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LONDON TIMES CABLE TO THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
THE HAGUE, Dec. 12.—A corre
epondent who returned from Ham-;
burg Sunday says he found even the;
typists at the Rathaus sitting wlthi
revolvers beside them and the cor
ridors guarded by soldiers with fixed j
kayonets. A quarrel was in progress
between mine sweepers and the ma
rine authorities over pay for sweep
ing 30,000 mines that had been sent
out from Cuxhaven, which they said’
it would take twelve months to clear’
He reports the Soldiers’ and Work
Americans Studiously Refrain
From Treating Huns Harshly
LONDON TIMES CABLE TO THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN,
By HERBERT BAILEY.
COBLENZ, Dec. 12—The Ameri
can troops at Coblenz have met a
reception somewhat more cordial than
at Treves, although for some days
previous the evident desire of the
Americans not to antagonize the civil
fan population had a marked effect.
In Treves the Americans studiously
refrained from measures which might
appear to have been inspired by a
desire to treat the Germans in the
zone of occupation as the Germans
treated the French and the Belgian
civilian population in the four years
in which they had occupied invaded
territory.
No regulations so far have been
promulgated calling the inhabitants
to remain indoors at night, and there
i 8 absolutely no interference with the
daily life of the people. Indeed Ger
man soldiers in uniform still appear
on the streets and are not even oblig
ed to salute American officers.
The attitude of the American army
of occupation is calcullated to impress
the inhabitants taht the people of the
United States have no animosity
against the German people. On the
other hand the German population
shows that it looks to America as its
best friend and relies on the United
States to obtain the most favorable
peace terms. As a natural result there
is an atmosphere of mutual consid
eration here.
American officers who saw the
Pope to Receive
Wilson With Pomp
LONDON TIMES CABLE.
ROME, Dec. 12.—1 t i{s announced
on reliable authority, though not offi
clally, that President Wilson will be
received with full ceremonial by the
Pope, and will see the Cardinal Secre
tary of State on December 23.
(Copyright, 1918, by Publio Ledger Co.)
1,000 Americans
To Start Home
LONDON TIMES CABLE.
LONDON, Dec, 12,—American Base
Hospital, No. 87, in Dartford, Keni,
will evacuate 1,000 patientr next Sat
urday for America. One Lundred of
these will be taken for a tour of Lon
don tomorrow., A procession of mo
tor cars is being lent for that pur
pose. ‘
(Copyright, 1918, by Public Ledger Co.)
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Walker Decides That
\
Senators May Hold Jobs
Attorney (General Clifford Walker ren-|
dered an opinion Thursday which clenrn‘
up the question whether State Senators
elected In districts which were slnce‘
changed, under provisions of a consti
‘tutional amendment ratified at the same
election, are still eligible to resume thelr
offices. ‘
Mr. Walker stated that in view of the
fact that the Senators were elected In
accordance with laws In force at the
time of the election, they are still en
titled to their offices, even though the
laws were changed subsequently,
The advice of Mr. Walker to Governor
Dorsey is that the latter call an elec
-3" fn the seven new senatorial dis.
ots, ereated by the amendment above
md to, thus providing for 51 Sens
“each representing one district,
Full International News Service
men’s Councils are everywhere be
coming increasingly unpopular, Con
diticns in Hambnrg are dismal, but
the danger of BolsheéVism in Bremen
and Hamburg, he thinks, is exagger
aicd. He believes the troops return
ing from the front line will 4emand a
lictator. hip unless a coastituent as
gsembly is summoned quickly,
~ ilamburg and Bremen are more
arti-English than Berlin, as they fecl
the loss of the fleet more keenly.
(Copyright, 1918, by Public Ledger Co.)
Third German Army praise the effi
cient manner in which the enemy with
drawal was being conducted.« The
condition of the horses is said to be
particularly good and all lorries and
motor transport vehicles are deco
rated with green leaves and holly.
Here, as in Treves, the homegoing
Germans received a great welcome
from the civil population. All Ger
mans assert the army returned un
beaten. Certainly the attitude of the
inhabitants of Coblenz is not that of
a beaten people. n the evening the
cases are crowded with well-dressed
men and women and there is music
and animation in all the brightly
lighted resorts.
The food conditions in Coblenz ap
pear to be similar as in Treves. The
poorer people are strictly rationed,
but what they can get is sold cheap,
at prices fixed by the Burgomaster.
All surplus food is in the hands of
speculators and can be bought by
those who have the money, A small
fish costs eight marks. Sixteen marks
is charged for a small omelet. What
gseems to be needed urgently is a
more equitable distribution of avail
able supplies,
Persistent rumors are current here
that Hindenburg has stopped the de
mobilization of the German army and
bhas refused to comply with the de
mands of the Socialists that the re
turning soldiers be sent as soon as
possible to their homes.
(Copyright, 1918, by Public Ledger Co.)
Berlin Rioters
Are Released
LONDON TIMES CABLE.
COPENHAGEN, Dee. 12.-~AI those
arrested at the Hotel Britisol, in Ber
lin, in connection with the disturb
ances of last week, were released aft
er eleven hours’ examination, only
Dr. Hach be!ng imprisoned as leader
of a students’ guard, formed without
sanction of the Government. The
owners of the firm of Thyssen & Co.
and Hugo Stinnes, the iron magnate,
arrested for high treuo,n. also are
likely to be released.
(Copyright, 1918, by Public Ledger Co.)
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Bayer’s Aspirin Plant
Sold by Government
(By International News Service.)
ALBANY, N. Y., Dec. 12.—-The Bayer
Company pfun! in Rensselaer, manufac
turers of Aspirin, was sold Thursday at
auction to the Sterling Remedy Com
pany, '&f Wheeling, wW. Va. This is one
of the German-owned concerns that was
taken over by the Government, and its
salé was orfyerod by A. Mitehell Pal.
mer, custodian of alien property. Other
bidders included % number of New
York bankers and combinations of drug
men.,
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Tunnel Bill Not 0. K.d
By Senate Committee
é’ly International News Service.)
ASHINGTON, Dec, 12, —The Senats
interstate commerce committee hag de
clined to approve the Caller bill for the
construction of a tunnel between New
Jersey and the lsland of Manhattan,
partly at Government expense.
While refusing to report the bill In its
rrosen! form, the committee indicated
ts willingness to approve a measure
that would give permission for the con
struction of the tunnel if the Btates of
New York and New Jersey wished to
undertake the work entirely at thelr
own expense. ’ -
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The German delegates being received by Marshal Foch in his private car at Rethondes on the morning of November Bth.
(1) Marshal Foch, (2) Admiral Wemyss, British Navy; American delegate unidentified; (4) General Weygand ; the Allied del
egates. (5) H. Erzberger; (6) General von Gundell; (7) General v on Winterfield and (8) Count Oberndorff, the German delegates.
This is a reproductipn of a drawing made by an official Fren ch artist on the scene. No photegraphs were made of this historic
event.
(By International News Service.)
CHICAGO, Dec. 12.—Sensational
accusations, charging that a great
“revolt machine” was attempted by
Victor Berger, Congressman-elect of
Milwaukee, and his four co-defend
ants on trial under the espionage act
before Judge Landis, are the bases of
the Government’s case, as outlined to
the jury which today takes up the
hearing of the evidence against the
indicted men.
It also is charged by the Govern
ment, as outlined in the opening ad
dress to the jury, that the defendants
made use of the Socialist party, of
which they all are leaders, in their
efforts to thwart the nation’s war
plans and to spread seeds of sedition
and disloyalty.
Among other things that Assistant
United States Attorney Joseph B,
Fleming said the Government would
show was “that Berger printed sev
eral dozens of pro-German editorials
in his newspaper, The Milwaukee
Leader, and gave instructions that
emphasis and precedence were to be
given to Berlin dispatches.”
Circulation of the “proclamation
and war program,” known as the “St
Louis Platform,” the official presen
tation of the stand of the Socialist
party, was directly charged as being
an offense committed by the five de
fendants,
. . .
Police Commissioner Is
.
Arrested as Violator
(By International News Service.)
VANCOUVER, B. C., Deec, 12.-W, C.
Findley, British Columbia prohibition
commissioner, is under arrest, charged
with illegally importing a carload of rye
whigky into the province, He was ar
rested last night at Blaine, on the in
ternational boundary.
Findley has been relieved of his of
fice as prohibition commisisoner and
{;rn\‘ln-'iul officers say more charges will
¢ made against him
Findley was campaign manager of
the prohibition mo®®ment and on rec
omemndation of the prohibition organi
zation was nmmlnh-n{ prohibition ecom
missoner,
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Sian Feiners Demand
o
Republic for Ireland
DUBLIN, Dec, 12.—8Iinn Feiners are
demanding a republic in Ireland and
those who are elected to Parliament
Saturday may refuse to sit at West.
minsgter, but attempt to establish a
Parllament in this city,
Sinn Fein leaders are working for
representation at the peace confer
ence and it is possible they may at
tempt to take advantage of President
Wilsons' doetrine of sgelf-determina
tion to claim separation from North
Ireland,
.
Four Skate Into Air
Holes and Are Drowned
(B(‘ International News Sorvico\.)
VANCOUVER, B, C. Dee. 12 -—Miss
May Leatherdale, Miss Ella Johnson,
Leslle Todd and Willlam Southam are
drml at Vernon, B. C., today as a result
of skpting into air holes in the ica cove
ering Goose Lake. The youv* people
were skating In the dark ahd sank
through the Tco and perished before aid
arrived.
WILSON WIRES SITUATION
SEEMS GOOD EVERYWHERE
(By International News Service.)
LONDON, Dec. 12.—The city of
London has invited the President to
accept an address of welcome in a
gold box and to be the guest of honor
at a luncheon at Guild Hall
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.—President
Wilson is “pieased with the situation
both here and in Europe.”
This statement was made in a per
sonal radio message from the Presi
dent tc his secretary, Joseph P. Tu
multy, the latter let it be known at
the executive offices today.
The President added that he was
having a pleasant voyage and that the
sea air had completely cured the cold
which had been causing him consid
¢ able annoyance,
Magnificent Mansion
Is Ready for Wilsons
By HENRY G. WALES,
Staff Correspondent of the I. N, 8.
PARIS, Dec. 12.—Final details of
making the residence of Prince Mu
rat ready for the occupancy of Presi
dent and Mrs, Wilson were completed
today, Telephones have been in
stalled throughout the mansion, even
in the dressing rooms and bathrooms,
and the electric lighting system has
been improved. 4
President and Mrs. Wilson will dine
at an’ Inlaid mahogany table, large
enough to accommodate 35 guests.
The Prince left the celebrated gold
dinner service for the presidential
party.
A beautiful gondola shaped bed was
set aside for the President, but for
fear it would prove too short, another
was provided for reserve,
Mrs, Wilson will sieep in a eanopled
bed of pink brocade with pink tapes
trles. Mrs. Wilson will have the
services of Georgette, the personal
malid to Princess Murat,
Closets of Great Size.
The dressing rooms In the Presi
dent's suite have closets big enough
to hold 50 suits of clothes and 100
palrs of shoes, not to mention the
space for hats,
The commodious eclosets in Mrs,
Wilson's dressing quarters will ac
commodate 100 gowns, 200 palrs of
shoes and slippers, 60 parasols, 60
fans and other accessories of the
feminine tollet, The earpets on the
floors are nearly an inch thick. Es
pecial pains were taken with the
lighting system, The lights do not
skine direct from the bulbs, but are
shaded with globes of soft tones,
wiin mirds of cgetals dhasling
from them. YR Py
The bathrooms are 30 feet square,
containing movable tubs.
There are more than 4,000 glasses
in the pantries with which to serve
upward of 60 different kinds of bev
erages,
Cooks and walters for the presiden
tial party were provided by the
French Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Mansion Hezvily Guarded.
The grounds around the mansion, a
cduple of acres in extent, will be
heavily guarded by French troops. An
electric lighting system has been es
tablished so that the guards can sig
nal each other, Sentries will patrol
the vast lawns all the time.
The controversy over the alleged
attempt of the Socialists to monopo
lize President Wilson is reaching a
warm stage,
The Temps, in a lengthy first-page
article, criticizes the Socialist party,
the General Confederation of Work
ers, the League of the Rights of Man
and other organizations which have
been placarding billboards with ap
peals to give the American executive
a mammoth welcome,
The organizationg are accused of
trying to exploit the President’s visit
to their own interests.
“It is strange,” says The Temps,
“to see these elements ecapitalizing
Mr. Wilson's visit that never ceased
to extol a peace by compromise—a
procedure which the President form
ally denounced as dangerous. Presl
dent Wilson is not the guest of any
party, nor faction nor man; he is the
guest of France."
Despite this eriticlsm, new pamph
lets made thelr appearance today,
scattered broadeast by the represen
tatives of the League of the Rights of
Man. They end with the quotation:
“Vive Wilson! Vive United States!
Vive Soclety of Natlons!"
A sumptuous 60-horsepower Ameri.
ecan military limousine, with an Amer.
fean flag attached to the windshield,
has been placed at the disposal of the
President,
Police Cleaning Up City,
The police today continued thefr
work of cleaning up Paris before the
arrival of the presidential party.
They have stopped all afternoon
~ Continued on Page 3, Column 5,
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 12,—With the di
version of war munitions, the traffic sit
uation, as regards railroads, coastwise
and overseas' shipping, I 8 vastly im
proved, Director General McAdoo an
nounced Thursday. During the Ilast
week a total of 14,814 bales of cotton
were handled at Northern and South
Atlantic ports, and the movement of
raw sugar from New Orleans to New
York and Boston proceeded satisfac
torily.
Many wooden vessels have been re
leased to the shipping control committes
and more will be released. Of the four
lake boats taken over by the coastwise
lines, three will be immediately released.
Concerning troops in training camps,
the railroad administration has record
of 8,500 discharged.
“Arrangements for the storage of ac
cumulation of war supplies which will
not be needed overseas is progressing
favorably,” sald Direotor McAdoo. ‘"The
plan to thro woverboard at sea the high
explosives accumulated on thé seaboard
{s expected soon to be earried cut.'
The United States shipping board re
ports fresh labor difficulties and slow
unloading at a number of yvards, but ac
cumulations are not serious
The shipping board suspended work
on 314 hulls, and stopped overtime very
generally,
.
Father of Soldier Gets
.
Voter Using Son’s Name
SAVANNAH, Dec. 12.-—~Whatever
may have been the surprises of the
municipal primary in Savannah this
week, there were none greater than
befell Thomas Cooley and Lee J. Mil
ler. Mr, Cooley was an Inspector at
one of the polls where Mr, Miller ap
plied to vote in the name of Thomas
Cooley, Jr., son of the election in
spector, who is In France with the
army,
Mr. Cooley gave him the “once
over,” and not recognizing him as
his son, and still retaining the cer
tainty, despite election day, that he
would know his son should he see
him, asked the young man if he were
certain whose name he wished to
vote in, So ceriain was the young
man that he made oath that he was
Thomas Cooley, Jr. Then Mr, Cooley
asked an oMcer to take him Into cus
tody.
Mr. Miller is being held now under
the double charge of lillegal voting
and of perjury,
.
$4,000,000,000 Unaudited
Accounts ,Says McAdoo
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Dec, 12~ There are
in the accounts division of the auditor
for the War Department $4,000,000000
in unaudited accounts, with “much more
to come,” according to correspondence
submitted to the House Thursday by
Secretary MecAdoo raxurme war claims
~elvil and military—including those of
soldiers’ relatives,
Bill Passed Stopping
.
U. S. Housing Projects
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Dee. 12 All housing
projects undertuken by the Government
throughout the U'nited States that are
not more than 75 per cent completed
n'm:llt be abln:}o’r}c;‘d u.advrl:hemknd ro:-l
olution, passe ur o Henate
without a roll eall o
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(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Deec. 12.—Secre
tary McAdoo's proposal to extend the
period of Federal control of railroads
for five years is a “deliberate effort
to institute a policy of permanent
Government ownership in this coun
try,” Senators Kellogg, of Minnesota,
charged in the Senate this afternoon,
“We have 21 months to decide
what shall be done with the rall
roads,” Senator Kellogg sald. “Surely
that is time enough. Why do not we
meet the issue now? The real rea
gon, it seems to me, is that they
know the people will not accept Gov
ernment ownership of railroads in
any form at this time. Therefore,
they propose to put over the decision
until a later date, when the public
frame of mind may be more favor
able.’ .
People Have Right to
Test Control, M’Adoo Says
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.—Exten
sion of the perfod of Government con
trol of railroads for five years, until
January 1, 1924, was recommended to
Congress last night by Director Gen
eral McAdoo. Mr. McAdoo said this
would take the railroad question out
of politics for the present, give time
for carrying out an extensive pro
gram of improvements, and provide
the opportunity for a fair test of uni
fled control to indicate the perma
nent solution of the railroad problem.
“The President has given me per
misison to say that this conclusion
accords with his own view of the
matter,” Mr, McAdoo concluded.
The letter was addressed to Sena
tor Smith, pf South Carolina, and
Representative Sims, chairmen, re
spectively, of the Senate and House
irterstate commerce committees, Mr,
McAdoo explained that to continue
Government operation for 21 months
after formal declaration of peace un
der present conditions would mean
disruption of morale among em
ployees and officers, and could not
enable the Government to go ahead
with Improvements and purchase of
equipment. Another alternative, the
prompt return of the rallroads to pri.
vate control, without legislation to
permit elimination of the old wasteful
competition, would be “hurtful alike
to the public interest and to the rall
roads themselves,” he said, and the
aifficulty of obtaining Immediate leg
islation providing a permanent solu
tion, is apparent,
“There is one, and, to my mind,
only one, practicable and wise alter
native,” Mr. McAdoo continued, “and
that 1s to extend the period of Fed
eral control from the one year and
rine months provided by the present
law to filve years, or until the first
day of January, 1924, This extension
would take the railroad question out
of polities for a reasonable period. I
would give composure to railroad of.
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| PARIS, Dec. 12.—The conference
between Allied and German repre
sentatives at Treves regarding the
prolongation of the armistice period
started at noon today. Annqunco
ment of a prolongation is expected
here within a few hours.
(By International News Service.)
LONDON, Dec. 12.—The Dlutch Pre
mier announced to the Dutch Parlia
ment that he is willing to open dis
cussions with the Allies regarding a
rew place of residence for the ex-
Kaiser, his present residence at
Amerongen being provisional, said a
news agency dispatch from Amster
dam today, quoting The Telegraaf.
The Nieue Van Der Tag demands
the expulsion of both the ex-Kaiser
and the former Crown Prince.
Allies Can Demand
Surrender of Kaiser
(By international News Service.)
LONDON, Dee. 12.—Lord Robert
Cecil, Under Foreign Secretary, ex
pressed the opinion in a speech that
“while the Allies may not be able to
extradite the former Kaiser, they can
demand his surrendei.”
Jonkheer Beerenbruck, the Dutch
Premier, announced in Parliament
Wednesday that the former German
Emperor is entitled to sanctuary in
| Holland as a private citizen and that
his return can not be demanded of
Ithe Netherlands Government.
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'Hun Government SHaken
‘ ? e ’ .
By Socialists’ Dispute
(By International News Services)
ZURICH, Deec, 12.—~The German
Government is badly shaken by the
struggle between the majority and
minority Socialists for power and it
| was reported from Berlin today that
the latter may leave the Government
and join the extremists, led by Dr.
Karl Liebknecht.
The army in Berlin i# supporting
the mafority., The partisans of the
old regime are plotting to force a de
cision. Compromising counter revo
lutionary materials have been dis
covered In the residences of Prince
Hohenlohe and Count von Rheinbad
len.
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Deliberate Lie,” Reply of
Bowles to Fraud Charge
(8{ International News Sorvie‘.?
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 12.—" A dellb
erate lie,”” was the reply of Rear Ad
miral Francis T. Bowles, assistant A.n
eral manager of the Emergency eet
Corporation, to the statement crod'hfl'
to Sehator Vardaman, of Mississippf, in
the Senate, that thers was fraud at the
Hog Island shipyards,
The reply of Admiral Bowles was cone
tained In a telegram he sent to Senator
Duncan Fletcher, chairman of the Sen
ale commerce committee,
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Service Accounts of
.
Many Troops Missing
(By International News Borvle..L
WASHINGTON. Dec. 12,-"With but
few exceptions, the enlisted men who
have been returned from France have
arrived In this covr‘ry without serviee
reaords and wi .. Any other mwr‘
which contained a statement of thelr
accounts, thereby making it impossible
to determine what pay, if any, was due
them."
This admission Is made In a letter ad
dressed to Chairman Sherley, of the
House appropriations committee, Thurs
' day by General Lord, chief of the divi
sion of finances of the War Department
on the department's investigation of
charges made in the House that Amer
\h-:\‘« soldiers were returning from over
seas “‘broke’’ because of not having re
)l’vi\wl any pay for months.
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Stork’s Visit Blocks
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\ Traffic in Brooklyn
\ NEW YORK, Dee. 12.-SBubway
traffic in Brooklyn was held up for
20 minutes today by a stork’'s visit
to Mrs. Evelyn Adams, of Atlanta,
Ga. Mrs. Adams, a pretty young
blonde, became {ll »n & Fourth avenus
subway as it neared Ninth street. A
policeman was called and he notified
the King County Hospital, A doector
responded. The mother and a fine
10-pound baby boy were taken to the
hospital.
289,108,070 Ten-Dollar
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Bills in Circulation
(By International News l_rv‘u.)
\\',\YSlHN';TU‘\', Dec. 12,-~There are
21,000 SI,OOO bills in cireulation, aceord
ing to a statement of the Comptgoller of
the Currency Thursday. There &re s.‘
000 SSOO bills floating around an 118, -
500 bank notes of SIOO denomination.
But the good old $lO note is the most
Epulu’. for there are 384,108,000 of thesy
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