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SKIP-STOP 'JURY'
TO BE INFORMED
OF TWO DEATHS
If West Philadelphia Will
Complain' to P. R. 1 .
Committee
CITY WILL TAKE HAND
"Councils' Coinmittcc Ready to
Consider Measures to End
Criticized System
'Weary Mother" Appeals
Against the Ship-Stop
The following letter, addressed to
the President ot Common Council,
as read In thut chamber this
afternoon !
"A poor woman, compelled to
work for her living (takes a young
baby to, be cared for while out and
palls for It to take home on her re
turn) asks In mercy, stop the skip
stop. "If you who have private cars to
take you on pleasure trips could
only exchange places with tho
working class for one day, rush a
few blocks out of your way both,
going and coming home, you would
be tho first to stop and say, 'Please
stop the skip stop.'
"A WEARY MOTHER."
west Philadelphia business men will
"tell the Philadelphia. Rapid Transit Com
pany's committee of thirteen tomorrow
that skip-stops aro directly responsible
for at least two trolley deaths In South
Sixtieth street.
A delegation of five representatives
from the South Sixtieth Street Business
and Improvement Association will attend
the Rapid Transit Company's flrBt public
hearing on skip-stops.
W. O. DodSon and Daniel Foster, two
of the delegates, said today they would
tell the committee that the companyb
systemVas to btamq fpr the two trolley
deaths. '
The victims, they say, were:
Simon Brodsky, 445 South Sixtieth!
street, a boy, who was crushed' to death
at Sixtieth street and Lafehwood ave
nue; , .
Mrs. Sallie Smith. Sixty-second and
Christian streets, w ho was junjlown at
Sixtieth and Catharine streets.
Skip-stops attboth these corners have
since been eliminated.
In the, meantime Councils' Street Rail
way Committee will take up the skip
stop problem this afternoon.
r3gS.r)"n,h Kadtd Skips
After Mrs. Smith was killed at Six
tieth and Catharine streets, the skip
stop there was eliminated. The Brodsky
boy lost his life while at play at Six
tieth street and Larchwood avenue. The
skip-stop at this corner was abandoned
after angry residents of the section had
threatened violence against the com
pany's trolley cars.
The South Sixtieth Street Business
and Improvement Association forcea
the P. R. T. to stop at both the comers
where the accidents occurred as a 10
sultx of a meeting of protest held
Thanksgiving afternoon at Sixtieth
street and Larchwood avenue.
When Mr,- Dodson learned today that
the committee of thirteen would meet
tomorrow afternoon, he appointed a
delegation ot five, Including himself and
Mr. Foster, to .attend. Tho others are
J. K. Trainer, Joseph Smith and John
P. Fallon. Mr. Smith is a former presl-'-dent
of the .Traction Company.
An ordinance compelling the Rapid'
Transit Company to stop at every "hun
dred" block and two resolutions calling
upon the City Solicitor nnd the State
Public Service Commission to act, will
be discussed by the Councils' Com
mittee. AdmUftlon by Company
The Rapid Transit Company admits
Its skip-stop system Is open to criticism.
The reason It gives is that the plan
was adopted as a war measure and stops
were not properly placed.
ftA. 10 remeuy me siiuauon, SKip-siop ex
perts from other cities will be brought
'"here to revise the entire system, estab
lishing an average of six stops to a mile.
When their work is completed.a vote
.-of patrons of each trolley line will be
-jtaken to decide whether the scheme
wlll be retained.
; All this was disclosed In a statement
made by T. E. Mitten, president of the
P. R. T. The statement' was made to
tho company's committee of thirteen
which was appointed to decide, after
hearing evidence, whether the skip-stops
were responsible for deaths that have
occurred recently In trolley accidents.
Admission that 'tmuch.of.thejtistlfled
criticism now heard Is due tp fmproper
t placing or me car stops, is made In
r.t ''' the statement. f - v
'J, ' Mr, Mitten's statement was received
' at the, first mcgtliig of the ' committee
fi' yesterday, at which officers were elected.
ie'i This committee has called n. nnhiin
,'i1 meeting for 3 o'clock tomorrow after-
TEH noon In the Mayor a reception room.
ikilfiUY Hall.
V..W An appeal for a fair trfal of the skin.
iff w'aton svstem was made bv Mr M!tfn
' who called atteptlon to the fact that It
has resuitea in a saving to the comJ
-..naiiy ot amiroximaieiv j.-du.uou a vear.
"' Saving of time to natrons because of
I'Jg-.V fewer stops has resulted, he said. The
,5 keeping up of wages and holding down
H it fares were other advantages he cited
as recommending skip-stops.
, 'There are eight cities of more than
500,000 population Mth which Phlladel.
Knhla may be said to comnete commer.
jij, r dally," the statement continues, "pr
. .vv ,.o-- .., ,.- ! mv P.'6'o
m A exception of Baltimore, are continuing
K' . tn ..on tl.n aVlnal Tn nn .1.-1. I.
i r r inann niirnr pitipr nin ivirii vna ainni.
e- , i." w-j ...v ii',v. ., ..nj p.i.aiq IH-
k muiiui uu ma- uiuiitA iiiav twuiucilis or
tl death pre caused by skip-stops,
tkt''j- .... .
a," Time .ot Honuxnt
l! " M Mlttn Point8 out that "skip-stops
IJV 'were. Instituted by the Government to
" aid In the prosecution of the war and
Hthat time did not admit of that careful
' f select ion of stopping places whirl.
I Would have served to remove much nf
JUhe dUBtlfled criticism."
K it- Inth,s connection, he asserts, there
"'. Onymi'u'l'uif. Cotaaui a1
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ESCAPING STEAM
K"rf.T.s T?TPT?.itrAivr.
INJURES OTHERSl
One Man Dead, Two Scalded, in
Broad Street Office
Building
One man was scalded to death by
escaping steam and two others were
burned today when a boiler vale blew
out In the basement of the Pathway
Building, .Broad and Cherry streets.
Charles Worrell, fifty-six years old,
Fourth and Buttonwood streets, a fire
man, was killed. He literally was roasted
to death by the steam and had no chance
to escape.
Charles Best, thirty-five years old,
Twenty-fifth street and Ridge avenue,
ono of two mechanics who had been re
pairing the boiler, was severely burned!
on the arms and legs. He Is In the
Hahnemann Hospital.
William Lorenz, 2029 Snyder avenue,
tho other mechanic, was Bllghtly burned
on the hands and body. Loreuz carried
Best to safety.
Lorenz and Best had been working
on the boiler for some time before tho
accident occurred. Worrell was stand
ing alongside the huge boiler.
Without warning a valve popped out,
Ue steam pouring through the apertuie,
em eloping Worrell and searing Best
and Lorenz.- Best fell to the floor and
was dragged away by his companion.
The latter returned for the fireman, but
the unfortunate man was scalded from
head to foot. He was dead when drag
ged away from the boiler.
The accident shut down the elevator
service In the building.
JOFFRE NOW ONE
OF 40 IMMORTALS
Admitted to French Acad
emy in Presence of Wil
son and Poincare
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PRAISES U. S.-WAR WORK
Jy the Associated' Prest i
Paris, Dec. ID.
Marshal Joffrc now Is formally num
bered among France's Forty Immortals.
The victor of the Marne was made a
member of the French Academy this
afternoon
Promptly upon the stroke of 1 Mar
shal Joffre arrived at the Institute, cross
ing the Seine over the Pont dca Arts,
accompanied by his sponsor, Gabriel
Hanotaux, and his aide-de-camp. Coin-
mahdant Jousrt.
With tho knowledge that President
Vinson was to attend the function, act -
..n uu u. umui-u uitinviiuti, gin,v UUOUD
naa gathered ail along tho route fol
lowed, by the Marshal crowds whoee
cheers were divided between the great.
soldier, the chief figure of tho event:
the American President and President
Poincare, of France. The French Presi
dent attended merely as a private citizen
and fellow academician.
Marshal Joffre wore the undress uni
form pf a Marshal of France, having
demurred at wearing the elaborate cos
tume of an academ'cian.
"It is as a Marshal of France that I
enter the Academy," Bald the noted sol
dier, "and It Is dressed as such that I
shall present myself there."
Delivers Inaugural Speech
The Marshal's well-set frame bulked
beside that of most of his brother mem-'
bers of the Academy. He delivered his
inaugural speech in a deep, tesonant
yoice which completely filled the cham
ber where the ceremony took place.
After reviewing the part played in tho
war by France, Belgium and the other
Allies, Marshal Joffre said:
"However, so much heroism and resolu
tion would not have sufficed had not
the Allied peoples taken part In tho
battle. It was In the conviction that
t?:w!.?.,f!H.hl,,"L.iior.,J81:' "'"V !
sacrifice and the certainty of ultimate!
victory. The power of these noble
sentiments lias been evoked, in terms
which are ever present In our memory,
by the great President Wilson, while
they Inspired Jiim to most generous
action.
"It Is not without deep emotion that
I look back upon the time which I
spent last year ln the United States.
This people, by the Intensity of Its
affection for France, caused one to
sense the strength which it somehow
felt, but which it did not yet know how
to employ. It seemed that by Us great
love this people felt Itself already doing
something noble and comforting to the
Allied armies. It made no mistake, for
that love enabled France, overwhelmed
by the defection of the Hussion armies
and by the great and weakening trials
of the spring of 1917, "to keep Intact Its
confidence and Its courage."
Treasure Memory of Visit
Alluding to his visit to the United
States In 1917, Marshal Joffre Bald:
"While In the midst of the Amerfcan
crowds I was living hours which I num
iber among the Bweetest of my life. I
had divined the need for sacrifices on
their part awakened In the soul of this
generous people by the heroism of our
soldiers nnd the justice of our cause.
"In order that France might live in.
prosperity, that Belgium might re-establish
herself, that Liberty might reign
and that right might be reinstated,
America role and resolved to throw Into
the fight her last man and her last
dollar.
''History does not recoid a more mar
velous achievement than that of mil
lions of men voluntarily breaking away
from their peaceful pursuits to cross
the Beas. where lurked death : to come
thousands of miles from their country
and give up heir lives for a noble cause,
a great Ideal,' and as If the sacrifice-was
not completed by sending the husbands
and sons, 'we have seen the wives, the
fathers apd the mothers escorting across
the seas that phalanx of warriors to
alleviate our sufferings and dress our
wounds. We have seen them unsparingly
giving their gold apd the treasures of
their hearts, kneeling on tho graves of
our sonV and adopting olir orphans,
. "Iii a brotherly embrace, France ind
America have given each other lhelr
faith, a pledge for the present and the
future;
President, Wilson and Mrs. Wilson
arrived shortly before 1 o'clock, and
were followed a few jnlnutes later by
President and M,adame Poincare,
Madame Poincare and .Mrs. Wilson sat
together in a box In a balcony high
above the statue of Sullyr"Mrs, Wilson
wore a simple dark blue tailored dress
brimmed -1n otter .fur President Wilson
vas entered an ne tooic jus mat In the
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QUISTCONCK'SDIP
WAS PREMATURE,
PIEZ TESTIFIES !
Says Hog Island Will De
liver Two More Ships
Before January 1
SENATORIAL PROBE ON
I
Total Expenditures to Date
Amount to About $58,000..
000, Witness Asserts
liy ihe Associated Press
Washington, Dec. 19.
Investigation of the construction of
the Il3g Island shipyard was resumed
today by the Senate Commerce Com
mittee. Charles Plez. general manager
of. the Kmergency .Fleet Corporation, and
Charles M. Schwa, until recently direC'
lor general, were the principal wltnesst
Decision to reopen tho inquiry re
sulted from a statement recently made
In the Senate that $58,000,000 had been
spent so far on construction work and
that the one ship completed at Hog
Island was not seaworthy until returned
to tho yards for modifications. Tho ves
sel is the Quistconck, now In the mer
chant marine service.
Mr. Plez testified that the total ex
penditures to date amounted to about
$58,000,000 and that the American In
ternational Shipbuilding Corporation,
which has the contract for building the
plant, has not been paid anything. Most
of the work, he said, was done by sub
contractors. According to unconfirmed
' reports, he added, the American Inter
i national Company has expended nearly
a million dollars of its own money on
tho plant.
Mr. Plez thought a 5 per cent com
mission would be a leasonafcle amount to
pay the American International Com
pany. '
Under questions of various Senatoth it
was brought out that while construe-
tion work has been under the direction
of former Rear Admiral Bowles, whjj
had virtually unlimited powers, respon
sibility for carrying out the full' pro
gram covering construction of fifty ways
Instead of thirty-one, rested on tho
Kmergency Fleet Corporation. Mr. Plez
said when the Plan to llmltnho size of
the yard was proposed) Adinjial Bowles,
, after a BUrvey; altered It and reconv
,.. DHMW ..v-tr -T --. .,-,..,
mendM tjiat uc mil urogram ,oe carnou
mTIic wllnsss M&hKsd far Iteols for fitly
shins had been laid, one ship delivered
and five are in the busln. Tho one ship
delivered the Quistconck wan launched
prematurely, he said, which delayed It
being placed in sen ice by about sixty
days. But. Mr, Piez added, the vessel
was glventhe highest rating by Lloyds.
Mr. Plez said ho anticipated the de
livery of at least two more ships be
fore January 1. He praised the work
performed by the Skinner nnd IMdy
plant, at Seattle, Wash., which produced
twenty-six ships thl3 year on a five-way
yard. Tills plant holds the lecord foi
production.
Under cross-examination of Senator
Johnson, of California, It wui brought
out that approximately 18H per cent of
the construction work at the Hog Is-j
land yards was sublet. Thebe contracts
totaled about $12,000,000.
Mr, plez said the armistice will not
Interfere with the production of ships by
the fleet corporation, which will go on
layjng keels under present contracts.
REJECTS SERB PREMIERSHIP
I Nikolai Pashitch Decline. Post
onn ew -'llU'Strj"
Amsterdam, Dec. 19. Nikolai Pa
shltch has declined to accept the Ser
bian premiership and the regent has
summoned the leaders of all parties to
participate in the formation of a new
ministry, according to a dispatch today
from Agram.
The dispatch said that the Serbian
Social Democrats have ndopted a plat
form, which includes creation of va
United South Slavoma, elimination of
all vestiges of feddallsm, confiscation
of church property and separation of
the church and State, universal suffrage
and establishment of a central Parlia
ment." .
SERY1CE STRIPES FOR SOLDIERS
Those Discharged Will Wear
Scarlet Chevrons on Sleeve
Waahlnzton. Dec. 19, (By A. P.)
Secretary Baker today directed that
each soldier honorably discharged, be
furnished with two scarlet chevrons to
bo worn on the -left sleeve as a recog
nition of his service to the country.
The chevrons will be of the same size
and shape as those prescribed for serv
ice abroad. ,,
141 WOUNDED, ONE KILLED
ON LIST POR THIS SECTION
Major Effingham B. Morris, Jr. and Captain James Brown Shock
Among Those Officially Reported Injured Both Cited
for Bravery and Hurt Tn'o Times
More than 6000 names are Included
in the combined casualty lists for today,
bringing the total" for the last ten days
close to 00,000. At the present rate
all will hao bei-n reported by the mid
dle of January eave,a few Isolated cases.
There are' 275 from Philadelphia and
vicinity on itoday's honor roll, all save
eighteen being wounded, Four have
been killed In action and one died of
wounds. Three have died of disease and
ten are reported missing. Thrty-seven
have been severely .wounded, eighty-six
are listed as "wpunded degree unde
termined," while thirty-four have been"
only slightly injured,
A number of, officers are Included In
the list of Wounded, among them being
Major Effingham B. Mortis, -Jr., son of
the president of the Qirard Trust Com
pany, and Captain James Brown Slioch,
of Wayne. Both have been cited for
bravery and both have been twice in
jured. The fact that they had been
wounded was made known through un
official channels tsotne time ago. but their
names appear on ine omcisi list ior tne
Brst1 time today. "" '
H!E
FUGITIVE YOUTH
A,lcc1 "L?k-1" fr Bor 1B-
wnymen Shot While Flee-
ing Arrest
Joseph Doris, eighteen eai8 old, who
nnfu! no Tnnbnnt. t Ii lifillf naV. Willi
till no tin lil tr tin. n vii oil rnViVtAfl n mntl
Ninth atrcet nnd llldee avenue thin
morning, was shot by Police Sergeant
KolocJsKV or the Tenth anil, uuuonwuyu
streets station. He Is In a serious condi
tion at the Hahnemann Hospital. .
KolodsKy and patrolman unniuen
Sft'EY 0d,oL,rwSy:litHSdi0un,t!ii '
Henry Shackelton. of Darby, was about
to pass. Two of the three drew revolvers.
anu miter ornonng HiincKeuon to inrew
upA,sl;enpo.l!$en1Vpprc,emDs
KaB u wuiuuiK wuoi.ie biiu mc ii"-
wayman fled, Kolodsky ordered him to
halt, but he refused. Kolodsky fired
and Doris fell with a bullet wound in
his stomach. The others escaped.
A few minutes later three youths, said ,
to be suspicious characters, were ar-
rested in the neighborhood. They gave
their names as John Ward, Fifth and
Quarry streets; Michael Kuval, eighteen
years, Tenth, street and Germantown
avenue, and Thomas Dowllng, eighteen
years old, Race and Marlno streets.
RENT RISE ANGERS
KIN OF SOLDIERS
m
' Families 111 Webster Street,
59th to 60th, Say In
crease Unwarranted
PROTESTS A R E FILED
An attempt by three West Philadel
phia landlords to Increase the rent of
several women tenants whose sons are
In the United States aimy and nay, as
well as that of other householders,
has i
I bi ought a general
1 protest fiom residents
et from Flfty-nth to
ui Y.cu-uei nnn iium i' m. -yjimi 10
I sixtieth streets.
The present rental for these houses is
i
$31, nnd the landlords demand $35 be-
' ginning January 1.
At a meeting held by.iesidents of the
sheet It was contended that the threat-1
',el ""-" unwarrameu. anu in
view of the fact that It affects the faml
" :'.".::.".:. ::
ice an appra, nu3 oeen nmue 10 wiereu-
eral authorities and also placed before
tho fuel administration.
fall Demand Unreasonable
r j . ,
(n u petition now being citcnlaled, It
Ih pointed out that ns the tliero has been
,n l,UV(U UUl IUU
ywtMtfto taxes, real estate valua- ,
"" vr h-t eui ou me iuui-iuen in
question, --the .proposed rent advance Is
unreasonable:
The tenants also said that any plea
,i.. .1.. .. .. .....i..... ..". .
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amanceu leiuai is unwarrameu. ue-
cause repaus niaue io ineir noinea in
.. . . .... ....... , ....
ine usi year wouiu ue iuuy coveieci uy
juo tor ine enure diock.
At the neighborhood meeting held ati
Flflv-nlnth nnit Wplislpr strels. mnnv
of the householdeis declared their liomes
were badly In need of repalis.
htm On Supply Hhlp .
Among others uho have sons hi the
country's sen Ice Is Mn. M. 13. Lewis,
bji6 Webster sheet
"My son is on a bupply ship In the
navy, ' sho said In discussing the sub
ject, "and this increase conies at an espe
dally Inopportune time. Once before
was notified by Louis Hal Ian. the agent,
that my tent would be increased, but I
called the matter to the attention of
my attorney and the agent was warned
that he had better not Impose unwar-
l ranted burdens on the relatives of men
In tho country's service. Mr. Harlan
changed his mind for the time being, but ecuve 'comlnUee of " the soldiers and
has evidently decided to try It agaiii. I , Workmen.H c.ouncll for BelUn an(1 ltH
" rrifrJ'bs intended to resign, according
the conditions."
DALLAS KOONS DIES IN FRANCE
I
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No
Dctuils
Brother of Philatlelphiaii
Private Dallas Koons, son of Mr. and I
Mrs. Bobeit J. ICoons, of 13 South
Twenty-first sheet, died In Fiance Sat
urday morning, according to a cablegram
received by his father todav. Xo de
tails were given.
Mr. Koons was a member of the First
City Troop and after some preliminary
training for the cavalry was transferred
to the 103d Trench Mortar Battery, with
a number ot other hoopers.
Ho had passed an examination for a
commission nnd whb In momenta) y ex
pectation of receiving ills papers when
the armistice stopped all hostilities and
put an end to the granting of now com
missions for men of the Ameilcan Kx
pedltlonary Force. Word of Mr. Koops's
death came In a message fropi his
brother. Lieutenant Benjamin II. Brew
ster Koons.
'Among the other ofhceis on the honor
roll today aie Captain Charles II.
Prowe, of Germantown, who died of
wounds, and Lieutenant J. V. Merrick,
3d: Lieutenant James B. Cutler and
Lieutenant Kdward W. Sterling, all of
whom have beenwounded.
SKETCHES OF THE HEROES
Hergeant Major Robert A. llerkerf",
who died of pneumonia on November
29, had passed through the entire.
,, , ..I rrr summer campaign
Unscalhed'in War, without a scratch
Dies o Pneumonia raU .victim
Eighteen Days epidemic that took
,i j" i.- u i almost as heavy a
After Fighting bnds toll of lives from
the American exi
peditlonary forces as did German
"frlghtfulness." Sergeant Herkert wns
twenty-eight years old and was drafted
In November of last year, sent to Camp
Meade and assigned to the 310th In
fantry, A few weeks later he was trans
ferred to Camp Greene where h com
pleted his training and went overseas
Continued', on'' rare Tntmtw, Colwmi fe
CABINET RULING
GERMANY QUITS,
REPORT ASSERTS
Ebcrt Ministry ReSlKllS Fol-
, o
lowing Council Disorder,
Says Rumor
OUTBREAKS AT DANZIG
n ,
i Be Convoked
ltLCIIllier y IO llCCl
PrpsiilViif
"luutt
r.euts in Germany are moving with
anon ranitlltv thnt nw i,n,.. i
potent with possibilities of a complete
change In the governmental situa- '
tlon. A report via Stuttgart says the i
1-bert Government has resigned.
. A Copenhagen dispatch, on thr. nth...-
hand, says the German Rnm,n..,i
JS5ss
dated last night says tho coalition
Government has been Indorsed iinanl
moURly by the Soldiers' Council.
ily the Associated Pres
l'arla, Dec. 19.
up irfrniau uovernment headed bv
Frlediich Kbert has teslgnetl as a result I
dispatch Sreceveir'ataxur?chCOfrroniB ' " I
gait, says the Journal's correspondent
there.
l'oifi,tmEen, Dec. l!l-3j- A. P.)
The German Goernmem has decided to
convoke a conference of lepresentntlves
of all the States of the foimPr Ihnpire
. on December 29 to elect a president of
tho German republic, according to a Ber-
1 llu lenort. This Mun to uni.i ... i
I ?ecn. t1'1"1 In order to aold fresh oul-
I " .
I'lledl it'll
Kbert, who was named as
I "J.ln'"er ' "'? l',,terIor '" ,he cabinet
I or Prince Maximilian of Hntlen ,,, vn.
ven.ber 3 and becanm iIh0'A:
VelUDer 3 and becanm Imnorlnl ,.
cellor on November 8, took command of
LiL,?,1,1,"?110" '" Berlin following the
revolutionary uptising there On Vo-
vember 13 It was announced that he had
become premier' and had chosen his
I S'il'.Ll.V' ''"!nin,K..nuRO '?.""" I'P
fccheldeninnn. Wlllilr-. nti.iv.Jn n-
Landbbeig and ltii-hard Purth as the
created bv th Vvni ii.An,. UB
- - - - ..w..m f,V-i
JIltNU.
Z I2 ""f-SK.SLIL'f. HS
"""" ;"'"'"? "" ""' V" aVou"clIS
"' , .Ued in disorderlv scene" in
iuun inero were manv ncisonal en-
, counters. On Tuesday turbulent scenes,
(continued, Cieorge Ledebour, a leader of
conuiiucu, ueorge ieuenour, a leader c
the Independent Hoelallsfi, 'making a b
ter attack upon Premier Kbert.
t-
'Iterlhi. Dee. 18 Ntght).-,The F.bert
Iloase coamiofrovernmynt has re
celved the indorsement of the National
S-'oldatenrat (soldiers' council). The vote
was unanimous.
noiuuiciii-ui uccoiueu ine niesent
n-v. t...i.,. ... ....
Royeinmentnbsoluto control over civilian
nITalrs. hut lesfrved supenislon of the
i "mij.
I lleKtiliitlniin n.ini.to.i i. ,i. i.i
atenrat make the People's Council, com-
HIOU1I1UUII-1 UUUIJIU UJ (Itn OU1U-
; posed of bK memuclIIc
supreme in the
national
luutisiMiiui Kuernnieiu. .iu.
! ministration of military affairs by the
.tu
i-eojun h i. ounuu, nuwever, win ue suu
Ject to approval by a pailiamentary
executive committee, elected by the'
Soldatrnrat.
The National WoiMneu and Soldi
ers" Council lias recehed proposals that
the tiernran lepubllc elect a president
Supday Prompt action in this con
nection, It Is pointed out. Is necessary
,; to give the Allies guatantees that Oer -
, ment" h,n the" lU'ceTonfeno0:
gins.
The (oeieniuent has hunureased the
Bolshevik rule at Xeu Oeln, arresting
members of the Workmen and Soldlcis'
I Council.
iumI, Dec 19 (By A. P.) The et-
to messages iceelved 1 from the German
capital. It is said that It will be le-
placed by an executive committee elect-
ed by the general assembly and the Sol-'
diers and Workmen's Councils of the
empire.
Three of the principal directois of the
A....4.i... T1,.y in r.. t rv
Krupp munition works at Hssen, Includ
ible Doctor Bransenberger, Inventor of
tho big Beithas, have been arreted by
the revolutionary committee in that
city, according to advices received here I
Zurich, Dec. 19. (By A. I'.) Serious
disordeis have broken out at Danzig,
West Prussia, according to dispatches
received here. Civil and military prisons
have been opened and the inmates et
at liberty, It Is said, and street fighting
Is reported,
Ilerlln, Dec, 17 (delayed) (By A. P.)
The second duy's Besslon of the Con
gieBs of the Sbldlers nnd Workmen's
Councils of Germany was marked by
stormy sounds. Herr Laudsberg. one of
the majority Socialist members of the
Government, denounced the business
methods and dictatorial attitude of the
Soldiers and Workmen's Council of
Berlin. He declared that the executive
committee of the council had presented
a chaotic budget statement.
The manner In which the congress
received the statements of Commissioner I
Landsbeig Indicated that a new ex
ecutive committee, 'more In harmony i
with the Government, might be elected.
- Premier Kbert, after a spirited de
fense ot the Government's policy con
cerning demobilization kind food supply,
which had been attacked by Herr '
Barth, one'of the radical Socialist mem
bers of the Government, was cheered i
loudly.
FOE RETURNS STOLEN GOODS
Twenty Cases of Rheims Church Others Homeward Bound
Ornaments Sent Back , wi.in.ton. Dec. 19. (By a. p.)
Purln. Dec, 19. (By A. P.) Bishop Returning home on the transport George
Magllohe, Of Berne, has received from , WuRhlnirtnn which Hailed; from Vranm
Cardinal Hartmann, Archbishop of " asnington, wmen sauetr rrom ranee
Cologne, twenty cases containing re-'December IB, the Aar Department an
llgious ornaments which were taken t nounced today, are the 139th Field Ar-
41lll tll v.wm- - ..v....s ujf MCUI1UU
soldiers.
They will be sent to France.
THE WEATHER VANE
.Fair tonight while east winds olow.
Tomorrow slightly tcarmer,''bo.
There, please remember, girlie j
Co your 'Christmat shopping early.
ate Vv t
"FREEDOM OF SEAS"
ONLY GULF BETWEEN
WILSON AND BRITISH
Both Have Complete
Nations, With Right of Blockade Believed
ihe One Big Difference
AGREEMENT ON OCEAN POLICIES
WOULD GIVE PRESIDENT SUCCESS
England's Naval Power Would Suffer Nothing if Nation
Agreed to American Program Workable World
League Would Enforce Peace
liy CLINTON W. GILBERT
MHir iirrri'iiunilpnl of the livening Public I.eilK-rr With thr
Pence Delegation in l'ralire
By Special Cable
lupuriahl. lit, bu rubllc l.cdoet Co.
I'aris, Dec. 19.
The British delegates to the Peace Conference will bring to Paris com-
plete plans for a league of nations,
oflicial llL'ad of th ceuc of nation section of tho British mission,
including many difficult points like the basis of representation for the
nations. I at about 10 o'clock.
It is understood that Piesident Wilson has also brought a complete, The I'rench Premier and the Presi.
plan to Paris. Loid Northcliffe is now on his way to the conference to!"' "LT fZ m''! U'an an
I nour m un intimate discussion,
conduct pi-opagaiulu in his newspapers for a world league. Apparently,! Colonel Houso also conferred with
British support of the league is "strong. ' ' tl,e President during the morning.
The only big point at issue between England and America is freedom i , , J.1'eT1,,nt,S. e,1Raf mel,t,81 ,or thi
' , da5 caused him to postpone his plans
of the seas. It is urged here that Wilson should speak out, explaining for recreation, but ho hoped to take
just what he means by "freedom of the seas," after which it is believed'8 sho,t lrive w'th Mrs. Wilson.
that the differences between English and American views would appear Italy'u King in Paris
King Victor Kmmanuel of Italy r'
e'BR' l"tved here today and was welcomed
The London Time?, discussing the subject, answers the American ques- by President Poincare, Premier i:ie-
tion. ''Why recognize the right of capture of private property on the,menceau n"J other ministers, ine
i- .. .i. . ?. ?. ..... ,
i fc ' b-
J u """"""""S" '" "'" ul """- uelnB at ""eriy to
stop completely the enemy's traffic
inir much m-cater. since the railways
! . ......
I l ,mp0lt "l,M",M thTOUh neutral
! 1 1 T
niocKnae is
The Times, a strong advocate.of
the real issue between fne two nations as a question of applying a marine , Prince. The guests inciuota rremterTWf'J
blockade,' like the recent English blockade of Germany, in future wars. Orlando, Foreign, ai.lntst.or Sonnlno'aWffcpi;
Kn:lund has always upheld this right as essential to her security. Amer--?,0? Mlmter CrRl..ot Uie Itallaij J&&
icu lias always op()03fed such a blockade, although in war the United
States has cilen acted ir.consistertly with her own position on this
suhlp.-t. Thus the freedom of the seas
. ,
ii i-resiueni. uuu s piau piouun, u uiucuaue couiu only ue Oiueteu
.... A , . Tf 1 1
by tlle league ot nations, ungianu
one means of defense. Advocates of
.. . , .... in 1.1 i.
tnat f-nKianas saennce wouiu oe mucn more apparent tnan real
league of nations is really woikable, the league actually will keep peace on
the seas. If the league failed, the world would naturally revert to the
present practice.
Will Retain Big Navies
Big navies will be letained. The
e...... 41... ..1 Tr !-.
pru;siuill Jttvuis muk piau. u ine
1 still have the biggest navy in the world or at least a navy equaling that! trip to London will not conflict with
' of Ame.ica. She would be just wheie she would be if no league were 'his intention to dine with the Amer
, attempted. England, having the largest navy afloat, would have to pursue
J.1 ........ .! nntunlli, ,1 J,I iv. l.lnnlinilLn 1 a .. u.
the course she actually did m blockading Germany.
No course restricting England's
the seas, if the league should break
Conference or considered by it.
Wilson's friends here Hold.
Enirland mav ask more, namelv.
sea poijcy jn case the world league should fail. To such an understanding,
i ., r , , ..... . ,. . , , . ,, , ,, . b'
f arranged openly, Wilson might consent. England would probably give I
much for such an agreement. If England should get together with the
t... u. - i. rj r u .- ,. . , , , ..
riusiueui, un uc necuum ui uiu i., America wouiu prooaDiy nave mg-:tlre program, including his Journey fc
land's treneral support in the Peace Conference and -Mr. Wilson would l.!ltalv. is not known her.
"
! able to et a11 he wants
INDEPENDENTS LOSE IN BUDGET FIGHT
The 1010 budget for the receiver of tnxes, carrying; an
appropriation of 308,030 and guaranteeing continuance of
eight branch offices, against which the opposition of the In-dependent-Penrose
faction was centeied, was passed by Councils
this afternoon, 54 to 16. Chairman Gaffney, of Councils Finance
Committee, Vnre floor leader, made the fight for the bill, and
Charles H. Von Tngen, Independent, of tlie Forty-second Waid,
led the opposition. ,
APPROVE BILL ENDING SKIP-STOP
V
A bill providing for the elimination of skip-etons all over
the city was favoiably reported this afternoon ty Councils
Committee on Street Railways. The measure also provides that
enrs must stop nt every numbered block and slow dowu to a
five-mile speed on approaching all ciosslngo.
SEVEN SHIPS BRINGING TROOPS
(Jenrire Wnsliiiifrtnii n ti il Siv
tlllery, Batteries A, B, D and B and
headquarters company of the lS7th Field
Artillery, thirty-five officers of tho 138th
Field Artillery and a number of cas
uals. i Capuala also are returning on the
steamers Saxonla, wh'ch sailed Decern-
'ber 15 Moccasin, which sailed Decem
ber -IS, and Heredla, Cartago, Slxaola
land Bellatrlx, December 16. On all
ueven ships there are about 4000 officers
and mtn
Jf' r -f'
fe; ."'. . ''8-- v
-. ,' ,jmte'-1. -.; n.-if.ii-. 'i ?-r
Flail lor League OI
as worked out by Lord Robert Cecil,
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"An island
.."- r ..u.0. . """",
overseas. This di&advantaire is becom-
enable a belligerent on the continent
..
PrtS"
1
iieai issue
a league of nations, thus ptesentsi,
issue is one of lontr srnndino-
" "
1 1 .. .- - 1 .
tnus wouia apparently sacrilice her '
President Wilson's position point out
.i. . ... ...
If the ,
United States administration's
ln...... .' ..:i t i i ,,
league ui iiuuuna lulls, .cngianu WOUIU I
capacity to become at once master of
down, would be proposed to the Peace I
This is the view some of President'
.
an understanding with Amori n l,,. '
"
ESTHONIA UNDER THE ENTENTE
Russian Republic Seeks Protec -
tion From Bolshevik Menace
London, Dee. 19. (By A. P.) The
Esthonlan Provisional Government, con
trolling the territory covered by the
former Russian Baltic province ot
Esthonla. has placed the republic "un
der the common protection of the En
tente powers pending the decision of the
Peace Conference."
The Esthonlan Premier announced this
action In a telegram which reached Lon
don last night. In which he called at
tention to the difficulty the- Esthonlan
troops were, -experiencing ln withstand
ing the Bolshevik!, who are attacking
the territory of the repubjlo from 'the
et.
A - . ' ""
f '". "f :..,
i ilii,l'Aiiif.lt.viliiJrii -'I'-ir.i.i-i-ir ii -lanri
WILSON MAY
RETURN SOON
,1
FROM FRANCE
Anxious to. Speed Visit to.
England to Reassure
British Opinion
ITALIAN MONARCH
AKRIVES IN PARIS"
Clemenceau Repays Call.
Supports Plan for League
of Nations
I FAVOR SINKING SHIPS
Paris Convinces Wilson Peace
( League and Treaty Are
I Inseparable
liy the Associated Press
TarK Dec. II.
Premier Clemenccau and Colonel E,
JI. House visited President "Wilson
this morning at his Paris residence,,
tho Murat mansion. The callers
arrived at the presidential residence
jiving was accompanied by his son.
the Prince of Piedmont.
j-iio Italian ruler and his heir aiv
f'ved at the Bois de Boulogne station.
""".standing unsettled weatner M
conditions and squalls of wind, lanre
wds UnwI the streets. , fcfta
A Itnn.ni. ...n !..... 1 T i Zi??C
-- "-cui hiwh o t-resiaBniTja;.-
t,nnn. ,, Ti T, T"7
Cahtiipl-- Coimf rnr-M .11 c.ll.... Tfi.ikft0
ian ambassador to tho United States; -$f5
fonner President Loubet. former Pres f '
ident Fallieres, Jfnrshal Joffre, liar.
shal Foch. Marslml Petaln
and the
,it..,.u ., i ,i
nunisieis anu anion:
ssadors credfted tQ
France
An Imitation has been extended tilt
President to visit London at Christ
mas time, but It la Improbable that
lle VM so then, as lie has full planned
to dine Christmas Day with thejAmer-
lcan troops ln lne fleId-
Mine announcement concerning the
visit to England may be expected soon.
It cmii he deflnltnlv
stuted that his
lean troops ln the field, although the ..a
1.1. - .. n4 t.I.. . .tnt .. 1 .!. III 1
date of his visit probably will b
earIIer than had been anticipated,
May Hehirn to Washington
The, reason given for President WII
so" H desire to make an early visit to
England, It Is understood. Is that h
, , , , . ncessar'' "
return to AVashington mucli soonei
tha1 he ilad expected Whether thij
means tt change In the President's en,
"itana a cuango in me i-resiaents en,
--,. ..----,..
An interesting feature of the dip
cussiou of the President's intended
visit, beginning next Thursday, is that
I the present British cabinet is tech
ideally not In a position to speak foi
the Government until the result of th
recent elections are known Decern
ber US.
Theie is little doubt, however, thai
Premier Lloyd George and his asso
ciates have been re-elected.
President Wilson personally hat
taken a hand In .seeing that the Unltetf
States is Informed of what is goirvg
on In tho Peace Conference. lie took
the first step last night at the Con-,
ference with the other America);
delegates. It was decided and latei
announced that the delegates wouk
can A-n..frtn.. ....... - .
osc iiiuw ti4zi) n;oiJu.jjt:i correspond -. -sit Ji
dents each morning for a frank dUVf flSEwiji
cussiou pf developments and the pro-,
ceedings of the conferences.
The American peace commis!oner ?$
conferred with American iiewspupei ,rf "iS
corresponuents ior the first time tow?,.-;'.??
day. All other correspondents wefnv.,,J J'
ftxeluded. It woh nHtiiil.it.l that- nni!!s,Si24i
ot the announcement to be mad inii' 'rO,
for purposes of publication, being onij5,.1',
tor the guidance of the correspondent I '
No Date for Meeting :W 'J
uor"0:
.. ....... -...-.,..,. ,. u - mvvw 5 - ,
determined, nor- haa tho date of tW&rv in
riiini. u?at:iiiui(ii, ui inu -cucu .won ,;v ?
gress. it. nas not ueen determine ; ,
Whether tne, actual sessions win, M? ,fM
open. President Wilson's lncllnattot.'.
Is said to be that the sessions bo"oj;,
as far, as, Is possible, but It Is espectyifljV
that U will develop that much ofU.f ' '
work will be dgne confldantlally
then perfected openly, u '
It seems probable that German vp
resentutlyes will not figure. (n-thti rt,
Umlnarles, and until theaw are dlspow -pf
It cannot 'bideUAN tt
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