1 1 f it V K TBE WEATHER Washington, Nov. 20.Cltfudy and slightly colder tonight; Thursday, fair. TEMrnuvrntKi at nrit ITT 8 1 9 110 111 112 I II 2 I I4S I 50 I 48 IMUl 151 I VOL. V. NO. 58 CHAIR WARMERS IN CITY HALL TO KEEP SOFT JOBS Finance Committee's Econ omy Spasm Ending in Usual Fashion INDEPENDENTS HELPLESS ' Appeals and Arguments for "" Elimination of Waste and Sinecures Produce Nothing Vi'f . WonoCof tile soft -Jobs in city and cbftni&oflices. have, been diopped dur ing .1&unclls nnatice committee's i&yVof .ine 150,000 000 budget for lteojidtlvs.chalr-w armors are Bare fjJranplhp'r i.vpl.vjo months. It Is like ly? thatnsoradMridep'cndpnt members In Coimcns ;w-ill",nalk nt approving them. bfytjt(he''.aro majority can piss them deitrtiprppp'osltlon. .usuatho only result of a com mittee study of department demands has been to call the attention of the public to payroll ivnsto and cNtraa gance, which contributes substantially to tho heavy burden of tax increase which has been Imposed during- the Vare-Smlth reglmo and which It is pro posed to continue so that street clean ing and garbago contractors may set increased revenues from their con tracts. City Hall has experienced too many BpasmB of economy that ended almost at birth to bo seriously disturbed by tho repeated declarations of Chairman Gaffney, of Councils' Finance Commit tee, that ho favors abolishing "useless jobs." His efforts to "And" any such jobs, as well as tho efforts of the other members of tho Vare-controlled Fi nance Committee, hae been signally fruitless, and. although tho word econ omy Is frequently in the mouth of commlttco members, that is the only eldencp of its exlstenco that a study of approved appropriations shows. rpmnd Higher Than I'.kt Many of the department budgets that go io Councils tomorrow are larger than ever hefore In the city's history and most payrolls were approved by a per functory vote without any attempt at a serious study of the needs for tho places. In n number of Instances where questions were asked by Independent members as to tho need for such largo psyrolK assurance was given that the city would be crippled If changes were made that would save money Chairman Oaffney, a. law associate of Attorney General Francis Shunk Prow n, the private counsel for Senator Varc, and a Varq worker In South Philadel phia, has guided the department de mands safely through the shoals of In dependent opposition nnd, with but few exceptions, the most glaring Job-grabbers hue gotten away with their de mands What will be dono with salary increase demands-for some of those holding tho softest places will bo de cided by the councilmanlc financiers tonight. Independent Councllmen aro deter mined to oppose the wholesale provid ing of soft places for Vare henchmen, but It is questionable If they will be able to stem the tide that brings tho city and county personal sen Ice Item to the unheard-of flguro of J20.000.000. Vare members say they will put through their. "econom" program without any serious opposition. Independent Councllmen hoped that this year would see the abolition of the useless branch tax offices of which therp are eight scattered over tho city and costing In salaries S"G,050. Theso form fine resting places for political workers and In some Instances they take In enough taxes during the course of the j ear to cover the expense of their operation. Beat Place Io Start " The abolition of these places they look upon as the first practical move Councils could make toward putting the city on something like a business basis and getting rid of political ,hangers-on There are hundreds of other Jobs that are simply political sinecures, in the opinion of many Councllmen. but the branch tax offices offer the best point for an economy start. Ever since their establishment they have been a source of scandal because of their admitted uselessness. Tho argument of Receiver of Taxes Kendrlck and his political associates Is that thy branch odlcea aro a public con venience In the sections In which ihey are located. It is ndmltted. however. imu me Dig volume or tax collections Is made through the malls and by the cen tral office In City Hall Thero are forty-eight Jobholders In the snug berths In these branch odlces Which, since thefr establishment, ft. doten yenrs ago,' have cost tho c'ty more than (1,000,000. There are eight branch receivers at $2500 each, eight cashiers at 11800, twenty-four clerks nt J1100 and eight Janitors nt J720, In ad dition to the cost of upkeep, which brings thetotaI tb's year to 1100,000 The efforts of Select Councilman Harry Trainer to save the city some of the money given to departments for "extra help" or for temporary clerks met with defeat, despite the fact that he showed places never provided by Counplls had been created by officials and boards, tho usual allowances for ci trns were tacked on the already long snlaty lists for tho various city und county departments. Trainer' KfTorU Failed Trainer's assertion that so many po ' lit leal hangers-on had been cared for by the Board of Registration that all could not stajj In City Hall at the samo time, without being in each other's way, met with no change In the situation In the appropriation to tho Registration Com missioners. His efforts to brand as un necessary nnd useless the position of health officer, held by Charles II. Hues tla, editor of the Phlladelph'a Inquirer, a morning newspaper, met with no bet ter, success. Francis F. Burch and Ira D Gar man. 'the two Independent members of the Finance Committee, have been at tentive listeners to the preparation of the budgets, and several times have at tempted to call a halt on tho reckless manner In, which money wan being dis posed of. It is considered unlikely that either) of these two .men will sign the raparf rcrerring- tna neayybudget to 09WI-I14 tomorrow, f TS t imrn 3 I 4 1" 51 I I I I ruhllflhed DaIIv Hrnt Sunflm Cop right, 11118. ly the EXPRESS RATES SHARPLY RAISED BY R.R. DIRECTOR McAtloo Gics Notice of Increases of 16 nnd 17 Cents Per 100 Pounds on Merchandise aslilitoton, N'ov 20 General In creases In express rates were announc ed today by Director Gcmral McAdoo of the railroad administration Hast of the Mississippi and north of tho Ohio and Potomac Rivera the new rates on merchandfeo will bo about 1'mUST READJUST PLANTS ana ii cents a nunurea pounds more than nt present. Tho Increase on food rates will be about 75 per cent as much For the remainder of the countrv the merchandise rate will be Increased about ten to twelve cents a hundred pounds over the present scale, nnd the Increase In food rates will be proportionate! 75 per cent The Increases, It was announced lire due to Increases In Viagra and become effcctlvo Immediately. CHARTER FIRST, . CONNELLY'S VIEW City Solicitor Favors Early Consideration of Re vision Plans REPLIES TO VARE PLEA Cltj Solicitor John P Connelly is In favor of proceeding at once with con sideration of plans for revision of tho cltj charter or for an entirely new charter. He so suited this afternoon in an in terview tint was in effect an answer to Senator Kdwln H, Vare, who has urged tint the nntter of tho chnrtcr be put aside until r. Stato constitutional con ventlon Is held After the declaration of Governor elect .Sproul In favor of a convention for constitution il revision .Senator Vare lost lltllo time finding In the Governor-elect's proposal an apparent reason for putting off the mattir of reforming tho ritv's government He said the constitutional convention would determine what sort of charter the city could havc,Nnnd there fore the whole charter matter could well wait on tho convention linger to Proired Without formally answering .Senator Varo and without even referring to his proposal to delay consideration of char ter revision or n new charter, Mr Con nelly declared himself eager to proceed with consideration of a new fundamental government system for tho city It Is quite reasonable and advisable, he ssld, for those who havo the In terests of tho city at heart to go ahem! and prepare a scheme to remedy the evils of the present municipal govern ment, a schemo that they c in placo be fore tho constitutional convention or the Legislature for approval when the proper tlmo comes Mr Connellj & lid he was still satis fied that his course In inviting certain leaders In civic affairs to consider char ter pHns with him In hi! office net Tuesday was tho right one JIni Drafted Form of Charter Mr Connelly has prepaid! a form charter which he believes would be ade quate to the needs cf .tho city, but ho refused to say anything about tho de tails of It In advance of his confer ence with leaders In the city next week Senator Vare's own words convict him of double-crossing the pub lic In connection with tho charter revision movement, according to formal accusations made by John C Winston, chairman of tho Committee or Seventy The first step In tho renewed battlo for revision of the city's charter to end long-standing abuses will be taken to day at a meeting of the executive board of the Committor of Seventy. Urgent Need of Hemrdr "I am altogether decided that we. should proceed with consideration of revision of tho present city charter or of a new charter," said Mr. Connelly. ' Thero Is urgent necessity of remedial legislation for tho evils of the present city government and tho fact that a constitutional convention may bo held does not constitute an argument against Continued on Pace Two. Column Two FOOD DEALERS PUNISHED Federal Administration Hevokcs One License and Closes a Store The Federal food administration Ins revoked for an Indefinite period the license, of Charles H Davis, who does business under the nartie of Charles E. Davis Company, 421 North Water street, this city, and closed tho stoio of iionn & ueittcr, 033& woodland avenue, for thirty days Various dealers In butter and eggs, both In Minnesota and In Wisconsin, re ported that their financial returns from shipments to the Davis company1 were, very meager. Goods which left their establishments In first-class condition were reported by Davis as having been Hold as third and fourth class goods, and a corresponding reduction was made by him In the amount of money which ho returned to tho dealers. ' . The United States Marshal was unablo to find Davis, and bo paid no at tention to the requests of the food ad ministration officials to appear before them for a. hearing It Is said he has ..wv .- .,rf. ....,. u, jtcuier are 'charged with having received one bag of sugar containing 100 pounds from a boy, who had stolen It. Kor this BUgar $6 was paid nnd no certificate was given as is required under the regulations of the food administration POTTER TO FIGHT SKIP-STOPS Fuel Administrator Moved to Ac tion by Coroner's Figures William rotter, Federal fuel adminis trator, will send representatives toWash ington todny to urge the ubolltjon of tho skip-stop system Ills action fol lows statements of Coroner Knight lust week In which the latter blamed the, skip-top system largely for thirty-nine recent trolley car fatalities. The skip-stops were Introduced by traction companies throughout the en tire country by order of the fuel ad ministration, during the latter part of Aueust. Tho method of conserving fuel by reducing trolley stops was adopted as a war measure, "number of- other cities throughout uentraj Jubltt ffiebger Putmrrlptton Trice ffl a Yonr htf Mnll I'UDIIC Itlifpr Compnn U.S. CONTRACTS FOR ARMY SUITS CANCELED HERE Tentinalvcrs Also Get In- blnictioiib to Start No New Work Many Converted for Waij Pro duction Must Be Restored to Peace Basis The Government h.c ordered flims In this cltv nnd elsewhere lmmedlatelv to drop vnrlous war contracts on which work Ins not nlrcadv hegun These contracts cover the manufacture of wall and shclter-lents mosquito bars barracks bags, overcoats, uniforms, hats I and other clothing The order has been conveyed to the I manufacturers In 1'hlladelphla In letters ' i signed bv Captain John T ("Hvton of the iu iitenniistti corps here The let It ers wire sent on authority from tho . . Quartermaster Oeneral, in VA ibhlngtnn. I ' 111 Modifv t entrails The Idlers sent out b Captain Cli ton glp the contractor ponnisainn t" tnko Chilian contrntts at onco and to push thorn to completion, regardless of an Wovornment contracts on which work Is begun Government work now started, however, Is Io be finished as soon as conveniently possible, but owing to the sweeping ch inges made nccts s irv b th execution of the new oidti the firms linking the Government work I will not lo held strictly to the tciinsi of tlulr contracts as lo the dolivon I dates nvrd The noliip to ee.ibo tutting Govern ment doth is imperative and makes it jirbltnrv for the contractors to h ivo the uniut i loth re ids for delivery lo tho loril 0.11 irlernnstcT's depot on de mand of the authorities of tin mrps htri 'I he niolhnd, uod by the Govornimnt In letting contrails for the mamtftu turo of such aitlcles as aie effected bv the now onlei his bun for the (Ju.iilir maslers Iiep-vrtim nt lo supply the vari ous f.utorbn vv ith tho law doth and for the contractors to do the lutting and making and return tho finished product Thous mils of vsrds of Govermiu nt owned cloth are now stored In vaiious lcc.il factories, and all this will lie re turned to the authoiltles for whatever uss thev may do Ide to make of It. Tens of thousands of uniforms over coats and other articles cntiaited for bi.ve alreadv boon begun., this woik will be eotnplcttd, and then the factories will re itljiist themselves on a. peace-time basis JIanj of the contractors engaged In this lino of Government woik have i om Iletelv nltirid their plants l" irdei to carry it on and the cancellation of the contracts means a complete reversal to their former activities Soni llullt 1 nclorlri Othei firms have erected big new fuc toiles to care foi this work, the susklnd Cnmpanv former clothing manufactur ers, being among this number Among the llnnd to feel the weight of tho new edict are- The Klrschbauin Clothing Compnny, V S-nclIenhurg & Co Ti Salus & Co , the Pougherty Bed ding Company, the Ulrhards Manufac turing Company, and virtually cverj tent and snllmiker In the cltv, as well as nianv tniallcr establishments Somo of tho firms are alresdj plan ning tho return to peacetime work ono nt least, the Atlantic Overall and Shlrf Company, having already begun the manufacture of Its former products The Clayton letter was received this morn ing nnd the- management found that all Government work was about completed and tho rencvv'al of old work started at once ALL BERTHS TO BE CHEAPER - McAtloo Plans Reduction in Sleeping Car Fares Reduction In sleeplnc car fares on lines unner liovernmeni coniroi is neiiiK considered by railroad administration UillCl.lls i ,,n iruiinii i.ciu iuuu; Abolishment of the extra fare of half a cent a m'lo for Bleeping car ti .im portation vi as said to be before Dlrei tor General McAdoo Tho sleeping car rate hlnce the June Increase Ib 3Vj cents a mile, w Ith tho charge for accommod i tlons additional The extra charge of half a lent a m'le Is yleldlnif revenue at the rate of J67,00n,O0O annually Elimination of the extra faro must be offset with rev tsiue from pome other source, ollleials believe Upon the finding of another source of revenue was paid lo depend Mi JIcAdoo'a decls'ou to restore the three-cent rate. m.lltn I, .. n a Innv.iarl 1.n, tfn i. PHILA. AVIATOR DECORATED Lieutenant Duckstcin's Informa tion Defeats Enemy Attaek riylng through continuous inavv rifle, machine-gun and anti-aircraft fire Lieutenant William Dleksteln, son of Itrs Caroline Ducksteln of Philadel phia obtained Information tint resulted In the crushing of a German counter attack This story of heroism and valuable service Is told In the official citation of General Pershing In vvhlch Lieutenant nuckstcln Is awarded- the distinguished service cross v Lieutenant Ducksteln vvaa severely wounded by a machine-gun bullet, but he mad his observations and wrote a report that brought a severe repulse to the Germans Ho flew over the enemy lines less than 200 meters up In the nlr and watched tho massing of a fresh Get man division for the attack. pucKsloln was an nrtist Here beroro he enlisted. Ho trained for aviation at Fort Sill. Ol.la. ARMY RECORD PERMANENT Service of Each Individual to Be Noted by Wxir Department Washington, Nov 30 (Uy A P) General orders made public today by tho War Department have been transmuted to all organization commanders In tho United Btatcs covering In detail tho process to bo followed In demobilization of the troops. Can ful provision Is made for retaining a permanent record of tho service performed not only by every or gahlzatlon of tho army, but of each In dividual officer and man who composed 'particular attention la given to the final physical examination of men called up in the draft; for limited mili tary service because of physical disa bility. In view of the possibility of future disability claims. . To safeguard the soldiers' Interests provision Is made for TI-UMl p U Ul HHOIt It Wl 1M1U" tnan'ofithe. examining surgeon aro dls- rate THE EVENING PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1918 If v .,Wfe ji fjjm Hi, MkW$L$mK i IB? filliiilP i 4,S?"..;' KER ADMIRAL TYItWHITT fio rereiveil llie surrender of tweulj German Miliitinrines on board Ins llnp'liip, a Ilrili'h cruiser, ibis inoriiiti! ut sunrise GERMANS TURN 20 SUBMARINES OVER TO ALLIES Will Surrender Fortv More To morrow in Obedience to Armistice Term ? the Associatid l'rc 1 olidiin, Nov JO Twcnlv Gi rm in subnnrlni s were sui rendercd lo Koir vdinlral Iteglnald W Tyrwhltl, thirty mllm off Iluwich this morning nt sunrise, .11 cording to a press association dispatch These 11 c tho first U-boats to bo turned over to tho Al lies by Germany Admiral Tyrwhltt reeenid the suriin der of tho German i raft on board his flagship, 11 Urltlsli irul'ei The surrendered subin irlnes will pro ceed to Harwich In charge of tlulr own crews The L, boats will then be boarded bv Hntlsh irews and interpre ts s and proceed to Pnrkiston Jua , nearby Tho Germans will leave the submarines there nnd hoard transports for their return to- Gcrnnnv 'Iwenty additional submarines will be surrendered on Thuisdiv and twenty more on Tl Idav The rcnnlndei of the U-boats to bo, handed over In ncordnnce v PI ") arml'M-a ( iih i" To sIm up later TRUCK DROPS INTO RIVER Two Hoys in Molore.ir Tli.it Plunges From Grajs Fern Ihiilc V (lve-ton tiurk cr isheii through the Iron ralllnu and went oei the sldo of Grays Terry bridge In 1 flft'-foot drop Into the Schuy lk-lll Ith er y csterday , w hen the dilvcr, Herford Kllpatrick, ciBht een years old, of 300". Oakford street, lost control of the machine in attempting to avoid anothei luavy vehicle With Kllpatilck were I'rnnk McPevltt, thir teen years old, of CG0- Wilton stuet, and Joseph JlcConnell, fourteen, of .111 South fifteenth! stteet McDevItt jumped and landed on the bridge unhurt Kllpatilck and JlcCon nell went over with the truck into' tho river Whllo Kllpatrick was swimming to shore, 'William Krugcr, 1334 South Stanley street, rescued JlcConnell The latter was taken to the l'oly clinic Hos pital and Kllpatrick to the University Hospital DESTROYER TO BE LAUNCHED it 1 1 1 , r vr j 1PW Jarot). Jones lo l.cae Wa8 at Ciiinilrii I oil.iv The .New l ork Shlpvird, Camden, will have Its first 1 niching this month this afternoon, w lien tin I tilted Slates torpedobo it destroier Jacob Jones, named after the lomniodore bearing that name, will bo launched The Government, haw not removed the ban on public launching which was placed whentlie war started, and, there, fore, ot.lv the shipyard ollleials and em. ploves and the launching partv will be present lo see tint speedy lltlo craft liaie, the ways This will be the sixth destroyer launched at the plant There aro still a dozen ni the viays and they will bo readv for launching within the next two months, although the work Is not being rushed on them now tint the wur Is over Tho old Jacob Jones, also a destroy ct, wis toipedoed list December KEEP BUILDING, DANIELS URGES Tells Congressmen Iay Growth Should Nol Foiesee Peace Hnnhlnglon, Vol 0 - (Hy A P ) Continued naval expansion by the Lulled Slates, without lefcnrd, nt pres cut for possible decisions of tho peaie conference, tin foimatlon of a leaguo of nations or icduitlon of nrmament was recommended to ongrisi today Jiy ec. rft.irv Daniels nt a prlvato confenncu with the House Naval Committee, w'ltin Is framing tho 1D20 naval appropriation bill Discussion vi ith tho Secretary latgely concerned the leaguo of nations and dis armament, called for In President Wil son s peace principles Mr Daniels In. sisted that construction should proceed, because these (juestlons arc for future settlement and no ono can foresee the decision NEW REVENUE SOURCES Austria Has Plans for Raising An other Loan Ila.el. Nov 20 (Dy A I ) An nouncement Ih made at Vienna by the council of state that it has decided to raise the new Austrian loan from ' new sources of revenue" because of tho fi nancial situation WEATHER-WHYS ll'io tore r trouble uhen com fort's in sightt hovers and ueathcrmen share TMs "Cloudu and slightly colder jo ntght. Thursday, fair." . Us TELEGRAPH MYSTERY VEILS : GERMAN REVOLT; , RED FLAG GOES sins That Former kaiser Max Still Have Hold on Government lAI'ECTED AT POTSDAM .Cli.iilcs Helieed in He t tempting to Sine Aus trian Crmui I v Ens of the German icvolt are nn ' 1 euMi disippenring coincident it with a rip in tint fie former Knlser is i pi ted it Pntsdim Indications are d imping that German trlekeiv is iiciin I at work In nn effort to split the Allies I Tmilnn newspapers have FUggistel tint the supposed heads of the v lgu German 'government' may be tools of the f nmer Knlser ind lint tho latter is plnttii k to estnbUsh 1 new mon irehv In ihs i nne, Hon the arrival In Uerlln of lelogitrt from Minna who seek to hive in 1 man Vustrla united with Cienninv he irs , 1 , siuninrance I 1 1 Heading, his iitteied n warning 1 ' ilu Mile- to be watchful -.f Germ mv d iliring tint the littei gave wav be au-e she ivas tieilen not because I 1 German spirit had ch inged j Reports from Swltzerlmd say thill ' I mperor Ch tries "f Austrli still hotus. to sue his throne ind that be Ins not! form illy abdicated f npenlitiKrn, Nov Jo i I'otsilini it Is eKiUed tint the fnrmi r Kaiser will soon r turn a Uer lln dispuih Maud toiluv 'the formi r Kiierrln is st ivins at l'llneo i:itel I rledrlcli s pi ire at liiKelhelm 'I lie for mer Clown I'rlnet s fimih will 1 cm tin it I'utsdatn Vitihterdiini, .Nov .0- (Hi , ) The rnl 11 ig ii ki idu illy ill appearing Troin the streets of llcilln as aro most other extern il indications of the revo lution according to a dispatch iiceiwd here from the German iapll.il HI lek red and gold, which were the eolois if the German revolution of ISIS and In Blgnias of classical German republican ism have leplaicd them In large meas ure Guards wearing red binss.ards upon their arms are ilw less conspicuous thin during the lorepnrl of the weel. The Reichstag Dnlldlng Is no longer the . neidiiu ii tera-of inu b'tiulu rs and Work i men s lomtnittces These nre now hent- lered ovu the city, oceiipj Ing the fot- 1 mei rpiirtcrs of various goiernmcntal ihpirtinentn A govirnlng cabinet of kI Social Dcmccrals ins ben established In the former Chancellor a pilace net lu the roreln'ti Olllce, whein rrlcderic-h 1'bert FociillFt Premier and Hugo Haase, Secret a ij- for l'oielgn Affahs, and their .T-soi Isles aro overrun with callers Jlathlaa Krzbergei, Secretary of Slati without portfolio in the German cabinet and head of the delegates who weio sent to Mnishal I'och's headquartets ha i agned, nt the request of the Govern- inent to continue the negotiations rela - tlvc to the atmlstlce to prepare for those of pea(e Ho thus, strictly- speaking is Secietiuy of Stato for Peace, It "is paid Maximilian II irden. editor of Die 'u kunft. Is piopccd as ono of the Germ m ptaco delegates Delegates from Vienna havo arrived at Uerlln to negotiate a union of German Austria with Germany As a result of negotiations between Denmark and Ger many, the latter vvl 11 receive each month io nun tons ot ills, i&u.uuu tons of meat and 230,000 tons of wheat, according to a Uerlln correspondent Gmperor Ch irles of Austria has not foi -nnlly abdicated neither has ho renouni rd his rights, but only their extreme, says the letio frelo Presso of lenna This form of renunciation nas new mil unforeseen by the Austrian constitution The Hinperor demanded that tho State council grant him permission to icmaln lu Vienna which permission w is ne eoided The Hinperor, tho ncwsjiip.i adds. Is still popular with tho masses who do not consider him responsible fot tho war Ilenir, Nm 20 Hmpcror Charles still hoped to save his throne at cording to leiiorth nrcuiaico nere touny A ib h getlon of Auslro-Hungarlans has irnv id In Switzerland to urgo upon the Al Hit' Ihe persona! claims of Kirl for generous treatment A great communistic plot h is been uncovired In Vienna, accord'ng to re ports reielved today It was plauntd to seize nil public buildings and pro claim a Holshevlst Government s'e cral hundred persons have been arretted VuliliiEln". N'ov 20 According lo a telegram from Berlin the Soldiers and Workmen's Council Ins Issued tho fol low Ing declaration 'Citizens and soldiers 'Field Marshal von Hindenbiirg ae companled by his officers and the gen eral headquarters staff, will arrive In Cassel In order to control from AVII lielmsholo tho demobilization of our troops "Hlndenhurg belongs to the German people jnd to the German army He has cpnducted his army to brilliant victories he has not deserted his people at a painful time Never was Hlndenburg closer to our hearts than now, fulfilling his duty. "His person Is under our proteetlon Continued on Pace Mlv, t allium line DUTCH STORMS BLOW OVER Troops Who Dpninntletl ' Jial Queen Abdicate Lay Douii.Anm I n ml on. . N'ov 20 (By A P) Latest diplomatic reports from tho Nether) mils seem to Indicate that tho threatened revolution there has blown over Crowds paraded the streets of The Hague yes terday wearing orange ribbons. Jtcports, which ore unconfirmed, stale that The Hague garrison supported Pleter Jt Troelstra'u demand that tha Queen abdicate. Queen Wllhelmla de cided to comply, but the garrison laid down its arms in the presence of local i , - -... i - ---1T 1 nli n (1 in s OCTOBER SHIPPING LOSSES TOTALLED 93-000 TONS LONDON, Nov. 20. via Montreal. Allied ind neutral shipping loshcs In Octobei totnlleil 03,000 tons, tlie British Admiralty announces. Tlic BiItT&h losses nmounted to 81,000 tons. Sail ings, of steamships excccdliiR DO0 tons between the United King dom nnd oveibe.ib poits, excluding cross-channel traffic, ex ceeded 7,500,000 tons in Octobei. LITTLE GIRL KILLED BY AUTOMOBILE Mary A. Coen, tlnee yeais old, 1-109 South Ringgold street, was, sttuck by nn automobile while playing at Hlnggold and Reed stteets, nem her home, this nftcrnoon and injured so seveiely that she died befoie reaching the Polyclinic Hospital, The driver of the automobile was at rested, STUDENTS" TRAINING CORPS TO CONTINUE Tho woik of the Students,' Army Training Corps at Peuu and othei iiibtitutions will be continued uutll peace is actually londuded, according in wold lccclvcd from Washington today GERMAN NAVAL BLUFF REVEALED lSuttlohipti Uibunnt'd andjolin MtMsil Taken for Suhnia rines. Teihih Sai I -() T LOSSKS III.W li ihv lnociattd l'rc I Itlll'.IIU, i l i e i n retshjs the i.enniii nil il irnir his inosrii tiie monn nt w h n llie llni't 11 i Is of the Gel in in nni lire , sb"llt t ! publish be suricndiied to the Mil. s to In the Uerlln 'Ingeblitt i sen- s-tioml artlele lontalnlng icvel.itlons icgiiillng the (ictm.in fleet Ciptiln I'erilus sijl, the hope tint the German flat would le ible In i si nnd -sk igi r l ik Initio In belt tin- lirilisli lb I restul up'Hi mi bluff ind Ins if the nai ' nil iti In Viicii'i I'M I t, i in ii t Im 1 al 1 n ii nn i innii i.e In vv irships Ihe I wrlli h id n to Hi I (il lis nut W bile I i io In in dniibli tb it mist ike of on ii it llill.aln and 111 inks 'I irplt the Gemini in luiil wis finite iiiftrkr to the hntls'i In the s.!lt,(riak batth he dielires tin Geiniln lint wis "iveil from dextrin tlun putty bv good leader- snip nun piiuv uj i.nui tiiio i inii., i condition II id the we ther been clear ' , leulershlp less Ihe whole Gci nr V null al von s, libit llie ih s ruction of I iinn u iv v would bale risullcd I (eitnuii less l.norinous I, 1 l-.Hi- Hi bit i ,UIU "VII 1 have toinplrtih stu tshed tht lighlir arinnl Gtiinin t-liip s It was, tin Iohh j tb i,i i in in II it was i nurincius imd em Jii'h I i iipi iln 1'ersliin invi- il wis ileal t inn thinking man that the I Skagerrak battlo must be llie only gen- iril nival cngnginiint of the wcr (in alt t-ldes continues the writer Ad lnirtl vci rl Irpjtz was advlnd to ion. stiuet only subm irlnes but he remaln- d obstlnilc On October 1 (1916'), several munlnn ot the Reichstag made an i must apii'iil to tho army com mand not to the naval staff with the lesuli th it in ordt r waiOissued ti r ininiilng the construction of battle ships in ordi r tint ihe m iterinl might I '" used foi tiie making or L -uwits In tin nn uit'nie fo grt it scan lly of mi Unit hid atlseii tint it becanio ncc esstiv to d sarin i iuiiiiIh t of the bat- ' lUsnip and t ikt the inetnl In this nt the bcgiunlim nf lllo twe-i-luttlchliM li id been disarmed, a one newly built cruiser. iinnt ei ty-thiot a v ell I hnulft I nil iih I iRbters Vi the In ginning of this vi.ir. Cap tain Pi i Mux states tin German navy consisted only of dreailmiightH and bat tleships of the Helgnlind Kaiser and Marl gi if Ivpes and rsne few b Utle crulei s t Ml the ship which von 1 ir pit? had constructed from 1807 to JSOfi it i I In en tost of Innunitiable millions had dest roved and the I -boats that had In en i onstrtieted hud proved unable lo fight nuainst British warships Admiral von Capelle during his perlo I is head of the nnvv, savs Cap tain Perslus constructed ver few sub marines of Ihe 1 trge type, but in nih il il nn irters It wns still stated tint Germany possessed an enormous number of l-boats and thai tho losses wire virtu illv nil Dint was not true the vi rlti r admits lu 1117 ho stiles elghlv -tlner subma nnes were consliucted while sixty -six wen destioved In April !17 Gi r in in bad 126 submarines and in Octob er llfi In Cebruiri, 1018, she had llfl mil In lune of the same v ear 113, .teinrillng to Ciptaln Pirsluss figures -JO Pet lent "Ini iipiiritiiled ' OnU i sni ill pcrienliigo of these sub mailnis were nillveh operating nt any given time Captiln Peislus dnlires In Iiniiiri, 1017 for instance w In n lomli lions weie favorable foi submarine wink onlv 1J per tent were nitlve while JO Iter nut were In h irbor, IR pet mu undei iipalis and 20 pei etnt ineapai I t.ited ' Mihmirlm eiews he s.anl were not sufficiently edueitul and trained and lhe looked with ilit.ii ust upon t the weapon In the last mouths bo re veals It was ver difficult to gM nun for submailne work, ns experienced se i men looked upon the submarine warfare is political stupidity ( uptaln Perslus tells of the mutiny that broke out at tho beginning of this month when fie German navy whs ordered out for attack Had the seamen oheyed, tho writer remarks. Innumeriblc lives would linrve been losl and he de dares that 'every thinking man tin re fore Is of the opinion thnt tho seamen on November 6 rendered nn Inialuablo service to ineir country ' FARMERS SEEK RECOGNITION President Wilson Asked to nnie Agriculturist us Pence Delegate VI uMilii.tiin. Vov 20 (By A P President Wilson was asked today by tho Farmers National Headquarters representing a number of farmers' or- ganlzatlons. to appoint a representatlio of the agricultural Interests of the couii- try as a delegate to tha coming peace I conference Tho President also was asked by the farmers organization in a letter made. mihlla lblic nere io ass an neiugerent and at least ine larger neutral nations to appoint formers' delegates to a peace Congress which shall sit simultaneously with the peace conference of accredited mrt i limn Mutter nt tho PniilnHlir at l'Mla Iclphla l nlir the Art of Vlnreh S 1870 BREWERSLISTDRY FIRMS AS UNFAIR Wanamaker a n d Ilein Co. Among Those "Marked" In Association Al TO A1AKEKS IMM.UDED ,v tho Issncmcd" View nsliliiKton, Nov 20 w igtd hi biewns against an- U 11 tnginistlc business houses ind indivldu ils wis given special attention tod iv In the Smite innunlltie Invt stigating beer pinpignndi mil the purchase of tho Washington Times Some of the firms mentioned is listtd for attack Inciuso of tlnlr imbibition tendencies were tho i nlill ,,. faeknnl and Ko aulomoblle companies, the lolin VV.inamaker Conip.inv, the H .1 lem Company, the Anierli.au Polling Mills of .Mlddlelown u ,i1P px - vj,e- Utlwrittr CniiiniMi il... ir. ...... .. . tlmore Casualtv ' " nullum ,-v II I . mpitiv I'riiiinr & I ti.iintile nnd the Gi.iss( Hi , lllliv nf Cleielin,! ,1 lie line il Com- 1 "V llrnlc IIojkiII Hugh I! Ko sei relun ..r n.n i it.i I Slates lltewtrs Vssnelillon who h, ir.m his testimony vesteidav lesuuicd the stnnd nutstloatn .il ln-tV. 1,. Major i: lain ry Humes, conducting the evaminiuion lor the comm ttee The wit ness though denying that the iiHsocla- "" '"" "'"Jiiiii i""i me nssocia- Hon had attempted a. boycott identified I niiinv lettets and clu'ulars sent to mem- ner rt gaming the antlheer attitude of certain firms and person My niemorv Is that I acted as a sort u in nttnneill irv In this in Uti r snld Mr rot ! think It was the Intention of our asKtulation rather to give pn fci- .nn- in muse wno were our menus 1 do not think the association took any action to i ipso u boycott 'ou had on your unfair or blacklist some of the biggest firms In the rotiti try," Interposed Senator Overman In eluding the Cadlllns eoinjiany and the I Wnnamaker company ' 'The Cadillac company actualh wnsi tho leader In the fight against us In their community " the witness replied I Win llelnr VViis Altai ked The action against the Helhr conipmv followed the election of H J Heiii- of Pittsburgh as president of the. Pennsyl vania Stnte Sund.iv School Association at the convention of which prohibition sentiments were expressed, according to a letter which Tox said he wrote Another letter showed that the merican Rolling Mills, Ohio vias listed because of a poster against the uso of liquor, hi Its employes Mr Fox dd not recill having listed tho Western Tnlon Telegraph Company because of its rule requiring total ab stinence on the pirt of Its employes Onco during the questioning tha wit ness left the stnnd to consult his it- tornev Returning again ho denied thit . ....... ,,i -t llll'll" liuu i',r, i. u'mi.'iiiii In the cise of the Gi isselll Companv nn olllelal of thnt oncern was referred to as having been active in support of in tvangellst URGED TO SEE FRANCE'S WOES Deputies .Sujjcest I li.it L cue Dele- )eputie-.Su:cesl 'I li.il I'c.iee Dele gateH Ais.it Dcv.islaled Itegions Purls, Nov 20 (Hi- A PI All the hesked to'Tislt'Vhe'nepiiVtmers of Prance invaded bv the inrnians and see Sno'.I'tSmnVld'MI"'". rtaoul Peiet president of the budget inmnilpslon of the ( hainher of Depu lies nnd Deputv Iiuls Dubois Tho diputles have Just ictiiriiid from an olllilnl visit lo the liberated, regions iind t xpress the belief that Prance must exact from Gcrmfinv not onlv reparation in miiniv but also the restitution or tools and l ivv mateilils eirrltd awav U. S. MERGES WIRE COMPANIES Order (oilMilidates the Western Union, Postal and Others Washington, Nov 20 Consolidation of the strikes of tin Western I'nlon ind Post il I'tlegriph lompanles under Govei nini ut lontrol was nnnounced to dnv bv Postmaster General Burleson ifftctlie Pecember 1 next 'I he older reads 'In order that the telegraph facili ties may be used to the fullest extent nnd tho transmission of messages ex pedlttd the telegraph systems shall hereafter be operated ns one nnd i ffec tlc riecembei 1 1918 all telegiaph iilices thnll nccept for transmission all ( isses of messages now accepted bv anv mu nf them nt the prescribed tariff rates t the same time Burleson otdered thit after .lanuarv 1 all telegraph em ploves shall receive annual vacations with full pav Those In the service continuously for two vmrs or more will no granted two weeks vncation, those In servlio continuously for one year will gel one week's vacation GET HOUSE FOR U. S. ENVOYS vv'ii -..... .... ir..-..,n- TJ 1 f Will Occupy .'orilier Kctl Cross Headquarters ill Paris iiwuhiuhuho x ti is Purls. N'ov 20 (By A P ) -The American representatives at the peace conference nnd their staffs will occupy a building on the Tlaco de La Concorde. which has been the headquarters of tho American American lied Cross since June. Headquarters Tor the Ited Cross now are at the Hotel Xleglna. 'TberJ fcut On Bett, v vimvs nmciuii.tf, 1 !' NIGHT EXTRA PRICE TWO CENTS I WILSON INTEiir WAR CABINET TO DEMOBILIZE U.S. Keeoiihtiiiriion. Will Be in ilamls, of Vgcncics That i Mustered Resources NOT TO OPPOSE G. 0. P. Undid Control to Last Until i Kcpiihlicin Congress F.ntifics Peace Itv (.UM-ON v,v. GILBERT .stnfr rorirsi,o,i,lrnt of the Elcnlna . I'ubW Lnlorr I 'w.Hi;rir ?; ;, rubl r Tcitoer Co. aslilnetnn, Nov. 20. neeoiistiuction In this country dur ini,- the resident's absence will b londticttil bv the so called war cabinet the weekly conference of th lu ids of tho v.ulous war organlza tlons which was instituted last year mid wb( h has been the real cabinet of this countiy for the next few months I'losldcnt Uilson is gojng abroad chioflv .is already said in theso dls patchi s to make a fight for the fieedom of. tho seas He regards that patt of his program as second in Im portance only to the league of Na tions nn which he feels that victory Is assuicd to him While abioad the President will re main President of tho United States; maintaining his headquarters on Ameiican soil In cither place, ho can pei fot m all the functions of President, signing or vetoing hills S(.ij Will He Indefinite How long the President will remain abroad Is a m ittor of uncertainty. The Demoirntli legislative leaders of the Senate with whom ho discussed his plans fot conducting the United States Government ftom Paris, are of tin Impression that his Htay will be In definite Ho will remain abroad as lung us It will be necessary to win. his fight for ficcdom of the seas. As thAi Trtsident plans to ask no legislation for reconstruction, the Overman bill, the rival to the Week bill, which the Republican caucus ap proved yesterday, being abandoned, he feels th it he will be fieo to remain in Paris as long as he lias teV remain there to win Ills fight for tho free'dori? of the seas and for tho 1'beral Inter 'prctatlon of the rest of the fourteen f points Tho great question vvhlch has been : -Hating Washington for sorne time to who would do tho work of re- onsti iictlon Ins appircntly been an swered The vatlous agencies cteateel, n mobilise the lcsourees of tho coun ry for war will also demobilize them, riie agencies aio the war trade board, t o war industries board, the food ad ministration, the fuel administration, the shipping board, tho railroad ad riinistintlon, and of couise, tho War und Navy Dcp.utments Power ImiK Willi Peace The poivcrs of these agencies last while the wat lasts, that is to say, while the peace confeiencc goes on in Pails and while the treaties of peace ate being ratified In the various capi tals of the world If the Republican majority in the Senate, after tho ith of March, delays the ratification of the itrcut. of eac(, tllc, extend the nerlnd - - - - during which the present war agen;iea miy conlrol leconstructlon In any event many months will elapse, dutlng which the cistlng or ganizations will hi free to carry on r? stimtloti vilthout interference Tt- ii. llLol. tliot ii Imi. tl.A T..V. , ... ni...on., . Co..i-. -tt.r ih- th nf Man h, appoints tho six joint committees on reconstruction, 'tho 11 erident H war agent ies doing recon- structlon will gliow the utmost consid- crat.o.1 toward the committees. The piceedent for ti eating committees of ,. ,,,,, , . ,, . ( "ngrcss was established after ihe Presldent'h quaticl with tho Military . . fnminitlee nf ik. a-t.I """a l ominltlec of the Senate, When the trotlblo was over tho Itlll t ry Affaiis Committees of both houje.x wen nsked to consult with .the Gen eral Sinff at frequent intcrvuls. Alt tho informntlon on preparations fnn "ar was placed constantly at their dlsposil Tho, two committees became virtually committees on tho conduct Of war preparations, vet they influenced those preparations only in a slight degite Plans Harmony AMtli G. O, P, The President's policy toward the. Republican Congress is going to be j-not to fight It, but to co operate with, It in cveiy way possible He is go ing to cxtond to it every facility, Act cordlngly. it is likely that the six committees, when they come, vvilj on counter favv obstacles But, practic ally, a committee of Congress Inborn under a disadvantago when dealing '$4 with an exccutlvo branch, of tho Gov. emment provided tho executtye j U1U1ICII la iiiiaviwug -IllClOne, XflQ 8 executive branch is a specialist, fi.'i ',' knows It speaks with authority. Tlu lSl" ... -., .- , congrcsbion.it committee is composed of men who aro doing a- hundrwH' things It asks questions. It r.abMa suspicions. It thunders on the fkunr.' of Congress But It Is afraid to Mrt. A competent, tactful executive ages' always takes it Into camp, J Ovcnnati Hill Abandoned 1 The Overman bill for an dy l reconstruction commission has J, abandoned, because of the difficulty' s'y ine ItglsiftHVP hiiuhhoiu -i.lu,;lnv i'it m j ntU fife J ! 3 li i? t ,--i l , WKWfl .. ..-. T..rvX tv. acieg&iua ut uiq -aiua pmi;cf ' iltUMltClM w ix k M. 7ifcl , M " ' . w fl, ,,. .jw, . v-(rfl(WV - oWVt j -if KJr ' . ' V X. r" -, v '! n I ,i r s . : .", i 5. -r -. i ilV.1 J 'J'Ja awmoiHi't , ,-, s u uuya mm tun jit v viue-uo, v.i - .: i. -- . .... '. ... ----.-
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