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THE EVENING TELEGRAPH
VOL. V. NO. 73
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CUT TO PIECES
TAKING SEDAN
Part of 114th Infantry,
Which Lost 480 Killed,
1500 Wounded
U680 LEFT OUT OF 3500;
NERVES ARE SHATTERED
Lt. Albert S. Howard Tells of
Terrible Slaughter in
Letter Home
OTHER TOWNS SUFFER
Second Battalion Lost AH But
288 Men and 23 of 25
Line Officers
The ll4th Infantry, which Includes
tho old Third, ot Camden and towns
adjacent, was almost wiped out at Se
dan. Four hundred and eighty men wero
Wiled and 1500 wounded and gassed of
a complement of 3500 men In flvo days'
lighting at Sedan, Many are missing.
Of tho 3500 men only 680 were nt for
duty, and they wcro in highly nervous
condition when tho regiment was with
drawn from action.
Exactly how many men from (Cam
den and tho surrounding' towns were
In tho 114th has not been disclosed.
Several units wero merged In tho
114th. The old Third contained about
1000 men.
280 From Camden CIt
About 250 of the men In the regiment
came from Camden, The Second Bat
talion, In which nearly all the Camden
men were assigned, lost all but 288 men
and all but two out of twenty-flve lino
officers.
Other towns represented In the bat
talion are Burlington, Ocean City, At
lantic City-, Salem and Woodbury. Tho
entire regiment was cited for bravery
In this battle.
Facts concerning the fate of tho 114th
were -disclosed this afternoon, when a
letter from Lieutenant Albert S. How
ard7 son, of Dr. F. M. Howard, 400 Lin
den' street, Camden, was made public.
Lieutenant Howard's letter was
verified by Congressman William J.
Browning, Camden, through the War
Department, before Its contents wero
'given out.
) Statement Vlth Letter
WQrutressman Browning mado a
tafrmetit to. accompany ' tho -letter
giving tho sourco of tho confirmation
of tho letter as Lieutenant Colonel
Wlnfleld S. Price, of tho Provost
T" Marshal Geneial's office. In Washing-
toni Colonel Prico is a Camden man.
Captain Williams, Company E, Mt.
- Holly, and Captain Shumakcr, Com
pany F, were killed in tho fighting.
Captain Edward B. Stone, Company
,11, Burlington, and Captain Georgo L.
T3elby, Company G, Camden, were pro-
tnoted to majors on tho battlefield.
Lieutenant West, Camden, acting as
s adjutant; Lieutenant Smith, Company
H, and Lieutenant Roush, Company
E, werp promoted to captains.
i Lieutenant Howard's letter Is a
graphic description of five teriifylng
- days of fighting, from which the lorn
r nant of his regiment .emerged with
'nerves almost shattered. Ho has put
? all tho terror of those days of con
centrated artillery bombardment into
a f ow words.
Tho 114th neglment fought in ono
of the last big battles of the war, as
part of tho Twenty-ninth Division,
composed of former National Guards
men from New Jersoy.
The regiment captured a position
that French troops had failed three
times to tako and which the Thirty
third Division could not penetrate.
"We took tho position in tho first
charge," said Lieutenant Howard, "but
at awful cost."
Lieutenant Howard's Letter
The letter was received in Camden
the, day after the news of the signing
of the armistice was recehed, but was
held up until It could be verified. The
letter follows:
"I am In a terrific mental and nerv
ous condition, but feel better today.
After n week qt charging and capturing
ruanr prlaoners and under terrific ar
tillery and ninclilnc-gun bombardment
T vr nll.r.v Tlnur T e.i-nn.il T Art tint
"ktiniir 'W.. wnpa vlv.n n n tliA V,n,li
and the Thirty-third Division had tried
three time to take and failed. We took
It on the first charge.
Our regiment is a mere remnant. Four
hundred and eighty were killed, 1500
zero wounded and gassed.. Ninety per
cent of Jlie offlceri were killed or wound
ed, and out of 3600 men we now have
680 fit for duty, They "are all In the
tame condition as I am.
' "It was terrible. It made young men
Old overnight. If we ever prayed for
peace we do now. My mind Is so up-
'let and my nerves so unstrung that I
can hardly write. If I live through this
t Will vbo lucky. It va the liortleat
place In the line to break, but we did
It, at an awful cost, .because the, French
failed us with artillery and wo had no
airplanes to help us. They allot ui
gown like rata,
"Mr guna (one pounders) were
Continued on I'ace Two, Column Four
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v L.arger uomriouiors
Waalilnt-ton, Dee. 7. (By A. P.) The
Snal campaign statemont of tho ltepi.b
Ucan national committee received today
by the clerk of the House showa ex
penditures of J79L40O! or J22.635 more
than receipts Some of the larger con
tributors to the committee's fund are
Hated .aav follows:
William Boyce Thompson, Tonkers,
K, Y $36,000: T. C. O. du Pqnt. New
fork city, $25,000 1 J. J. McQraw, Ponca
City, Okla, J25.000! John D. rtocke
tiller, 320,000; John D. Rockefeller. -Jr.,
116.000, and Thomr-a T. Cochran,
fcnglewpod, N. J., S15.0Q0,
THE WEATnER VANE
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The largest gatriering of the season on Franklin Field was "snapped" watching. the League hland-Camp Han-
cock elevens clash this afternoon
MACRY STAYS
IN STATE POST
R e m a i n s Compensation
Board Chief Roney Re
tained Also
ANNOUNCED BY SPROUL
Harry A, Mackey, this city, w 111 re
main as chairman of the btato Work
men's Compensation Board.
William J. Honey, also a Phlladcl
phlan, and a nephew ot DaId Martin,
organization leader of tho Nineteenth
Ward, will continue as manager of tho
State Insurance Fund.
This was announced this afternoon by
Governor-elect Sproul. These two men
would bo retained, ho said, because they
had proed "competent public servants."
Other department heads whose work
has been commendable also will bo re
tained, Sproul said. Ho Is not ready to
announce their re-appolntment at pres
ent, however, but will do so as soon as
possible.
Tho Governor-elect made It emphatic
he did not like "mystery business" lr
connection with appointments that ho
has to make, but that he Intends to
pursue a frank and open policy.
Not In Touch nltli Dr. Martin
-MrSpr'duVsald Ihat'h'e ha"d"no "oetn
In touch as yet with Dr. Edward Martin,
of Philadelphia, who is expected to be
mada State Health Commissioner.
Surprises, lt is Intimated, may follow
In the wake of somo of the Governor
elect's appointments. It Is certain, how-
ever, that all tho men chosen for Im
portant posts will bo Republicans.
In announcing Mackey and Itonoy un
doubtedly would bo retained, the Governor-elect
again reiterated that ho had
no ambitions beond giving the State
the best possible administration.
In referring to the work dono by Mr.
Mackey as chairman of the workmen's
compensation board, Mr. Sproul said
that the department might bo created
Into a more important one by tho next
Legislature.
He said that there was a disposition
among State officials and men who
deal with, the compensation board that
It had outgrown Its present place as a
subsidiary bureau of the Department
of Labor and Industry. Tho general
belief Is that lt will be made a separate
department. K
. Mr. Mackey'g Career
Mr. Mackey was born In Bangor and
Is about fifty-nine years old. He Is a
graduate of Lafayetto CoHege and of
tho University of Pennsylvania law
school. At college he was an athlete
and. was noted as a football player.
While Governor-elect Sproul was at
Swarthmore he and Mr. Mackey op
posed each other as members of rival
elevens.
After studying law Mr. Mackey opened
an office of his own In 1902. He was
appointed to head the Compensation
Board by Governor Brumbaugh In 1816
following the creation of the department.
Mr. Mackey Is a Republican and Is
leader of the Forty-sixth Ward In
local politics ho Is allied with tho Vares.
He Is active In many business and
civic organizations In Wet Philadelphia.
Mr. iioney was an examiner or tne
State Insurance Department for many
years. He was appointed manager of
the fund by Gbvernor Brumbaugh In
1916.
Vote figures, announced at Harris
burg today, show that, with Luzerne
County omitted. Senator Sproul's guber
natorial vote totaled 535,901, which rep
resents a plurality of 244,255 over Judgo
Eugene C. Bonnlwell. The total com
bined vote of Senator Sproul's oppon
ents was 337,944. Luzerne County's
vote total Is being held up becausq of
a legal tangle In the courts over the
soldier and sailor ballots.
Senator Sproul returned last evening
to his home in Chester from Pike
County, where he spent a week resting.
Ho said he enjojed the rest and "felt
fine."
WOMAN ARRESTS TWO MEN
Recovers Stolen Puree and Turns
Prisoner Over to Policeman
Robbed of her purse containing ftfty
flve cents, Mrs. Martha, C. Wagner, 2044
East Ontario street, dived Into a crowd
of shippers at Ninth and Market Rtreets
this afternoon, seized two suspects, and
marched them to a traffic policeman.
Mrs. Wagner recoveied her purse and
Its contents, and charges of pocket-plok-Ing
wero lodged against Reuben Kntzen,
Hoffman street, and Oenrge Banett,
Central avenue, Camden. The purse was
found In Katzen'B pocket, Katzen said
Barrett placed It there. The men will
have a hearing In the night court,
MERCURY TOOK TUMBLE
Twenty-eight at 8 o'Clock, 14 De
grees iJelow Yesterday's
A 14 -degree, drop in temperature was
registered at 8 o'clock this morning,
compared with that for the same hour
The official 8 o'clock reading here
To was
42 de.i
unt as
I at I
28 degrees, lesieraay u was
rreil.
The temperature beran to mount
the oay wore on, , nowayer, aa
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LEAGUE ISLAND
BEATS ARMY, 13-6
Touchdowns by Yeabsley
and Haelil Give Sailors Win
Over Camp Hancock
12,000 WITNESS GAME
League Klind Hancock
Troctor left end Austin
Ollrer left tuckle Murrny
Itmlil.. ...left Riiurd Crrher
JnhnHfou center.... Aduma
f'ronetto rlcht cunrd Peterson
Newcomb. . . .right tackle Koch
Hitting rlcht end dulmiirca
Tearrr nnnrterburk Kate.
YmhHley left h llfhilek 1 r
Minuter right halfback Kckhere
Ilnrhl fullback Derr
Score In period:
League Island . . , . . . . O 7 O 0 11
Camp Hancock . N, . O 0 O 60
Keferre Robert W. Maxwell, Swarthmore.
Umpire W. (,. Crowell, Hnnrthmore. Head
llneftman W. M. Hollenbark, l'ennHylvanlu.
Time of periods 15 minutes.
Touchdowns YenhMej. lloehl, Kote.
(ioul from tourhdomis simmer.
Substitutions: 1'nr league Isluiid C'ornog
for Haehl, llnchl for Cornog. Cornog for
Hnehl, Stone for Yeabsley. Ankers for Illg
lins. For Camp Hancock Foster for Kcknerg,
Ilnwkina for Koch, Kerry for Foster, Suther
land for reierson, DavN for Austin,
Franklin Field, Dec. 7.
In one of tho most sensational and
thrilling games on 'Franklin Field In a
long stretch of years, tho Leaguo Island
football team raised Itself to the height
of 'gridiron fame by defeating Howard
Berry's Camp Hancock team hero this
afternoon,' 13 to 6,
With the lctory went the service foot
ball championship of tho North nnd
South. Bert Yeabsley and Russell
Hnehl were tho two boys of our own
nay jard who scored touchdowns for
By Dickson. Nick Simmer was tho
joung man who kicked the ono goal af
for touchdown for League Island.
Harry Rote, onco star at Gettysburg
College, tallied tho only Southern touch
down of the game. In the fourth period
he squirmed through a hole In tho Dick.
Fon defenso for 15 yards, and a touch
down. The first scoro of the game was made
possible by Simmer's passing. One of
his. passes went 37 yards nnd was
Continued on I'nce Five, ( olumn Three
CARS CRASH IN ARCH ST.
Passenger Injured in Collision at
Thirteenth Street
One passenger was Injured and sev
eral shaken up In a trolley collision at
Thirteenth and Arch strcefs lato this
afternoon.
The accident occurred when a car on
Thirteenth street struck another going
east on Arch street, causing lt to leae
the tracks and strike a car going west.
Joseph Yourelovls, forty-two years
old, 1512 South Reese street, a passenger
on the eastbound car, was thrown from
his seat, with several others. He was
taken to the Hahnemann Hospital, suf
fering from bruises and shock.
'CALLS SCHOOL SURVEY BLUFF
Municipal Research Chief Ques
tions Board s Uood I'ttith ,
The Board of Tdueatlon appointed a
committee to Investigate the school sys
tem of Philadelphia, as a means of quiet
ing public clamor, with th Intention of
never having the committee carry out
Its appointed task, was tho charge made
this afternoon by Frederick P. Qruen
berg, chief of tho Bureau of Municipal
Research.
He Bpokes at a luncheon In the City
Club, following an address In which Su
perintendent of Schools Garber outlined
the school system nnd told Its needs
which Includo more money.
Former Judge DImner Beeber chair
man of the survey committee, said this
afternoon that tho work would be done
immediately if Mr Gruenberg would
guarantee the 325,000 estimated as the
cost of the survey.
Peace Council to Be
Vividly 'Reported
Tho Versailles Peace Council,
most momentous assembly of mod
ern times, will bo reported for tho
Evenino Pudmo Ledowi by a
corps of trained writers.
Clinton W. Gilbert
Staff Correspondent, sailed for
France a few days ago, as the spe
cial representative of this news
paper, and readers are assured of
an intelligent and vivid narrative
of events epoch-making in their
nature. He will detail proceedings
In which the President of the
United States will have a con
spicuous part, in conjunction wl'th
the principal diplomats and states
men of twq continents.
In collaboration with Mr. Qllhert
will be these brilliant reporters of
national reputation:
It. V. Oulahan,
Charles II. Grasty.
Gertrude Atherton.
Charles A. Selden.
Earnest Marshall.
Walter Duranty.
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BRITAIN AS ALLY
IS HONORED HERE
Philadelphia Celebrates the
War Achievements of
United Kingdom
KING SENDS MESSAGE
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The British Government today cabled
its appreciation of the observance of
Britain's Day In this country.
T. P. Porter, British Consul General,
transmitted the following message of
thanks to tho Governors of Pennsylva
nia, Delaware nnd Ohio:
I havo much plcasuro In communi
cating to Your Excellency tho follow
ing telegraphic message rcoelved from
tho British Government: ,
"His Majesty's Government aro
deeply touched by Information that
has reached them that It has been
officially decided to celebrate Decern
ber seventh as British Day through
out United States of America and
they desire to express to the Gover
nors of tho States of tho Union and
to all those associated with them
their sincere thanks for this courteous
expression of friendship.
"Tho people of Great Britain will
ever remember this generous action of
the American people. The celebration
which His Majesty's Government now
gratcfu ly acknowledges Is a welcome
proof that the same spirit of friend
xR, J"11 ""'eh tho American and
British nntions have fought nnd ron
nuered side, by side In tho struggle
fqr.Justlco and liberty will continue
to Unite them in tho coming inys of
peace.
"Strong In tho knowledge of this
friendship the British people can face
with confidence nil the problems which
the new era may havo In store."
Philadelphia today. In conjunction with
other cities throughout the country Is
ceieuraiing uritam-s Day, to signalize
British achievements In the world war
and to Induce subscriptions for the re-
net oi uriuxn widows and war orphans
Britain's hero dead wero honored at
noon with special memorial scrvi,.. at
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Rltten-
noue square ine services wero con
ducted by Bishop Rhlnelandcr, assisted
by ministers of several other denomina
tions. Tho music was under'the direction of
Ralph Kinder.
Military representatives of the two
countries who atterded were Captain
Alfred F. B. Carpenter, tho "British
Hobson"; Captain Henry Blackett, com
manding the British cruiser Cumberland,
assigned to this port for the celebration;
Mnjor General James D. McLachlan, of
the British army; Major General L. W.
T. Waller, commanding the marine
corps at the navy yard ; Rear Admiral
Hughes, commandant of the navy yard ;
Rear Admiral Helm, commandant of tho
Fourth Naval District, and others.
Bishop Rhlnelander, who spoke nt the
services In Holy Trinity Church, extolled
Great Britain's achievements In tho war.
He said he believed this country should
"bind ItBelf soul to sou with England
for tho freedom of tho world."
Great Britain, the bishop declared,
deserves the supremo place of honor In
the great victory for three reasons: her
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Continue! on Vnze Four, Column Six
STUART TO HEAD LEAGUE
Expect His Election as President
Monday
Former Governor Edwin S. Stuart will
be the next president of tho Union
League, It was definitely predicted this
nfternoon, to succeed Governor-elect
William C. Sproul.
Tho balloting will be Monday. Four
members were nominated for the presi
dency, It was said this afternoon,
three of tb,em had withdrawn in favor
of Mr. Stuart.
Charles M. Schwab is regarded as one
of the probablo winners In the contest
for vice president
ENDS HER WORRY BY SUICIDE
Voman's Only Relative, Grand-
son, Was berying m franco
Mrs Ella Gaud, seventy years old;
321 Federal street, committed suicide
early this morning by Inhaling gas.
Worry over the welfare of her grandson,
Arthur Lee, her only living relative, who
Is serving In France with the American
Expeditionary Force, Is believed to Ijave
piompted her action.
The grandson lived at the Federal
street address prior to enlisting In the
army. Mrs. Gaud became despondent
soon after ho sailed for Europe several
months ago. Worry brought on Illness
and finally caused her to kill herself. It
Is thought.
Neighbors were alarmed this morning
when she failed to appear. They In
vestigated and found her dead, with a
gas hose tied In her mouth.
VAN KILLS BOY; DRiyEtTHELD
Arthur Kling Fatally Hurt at
Broad nnd Cortland Streets
Arthur Kling, fourteen years old. H31
Cayuga street, was killed this after
noon, when ho was struck by an auto
mobile moving van at Broad and Cort
land streets. '
Collins urean, a negro, anver of the
I truafc was held to await the tlen of
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DRAFT SEA LAW
AT PEACE TABLE,
IS WILSON'S PLAN
Would Place Ocean Lanes
Under International
Uniform Code
OXFORD DEGREE WAITS
Plans Complete, President En
joys Trip Interested in
Churchill's Views
Aboard (he .O. S. S. Oeorge Waahlnrton,
Dec 7 (by wireless).
Tho" United States. It In understood,
wants a definite law formulated at the
peace conference establishing tho seas
as an International highway, governed
by tho law of all nations combined, not
by tho Uws of individual nations.
This Government, It Is believed, would
secure tho establishment of a minimum
contraband list and a deftnlto blockade.
(In the latter proposition is seen a
movo against futuro submarine war
fare.) President Wilson In tho belief of
friends will mako at least one public
address In IJngland. It Is understood ho
will bo given an honorary degree In Ox
ford University and It Is regarded as
probable he will make this tho occasion
for his speech. Tho Impression prevails
that In this speech lie will deflno his
ideas of freedom of the seas
' While thero has been no ofHclal com
ment on Winston Churchill's speech, In
which he declared $he British navy
would not be reduced In size, lt Is be
lieved that President Wilson holds that
all the Powers must make sacrifices If
they sincerely deslro a Just peace
The nations must follow a policy of
"giving In" In tho interests of such
peace.
On Board the V. 8. H. Oeorgo Washing
ton, Dec 7. (By wireless to tho
Associated Press.)
President Wilson's third day at Bea
found him much Improved In health.
His cold Is yielding to treatment and
his voice Is rested and much stronger.
Having cleared tho work which had
accumulated at hl3 desk, the President
onjoyed a dny of recreation and exer
cise. His ship ran Into somewhat better
weather yesterday morning, after a
night of very heavy weather. Yester
day afternoon he promenaded along the
decks nnd joined a party at the rail
watching the Pennsylvania, the flagship
of Admiral Mayo's squadron, rise and
fall with the heavy swells The sea
was bright with warm sunlight. Mr.
Wilson engaged In tho conversation on
timely topics, swopping stories and ex
perlenccs with those nn board
The party Included officers in the
lower grades, whose stories of experi
ences In the submarine zone are tre
mendously Interesting When It was
learned that a film, starring a famous
comedian, -was to bo shown during the
evening on beard the ship the President
announced tint he Intended to be pres
ent, evidently anticipating the enter
tainment with pleasure.
While Mr. Wilson was on deck he
eirnestly conferred with Jules J. Jus
sernnd, the French ambassador to the
United States, and Count III Ctllere, tho
Italian ambassador at Washington, and
had a short conversation with Secre
tary of State Robert Lansing and Henry
White, colleagues of the President on
tre peace commission. No formal con
ferences have been held so far, and It
seems apparent that plans for the peace
negotiations havo been well laid out.
Mr. Wilson has been solicitous of the
comfortxof those accompanying him and
Is personally seeing that nil orders are
carried out. He reads every wireless
message received and peruses the ship
newspaper with much Interest. Beforo
leaving the George Washington re In
tends to Inspect the ship from stem to
stern and meet the officers and crew.
BRITISH PREMIER
TELLS AUDIENCE
OF U.S. RESPONSE
"Send Ships and We'll Send the
Men," Wilson Quickly Replied
to Appeal for Aid
I.eeda, Kngland, Dec. 7. (By A. P.)
"I shall never forget that morning when
I sent a cable message to President Wil
son telling him what the facts were and
how essential It was that we should get
American help at tho speediest possible
rate, and Inviting him to send 120,000
Infantry and machine gunners to Eu
rope," sold Premier Lloyd George In the
course of a speech to 3000 persons here
today.
"The following day," continued tho
Premier, "there came a cablegram from
President Wilson: 'Send your ships
across and we will send tho 120,000
men.'
"America," said Mr. Lloyd George,
"sent 1,900,000 men across, and out of
that number 1,100,000 were carried by
the British mercantile marine."
Sir Auckland Geddes, president of the
local government board, In speaking at
Plymouth last night, declared that what
ever else Germany might pay In dis
charging the cost of the war she must
not be allowed to pay In manufactured
goods dumped on Great Britain.
An earllerl dispatch today from Lon
don, quoting the Dally Mall, said Lloyd
George In his trpeech at Leeds would de
clare that Great Britain would de
mand of Germany 18,000,000,000 ($40,
000,000,006) for Oreat Britain and her
dominions as reparation for the war.
Leeda, Eng., Dec, 7, 'The British at
this moment are crossing the Rhine,"
Prmler Lloyd Georgo announced In 8
pfH- av-psa b B- v S
UUltn
M H H " M H H
KAISER FOR LIFE; RED
LEADERS ARRESTED
28th and 79th
to Occupy Luxemburg
Keystone Troops Included in Second Line of
Invasion Won't Return Home Until
After Peace Is Declared
fly u Staff Correspondent
WaahlnKton, Dec 7.
Two divisions of Pennsjlvanla troops,
tho Twenty-eighth Division, composed
of men from Philadelphia and its vi
cinity, and tho Seventy-ninth Division,
drafted men from northeastern Penn
sylvania, Mar) land and District of Co
lumbia, have been designated by Gen
eral Pershing to bo a part of the second
lino of Invasion, to occupy Luxemburg,
and re-enforce tho army on tho Rhine,
General Peyton C. March, chief of the
army general staff, stated today.
This probably means that theso two
divisions will not bo returned to the
United States until several months after
pcaco Is finally declared. These two di
visions, with tho Second, Seventh and
Tblrty-thlrd, will occupy Luxemburg In
accordance with tho armistice ngi ce
ment until peace terms are flnal! ugrtid
to.
Tho Twenty-eighth Division Is om
posed of the 100th, 110th. 111th and
112th regiments of Infantry and other
branches of the service.
The Infantry regiments In the Seventy-ninth
Division aro the 313th, 311th,
316th and 31Cth.
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WOULD LEGALIZE CERTAIN WAR CONTRACTS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. An administration bill lrgal'zinjr
Government war orders given vvithoxit foimally signed contiact,
the status of which were rendered doubtful lecently by n decision
of the compti oiler of the treasury, was inttoduccd today by
Chairman Dent of the House Military Committee. Secietnry
Baker, in a letter submitting the bill, uiged caily action by
Congress.
WILSON ACCEPTS SCHWAB'S RESIGNATION
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. The resignation of Charles M.
Schwab as Director General of the Emergency Fleet Coipora-
tiou was accepted today by President Wilson, in a wireless nies-
sage rrom the transport George Washington to White House.
SWISS TO INVITE WILSON TO VISIT THEM
BERNE, Dec. 7. (By A. P.). An Invitation to President
Wijsou to come to Switzerland Is proposed by several Swiss
newspapers. The Prcsideut, they add, would be catain of a
warm reception from the Swiss.
BERNSTORFF BEWAILED
PRESS SUBSIDY FAILURE
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Louldn t Kvcp Influence Uvcr Fapcrs becret m America, Was Bern-
storff's Excuse-Lusitania Sinking Wrecked Dcrnburg's
Propaganda, Senate Probers Are Told
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By the Associated Press
Waahlngton, Dec. 7.
Shipwreck of German propaganda Ini
tiated In America by Bernard Dern
burg was attributed by Count von
Bernstorff In his explanation to the Ber
lin Foreltfh Office to the Impossibility of
keeping secret the fact that an Ameri
can newspaper lssub3ldUed, and to tho
sinking of the i.usltnnln.
Tho former umbabsador's explanation
was laid before the Senate commltteo In
vestigating brewery and German prop
aganda today, along with other secret
documents from the files of the Depart
ment of Justlco by A. Bruce Blelaskt,
chief of the Bureau of Investigation.
Fatherland of Little Value
In a letter to the Foreign Office In
1915, Bernstorff said the subsidizing ot
papers always ended with him being
held responsible for all the articles of
such papers. For that reason, he said,
ho had succeeded In getting free of all
relations with tho Fair Flay of Marcus
Braun, and that ho also would like to
be free from the Fatherland, which he
added, "has Bhown itself of little value,"
The letter spoke of an unfortunate
experience with the Times-Mall and
said only the futuro could show
"whether we will have better luck with
Mr, Huntington Wright and Mr. T. E.
other documents presented by
Mr. Blelaskt on the second day of his
appearance beforo the commltteo were
mmuiee wero
ivtral relntbtr to J. F. J. AroUIbald, th.
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Divisions
No news regarding the Eightieth Divi
sion, composed partly of men from
Western Pennsjlvanla, has been re
ceived from General Pershing for the
last two weeks When last heard from
the Eightieth Division was located at
Hom.iu nnd St Dlzles and cumnnnded
by Major General Adelbert Cronkhltc.
Washington, Dec. 7 (By A. P.)
General Pershing hn reported the fol
lowing as tho official composition of
thn American forces of occupation, the
Third American Army, General March
announced today:
First, Second, Third. Fourth, Fifth,
Se'vcnth regulars. Twenty-eighth, Thirty
second (Michigan nnd Wisconsin),
Thirty-third and Forty-second Baln
bow). National Guard; Seventy-ninth,
Eighty-ninth (Kansas, Missouri, South
Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, New Mex
ico. Arizona), National Arm)
Major General Joseph T. Dlckman Is
In command of tho entire force.
Man) Thousands to Come Homo
The personnel assigned by General
Pershing for early return home was
given by (Scneral March as 5325 of-
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American newspaper man. from whom
German communications were taken by
the British authorities while he was
on his way to Germany. One paper
was a German embassy receipt for
5000 signed by Archibald, dated April
21, 191C.
To Itear I'rofemor Hurt
Telegrams began to reach the com
mltteo today from the men whose nnmes
appeared on the "Important list of
names" among the German papers pro
duced yesterday. Next Tuesday was
set for hearing Professor Alfred Bush
tell Hart, of Harvard, who asked to be
heard
A communication from Bernstorff to
Berlin, dated November 1, 1916, an
nounced that reorganization of German
propaganda had been started to avoid
complications, since the public senti
ment was aroused against the sinking
of the Lusltnnla
The Bernstorff letter, reporting on
difficulties In dealing with the Ameri
can press, was read as follows:
"As to the value of weekiy papers In
Contluued on Vat Four, Column Four
DEATnloR 14 PLOTTERS
Among Those Sentenced Is For
mer Russian Diplomat
(Stockholm. Dee. 7. (By A. P.) On
the pretext of having discovered a
counter revolutionary plot, the terrorist
commission at Mohtlev sentenced four
teen persons to death, according to a
Petrograd dispatch. Among those sen-
tenceq were trince KriKton, who
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Plan to Intern Hbhen
zollerns on Island
Proposed
16 ARE KILLED
IN BERLIN RIOTS
Parade of Soldiers Precipi
tates Battle in German
Capital
TEUTONS FEAR ALLIES
WILL' OCCUPY CITY"
Entente May Require Nether
lands to Yield Land for
Neutrality Breach
By the Associated Press
London, Dec 7.
If the Allies Insist upon tho delivery
of the former Kaiser and Crown Prince
to nn International court of Justice tho
Netherlands will Meld, but will first
urgo that tho Allies content themselves
with an undertaking by tho Netherlands
to Intern them for life In one of the
Dutch colonies, nccordlng to an Amster
dam dispatch to the Express.
Tho Netherlands, it Is understood, will
suggest that Herr Ilohenzollorn and his
son he placed on an island In cither
the East or West Indies, where they will
bo guarded by a Dutch fleet. ,
It Is also anticipated that the Nether
lands will bo asked for compensation
for permitting a violation of her neutral
ity by allowing German troops to pass,
through th8 province of Limburg oa
their retreat from Belgium and recelv
Ing German Bhlps from Antwerp.
May Demand Territory '
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eponaent, may possibly bo tho cession v5
of certain territory along- the Belgians IK
frontier owned by the Netherlands slnca
1839 perhaps the southern partttjpt
Dutch Limburg, the population of which
region Is claimed to bo principally Bel
gian. An extraordinary meeting of the Ger
man cabinet was summoned at Berlin
on Thursday evening to discuss the pos
slbility of the Allies occupying Berlin,
owing to Germany's alleged Inability to
carry out the terms of the armistice,
according to nnother Amsterdam dli.
patch to tho Express.
Won't Disarm Troops
The Berlin government has revoked
its decision to disarm the troops return
ing to Berlin, according to a Central
News dispatch from Amsterdam.
Dr. James Grack, an American who
has resided for a long time In Germany,
Is head of the department at Berlin
which In finding work for Idle men, ac
cording to a Berlin dispatch. Threo
thousand applicants for work register
daily with him, It Is said, and twenty
four thousand men are now unemployed
there.
Less than a quarter of the Berlin
troops have as yet returned from tho
front, and lt Is estimated there will bo
seventy thousand Idle when demobiliza
tion Is completed. Tho dispatch wa
sent Thursday evening and deals length
ily with the labor situation, but does
not mention any disorders such as wero
reported yesterday from Amsterdam.
16 ARE KILLED,
15 WOUNDED IN
BERLIN CLASH
Lively Exchange of Shots Exec
utive Committee of Council
Arrested
London, Dec. 7. (By A. P.) Great
1 excitement was caused among tho
Snartacus or radical group In Berlin
t0'day wnen the executive committee of
ed. saV's a?rSangeTeiCei
'graph dispatch from Copenhagen. Tho
'Government declared lt did not. order
the arrest and promises mat tne com'
mlttee shall be released. (The! execu.
tlve committee under arrest was sup
posed to be the virtual ruler of Ger
many ) ...
There was a lively exchange of shots
resulting In the killing of sixteen per
sons and the wounding of fifteen others
when soldiers parading In Berlin as
a demonstration against not bains; vjjj
reprebented on the executive council Ot, r
the Soldiers and Workmen refused to ,J
disperse. -
Last night thero were serious riots
In Berlin. Shots were exchanged out- i
side the nclchstag. When darkness t '
fell Government troops occupied tho
University Building -
Berlin, Dec, 6, delayed (By A. P.)-
In the elections held yesterday to fill
two vacancies In the Soldiers and Work
ers' Executive Council, the left wing of,"
tho Social Democrats or the Independent)
Socialists, gained both Beats. The coun
ell, which has twenty-eight members, Is
ostensibly tho highest revolutionary Jrl-
By 'winning the two vacant scats, the , 1 rh
Independents secured a working m-tJ1, j
Jorlty in the council. Tne soiaier elo-j
ment aiinouu'n ua ui iu wio i
Dtllty OI 111 xhmiub, ncir 4tiGinciuum
one of the two chairmen of the executive.. ,
council, to cope with tho oUier chair- ,
men, IUchard Meuller, a representative-) 5,
of the worklngmen. Mueller apparently t
has succeeded In converting tho commit- "
tee to radicalism. fl
The l.-sue promises to roach a crloUi . U
late today, the' soldiers having 'an
nounced their intention ot replacing MU
kenbuhr and five other of their repr
scntatlves wun men aeiermmea to ne-
trallse tne raajcai elements wmen
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