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Conference QOver Future of Kaiser Is Held By Allies
PARLEY PLANS TOLD BY WILSON
McAdoo Asks for 37 Billions for 2 Years
PrUGAAM FOF
ALLIES T 0 BE
MAPPED OUT
By FLOYD MacGRIFF,
Staff Correspondent of 1. N. S.
LONDON, Dec. 2.—The broadest
aspects of the general peace details
and the future of the ex-Kaiser were
discussed at a historic conference at
Premier Lloyd George's official resi
dence in Downing street today.
Those taking part were Marshal
Foch, Premier Clemenceau of France,
Baron Sonnino, Italian foreign min
ister; Premier Orlando, of Italy;
Premier Lloyd George, of England;
A. J. Balfour, British foreign secre
tary; A. Bonar Law, chancellor of the |
British exchequer; Lord Curzon, Sir
Henry Wilson and others.
When the conference was opened
it was regarded as practically certain
the Allies would demand that Hol
land surrender the ex-Kaiser, thus
establishing an international prece
dent.
The questions discussed embraced
the amount of Germany’s reparation.
A general program for Italy, France
and Great Britain will be mapped out
before the conferences end, so there
will be no conflicting interests. The
date of the preliminary inter-Allied
meeting in Paris is to be fixed.
It is likely this meeting will open
December 16, the date already sug-,
gested, which would give President |
Wilson time to attend and become |
fully informed of details before the
general peace parley opens,
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Transport Docks With l
2,999 Returned Heroes
(By International News Service.) I
NEW YORK, Dec. 2.—Noisily ac
claimed by all the craft in the harbor, '
the giant British liner Mauretania, |
bearing 3,999 American soldiers from |
Kurope, docekd at noon today. }
At the same time the hospital ship |
Northern Paeific, bearing 1,100 |
wounded soldiers from 76 wvarious
army units, which had put into portj
last night, was discharging her pas
sengers as rapidly as they could he‘
carried awa yin Red Cross ambu
lances to hospitals in Hoboken, Jer
gel Sity and Staten Island.
Kaiser Wrote Out Own
Decree of Abdication
(Bfl International News Service,)
PARIS, Dec, 2.—Willlam Hohenzoll
ern, former German emperor, drew up
his own decree of abdication on the
tvpewriter on paper bearing the impe
rial coat of arms and signed it with a
great flourish, according to information
&w-nlvad today from Berlin by way of
urich,
A diplomatie functionary waited at
{nwrongon, in Holland, for seveal days
or the ex-Kaiser's abdication.
One document was drawn up, but it
proved unsatisfactory. The second was
accepted.
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Montenegro Fires King
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To Join With Serbia
(By International News Service.)
LONDON, Dec. 2-—~The Montene
grin Parliament has deposed the
reigning Petrovitch dynasty and has
declared in favor of the junction of
Montenegro and Serbia, according to
a dispatch from Prague today, stat
ing that the information had been
secured from Pedgoritza by the
Czecho-Slovak press bureau,
Nicholas I has been King of Mon
tenegro since 1860,
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This photo shows a British admiral and his guard arriving in Constantinople on an electric launch. This is one of the first
photos to arrive in this country of the triumphant entry of the British forces into Constantinople.
Cotton will be cheap at 45 cents a
pound by July, is the confident assur
ance given by Norman H. Johnson, sec
retary of the Southern Wholesale Dry
Goods Association, and secretary of the
price-fixing committee of the War In.
dustries Board, who was in Atlanta
Monday.
Mr. Johnson, whose duties are to gath
er statistics on the business conditions
of the South, states that prices on mer
chandise and staples for the spring sea
son will show no change, and that no
noticeable decrease will be experienced
in 1919, but after this period is passed
the market will decline. When it does,
he says, the decline will be far more
gradual than the ascension.
“I am not venturing my statement
about cotton on hearsay or unsupported
facts,”” said Mr, Norman, ‘“but from
hard statistics gathered during my in.
side investigation of the whole mer
chandise and cotton situation. There is
no cotton overseas and the ('ountrlea'
at war have been devastated of cotton,
and there is no way to keep the murketl
from rising.
“Merchandise is scarce and our pro
duction will be decreased for the next
three months, making it still more
scarce. The Government has houxhll
more merchandise than all combined
interests in America. The influenza sit
uation and the lull following our mental
depression have slackened production,
“It i 8 more than probable that 4 ma
jority of our mills will have to closs
down for some period, from one (o three
weeks, in order to adjust thelr machine.
ry to again plan for civilian trade. All
during the war prices of merchandise
have been from 300 to 700 per cent
above normal, which was neither arti
ficial nor profiteering, but the natural
result of decreased production for civil
purposes, and the unprecedented demand
from foreign countries.
“The war has destroyed values more
than we can reconstruct in flve years
with the world in harmony and action,
and then we can not hope to be as rich
as we were prior to the war, The Sotuh
will be the last part of the world to feel
a depression. Our labor is in better
condition than any other section, and we
are sufficiently,eqguipped with all indus
tries to balance any changed comdition
without being affected deterimentally,
“The coming year will be good for
business, and while business will not
bring as much money as during the war
it will be better than any other year in
the history of our country prior to the
war. There 18 no reason at all for any
depression, and next year should be
prosperous,’’ ’
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A serious situation in Atlanta public
schools, occasioned by numerous resig
nations of teachers, was indicated at a
meeting of the Board of Education Mon
day. As means of relieving the diffi
culty, Charles 8. Culver, acting super
intendent, was authorized to appoint a
number of supply teachers, to be paid
on the basis usually applying in such
special employment, and only for time
employved.
A number of changes in the personnel
of teaching staffs were announced by
Mr. Culver. Leaves of absence .were
granted Miss Ruth Kinnard, of the
Luckie Street school; Miss Anne Wilby,
assistant director of physical training
in the schools, and Miss Bertha Dover,
of the Boulevard school. Miss Bessle
Mobley was elected principal of the
Walker Street school; Miss May Taylor,
acting assistant principal of the same
school; Mrs, C. M. Neal, acting assist
ant principal of the Georgia Avenue
school; Miss Eloise Mobley, acting as
sistant prineipal of the Luckie Street
gchool, and Miss Jane Salmon, assistant
director of physical training to replace
Miss Wilby,
The following resignations were ac
cepted by the board: Miss Eurlia Shea;
Mqrs. B, W Ware, English Avenue
school; Miss Charlotte Thompson, Home
Park school; Mrs. M. L. Smith, Adair
school; Miss Rosa Monroe, Home Park
school; Mrs. D. H. Brown, Grant Park
gchool; Mrs. W. E. Whitehead, Luckle
Street’ School; Miss Victorla Williams,
Battle Hill school; Miss Edith R. Frink,
Fair Street school; W. H. Wimbish,
colored, of the Roach BStreet school.
.
Poor Gas in Atlanta
re »
Will Be Investigated
The Railroad Commission has tuken
o hand in the general clamor of dis
satisfaction at the alleged poor qual.
ity of gas furnished by the Atlanta
Gas Light Company, and will act on
the many complaints that have been
made at its next meeting, December
10,
!, Murphey Candler, - chairman,
stated Monday that the commission is
determined to end the debate hetween,
Cecil Poole, city mechanieal engineer,
and the Gas Companyg and make a
thorough investigation to uncover the
reason for complaints made by Mr.
Poole and citizens of Atlanta.
Mr, Candler will lay the facta he
fore the commission, with the recom
mendation that it take immediate ace
tion. It is probable that a regular
trial ;will be conducted, representa
tives of hoth the power company and
c‘amplalnanta being summoned to
ar before the commission,
ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1918
Pershing Finds N
Abusing Prison !
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—General
Pershing today officially reported to
the War Department that he has
found no authenticated instances of
brutality against American prison
ers in German prison camps.
The report from the commander
of the American expeditionary
forces was an answer to inquiries
from the War Department, prompt
ed by unconfirmeda reports that
American prisoners were cruelly
treated by the Germans.
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Dr. Rumely Indicted for |
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Hiding Hun Properties
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Dec 2.-—-Charged
with not having reported to the alien
property custodian German owner
ship of the property, Edward A.
Rumely, of New York, accused of
having been the agent of eGrmany
in the purchase of The New ankl
Kvening Mail, was indicted on lwnl
counts by the grand jury this after
noon. The first count alleged that
since October 17, 1917, Rumely has
controlled stock in the 8. 8. McClure
Newspaper Corporation for and in
behalf of an enemy of the United
States and that he failed to report
this fact to the alien property cugto-|
dian. The second count alleges tlmt,
he ommitted to notify the custodian|
that he was Indebted to the German |
Government for $1,451,400,
Americans Asked for
Claims on U-Boat Losses
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—~American|
citizens who sustained losscs as a|
result of Germany's U-boat warfare|
have until December 31 in which to
file their claims with the State De
partment, it was announced late this
afternoon. Those claims can be en
tered for losses either before or after
the United States entered the war,
but in the case of cargoes or ships,
only when they were uninsured or
partially insured,
Although the announcement was
made without comment, it was aa
sumed that these claims will be filed
at the peace conference as a part of
the enormous returns Germans will
be forced to pay as a result of her
submarine warfare.
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGYON, Dec. 2.—A very
large percentage of the gun de
fenses of the American seacoast are
now at least 20 years old and the
rapid development of battery im
provements in other countries has
created an imperative need for Imme
diate construction of new coast de
fenses to protéct the harbors of the
United States.
This is the warning sent today to
Secretary of War Baker in the an
nual report of the chief of engineers
of the United States army for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1918,
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British Steamers Hit
v
In Fog Off Galleyhead
(By International News Service.)
QUEENSTOWN, Dec, 2,—The British
gteamer Orduna, 15,449 tons, and the
British vessle Konakry, 0,743 tons, were
in colligion off Galleyhead last nlght
The Orduna, whicu was east bound,
was not badly damaged and proceeded
towards lLiverpool
The accident was caused by fog. The
Konakry, which had salled from Queens
town, wasg seriously damaged Her en
gine room soon filled with water and
her stern settled go deeply It was awash
All the crew except the oaptain and
officers left the vessel and made for
port
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Congressional Remedy
.
For Tariff Laws Asked
WASHINGTON, Dee, 2~The present
tariff law contain In some instances
“inconsistencies and inequalities that
suggest Congressional remedy,” accord
ing to the annual report of the Federal
trade commission, submitted (o Con
gress tnis afternoon
Japan Has Selected
Y
Four Peace Delegates
WASHINGTON, Dec, 2~Word reach.
od here this afternoon that the Japan
ese peace delegation will comprise Mar
quis Salotji, Baron Makino, Viscount
Chmingda and Mr. Matsul
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Edmund Rostand Dies
4 . »
Of Pneumonia in Paris
(Br International News Service.)
PARIS, Dee, 2.-Jidmund Rostand, the
famous French gragnatist, dind this aft
ernoon of double }pnoumomn. uged 60
years,
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—lt will re
quire a total of §7,443,415838.07 to
conduet the United States Govern
ment during the fiscal year of 1920,
The total estimates for the fiscal
vear of 1919, including supplements,
was $29,878,821,648.74,
These figures were sent to Congress
today by Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo. They were made public be
fore the session of Congress began,
and almost 24 hours ahead of time.
Teh iota! sum divided among the va
rious branches of the Government fol
lows:
Legislative establishnient, $8,008,-
901.75; executive establishment, $106,-
512,425.08; judicial establishment,
$1,410,490; Department of Agriculture,
$30,408,786; foreign intercourse, sll,-
042,236.66; military establishment,
$1,922,938,434.86; naval esatblishment,
$2,595,784,646.05; Indiun affairs, sll,-
£39,813.89; penstons, $220,050,000; Pan
ama Canal, $12,216,114; public works,
$676,812,702.95; postal seivice, $368,-
307,577; miscellaneous, $876,761,610.83;
permanent annual appropriations,
$1,266,743,759.
Navy Shows Increase.
The total of more than seven bil
lions is exclusive of the sinking fund
requirement and postal revenue.
The big comparisons are, of course,
in the military and navy establish
ments, The naval establishment
shows a big Increase because of the
fact that it now is going ahead with
its original capital ship program de
ferred because of the end of the war.
The total appropriations in the naval
establishment for 1919 were $1,5691,-
168,805.84,
The army tota! appropriation for
1919 was $12,274,245,919.92. The prun.
ing here was made possible through
the cancellation of all munition con
tracts, contracts for guns and equip
ment,
These estimates, although charac
terized as for 1920, are for the fiscal
year, 1910-1920, commencing July 1
next,
A good part of the army costs goes
to actual maintenance. For instance,
there is appropriated in the bill for
the use of the quartermaster's corps
$911,789,649. For pay and general ex
penses the army will require $327,-
678,368,08,
That the alr service is to be con
tinued by the army is Indlcated by the
appropriations, although for the com
ing year a total is asked for alr serv
fce military requirements of $19,933,-
738,47, as compared with $184,304,758
for the current year. For air service
production a total is asked this year
of $144,943.514.71, as compared with
$670,000,000 in the current appropria
tions.
Many Peace Problems
Now Facing Congress
By R. M. BOECKEL,
Staff Correspondent of the I. N, 8.
WASHINGTON, Dee, 2.—-~Ready to
consider the problems of peace after
two sessions devoted to the tasks of
war, the Bixty-nfth Congress met In
its third and final “short” sesslon at
noon today.
These are the tasks of the Congress
this session:
1. Pausdge of the $6,000,000,000 rev.
enue blll. |
2. Consideration of reconstruction
legisiation |
3. Passage of appropriation bills for
running the Government during the
fiscal year 1919.20,
Recommendation of new legislation
by President Wilgon, when he ad
dressed the two houses In joint session
at 1 o'clock, was expected to add to
the tasks enumerated, The President's
message was looked forward to with
greater interest hy members of bhoth
the House and Senate than has any
previous message by any American
President
Recess Is Probable.
Nelther House starts in with any
semblance of a program, It is prob
able that both houses will recess un.
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fßrltlsh Fleet Has |
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' Hopes of Visiting |
§
; U. S. Shores Soon |
{ By DELT M. EDWARDS, ¢
g Staff Correspondent of the i. N. S. %
{ ONDON, Dec. 2.—~The British
2 L fleet is most anxious to pay |
s a tribute to the American
{ sixth battleship squadron, under
{ Admiral Rodman, by sending a
g dreadnought or cruiser squadron
§ with the Americans when they are g
! ordered home. 2
{ Both British and American offi- §
. cers approve the suggestion for a g
| covoy, it was said. The idea is
% known also to have the enthusi
astic indorsement of King George.
$ The position of the British, how
{ ever, is such that they can scarce
¢ ly invite themselves to visit Amer- |
E ica. It is hopeful the invitnticng
will be forthcoming. {
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—Declaring
the Senate must take independent
steps to keep itself informed on the
peace negotiations, since the Presi
dent failed to name one of its mem
bers on the peace commission, Sena
tor Cummins, of fowa, this afternoon
introduced a resolution to send a spe
cial Senate committee to Paris,
The resolution follows:
~ “Whereas the peace conference
about to assemble in Paris will in
volve, not only a settlement of Issues
between the United States and her
enemies in the existing war, but will
include in its consideration proposed
treaties with practically all the elv
ilized nations of the earth; and
Wants Senate Informed
“Whercas the subjects for disposi
tion are the most comprehensive, far
reaching and vital ever submitted to
tke treaty-making powers of the
world; and
“Whereas no treaty can be entered
into by the United States without the
consent of the Senate, and
“Whereas the President is to con
duct the negotiations at Paris in per
-Bcn;, and
“Whereas it is supremely important
that the Senate be promptly, fully
and accurately informed of all the
facts which may be pertinent to the
proposed readjustment in the affairs
of the various powers concerned in
these treaties and of all the reasons
which may be urged for and against
the proposed compacts while the ne
gotiations therefore are in progress,
it is, therefore,
“Resolved by the Senate of the
United States, That there be created
a committee to be composed of eight
Senators—one-half from the majority
and one-half from the minority—
which shall be charged with the duty
of proceeding to Paris at the proper
time in order to be there present
during the sald peace conference.
Report to Senate.
“The committee shall diligently in
quire with respect to all the facts
pertaining to or material for the fu
ture consideration of the' proposed
treaties of the Senate, and make itself
famillar with all the conditions and
cirecumstances surrounding the sub
ject and all the reasons which may
exist for and against the action to be
taken. It shall report to the Senate
on ad such matters as often as It
may deem it advisable to do so, and
it shall make a final report at or be
fore the time that the treatfes grow
ing out of the conference are laid be
fore the Senate for approval or rejec
tiorn or modification,
“The committee shall be chosen In
the manner provided in tne rules of
the Senate for the selection of Its
standing committees,
“It is authorized to employ such
necessaries, clerks, stenographers and
mesgengers as it may deem necessary
for the discharge of the duties herein
imposed upon it,
“All the expenses Incident to Its
work In the United States and Eu
rope shall be pald from the contingent
fund of the Senate upon the certifi
cate of the Senator wheo shall be
chosen chalrman of the committee.”
Heckling By Republicans,
Suggestions that a joint resolution
be introduced declaring it the sense
of Congress that the office of Presi
dent would he vacant when the
George Washington, withe the Presi.
dent on board, passed out of Sandy
Hook, were made in certain Republi
can quarters. This resolution would
eall for Vice President Marshall tak
ing over "all of the powers and du
ties” of the oMce and aischarging
them until the President’'s return,
Administration leaders flatly stated
that any such resolution would be
Contined on Page 3, Column 2,
German Mine Field
Is Located Off Jersey
(By Internationa! News Service.)
l'llfi,,\l’Hl.l’lH.\. Dee, 3.-~Naval au
thorities here today divulged the infor
mation that mine fields sewn by German
submarine mine layers have been located
off Delaware Bay. American ships will|
be given routes to follow on lea 'h;fi port
w 0 that mine slds may be uv:k ¥
Seareh is being made all ng the
Atlantic const for the rest of the mines.
NO. 104
By JOHN EDWIN NEVIN,
Staff Corresponcent of I. N, 8.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—President
Wilson's attendance on the peace
conference is a call to service. His
ideals having been accepted as the
basis for peace, he “owes it to the
asscciated governments to see to it
that no faise or mistaken interpreta
tion is placed uopn them and no pos
sible effort omitted to realize them.”
Far from desiring to ignore Congress,
he will welcome its counsel and fts
united support.
Tkis, summed up, was the explono
tion of the chief executive at today's
joint Congressional session of the
reasons compelling him to head
America’s delegation to the peace
conference.
Whether his explanation satisfied
the legislative organization is hard to
say. From the standpoint of the Re
publicans it did not. And there were
some at least among the Democrats
who displayed little enthusiasm in
the mater,
The President’s address was some
what different from any which have
preceded it. iHs early words were a
glorious tribute to the valor of Amer
fca's soldlers and sailors on land and
sea, and were greeted with the
warmest applause from both sides
of the chamber. His praise of the
plans of the Secretary of the Interior
and indorsement of the changes in
the current reverue bill apparently
were generally approved.
His declaration that he did not feel
qualified to say what must be done
with the railroads brought smiles
from the Republicans who apparent
ly scented in that action an intent
to allow the coming Republican Con«
gress to burn its fingers with this
the greatest of national problems.
But when he came to, his explanation
of the reason for his trip abroad
he struck solid Republican opposi=
tion.
“May I not hope, gentlemen of the
Congress, that in the delicate tasks
1 shall have to perform on the other
side of the sea in my efforts truly
and faithfully to interpret the prin
ciples and purposes of the couniry we
love, 1 may have the entire encour
agement and the added strength of
your united support?”
Immediately the Democratic side
of the chamber was in an uproar. The
mob rose to their feet with cheers
and cries of encouragement. But the
Republican side sat absolutely silent
and impassive. There was nut & sin
gle mmile. There was not a single
handclap. The Republicans, plainly
acting under a concerted agreement,
ook up the gauntlet of defiance.
Text of Address.
The President Said:
Gentlemen of the Congress: The
year that has elapsed since I last
stood before you to fulfill my con«
stitutional duty to give to the Con
gress from time to time informa
tion on the state of the Union has
been so crowded with great events,
great processes and great results
that I can not hope to give you an
adequate picture of its transactions
or of the far-reaching changes
which have been wrought in the life
of our nation and of the world. You
have yourselves witnessed these
things, as | have, It is too soon
to assess them; and we who stand
in the midst of ttem and are part
of them are less qualified than men
of another generation will be to say
what they mean, or even what they
have been But some great out
standing facts are unmistakable
and constitute in a sense, part of the
publie business with which it I 8 our
duty to deal. 'To state them Is to
set the stage for the legislative and
executive action which must grow
out of them and which we have yet
to shape and determine,
Movement of Troops.
A year ago we had sent 145018
men overseas. RSince then we have
sent 1,950,513, an average of 162,542
each month, the number, in faet,
rigsing In May last to 245,951, in June
to 278,780, in July to 307,182, and
continuing to reach similar figures
in August and September--ig Au
gust 289570 and In Septembef 2567,«
438, ‘
No such moveament of ovew