'Ttt' t 3 Euentna public ffiefcger ? W- and ? TllE WEATHER Washington, Nov. 30r Fair, slightly cooler tonight; Sunday, fair. TEMrKKATUBB AT BACH noun Tj 8 I 10 1 11 I 12 I II 2 I 3 I 4 I 51- 140 I 42 I 46 146 I 47 148 I I I I 1 NIGHT EXTRA YJ THE EVENING TELEGRAPH "a VOL. V. JTO. 67 Fubllahed Dally Except Sunday. Subscription Prlcei 10 a Year by Mall. Copyright, 1018, by Public Ledttr Comnany. PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1918 Entered m Uecond-Clfim Matter at tho Postoftlcc at Philadelphia, Pa, Under tho Act of March 8. 1810, PRICE TWO CENTS ... f '" ' A w WARDW.PIERSON, PENN PROFESSOR, JILLED IN FRANCE Wharton School Man Slain Just After Promotion to Major WELL-KNOWN ATTORNEY Commander of Company in 315th Was Among First in Training Camp Major Ward W. Plerson. or tills city, has been killed In France. He met death In action November 5. Official word of his death was received this afternoon from the War Depart ment by Provost Smith, University of Pennsylvania. Major Plerson was a professor at the University.' In charge of the Business Law Department of the Wharton School of Finance, until he entered the military service. He was promoted from captain just five days before he was killed. Before ho was advanced he commanded Company M, 316th Infantry, part of the Seventy ninth Division, which trained at Camp , Meade. Major Plerson, who was prominent as a member of the bar, had been In the army service two years, being one of the first to go to an officers' training school. He was thirty-nine yeais old. Born on a farm In Hamilton County, Ia he received his early education In the country schools, and then worked as a carpenter to pay his way through college. Ho received a bachelor of science de cree at Northwestern University, and I'll. D. degree at the University of Pennsylvania. His legal education was obtained as a student with Judge W. W. jPIerson. His law office was at 004 - Bailey Building. Hs was a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. Major Plerson for sixteen years was a member of the University of Pennsyl vania faculty. The soldier-professor had been Inter ested In military preparedness for sev eral years, and attended the Plattsburg , training camp from Its beginning. Two ( ears ago he obtained a leave of absence from the L'niversltv. when he was given 1 an army commission. He first went to the Plattsburg camp, and then was detailed to Camp Meade. He commanded Company M of the 315th Infantry and went overseas with his command. Major Plerson was married and his wiuow is now in wasmngton, where she 1 has been engaged In war work for more than a year. They had no children. The Plerson home yas 011 Byberry Toad below Dustlcton avenue, Somerton, PHILA. AVJATOR PROMOTED Lt. Alexander McLnnahan Made Captain in France, Parents Hear Llcutautnt Alexander McLanahau, 1 hero of Several air fights In France, has, .been promoted to captain. News of lilsl promotion was received by his parents. I Mr. and Mrs. Hawley McLanahan, Eighteenth and Walnut streets, today, in a letter from their son, dated Novem ber 6. Captain McLanahan had, on Septem ber 16, three air victories otllclally re ported. Ho had won several other fights willuil uric uuk uiini'i 1 t-u, mm rif inn i lffllnl. Itlo lalfAPU filnA Hint Hnta lln 'a ' contained nothing of his battles. In the letter telling of his promotion he said that ollleers In his region did not expect (Vermany to give In until German soil had been Invaded, but that at the rate the army was advancing It would not be long until that had been accomplished. DESERTED SHIPS CREw)a,VED New U. S. Merchantman Sends News to Cape May The crew of the American schooner Joseph P. Cooper, which was abandoned at sea. was picked up about 260 miles west of Cape Hatteras by the stenmshlp EaRtern .Star, according to a wireless re port received today at Capo May. The message- announced that the Cooper waH drifting and was dangerous to navigation. The Cooper was commanded bv Cap tain J. V. Beaucamp. It Is a three masted wooden schooner of 315 gross tons, built In 1015. The rescue ship is one of Uncle Ham's new merchantman, under control of tho United States shipping board. It Is a 4379-ton vessel built In Deeemher. 1017, at Seattle, and is commanded by Captain C. "W, Itniny. FIRST TROOPS NEAR PORT Mauretania Expected to Dock at New York Tomorrow w Tork, Nov. 30. The first Amer ican troops to return from Hug-land will arrive tomorrow afternoon on the British transport Mauretania, and will be fol lowed on Monday by tho troops on the White Star llnpr Lapland and the At lantic Transport liner Minnekahda. Men ottne lotli f.nglneer Corps have; m .!L,i.,frV.l;!;'l! '!5ys 5l Camp . M1"f'. llninnS'fm.'n.55,he. ft"Lrac7'.1! ready for 3000 of the troops which will arrive eanj iiw ween, -ine engineers are also preparing ror lu.upo men at Mitchell Field .tl for 16,000 to corat, later t Camp Mills. Newport Xw, Va.. Nov. 30. (By A P.) rnc transport inianu arrived 11 lere yesieraay urniKiiiK a iiumuer 01 woqnuea 1 from the American expedltlonery forces. 1 Anions other passengers were con- sular it(ents. lied cross nurses and Y. M, C. A. workers. wilson .PiCTURiK Germany "You Gave Us Armistice, fibw Give Us Just Peace," Is Plea With th American Army of Orcupa- tlon. Nov, 30. (By A. P.) Pictures of President Wilson lire being displayed In various parts of Germany, bearing on them the words: "You gave us an armi stice ; now give up u Just pence," accord ing to an American who has been as far as Frankfort. Everywhere the American enys he was Mcelved with courtesy, the civilians crowding about his automobile, many 01 Whom spoke Engllth, asking If It were true that President Wilson planned to visit Germany in me interest or tne com mon people. GO.TQ.CHURCH WEATHER , ,fotr and allohtlv colder tonight; n Buitday, afr. '"Watt uinds Wowng, moderate, r .i t- n &r ' WARD W. PIERSON llnivercity of Pennsylvania profes sor and prominent attorney in this city, who ha lieen killed in battle, in France SPROUL AGAINST HASTY CHANGING OF CONSTITUTION Governor-Elect Inclined to Wait Until Social Conditions Arc Settled Pennsylvania's constitution Is not likely to be revised within the next year, according to Governor-elect William C. Sproul. Senator Sproul, who Is known to take a keen Interest In the revision project, today expressed the feeling that the time might not be ripe for going Into the big subject of State constltut'onal changes. "I am marking time." said the Uov- md-cafeU otThoTJr dCrTnu?t ' of this war. To revise the Slate constl- tutlon wisely It will be necessary to tako I these movements Into consideration. Other States which hae attempted to I revise tnelr constitutions recently havo , maue misuiKes. we must avoid tnese mistakes In Pennsylvania. 0 "1 do not feci sure that It would be wise to revise Pennsylvania's constitu tion within the next year. It Is a matter of getting the proper perspectle. 1 don't believe we can get tar enough away from the great social and economic changes which the war has brought to get tho true perspective on our own problems In the light of recent world events." ACCUSED AS FAKE PHYSICIAN Man Held on Charge of Practic ing Medicine Without License Jacob Rehseld, Nineteenth street and Montgomery avenue, was arrested today, charged with practicing medicine with out a license. According to Dr. Louis A. Salzmann, 1030 South Fifth street, Hehseld posed as a naturopath." -"Doctor Salzmann sald he feigned Illness, and that Ilehseld piomlsed to cure him for (i0. District Petectlxe Lerro. Fifteenth street and Snyder avenue station, snM the prisoner told him he bad a serious ailment, and offered to treat him for JJ a week. Magistrate Pennock held Reliseld hi $100 hall for court. LABOR ASSAILS MOONEY FATE "Should Have Received Freedom . or Gullows," Is Criticism San 1'runrlnen, Nov. 30.. (liy A. P.) Tin1 San Francisco Labor Council, after oblong executive session, issued a state ment today deploring the netlon of Clow ernor William D. Stephens in commuting to life Imprisonment the sentence of Thomas J. Mooney. condemned to death ffor murder In connection with the pre paredness tiay nomn explosion wnen ten portions were killed here In July, 1910. The Labor Council's statement de clared the Governor had "straddled the Issue" and Mooney should have been granted a full pardon or else allowed j 10 lie nangeu. WILL NOT SUPPORT KOLCHAK Ufa Government Wants Recogni tion of All-Russian Cabinet By CARL W. ACKERMAN Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger Copvrloht, IS1K. I11 .Vno l'orfc Tfwrj Co. lCLalerlnliurc, Nov. 26. (Via Vladi vostok, Nov. 30.) The Italian and Jap anese consuls at Czech headquarters have been Informed by the Ufa Govern ment that they will not support Admiral Kolchak as dictator, but will fight for recognition of the All-Uuss'an Govern ment This appeal was forwarded to day to Consul General Harris, who re mains at Omsk. General Semenoff telegraphed Doctor Teusler that the American Red Cross work communication would not be In terfered with at Chlti. "DOUG" FAIRBANKS DIVORCED Wife of Movie Star Gets Inter locutory Decree New llorhrlle, X. V Nov. 30. (By A. P.) Mrs. Beth S. Fairbanks today won .Un Interlocutors- decree of divorce from Uouglas Fairbanks, moving picture ni;"lr. I" tl,c supreme court here. She w" awarded the custody of their son, nm,,-!,,,, Fairbanks. Jr.. eight years old. The record of the testlmonv In the ense rAfr 1.. th .r..rennn,im ... . ,.n. .,,. ,,,,'i I IIIIWOII 1IONIIIIII I Mrs. Fairbanks Is the daughter or Daniel J. Sully, cotton operator. The Falrbankses were married in 1907 at Watch Hill, lt. 1. 3ENATE MATrJEND OBSERVERS Resolutions Pending for Commit tee to Attend Peace Meeting Washington, Nov. 30.- ment oVer President Wllson;s failure to , iVb' K&,0K? ily n the Vord odaVresu'.l " SnaKSunSJInV ! Affi.miff.lt'uV'rewrtlM "inVEfffU ""e In German Wilt for the war. .Illll H rHNHMI n hlnart san committee of eight Senators to - --.-.. .. - - -- .. otiserve me peace conference, Other Senators plan similar resolu- tlons. They wi be Introduced next week , . l- . ROSTAND SERIOUSLY ILL IWUinilU UUIIVUUUl ILlLl Distinguished French Aufhor's Condition Said to Be Alarming rurls, Nov, 30. The condition of Ed mund Rostand, the famous French author, who Is seriously 111 of pneu. monla, la reported to be alarming, Edmund Rostand is ne of the most llluBtrous representees of the romantic school of,-,French. literature since Victor Hugo. Rostand'a first dramatlo under, taklmr. "J-e , Romanesques," written -In veree, provea ni maj(mr.'. xynn n( ''&Uf' r'MWTm -vri ft&sss- miar' um 11 in dor .ah !?. LEADING CITIZENS NAMED TO SETTLE j SKIP-STOP CLASH P. R. T. Suggests Commit tee to Decide Course to Be Taken NOT ASKED AS YET President Mitten, in State ment, Denies Eliminations Are Cause of Fatalities I The Hapld Transit Company Is will ing to leave tho question of the con tlnuanco of tho skip-stop system to a committee of lending citizens. This was announced In a statement this afternoon1 by Thomas K, Mitten, I piesldent of the company. I After a long preamble, in which It In denied the skip-stops were respon-! siblo for the numerous recent futnl trolley accidents, the statement sets forth the company's selection of the i personnel of thu proposed committee, I us follows: N. II. Alney, chairman of the I Pennsylvania Public Service Commis sion. Krnest T. Trigs;, president of the Chamber of Commerce. Kdgar F. Smith, provost of the Uni versity of Pennsylvania. Mayor Smith. .lames K. Lctinon, president of Se lect Council. Dr. U, H, Glcason, president of Common Council. Archbishop Denis Dougherty. Illshop Philip M. Hhlnelnnder, the Rev. Jo seph Krauskopf. Mrs. Rudolph Hlniikonburg, repre senting the Civic Club. Mrs. J. Willis Martin. State chair- nncif or XoZse' ''' ' w" ""' ,LnnJ llofpns,t , , ', IIpm D- Jump, city chairman of tllp same body. Chairman MacNeille, of the United uusiness .Men's Association, A representative of the dallv news. pa pers. No 1'urt'iirr Information No further Information would he vouchsafed by any olllclal of the transit company. No one was willing een to say tbat the proposed members of the committee had been asked to serve. Apparently this formality has not et been attended to. No arrangements luee been made for the first meeting of the body. .Mr. Mlttrn'a Mnlemrnt Mitten's statement in full .Mr. lows ; fol- "Most unfortunately, there has been created and fomented a lamentable mis understanding In the skip-stop matter. There exists no real basis for the vio lent and unreasoning attack upon the 1 system of skip-stop operation. In It fiern Is hoth merit and nubile advantage. Tho Stoteshury-Mltten management, above all things, desires to avoid and re. ducc fatal and other accidents to the' minimum. Certainly no one will believe that this management would cither do or permit to be done nn thing likely to kill, malm or Injure any one. Human Impulses forbid. And Jo answer some who question all motlvM, no matter how good their Intent, business sense would Interpose to stop any practice which led to heavy damage cots. "Before this skip-slop matter can run to worse confusion and with a desire to clarity the matter In the minds of the thinking public, this further state ment Is made and with lt the announce ment that the mnnagflnient has arranged to do that which, It Is belleed. will demonstrate the entirely frank position of the company In the matter. "First. The skip-stop was Inaugurated here,, as elsewhere throughout the Culled States, at the urgent request of tho fuel administration as a War measure to save coal. "Second. In practice the sKlp-stop, when fully worked out, which can be done onlj;; after sufficient time to re arrange and rsadjust car operation to secure best results, accomplishes two things: "(a) Iteduces the total cost of provid ing street railway service, and, "(b) Enables service to be performed In a way to carry all car-riders faster and so save their time, without putting more than very trivial Inconvenience upon any one. ".Should lie Continued" "Third. TJjie skip-stop as It has been put into effect na a war measure should be ' continued as a Peace measure for the economic advantnye and gain of the car riders of Philadelphia. "Fourth. The management of the Philadelphia Itapld Transit, recognizing Its duty to provide street railway service at the minimum possible cost to the car Continued on Iaze Tuo. Column File MERCTSHIPS LEAVE HERE Two Vessels Depart With Wheat for Belgium and France Two "mercy ships" carrying 6500 tons of wheat for Belgium nnd Northern France steamed out of this yort today. They are the first of a large fleet of vessels which will carry grain from this port to the needy In Kurope. The steamers that cleared today are the Swedish vessel Dolmen, commanded by Captain Westrom, bound for Rotter dam with 4030 tons of grain aboard, and the Danish steamer Danncborg, com manded by Captain Huusgand, with 2100 tons' of grain, bound for Uotterdam. HOLLWEG ADMITS BLAME Apologizes for Share in German War Guilt London, Nov. 30. Von Bethmann tll M .j" . . I ,le",a.K, t,,e 'lowing coniesslpn "But above nil we must confess that u aeuciwic noi our nam 111 11 cnaracier anu " " ".t.T """ ' ,T,na Vor ,we have contributed to the warlike tension which filled the air for the last few I vears. Words which might be taken at .Provocation were repeatedly uttered. The ll,.n.rmin' o...l,.l lia n( linmo uiwl abroad have done us the greatest harm, but above all our naval policy brought us the most fatal opposition,' D. S. MEDALS FOR'GENERALS Bliss, Liggett, Bullnrd, Dickman and Harbord Honored Wanlilngton, Nov. 30. (By A P.) General Pershing has been directed by President Wilson tn confer the Dlstln-' jtulshed Service Medal on General Bliss, t,Uu.tWm. fineraU Llfffratt and Bub. utM-tawjMiM- u wri( pmo, ,aK Aiw-r t; pw im Hrbi, CLINTON W. GILBERT Stall Writer of the Evening Public Ledger whose illuminating articles from Washington covering peace negotiations have at tracted wide attention and approval, SAILS FOR FRANCE TOMORROW to report the visit of Presi dent Wilson and the delib erations of the peace confer ence for this newspaper. Mr. Gilbert was the first special correspondent at Washington to announce that Henry" White would be one of the peace delegates. WHITE AS ENVOY IN DISFAVOR HERE Sproul Calls Peaee Com missioner a "Superannu ated Diplomat" RAPPED , APPOINTMENT Leaders of City Criticize For mer Ambassador's German Affiliations Strong disapproval of the President's j choice of Henry White as one of the American peace commissioners was ex- j presf-ed today by several leading Phlla-1 delphlans. j Governor-elect William C. Sproul ' characterized the foimer representative I of the United Slates In Frnnce and Italy hs " a supernnuated diplomat with I strong "German affiliations." A personal acquaintance of Mr. White, j John Cndwaladcr, of this city, said he could not npproo the President's choice nnd that he would like to have seen a different representation of America at the peace table. Commrnt On Affiliations Several commented upon the newly named commissioner's German affilia tions. His only daughter Is the Countess Muriel Scher-Thoss, wife of a member of the Prussian nobility who served as an army officer under the former Knlser. Comments were made also on his re ported utterances,! extremely favorable tn Germany, mafle before America entered thu conflict. (lovernor-elert William C. Sproul "If It Is true that former Ambassador White Is going to the peace conference," said Mr. Sproul, "it 'looks ns If the President were making an effort, in the gulso of selecting a Ilepubllcan to serve with his 'kitchen cabinet' at the con ference table, to pick the one Republican In tho country least known ns a mem ber cf the Republican party, and least In touch wlHi the general sentiment ut tho people. "While undoubtedly Mr. White is a fine old gentleman or was a fine old gentleman n generation ago I cannot believe thnt the Republicans of the country will accept a superannuated diplomat with strong German affiliations ns representatle of that party's thought In the present situation ' Alnioitt a Collating "I cannot understand what Ir the matter with the Administration at Wnshlngton. President WIIroo has his head Ifi the clouds; the administrative department has almost collapsed, and w Ith McAdoo's resignation, every one seems to be trying to run for cover while the running Is good." John C. Wiimton, chairman of the rnmmltlrr of xetrnty "The appoint ment did not strike me ery favorably. It looks as If the President were afraid to select a Republican who had any big standing In the country. Mr. White had been out, of public life so long that he had been almost forgotten. His known German affiliations and sympathy make him even less acceptable." John Cndawuladeri "While I don't think lt wise to criticize n man after he has been appointed and he Is faced by a tremendous task, yet I can not say I approve of Mr. White's selec tion. I know him very well, and I cer tainly would like to have seen a dif ferent representative of this country at the peace conference." John Wannniakeri "I have npthlng to say at the present time. The list may be changed before they sail." Former tloiernor lltlwln H. tuart; "In my Judgment as an American, no body can sit at the peace table who believes Germany was right in the late conflict. Justice Is what the worst malefactors fear most. A just peace we must have and that Includes and im plies restitution for all their wicked deeds. The war just closed was a crime against humanity. The terms of peace must be such as will punish the crimi nals and make the perpetration of simi lar wickedness forever Impossible In the future. And we don't want any more propaganda that may try to prove Ger. many was in the right." Mlrhu'l J. Itynn, Public Hen Ire Coni nilmdonrrt "I do not want to express any lews on the subject." John Vrrdrrlek I.rwlm "1 am not willing to express any opinion on the fitness of Sir. White. No doubt Prcsl-' dent Wilson has some good reasons for selecting him." SMOKE CREPE AT BREWERIES Manufacture of Deer Ends To night Great Activity Today lilt) 1UIIK, 111411 amuno iviiiuii JUL 1 ni-nl.iat tl.A U 1 1 ll A In llrall'.Fi'lfiii.n """ ." " ."" :' .: " . vw.wn.. never neicuea rorin as mucn smoae as they did today, Clreat rinoons or Diacu caruon cioucieu n,,nBKI,a In Ilia n.l-llhn.hnn.l nf the sunshine In the neighborhood of Thirtieth and Thompson streets and seemed like endless lines of crepe an-1 nounclng the end of the beer Industry ionium. lt cannot be said thnt Brewerytown will stand at the actual bier tonight. Figuratively speaking, the brewing In dustry becomes only unconscious to night when nt the last stroke of twelve manufacture of the malt beveragu will cease. Death will not ensue until June 3. after which date- the amber liquid and otherH of Its family must not be sold, And so Brewer-ytown today -made a "Garrison finish" to store up enough to keep opaoe of thirsts for seven' months M come.-' 'Tfe crew, at every- brwery worked vfthtftfUMHU'eneffy,- ,-v' , WILSONHEADS DELEGATES TO PEACEPARLEY! President Also Names Lan sing, House, White and General Bliss ALLIED PREMIERS WILL ALSO ATTEND Expected They Will Remain Only Until Broad Princi ples Are Fixed LEAVE DETAILS TO REST Nation's Chief Will Address Congress at Reopening , Monthly Afternoon Washington, Nov. 30. Preparations for the participation of "ie United States In the peace con- icrencc virtually were complete iuuuj wnn me naming or 1110 nnuun iciuc- sentntlves. America's position on the great questions to be settled at the congress will be set forth by the fol lowing: PUKSIDBNT WILSON. HOinJRT LANSING, Secret.tr of State. HENRY WHITE, former nmbassa. 1 dor to France and Italy. E. M. HOUSE, special lepresenta tlve of the United States Government to the European governments. GENERAL TASKER II. P.LISR. rep resentative of the American nrmy at the supreme war council nt Versailles. Names of the Americnn representa tives were announced Inst night at the White House In a statement which added only that the delay In announc ing the personnel of the mission re sulted from the uncertainty which pre vailed until "a day or two ago" as to the number of representatives each of tho chief belligerents was to send. To Address Congress Monday President Wilson will address the new session of Congress ' i'onday aft ernoon, instead of following the usual custom of 'delivering the address on the second day of the session. Senate and House leaders were aBU cd today to arrange for a lolnt ses sion nt 1 o'clock Monday, so ns to hasten the President's departure fori Europe to attend the peace conference. ; It has been stated that he would sail from New York the day after tho ad- dress was delivered. Tho President's appearance before Congress la awaited with Intense ln- tm-est. Besides discussing the great problems nhead of the country In re-' ndjusting Itself from n war to a peace basis, he is expected to tell Congress and the country something of his nlans for the pence ' conference to which he goes In person at the head ' of the representatives or tne Lnlteu States. In the absence of any official explana tion lt was assumed the President goes as President of the United States, and Secretary Lansing. Mr. White and Col onel House and possibly also General Bliss will be delegates with ambas sadorial rank. It was recalled that the President announced that he would go to France "for the purpose of taking part in the dlrcusslon nnd settlement of the main features of the treaty of peace." It was said that It was not likely he could remnln throughout the sessions of the conference, and would be "accom panied by delegates who will sit as the representatives of tho United States throughout the conference." Text of Announcement The White House announcement fol- "lt was announced at the executive offices tonight that the representatives of the United States at the peace con ference would be: The President him self, the Secretary of State, the Hon. Henry White, recently ambassador to France: Mr. Edward M. House and General Tnsker H. Bliss. . "It was explained that it had not been possible to announce these ap pointments before because the um r of representatives each of the chief belligerents was to send had until a day or two ago beep under discussion." White House officials would add noth Ins to the formal statement and no one professing to be In the confidence of the President would talk There was only one surprise in the statement the ap nearance of the name of General B l.ss as one of the representatives. It has been taken for granted that the genera military representative of the I tilted Spates on the Supreme War Council would take part In the discussion at Versailles, but the general Idea has been he would be rttached to the delegation In a military capacity, juRt as Admiral Benson probably will he present as spokesman for the navy In the great naval problems to b solved. Onlv Thursdaycallers at the White House gained the distinct Impression that then? would be but three accredited delegates of full rank. It was suggested last night that the nnme of General Bliss probably was added at the last moment upon receipt of Information that the Allied powers would Include a military man among their representatives. Military Personnel .... ..monition of the military person. h.l to accompany lienerai uiiph whu HIT. ,.- ...! K.. the peace nei-giu-un won u1111uu111.ru uj Clenernl March today as follows: Ma- , , rteneral Francis J Kernnn, urlga- 'ul -.' ,, . nu.. ltll dler General aiarioorouKii . nun-nui, chief of the military Intelligence bu reau and Colonels Ilalph II. Van De min Jordan, Ayres, Helms. Furlong. Fl'lne Captains Auchencloss and Child. rlT .,i n -..I Wllllnm W U.ipI. Urlgaui" uciremi .-, Continued n rif Hl. Column Thre.f."y,onlnK to cut down the heavy loss oc DANES MAY GAIN TERRITORY Germany Reported to Have Ceded North Schleswig AmDterilnm. Nftv, 30, A report from Berlin. lv"aPrcu.u,?.v " ; &6b4 'MwOtrgMfji' ,'lg-tt Denmark, j KAISER SIGNS ABDICATION TWri?!?!?. PAPERS TO 'NTFW REGENT', BERLIN 28, 769 More Announced 150,000 to 175,000 Soldiers to Be Brought Home in December Pennsylvanians Took Chatel Chery in Blow Breaking Foe's Resistance By the Associated Prcsi Waalllnirton, Nov 30 I Coim'nl Mnroh gave out casualty ieKrtH from Gone hitf cUInp tlm ofMctal total tn Novoin I brr 2? an 2fi2,723, cxolusive of Trion 1 fin. Tho (Ikuits on prlsoni'in woro un- tnti'IliRlhlo In the cabli'Erani. Ornrral Match Haiti the total number untlcr thin head probat)Iy would be practically the J bainc as announced ln.st Saturday. ttieneral March nnnounced last Sat- urciay mat uiu American casualties to - titled '3i;,7 IT. which Included L'lf.n oners. ..Wsumlng that the number of prisoners remains me same, uie casual- . i,.rMrf o.7i;!i.i I I tjeneral Pershing reported Uie follow Ing olllclal casualties to November 20. Killed In action, 28,36.1 Died of wounds, 12,101. Died of disease, 16,031. Died, otlVr causes, 198H Mlcslng In action, IV.Mio. Prisoners (unintelligible). Wounded, 189,955, divided as follows: Severely wounded. 54,751 ; undeter- mined, 43,168; slightly, 92,030, General Pershing has designated for MATOR WARD PIERSON KILLED W F'"0" Major Ward Plerson, formerly a professor nt tVc Tj-1'-of Pennsylvania., incharge of the business law depn-t-'r the Whaiton School of Finance, was killed in 'or. 'n Vr" November 0. Official notice of his death was received today -Provost Smith, of the University. SENATE PROBERS TO VISIT ANTHRACITE FIEL WASHINGTON, Nov. 30. The Sennte subcommittee in vestigating the coal situation announced today It would visit the Eastern Pennsylvania coal fields next week. The com mittee wishes to study conditions surrounding: the mining- of conl, the washing- of culm and transportation from the mine to the market. ASSERTS ALL SOUTH GERMANy'mAY SECEDE COPENHAGEN, Nov. 30. "If Bavaria is forced to nf inclfptndcutly, the whole of south Germany wUl support us," Km 1 Eisner, head of the Bavarian Government, is quoted as i.iylnji :u a lectnt speech. SMALL CUT MADE IN GARBAGE OFFER Penn Company's New Bid $25,000 Lower Than First One FAR ABOVE THIS YEAR'S When garbage removal bids were 1 opened today, it was found mat i special L.aOle to tvemng I'ublic Ledger Penn Reduction Company, whose former, CnwrloUt. ion, In .Vv York Tlmrn Co. bhl of $721,000 bnd been rejected, had n-rlln, Nov. 20 (via The Hague), cut its demands down to $608,592. Nov. 3i This Hriii was the onlv bidder. ' With all her many other troubles Ger- .1 ,,'.., irtvcn the ' "'any now seems tn be entering a period The new Ilgure. however. Khes of unemployment nnd strikes, which are contractors an increase of $1.3.633 oer bouIld to aKCTavate the situation to an the price they are receiving this year. Intolerable degree unless the Ooverie 11 in Vr 8"'l more than the $486,000 ment manages to cope quickly with cer i is .i-.-- ,,, tain reluctant elements nmong the asked by K.lwnrd T. Murpbj. of Boston. ttorkeri) wc , employerw who was enabled to withdraw his offer Th, reluctance on both sides has led because Director Datesman altered the to the stoppage of work In some of the terms of the contract when mailing It largest factories In nerlin and else , where. In some oases the employers to the Boston contractor. withdrew the concessions made to the Tht happened last spring. I'p to 1 laborers during the first few days of the that time the Penn Reduction Company I revolution. The workers' principal de- . ... i o hi.i wiion Miimhv re. I mand was that piecework would be abol had not put In a bid. When Murph re- j jectfii nis coniraci, 11 t.une ium,ii,i ..m an offer to do the work for $721,000 In - stead of the $575,200 It was receiving .... for the 1918 contract. Director Dates- man held this bid for, some time and then rejected it and readvertlsed for bids. City officials do not anticipate any serious opposition to the proposal to he submitted !' tne cenn iteiiucui.n wra- panv. or Wllicn Iiarry 11. iirnaiuu, mc leader of the Fortieth Ward. Is president, and Fred Wlllard. a political worker In Congressman Vnre's home ward the Twenty-sixth Is business manager. No other concern Is equipped to handle the ... -. .-. n . ...-.. garbage collection contract or could con struct plants In the month that will eiapse before the new contract goes Into effect. The $724,000 estimate submitted by the Penn concern, some weeks ngo. after the Murphy fiasco, In which a contract figure of $486,000 was lost to the city, was over a quarter of a million dollars higher than any previously recorded con tract for the same worn, at ine time 11 was suggested that Director Datesman be held responsible for the difference be tween the Murphy and the Penn figures. i-n. Solicitor Connelly. In notifying ilia Tilrfptnr ttiai lie liau CACCTUCI) inn ' authority lir Imposing conditions outside Muph7wroeV TbeheveVu ?? gone Sffl X,8u ircot tractor which he Is not required to as - ullna " caslonea tnrougn in inii;"" , ' - rector Datesman ueci neu 10 "! " carbace contract at the high figure of the Penn Cpmpany and qalled for a sec- ond blddlnr. The new estimates ar? h.ii tn be materially lower, but there Is no doub,t that, without opposition, the Penn company t-oum wwti uiviapo up jjrlsjjwl figure and land the contract - Losses by March early ronvoy to the I'nited States a total of :Hfll ollleers and 79.BC3 men ....! tt.-t. ..nn.lnn...1 1 l.n Hal .1,1 I ""'' .H..I.II ,11111, 'Ull. Ill, 111 lilt lli-l ,,,',, ' PIear as entire divisions the Thlrty tai leisii. ,., ,.wl t. .... atii .1 ,i... i.'iffi,,. . 111, in,, 1111 nviriii.n 1111 i.nu iiit iiif,iiij seventh. The other troops comprise ar tillery units and army corps tioops. 1 The total number of troops already designated for early discharge In the United States was given as MP, 000. These include depot ami dexelopment battalions. 26,000; dhlslonal troops, lift. nun- rnllwnv trnnn-. "11.(100 ! l'nlteil is,nt8 (jurmls, 2f,,noo ; tank corps, prls-.Tnoo; chemical warfare troops. 7000 : . central ollleers' training schools. I'O.OOO ; .tudent nrmv train ns corns. 160.000. 4(1.378 Mimtrreil Out To date 10,378 men have been mus- tered'out of the camps In this country. Tho schedule under which the depart- 1 meat Is working calls for the release of n. ....., i-n nt innO ntun imr rnmti un,- , dav, anil General March said that every lands, yesterday, according to a dlB effnrt would be made to maintain the I patch to th Wo(r Rr nf t, ., nvernire. The War Department expects to bring back home In the month of December Continued on l'aite Two. Column Sern GERMAN LABOR UNREST SPREADS Strikes and Idleness Form New Menace for Berlin Government INDUSTRY IS HAMPERED By JOSEPH HERRINGS only, ;vow the workers assert that the 1 factoty managers are delaying the exc- ' eutlon of their promise and are gradu-; ' allv assuming an nttltude nf missive re.1 .nnce I ,n Bel.,ln (h(, SoWiprs mid Worlcer. r0Um.H have been asked to Interfere, j hut It would certainly lead to more satis- fat.torv results If one of the people's 1 commissioners were to try to make ..,., ,, thorf yet may be time. Among the large works in Berlin affected by the.se troubles are the Daim ler Motor Works and Siemens & Haleske, both of which employ many thousand men. Millions of workers employed In the Iron Industry will be out of work within a few days, as this Industry has looked for raw products mainly to Alsace Lorraine and Upper Silesia, from neither of which any shipments can be expected, nor Is there any possibility of shipments from Sweden or Spain while the blockade Is In force. For the present, although there are no orders whatever, the factories In Saxony and other industrial districts keep their employes at work or on the payroll, but that can continue only a short while. The worst of all is that the coal miners' strike In lyiper Sllusla and ' I'.n.Jnii.a-.a ,'. T.. C.,u, Three , 2680 AYIATORS KILLED ' I 1 1 PAKIIilltlnn Tlnnl A 1 1"uu aeuuinco 111 ujui ir 1 iuhm iu un .i.ti.inio iuu? i.omlon. Nov. 30. By A. P.) Can u-u.., in "the 'royal air forces from Anrll wnen the air forces were amalgamated. tn Vnvember 11. were: Killed, 2680 : wounded, missing nnd prisoners, 4909, according to an offl ..ini atntement bv the air mlnlstrv. ThA total. alr-'casuaUlfs throughout the lyar owiu.belannounsid, later, REPORTS Document Declared to Have Reached Teuton Capital FREES CHIEFS FROM FEALTY j William Hopes Fresh Re gime Will Protect People Against Anarchy MYSTERY IN WORDING OF FORMAL STATEMENT Reds Seize German Wireless j Stations and Send Out 1 Propaganda liy the Associated Press London, Nov; 30. The former Kaiser sicned his ab dication at Amerongen, the Nether -..., transmitted by the Exchange Tele graph correspondent at Copenhagen. The abdication decree, according to the message, expressed the hope that "the new rejjent" would be able to protect the Gerjnan people against anarchy, starvation and foreign su premacy. ' The use of the word regent in themessage is commented upon her as possibly significant. Copenhagen, Nov. 30. (By A. P.) The formal document of the Kal her's abdication has already arrived in Berlin, according to a Berlin dis patch to the Abendbladet. "" By the Associated Press Amsterdam, Nov. 30. (By A.F,J William llohenzollern ha df&j-Kt.ra nitplv mnnnnKAil oil futui-A irlf a' -r. .... ' ... v ,ii7fflSas me crowns 01 rrussia ana ucr officials Md'V-'&pl th of fealfy,.eiiJ and has released all ficcrs from their oath corning 10 me text 01 a aocuTncnv,gvs slVnprl bv tlln fnrmnr TiTmnflmr- &'il ...?:-, -.. ..- , L-, ' sna iucn is ijuoiea in a telegram re- a ceived here from Berlin. " (Dispatches yesterday stated .that .. the German Government had demand- 5 ed the formal abdication of the Kaiser s and the Crown Prince.) ' 1 Washington, Nov. 30 (By A. P.) State Department ndvices from Tho 4 j& Hague today reported that Admiral ,jgf von Hlntzc, former head of tho Ger man navy, was In the Netherlands to nbtnlti from tho fnrmpe k'nlnpi ft fnrv ma I proclamation of abdication. ?;a Ainerniigcii, Holland, Nov. 30, (Br 1 A. P.) It Is understood here that VfW I Ham llohenzollern has been awaiting the arrival of his wife before going' ! elsewhere. Germans in ills suite be lieve he will return to Germany ana are optimistic enough to think he will resume the throne. A member of Count von Bentinck's household said thnt the former Em peror was greatly moved when his wife arrived and seemed particularly delighted. One of Herr Ilohenzollern's servants is reported to have said that his master was "much brighter" and to have added: "Things are looking better for us." lterlln, Nov. 30. (By A. T.) A. group of Independent Social Demo crats closely identified with the Spar tacus element of Doctor Liebknecht, has seized control of all wireless sta tions in Germany and now Is trans ! mltting propaganda and other news; I the Kcrlin Tngeblatt says it Is In formed. Chancellor Kbert and Herr Haase, on behalf of the Government, the newspaper ndds. warn the press at home nnd abroad of this condition and,' declare further that the Government will not assume responsibility tor wireless information now being sent out of Germany. The alms of the new German Demo cratic party, the appeal of which the compreheiislan and support has been sent to President Wilson, were outlined to the correspondent by Theodor Wolff, editor.1 In.chlef of Berlin Tageblatt. It was on Herr Wolff's initiative that the party was formed. He said: "Our party has been formed to 'sup-, port the republic, to further democratio reforms on a socialistic-economic basis , nnd in furnish a rallvlncr nnlnt fni- tfi .4. .1. -- -- - - - . . -, jt middle classes and keep them frost 3 falling Into the power of the reacttonV'. arieB. The party will naturally oppom , , Bolshevism with all means at Its comi1'- ' mind. In other words, we aim tn Win ' ' and hold the middle classes for. I democracy." sv Oppone. Mlllturlits K"f- trHtrv nnl,ln.J !. I t r , lien T Villi- CAi,lll5U IIIUI, 111 Htiepid with the party's alms, all former mn.. Iters cf the progressive or 'other partkkt : who have been active In mllltarlstle '' nationalistic agitators, or who, Jlfce'R-, Oustav Stresemann, Katlona ) , Jiltotk&tfj&i member of the Ilelchetag, We- liUuf'Ml advocatea.ipe uurin hul kv 1 "J 'ft' Mt 1 ., Cni4nil 1 4 1 M 1 ifiS m j3A M. --sitfra -.I'lH taxi -Tifta J"s r ?', it' f. ' 9 ' jfc,. Wfe '$' '&i TJ &
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