Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, November 11, 1918, Night Extra, Page 9, Image 9

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WORLD WAR STORY
IN BRIEF OUTLINE
More Than Four Years of Unparalleled Strife, in Which
Humanity Has Won
Forces
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It was on July 28, 11)11. that the
world-war opened vlth AUBtrla'n declar
ation amilnst Serbia, just a month utter
the nssaislnation at Serajevo of the Aus
trian Crown 1'ilr.co, Francl I'Vrdhiand,
and hU wife, whlla on nn official visit to
the Bosnian capital. Tlili double nesis
sir.atlon merely ccrveJ as the pretext for
. plunging tlio world Into the cataclysmic
lash of nrrni and wholesale clauchtcr of
humanity tho worst of all nk'en.
Great Britain, Tlussia and France had
alnly tried to mediate. IlUhsta went
to the aid of Serbia by moblllzlnr; her
armies on tho Auitro-Hungartan fron
tier. On July 21, 1314, Garmany pro
claimed a "threatening (JanRer of -war"
and sent ultimatums to Russia, and
France. The next day ordcrd for cen
tral mobilization were Issued In Ger
many and France, and Germany de
clared war on Ru3'tt In defenso of her
ally, Austria-Hungary.
Germany's general plan of action was
first to crush France, then llUBila and
finally Great Britain. The German plan
In Its earlier staffes .uirt like u tlme
tablo, but the passage of the Germans
aci063 Belgium la asms halted bcfoie
)-lege and bcfoia Namur until great
artillery battered tho ay to the French
frontier. And now only eight marches
separated the advancing German.! from
the forts of Parlr. Despite determined
opposition by tho French and British
armies tho lnadera advanced to within
twenty miles of the French capital.
The' Battle That Pared Kurope
Then came the battle of the Marnc, the
battle that "decided th.t Kurope should
still bo European and not Prussian."
This battle (September C-10) forced the
Germans to retreat to the Alsne, whero
the' entrenched. For five daya (Septem
ber 12-17) tho Allied armies made des
perate but futile attemptn to break
through the enemy lines. lrom Swltcer.
land to the North Sea the enemy trench
system was extended. Antwerp was
captured October S, thud completing the
conquest by the Germany of the Belgian
coast. In the battle of tho "River Yser
(October 16-28) and the first battle of
Ypres (October 2 2 November 13) tho
German losses were estimated at 130,000
On the l'attern l'ront
Meanwhile on the eastern front the
Russian Invasion of liist Prussia was
mnklni- headway and thn necessity of
front the '
wltnarawmg ucrmaii irouim
west TfOnt to hult the Invaders helped
produce the German check on tho Marne
One P.usslan nrir.y, advancing from
Warsaw, was crushed In tho battle of
Tannenbura, 'rid a becond army, ad
vancing from ICovno, was disastrously,
defeated In 'the battle of tho Mazurlan
Lakes. Kast Prussia wan thus cleared
of the Russians, and General Hlnden
burg, who conducted that campaign,
be'eamo the military Idol of Germany.
.The Russian Invasion of Gallcla was
more successful. Tarnopol, Halle::, L,em-
berff and Jaroslav wero captured, and
hi March of the succeeding year
Praemyst had surrendered and the in
aslon of Hungary was thveatcned. In
December, thanks to the .relaxation of
Austrian pressure, Serbia oipelled the
Austrian Invadero from her territory. It
was in October of the first year of the
war that Turkey openly Joined thu Teu
tonic Allies.
' In naval warfare the British won the
battle at Helgoland light on August 28,
but lost threo crulscru In the North Sea
on September SI, On November 10 tho
German cruiser nmden waa caught and
destroyed at Cocos Island, after u seu
tatlonal pirating career. The German
Meet was drlen from the feus by the
lirltlsh in a battle oft tho Kalltland
- Islands In November.
Second Year of the War
Activities on the west front began fn
March with un Allied offenslvo In the
Champagne sector, followed by the soc
ond Pattlo of Ypres, April 22-26, but
the preparations of the Allies for carry
ing the formidablo German entrench
ments were Inadequate, and both offen
elvcs failed of their objectives. In this
second battle of Ypres the Germans tlrtt
ea mo v.icrnirtii-1 men,
used DolBon cae. In Hertembcr the
Allien again launched an oflenslvo In
cnampagno ana i lanaors w iiuoui maK -
J? an.yJ"aS'a",-ard .i i. Mn r
General French was supen-eded by Gen-
erai iiaig uB u" -"---
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It was
in Fcbrtiarv and March or tnis
year that tho Allies attempted to force
the Daraaneuej wun uicir ncois mono.
After long delay troops wero landed,
soma In April and others In August, on
the aalllpoll peninsula. Toward tho close
of tho year enormous Joseot; had been
suffered and the venture was apanaoncu.
rAll Poland was conquered and Cour
land overrun by the combined forces of
Jllndenburg and Mackensen. Tho Ilus
alana lost 1.200.000 ln killed and wound-
ed, 9,00,000 wero captured nnd 65,000
square mllec were wn-sted from Russian
'control. Bulgaria, long hesitant, threw
lier fortunes with tho Teutons In Oc-
' tober, and Serbia was crushed by u. slm
Ultaneoun Invasion of Austro-Germans
and Bulgarians which was completed ln
December.
To Americans, perhaps, the most mo
mentous occurrence of tho year wan the
deliberate Blnkmg by a German sub
marine on May 7 of the passenger steam
ship Lusltanla, with a loss of 1183 lives,
121 being Americans.
' Verdnn's Iferole lletUtanee
Two great battleu marked -the year on
t the western front The tlrst was the
" battlo of Verdun, begun ln February and
'f ended in July, The Germans were de-
icated with enormous losses through tho
.herelo resistance of the IYench under
General Petaln, whose brief message,
'They shall not pass," lias become his
toric .
A serloud blow to British prestige in
4'thi east occurred on April 29, when
General Townsnenu anu ni mmj u
aS.OOO'meh surrendered to tho Turks at
, ICut-el-Amara. .....
In naval engagements the battle of
Jutland on May 31 was the promlnont
ea fight. The British battle cruiser
fleet pnd the German Jilgh seas fleet
were the combatants, and thero was
heavy loss on both sides.
America Knters the War
Germany's ruthless undersea warfare
Imparted a more desperate character to
the conflict lu the early part of tho
year. Scores of belligerent and neutral
ships were sunk, many of them Amerl
"ottn, Eventually, on April 0, after re
Seated failures by the Wilson Admin
istration to bring the Berlin Government
' to its senses. Congress declared tho ex
istence of a state of war between the
Unltod States and Germany, an.d on Aus.
. Wit-Hungary on December 7. Knergetlo
jnMsurea were taken to raise, equip
d4 transport at) arr.iy overseas, and
fcj the MJ.of the year -ifio.ooo men were
rmOl'liilr Qral Pershing. 'Other
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Signal Triumph Over
of Evil
', emulated the) example of this country In
regard to Germany: amonir these may
J be mentioned 'Cuba, J'anamti, Urrece
' (after the deposition of Conutantltie),
Hlatn, Liberia, China and Uraxtl. Most
of the Uouth American countries simply
I sesered diplomatic relations with Uer-
' many.
' It was In March of luit year thnt the
vhole Oarman anny on the. western
front withdrew to the famous Illnclen-
bure llr.e, extending from Arras to Sols
donu. The buttle of Arras, beirun on
April 9 and ended early In May,
brought iillerht trains to the Alllr-). The,
battle of I-landers, lasting from July to
December, resulted In the capture ol
l'asschendaele'a rldire and other jmlrs
But the crowning; triumph for the Allies
In the west of this campaign came with
tho battle of Cainbral, which began on
November 110 antt ended In December.
The battle was beirun by "tanks" with
r)Ut artiIery preparation. The Illnden
burg line was penetrated and the Ger
mans were forced to retlro on a front
of twenty miles and to a depth of sev
eral miles. Violent counter-attacks by
the Germans forced partial retirement
of tho Allies from part of the linn.
'Ihe ItnllUll Ileballe
Russia, meanwhile, wan in tl.e throes ,
reiotutlon. Socialists and radl
cals forrrcd .i Government under Kor
enshy. Tho Crar abdicated on March
19. Husslan and German unnlen on tho
east front rested on their arms. Gcr-
munu took advantage of tho lull to uelro (
Rlir;
lea, thus threatening P'trotrrad, Uen
era
al ICornlloff failed In his nttrmpt to
seize power with a lew to restorlnc
order and prosecuting the war. Korcn
rhy waa overthrown b; the Bolshevik! In
x0t
qvemue-. itusslas obllcutlof.c to the
armlstlco with a view to immedlato
ocac, vae r.egotUtcd with Gcnr.an;.
Jlal's preat Part In Vlitorj
Bnth dlplotnutlcallj ar.d militarily
Italy's contribution to clvlllratlon'a vic
tor was of an lnsplrlngly explicit and
decisive order. Her prompt withdrawal
from the old Triple Alllanco to which
sho had been bound with Germany and
Austria, for defensive purpotos alone,
relleed Franco from defending her
Savoy frontier. Her overwhelming do
feat of Austria on the plains of Venetla
this uutumn lefi crumbling Germuuy
Isolated.
Italy declared war on Austria on Slay
23. 1D1C. Her offensive over dintcjlt
country toward the Tientlno and the
Caso plateau r.s Blow but determined
for nearly a. year ar.d a half. In the
fall of- 1910 came Cadorna's dashing
advance which won Gorlala ar.d almost
opet.td the way to Lalbach.
The I'irnt Itererie
In May of the following year the
Italians began a grat o!Tenslve In the
Ifonxo aiea. but when tho Itusalan up
heaval permitted the withdrawal cf
Austrian troops to tho Italian front a
new Austro-Oerman counter-drive wan
begun In October ar.d the Italians lost
280,000 men and thousands of guns. Thi
Italians made a ntand on the Plave and
Drenta rivers and opportune aid by
British and French halted tha advance
of the enemy.
The defeat of Caporetto, as this cam
paign has romo to be culled, was largely
occasioned by an lnoldlous Hun propa
ganda, whereby the Italian morale wa
petllously undermined. The reorganiza
tion of Kln-r Vlctor'u army, now led by
General Diaz replacing Cadorna, la ono
of tho most wonderful reversals of form
In the whole hlbtory of warfare.
In the belief that such a reformation
waa lmposJlble, Austria, prodded by
Germany, began a tremendous offenslvo
on tha Italian front on June IC, 1918.
French und British troops aided mail's
furces, with the result thnt Austrian
Initiative proved a boomerang and tho
Italian armies stood Immovably on the
line of tho Plave river.
Triumph Ullhont Treeedent
Italy's: victories of the past month
have been unparalleled. A half million
Austrian prlboncrj were taken before
General von Weber s'gned the model
of drastic armistices last Sunday. Trent
and Trlcst wero regained beforo hos
tilities ceaBed.
Tho complete downfall of Austria un
questionably put the final emphasis on
the seal of Germany's doom. The re
cent battles wero also unprecedented in
that tho fortunes of war. changed threo
Ulmes on the Venetian plains one
shewlly but actually Ineffectively in
favor of Austria and twice gloriously
t0i,,
Itrltlnh Win Talentlne
, ThJ BrItIsh m ,i(j y, h auf,
- "ered large reverees In tho Dardanelles
, reea)nc( pr.sKe ln lhe Iatter
part of last year by brilliant work In
i Palestine.
Russia's disintegration Into several In
dependent States marked the beginning
of tfie precent year. Upheavals of the
population In various parts of tho dls-
tracted country and extending Into Hl-
berla wero accompanied by civil wars.
political nnd social chaos, economic dis
organization' and great suffering.
Ukralnla, one of the Independent States,
negotiated and olgned a peace pact with
Germany In February, and ln March the
Bolshevik Government concluded a
peace treaty with 'the Central Powere,
thus ending for the time Russla'n par
ticipation ln tho war on the side of the
AJlles. Men and munitions thereupon
wro transferred by the German general
staff from the east to the west front,
and the Hlt.denburg hordes wero enor
mously strengthened. "
Tho Brest-Wtovsl: treaty, under which
this betrajal of tho aplri of Russia was
effected, has been exposed as one of
the many heinous crimes of treachery
and falsehood characteristic of Ger
many's course throughout the war.
The3e attributes were evidenced In the
Rumanian .negotiations, which reduced
that land to Impotence and to national
humiliation, and they have been listed
among the evils to be corrected tn the
Just peace to be exacted in the armistice.
H cannot bo denied that the early
days of 1918 were fraught with great
anxiety to the Allies and to the United
States, which in the Interval of consid
erably less than a year had added more
than a million of Its young men to tha
armies of -freedom.
The tense feeling that prevailed In
hundreds of American families and had
Its reflection ln Government circles waa
not relieved when the Teutons began
their greatly advertised "spring drive,"
which they boastfulljr'proclalnieil was
going to end the war in their favor. It
was on March 21 that the drive besau.
and ln thirteen daya by torrlRc massed
attacks tho Germans drove back the
British and French, a distance of thirty
five miles on a front of sixty miles, thus
wiping out the gains of tho Allies in the
two preceding campaigns,
it was after this great battlo that a
unity of command was agreed upon by
the Entente Allies and the United Stated,
and i General Ferdinand Koch, a Marne
hero, was given supreme command. Gen
eral Pershing Immediately offered 100,
000 men to tho generalissimo, and since
then American soldiers participated in
some 'Of the moat stupendous engage
ments of the war and cpvered American
. ';r- -jstu...
'EVENING pTJKCIty
4 a lull had come In tho German offen
sive, but there were three subsequent
attempts, late In April and In May On
the 27th the Germans reached thp Marno
on u Flx-mlle front, between Chatenu
Thierry and JJormans. They manageu
to deploy to nome extent on the east of
tho Marno front, but were held on the
north bank by the lten'ch and Ameri
cans. Then followed u nerlea of fierce bat-
ties, mo uermatis continuously IosIiik .
itround. Karlyvln the mornlnc of Jul '
ia inn enemy launched a desperate ut-
iac on ooui muea of llhelmii, but u.
spirited counter-attack carried out by
American troops droe him back. Then
the Americans delivered u scvond at
tack and pushed forward their lines 700
yards beyond the Point from which the
Kaiser's troops started their offensive.
On tho Kith tho French and Americana
again attacked the German lines and
advanced1 to hclghtn dominating the
Marne Valley, I
Chateau-Thierry and .St. Mlhitl
In u great tounter-oftenslvo brg.tn on
the monilng of the 18th French and
American troopi) drovo deep Into the
German llnca on a thirty-mile front be
tween Alsne and Fontcnoy, weit of Sols
sons and the Marne near Chateau
Thierry, the drle having for Its purpose
tho German rlicht flank.
The American troops carried all be
fore them throughout the i!h.. Thmi-
sanf's of prisoners and many cannon i w"l ndeuvor to re-uh u jerm.inent set
were captured. Throughout the next I tlcment of tho vast Issues arising from
day the battle raged and boveral dlv!
ulona of German reserves were brouuht
up. On the 21st the Kreneh and Ameri
cans occupied Chateau-Thierry and pur
sued the flcolnK OerrnniiB tlvc mile) be
yond that town. Town utter town and'
i many square mllca of teirltnry hae
, bein occupied uy the auvanc'.nB Allies
J as the Germans rapidly fell bade. ,
,itienuleil us the real turning point of
the war, when American valor amazed
the IVetich Just us It demolished the
Germans. Tho hurllnc; baclr of thi Oor
mans at Chateau-Thierry, military ex
perts have declared, artuall saed Paris
ft jiecond tlmo. Vrom this decisive period
of tho war rctriv.t, which latterly h
sumed proportions of rout, became the
order of theiday for tho beaten foe, the
wlplnff out of tho St. Mlhlel Ballent by
Pershlnru men relne; tlie outstanding
foature of a hticcesplon of victorious
ad, tha sr-sr tsrs ,
the acceptance of tho armistice -emu
laid dvjw.i by Marshal I'och.
1567 DaVs of Horror !
Convulsed Whole World
By the Associated Press
Tfio greatest war lu history end
ed thin morning at C o'clock, Wash
ington time, after 1GC7 days of hor
ror, 'during which virtually the
vhole civilised world ho.1 been cou-
VUECd.
Announcement of tho tremendous
event was tnudo ut the Stato Depart
ment at tho capital at '2M o'clock
this znorninK nnd ln a few seconds
wiia flashed throughout tho rontl
nent by tho Associated Press.
Details of tho terms, dictated by
Marshal Koch on Friday forenoon
to the Gorman armlstlco delegates
have not as yet been given out, but
it la believed they are such a nature
as to protect the world from a ro
Rumption of the strugRlo by the
Germani,. It in assumed tht they
call for the demobilisation of Ger
many's army, the surrender of part
of her fleet and tho dismantling ot
the rest and the evacuation of cc
cupled portlotiH of I'Vanco and Bel
Blum and of Alsace-Lorraine. It is
probable also that Germany han
ugrced to call home all her troops
now ln Russia and Rumania.
The terse announcement cf the
State Department did not tell any
thing of the ncene at Marshal Fetch's
headquarters at, the time tho armis
tice was signed. It was stated, how
ever, that at C o'clock, Paris time,
the signatures of Germany's dele
gates wero nftlxed to the document
which blasted forever the dreams
which embroiled the world ln n
otrugglo which has cost, at the very
lowest estimate, 10,000,000 lives.
Two More Monarch Kail
Wlion tho war began tho Teutonic
alllanco was headed by two of the
proudest houses ln history tho
Ilohensollerns und the Ilapsburgs.
Today, William II of Germany is a
fugltlvo ln Holland and Charles I of
Austria, whtlo ho muy be still In his
country, has been strippedjof powor
and has seen hl3 empire shattered
Into pieces.
Ferdinand of Bulgaria, another of
the rules ln tho Teutonic! combi
nation, has fled from his country, und
Mohammed V of Turkey, who also
Joined ln the attempt of Germany,,
to dominate the world, is dead, slain,
it is said, by the hand of an assassin.
Ilwolt Moves Swiftly
Whtlo the curtain was rolling
down on the most stupendous trag
edy in mankind's history, events
were moving with terrible swiftness
in Germany, tho nation about which
revolved the plot and counterplot of
the drama. Berlin. Lelpslc, Stutt
gart, Cologne, Hamburg and Frank
fort are In the hands of tho revolu
tionists who last week raised the red
flag at Kiel. Germany's navy ap
parently Is scattered into disjointed
units, each seeking sanctuary ln
Danish ports or waiting In German
harbors for the latest turn of events.
Crowds singing tho "Marseillaise"
are marching through the streets of
autocratic Berlin, and a soldiers' and
workmen's council has taken over
tho government of tho empire.
Three New Republics
Wurtembarg, Schleswig-Holsteln
and Ilesso-Darmstadt havo declared
themselves Independent republics,
following tho action taken by Ba
varia last Friday, Wilhelm It of
Wurtemberg Is reported to have ab
dicated. Paxony Is said to be near a.
like declaration, and the revolution
ists are said to bo In control at
Dresden,
Tho republic of Poland has terved
official notice on Austria that Poland
has annexed the crownland of
Gallcla.
Armlfrt Move Forward
As tho last hours of the mighty
combat drew near French, British,
Belgian and American forces were
rapidly pushing the last German
troops from France and Belgium.
General Pershing's men attacked
yesterday over a front of seventy
one miles from the Meuse southeast
ward Into Lorraine. This drive, prob
ably the last to be recorded ln tho
war, gained an average of two or
three "miles and approached within
ten miles of tho fortress of Metz.
William May Be Extradited
It Is suggested that William
Hohenzollcrn is not safe from the
consequences of his deed, even
though he hoa fled to Holland. After
tho sinking of tno iuaitania ana
during the early days of aerial raids
on London he was three times In
dicted for murder In England.
Under international law. It Is said,
requlrltlon for his extradition may
be mado by England under the in
dictments still standing against him.
China Extends Time on Loan -I'ealn,
Nov. 11. A further extension
of ali: month haa been rranteel by the
Chinese Government on the currency
loan agreement of 1911, which expired
October 14. The amount of tho loan
was 150,000,000. and Its purpose was
to reform the currency system, Owlnt
to th revelutlon--the loan was sot oem-
rr'fJuusPj i '. wz-jl.
Etig&B&r - PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY,.
T-
PEACE CONGRESS
AT EARLY DATE
Permanent Settlement of Formation of People-. Go
War's Vast Issues to eminent Proposed 1
Be Speeded
DIPLOMATS FACE TASK
Reorganization of Govern-
iuent.s and Worltl'ts Ru-incss
Permit iSo Delay
Uy ( Astociutrd 'nn
Wmlilnrton, Nov. 11. With the grant
Ing of the armistice to tho beat Ger
man ntmles by Jlnrshal Koch tho hoJwt
step will bo the nrrancemer.t for the I
meeting of the poaco conference v.hlch
thn crat world war.
UejrlnnlnK In Auuat, lfH, auto than
four and u half ear!) of tncrdlblj
bloody olrifo hao developed problems
thr.t may not le permanently udjjned
for a. geneiutlon.
The armistices which hae terminated
actual hostilities with tho Central Pov
er.i. beyond Keneral reference to piee
fettlementj" and guarantee for the t e -formanee
of any condition that ma., be
dictated by tho victors, did not mnUlr
any provision, for tho uMjcmblage n
peace delegates. I'or.bcquently It lu be
lieved the diplomatic nirencu-i vlll pro
ceed U that tat.lt at once, leaving the
military ngencles to deal with Hich qur.. ,
tloni ns doiiobllUatlon of the Into enetn
force.!, extension of Immedlato relief to
tho dlstnsied civilian Inhabitants, t.ot
e , -!; . r--!
tho Central Power where there la gen
eral distress, and disposition of the rfst
store.! of war matcrWl, of warships and
naval store.', and tlnally of the closure
of munitions plants In the enemy cojn
tries will proceed Immediately with the
plans for tho peace confeTence.
Demand for Karly Cunferonee
There Is every reason for holding the
gathering as soon as stable Governments
can bo set up In tho Central Powers I
to succeed ousted uutocracles. Vast
business Interests are held ln a Flute of
Buspens. until It lu determined what li
to be tho tuture. Aside from other unO
urgent reasons, great Industrial plant
used for war purposes muet again be
converted to the inauufacturo of htaple
commodities, and arrangements t-iuue for
the return to cill life nnd employtren
of the millions of soldlcis l.iteli en
gaged In war.
In order to Insure a continuation of .
tho harmony which has characterized nil i
of the diplomatic nnd military relations i
of the riter.tr Powers and America, and
to present a united front In the peace
conference against their lato enemies,
It Ij e.spectetl that the delegates of thesa
countries will get together tlrst ln pri
vate conference. In order to frame tl.eir
own program before nn effort Is made
to assemble a formal peace conferemo
Delegates from the Centrul Powers will i
Join thn gathering, when It cumes,
under beveru rebtrlctlona. Their Oocrn
nientn already han solemnly engaged
to be bound by the fourteen peace terms
and other conditions laid down by Presl-1
clout Wilson, and their activities prob
ably, must be limited to elforts to In- I
ducp the other delegates to accept Ger- '
manic construction of tho exact mein-1
Ing of these terms. Couched aa they
wero in Heiiei.il iuu.uti.e, i.iiq iA oppor
tunity for genuine, dltlerences of opinion
as to some, of tho details.
Ileelflton of Allien Mtlitt Preiai!
But ono fact must bo borno ln mine,
In caso of any real Usuo betwottn the
delegations the decisions of the dele
gates of tl-.o Al!!c3 and America must
provull.
Tho coming great pence conference
"" " " ...... ""'utttt'i
will surpass any In history : not only
ui-cauoe oi win ircnienuuua imponam-e
of tho liM-ies with which It must deal,
but also literally in sice Indication-! ,
aro thut the United States Government)
will bo represented by at least luilf a
dozen principal?, with a numerous body
of secretaries, counselors, trunslatuis '
and clerks, and It Is assumed that even '
the smallest of the nations which will
participate will seek to make a show in
point of number of delegates
This fact may Involve the tmnhuction
of most of the business of tho confer
ence by selected committees, whoso re
ports will come before the full confer- '
ence for ratification.
Srrltierlaml riser of Meetlne
As to the place of meeting there Is
yet much doubt, with many claimants
for that honor.
Little Switzerland I.i believed to bo a
strong favorite, and there his been
somo mention of the beautiful town of
Lausanne as an Ideal meeting place, one
report being that American agents al.
ready have quietly obtained hotel and
clher accommodations for the United
States delegates at that place.
INDIANAPOLIS GOT BUSY
Citizens
Begin Celebration '
i'ew .MiniltOS After Getting .News
, . . . , t.
Uy the Associated I'ress
Indianapolis. Nov. 11. Indiana be- ,
CHn to celebrate th signing of tho ar-'
mlStlc" within a few mTnutesafte? the I
tlrst flash from Washington was re-
celved Following the false reports a few .
days ago programs had been arranged '
In various cities, and only the word I
was awnitcn at any time ot duy or
night Pre-arranged signals were sound
ed as Boon as local newspapers gave
the word, and' within lcis than an hour
men and women began to gather on the
streets In the cities with noUe-maklng
devices. Factor whistles were tied
down.
,
General Barnett III in Franer
ain. a,nr Ilarnott has altel for Turl9 ' Ku!' "3 . m. ,?n
France, liavtn ben cabled for on no-' will remain hre for Borne time,
countof the serious lllnea of her hue-. Ite shows signs uf the hevero ircat
band. Major General Harnett, com- ment he experienced, together with Ills
mander of the marine corps. General f.iiow. prisoners, at the hands of tho
Eamett formerly was stntloncd at if , '""' '
I-eamio Island. Turl.3.
HI
Open Saturdays
TUSilFlvn
lEBERT FACES
HEAVY TASK
Xew Chancellor
WAR .MINISTRY TO AID
"' l
r
Co - operation of Cities and
Country Asked in "Work
of I'rovibioiiiii!:
urkli, N'. 11. Ui-i uuie nf th"
tmublc I" tho Interior oC Uoi'tuaiiy,
ITlnco JlaxltnllUn of ltaden and till
tho JiourKtoisIu tnlniPters luivi1 U1'
. , r .J i, -ii i
itoli froli llorllti. '
aliened, say u Alii
frledrlcli L."bei t, tho Clornmn Socliillst
lender, hut beci deflriltol rctoittiUed
as Chancellor.
This does not Indlrati" wlictlin
Prince Jinx hits rentaiicd mtruty us
Ch.uuifllor, ua fortcast, or nlto us
reeeut.
It In olliolally unnoiuicwl from Her
lln that tilt! War Ministry linn pluord
Itsulf ut the ills)unal of Herr llbtrt
This iiLtlon a fir the purputu of
nsurlng the pruvliIuiitiiK ol the urtiix
ami mhlhtitif; In tho solution uf tie
inuulilutlon problems.
u4tilnti)ii. No . 11- livU. .u n
Kbeit, uiioti ussutnlnK ollliv us
Cliani ellur, l'sued :i procliuiiatlon
nunounultiK thnt tt- Government at
Herlln had taken churiio of business
;"n'nlh.to addressed to "the cllticim"
tu nrtent civil w.r ami famine. Tn
of German,, thn Chancellor tuiil he
wj.i KuinK to form a peoples govern
ment t hi lug about pwico "us quickly l
as tiusslbli" and to confirm the liberty
.v'lloh the Government lio.i gained, i
Tiio tnxts of the proclamation nnd I
tho manifesto were sent out by tho
Gentian wlreles.3 station ut N.iuen und
picked up by naval radio sta
tions In this counti,. In making them
public tho State Department Mild It
would not vouch for tho accuracy of,
thu fuct3 presented. The prucUma i
tlon Bald:
Tel of tin l'l'orlaiiiuttun
The new Government has taken 1
ehuiKO of liuslncbs In order to pre- I
btivo the Gciriian p-oiilu from clUl
war and famine and itt 6rder to en
force Its Juut claims of m-lf-de-ti-rminatlou.
This tusk I onl can
accomplish if all tho authorities ln ,
all the civil ot!lee.-i I.i towns In litttdcd I
uNtrlcts lend to it helpful hand. !
I know It will be hard for mauv i
to cooperate- with tin' new men who
now have to lend tho business uf
tho empire. But I nppT,l to their
love for our people. If organization
of publlo life stops in this herlous
hour, tnen Germuny will be prey of
unarrhy and most terrible mUurj .
Therefoie. lend together with mo
your help to our country b. con- i
Uniting work In fearless .1id Iito
lcntliig maimer, everybody 'n his
position until the hour bus coinu
that tellevcs us of our duty.
The text of till' manifesto follow:
Citizens: Foirner Chancellor Prime
Max of Baden, with uscnt of nil tho
secretaries, has charged me to carry
on burliness of Chancellor, !
I uin going to form u new Govern
ment with purlins, ntul shall report
with a brief delay ubout the results
to Uie public. New Government will
bo given for the people Its en
deavor must bo to bring to the peo
ple peaco as quickly as pohslblo and
to confirm thu liberty which it has
trained.
Citizens: I ftslc for the uxhistnncc
of you all in heavy tjkH which
uwalt you. You know hliv seriously
war threatens upprovl.slonment of
people which Is the tlrst condition
of political life. Political revolution
ougnc noe eo uisiuro upprowslon-
nient of land districts nor to disturb
ought not to disturb npprovlslon-
production of food nor Its trnnsnor.
tntton into towns, but to fostor it
Kcarcitj of food mums looting nnd
plundering, with misery for all. Tho
poorest would suffer In the most
heavy fashion. Worklngraen ln In
dustries would be hit most severely.
Whoboover takes away food or other
objects of necessity or means of
transportation necespury for their
distribution commits tho heaviest
sin agaliiht all of us.
Citizens: I urge you all to leave
tho streets and provide for quiet
and order. EKCIiT.
KEEP "LID" ON ENEMY ALIENS,
Department of Justice 'Warns ,
Against Relaxing Vigilance i
fiy the Associated Press
Wiuililnrton,
Nov. 11
-Warnlncs was
issued today
by tho
Department of
Justice against any relaxation of resruia-
. tlons governing conduct of enemy aliens i
I In the United State-s of measures to
i guard against disloyalty. I
The department through Jt.s agents
everywhere ln the country plans to main
tain, If possible, even greater watohful-
, nAcj ritirinrs ll tlrna nf nrr..nfflni TiHine
fc?f'"'L.?.ft!;t'"!r.1.y .a"Sf"l VI0.'""
Allied solidarity In peace negotiations.
Internment of dangerous enemy aliens
win be continued, and those now In
""'Ps will be confined until after peace
s signed. Authorities will continue their
tortrtwWnwn.
P-etlon of naturalization and removal of
enemy status.
GENERAL TOWNSHEND IN PARIS
ran, -.o, . .v,s... -.- -,
the British commander captureo bj the
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Artistic Lamps and
Lighting Fixtures
Quaint Florentine hand
wrought designs that lend
themselves t o interior
decorations that arc now
the vogue.
The Horn & Brannen Mfg. Co.
Uitn l (A Crttbel ( Matting
427-433 North Broad Street
.t thtri wlk 1M Auitm.llU Rut
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NOVEMBEK JJ, 1018
WILL SUPPORT PRESIDENT
Cun Count on Counts-) men. 1
KtifilMi hlectiou (.oinmciit
Siifdal Calilr to l.irnlnx 1'iitiHc l.iilfcr
C Plrtjht
1
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1 .1, In In,
li 1 on tlu n.erl. in . inn i'ti f
J 'KnRllHl.nieii nr n. t , olifi niMl tt .
tirep mi ipiiiun . m v ,) ,.r tli ..tin
M-iKHrdltig lh- iMt.ri',,1 poltt I. h t' tin
, inlteil Statw Hat tin are denI h
teiestnl In the lotitlnutd tAenlun b
PresldiMit Wilin i.r bin Htn.tiR l-r)nnl
I ItltlUCIK l.Hr the lurlnll. .nrr.nl t
J1' "''-"'';;'" M.tion n.. sube.an-
tlal puny dlfferotin Iihm ileeln.l In
lAmciU'u nml the l-rwldent xhould lie
niiio to i aunt tn tli. tnd on li , country
men's support
GIRL OF SIXTEEN SUICIDE
Kmeline li;iilc T.tkr- I lor ,if,
W iili C.i.
1 1-n.eniie t ill, ui xt m t
coiniiiltleil Mil id- 'i,!' i ,,
cordlnK tu the . !!(- or iwr li . , ;i,
i Spruce Mreet tw lurn'inr i th, , ,.. i,
nn muni 'no juii ' !.... ,t ,
not liMineu
y?0 " 0 Store
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Confiners
or
Brassieres,
33c
Pink ' white
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Tomorrow Very Important Savings on Newest
Winter Wearing Apparel Come and Save !
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Extra Special!
New Serge
Velvet and Jersey
Dresses
$
16'
53
They are extraordinary valuei
and many are worth tlouble oil'
special sale price.
Collarle.-.-" models, stunniiif
straiRht line, tunic and plaited
cll'ects; in fact, every new model
if the seuEion.
$1 & $1.25 Lingerie
Waists fffftC
59
Dozens of styles in white
voiles and orsrundie. with
lace or embroidery trimmed
fronts, or tailored effects.
I
$3 Silk Georgette Waists
Lace and embroidery trimmed
9
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fionls. All sues.
Women's $1
Pink Batiste Envelope Chemises
Pink Silk Satin Camisoles
Pink Batiste or Crepe Bloomers
Embroidered or Lace Trimmed Styles
I
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A Monthly
Women's Serge & Sillc
uresses $
$
Values to $12.50
New fall and m Inter
uiOdeU of frerRf"
Katlns and rich taf
fetas, reflectliiB new
itjle thoughts most
unusuat at thl3 low
iriti".
rur -uoiiar
I.I.. ...,l.r.D nmlrjfl
A Ulk ymviiutr i""'"
Children's
Chambray
Dresses
possible Mure thun E00 cuts ot Rood
warm ervlieall wofclens, with large tur
i Dllars Many nre l'ned throuKhout, l'tiJl
Hare nml belted models All slzet tor
vonien anil misses.
Children's
Winter
Coats
s3.98
Oood -Aarni cordu.
roy coats lined.
Rlzes from 2 to (
years.
69
Good serviceable
wash dresses, uraa
smocked, blzes
6 jearn,
to
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DEEDS OF VALOR WIN
U. S. SERVICE CROSS
Colonel John II. I'tirkfi" (.iw-tl
for Mfpi'iilt'tl eli of
v (liilliuilrv
UillilllKlnn, .N II-
The commander-ln-i'hlef. In Ore Mine
of thn l'rmtilent, ha Hwarded the
lilstlliifulnhod, Sertlr CrePs to the fol
luwlntft .
Colonel John II. I'aiker. luJil Infan
ts, fur x.triiordlimry heroism tn nv i
tlim at KeichiprH. Fiaiiiw, .Sprll 2i I
During1 th pnimtjuneiit Colonel l'aiken
went out in a wltlier!ti hutll bnnBo
In liiBjui't lilf Ilia Uepeateillj h
cHintiid upon III tiring step ( the
tren'h Ctatnlliif th i ith his huik
ti t.td llui ell.illi: anil ltli shll T'jlli
tfiti l' lllne; lui I In lie talkwl tu his
r u .li fiiii'h mot uiun ti-nii' a1 to r
fiHFUit ami lnaie Ihi in tip hi whi'ti b
'-fi th ieii' iln-iit.i .ml n bitter
iMndltloii to ward aKa.ii"t ntttuk
lit iiui mhI aiaiiiil ti i '' 'tii
Opens 9 A. M.
-Closes 5:30
MARKET STREET
Tomorrow Second Day
A Big Special Sale
WINTER COATS
Actual $22.50, $25.00,
$29.50 and $32.50
Values
imo--t GUI) coats, and enei v
one :i wonilcifitl value at this
priwc.
.Most of them ure lui ti'itn
HH'il others plu-.li or !-elf-liinincd
but dozens of st.vles
i'of choice.
Pom Poms, Broadcloths, Wool Velours, Kerseys,
Burellas, Seal Plushes and Heavy Cheviots
N'd Kicuter value- will bu found in Philadelphia and every size is
embraced-- III to 20 for juniors and misses- and 34 to 41 for women.
' Reduced!
ISO Women's
$22.50 to $25.00
Suits
16
Smart late fall and winter
models of bioadcloths, wool ve
lours, twill.-, K"bjrdine-s, burel
las, poplins nnd FcrRes
Many arc trimmed. All regu
lar and extra size.
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lined.
35.ill
$p.'
In
Underwear
69c
Economy Sensation!
00 &7ffiTV
TRW
Women's Serge & Poplin
Suits, at
7
.98
Values to $15.00
Just Imagine bus
ing all-wool berg? er
poplin nulls at this
low price! Scleral
stjles for choice In
ny blue r blacK
All sizes.
Women's and Misses' $10.00 to $22.50
uoaib $
75 to
tHl f' ITl
'c f
-
Infants'
Dresses,
Caps
or
Petticoats
Girls'
Winter
Coats
$8.69J9.98
49'
Cloths, corduroy &
velvet Kur trimmed.
Blzes 8 to
HOME OF STYLE AND ECONOMY
M v ' '
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Parker for the GtlUnWltiK act p ixtruar;
aff.nry herbltin Ol Jul 51, ntf
1 runnt tranu , he . uiue u perianal t1 j t
mnalcs.in oicr a fr int ut nbout two J"
1 ikintlcm on hrceUi . ,n the faco fct j
ium dr., iii'.tmtii'd t j 1'n.netll d y
("it (Icriiun ' ees ur.U In Ui'ed t m most
fii rtlltllR "ll" MllprtiMi r I il. I'uCW '
i in Ic s. i.nl tir i ui n b
ililn- tiK'i'i t li'-i ider a UcaVr ,
iitllUT bw rum t ' - i) in . 'ii of
lunch nc-ifiiti Ire
t'VD'iie i U Uaf ? i WCi Col f t,
nel I'arknr f i" tho tm.'y.. ue u. of JZ
tiauntlnni, hurtlnti 'u ,Tu! IC, on tl't '
.-.
roiiil thtoui;h Lh l'"oi moil, between
llnanlei and . f'bari.iH. Trance, ii
batttillon 1ut eomlrnf Into tl.o lino v!tA
halted nullliiK' ordcis 'jbje'tcd ud
tlenl) tn mi Inti-iifn ai'illcry lonccntm
tlon tbt men, who li.nl uiny suol) covw
us wan airordad b Hie sliul'ow dltclita
i nlniK th rmiil. were t'u j('t 'nM some
confusion. M that mui i-ni Co.r.iel Vaf
ker omiiM ih.wii the v,ml 'in horsebaclf
lii.moillate afl'' i'".J t'ne t tuntlon,
li- twk i mie (l,jn t i .ne lid bac'i
nyntii ..i 'Ijv v .i ." 't.plt'S to talK
wlt'i -iio mi anu !..!' li' hli fi-arlets
lip m.i -xpii'iie'i' j d:reeard p'
tl.inj,i i ' i;i i,t. u .nl t' troop
-mil ii. Mil i-l jr ' i di a an
imp' .'.in ji.r r
P. M.
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vruuic-ii a
Topless
Corsets,
97c
Klu-iUi
in u il.
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White
of Our
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Hudson Seal
Stoles
$24.75
$39.75 Value
Kxtrn. lone and irood
JBN J -.3 -:
It, hnndeomel,
VlalicliurJuii VVi.lf
lilnck. tanpo j nd pu e
Women's $3 Fall
SKIRTS $2-00
In neat plant ana checks, AUo
plain navj blue . r blacK. Pleated
htylee.
5
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$11.98
9
$JA.75
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Girls' $1.50
Gingham &
Emb. Dresses
98
Several stylts for
choice, b'li-es from 3
to 14 jeais.
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