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UEWSASKPLACE
ATPEACETABLE;
TO SEND ENVOYS
Lf Complete Equality in All
"Nations, Their Petition
Requests
i
$00 ATTEND CONGRESS
K. Jtabbi Joseph Krauskopf and
Ivf- Nn til nr, Qtfniio Plan r Hn
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lo Palestine
; Delegates to the Peace Conference In
I. France, asking 'enuallty for Hebrews
!wlth the nations of tho world, will be
electedt tlio American Jewish Congress
now in session at l.u lm Temple.
It If Was' learned that such a step would
e, taken shortly after the first busl.
liess session of the congress opened to
Jlay.'1 '"' ,A. resolution nrnvldlnc fnp Kerre-
L Wlcs to report tho proceedings In Yld-
l-lsh and Hebrew as well as In English
v injurs uiscusBion. i o-
ji1 lice had served notice that under a city
Ordinance nil pubbllc proceedings must
lute In English, but a little later Trcsl-
i. dent Mack said ho had been Informed
jJthiU the- ordinance merely ' prohibited
Ijt iiiucKuuiKs m uerman.
, '" Habbl Harris, of Chicago, said Yiddish
- T.'flR tl not nnnf nan.n. nn..i..n., n.l 1
Jjvould be well for the congress to dis
pense with Its use. This brought vlgor-
Ii pus protest from Ylddlsh-spenklng dele-
"'' .. ...w .eciu.ui.uii .tag uuuiueu.
J Vice I'renldents Named
Twelve vice presidents wre named as
follows : v
""Louis Marshall, New York; Colonel
Harry Cutler, Rhode Island, president
o the Jewish Welfare Doard ; Judge
Hugo Pam, Chicago; Judge Leon Sat'i-
(Jers, New York ; Dr. Harry FreldenwAld,
Baltimore; Adolph Kraus, Chicago; Ge-
, "dalla Bubllck, New York; Miss Henri
etta Szold, New York; Dr. Louis S.
'Rublnsohn, Brooklyn; Prof. Chalm Flne
'tnkn. Nnw York : Alexander Kahn. Now
.'York: Dr. M. Margolles; Dronsle Col-
Ia1, fege, Philadelphia.
Dix sc(:reirii:u uiu we npijuiuivu.
if ine' report" or tne commiuee on ruics
; ,Vn4' (irocedure, submitted by Its chalr-
i.fjlnan, A.L,eo Well, or Plttsburgn, con
,iHalnedva provision that no delegates oc
t&.itlpy the stage except upon Invitation of
istbe president. This was voted down after
i?v protests had been made against It.
"j.1 'ineijcommKteo, on I'oiana, oi wnicn
VLogls Marshall Is chairman, will report
Jjthla' afternoon.'jTho principal, question It
aVv.llf' ww.l,1n.a 1a mkalh.n Y.a Ta.ui. ...111
li&favorndependence.tor Poland after tho
CJniassacrps of the Jews In Oallcla.
f,J Welfare of, -the Jews In Palestine Is
p, receiving much, consideration by some
"thah Straus, philanthropist of New York,
mnd .Rabbl Joseph Krauskopf, of, Ken-
', Wth Israel Temple, this city, announc-
td toay they would go to Palestine and
, help the work of Its restoration. Mr.
Straus wlllgo as soon as the congress
has adjourned and Doctor Krauskopf
will go'when he can make arrangements.
If J Four hundred delegates, representing
IV four million Jews In all narts of the
L United States, are In attendance.
.t iuaqy resoiuiions aeanng wiin sudjccis
pf world-wide Importance will be pre
sented. The revolutions were prepared
by committees which worked all night
;irtho big task. "
I-h One of these resolutions expresses ap
V htlflf Inn rT (Iia anmnivl vlv.n htf
i;UreRt Britain of the National Home for
l "Jewish PeoDle at Palestine. A conv nf
" thls resolution was wired to the Depart-
I . ment of State, which was reauested to
I forward It to (he Governments of France,
&ltaly, Greece Serbia and Holland.
''t- I 'RMullnn Ailnnlcil
Tk-.rAanl.lllMn nltnura t.. rar
;' -iipeaklng for the Jewsof America, ex
f presses Its appreciation of the declara-
.v'ion aaaressea ny nis majesty s uov
aWmment through the Zionist orcanlza-
tftioli; In which It approved of the estab'.
innmeni in Palestine or a national norno
ft, tor tne. jewisn people, ana pieagea to
:use Its best endeavors to facilitate the
'? Achievement of this object. It belnc
;-i"i;learly understood that nothing shall
v'ce tione wnicn may prejudice civu ana
. 't-allirlniin rulfa nf thn TinnjAwlnVi rnm.
'Jnunltes in Palestine, or the rights and
Dtheruritry.
?jjya Jacob yH. Schlff, of. New York, ope
-iypt tho most widely known phtlnn
Cuhroplsts, In the United States.
f.vr Mr.- Btraus naatestaDiisnea soup icitcn-
Id i,, ens In Jerusalem ana other places. He
LVbffqlng"there to supervise belief work
iirenerally.
'C rrA VUlt Jj.riiHAlim
If iKr "I Intend' to visit Jerusalem and
nany omcr i'iuc, o.m ..... ouuun.
i.- ."iThere ore many others In Palestine be-
It.. KlcJes Jews., In fact only about one-
(t'jrtnv nurnose to aid In tho relief work
I.iior all the, neorile there." " r
fy Doctor; Krauskopf will go to Pales-
B;tlne as'soon as. no can complete arrange
l .intents' here, and will remain thero" as
I", Jong as ne can oe oi any service in tne
!"f,Tnaoilliation oi me iiuiy unu,
ids' The ,'servlco In Palestine is such, ho
J'xplalhed, that there will bo plenty' of
lljrtrk for, all who can go for some time
;$vtocotne. Already many graduates of
;jttifivNatlonal Farm. School, tho Jewish
BF.faitltutlon at Doylestown, of which Doc-
, 'tor Krauskopf Is, tho president, havo
ats' .restoration. When Doctor Kraus
Dippf goes many other Philadelphia
il.Uewa probably will do inoiuuca. in tne
WZrHI' v , ,. , , ,
,Hvj.ficr ftiawiou vuiinicaa. it4WspBiuu iiero
j.jfiow, will exert a powerful Influence at
I i- Una peace table, 'Rabbi' Krauskopf be-
k-lleves.
"VS '"he delegates gave unanimous ex.
H'bresslon to the thoughts In the minds
of, ftiothersaiid fathers of tho 4,000,000
'American. '-Jews who shed their blood
r 'Serthe-i-lBhta of small, nations," ho said.
l.- -?Th6 American commiesioners are bound
1 to-reflect this, sentiment."
fAThwe will be a movement to make
ci'thecongress a permanent Institution,
hut this, It Is understood, will be op-
"it'
Continued on Tate Two, Column Four
SCOWLING SKIES
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PkblUhed Dally Except Sunday. eubacrlcMon Prlcet $0 a Yr by Mall.
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-VBBI JOSEPH KBAUSKOPF
A NATHAN STRAUS
Doth Rabbi Krauskopf and Mr.
Straus, the latter a New York phil
anthropist, will go to Palestine to
aid in restoration work there
GRIP PATIENTS
HERE ISOLATED
Bureau of Health ' Sends
Out Inspectors to Prevent
Influenza Epidemic
REPORT 64 NEW CASES
With sixty-four new casesof Influenza
reported for tho last forty-eight hours,
forty-five Inspectors of the Iiureau of
Health were sent out today to Isolate all
victims of the disease to prevent another
epidemic
Dr. A. A. Calms, acting director of
the Bureau of Health. In Issuing the
order, said,he did not" believe there would
bo an epidemic, but reiterated the warn
ings of Director ICruscn to check the
spread of the disease.
The Board or Health will meet to
morrow afternoon to' consider the situ
ation. No steps have been taken to close
schools or other public places, as was
dono during the recent epidemic.
A steady increase rn the number of
cases reported has been shown In the
last three days. From last Monday morn
lnguntll Friday noon, there were seventy-one;
from Friday noon until Satur
day morning. thlrtyXour, and from Sat
urday noon until this morning, sixty
four, making a total of. 169 for the
week.
Of the cases reported today, twenty
three were north C. Market street:
eleven Bouth of Market; eleven in West
Philadelphia; fifteen in Germantown,
and four in Frankford.
Chief John A. Vogleson. of the Bureau
of Health, who has been in the army for
Beveral months. Is expected to return
to his desk at the City Hall today to
take charge of the campaign started by
Dr. Cairns.
Tho order to tho Inspectors provides
that every Influenza patient shall be Iso
lated seven days after tlie disease has
abated and the temperature has re
turned to normal. The order follows:
"All cases of Influenza reported to the
Bureau of Health' are to be visited by
the medical Inspector, and he Is to ad
vise the family that the case is to be
Isolated for at least seven days after
all symptoms of the disease have abated
and the temperature is normal. A re
port la to be made on an official blank,
but no placard is to bo placed on the
house. You are to explain to the family
the danger of the disease, but unless
under some extraordinary condition, no
embargo Is to be placed on the house
other than isolation."
Schools and churches In Ashbourne, a
suburban community In Cheltenham
township, have been closed by the town
Bhlp board of health as a precautionary
measure, due to a "flare-up" of epi
demic Influenza.
Forty new cases developed In Ash-'
bourne in the last few days. The board
of health determined that should addi
tional cases develop a system of house
quarantine would be established,
The schools would have been closed n
a few days anyway for the usual .Christ
mas and New Year holidays. They are
expected to reopen January 2.
Caution Is urged by Director of Health
and Charities' Krusen In his weekly
health bulletin Just Issued, The. bulletin
emphasizes: . ,
"First 'and foremost, every Individual
should guard his health more cau
tlously than ever. Oood food, fresh air
and regular habits are prerequisites in
promoting tho 'bodily resistance, '
"Ventilation In the street cars should
.be constantly maintained. Since the use
of the ventilators has been left to the
publlo discretion, the amount of fresh
air and comfort In the cars will be In
direct responso"to the advisory notices
to keep the ventilators open.
"Avoid publlo assemblies which are
overcrowded and lack proper ventila
tion. '
"Avoid exposure to wet and cold."'
4 HURT AS TOftiN HITS AUTO
Collision Occurs at Second Street
and Girartj Avenue
The collision of a freight train and a
motorcar at Second street and Olrard
avenue this morning resulted In 'the in
Jury of four -persons and the arrest of
the driver of the 'machine.
Joseph Mahon, CO:1 Edmund street,
Tacony; is In St. Mary's Hospital with
a broken leg, and Catherine Donnelly.
Darlcn street near Somerset, with bad
bruises. Catharine Walls, Marvlne
Ntr.t near Somerset, and Nan Nlliinn.
,'Darlen street near Diamond, were sent
-.. .& I,.. tint 4V.&I.. IhII.I.. ... J
noma nun iii wivti Mijftiica irruieu.
The. driver or me automobile. John
Mahon,
ya oroiner, oi mo injured man.
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III ' riAwfrlrafifliP, ill
&MWdft&-.?kSk2i3 TBF 'J5 S
HfAa nnwui ijiuii null w n i.ih ham' &. u
Euentng public ledger
EXPLOSION KILLS
AND MAIMS MEN
AT FORT MIFFLIN
One' Victim- Dead, Three
Injured, Two Seriously,
When Powder Ignites
CAUSE NOT DETERMINED
' "
Blast "Wrecks Filling House in
Government Ammunition
Base on Delaware
One man was killed, two others were
seriously Injured and a fourth sustained
painful burns and bruises In an ex
plosion today at Fort Mifflin, a Govern
ment ammunition bape on the Delaware
Illver below R Irani Point.
i ine expiuBiun occurrea in lining uouse
Sn. 3. ,me,l tar fltlln,, ltv.t-t,V" .hMl.
" " cuy cnarter.
with TNT. The cause has been traced lo Members of the subcommittee will be
a burning can of black powder, but the , selected nt a meeting of the main com
orlgln of the powder's Ignition Is un- Jj'ttee In the rooms of the Chamber of
t I'nm mn.n rrl... i -.
ltnoivn
Tho dead
C.
nue.
K. DODLKY 7144 Klmwood ave-
.,-,..!, i,imooa
Tho injured:
AXDMSW CAVAXAVGII, thirty-two
"
years old, 650 North Fifteenth street;
burned' all over the body nnd probably
blinded In both eyes; at Methodist Hos
pital : not expected to survive Injuries.
V. I.. ANDimsov, thlrty-ono years
old, 2046 North Thirteenth street, one
leg blown off nnd cuts on tho head; at
Methodist Hospital; condition critical.
.mil's nni. rrneitm mao Trni-o
street; left leg hurt; at Methodist Hos-
pltal.
Eleven men were at work In the build
ing and panic reigned for a time as n . . r r' . tt
loaded shells begnn to burst, uninjured ' department at Camp Ulx to lian
men creaming with fright as they i die Compensation Claims
struggled to escape from tho big room
filled with flames, smoke and the noise
of exploding shells.
ah r i i t. , .,, .
All Knocked Down by lllont
Kvery workriTPn In the houso was Camp Dlx war risk Insurance office,
knocked down by the force of the blast, Onq object of the department Is to
but several escaped unhurt, although gEM" pr'.npT X s
some of these suffered from shock. to see that claim papers are made out
David Williams, C50 North Fifteenth correctly, thus preventing trouble in the
street, wns standing only eight feet from future.
Cavanaugh. hli roommate and best Captain Itobcrt L. Johnson, of New
friend. Williams was knocked down, : Yorl5 clly; J" 1". charge of the depart
nnd when h strni tn hi. m ,V. ' mnt, and he will provide the soldiers
ana when ha struggled to his feet, thei,vth Informali0n regarding the class of
room was filled with flames. He. was beneficiaries entitled to compensation.
unnpio 10 ieu wpat nappeneu
"There was a terrible panic."' Williams
said afterward. "Shells were bursting,
and I could hear tho men .screaming as
thty rose to their feet and tried to get
out of the building. I dragged myself
out Somehow and discovered that X
wasn't hurt. Then I learned that Cav
anaugh was badly hurt."
wiinams went with Cavanaugh In the
HopUal and slaved VthtaK
.."T'V?"! ?!?& ?.Lth hlm whl,e
tne pnyslclans treated him.
Anderson and Del Vecchlo also were
taken to Methodist Hospital In police
.patrols. .Anderson's leg wns amputated
onrt hi. mn.lltlnn U ...rln. rol V
.... .......... . ..,. . ,-
chlo, Is Hot badly hurt. Tho latter has
only Been married several weeks. v
Detonation Felt at Nnvy Yard
The detonation following the explosion
was felt at the navy yard and at Hog rvILLljU Ull lino UM I ur rifin,
rnZnlVVrr'The'Son of SahtToiTArinv Offieer'
vlelnitv.
Patrol wagons anu amDuiances irom
Several police stations In the southern
part of the city were hurried to the fort
to tako the Injured workmen to tho hos
pital. An Investigation was started Imme
diately by officers of the fort and by
agents of Commander Hoffman, of the
Fourth Naval District. The only re
port made by them was, that the prop
erty dAmage caused by tho blast was
not great.
CASEY GETS CERTIFICATE
Democrat Will Go to Congress)
From, Luzerne District
WllUen-narre, l'o.. Dec. 16 John J. ,
Casey, Democrat, will receive the certln-1
cate oi eiciuon to wonKi-esa num Lu
zerne County.
Prothonotary Evan J. Williams today
certified to the Secretary of the Com
monwealth the vote as directed by the
Court, and Casey wins over B. N. Car
penter, Republican, by forty-two votes.
The oftlclal returns gave Carpenter a
lead of eighteen votes. Returns were re
ceived from seventy-three nrmy canton
ments, but tho Prothonotniy refused jt
certify these, claiming that the election
was not legal.
Tho Court reviewed the case ana
throw out the soldier vote In all but
five camps. Tho returns from these off
set the Carpenter lead and put Casey
ahead by forty-two votes. Tho ITpt
thonotary was directed to certify these
returns. He refused, but after confer
ring .with his lawyers announced today
that ne wouiu oo as uireciea oy ine
judges. ,
SPANISH UNREJfGROWS
Premier Asks King to Suspend
Sitting of Parliament
Madrid, Dec. 16. (By A. P.)' Prem-,
W' llomanones, after a cabinet meeting
called to consider' serious outbreaks m
Catatonia, has IsMied a noto declaring
thatvhe king had been asked to sign
a decree suspending Parliament,
vrhere was a collision Sunday be
tween the police and a crowd after a So.
clallst republican meeting at HnrnaUn
favor of tho antonomy of Catalonia as a
democratic republic. One person was
Itlllcrt and at.t, were Injured. Similar
trouble occurred In Bilbao where there
wan a Basque manifestation.
NEGRO EX-SOLDIER LYNCHED
Kentucky Mob Hangs Man for
Beating Deputy Sheriff
"" lllrkman. Ky Dec. 16. (By A. P,)
Charles Lewis, a discharged negro sol
dier, who Is alleged to have beaten Dep
uty Sheriff Al Thomas when the latter
attempted .to arrest him yesterday, was
hanged near here today by a mob of
masked men, '
Lewis was charged with having held
up and robbed several other negroes.
p f
Boy Shot st' Rifle Practice
FranU Duble. seventeen years old. of
1017 I street, while shooting at a target
In a vacant lot at Wyoming and C
jtreeUsyeMernay, accidentally, snot him.
r-tne toot wiin b.briimi.u
THE EVENING
PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1918
tTlSr
DUTCHPRODHIM
Insists on Staying in Netherlands
Despite Official ,
Suggestion
Amsterdam, Dec. 10. (By A. P.)
William Hohenzollcrn, the former Kai
ser, tho Telegraaf says It understands,
has refused to leave the Netherlands
after ofllclnl representations had been
mado that his continued presence was
! llke,y t0 !nvolvo tno counlry n rious
uiiucuiiies. - i
i The former German Kmnemr. the I
paper adds, was told that his free de-'
pnrture would be a matter of gratlfVa- ,
tlon to tho Dutch Government.
The fugitive monarch continues to lead
the life a near-recluse.
WHITE MAY HEAD REVISIONISTS
Lawyer Likely to Be Chief of
Stibcoininittce on Charier
Thomas Itacburn White will probably '
bo selected to head the subcommittee
which the charier revls'cm mmmiiino
...m, .,i... , , -. ..
1 '.""'" '" Ura" ,lle l'P"!d Mew
""J" inurauny aiiernoon,
Most of thn membera nf tho mnln fn...
mlttee are said tn fnvnr Mr viiii ,.
.. I the logical man to head the subcommlt-
I " " ,uKnu man to nenci tne suiicominlt-
tpe He drafted many of the bills which
were submitted bv thr nlinrr rovUlnn.
' Ists to the last Legislature.
' J.'10, legislative program to be sub-
It! tloil 111) Ihn ni.ln. ,tl.,ilr., tnmia.l
. v. r' . j V-.....ICI I.-..., ti.uiiniii-
tee. It Is understood, will differ In cer-
inmvrespccts trom tnat presented to the
i.,ig'siaiiire two ears ago.
Y.1Z i?.VfLm.!?"u?..,BIItl.M ":
delphla will be presented, for the reason
tnnt a Constitutional convention is ex
pected during tho term of Senator Sprout
IIIIIK I1IU Itllli Ul ocimiur OJiiuui,
Statewide measures presented
"" L.!?r.drftln? of the
.Any
mlcht con
nronoscd new Constitution. If a purely
ioe-il program Is provided It can be In-
cornoratcd In the nronosed new Constltu-
, ,lon " api.lylnE only to the city charter.
NEW WAR RISK BUREAU
To take care of all claims for com
pensation made by soldiers being dls-
charged from the service nndiby wound-
ed men returning from France, a new
denartment has been created In the
MUST PAY, SAYS REVENTLOW
Gcrmany Compelled to Meet
Allfe.rl Demnnrla Fnllv
nerlln, Deo, 16. (By A. P.) DIb-
cussing President Wilson's trip to
5.u?Jpe' iu0-. F:'H,.l ?.n .1icven,tIow'
' '" "'"' T 6 ''
' mPt .pay any. price, no matter how'
hleh. the United States names as a ran.
dltlon for the resumption of their posl-
' tlon ami relations with the world."
.."Vi'f, ".'.' "'""I'". .T""..'.-1
-'". .."""".' " ..... .u l.c niiiimiicB
conditions imposeii on ucrmanv ts bound
I to prove Inimical tn the influence of
, the united Kt
, the t'nlted States In Europe and among
"8 as8I; . '
i n;,- T !f
Tn h Idllprt In nctlon on thn Innf 1nv
of hostilities was the fate of Lieutenant i
ColoUe? wflHam "reSt.VecTtary'
tt! ttVtt SoliSSSISir
of the Atlantic coast province, received I
news of Lieutenant 1'eart's death yester- !
uay. i
Lieutenant Peart, who was twenty. !
Po7ytechnlcInstUuTeatKTToy.aN. V. He '
uucmieu inr liraL onii-era training camp,
and received a commission an first iu
tenant. He sailed for France last De
cember, FLIERS THRIU. NQON CROWDS
Evnciit "Pnlli.,,, UnP' n.,
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Chestnut .Street Throngs
Two nvlators thrilled the imnn rrnnMc '
on Chestnut street today. First one clr-
cled over the center of the city, execut-
ing perilous feats, and then another
took his place.
Both filers came here from the Bnv.
eminent proving grounds nt Aberdeen,
Mil. A company of their comrades, all
noiciier rjpys, is giving a show at a
theatre in Philadelphia this week.
One of the aviators Is Lieutenant
Itonne. He Hew tho sixty-three miles
from Aherdee'n In forty-three minutes. A'
little Denind hlm ciimo Lieutenant Davis.
The most breath-taking of thejmaneu-
:!) iiieei- iieriai ruu,ii nueia ieriormetl
was the "falllpg leaf," In which the
nlnnex turned over nnil nvnr nn.l ,..
rlrtt,8ddhpmU-f.CkWl 'helr UeSOent ,U,d
rignteu tnemseitrs.
BLUE WARNS AGAINST GRIP
Surgeon General Shows Necessity
of Continued Precaution
Washington, Dec. 16, (By A. P.)
The danger of relaxing efforts to check
the spread of Influenza was emphasized
again todnv bv Surceon General Blue.
UL UIU 1'UUIIC
.,. -.l.- -.-...--j. . - '
ubllc Health Service. ,
epidemic Is not ended,"' the
(leneral said, "and such re- .
"The
Surgeon
crude8cences of cases und deaths as
Ing In many localities I
d to become more or
are now occurrin
may be expected
less general.
"Any statement at the present time
tnai ine epiacmic nns -come ana gone
for. good can only do harm, for It will I
lull people Into a false sense of securty, i
Gn,iV... h.m tn i th- rn,i,. '
and cause them to relax the precautions
mey snouia iaxe io avoiu ine inrec
Hon." hi tho Depths' of the Jungle
Tarzan, the ape-man, meets
wonderful adventures following
his attempts to take away the
priceless treasure hidden, in a for
gotten city. Read about it in'
Tarzan and the Jetvels of
Opar
You will find this 'gripping
story on Page 20 in today's
TELEGRAPH
iU. S. WON PLACE
. -
Vt KEt; fKUPLJi;,- AYS WILSON,
ANSWERING WELCOME TO PARIS
French Never Cease
Applause of De
mocracy's Chief
WILSON VISITS
i PEACE PALACE
President Holds His First
Conference With Premier
Clemenceau
was tho birth of a now world. All , out hln actual presence and leader
AMH AAnrfR PArV agree that It was not a mnro spectacle, ship. There were too many national
xuiutyjotvjn. I SXKtCj an that Its significance is far-reach- and Individual ambitions, too manv
T TTIMPHPTHV PTTlTCT!'nB- ne n'aa borne along on the
bU11t,niiU11 VrUriBl 'flood tide of enthusiasm, All felt
T-
t- . m rrr .
LxcCUtlVC Places Wreath on
the Tomb of General
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f
U,ainVCltC
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irrmmm ., .
A11U.W1J3 t,HUKLU TWICE
... ... ,
Versailles Meetings Scheduled
eeUnS8 CUeaUieU
to Commence About
January 6
President's Bed Too Short,
But He Has to Sleep in It
Paris, Dec. 16. President Wil
son's "Empire" bed is too short,
but he Is sleeping In It, neverthe
less. The custodian of tho Murat
Mansion did not want to change it,
owing to tho fact that none of the
other beds match tho Napoleonic
fittings in the room.
Paris, Dec. 16.
President Wilson motored this morn-
Ing to' Versailles, wliero tho peace
treaty will be signed. He briefly in-
BPcctl the palace und pnrk.
I n the TOlr t0 Versailles, the Presl-
dent's car was showered with flowers
by children. Haln began to fall when
the party was returning, but no in-
venlence was experienced. '
Thomas Nelson Pace. Ambassador
to Italy, and Mrs. Pago were the Wll-
, sons' guests at luncheon in the Murat
Aion
i.....
President Polnco.ro and his wife.
' with a cavalry escort, conducted Presl-
dent and Mrs. Wilson to the Hotel
de Ville for the ofllclnl reception.
Tlironss Cheer President
Tremendous throngs cheered then.
ng the route,
Yas11mif t n rv 1 1m a AniAtHnti 1a a m rt1rltr
'
Wilson a citizen of Paris, he was pre-
sented w,th a 8Cr0"' deClar,nS ,llS dU-'
Ze,,Sh"',P-,fThferS,!ftevntthe thnentCod
on behalf of the clt then Presented
Mrs. Wilson with n brooch composed
. ... . . ....... ... ..... i
of an olive branch lncrusted with dla
mndS' 8UPeriraP0sed " whlch wer?
six white enameled peace doves,
When President Wilson, Polncarc
and their wives appeared on the bal
cony of the city hall at the official
ceremonies today, thousands of per-
ans. packed In the square, gave them '
an enthusiastic ovation. As the cheer
ing continued Mrs. Wilson threw down
a bouauet. There was a great scram-
I Dlc for the pieces.
, . ' ., , .7 .. r, .
At 3:30 this afternoon the President
an( colonel House were to visit Pre-
. . .....
i mler Clemenceau at tne foreign ut-
flee, to repay the latter's call and re
sume the Informal conferences.
Confers With Clemenceau
Tho visit which Premier Clemen
ceau paid President Wilson yesterday
was not only the occasion ofan agree-
-hl. nprsonal meeting, but It resulted
"016 personal meillllb, HUl 11 I IHUlltu '
J" a falrly fU" ndtinidlnK "s, V I
tl, nlnnx for the President's visit,
...u ,...... - - j
througliout the next fortnight. The
mee'ting was described ns extremely
cordial, both the President and the
French Premier later voicing their
ficnen l remier mier voicing uicir
highly favorable Impressions of each
other. As the call lasted a full hour,
it permitted of a conference over the
nb.no for the meetlnc of tho Inter. ,
' ,, . . i.un r- .,
Allied conference and of the Peace Con-,
gress and of at least the-preliminary
discussion of tome of the great inter-,
national -problems about to be taken '
' .
UP- !
Concerning the plans. It now is an-1
m,rent that the Pros dent's visit to
parenl w v ! . ls'1'
iK. will Im nnHtnnnnd until tlio mi.
.-..., ..... , ,.. , noon a( meeting of tne federation held
die or the latter part of January, as at (ne city Club,
his time meanwhile, will be fully occu- j lInaItrrllbIy io obIn,oh .
Pled in meeting the political leaden, j ,.W(J cunm)t cmphasUe) our MtltU(Ill
coming from various points, in at-! Dn that matter to strongly" said the
tending the opening sessions of the in- i Ilev. Carl 11 Crammer, president of the
ter-Allled conference and the Peace ' organization. "We are opposed to the
i ..i i.. . .. I ,- return of Mr. lloblnson, and are con-
Congress, In visits to tho American ( fldent that he will not be reinstated,
front nnd tho French and Belgian de-, We stand ready to co-operate with Col
vastated regions and probably a visit I ont Hatch."
to Brussels and King Albert of Be,. I $ wHh' SH
glum. I Hatch will operate In the central section
Sessions to Start January 6 ! ' he cltr tnKht nnd pay particular
The President will be back in W jTn! 'lT Wh '" "
In the early days of January when . Taxi drivers; particularly those who
tho prellm(jiaries are likely' to ,bo so
far advanced as to permit of tho
opening of the pence congress about
January ?. The,xacf time, however.'
Unttrid as Stcond-ClnMMattr nt the rostodlre at Philadelphia.
uni
LJndor the
Wilson's Presence Wins
France to His Ideals
Tone of Paris Opinion and Press Comment
Shows Instant Change Visit Crystallizes s
Wide Undercurrent of Thought
Hy CHARLES H. GRASTY
Special Cable to hvemng Public Ledger,
Coiiurlalit, IDIS, bv .Voir 1'orfc 7'lmei Co.
l'arls, Dec. 16.
Kvcryhody focls that something very
big happr-ncd In Paris Saturday. The
most optimistic daio to hope that it
that it was nn overwhelming demon-
, v . .n....B. .....,
ne searches for tho Inner meaning.
I It ivnu nni Klfmiiu nn .ivnnealnn rtf
Hinirmn rr iruniiinn rannnif 'iwini'
' gratitude to America or' a spontu-
neous tribute to President Wilson,
n . .
incro wcro plans nnd purposes in it
aii Then-was n meotlntf of the minds
between Wilson nnd the Kuronean
mtiltltntlp wiisnn ninlmrxi hl mm
I ind they otalmeSticlri. .
1 Iet um suppose that President Wil-!
son In illsreeardlnc tho counsel and .
Bull ill limi I'K.'IUIMK LIIU HUUIIJl'l anu',, ,,!. nMnHn.. I
! violating the instinct nnd tradition nr such a tempornrj concrete sacrl.
Qf ha a , part of encl, i fo, the well
some deep longing to work out his
destiny as world pacificator. As AVash
lngton was the father of his country,
and Lincoln the great emanclpiKtor,
ANNEX "METROPOLITAN
Mayor Smith, returning this afternoon from Hot Springs.
Va., urged annexation by Philadelphia County of the proposed
"metropolitan area" from Chester to Bristol, approved a plan for
City Council of one body, and opposed the payment of council
men; aunounced the receipt of a letter from Major General
Goethals, saying' shipments of rjuaitermafiter supplies through
this port -will continue, and arranged for a meeting' tomorrow
of Philadelphia congressmen to receive a report of the port's
advantaeei. , '
schooner. Afire aw deserted- sinks at sea
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1G. Sinking at sea of the schooner
Wilfred Marcus, on fire and abandoned, was reported to the
Navy Department iiiky by the transport Martha Washington.
The schooner was seen, to go down December 12 about one
thousand miles from the XTnlted States on the' route to the
Azores. No boats Tvltb survivors were sighted.
VICE HERE NOW i
UP TO DANIELS
-. -i i tt i cr i
L.OlOUel Hatch beilOS
I 4
XjL
AT tt i t p
Heild RePrt f
Investigations
O
"
rr r-.m nm Tmr nn...n
IU SlAIVl- INHiW UKlVli
Lieutenant Colonel Hutch, of t lie ma
rine corps, Cioveniment Inw-enfnrclng
nlter 1,,re- '" "':'u " exh:r8stlve
study of vice 'conditions In this city and i
1,aa forwarded his report to Secretary of
the Navy Daniels.
Tho next move in th Philadelphia I
. ...m , .,. u.. ,,.. rv...i..i.
i;ieait-uj ttt ut" uiuuc uy u . J-'iliiif is.
i ........ .,, ..... .y.u,iC.. ,
How wind of Florida Is j
ictlon is raken by Mr. I
And the mellow
Whatever actl
Daniels will be based upon the report'1" klmls- he continues, publish contra-
and Its recommendations. Law enforcing
organizations believe thnt Lieutenant
Colonel Hatch has urged an appreciable
Increase In the numerical strength of the
propost guard nnd that he has made
plans for a new drive on whisky "speak
easies." "I cannot coment on the situation to
day," said the marine officer," other
,nH" to Bliy ,hnt ,vc ,vl
. , .
will continue the
oman who are
endeavoring to tear down tho safeguards
n.-t v,n,. v.D n.n.M,i f ti, ...
...... ....... ..v... ,,i.fc..H.i . ..v. i'u. -
pose of protecting the boys in tho serv-
lce-
"' Vuri""" io Sr"
"Hostilities have ceased and thousands
if gllprs nm, ,,oluu,ri, are uclnR scnt
nacU to the,r honles, u'o have only one
purpose to serve In our activities ngalnst
' vice nnd that e the send'ng of our
service men naci to en u iu ciemi. mm
Ih a duty that In up tc
do nQt nropoee io 8hlrli u...
colonel Hatch declined
that in up to us and Ave
to recal tho
methods that he will emi
roundup of whiskey boot
women who operate uestlon
employ In tho
leggers nnd
uestlonahle resorts.
That the Inter-Church Federation Is
nnnlterablv onnosed to the return of
James Robinson ns the superintendent
nf nollea was made nlnln this after.
ot POl'ee as mauo piHin inii auer.
earner the coin of uniformed men will
be watched closely, ror the Federal
--.-I- .l , n.anv ..',.. - .
agents feel that niany ,pf them are cp.
operating wiin wmsKey peaaiers.
-1
Aet of March . 1879
IN FELLOWSHIP
. .
Wilson would bo tho founder and or.
gonlzer of world peace.
Heart of World With Him
In this grand purpose the heart of
tin' world was with him, but the op-
' porlunlty could not be Improved with
currents and cross-currents running
hither and thither nnd so tho plastic
period might go by and tho oppor-
fimitar i. ..,.
miuij .- irai,
If jn. could only seo tho peoples
whoso futuro wpll.hplnir hi wished and
planned, look them In tho eye and
upeak to them, they would feel what
. l t 1 I. i 1 1 i
"us in ins iiwn nciiri ana rcsponu 10
It. Then, perhaps, through a reflex
effect on their governments, thero
would conio unity of DUrDoso In some
Rt plan of world -pence In which
a" ,U,10. 1r.u.iH " victory should be
'.ou"'u "."" u31' Ior u,p common gooa.
being of all some miracle of mental,
moral uplift was needed.
If, Indeed, the President came with
Continued on Pate Nine, Column One
AREA." URGES MAYOR
DESERTERS KEEP !
BERLIN IN TERROR I
n t i I
Government rOWeiieSS tO ;
Check Wave of Robberies
and Attacks
nrimrr.m i n T. 1-VTTmr TirT.-.r-v I
ttrMt.ri31.Atj 13 UUlLAWliU
By the Aaociated Press
I'arjs, Dec. 1C.
Berlin central government Is
The
powerless to preserve order, and desert-
eis from the army terrorize the Inhabl-
tants, nccordlng to a correspondent of
the Journal who has returned from a
hurried visit to Berlin.
Uobberlfa nn(1 n(tacks foIlow ne an.
other rapidly, nnd apartments and shops
are robbed In midday. Committees of
dlctory orders and' practice blackmail.
Tlnil flnf-M nrn flvlnir nvni nil Viu ..It.. ,
but business Is going on as usual. The I
wnr Iibh caused a great rush of women ,
into the public services.
Wear Artlfleiul .MntrrUI
The theatres, tho correspondent adds,
arc open anu ine restaurants are crowu- i
eu'. The population Is well dressed, he
says, but In artificial materials.
milk and potatoes .ami I :
-..j . .. i...u,.. .,..
There Is a scarcity of broad, butter,
peculators are
, vjfu. irti 11 in; uuiiiiiiK i.it
their reserves of
foodstuffs. An ordinary meal cost
twenty-five to thirty marks and rn
order of soup Is three mnrks.
Berlin is dark at night and prowlers
occupy the streets. Tho tied (iuardH on
patrol .arrest all loiterers after 10
o'clock at night.
limply Public Treasuries
Tho extremist faction will be of short
duration, tho Journal correspondent be-
neves, i.ecuuse mey nave not succeeaeo ,
In obtrlnlng control of tho large sums
of money which are still In the posses
slon of the bankers and the merchants.
The workmen's counclN distribute In
demnities and are emptying the public
treasuries. The correspondent thinks
that a republic finally will be estab
lished. The correspondent visited the cellars
of the Imperial palace and saw the huge
stores of provisions kept there while the
people suffered from hunger.
The foregoing dispatch confirms the
revelations concerning the terrible con
ditions In nerlln made by B. F. Kospoth,
special correiipondent of the EvgNiNn
Public Ledger nt Berne, Switzerland,
In a notable article which appeared In.
tho JCvenino Puuuc Lbdoeii on Satur
day. '
Berlin, Deo. 16, Berlin Is awaiting,
expectantly the outcome of the convocaf
tlon of the HelchBtog by Its president;
Konstantln Fehrenbach, In defiance of
the Ebert-ltanse Government.
The meeting was to be held today
"somewhere In the Ithtneland." The
tpreient Government, which Intended to
I - . n.l.t . t . ...
summon the Reichstag here later to
jive the minuiry parliamentary sup
port,. has announced: tht,ny; deputy at-
.jrf
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SPOUTS
EXTRA
PRICE TWO CENTS
President Voices Sym
pathy America Felt
for France
PAYS TRIBUTE TO
HEROIC NATION
Says America Entered WaV
to Defend Principles
i of Right
CAPITAL OF WORLD
, HONORS AMERICANS
Paris Official Declares U.. S.
Executive Voices Judgment
of Posterity
PRAISES MRS. WILSON
Nation's Chief Now Realizes
Community of Thought Be
tween Countries
President to Address
Doughboys on Christmas
I'aris, Dec. 16. President Wil
son plans to address tho doughboys
on Christmas.
It wa8 announced that he would
go to American headquarters De
cember 23. After the address to the,
army he will spend several days In
specting the devastated regions, re
turning to Paris on December 29.i
I i. '
' uy the Associated.Preu f
Paris', Deo.-18.
President "Wilson delivered an ad
dress today at the City Hall. whW
ceremonies had been arrai.gel for.'Tha
President replied to the grestjns; ex
tended him.
"Your greeting has ' raised many
emotions within me," tho President
began.' "It is with no ordinary sym
pathy that the people of tho United
States, for whom I havo the privilege
of speaking, have viewed tho suffer
ings of the people of France. Many
of our own people havo been them
selves witnesses of those sufferings.
E E15
perpetrated.
"I beg that you will not suppose that
because a wide ocean separated us In
space we were not In effect eye-witnesses
of the shamful ruin that waa
' wrought and the cruel nnd unnecessary,
sufferings that were brought upon you;
These su.Tcrlngs have filled our hearts
witn indignation. We know what they
were, not only, but we knew what
they signified, nnd our hearts were
touched to the quick ,by them, bur
imaginations filled with the whole pic
ture of what France and Belgium in
particular had experienced.
Battled for night
"When the United States entered
the war, therefore, it entered ft not
,. ' "J . sSL
nly becaust " was moved by a con-" V-Jp
vlctlon that the purposes of the Cen- ,Xff
tral Empires were strong nnd must be
i resisted by men everywhere who loved
Ilbcrty and the right, but also be-
cause the Illicit ambitions which they
u.erc entertaining nnd attempting to
realize had led to tho practices which
shocked our hearts as much as they
offended our nrincinles.
"Our resolution was formed because
we knew how profoundly great prin
ciples of right were affected, but our
hearts moved also with our resolu
tion. "You havo been exceedingly gener
ous In what you have been gracious
enough to say about me, generous far
beyond my personal deserts, but ypu'
have Interpreted with real insight h
motives and resolution of tho people
0f tho United States. Whatever Infill-
t Bvr..Hi. whntevnr m,WI T
I speak with, I derlvo from them. I
know what they have thought,, I
know what they have desired, and
when I have spoken what I know wag
In their minds It has been delightful
to see how the conscience and pur
poses of freemen everywhere re
sponded. "We have merely established pur
right to the full fellowship of those
peoples here and throughout the world
who reverence the right of 'genulhfe
liberty and justice.
L ' ""You have made me feel very mucn
at nomo nere, not merely o.v tno de
lightful warmth of ypur weleomef,but
also by the manner in which you havi
mada me realize to tho utmost the
Intimate community of thought and
ideal which characterizes ypul- peop'ls
and the great nation which I hav,th-,..
fionor, for the time, to represent.', j V
"Your welcome to Paris' X sha!l': 1
ways, remember. Mr'tM'et tfe WIUI9
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