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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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"
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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
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