fS EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHlEADEia?ffi THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1919 UffiRKANS EARN WflAAf IIT t rvn rn MnntmiAAW nun r it ,JNot One Untoward Inci dent in Month of U. S. Occupation WANT TO COME HOME -Every Yankee Anxious to Re i turn, Now That Fighting Is Over I j. n lrrvRTTM t nvrc F -, w., .,. J(,i., special Cable to Evening Public Ledger , Copyright, 1919. by New York Ttmtt Co. ' tobl.ni, Jan. I. One month ago yen terday the American army entered 3er rnanyt In that tlmo tho Americans ha administered tho affairs of some million Germans, living In an area of B000 square miles, without friction or dis turbance. There has been not one un toward Incident. Coming; among people naturally hos tile. itlA Ainrliana fi? thjttf. frrw.1 Via. ftr havlor and modprfttn tmllpv. linn Mrnrd rejaril for themselves, so that now It is no exaggeration to say that our soldiers are popular along- the Ilhlne. The army of occupation has started tho new year with a resoho to keep on wishing to go homo until It gets there. Thero was not a man in tho American army who wanted to so home beforo Noember 11, I know of none who has not wanted to go homo eer since then. . The men are not hating a bad time along: the Rhine, but It Is ery dull and that does not suit the doughboy. They came oerseas for action, and when af fairs reach tho stage where there is no action he wants a ticket home to the United States. He has resigned himself pow to stay ing here until peace Is consummated, hut It is going to bu a disappointed contin gent that is ordered to do any police work after the peace. To get the American soldier's lew polnt ono muit realize that ho Is not, as a rule, a professional soldier. Ho docs not take much stock In soldiering when there Is no fighting going on. Many of the men gate up good posi tions at homo when they Joined the army. Many hate families which hate been undergoing sacrifice so that tha men could go and help defeat Germany. Now these men want to go homo and the Government cannot take them too Boon. tty - wmfc is uu uie iiiuu jinnv leeia r fits .cw jcui0 ua)i J13 lor llie SOI- idlers' celebration. It was n tery mild affair. Cafes nil oer the sector had to .stop selling drinks at 7 o'clock In the w evening, which means that they closed soon after. The pent-up gaety of our hojs U sort of being sated until they reach home to add to tho general Jubilation they are planning for that great and no table occasion, which Is In the minds of every one of them. I took a ride around the bridgehead area yesterday, and etery where from PMV nn& T m.t flint nfl.fanAotail mtrtl' , ...... .,. -..Ml. u.b-. VU.U UV. ft "Say, can't you find out when they are going to let us go home' ' PEACE FOREVER, HOPE OF POPE IN NEW YEAR MESSAGE TO U. S. Heme, Jnn. 2. In a New Year's message, to America, given to the Associated l'ress, I'opo Uenedlct nays: "On the cvo of the New Year, In which humanity is at last to enjoy the blessings of peace, wo are glad to send cordial greetings to the American people as the champions of thoso same principles, which hnvo been proclaimed by both President Wilson and tho Holy Sco, Insuring for tho world Justice, peace and Christian love. "In this solemn moment, when a new era in tho history of tho world li about to begin, wo pray that the Almighty may shed Ills light upon the delegate who nre meeting In Paris to settle the fate of mankind, nml especially upon President Wilson as head of the noble nation which has written such glorious pages In the annals of human progress. "May the conference bo of such n nature as to remove any resentment, abolish forever wars among brothers, establish harmony nnd concord and promote useful labor. ' Out of tho Pence Conference may there be born tho league of nations which, by abolishing conscription, will reduce armaments; which, by establishing International tribunals, will eliminate or settlo disputes; which, by placing peace upon a foundation of eolld rook, will guarantee to every one Independence and equality of rights." RUSSIAN AFFAIRS . COME FOREMOST Eastern Question Expected to Be Discussed First at Peace Tahlc INTERVENTION OPPOSED Swedish Volunteers Have Landed in Eslhonin, Stock holm Hears 2841 GUNS MADE FOR NAVY DURING THE WAR BRITISH EXPERTS PREPARE PEACE DATA Foreign Office Nearly Ready for Conference; Papers Deal With Various Questions Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger Copyright. 1319. bv Xcw Ycrl. Tlmts Co. London, Jan. 2 Tho British Foreign Office Is nearly ready for the Peace Con ference, and the announcement today of some of Its leading delegates enables jour correspondent to describe some of Its tolumhious preparation. The precise statu"? of Lord Harding, Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs ; Sir Eyro Crone, Assistant Under Secretary for Fore'gn Affairs; Sir William Tyrell, former tecretary to Viscount Grey, nnd others, has not et been announced, but whether they will actually sit at the con ference table with Llojd George, Hal four and Bonar Law or not, they will be experts to whom the chiefs of the mission will refer ppcclal subjects on which they are recognized authorities They hate been getting up on their particular problems n carefully as FRANCE TO CONTROL FUTURE OF ARMENIA Treaties Made "With Great Britain and Russia Sus tain Assertion By the Associated Prets rrl, Jan. 2. France Intends to as sume tn guidance of the destinies of Armenia, Syria and Lebanon In the new order of world affairs, In conformity with treaties signed with Great Britain and Russia in 1015, If the Peace Con ference does not rule otherwise, accord ing to authorltatlte sources Palestine, according to tho arangement under consideration, with Us complexity of nationalities and religions, will be placed under international protection. England would bo resDonslbl for th Arabian peninsula, with the exception of the Kingdom of Ilcdjas, which would be rrae. These facts wern elten ma nn or. planatlen of a declaration Sunday by Stephen Plchon, Foreign Minister, In the Chamber of Deputies. Referring to tho manner In which France would deal with Asia Minor and nationalities onco ruled by Turkey, M. Plchon said: "Our rights are Incontestlbln In Ar. menia, , . j, , , , , - , .. ,,, " oyna, ceoanon anu ralcstlne. lawer studies his brief,, nnd they will Th,y aro bad on hstorJo conntV0nnCs hato them at fingers' end from nn his- 'and on more recent contracts Although and EX-KAISER'S LETTERS BURNED Kautsky, However, Says He'll Print All Documents on War Paris, Jan. 2. All tho correspondence of the former German emperor which was kept at Potsdam has been burned, a7 well as a number of documents dcal ,Ing with Internal question1;, according to a statement made to a correspondent of the Matin by Carl Kautskyr who Is preparing a white book dealing with the origin of the war. lie ald that tho book would contain all diplomatic docu ments bearing on tho war from tb as sassination of Francis Ferdinand the intaslon of Belgium It would ue In three or four toluims, and the first ill ume will appear within fifteen da8 The 009k will contain many papers anno tated In pencil In the handwriting of the former emperor Kautpky ald tint not one paper was missing from the Foreign Ofilce. Kautsky would not pay who In his opinion, appeared to be most compro mised, but remarked that In the white book there would be many letters from Count Von Tschirsky, German ambas sador In Vienna, and a few from Baron Von Schoen, German ambasador In Paris, at the outbreak of the wjir According to Kautsky, the report that a German Crown council had been held July B, 1914, to decide finally on tho question of making war was Incorrect. Tho former German emperor, Kautsky aid, had a conference on that day with a small number of prominent Germans, and It was decided to support Austria In her demands on Serbia. CROWN PRINCE TRIES TO FLEE Reported Attempt I nuccP8?fiiI. Kaiser Declared Very 111 ' Mierlngrn. the etli.rliinN. Jan .' Frledrlth Wllhelm lloliriizollern iiiailn i- ..oi,..ouafnl iittemiit to eM.ai from 'lis exile here, It was reported tola No details could be obtained Uaron ton Zu Beltitz 1 friend of the former Crown Prim-- wan hImi report til to hate gone to Germany to usk the Goternment's permission for 1 nedrluh Wllhelm to return to that cnuntrv Frledrlch "VVIIhelm it was furthei re ported, is ready to do any work the Government thinks him fit for Aiimterdam, Jan 2 iHj P ) 'l Ham Hoheniollern, the former hmperor of Germany. Is very 111, cording to ud-Mcl-s from Aincrongen He cannot hat Ida room, It Is nald. and it suffering from a bad cold. It is stated that he has a high feter An enilnint speolalist from Utrecht is in constant attindan. Only the former Empress, thn upeitaltHt and. two attendants are permitted tJ enter his room. It is rejiorted CREEL DEFENDS HIMSELF Sas He Wishes to Hate "Nothing to Do With Pres" Paris, Jan 2 (Bv A ' P ) George Creel., chairman of the commlttie on rfiruoTlo tnrormniion, na b "" to reply to eome fo tho crlticlsma nliutd fat him by tne American prei-8 nun inum States Congressmen since his depurtuto wii America. Ite said he wished to hato notMng to 1 O with the press delegation p' reich- Europe and added thit .n had In VenoU newspaper represntatlt es bo bo- t sailing for France on board the Outaba. I. TlnjVvo They Hate Crones, Poieoner In rolk. Jan. 2 (By A P ) Norfolk Von Is authorities confirm reports that Von e In custody a man nrresteil on Wnd payy-that ho mat- be Jean Crones, Vood 1. hted In rhlcago for attempt. But dem -Mn 200 gueatn at a banquet at Says d Vlty Club on February 1ft itmicer irom jumcugu is uia torlcal, economical, ethnological etery other point of tlew. To assist them, sets of white papers hate been prepared, each of which deals with one particular question These hato been drnfted by the best experts the British Foreign Ofilce could find, and they aro destined to render atall- able tho fullest possible knowledge In handy form. They are not merely statements of the British sldo of tho tarlous questions, for they explain the American, French, Italian and etery other reletant standpoint, and their object Is to throw on each International problem the fullest light as impartially as possible AVlth this Idea In tlew. It Is not unlikely that some of theso pamphlets will be circulated among the delegations from other States, ho as to facilitate to the utmost just and speedy decisions The staff of tho British Foreign Office will number about thirty men, and they, with the representatltes of other Brit ish departments, will be lodged in the Hotel Majestic nnd In tho Hotel As toria as their working office. BERLIN DANCES OUT OLD YEAR First Heal Rctelry Sinrc break of the War Out- Berlin, Jnn 2 (By A P ) Berlin tangoed her wnv out of the Old Year, fo-trottrd In 1019, and scared away holshetlsm with confetti It was the first dancing Indulged In here since the outbnnk of the war, and rttelers made the most of It In the downtown section of tho cltt the irunds approximated those of peace times and police reports show them to hate been well behatel. The milt disturbances were caused bt a demonstration by uneniplocd waiters. who attempted to force a general walk out Thej Hucxetded in gating enough reiruits to close down some of the popu. hr caf( Hotel patrons, except those tlslting th wine rooms, were not Incon teniemed A gi'mral strike of waiters Is expected on Thursday Extra! Yanks Enter Berlin; Now They'll Be Pinched Hcrlln, Jan 2 (By A. P.) The ambition of flto American soldiers to be the first of tho American ex. pedltltonary force to reach Berlin Is likely to hate serious results for them. The men, who arrlted here Sun day, wero attached to tho 125th In fantrj.nnw nt Coble nz. They were absent without lento and unot pectitll) tun into members of tho Amcrlcin mllltnrt ommlsslon now hero In connection with the re patriation of prisoners. One of the men has !en captured and is behiB ileudned while the Berlin po. Ilco aio seeking tho other four. admitting the entire liberty of the Peace Conference to deal with the subject, we consider our rights are established fully by our agreement with Great Britain " The correspondent called attention to the fact that Armenia la being ureed quietly by certain quarters to apply for the establishment for a French protec torate otcr her. The reply was that If Armenia wanted a Protectorate, she should hate It, but that thus far France has had no intention of doing more than acting as a guiding Influence In Asia Minor. An Independent and Integral Armenia under the collectite protection of the Allied Powers Is Armenia's hope from the peace congress, however, according to a statement glten the Associated Press by tho Armenian national delega tion, which now Is In Paris under the chairmanship of Xubar Pasha. Tne statement expresses renewed gratitude for America's part In tho work of succor, relief and education, as well as In the projected plans of the Arme nian and .Sjrlan relief committee. It continues: "This makes us hope that America, which has been so generous In the work of Christian charity, will consent to continue Its action on po litical grounds by contributing with its Allies to the resurrection of Armenia." Soldiers Arrested in Shore Row rtiinntie city, . .1, Jan. 2 Four soldiers from tho Amatol Munition Works were caught by tho proprietor "i me ..liirunique caie mixing glnger alo high-balls beneath a table and had a detect Ko remote them They re-' fisted and wero arrested one for as-t sault nnd battery, the others for In terfering with an officer of the law. A military officer Is said to hate Joined with the men while thty were Mrug-1 gllng with the detective nnd told the men to reslbt A warrant has been sworn out for him. I liy the Associated Prets londnn, Jnn. 2. Russian affairs arc causing tho British Foreign Office con siderable anxiety Bays tho Mall. Tho necessity of formulating a definite Allied policy as to Russia Is extremely urgent and it has been decided that tho Rus sian question will bo tho first to bo dis cussed nt tho Peaco Conference, It Is said. "It Is presumed that nil tho Alllod nations are overwhelmingly against armed Intcrtentlon by nn expedltlontry force," sajs the newspaper. Tho British Gotcrnment has also decided that nn expedition Is Impossible, preferring to encourage the creation of a btablo gov ernment In Russia, although the origin of such gotcrnment Is at present quite obscure In tho meantime, munitions and In structors aro being sent to tho true Russia armies In tho south. In Siberia nnd tho forces on tho borders of Polandl and Flnltnd. Largo cargoes of food wero recently sent to northern Russia TnV thn Unnnln tit In. In .ll.,.t ...... Allied control Thero Is no likelihood of the Allied forces on the Russian coast being withdrawn. Ufa, capital of tho non-Bolshevist Got ernment In tho area west of tho Ural Mountains, was captured on Tuesday by tho Bolshevists, according to a Russian wireless dispatch received here. On the same day tho town of Stcrlltamak, south of Ufa, was captured. The message adds that the Lithua nian bourgeois government, feeling Its position endangered, has left Mlna for Kot no. Wireless to Evening Public Ledger Copyright. 1119, bv Public I.rdoer Company ...... ...iv .urn j liars company Conniliagen. Jan. 2. Arrnnllnir m In. formation from Stockholm, tho first troops, consisting of Swedish toltinteers, hate now landed In Usthonla. Copfnharen, Jan 2 The Premier of Lithuania Professor Voldmar, has ar med In Copenhagen In nn Intertlew, he, declared his mission was partly offi cial He had assurance from the Danish minister of foreign nffalrs that Den mark would take the simo tliwpolnt as .Switzerland nnd Sweden In recognizing the de facto LIU unnlan diplomatic rcp resentatlte without anticipating the of flcial recognition of Lithuanian nde pendence. He said It was Impossible to tell Just now whether Lithuania would be a monarchy or a republic I Secretary Daniels Tells How Arms Were Supplied to U. S. Warships fly the Associated Press tt.i,ln.inn. Jan. 2. During the trntv months from tho dalo of the en try of the United States Into the war to last December 1, z" guns 01 mimnm. calber wero manufactured under tho direction of the natal bureau of ord nance at gun manufacturing plants. Secretary Daniels told the House Natal Affairs Committee at the hearing on the nat al atmroDrlatlon bill Of this number 1887 were placed In actual service against tho enemy. Secretary Daniels explained that the total number of 2841 did not Include guns that were on hand and In reserve on April 6, 1917, nor those of a larger caliber than five Inches. The great ma jority wero manufactured In plants placed In operation since the beginning of the war. ho said, and every one waa complete with mounts, sights and all accessories. When hostilities ceased five-Inch guns were being dclltered at the rate of thirty a month, four-Inch guns at the rate of setenty a month ana tnrce-incn guns at the rate or 100 a month. Durlnr the twenty days after the signing of the armistice, 805 guns wero delivered to( tho navy. Secretary Daniels called nttentlon to the fact that flto natal railway bat teries, each comprising one fourteen-lncM rlfie, were operating on the western front from Laon to Verdun from Sep tember 8 to November 11. Of the 2841 guns manufactured, 602 three-Inch, four-Inch and flte-lnch wero built and placed 1n service on destroyers. VI transports, merchant veistls. armed yachts and coast guard cutters, and 141 .u-Sj-were ready for shipment and lit thfet ftih. Inch anti-aircraft guns were But In service and 123 were ready for shipment Asco. asco. h -ffljKwjSr'i mwP'. L ?Pl 1 ljSP ' APlVJllMlll ; t: Motormen and Conductors Wanted GOOD, HEALTHY EMPLOYMENT Permanent Positions the Year 'Round : Rain or Shine a' to O Ai Si Zi NOT TEMPORARY JOBS Apply between 9 A. M. and 12 Noon nt csr Barn, 14th Street and Edfrmont Avenue, Chester, Pa., or U. S. Employment Service, at Chester, Pa. 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Men who, from the standpoint of Letters, Merchant Princes and Political Leaders, are in a position to judge better than the lay mind, all agree that our country is just entering her sphere of usefulness in the body sociologic and political. 9 We are going to do our part; we purpose, backed by our more than 30 years' experience and supported by the most efficient organiza tion of its kind in the world, to make 1919 the banner year in our history. L Sliced Peaches can 16c Kream Krisp can 25c Asco Rolled Oats pkg. 9c Ivory Soap 4 cakes 25c Uictor Bread quaUtrAQatiMtr 8c 1m i;i WmSSSSSSSmW L vVft kX COMMe&ClflL swiONerc Start the New Year Right USE MANN'S Jsiiiiii m New Business Methods for the New Business Era Atterbury .t it . -.. . r new I ear s, 1 y 1 y, is more than the dawn of a New Year. It is the birth of a new business Era with multinlied and multinlvino- , kc: tunities on every hand. New ways of doing things improved, big, pro gressivemust be used. 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