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W they say, nothing has been learned to show that he has over done nny thing lolcnt. I.et . ters found In his home hae shown that he was In close touch with draft dodg era and conscientious objectore In army camps, but nothing else. New York Red .Missing Anothed vclopment In the Insrestlga- tlon of the bomb plots today was the announcement that seeral ultra-rad. Icals who make their headquarters In New York ore missing from that citv. The police are not overlooking the pos sibility that they may be Implicated In the explosions hero nnd may even now oe in the city In hiding-. , The police nre working on the theory that there was a small party of bombers and that thev used a nautomohlle to i make the rounds of the three houses Monday night. The belief Is expressed that they went first to the Krnest T. Trigg home, then drove to Police Cap tain Mills's apartment, nnd then to the home of Justice on Moschzlskcr. Every tnxlcab driver In tho city has been questioned nnd none has been found who made tho trip. As a result "the police aro forced to the conclusion . that some Philadelphia member of the I. w. w. who owned a car droe the bombers around, acting ns guide. To bear out this theory that Trigg's home was bombed because he was con nected with the Chamber of Commerce, the police repealed tho fact that In the last two or three weeks iolcnt attacks have been made against the chamber In meetings of radicals here. ,At these meetings, commercial or ganizations throughout the country were blamed for the conviction of Thomas Mooney, tho .San Francisco bomb thrower, who is serving a life sentence. Chambers of Commerce were accused by speakers of raising funds to help stamp out I, W. W. organisations-1 Record of Speech Tho police believe It Is significant that the bombing of tho Trigg home followed within two or three weeks of these speeches. The latest of these addrsses was mad at the Lyceum Hall two weeks ago. A erbatlm record of that speecn, made by a radical who name was not disclosed, Is In the hands of the police Cynd Federal authorities. Captain of Defectives Souder today an" nounced that the hunt for the per petrators of last Monday's bomb out- ' rages Is progressing favorably. we cannot disclose our nana, saiu i ranta(n finni1.r" ana Tilthnnt rinlnl? nni . .-, J- D the public may get the Idea that we are frot doing much. In a hunt for bombers Eand red terrorists we nre compelled to Iwork with unusual secrecy. On this case I have assigned nearly every man Iv.in the department and am confident that !ii tne men nre in me city we win appre i'hend them." Captain Souder made this statement when It waB suggested that he might speed up the Investigation and get better results by Increasing the force or uc- Mctlves assigned to the case. VYe nave nearly every iiiay in wiu (elective force at work on the mys tery," he said, "and cannot ao inuen nore. We are running iown every hje that comes to the surface nwrt raiiltM." ana That there nre likely to be Dig DmentB in tne case Buiueumu ivu) a the opinion expressed by the city police. It Is shown that for fort -eight nours Continued on I'ato KIcMten, Column Four LVOFF SURE CZAR WAS SLAIN (Former Minister Obtained Story of Massacre rrom Judge Parla. Jan. 3. (By A P.) Prince I.vorf, the former Russian Premier, from vnom Foreign .Minister rienon oDtaineu nformation of the massacre of the im erlnn , Russian family as related In tho Chamber of Deputies last week Informs. Journal that he learneu tne details Irom a judge who made an investiga tion of the deaths. The prince quotes saying: "I left nothing to chance and al though some points are not Jet cleared fi, i consider mar. tne cnances nre nety-flve out of a hundred that the mperlal family wnB massacred. Prlnco Lvoff sava the iudge 1ent as Hie told him that they had found on the Malts of the room wher the family hadj per.l li'Mlliiru mnriiN ui uiiiij-ii.c ic luhiT bullets and many cuts which had been made by rmjonets. SAVED FROM GAS BY TOWEL Utoona Soldier Aleo Buiicd Head in Army Blanket A Turkish towel nnd an arm blanket aved the lives .of Private Robert Mc- Minn. Company V, lflDth Infantry, nnd a wounded companion during a Uerman (as attack. MeMlnn's home is in Altoonn. but he Ms visiting friends at 2818 Peltz street, f On' the night of July 1C McMInn went vtin a iparty to inne rniions to tne oys nt tne iront. rney were annexed r Hermans and all but two of their Slrty-flve horses were killed, He and ..wpunneel companion mnnngeu 10 mane cir way in u mii- nui. iiuruiy una ley reached the shelter before tho my launcnea a gas nivacn .Mc.Minn a an oiq -jurKisn iuwei oer ins com nlon'a nose and mouth and burled aself in an nrmy Diamei, l? 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Coast guards rushing to the rerue of soldiers brought a'liore in a lifeboat from the grotiniled transport Nortliern Pacific. Rattling against an angry sea, which capsized three of their boats, roast guards and sailors from nearly twenty naval craft had by nightfall, jesterday. taken safely to shore seven teen navy nurses and 237 of the 2180 homeward-bound soldiers aboard the transport COMMITTEE OF 13 ! TO ACQUIT SKIPSf Body Named' by P. R. T.I Head Expected to Ex onerate System MAY EXTEND INQUIRY The committee of thirteen. In executive session today. Is expected to frame a rport on nklp-stops that will he satisfactory to the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company. The renort Is ex pected to be. In effect, that the com mittee has received no cvldenco of loss of life directly attributable to sklp-stops. Under the ruling of Chairman W. I), n. Ainey. the investigation of the com mittee named by President Mitten, of the Transit Company, has so far been confined to casualties As members of families of persons ldlled or maimed in trolley accidents declined to give evidence before the body the report will be framed upon the small amount of evidence ob tained. Coroner Knight, after once appearing before tho committee nnd discussing the unusual number of deaths that have been occasioned by trolley accidents, failed to sho'w up at later meetings. May Delay Iteport One question to be decided todav is 1,A1. ... ....... i... ,,.. ,. . .. " '""'" '" "uunuu ma investigation with a view to ascertaining the effect of the sklp-stops upon servlco and con venience. Chairman Ainey has repeat edly said this phase would be taken up after casualties were gone Into. If the Investigation Is continued the report covering the question of fntal accidents may not be made public at this time. Business organizations nTlllated with the United Business Men's Association oppose sklp-stopi on the ground of In convenience and twice have had repre sentatives present at committee meet ings In the ope of having this phase of the subject discussed. Both times they have been stopped by Chairman Ainey nnd no cvldencv has been sub- aevci-lmltted or arguments nlloweil it. .,,. .. i.-. i.i -"--"""-"V""'":lt -"" in.,, .uuiivi (m. iti-iiiu.i ui mo com mittee, In speaking of the Investigation ard proballc report today, said: "What can the committee do but re turn a repot t on tho evidence before it?" "It has no evidence of any number of deaths being directly attributable to sklp-stops nnd so far that has been the only BUbject Inquired Into. There seems to be but one thing possible and that to exonerate the Philadelphia Itapld Transit Ccrrpanv." Thomas II Mitten, president of the P. R. T. Company, hopes for a speedy report from tho committee because of the effect It may havo when Councils' Street Hallway Committee takes up the question of skip-stops, which was tabled yesterday and sent hack to the com mittee which had already favorably re liorted It for action. With tne BKip-stop oruinance ready for final passage. Its progress was blocked and referred back to the committee i with the avowed Intention of giving President Mitten and other officers of the company a chanco to oppose It. Nothing was said of the fact that persons In. terested In legislation are usually sup posed to Btate their opposition when a bill first comes before a committee for action. MORE SKIP-STOPS ABOLISHED Atlantic City Ends System Be cause of "Public Inconvenience" The skip-stop, as a wartime emergency measure, was abolished in Atlantic City today, ns a result of representations made to Clarence L. Cole, receiver for the Atlantic City and Shore Ilallwny, by the transportation committee of the Chamber of Commerce. This announce ment was made by A. J. Purlnton, gen eral superintendent He said: "This company appreciates the In convenience suffered by the public during the existence of the skip-stop plan. It was Inaugurated here, and in a great many other cities of the countryi to meet the coal shortage sit uation. The ending of the war has re leased a lot of miners from munitions and other emploj-ments, am ' Is not deemed probable that there v. s any further danger of a coal ihor " When ynu tnins r writing. lEuenmn public feftger Subscription rrlre la r Year by Mall. 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On two ladders nnd three ropes the meii swarmed down the ship's side Intoieally named Fire Island. In this mnn the submarine chaser. ner It Is expected that the time of de- Meanwhile powerboats reached tho barkutlon will be decreased 75 per cent Northern Pacific and Into trese twelve j.anded on Fire Island, however, the men In stretchers were lowered and taken oundoU wl IinVo lompklert the mm to the hospital ship Solace , p,. but only the nrst leg of their Three other powerboats took on soi-J(JU . to NVw YorI(4 Thcy wlu flrat dlers and pushed off toward other ves-1 b(J carrlb(, on htr(.tei1(;rs Into cottages sel'.,., ., o . ,,.., commander for the iiurposo and there AMth the first rav of light today res- aUc,lul, bv meilcal olncers. nurses and cuing parties left their improvised lodg- i10sptnl orderlies, who to the number of Ings nnd assembled on the beach In the ( 160 hae h(en transferred to Fire Inland pouring rain, prepared to resume tho flom Hoboken lied Cros workers and task, abandoned jesterday at nightfall I Since the vessel went nground rain has fallen Incessantly, Imposing additional hardship on tho rescurers, and this sit uation was unchanged at dawn today. AVhen tho coast-guard llfesavers as- I semblcd on the beach they found the sea tunning further in and tho surf break ing higher than .vesterday over the transport. Tho wind was veering to the northeast. The ship had worked further In during the night, but because it was high water this morning her dlstnnce SON OF MAYOR GIVES GLENSIDE "BOMB" SCARE Thomas B. Smith, Jr., Fires Shot gun From Bedroom and Alarms , Countryside I Major Smith's son gavo Glenside a tcaro and started a wild bomb lumo: j when lie opened a window of his room nnd filed a shotgun Into tho still nigh; air. Kverjthlng was peaceful and quiet around the Major's country home last night when Thomas B Smith Jr., six teen jears old, found a loaded shotgun. He thought It would he a good joke and create a little excitement If he would lire It. There was plenty of excitement for a time, but members of tho household nnd men hired by tho Major to guard the place failed to appreciate the joke. Neighbors who heard the report of the gun stnrted tho rumor that a man was seen Blinking In the shadows about the grounds, nnd that one of the guards had fired at him. Details wire added as the btory went around, and It was said that tlie man escaped w Ithout Injur', after a chase. , ,,, . The Maj-ors country home will bo closed for the winter next week, TWO NEGROES SHOT TO DEATH Another Seriously Wounded in South Street Pistol Fight Two negroes were killed nnd another condition ns a result of a triple shoot- Ing early today iu a rooming house at 1514 South street. . . The dead are CJilbert Williams, twenty seven j ears old. and Oeneva Thomas, eighteen years old. r.llzabcth Wllllnms, wife of the dead man. Is in a critical condition with a bullet wound in her side The shooting occurred in the third floor front room shortly after midnight. The cause of the quarrel Is not known, but Williams, without apparent warning, pulled a revolver and shot (Jeneva Thomas, then turned on his wife and finally put a bullet Into his temple, Jlrs. John Alexander, wife of tho first floor tenant, who keeps a candy storo there, heard the shot and Immediately afterward Mrs. Williams staggered down the stairs, exclaiming, "I'm shot" Mrs. Alexander called the police, who found the. Injured woman lying In a pool of blood on the floor nnd the other two dead on the third floor. All were taken to the Polyclinic Hospital, Hangs Himself by Hit Feet llnilniton. Pel.. Jan. 3. Choosing the unusunl method of hanging by the feet, William Downs, twenty-four years old. of Delaware City, a patient at the county hospital t Farnhurst. commit trd aulcide jesterday. He had stuck his feet through the bars at the top r,t Ma ip 11 and then let go. He died I of exhaustion a few minutes after be ing taken down by guards PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1919 TRANSPORT NORTHERN PACIFIC Battle from sho re seemed irreati r. from the northeast, the wind eu , conditions make It desirable to land the men on that sandy peninsula, paradoxl- lno xew York war camp lommunltj servlcn have also opened Impromptu can teais In several shnntlts. whero "walk Ing cases' and the moro ablebodled will bo supplied with hot coffee and food Kiom Fire Island the men will havo to bo transferred by boat to Bayshore, following a long and winding channel across tho Great South Bay. Sick aim wounded who are found to be unable to Mulsh the journey to New York with- Continued on Pag Two. Column Four VICTIM TOSSED 100 FEET IN AIR BY LOCOMOTIVE One Killed, Several Injured us Train nnd Truck Collide "Vcnr Camden One man was killed and several pei sons slightly Injured today, when nil express train on the West Jersey nnd i Seashore Railroad stiuck a heavj Kmergencj Fleet Coriwiratlon truck at the Browning road crossing, between Colllngswood nnd Camden, this morn ing , Tho dead man is Samuel Nleli, thirty years old, 36 Hast Colllngs avenue, Colllngswood. Ho was driving tho truck. The impact threw him more than a hundred feet In the air, witnesses say, and killed him Instantly, Many persons in the train were thrown from their heats and suffered slight con-1 tuslons. The swiftly moving train push - SL tWS'a 'two" hte aWndh!:e'8,,r0uT1!lnv!V TUrTcF Slid bumpeUd"along,lhS",',esrfo,r,ea I, 'n'ort aa hundred jards before coming to a Tho motortruck was a complete wreck and the locomotive of the train was dam - aged considerably. Trntllc alone th lines of the road was dclajed several hours until the wreckage was cleared, i J OI BREAKS ALTITUDE RECORD American Reaches Heiclit 30,500 Feet in England London, Jan, 3, (By A. P ) Kljlng a British airplane at Ipswich jestcrdaj, Captain I.ang, an American, established a new nltltudo record, reaching a height l of 30,5(10 feet. Observer Blowers, who accompanied Cnptaln Lang, collnpsed when his ox j gen bottle broke, but re covered. Both men were frost-bitten during their flight. i Da j ton, o.. Jan. 3. Captain It. W. Schroeder, an American pilot of the Wil bur Wright avlntlon Held, held the nltl-1 tude recoru just broken -by Captain Lang. Ho renched nn altitude of 3,900 feet, on September 18, 1318, coming down near Canton, O. GERMAN PROBE HALTED Senate Committee Awaits Depart ment of Justico Witness Vhlnton, Jan, 3. (By A, P.) The meeting of the Senate committee Investi gating (ierman propaganda, arrangecM tur luuuy, wti jiumponea, Charles If. Dewoody, of the Depart ment of Justice, who was to have testi fied, was not prepared with his data and tne committee adjourned until Tues aay. BIG CLOTH THEFT INGERMANTOWN $8000 Worth of Material Carried Away Motortruck ,s0downiESCAPK IN AUTOMOBILE, Klght thousand dollars' wortli of ilothi was stolen from the tailor establishment ' of W. II Thomas, llermantown nvenue' and Church lane, early this morning by thieves who loaded the cloth into a mo-1 tortruck nnd drove off In a touring car after tho truck had gone ahead I ...i. iiiumuE, w nose ucuroom is Im-' mediately over tho store, was aroused about. 3 o'clock this morning by noises in front of tiie house. She looked out -the window and saw three men busily load ing her husband's stock into n motor truck The Roods were passed iut through the front door by persons on i tho Inside. I She roused her husband nnd ho went! downstairs Imniediatelj-, but tho robbers' had made their escape Virtually all I tho stock of the more valuable cloths I had been taken The thieves had evl- dently been expert Judges of cloth value i slnco they took no cloth worth less than $4.50 a jnrd, although there were hun dreds of jards of less valuable mate ilals in the store Mr Thomas had laid In a laige stock in anticipation of a rising market ( Tho police believe the robbers taught sight of Mrs. Thomas's white nightdress as she looked out the window ami left Immediately Hntrance to the store was forced through a side window The front door was then unlocked nnd the thieves boldly took their loot out that entrance SNOW IS HEADED THIS WAY i Storm Moving North on Coast Due to Turn Inland The advance guard of a snowstorm i that is headed toward Philadelphia is coming into town on tho tops of rail way trains from Atlantic coast points While the temperature Is gradually falling here, the storm Is moving north wnrd along the South Atlantic coast and Is due to turn inland somewhere between Cape Hattcraa nnd lloton The thermometer at the United States Weather Bureau this morning remained at thirty-six from 7 to 8 o'clock this morning, but by 9 o'clock had fallen to 33 It was due to go lower as tho snow clouds approached, MRS. CASTLE MAY WED FLIER Dancer Reported Engaged to Friend of Late Husband rw York. Jan. 3. Mrs. Vernon Cas- 1 ! is engaged to be married perhaps SnprSoF- Ir?".?.' fricilroTthe late ' f'1tm1B,tr?00" S-'thi Tnl'AVr &, gf fl'ye CasUe nS ee" reported eng-aged manj times slnco , fW"1" CnslIe cnm to hs Uf,ath fljing It wnB news last night to Mrs Castle's mother, Mrs. Klroy Konte, that Iu r daughter was reported engaged Over the telephone she said she had heard nothing of it She added that bIio thought she would bo thu first to know of it nnd that she regarded the rumor as unworthy of consideration. Lord Fitzhugh Lee J That's the mysterious indi vidual Big Business used to manipulate the meanest game imaginable. Did He Succeed? q Well, he came so near it that it makes your flesh creep. Luckily the hero is one of the red-blooded kind; the heroine, the sweetest girl you ever knew, has lots of grit, and wickedness is foiled. It Is Great Stuff tj Dramatic without being melodramatic, "Flower of the North" Is a fine story. It will begin next Monday in the uentng JJubltc Uefcger Entered ai Briond-ClaB Mutter at the Poitofflce t Philadelphia. Under the Act of March 8. 1870 ROME GREETS WILSON; CITY'S BIGGEST CROWD SHOUTS GLAD "VIVAS" Prospects Brighten for Peace Agreement Entire Accord of This Regarded More Hopefully Wilson Clarifies Situation By WALTER SPer.a; Cable to Excninp Public Ledger Cfpvrtaht. 1919, tiy.Nno 1 orfc Timrs Co. Paris, Jan, 3 Thero Is a wide spread feellne here that tho events of I tho Inst month greatly cleared the nlrnmj ti10 French were delighted to find I as regards the Peace Conferi'iice. that there wbh no tendency on his part which 11 now iookcii lorwaru to mucn more hopefully thnn It was at tho be- clnnlnc of December, It may now ho admitted that con siderable anlet then existed as to Piesldent Wilson's attitude, which many persons feared would be illlllcult to accord with the lcvs known to bo held by the French :o eminent position was thought to be Insecure, and there wero rumors of a possible At tho same time ciemencenus own dllllcultv with Kncland over tho Syilan question, which a stioiigl.v imperialist nrtlele on tho subject In Ilrland's re view, Ki France, and the confident prognoKtlcatlons from his friends that the ex-Premier was soon to he a mem-' bci of the cabinet, did not tend to alias Tho situation was further com-1 plicated by the uncertainty about the lcsult of tho llrltlsh election, so to I speak generally, the best Informed EMBARGO PLACED OK FOREIGN FREIGHT HERE NEW YORK, Jan. 3. Shipment of all classes of fi eight, and paiticularly foodstuffs intended for American ttooju r.hioad nnd Euiope's statving people, was embargoed from other patts of the country through the ports of Boston, Philadelphia and New York, for expoit, by order of the Fedeial Food Admin istration today. HOOVER GENERAL DIRECTOR OF FOOD RELIEF PARIS, Jan. 3. Herbert Hoover hab bceu designated dlrce- tor sncral of food relief measureu iu re&torcd ucutral and euciuy ' territories it vv,b officially announced today. 2 DEATHS START ANTIGUN DRIVE Confiscate 59 Revolvers and Owners Are Finctl S10 AIR RIFLES ALSO TAKEN Deurniinaunii to prevent the pronilseu- ous use of llreirms Is being shown b tho nollce Mlrred to action by the deaths of two persons on NVw Year-. Eve tho police nnd the Homn Defense Beerves havo since arieMfd tlftj men and confiscated as many revolvers. The crusade against firearms lias spread to all sections of the citj. Sev- no S ,fi.rc-.Srio1ia?. . , '' recommendation for extension of desiring their leturn will bo obliged by control to 19-M tho police to go to tho Bureau of Cliv jtr. McAdoo read a prepared state Property at City Jlall. 'ment. more than 13,000 words in length. Magtstratn f""" co",m" '" ' '" constituting a comprehensive review of Homo Defense Keserves for their act Iv- oon(m,OI1B uml(T federal manam.ent tty against persons us ng revolvers In- ,, pInnne(1 t0 ,ako n,ogt of t)l( ,,ay , discriminated and lined each person ar-, preB(,ntnR tho testimony probably the nc.a,i tin A lpssnn Ike this is neces-i , ..L.V- -... . . ,., -. ' , 1 i.;Vid. to nmlnd that the law. nut boobejed Th" Oangt-r to human life and the ,im, done to property caused the police to start the crusade against the air rifle. In West Philadelphia, espe - ..i.iiiv much damage lias been dons by these toy guns. Follow Ing orders issued by Lieutenant Georgo Smiley of tho Sixty-first nnd Thompson streets station, patrolmen of Hint district confiscated more than 200 air Titles. They stopped many Juvenile battles and In several instances caused tears tears While two or three fathets expressed indignation nt this action, most of the parents praised the po'lce and said they were glad thej took such a step. Manj were In dally fear that the bojs would get into serious trouble through the use of tho rlllis. All these toy weapons will be sent to City Hall. WERE YOU ONTHAT TRAIN? Pretty Main Line Eyes Compen sate for Signal Trouble. Well, vvc got In at last, nnj'waj The brisk little conductor, the ehan' with the happy morning smile, said there was something wrong wttli tho signal lights. His train, an electric from Paoll, Is due at Broad street at 9.46 each morn ing. Today It arrived at 10-30 It did the hesitation all the way In When the trujn came along It was crowded. Tf riders leaked out the doors. There wero little family parties of three In a seat. Two men surrendered their scats to tw oladles. We are gal lant on the Main Line. In cloblng, we wish to state we'd like to know that girl who stepped on our feet, then smiled so prettily. We are partial to maldrng with eyes like hers. Altogether, we are glad those signal -A lights fell down. Country and Allies nURANTY J&5 " decidedly tinged with Now things are ery different. The has President's broadmindedness created ni favorable Impression here. to assume the role or dictator, as some of lr,em had fcarctl. Clemenceau's striking lctor in the Chamber, coupled with I.loyd George's overwhelming; majorltj has settled tho doubts whether they could coma to the Peaco Conference armed with mandates from their own people. Flnalh. Clemenceau's virtual rcpu- diatlon of Uriand when he lefer vehemently to the attempt made tererreii to foist upon him nn unwelcome col laborntor, has done much to enhanco the piobabllity that the French nnd British Interests in tho Near Hast vvW be reconciled to tho satisfaction of both hides, Thero lemalns one cause of nnxlety of a wholly external character, tho condition of nffnlrs In Russia and Ger mans. There is a Kroulng feeling Cnntlmird on race KUhtern. Column One M'ADOO OUTLINES RAILROAD VIEWS l Urges Public Test of U. S. Control in Times of Peace WOULD TRY OUT REFORM Jv the Associated Press vi nlilurlon. Jan. 3 Accomnlisli. ments of railroad, ,.mier v.-i, , m the last twelve months and arguments 1 I for a five-, ear continuance of Govern. ment operation to provide a fair test of unified direction were recited todav1 by Director General McAdoo. testlfving beforo tho Senate Interstate Commerce j Committee, which took up consideration i "5Z. r.UD"?, r. "" .' u ", ' V "lX?: 'a. .Hreetor Broerkl l"s mreclor scnerai. Want, Peare-llme Te.t I After citing reforms effected under 1 unified control, the director general I said I "I believe that even under the han- i dlcaps of war conditions a sufficient Uhow Ing has been made to indicnte that j all the reforms I have mentioned aro ! desirable as permanent peaco mensures. Yet It is clear mac vne general public; I has not hau an opportunity to appreciate this ana to weign me real vniue or what has been accomplished. In view of the far-reaching Importance of any solution of the railroad question which may bo adopted, the public Is entitled to have, beforo the present Federal con trol shall be terminated, a reasonably fair test under peace conditions of the advantages to be derived from these reforms. "It will be impossible to review the results of even one year of Federal con trol under peneo conditions until the spring of 1920, und It will then be too late for Congress to legislate before the end of the twentj'-one rnonths' period after tho declaration of peace, provided In the present law for Government con. trol. Operations under peace conditions with a, tenure so short as the twenty one months cannot possibly constitute a fair teBt." Reasons for this, he explained, would be the Inevitable disturbance to em plojes" morale, tho difficulty of carrjlng out an extensive program of Improve ments and of forcing on railroad com panies necessary expenditures. "Indeed," he added, "the difficulties with operation during the twenty-one months' period will bo so serious that I do not see how the Government can be fairly asked to encounter them. It seems to me that any one who wishes a fair Continual on Fas Elihteen, Celuaa Twe POSTSCRIPT PRICE TWO CENTS Italy's Rulers Meet President's Party at Station ETERNAL CITY IN GALA ARRAY (.Reception Held at Quirinal After Procession in Packed Strppta I Hl)I JSAlVn? CV TOnriDC "wimmwj ur IKUUrS SALUTE EXECUTIVE Journey From Frontier to Italian Capital Was Trip of Triumph WILL TALK TO PEOPLE Nation's Chief Will Make His Important Address at Dinner Tonight Itonif, Jan. 3 - President Wilson I special train arrived nt the station here punctually at 10:30 this morn ing. A tremendous cheer went up as tho train stopped in front of tho rojal waiting mom. The President alighted on the rug-covered platform and 'was heartllv i-roote h,. in.,- Victor Emmanuel, Queen Elena and the Duchess d'Aosta. Mrs. Wilson also was cordially re ceived by the royal couple nnd their retinue. Contingents of var veterans saluted and an American military band played tho "Star Spangled Banner," as offl. cera stood at attention and civilians bared their heads. The teceptlon was a magnified echo of the greeting that hud been given tho presidential party along the whota route from Paris to Rome. As th train, decorated with the Stars and Stripes, passed through edch village. the inhabitants, waiting besldo ths tracks, gave the President nn ova. tlon These receptions had been grow ing in fervor since daj break. dials With Klnc Victor When all the presentations had been made nt the station, the President nnd the King, chatting- merriij', walk ed to the edge of the platform and 1 Inspected the troops lined up there. They were nccompnnied by the Prlnc ' of Udlne. American Ambassador Pag 'and Italian Ambassador Cellere. The American embassy staff, tho British and Japanese ambassadors and" American military officials stood grouped around the threshold of the. waiting loom, under decorations of American and Allied flags, which also covered cverj- smoko-blackened pillar In the station. After Inspection of tho guard ot ' "onor u,n ''resident and his party I hnnnr Inn PrcvMpnt nnri Vita T? te" mlnutcs "dUnjr hands with ' 1'i BCCOnd ,K'UP f offlclaIs' Then ' cntertd tho r0'ul carriages, Home's Biggest Crowd Cheers ! As ,ho cairlages rolled out of ther station tno I'restdent was given a roue. ing greeting by British and American officers. American Red Cross ana Y. M. C A workers and representa tives of every American military mls slon In Rome, who wero grouped about the exit At the same lime tho commander of tho Rome garrison gavn a sharp or der, which hundreds of officers re pented and moro than live thousand soldiers presented arms, while one of , the lament crowds Home has ever seen "'massed behind the troops, gave th p.esldent the city's popular welcome. Tho lnrgest squaro appeared to b , a solid mass of waving- nags. Crowdd ' thronged the streets nnd adorned tho windows of every building, especially the windows of the Hotel Continental and tho Prlnco Massimo s College. The President, deeply touched bff the demonstration, remained with hat In hand for several minutes. In tho first carriage were tho King's . nies nnd Rear Admiral Grnyson. In tIl0 bCcond were the King and the President, while the third contained the Queen, Mrs. Wilson and thaf Duchess d'Aosta. The latter two ve hides were surrounded by the King's)' bodj guard of mounted cuirassiers. A. number of other carriages and. auto mobiles followed, bearing members' o the suites and cabinet members. City In Gala Array Tlie procession made Its waj-slowly through the streets, to tho nccom- Continued on Vntr Klhten, Ctloma Tare GERMAN SHIPS FOR USITtOOPS . , i i Surrendered Merchantmen Bring Soldiers Home Purl". Jan. 3. German merchant,, ships surrendered to the Allies under rf the terms ofthe armlstloe soon will ba available fur transporting American troops home. It was learned from an au-. thorltatlve source today, .Official an nouncement to this effect li expected shortlj. , In return for the use of Uerman ships, the United States will employ American - tnnnnn 111 carrylnir food aunnllpa f. Europe. , ' i ,' ' The arrangement. It Is understood. was made by American officials and hs been accepted in principle by their ' Allied associates. Only minor deleft ' remain to be worked out. 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