” Captain Lester said, Illinois, “and he admitted he never saw any ~ •f the atrocities referred to and that to hie knowledge none of them ever were committed.*' Fox was given courtesies from Ger man officers that no other corres pondent wss able to obtain. - Vienna, Tueeday, December 10. Czemin, the former Austro-Hungar ian foreign miniater, jn issuing tho uMtnce of notes kept by him dur- ng tho Brest-Litovsk negotiations, show* .the various steps taken by tho entral powers and Russia at that time. The Russian! proposed a referen dum for Poland after German forces had been withdrawn Qzemin says, 'iut tho Germans wanted a “plebis- -ite during occupation.” Austrian meditation was unsuccess ful up to December 20, 1017, when negotations were broken off. When meetings were resumed January 6, 1018. Leon Trotzky. the Bolshevik foreign minister of Russia, disagreed -vith the Germans on the nueatton of err/ory which should be Included in he referendum. st that time‘Count Csernin tayi Austria proposed a general Policy of s reform during occupation “with ex tensive safeguards against Inflistn- **im» the voting.”' Austria, however, foiled, he says, because of Ukranion -lelmi to Hungarian and Poliah dis- ‘riefs and b-eiuso of the critical food situation in Austrin. t/*t*r. after Trotzky had sent •rirelcso messages to Beriir. which Gount Czernin says urged the Ger man troops to rise in revolt. T)r. Von Kuchlmann. the German foreign scc- -etarv rccived strict instructions to vinces of .Esthonia and Lithuania. it becomes clear that “Russia could lot, by merely ceasing hostilities, ob tain peace. At this time General Hoffmann of the German army, ad vocated a cancellation of the armis tice and an advance on Fetrograd. Germany soon afterward did dc- ounce the armistice, according to Count Czernin, but Austria-Hungary 'eclared she would take no part in this action. Count Czernin described the nego tiations leading up to the treaty of Bucharest, in which he says Hungar ian onposition to peace by compro mise dominated because of conflicting claims between Germany and Hun- ^Hungary wanted tho frontiers so altered that a repetlon of the invas- 'on of 1016 would be prevented,” Count Czernin said. “This meant tho -eding to Hungary of Rumania’s val uable oil districts, which was not we'romed bv the German military "arty with Is greed in economic naU tors. Germany’s plan was to force ’’••mania to cedo to Germany her oil lands, railwavs, ports and state ’"mains and submit to nermanent financial control. Afi understanding was eventually reached as to Bui- -"rin’s domed for the province of Dobrudja. which would shut off ac cess by Rumania to the port of Con- ’-ucn. Under these l-ondltions, I •emand that Russia cede the pro- •'•signed from office.’ German Soldiers Sneer at Americans Who Are On Guard in Coblenz Coblens, by courier to Nancy, Tuea- with the woman. There has devclop- ~ ber 10.—Sen SALS HOME SOON Washington, December 13.—Every capital ship of the American navy, including the dreadnought squadron* which have been operating with the British main fleet during the war, now in European waters, will return to home waters this month, Secretary Daniels announced today. They may • expected to reach Nw York about Dctmber 23, nod a naval review will '.k place there to celebrate the home- oming. Instructions have been cabled to Admiral Mayo, commander-Jn-chlef "f the Atlantic fleet and now at Brest to bring back every/ naval yes- eel that can be spared. Many de- itro: verted'yachts and othsr dy will como ' with the oyers, con' craft probably bigger ships. The dreadnsughts ordered to return re division number 6, commanded, by Hear Admire^ Hugh Rodman, battle- ips New York, flagship; Texas, Wyoming, Florida, Alabama and Ne ed*; division No. 0 commanded by ^aaw A ntImI fPI>«a C n« ear Admiral Thos. S. Rogers, bat- Oklahoma tleahips Utah, flagship; id Arizona. TRADE PLANS FOR RUSSIA AND FINLAND Washington, December ^3.—Plans fof resuming general trade with ports of Russia and F'slsnd.wyre disclosed today by an announcement from the war trade board that appli cations now will be considered for import licenses for commodities, tho chief of which arc platinum, vairojis hides end skins and foe), sulphur and various kinds of seeds. day, Decemfieh 10.—Sentries of the American and German armies face each other across the Rhine tonight. From Adernacb, below Coblens, northward to the British lines, Am erican forces hold tho west bank or the stream. South of Coblenz advanced ele ments of the American army have reached the river. It is expected the movement across the Rhine will be well onder way to morrow. The. first and third divle- lens have been designated to occupy tho advanced 'positions along toy thirty-kilometre arc east of Coblenz, constituting the bridgehead stipulat ed in the armistice. The 32nd, 90th, 4th and 42nd will occupy positions in support of the advanced lines.* Rainbow Division on Doty. First, third and fourth divisions are of the regular army. The 32nd la made up of national | monte from Michigan and Texas and Oklahoma national army men make up the 90th, while thy 1 cd, however, within tho past 24 hours an unmistakablo air of bEfllMi on the part of tho people, reflecting their conviction that the Americans are going to deal with them much more delicately than have the French or British with the people north and south of the city. The position pf the Americans is slightly peculiar. Coblenz was infor mally occupied by a battalion which arrived on Sunday and which served only as a guard which probably would have been inadequate in event of serious trouble. German officers are here treating with the American authorities nnd discharged soldiers wearing their uniforms are still nu merous in the streets, which seems to offer tho civilians who have not fait the strength of the invader's hand reason to believe that the Am ericans are not of the resentful na- natlonal guard regi- ture. Wisconsin. Germans Jostle Americans. Instead of cringing, or even show- deep respect, the population 42nd is the “Rainbow’’ divisi posed of national guard i . from Tennessee, Louisiana, Al Georgia, South Carolina, North Car olina, Texas, Oklahoma, Virginia, Maryland, Missouri, Pennsylvania, nsin. New York, Ohio, Iowa, a, Indiana, Minnesota, Califor nia, Kansas, Michigan, New Jersey, District'of Columbia, Nebraska, Col orado and Oregon. The 32nd end possibly the 90th will cross at Coblens and the others will use the bridges north and sooth of the city. Bridges Inspected. Engineer regiments have inspected all bridges and roads beyond the cr,- while e commission made to the torritofy that is to be uccu. pied east of the Rhine. Across the river from Coblenz, in the fortress of Ehrenbreitotein, there hoe been a small force of Germane but it ha* been withdrawn end en American force entered the fortress today. Hie German commandant of tha place informed the Americana that by tomorrow the entire German army, with the exception of small detachments of guards,' would be nine miles from the Rhine. .Bottle Thrown by Woman. - A bottle thrown from a window by a woman at an American soldier has been the only overt jnet of hostility reported since the Americans have entered Coblenz. The Incident was regarded as being so trivial that it left to the local.police to dcnl ipted an attitude today that found expression in jostling American sol diers on the streets and in sneer* and laughs which wero only vaguely concealed. The burgomaster has published only ’ the rules regulating local af faire. The latest one orders the closing of cafes at 11 o'clock in tha evening. It is estimated at his of- flee that there arc sufficient food- •tuffs in this district to last them until February, after which assist- will be im ance imperative. AMERICAN ARMY STOPS. Washington, December 13.—The American army marching into Ger many haa come to a stand on the Rhine, General Pershing’s report for Thursday Says there was no advance during the day. . .. , AMERICAN SQUADRON ARRIVES AT POLA Amsterdam, December 13.—An American squadron has arrived at Pola. formerly one of the principal Austrian naval bases, and hss taken over command of the port. Jugo slav war vessels in the harbor have hoisted the American flag, according to a telegram from Laibach report ing the arrival of the Americans. COTTON 28 1-4 Cents.