mttjf?ytfFl ",. i. CI 'A EVENING PtJBLIO LEDGER PHILADftLP&lA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER4 3, 1918 ' X """TO? ' M ERMRTDE lnmnnmrni MTiliUilUI51!JLlLli mi i-.'a: !' u. sspread Counter-Revo- mary Moves, Realized Jby Government iOISHEVISM REJECTED j- r T" 1" foreign Uliice ucmes uc- Etruction of Dqcunicnts Showing Blame for War By JOEPH HERRINGS SvecM Cable to Lienins Public Ledger iCovvrioht JS I'D .Vw 1 "rh Tlmrs To I Berlin, Dec. 1 (delayed.) I m.. ... nti,i tta nrenns. fe Vorwofirtn nnd Die rrelholt as well ig -all the 'Democratic pipers, relolco lit the result of the deliberations of tiiO TJnlted Berlin Soldiers' Councils, which, by 30 to 2, oted for the earli est possible national convention. (This Isxelebrated as an overwhelm ng victory for law nnd order over olshevlsm. . . . T, nn now havlne Hermans B laio ...w -.-- -- - -. --.. - i,. - . ... Jh hand dont shut tneir cea 10 in-wwn us ncnceiurm. ver-lurklnB danger ol a couniei n-- "Hatred against Uerlin is raimuy Uon, of which tliore is aouroiaru no(,n(, not nK.ilrist lier popuiauon Uiey knew nothing. They satd It was my duty to detect the ctlmlnala and i vlioni t .alnst them. "Now, I cannot be expected to frame Indlctm nts fiom nitlnnir. 1 have not detected tho slightest trice of any nttettipted d simctlcni. U, however, Comrade Molkennuhi, who first mulo tho CharKCs that inlteilal was belnc destroyed, or an othei perton, will Ble me lnformitlon that any attempt was made on tho archives of tho Naval Ofllci or tho War Oltlce I will ruthlessly picsecute tho criminals." Ilerlin, No 2D (dtlacd) When In Berlin rectnth Kurt KIsner tho Ituwirlnn I Imp Minister, spoilt? 'lo rlslvely of the ciU ni the (lerman hydroeeplialiis " In return Kerlineri how call him n "piratical muddle head " t Miner himself seems to feel that, for While thev were calling him a piratical muddlo-luad In tho Berlin Soldiers' Council, h himself made n speech to the Soldiers Workmen1 and Peasants' Council In Munich, which ho meant in explanation of his Berlin peiformanrcs He sild "In Berlin I noticed that the counter. revolutlonar elements lxhaed ns 1 nothlnc had happened Thereupon, 1 took from my portfolio a document which 1 thoUKht was hound to rend the last veil fiom tho consplrac le nl liiB to the world war. With this docu ment I hoped for a Wow at the counter-re olutionary U eminent. "At a meeting of the State ministers of the people 1 followed up this pur pose I was sitting between lzberRer and Solf and 1 told them tho truth In such plain words that I expected them to disappear I told them plainly that there would be nothlnB doinft be- ivtdonpe. Onlv icsterday State bee etory Strobel, at a larse meetlnR of ho toew Fatherland party league, felt (impelled to warn the people that the eactlonnrles were at work again. Ho aid 3ie would not yet draw the ell im their machinations put ne inrcui ned a certain few of the Reneruis 1 the front with tho wratn oi uic evolution and all it meant if tne ontlnued passlvo resistance una uc- ve intrigue. UlndcnhurR Rounds WarnliiB In connection with this warning a leleBram by the highest command lndenburg). to tho commander ot o Eighteenth Army Corps at Tiank- ort-on-the-THaln, has a Bpeclal mg- Iflcance. It reids "After the delegates of the Individ- al States to the Bmplre conferenco n Tr-rlln have declared that until -the Tiation has assembled the "N ork rs and Soldiers' Councils are regarded is the representatives of the people's 4,111 Vi highest command advises that conflicts with the Workers nnd Sol- Here 'Councils musi db avuiueu. iiuu t strictly prohibits the arrest ot any nembers of the workers ana soi lers' Councils. "On" the other nana tne l'eopies nmmtssloners nro requested to in- tructthe "Workers end Soldiers' Coun lis to conform with mlltVO" demands rom the Armies as necessary for a afe homeward march and to desist wim anv interference with it, since It 'a Impossible to draw a straight line etween tne rignis ana uuties oi omn artles. It is to bo hoped that the aembcrs of the front army will un ertake nothing causing disturbance FA I "This should ebpeclally b kept In Ldees. If such are exhibited in dig- tfled form or presented to our troops n the lorm oi nowers as u bikii ui relcome. no oirense snouia De ianen, lnce neither the populace nor tho tfnrkera and Soldiers' CounclU object o badges ot other colors." Tollce Heads Were Intriguing Even in Berlin reaction begins to icstlr Itself. It was announced tint olice Colonel Frobllch. head ot tho Id uniformed force, and his assistant, oth taken over irom me oiu regime, had retired. On investigation jour correspondent learns that both olllcers i - -.11-- .KumlacnI lnnn,,BA a? n Intrigue against tho present au- horlties. The Governmeni nas gooa ieaion refully to waicn me reactionary eie ents and it may no taken lor granted hat if they are busy in Berlin, they re certainly not asieep in tne strong iolds of Junkerlsm Pomeranla, East nd West Prussia. On the other hand, the suspicions iFulnat the Foreign Office are. in rtnnv nuarters. thought to be aulte (unfounded. Even Surf's deputy, who Is not his friend, Karl Gatusky, ac juita him of tho accusation of having winked at tho destruction of certain Vt UOCuuienia uy issuing me iujiuywji fl statement: "Slnco I have been In charge at ha "Foreign Office hardly a dav has fcS massed without some excited people invading my room and announcinf ttlmt 4tura nvA mvfifnrirllld mAn Irt Vin $' ''larchlvea of the Foreign Office cestroy- ng all the documents pertaining to re-war nistory, wnen i asKed tneso eople to lead me to the scene of ction and point out the guilty men, but against Berlin as the he wliiunile's for the woild wni. and we hope most earnestly that this will not le.idto tho dissolution of the empire, llrmly believing that the single StHtes must fight their own battles until the whole organization Is again In working order." Blsner, or, a wirac papers mil him "the n-ivarian lrot7k 1ms been doing his best to emonrigo anaichlsm and creato ch ios, but so far i:icrt and h.s followers still have the sltmtlon In hand Doubtloss tho are bickrd b an over whelming majority of returning soldiers from the front, as Is clearly proved 1 Lountless telcgraphlt. addnsses from the front to the people s commlssiorers SUGGESTS MAYOR BE NONPARTISAN James M. Dohan Cites Clarke Act as Charter Model CENTRALIZED POWER Names of Dcniocrnts Offered to City Solicitor as Advis ers on Revision NORTHCLIFFE'S PAPER A TTACKS LLOYD GEORGE Daily Mail Says Premier Cannot Keep Majority Election Will Give. Urges Change of Policy and "Nciv Blood" Publisher Wants Peace Scat, One View Deaths of a Day Nitliolas J. Griflin Nicholas J Urillln a retired wliole silo dealer In alcohol and domestic spirits, for minj -ars engaged In busi ness in this tltv died vesterUi.v at his seashore honin 147 Dewey Place Atlan tic Cltv Hi Is survived bv his wife, who was Mls Miry Agnes SIcCartncj , a d tughter Mrs John McDermott, and these sons. Nicholas (leralrt It v I ' ward and David Cirifnn The funeral will be held at his Atlintlc City home followed bv riulem mas- nt St lolin Cliurrh. Thirteenth street above Chest nut, on Thursda at 11 41 a m Frank N. Solly The funeral ot I'rank N" Solly, one of the best known firemen In the nortlieat section, will lie held tomorrow at 2 p m at his home. S50S Bhawn street, Holmesburg He hid driven Truck l Buglne Company No 36, of which h was tlllerman, tn a fire on Saturday and after working at the fire was strlcke with heart disease He died half an hour later, while he was being taken to i hospital Mr. Solly, who wa flftv years old had been a member of the lire companv at Holmesburg twent-three ears III wife survives He was a member of Tacony Lodge. No 600 of Masons, the Odd Fellows, nnd other organizations Peter Kadel Peter Kadel died jesterdav at hi home 221 Arch street, Camden, aged elphtv-nve. from ailments incident to old age He livid in Camden for sixts two years He emigrated from Gei many and locited In Camden, vihere he conducted a retail shoemaker's shop Ills "on. George Kadel is trainmaster nf the Camden teimlnal of the Wcl Jersey Railroad The widow, Mrs Kaio Una Kadel, and the son, George, and a amiehtcr. Anna, survive He was an active member of tho Bvangcllcal I.u- heran uuurcn A suggeptlon that tho elty cbnrter bo rr liird tn prn Ido for the Mectlon of "ivors on p non-prlsan tleket is em Wlled In Ifiter to Cltv Solicitor Con iellv from tames M Dohnn counsel 'or the Democratic Cltv Committee Mr Dohsn cites the Clarke act under iliich llio srrond-clRFS cities of Pitts burgh and Sernnton now elrct mnvors "" a non-partisan ticket as an example of how the proposal operates. ' The cltv Is now and has been for irs n Renubllnn stronghold," he writes the City Solicitor ' lis present scheme of municipal gov ernment Is based upon sound Itepubll "in pollcv, the pollcv of centralliatlon. vet manv prominent Republicans object to the main feitures of our charter bc esuse of thit vcrv fact The strong M ,v or becomes a Czar, the weak one Is toleritel because at worst his term is(h but four years, and the strong nd weak alike ale not pennltrd self sui cession The prnctlral result his been but, with one notable cxcelrtlon, no Mavor of Philadelphia has ever after ward held public ofneo within the gift nf the people "The remedy, to mv mind. Is obvious '"lect a Ma5or on a non-partisan ticket, following a non-partisan primary. The ClarKo act, for the government of other cities In our great Commonwealth, has proved successful In operation It was 'ened by the Governor on .Tune 27, 1913 and Is found In the pimphlet laws for that vear at page 568 ' Air Dnhin alo calls attention to the fact tint a revision of the charter must b submitted to the electorate and tint thousands of city voters now In the irinv would be barred from the right of franchise because un ait of Aligns' "" 1161 prohibits soldiers in the servbe from voting for councllm inlc or v v ' or division ofllcers In the city of Phlln delphl i A rearrangement of ward boundaries or wanl representation on the basis of jopulatlon and a shortened term for he niijor Willi tho pinlslon that lu in be ie-eled(d nt Irnst once, are sup gestlons which he offers fop the consldir- tlon of Mr Connelly mid bis chaitti revision committee In com lusion be asks tint ' Democrats of (he stump of It Gordon liromlev. Theodore V Jenkins, James Gay Gor don, Henry Uudd, Mklnel J Rjan, Charles P. Donnelly, i:dgnr W Lank, loseph P McCullen, lananuel 1'urth, I Washington Iigue, George W N'orrls Walter George Smith nnd l.'ugeno C Uonnlwell bo Invited to take pirt In jour conference " Special Cubic to Evening Public Ledger Copyright, t3t8, by .Yfie York Timts Co. London, Dec. 3, Lord Northcllffe's plain talk to Lloyd George In today's Daily Mall set the political Thames on fire. That tho news paper dictator was keeping rods In plcklo for the Prime Minister has been obvious for some time, his various pa pers having pursued the same policy as characterized tho Korthcllfflan methods In the past. The, Weekly Dispatch and the livening N'evvs have been outspoken In condemnation, the Dally Mall his been critical and the Times has assumed I an attitude of cold aloofness I The Dally Mall's frank declaration to I dny that Llovd, George will get a great majority at the election, but a majority "'"VI, iiu nuuid UO UIIUUIO IU lCtTl in land 'a accompanied by an Intimation that at the eleventh hour It Is still open to him to remedy matters. "Any man In tho street or Indeed any person outside of the singularly Ill-in formed coterie of the Prime Minister's satellites," pns the Mall, "should .have seen what was coming to him, and any ono can see what Is going to happen to him now at tho eleventh hour, unless ho nukes some definite eleclaratlon ns to his policy and au to tho men who am to form his new government ' The Mall Is "convinced that had the Premier appealed to the country under his own name with new blood from tho Unionist, Llbertl and Labor inrtles, sup porting the Dally Mall policy, he would havo carried all bewro nlm " Hut he placed hlmoclf In tho power of IJonar Law, a shrewd Canadian-Scotchman, and Sir George Younger, a Scot tish Tory organizer, and, adds the Mall, 'Wo submit that when Scotsman and Welshman meet to discuss difficult busi ness, tho particular result Is probable, but when two Scotsmen tackle a Welsh man the result Is a forcgono conclusion." Lord N'orthcllffo In effect says to Lloyd George: "You havo made a bad bargain by the way you aro bound hand and foot for five years to Tory Junkers If jou will rely on me I will get you out of jour difficulties." For some time past minor organs of the NorthcllfTe press have been conuct ting with labor, and the Mall Is running daily a labor news column. That Is a superficial aspect of a development which Iips thrown the political world Into tur moil GUesses as to what Is going on be low the surface are .various. One Is that N'orthellffe wants to ba one of tho Brit ish delegates to tho peace conference The other need not be detailed. The coalition has not been easy In Its mind for a week or two past The coun try generally and recent development In the campaign havo created a Btrong Impression that the Government decided upon tho election chiefly from political mntUes Lord N'orthellffe In tho Dally Man says that the result has been that Lloyd George has lost the support apparently of every dslly paper that was anxious to help him vvlth tho single exception of one morning Journal for which ft. 600.000 was paid by some of his personal suprorters on tho eve ot clee-Hon From iinctslness. the feeling In coali tion circles today developed Into panicky svmptonis, not, of course, owing to n fear of not obtaining a majority, but nwlnir tn a conviction that Its tenure of Office, once peaco Is made, will be eltlur precarious or short, unless Noriiiciine gets his way and gets It quickly. There might be little ground for such a con viction If public sentiment had been In favor of the election at this tlmo, or If tho coalition party managers had made a square deal which would not hnve completely alienated both liberalism nnd labor SHIPYARD NEWS CAMOFLEURS HERE THROW OUT CHESTS Pennsylvania Shipyard Force Claims Record for Disguising War-Emergency Vessels The Pennsylvania shipyard camou fleurs are getting Increased chest measurements They boost of the honor of having camouflaged the first nnd last ehlp built on the Delaware Illver for war emergency purposes, The first ehlp on which the paint-shop artists spilled their gaudy colors war the John M. Connelly, a 7000-ton tanker which was launched November 10. 1917 The laBt vessel so decorated to deceive the eye, before the armistice was signed was the Indianapolis, a 15.600-ton cargo currier launched July 4, of this year. According to the paint-shop workers of tho Pennsylvania yard at Gloucester the flnlshlnr touches were put on the Indianapolis on November 11, the big day when tho glorious news arrived. The paint shop in the Gloucester yard Is In charge of Harry Kptlng, foreman Virtually all the deceptive lining placed on the ships was done by G. V. Ancker, and tho fields betwoen were colored by the bruzh-wellders of tttt paint shop, , But the general supervision ot the camouflage work fell on the shoulders of O, King, of the camouflage depart ment of the United States shipping board. SHIPYARD HAS OYN LAUNDRY Merchants' Company Starts Plant "When Private Service Fails If you would havo a thins done right. do It yourself. This theory resulted In tho Merchants' shipyard at llarrlman installing a laun dry of Its own for the Workers. Considerable difficulty was met In hav ing private laundries care for the wash, particularly after the Influenza epldemlo started. Fear of dlseaso prevented the laundries from accepting the Merchants' yard wash, notwithstanding the fact that they were assured by health and sanitation officers that there was no danger, as all clothing nnd linen were disinfected be fore leavlnor the nlant. . - - v i . . . . . ... nothing, clean bedding, The need for towels, etc., became serious. Then It was acciaed to nave a yard laundry. The Idea was proposed by Dr. A. H. Stewart, of the health nnd sanitation department. About three weeks ago the Institution was started and Is now open for busi ness It Is a modern laundry, located in an extension of the power plant, and Is fully pqulppcd with modem cleaning: ma chinery. , j. It will serve tho hospital, the rfcs-i taurant, tho bachelor quarters, the offices; and tho Harrlman town site, ' Clnrenre Cox, of the Harlan yard, sal; vaffrd a strod tar from the company, anil after houra of half-aollfie nit menUln ha ulnrrli ho It now ready to 'nort'' i row of Wllmlnirton'a trafno ropa oft (tit ttn4ln horouchirtres Clarence aaia ne ,c,,!"K icn un" up tb ennevrt Dltt? ratollne obligate In fun Ih, "fill" forn h aeta through, and then vou ran ex pect to hear It "alas " a or something ot the anrt "hutch" Worn la bark to the Harlan serilce htnch nfter fakir a long romp with nature Ho has brought back a corn fed complexion anrt loads of pep , Ererr , time "tooun ' 4liab Ifaptanil hftti1 al about town ita memttera are tho recipients of numcrnua satutea The lioya in khaki often mistake them for malum or something, according to tho bandsmen, j,( And the Recording Antel has another on on his list. l:imer Cox. who Is now passim around Havana among his ' buddy" ehlp nera and caulkers of the Harlan sard. Klmer won a aultraeelto or somethtna: eiiualtv nice, at the altar the other day, la the rumor. Ilia cheat measurement Is Increasing along wKh hit smllo. ' "Melntrro and Campbell." No, they are not a audevlllo team, but a flrst-cass duo of thlmvorkers at tho Chester ahloard who received their training on the Oljde They are shlpflttera here on America's Clyde the Delaware There are "aces", In shipyards as well as In the,alr tleets Tho title Is carried, around by Krectors Wood and Holm of the Chester yard talHIGI I e a 1 w 00Bmfi0gBBBtKBt&BmusmBBBaBBBit " Teach Children The Care of Teeth Ninety per cent of the backward school children have defective teeth. Mothers should teach their children to bruih their teeth daily using a soft tooth brush and a good dentifrice. Children like the foamy action and clean taste of 60ZODONT. It works its cleansing qualities into every tiny crevice and keeps the gums in a sweet, clean and healthy condition. 923 Market Street S Reduction Sales 1 of Greatest Importance! ? WINTER COAT $19.75J25.-$32.50 Original Prices Ranged tip to $50.00 Kvcry size for women, mlssca and Junlon! Pom poms, broadcloths, heavy winter velours and flneat silk plushes Most of them are fur-trimmed I iiniiiiiBTiHiBin now nnm IWI'vSbmEwmssW $450.00 OeiltfemnnS Kln(f in t 7i e aut4tan(lal 7vpiy Style attlna. Three large, brilliant Diamonds, c , i Women's Jersey and J Serge Dresses A JP . OTMfaHf e " FOR THE TEETH Liquid Powder or Paste SOLD BY DEALERS EVERYWHERE Values Range to $35.00 Newest straight line and tunic models, vvlth smart embroiderieb Unusually Dressy wt,, $1-98 Kntlrely new In their btjle conceptions Women's $2 & $4 Cloth (&OAA and novelty Skirts, Panam.i cloths ' I! Fes tf!. "1 ; ' B KJfVJ' "f$1 L$,l If 9 Useful Gifts For FOYS or GIRLS Girls' Raincoats e:i Boys Baincoas v S6.00 Valus IVde of Enelis Oswitona: double. .texture: handsome inlaid lining: mill ivry collar; tan an I , olive shades. f itt rrr a WiSnmi v ' and Women's iceatt Special m i t - i yi"r fr i7hcji wx wrjt ir SWg'ffinffg Ladies and Misses WmmtpK Plain Tailored Suits KKfepft 26.75 28.75 34.75 v-!.Ki-!S "tQ direct una top vuuia a ffpfef 29.75 33.75 37.75 M I ?& 'rflll Girls' Suits and Coats Mll 25.75 . 1 lllli Tyro1 Wol Suits and Top ' i f if1' ' Coats are made in a wide 1 Wiglflr variety of styles, in the most y &f desirable shades and mix- e ia tures. U Mann & Dilks ij lint rurcniiiT cTDrcT AI kljij I I 0 &vmz !i -nrn. s l i?f ? h n li vrnere iooa rooa i SKtvi.UR I m u 3v. Iff il predominates at prices that barely a m iflf'vlKljJ I cover the service. a H iLfcS, 3 A trifle off the "high-priced aye- M ItiKiJ i nues." but vet within easy walking H Kv?ssF a distance of any downtown attrac- a H 1 ,fcm 1 1 I jj Special Dinner and -. NEW i a 1J Music Every Evening "J I- i a Si $10 ! JL.m rnmZmv afl 2 BIG FUR VALUES! $37.50 Fox and Wolf In taupe. j) O e V V Polret or blick. Largo animal sire. $22. SO Taupe & Brown Coney "T $14.50 Inrtre scarf and trimmed muff, IN 0 R BASEMENT A Diamond Christmas 3 INVESTMENT GIFTS 'i HOndi. W S S. nnd Diamonds 13 These will dominate the p St tho'lzht of the Elvers cf f- 9 Christmas nrescnts this year. R S Diamonds nro savings Their ol value enduroi they never a wear out. Oood ns cash. H We've made extra Drenara- g tlons this year to serve you In in H the 'election of the right dla- g- 3 mond. Shop now. fc H Hvery Jlltcholl Diamond guar- fp. m nnttc'l exactly a" represented, g a Open S A. M. class S.30 r. M. 1 Mitchell's I Eatabllsheil 1R7H (3 Diamond Store 37 South 8th l0M0"1 f "WBllltBlllMtillMlilMliiriEBlfSEWLHlHIIBCraifi- HANAN Hanan Shoes are made so skill fully that style and comfort struggle for first place in your favor; made so well tnat their shape is the last thing to wear out. SHOES 9ood Shoes are an Economy LONDON 1318 Chestnut Street PARIS WItlILEYS Women's $15, $16.50 $11 .75 Fur Collar COATS II A special i?rour reduced for ono da. Good heavy oolens In smart stylish models. Girls' Fur-Trimmed Winter Coats J.98 O IOME OF STYLE AND ECONC-r O Women's Silk and Serge Dresses Very smart tai lored and trimmed vi" All sizes SC.00 5 Corilurojs and ', woolens. Sizes from G to 14 years 5 !IL 5 fi JL Entirely Mew 4-50 Value $6.25 sea 3 teara to 10 years. Rain Hats, 75c Mall Orders rillJ Boy' fi CirW $2.50 & $5 Kiwln! Irlrrt on IV) !' snd Meu'ft ELACK RUBBER COATS rcsassassirt-eari i Fuel Released by the U. S. 4 Government I Egg and Stove Size COKE Manufacturers and Bakers Who Have Difficulty In Securing Sufficient Anthracite Coal Should Try Coke. CAMDEN COKE CO. CAMDEN, N. J. Telephone, Camden, 2340 Bell 376 Keystone DISTRIBUTORS E. J. Cummings, 413 North 13th St Owen Letter's Sons, Trenton Av'enuo Win. J. Armstrong, George Loughrey & Son, 242S Pasayank Ave. 4158 Cresson St, liWy'k Philadelphia All Now in Pink Wrappers To save tin foil for Uncle Sam, WRIGLEYS is now all wrapped in pink paper and hermetically sealed in wax: 1. Thetangey flavor ot mint 2. The luscious different flavor 3. The soothing flavor of peppermint All in pink-end packages and all sealed air-tight. Be Sure to get WRIGLEYS because The Flavor Lasts! f. SSSSf ' ' til sii ;s r I, 1 tf fH 1 'x ! , .. 1 ' !l I. 1 ' i ftfl . H ' m 4 : 4 I 1 4 .! V1 I I , yg jSffplEfjfafr "tV Twelfth and Arch Su. 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