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War Cursed Fair French
HJlCiy, While German
U. S. SHOULD REMEMBER
In Pnrlp.vs Ainnrinnna ATnst
Bear Ihcse Comparisons m
, Mind, Says Correspondent
My EDWIN L. JAMES
Special Cable q Evening Public Ledger
Copurloht, JUS, bv JrVio York Times Co.
Treves, Dec. 10.
t "Lest wo forget." Here Is Treves,
there ii Solssons.
Hero In Treves the lights are, burn
ing brightly tonlqht. Over across the
'street from this jircttv Porta Nigra
hotel a musical comeclv has Just ended,
and out of the Stadt Theatre well
dressed crowds 1111 the sidewalks some
on the way to their homes, some to
the cafes and restaurants and dances.
Street-car bells aie clanging and bovs
'aro" selling papers and up from tho
throng comes tho sound of laughter.
1 "Walters In evening clothes aro wait
ing In the restaurants to serve Treves'
' merry-makers. This Is Treves, the
well-kept and prosperous metropolis ot
this sector of tho Moselle Valley,
Seated here In a flower garden ot
Hunland my memory goes back to an
other metropolis, Solssons, the metrop
olis of its part of the'Alsno Valley.
There are no arc lights in Solssons
.tonight. No merry crowds are com
ing from the city's theatres. The lights
of no restaurants shlno acioss tho
' well-parked streets. No waiters In
evening clothes stand with tho prof
fered wine list.
There is desolation In Solssons. I
can see standing stark the two maimed
spires of Us onco noble cathedral.
,1 can see its torn and tortured houses,
once the beautiful homes of beautiful
northern France, now tho habitat of
scavenger rats. If they haven't all died
-of hunger. Tho clang of the street-car
bells Is gone and of laughter there
Is none. The war's curso has ruined
tho once-fair city.
That is Soissons. This is Treves.
That Is France. This is Germany.
I can hear some weak.mlm1irt
brother say that the people of Treves
wero not to blame for what happened
to Soissons. I say that neither were
tho people of Solssons. To one who
has seen much of the ruin the boche
.carried Into France there is something
"repugnant, something unspeakably ar
rogant and, withal disgusting, in the
prosperity and well-being of Treves
And people coming in from other Ger
irnan towns tell me it Is much the same
in many other places.
Untouched by the ravages of war
these .German cities stand Intact, their
Ordered lire going on in measured cir
cles. The German soldier, demobilized,
qomes back to a home, a roof above
hia head, his who ana cuiwren wel.
come him to the fireside he left when
b he started amuck in August, 1914.
The American soldier Is an awfully
V" good fellow, as Kinu-neartcu as ne is
hmfa Cirn rppq m &rt. In CAl.
M mnv lnnlpnt nnd moderatft nnrl In.
' f icllned to say, "Why blame the folks?
41, "a,Tno war is over. ana one minus
5 vXtihnt those soldiers and the folks back
tiome probablv look at tho thing the
tffaama way. And so one who has seen
rt'much of the sufferings of France, and
if Js seeing much of the arrogance of tho
. Jj.i-rr.an.9 mleht wlfih tO HUETITPSt- With.
J out any desire to pick the bones, tho
p far from naked bones of Germany,
f . that Ataerlca, at least, until after tho
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cpeacrt Conference, snouiu Dear in mina
Solasbns and Treves.
1,- r-
ff Hearst Opnosed
'JLni f
i- , War Declaration
-
Continued from Tare One
" friendship' of Germany and the United
t States was inaugurated by Washington
and' Frederick the- Greati two of the
ablejjt.-and wisest, and most far-seeing
statesmen that any nations have had In
the history of the world,
"May the statesmen of our respective
countries today heed the advice and fol-
low the footsteps of these two great
1 leaders of men and builders of nations.
ft" SlDenle rro-Oermnlsm
s, "TJ&rtCOulrrie of my newspapers has
piJi'tjiI,'ta1lro''Germany, not because I am
're wiuu i u.111 yiu
patrlotlcally inter-
my own country
i .1 -t1Tnlei-allv IntoroKtarl In flirt nrn.
Alts -""-,.-!".' -- -
nf" -Bresa ortne worm.
& - "I am sure that the united stateB
will valde, in tho future, tho consistent
friendship of Germany, as it has valued
K? . nC1 ia 1C,.U i.M UVUU-HJ, ...-v.
Ev ) " rTance, rcprcseitia in i.uiuijc, (& jiuuii-
wi l Calf social anu ecuuuiiuu yiugrtrsa Biuumr
Vjj to our own.
"Americans from childhood have been
v taught to regard both Germany and
J ' France as their pioen friends. We,
therefore, deeply deplore the war be
tween these great nations which have
contributed so much to the progress
"nnd civilization of the world, and we
Ivis t ""earnestly desire to employ the influence
KVi V1ot our country, not for the extension
B and protraction ot the war, put ror tne
5'' . promotion, of a Just and lasting peace."
The message of March 2, Blgned
"Doctor," said. In part:
"Agree with Francis, Zlmmermann
mote all probability absolute fake and
forgery, prepared by very unscrupulous
?..-..., nnaraVn i arv HnaFiinii)nita Ha.
V&V4? partment. Everybody knows that the
Spy? Vtgecret police aro the most conscientious
',Jc'jj;rnanufacturers of forged evidence In the
?te!f'wprld.
fe."j "'Gregorys whole, career in omce, as
w? . has' been a spy sent here and plot con-
S.iW l' 1T. -.. ' .Tf. I I , 1 1...
1 V ctiveu, -X19 llt-a liuk UVCll UUU11U vy
' ? morale, rfacts, or the constitution. He
AI." -a hut, omnlnvpd the secret service to en-
SrJ 1-force Bngland's unlawful orders. He
BfA. t'r, ,itomnlf.l t'o nut n hill thrnnirh
'..f n.M.AA H-oVa ''nm, rtVllllam n- t.l-
t.?ata6t8.4iOr of the President's act, or of
tfeal move or measure, treason
I Viunlshable as such.
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XJKire is "Urelly violently pro-corporation.
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GENERALS TO
HELD COWARD,
Military Party Sent Ruler to Norivay When "The Day" Arrived and
Then Feared He Would Lack Nerve to Sign
Declaration of War ,
VTircless to the Evening Public Ledger
Copyright, lilt, bu rublla Lrdocr Co, and
A'cw York Times Co.
Ixindon, Dec. 10.
Tho Dally Express' Herlln correspond
ent telegraphs an account of a conversa
tion ho had with Maximilian Harden.
Asked what part the Kalaer played In
billing the war, Harden replied:
"He had no personal part. Ho was
discredited In this country, and was a
mere tool In the hands of tho military
party, which looked on him as a coward
and was afraid that when tho moment
came to declare war he would refuse
to sign the declaration. So, when 'the
day' arrled they sent him away on a
trip to Norway "
"Then, If the Kaiser Is not guilty,
who are the guilty parties?" asked tho
correspondent.
"All our generals were guilty, was
tho reply. "But If I tell you the names
and the persons are handed over, their
blood will bo on my head "
Asked for his opinion of the Kaiser,
Harden replied:
"You know what I suffereU because
of him, so I cannot be accused of par
tiality. Dut tho Impression abroad con
cerning the Kaiser Is a false one. For
eigners saw the facade, but not tho In
terior "I want 50U to eo the Kaiser as ho
really was a man who, because of his
phjslcal Infirmities, was unable to dress
himself, unable even to cat without using
a special Bold Implement, a knife and
Ho is located where he can do the cor
porations the most good and he has been
unwilling to be removed, or they lme
been unwilling to hae him removed,
even for a position on the Supremo
bench. Ho and Burleson are House's ap
pointments and House has been a cor
poration lobbyist all his life.
"Tho object of the Zlmmermann for
gery was to frighten Congress Into giv
ing the President the powers that he
demanded and, perhaps, also Into pass
ing the espionage bill. "When Wilson
wanted to gle away the rights of the
United States In the Tanama Canal, ho
pretended that ho had private Informa
tion of a dangerous International situ
ation sufficient to Justify his acts. He
has neer revealed his private Informa
tion nnd no one now believes that he
eer had any.
"Munufnctnrrd Evidence"
"He could not repeat this false claim
on this occasion, so a complaisant cab
inet officer this time undertook to manu
facture sufficient false c!dence to en
able Wll9on to hae his way It la pos
sible that the British secret service co
operated in these plans.
"The only serious consequence Is that
the whole people of this country, ninety
per cent of whom do not want war, may
be projected into war because of these
n representations and these forged
documents, If they are forged
"If we do not want to say all this
editorially, we can say part of it edi
torially, and get eome one to stand for
Interview, as Hale used to do, to bring
all" these points out, espec'ally those
about the probable forgery of the note.
We should develop the forgery phase of
tho note for tho Sunday paper, If Fran
cis and I seem to be- right."
A message dated February 21, 1917.
addressed to Philip Francis, In care of
the New York American, said there
should be a Mgorous attack on the
espionage bill, and quoted Senator Cum
mins as saying tho measure was the
most stringent and drastic ever proposed
to curb a free people.
"Tho Democratic party," the message
added, "seems to forget that this Is a
republic In which the people govern, and
in which full Information is essential to
Intelligent government."
Hart Commended
Telegrams from Ellhu Koot and Dr
Charles W, Eliot, president emeritus of
Harvard, declaring Professor Hart's
loyalty, were read Into tho record by
Chairman Overman.
Professor Hart told the committee that
the attempt of Otto Merkle to Induce him
to join the German University League
probably was the cause of his nama be
ing in tho "Important list."
Referring to H. F. Albert, Professor
Hart said that, at a banquet at Cam
bridge in 1914, ho and Albert engaged
In a debate over the Invasion of Bel
glum In which Hart condemned the act
and Albert justified it. He remarked
that Albert was a most affable person.
'As Lord Byron described It," sug
gested Senator Nelson, "Albert was the
mildest mannered man that cer scut
tled a ship or cut a throat."
Questioned by Major E. Lowry Humes,
In charge of tho Investigation for the
committee, regarding passages from his
... -.. t ..-nrw" rmnl'nnnn
publ'shed
book, Lne war m k.'-wi'vi
In 1914, Professor Hart saia no
that the book could properly be criticized
as "to neutral," adding:
'Of course, It was not a crime for
any one to be pro-CVerman w hen the war
first started, but I was not one of those
who were pro-German een before the
A message dated February 26. 1017,
from New York, signed "Van Hamm,
addressed to W. R. Hearst, Palm Btach,
Fla., said:
"Earnestly urged immediate action to
check or stop Hale dispatches. They
come by wireless ind surely are picked
up despite your wi'll known attitude
of neutrality. These dispatches are so
worded as to permit tho interpretation
that Berlin Is dictating our policy. 1
fear we are drifting Into a situation akin
to the false McKlnley one, only accen
tuated many fold. With profound re
spect I urge we check Hale and all
agencies that tend .to throw discredit
upon our declared attitude of sturdy
Americanism."
Hart Before Probers
Prof. Albert Bushnell Hart, of Har
vard University, pointed to his record
and to his published articles on the war
before the Senate Judiciary Committee
today as evidence that his name had no
place on the German "list of Important
names" in the committee's investigation
of German propaganda.
Professor Hart described his acquaint
ance with pro-Germans and declared he
had not shared their views at any time.
He said he refused to join the German
University Alliance at the Invltatljn of
Otto Merkel, of New York, because he
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SAYS HARDEN
'ork made In one niece. Ho was al
ways talking about tho old German God,
but what "lis tho old German God doing
In Turkey and 13ulgarla7
"The fleet was his plaything. Ho was
never happier than when posing In the
limelight. It did not matter what was
the part warrior, horseman, sailor all
wero the same to him. He was a man
who missed his vocation."
Asked what was his cation. Harden
said:
"Oh, ho should have managed a caba
ret or taken a show on a tour. He was
a great showman."
Harden became thoughtful as ho spoke
of peace.
"Hen before America entered the war
I knew we would not be victorious," he
said "But when she came In 1 knew
wo should be beaten, and I fought with
tho censors to tell this to the German
people. When Wilson published his
fourteen points I advocated that we
should accept them, because I knew w
could not hae better or moro faorablc
conditions "
Speaking of tho relations between Ger-j
limn twiu me linen, iiitrueii renmrni'ti
"Thero are millions of Germans who
aro sincere and tho Entente should not
trent us as It would treat the militarists
but should treat us as men The armi
stice terms are very hard If the Allies
base the peac terms on tho armistice
conditions, then Germany Is ruined.
"Without Alsace-Lorraine and Silesia
Germany can never bo an Industrial
country. Tho loss of the Lorraine lion
fleld3 will bo disastrous "
did not wlph to become identified with
such an organization. If he wero prop
?rly classed as a pro-German, he do
clared, his assistants In Harvard and
2lsewhero could properly -lass him as a
'ljpocrltc. He cited many urtlcles writ
en by him arid published in New York
ewspapers and elsewhere, in whlh he
condemned tho Iolatlon of Belgium.
BERLIN DATA SILLY,
HITCHCOCK CHARGES
AVanhlncton, Dec. 10. (By A. P )
Senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska, chair
nan of the Foreign Relations Committee
addressed tho Senate today In regard
to the mention of his name among ad
ocates of a munition embargo In docu
ments produced befoio tho Senate judl
clojy committee's German propaganda
Inquiry. He said ho had no disposition
to criticize the placing of nil German
documents In the record, but that It wa
evident tho Germans had used tho name
if many public men recklessly, If no
falsely, the climax of absurdity belnr
reached when they recorded Profes'-D'-Alhert
Bushncll Hart, of Harvard, a1
willing to co-operate with them.
In 1914, Senator Hitchcock said, he
proposed a munl'lons embargo bill, as a
measure for strict American neutralltv
Later, ho declared, German propaganda
and criminal acts In this country and
-itrocltles abroad caused him to change
ills attitude.-
Hitchcock said In part:
"I stood first for a strict peaceful and
Imnartlal neutrality, een to the extent
of selling no arms and ammunition and
lending no money to either side.
"Next, when Germany began a syste
matlc attack on our commerce, I was
ready to fight to protect our neutrality
I supported the President's request that
we authorize him to assert and protect
our neutrality by arming our merchant
ships and had charge In the Senate of
what was known as the armed neutrality
resolution, which died so dramatically
here In the Senate at noon on March 4,
1917. "
"A month later, when the Issue chang
ed from armed neutrality to war, I hart
charge of the declaration of war, which
was briefly debated and passed by the
Senate, April 4, 1917."
HEARST SENT SKELETON
EDITORIAL BY WIRE
Washington. Dec 10. Major K Low
rev Humes put Into the records the
telegrams he wild were 'sent by W. R
Hearst from Florida to editors of his
papers regarding war policies.
One telegram read:
Please make editorial advocating
embargo for American along your own
lines. Also Kindly make one for Eve
ning Journal amplifying and Improv
ing following suggestions:
America Is not only being Marked
for the benefit of warrlm Europe, but
Is being plundered of its wealth as
well.
Uncle Sam Is being gold-bricked
And why are we wasting our
wealth? If It were for some noble
purpose we could afford to go poor
for a generation nnd find comfort and
consolation In a worthy deed
But no we are wasting our wealth
to continue a carnival of murder, to
prolong an era of overwhelming dis
aster to encourage the destruction of
the white race to tear down tho
achievements of clilizatlon which
hae taken ages to construct, to re
pudiate religion and violate nil estab
lished standards of decency, morality
and righteousness, to prostitute the
progrebs of the world to the meanest
and basest and Ulest of purposes.
Tho telegram was dated February 22,
1017.
YOU CAN EAT LESS MEAT
and keep in top-notch physical condition
if you know what to eat in place of it .
Cereals and fruits are the natural sub
stitutes. If you eat wheat food be sure it
is the whole wheatDorit waste any of it.
ShreddedWheat
contains every particle of the wheat berry
steam-cooked,shredded and baked crisp and
brown in coal ovens.ShreddedWheat with
hot milk and a dash of salt makes a hot
dish for a
LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY,
BRITAIN IS FIRM
ON SEA POLICY
Likely to Insist on Present
Conditions at Peace
Conference
BLOCKADE IS SUSTAINED
"Willing to Concede Everything
Possible to U. S., Attorney
General Says
By the' Aisnclated Preii
London. Dec 1ft
One of tho gravest p'oblems nt th"
rncn Conferenco will be based on what
s meant by "freedom of the seas," and
vhit concessions Great Britain Is going
o msko In that direction snld Sir Fred
erick V. Smith, attorney general, In a
-neech nt Liverpool vestcrdav. He ndded
hat he was enraged In preparing a
Tiemornndum on the subject for the war
-ihlnet.
"America hns rendered brllllnnt serv
'(" In tho cuioo of ov'llraMnn " Sir Fred
rick said "and Great Britain Is bound
'n nnproach the conference with a do
'Tmlnatlnn to concede everything pos
tw to American senl'mont and Ameri
can views, hiving regard for national
security and existence of the empire
Henn Free In Pence Time
"Amerlcins must rrmembe- thnr the
yns aro free to every one In peace time
ind that to none na mit rreenom been
'enled In time of war, however, one
flight as well talk of the freedom of
'ip land as tho freedom of the sens
Tm-rlne Tielclum northern Franco tr
Serbia talking nbout freedom of tho
land The moment war prises, great
-"i-rclve and pr!mpal forces nsert
'hemselves nnd the reign of lnw Is
ibandied for the assertion of naval
nvft "i'1t-v forces
"Belligerents during the war had a
right to carry on war. Neutrals had
bo right to csrry on trade But If
ipre was a collision between the right
nf belligerents to put restraint upon the
enemy nnd the right of neutrals to carry
m trade, tho subordinate right of the
-eutrals had to give way to the Im
perious primary right of the belligerents
Itloikarirn Long Accepted
"It hns been recognized for more than
Mirep centuries th.it a nation which fs
supreme Is as much entitled to Impose
'Is will marltlmcly on Inferior enemies
bv blockade as a nation stronger on land
Is able to Impose Its will militarily on a
weaker nation.
"I am not sure that Great Britain will
-ot have to say to the Allies at the Peace
Conference: 'We shall be quite sntlsfled
Hh such a definition of freedom of the
aas as will enable the British navy In
'ic unfortunate event of future wars to
lo exactly what the British navy, aided
by the American navy, has been doing
for the past eighteen months.' "
PRINCESS HELENA RELEASED
iece of Italian Queen Was Im
prisoned by Bolsheviki
WatdilnRtnn, Dec. 10 (By A. P.)
"rincess He ena Petnnna, a niece of the
lueen of Italy, who was made prisoner
v the Russian Bolshec kl, has been re
'eased, the State Department was ad
vired today.
At the request of the Italian Govern
ment the United States mide seeral "i-
ulrles regard'ng the Prince's These
were presented by the Swedish repre
sentatHee In Russia and It Is understood
he Princess will go to Sweden. She
's a member of the royal family of
Serbia and married a Russian grand
duke,
Ancient Metz Keys Produced
Met, Dec. 10 During tho ceremony
In the cltv hall Sunday In connection
'th the official entry of President Poln-
care. Premier Clemenceau handed to
he Mayor of Metz the keys of the city
wh'p.li the Germans failed to get when
they captured Metz In 1870 The keys
had been presered by a descendant of
General V A. Lappaiet, one of the
defenders of Metz.
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and After
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Round Package
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cold day. It requites rid sudai:
Wilson Bars Berlin
Visit, Paris Learns
Continued from Fncp One
chamber at Washington, with tho
press representatives given every fa
cility to report certain business. Nat
urally thero will be need of secrocyi
as thero is In the Foreign Relations
Committee, but tho President's Idea Is
that the proccduro could be much the
samo ns nt Washington, a committee
considering the confidential and deli
cate features of various questions nnd
then reporting back to tho Pcaco Con
ference for nctlon.
President Wilson stood on the bridge
of tho George Washington yesterday
afternoon and saw a United States de
stroyer, stage a thrilling demonstration
of tho work of repulsing a submarine
attack.
A touch of realism was given by tho
drill of tho men on board the liner and
tho convoying ships The great liner
was gliding through the tropical waters
like r chip on a duck pond when bugles
nnd alarm bells' called the men to bat
tle stations. President Wilson was
taken to the bridge by Cnptaln Mo
Cauley so that ho might get a better
view of the demonstration.
Depth nombs Dropped
A destroyer which had been lagging
far astern suddenly leaped forward,
her funnels vomiting smoke nnd white
spray dashing from her bow as she tore
through tho water at a clip of thirty
knots per hour. As the destroyer camo
abeam of the liner depth bombs were
dropped and great geysers were thrown
high Into tho air as the warship zig
zagged Its way through the waters, be
neath which was supposed to lurk the
enemy submarine. Each explosion was
distinctly felt on board tho George
Washington. Tho concussions sounded
like heavy blows being struck against
the side of tho vessel,
President Wilson was most Interested
In tho demonstration and a3ked ques
tions about it, going into the most mi
nute detail.
The George Washington will pass
Into the Azores this morning and will
turn northward on tho last leg of the
oyage. Thero will bo no stop at the
Azores.
President Wilson unexpectedly nt
tended a songfest in the enlisted men's
hall, where afterward ho shook hands
with tho officers and sailors The
President was given three cheers and
a "tiger."
The weather Is warm and the sea
is calm.
WILSON "WAR CABINET'
WILL MOVE TO PARIS
ii-..l.ln.l nw Tten 10 fRv A T
The Industrial members of President'
'Vllsnn's "War Cabinet." which met at
the White House every Wednesday dur
ing this country's participation In the
war. will Join the President as a unit
'n Paris, and act as nis nuvisers at the
"pace Conferenco on economic. Indus
trial and reconstruction problems In
'nrnne nflecting tne future peace of the
world.
Communication Between tno white
'lousn and President Wilson at sea
"111 Is limited larire'v to nvittne execu
tive business, and the numher of mes
ages is comparatively "-mall. It was
said todiy that Secretary Tumulty so
'a- had found It necessary to bring
inlv a few matters to the President';-
Those who will make up the party to
all upon word from 1'resiaent wuon
ire Bernard M. Baruch. chairman of
the war Industries board; Fuel Ad
ministrator Hnrrv A. Garfl'd and Vnre
Verormlpk, chairman of the war tradp
hoard Fdward N. Hurley, chairman of
nf the shipping board, and Food Ad
ministrator Herbert Hoover already are
In Vurone
The. President's Intention to use 'he
"war cabinet" becamo known today
ifter notification to Mr. McCormlck by
ecreiary Tumulty that the President
expected him to hold Hmself In readi
ness to proceed to Paris Mr. Garfield
nnd Mr Bnuch already had been noti
fied, hut until now it had been nssumed
that thev would go oer Individually
when called.
Mr. Baruch, It Is understood, will ask
T Leonard Rplogln stpel ndmlnisfstnr
of the war Industries board, to accom
pany him to Europe to aid In work'nr
out problems of reconstruction Involv
intr steel nnd Iron ore. In this connec
tion It Is "aid to be likely that a survey
will be made of the amount of steel re
quired from Amer'ca and alfco of that
which will be available from the iron
flp ds in Lorraine.
Tt ls understood that some of the
Cabinet officers who were members of
the "war cabinet also may go to France
later.
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( PrciUIIT NO 341
Atithorlred by tho net of October ,
11)17, on (Us at ths Postofllce of Phila
delphia, ra. ...
lly order of the President
A, 8. nunw.soN.
Postmaster Oeneral.
Pnrlitl, 9 dtcembrc.
Thomas Nelson Page, l'Ambasclatore
Americano In Italia, e' rfndato tcrl In
Vatlcano cd ha annunziato che II Presi
dents Wilson vlsltcra' Papa Benedetto
ed II Cardlnale Gaeparrl, segretarlo dl'l
stata dl Sua Santlta', It glorno 23 dl-
eemhre . P.lr,' secondo un dlSnarrlo nl
"Temps" da Roma.
HomN, 9 dlcembre.
Gil alti runzlonarl del Mlnlstero per gll
Vffalrl Estcrl hanno avuto, leri, una
'onferenza nll'Ambasclata Americana
per decldere II programma per la visita showed considerable "cushions" In Eng
lel Presidents Wilson a Roma. Alcune land. Franco and Italy. With Belgium
dlfflcolta' furono incontrato per 11 fatto
cho non si conosce per quanto tempo 11
cresiaente rlmarra' in questa cltta',
Qtiando II Presldente e la sua Slgnora
rlungeranno lrt Roma, saranno lncon-
tratl alia stazlono ferrovlarla da tuttl i
uembrt del Gnblnctto, dal Slndaco della
cltta" Principe Colonno, da rapprescn
tantl del conslgllo comunale o da nlte
iersonallta' itallane.
Non o' stato ancora declso bo 11 Re
inara- ana siazione ao uucnuere, i arrive
lei Presldente Wilson. QuestI ed II suo
,eguito sara1 condotto dlrettamcnto
lalla stazlone al Qulrinnle, scortato da
mo squndrone dl corazzlerl, La Reglna
dara' 11 benventuo al Presldente cd alia
slgnora Wilson qunndo glungernnno al
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i zircon e 10 issociazioni ai nom.i wm be presented to President Wilson
ui anna schlerate lungo le vie percorse Boon nfter hlg nrrival In Europe. Noth
dal corteo presldenzlale e faranno una ing nn!a ls exp(.cted without the sanc
1 mostrazlono Indlmentlcablle al grande tlon of the President
iresldento democratic, Un' altra dl mos-, Today's conference was attended by
razione popolare nvra' luogo sulla plaz- lho Earl ot neadnB ana sir Joseph
za del Qulrlnale, dl fronta al Palazzo Macnyi fcr 0reat Britain ; M. Clementcl
''eale- I and M. Monnet, for France, and Messrs.
Tt TAt.l,n a 1T.n Wltflnn rla(At.
,nno la Reglna Madre, Margherlta dl
Savoia, rlmenendo ad una colazlone
alia quale prendera' parte la famlglla
Reale. Ne pomerlgglo 11 Presldente si
rechera' nl Pantheon per vlsltaro le
tombe dl Vlttorlo Emanuelc II e Urn-
berto I. Probabllmente alia sera stcBsa
vi sara' un pranzo dl gala a Cortc, nel
quale II Presldente Wilson cd 11 Re
1'Italla scambteranno del brlndlsl.
II glorno seguente vl sara' una solenne
carlmonla al Campldogllo per II conferl
mento della clttadlnanza romana al
Presldente Wilson, Begultn da una cola
zlone all 'Ambasclata Americana.
II resto del programma non e' stato
dcflnltUnmente stnblllto.
U. S. Asks Berlin to Free Brazilians
Washington, Pec. 10 (Bv A. P)
At the request of the Brazilian Govern
ment, the United States has taken up
formally with Berlin tho question o' the
-eleas" of Bnzlllan prisoners of war In
Germany State Department officials
said todav. No statistics as to the num
ber or prisoners were available.
Hugh Walpole says of
The Citv of Trouble
Petrograd Since the Revolution
BY MERIEL BUCHANAN
"She has given us a picture
of human, 'private life under
the pressure of vast historical
events that is precious and
permanent in its value."
S1.35 net.
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Our $1,00 assortments are
as brimful of value as ever.
We urgently invite compari
son of our offerings with
those of other stores at the
same or a higher price.
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We outline a few of the
leading fabrics and styles at
this popular price.
Neckwear $1
Silks ,in small "all-over"
effect and neat figures anil
dots for conservative men.
Plain-colored silk ground
work with self and contrast
ing colored embroidered fig
ures. Basket weaves of black and
white and three - colored
blendinge.
Persian silks, both in small
and large "all-over" designs.
Plain rich shades in solid
colored scarfs.
Stripes in abundance.
Roman and half-and-half
Btrlpes in' many beautiful col
orings. 1424-1426 Ghe.tut St.
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TO SUPPLY FOOD
Hoover and Hurley Have Sat
isfactory Conferences in Lon
don Regarding Shipping
By the Associated Press
London, Dec, 10.
A survey of tho s'hlpplng and food
situation as set forth In the conference
centering around Edward N. Hurley, of
the American Shipping Board, and Her
bert C. Hoover, the American food ad
ministrator, leads Allied food and ship
ping heads to believe that there Is avail
able nt present enough tonnago .to
"tt"u, lne Prese,u looa neeu8'
Conditions aro such, It Is believed also,
that " ' no Unreasonable to expect
that some tonnago might soon be re
leased to carry American exports other
than food. Much tonnage has been re-1
leased from carrying munitions and raw
i materials for munitions. I
A checking of the food situation'
provided for there was no crying need
for food for these belligerents. It was
the opinion of those who attended tho
conferences that all available shipping
need not bo centered In the direction' of
food.
Two series of conferences have been
in progress. The first has been under
way in London and Paris since the ar
rival of Messrs. Hurley and Hoover and
has dealt nrlmarllv with the needs nf I
me Allies, with Borne discussion of the
f00(i requirements of tho Central Em- I
pirea. I
The other conference, which began to-
day, virtually Is preliminary to tho
iner.Ainri fnr tn tnri tv,
much-dlscussed food program Is expected
to be outlined at these conferences nnd
Hoover, Hurley and T. F, Logan, for I
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sentatlvcs
Tuesday.
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tfte 5pecicifacop0twinciltin&
CHESTNUT AT 13 STREET
Announce . Contin uation of Their
Annual December Fur Sale
GARMENTS OF FASHION .AND QUALITY
FOR WOMEN AND MISSES
Featuring the Authoritative Modes and Silhouettes Estab
lished by the Paris Fourreurs and Bonwit Teller Co.
Fur Coats, Wraps,'
Marked 1-4 to 1-3
Coats
HUDSON SEAL COATS
Sport Models in short lengths, also full-length gar
ments made from fine Muskrat pelts, handsomely lined.' ,
145.00 to 225.00
TRIMMED HUDSON SEAL COATS
Very smart sport and
ana CUII8 or natural r.uiir-,
195.00
FANCY HUDSON SEAL COATS
Many are copies of imported models, all with cor-'
trasting fur collars and cuffs. - o.t
265.00 to 395.00 , ')
HUDSON SEAL WRAPS '
Made from the finest Hudson Seal pelts, contrasting
fur collars.
395.00
MOLE
Fancy1 models made
contrasting fur and self collars. , "
265.00 to 495:00
LEOPARD
Sport and full-length models, Hudson Seal and'Nutria"
F -.1 Kl ..- 1 1 - l. Ill
collars and cults,- same wim
95.00
NATURAL AND TAUPE NUTRIA,COATS(
Fancy and Sport Models made frpm finq selected ,
skins,
135.00
NATURAL MINK
Made from fine selected
950.00 to
TAUPE AND. NATURAL SQUIRREL COATS;. , f
Sport, fancy and
finest quality skins,
275.00,
SMALL FURS
Neckpieces .
1650 27 JO : Hudson Seal...,,.. 90160
14JS024M.I, . Beaver 15M24M '
24M39J0..: Skunk ,.'...".. Vf .75,-350, Hf
25,00 mm tyaturai
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12.501640,, . . .Natural Raccoon , , J2M016M? $
484075.00 Moleskin ....... ,j29j50&JOV"?
45.005940 Black ,Poc, . . ,.. N. ,394G'55ffl'i
24403940 Natural Squirrel. .,,,) .2940350 Jt
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Challenge to HighldcarAppoals
to Americana in Fans
By CflARLES H. GRASTY.
Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger
Coptirtoht, lilt. In) A'eto rtn Times Co. f
Paris, Dec 10. The apparent revut
slon of feeling as evidenced by ths send
off given the President on sailing .away
from America has a counterpart "here.
There Is something nbout his defiance of
tradition, disregard of opposition and in
d'ffercnco to nil risks that Inspires con
fidence. The great lonely figure 'faring
across the Beas to bring Europe hl
quiet challenge to high ideals makes ax
romantic appeal. l
One encounters amongVVmerlcans her
i growing confidence that with Such
Intrepid leadership tho policy of abstract
Justice may prevail' against the ele
mental urge of Individual national in
terest aroused by tho comploto victory
over a cruel enemy.
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