Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 13, 1918, Page 1

12 PAGES—84 COLUMNS PRICE TWO CENTS As the Huns Evacuate Invaded Territory the Strategic Pos- itions Are Being Occupied by the = Allied - Troops—In- ternal Strife Has Subsided in Germany, Except For a Mutiny by the Sailors—Amendments to the Armistice Terms Call for Deliverance of All Submarines, Instead | of 160, and 150,000 Railroad Cars, Instead of 50,000— It is Reported That Emperor Charles of Ausiria Has | Abdicated. (By The Assocoated Press.) The guns everywhers are mute. Hostilities have given wa) o prep- :retions by the defeated enemy to| evacuste all invaded ‘erritory in ac- | cordance with the {erms of the ar- | mistice and by the entente forces to | take-up the strategic positions assign- ed to them in order that the foe may Lo unable to resume figh'mz. Although ~ thé British, Pelgian, | Veeneh cand American aimies hav stacked arms, they. neverth on the aleri for any event’al thus it is purposed that fhey . sl mwin until 1he peace which will make the world safe for democracy has ar rived As German armies in the west wend o way baelt acros: feated, comes the ciy from ny for an early pea os the war-topn em Gern once bowsted that it row & circts of Iron’.abeut the 1 Isles .and siarve the pisopls into hmission, togday is begzine noe alone for prace; buttfor bread. ve, Starya ~a n omn!;;m!‘flr the new cov- | ernmental regi apparenily ‘s hold- ing sway, mternal strife seeringl has ended, sxeept for a mutin the soilors, Tt is asserted ihat the ern fleet and Helgoland, the thave caused such ern Germany, wutineers, 6.7 rd of presumption’ tained in tae allied armistice cerms. Amendments of the armistic to Germany show o be stripped entirel; marines. those wolves of 0/ 160, as dirst was stipulated. A re- ilitary equipment to be delivered up de, but instead of 50,000 rai 000 must be shall days oi the Rhine are to be by the local troops “of occupation in- swead of the loecal the on. Again it -is reported that Charles, emnperor of Austria and King of Hun- gary, has follogved ihe example of hi chief coileazue in the war, William biohenzoliern, and laid aside his scep- tre. be comvleted within LONDON POST PRAISES THE AMERICAN TROOPS Londor o N praisin he American p.mmgar,\ 4 ottal to- day, the M b B Of the gasignt and dacisive..deeds now unfolding .ah. the ‘wester front. not the Kk eonspicuon s uw be the achievements of the A a'my in the critical Meus any other moment those :chievements would have been certain of deserved calebration. American troops. only mewly trained, inberiting no - lonc military tradition -an 1= mgilded b: - ng’ fron bound spstes e hayo ovgreom# th: "picik-of th ziens. The 0st doubtiexs has been beasy, bu* the result’ is amu2ige, oLy S WE Thatans hever s 10 Row micrican §ol- uld pyove himsejt iv- the u 1a but it is not "o hsuch tw 52y tiat the most confidand exogtatioiaidgtion surpassed, 3 n u been ovm - nodose; “thHey nd lost ut, time about AWlhen ‘the stor ik of these last, fateful day: T |£‘”!H be recognized that nrt pipyed by the men from -ti itd Sates has been neither the least nunoraliie nor the least onerous.” —————— PRINTING OF SHIPPING NEWS NOW PERMISSIBLE | rush recraiti Vighdrawal | of 1a Washington, Ney, FIRST STEP IN NATIONAL Washington, Noy. 12.—As the fir step in national industrial readj war Indusiries board nounced modifications_in tion¥ against * non-war and manufacturing. All industries whose peacetime out- today an- the restric- construction removed against the building of farm or ranch buildings, ‘structures, road- ways or plant facilities for railroads. railways and other public utilities, and the construction;. maintenance, im- provement or %}n ent’ by federal, wtate or municipat authorities 6f high- Wways, - roods, . bowlevards, . bridges, atilities, including . w: light, power anflg’flfjfl rallways. Joorty-two spegific- industry, arc dffected by the 'modi- manufacturers sipc They also Knr:lud‘.l; !!'?C1 ments and farm operating equipment including tractars. Under the new ruling passenger au e, war be the annual outpuf. TO RUSH RECRUITING FOR MERCHANT MARINE to ‘Washington, Nov. 12. — Orders of men for the crews rchant shifie were rent today to bastion defending the coast of north- ares in the hands of tae 0 have called upon the defend the country against con- terms that the allies are more exacting in their demands than | was at first reported. The Teuzons are of their sub- e sea which tion, instead duction in the quantity of some of the Iroad surrendered. The thirty-one The countries on the 1Tt bank administered authorities under ntrol of {he- armies of occupa- | INDUSTRIAL READJUSTMENT| ment from a War to.a peace basis the put has been curtailed in the interest of the nation’s war program may now increase their output 50 per cent. of | |the amount of ' restriction imposed by | the board, while: all restrictions are streets, parks, nlaygrounds and public ater, . sewerage,. A ndustries, chief | #meng them the paksehger atitomobile fications of curtailments imposed on n. ultural impla- ja tomobiles henceforth may bt manufac- tired to the extent of 15 per cent. of '$23,100,04 Raised For War Work Fund Michigan and Ohio Led the Other States-—Celebra- tions Interfere in New England. New York, Nov. for the first twent. united war work campaign thus far reported to the national headquarters here total $23,100,054, it was an- nounced tonight. Michigan and Ohio led the other tatés with $5,348.000 and $4,111,000, | respectively, but the major part of their gifts represented allotments from chests” previou collected in Jocal drives. Illinois followed with a contributior Iof $2,433,000. New York., Massachu- setts, New Jersey and Indiana all had | passed the mitlion mark CELEBHATIONS’ IN'FE‘REFED IN NEW ENGLAND Boston, Nov The united war work campaign in New England was serjously interfered with today by 12.—Contribution four hours of the mittee officials, howeve « alarmed at the smali number of sub seriptions and expressed confidence that the district would respand Tiber- ally tomorrow when bu ) | sumed. During the two days of celebrating Boston gave $395 643 of its quota of reati of Bucharest and Brest-Li- | $7.500,000. The United Fruit company tovs it is stipulated, must he re-|contributed $30,000 today and there nounced and the evacuation of the|were many other large subscriptions i Rhine'lands ou both sides of the Tiver | by firms and individuals. ABDICATION OF EMPERCR CHARLES IS CONFIRMED Copenhagen, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 3.50 a. m.—The, abdication of Emperor Charles of Austria is officially an- nounced at Vienna. BOSTON CONTINUED VICTORY CELEBRATION YESTERDAY Boston, Nov. 1 Boston’s victory celebration, which began spontaneous- ly a few minutes after word of the igning of the armistice reached the city early vesterday morning, avas con- tinued today in accordance with more formal arrangements than prevailed Monday. Pusiness generally was sus- pended in compliance with the sug- gestion of Governor McCall that the day be observed throughout the state as ictory day and thousands of persons flocked to the city to witness a big military and civic parade, the chief outdoor feature of the prozram. Led by ranking milita; and naval officers of the district. and with a squadron of 1 airplanes circling overhead, soldiers, sailors and civilians marched through the princi- pal streets to the music of a score of bands. Evervwhere the streets were filled with cheering throngs. most of whom carried flags of the United States and the gllies while buildings all along the line of march were gay with bunting. Tollowing the uniformed divisions, were scores of civic organizations representing virtually every national- ity which was arrayed against Ger- mény in the war. Meanwhile, however, the informal celebrations continued. Through the side streets a dozen or more smaller parades gave delizght to the thousands who were unable to gain a foating along the route of the more important came from the Italian ver since Sunday. the son: have been marching with banners and bands, first in honor of Italy redeemed and then in joy at the general allied dark tonight their pro- quarter. ) A ek & : cessions contivued with . unwearied of the voluntary ‘cepsorship pegula- |agents of the Shipping Board in alll ardod and with unlimited red fire, tions under which pew:ivpers in the parts of the country. colored lanterns and a United Sthtes have, refviingd from | “We shall want thousands of men for | “\foiv churches were open all day mentioning ile Jnbiiments of all jour fleets,” Chairman ‘Hurley said.|ang the more serious minded found merchant ships plving in ond out of | ‘Our recruiting service ard training:time for prayers of thamkssiving at Atlantic ports was announced tonight | V'1ips' will keep rizht on vreparing men | (he success of the allied arms, To- by Secretary Daniels. for lobs on merchant sh:ps. The ser-)night Senator Henry Cabot Lodge ad- “The navy departmeni” said My, |vice is training at present 4,000 ap-|gressed an enthu meeting at the Dantels, “considers tha: ‘he restric-|prentices a month and we are. plan-|Bogton City club, while another jubi- tions that have been d on publi- | nirg to inerease its output and the cation of arrivals and .| merehant vessels and ‘ot ation ‘hat: . has wivep it in this na Should. occa- =alon arise: nt hecome nec- cossary 1o the sume restricgions on smnpk.n} fiews as have Leen placed in the p: the press wili he so in- formed. The department ces not ex- pect that such a necessity shall arise. If it does, we feel sure ihat we can GERMANS ALARMED BY AMERICANS BLASTING With “Ameriean Forces on - the M . 12, 6.30 p. m. (By the A. P.). by American engineers in a road repairing detachment caused the German high command to send a mieseage to the allies’ high command Monday contending that the Americans had not ceased hostilities on Nov. 1L The message allied mshA command, was timed p. m. and read: “On the front of ‘Stenay-Beaumont, despite ing of hostilities." rtures of | Shipping Bq_rd will shipping | further not news may now be safely rcmoved. The |18 and department appreéciates thce co-oper- | want to connnue until sonnel of fhe great merchan! ma- rine.” work with unabated energy, except for the curtailment of overtime ,and | said. There are under construction now in the United States for the board 724 Sunday work, the chairman, ships, aggrezating 3,500.000 fons. TWO SURVIVORS FROM THE ‘STEAMER 'DUMARU Manila. Nov. 12—~Third Officer No- lan. six Americans and .iwo Philipin survivors of the United States Ship- ping Board steamer Dumaru, arrived today at Legaspi,.in an open boat. The Dimaru was struck'by lightning and and abandoned when about 22 miles off the set aflire on October .16 last, island of Guam. A cable despatch from Flonolulu on sent by wireless to the | November reported the arrival of four 2 |survivors at that port. They included the captain and four members of the to accept wien between 5 inclusive, for training. We uil] up an all-American per- ipvards also. will continue their lation meeting w hall.* CAPTURE OF ALLEGED GERMAN SPY AT DEVENS Ayer, Mass., Nov. —The capture of an alleged German spy in the act of tapping a wire carrying confidential messages between the headquarters of the Twelfth division at Camp Devens and the war department at Washing- ton was reported tonight by federal officers and members of the division’s s held at Symphony intelligence department. The man, whose name was given at Private Pressly H. Stringfellow, of B com- pany, 212th Ield Signal corps, was arrested last night, with two civilians, and will be tried by general court- martial, it wa sstated. The civilians, whose names were not given out were taken by the federal officers to Boston. In a statement tonight the federal officers said their suspici directed against Stringfellow by re- ports of his comrades that he was in the habit of talking his sleep, when he made statements antagonistic to the Unijted States. They alleged that he had been in communication with men purporting to be agents of (Germany crew, one of whom subseauently died.|and that they had found in his pos- wiong the Meuse, Americans continue | Phese men were picked up adrift on a |session a secret code used to com. one boat unaccounted: for. .nsi::n of armistice. Please | raft 200 miles from Guam. This leaves | municate with these hostile agents. order the eto: " hos T The American answer to the (ferman message read as follows: “Received vour radio. Orders have been ziven for the American activities vignalled on. the Stenay-Beaumont front to cease I ity.” HOUSE CONGRATULATES DAVID LLOYD GEORGE landen, Nov. 12—-(British Wireless Eervice). Colonel Edward M. Houee, ®pecial repfésentative of the United States government, sent the rollowing message from Poris to Da- wid 1.loy&“=o.&=e’. the British prime ter, on the cessation of hostiii- incers congratulations. 0 “one has done more to bring abour 'this solendid vietory than you.” To this the prime minister replied: “sany thabks for Your zenerous tele- ¢ram. Nothing contributed ‘morato the vietory than the prompt response of the president to the apneal 1 made to him for American help in those critical day#”™ REPUBLICANS OF IDAHO CONCEDE NUGENT'S ELECTION led his '(‘eg, 3 ‘am offcial caniise ®f the VO TRL D A7 45 il 4 GRAND DUKE OF HESSE UNDER PREVENTIVE ARREST Amsterdam, -Nov. 12. — The Grand Duke of Hessc has been placed under a preventive arrise, according Darmstadt despatch to the dorf Nachrichten. to Dussel- An official despatch from Darm- stadt Sunday said the Grand Duke of Hesse had decreed the formation of a cetncil of staale.to take over the business of the governmen: fina] settlement of the gquestion aris- ing from the present sttuation,” could be effezted. GERMAN REAR GUARDS ARE RACING FOR HOME With the British Army in France and Belgium, Monday, Nov. 11, 8 p. m., (By The A. P)—All day long ‘the rear guard troops of the shattered and de- feated German armies opposite the British front have been racing for tieir :"dn bordér as though their lives depen on reaching their own land 'y nightfall, MASSACRE OF 15,000 ARMENIANS REPORTED “until a SERVICE MEN FIGHT SOCIALISTS IN NEW YORK New York, Nov, 12.—Soldi: and marines engaged tonight in a fight with several hundred members of the socialist party of Greater New York who, with red flags pinned to their lapels,. had paraded up Fifth avenue on their way to attend a meet- ing in Carnegie hall at which funds were to be raised for the defénse of Thomas J. Mooney, the labos Jeader, under ' death sentence in California. More than 100 police reserves had to use their night sticks freely before the disturbance was quelled. Apparently the soldiers at first thought the parade was in ¢elebration of Germany's defeat, but when they saw a red flag being carried at the head of the columa they hissed and followed the paraders. In front of the hall a few individual fights were merged into a free for, all CLARK TO BE DEM. LEADER IN THE NEXT CONGRESS ‘Washington, Nov. 12.—Democratic Leader Kitchin announced {oday that Crhamp Clark would be the democratic leader in the next congress. Mr. Kitch- in said he dil not expect to retire front , sailors 3 bership- of tha ways and Badgad, Mesopotamia, Nov. 12.—Re- ommittee of which he would ports have been received at the Amer- democratic member, but dcan consulate here. that 150600 Arme- |that it always was customary for the niang have 'leer massicred at Tasu|speaker to become the l:uder of the vest (Husy, ity miles soi g of Bit- lis. Adinfic. Turkey,' ¥ 1 minority on 1 change of control of the house. of Ttaly; Telegrams sed 250,000 Italian pris- " Liberty Loan is assured iy i oners. ] by 0.7 B ‘eported at Sing Sing Prison omas Mott Osborne will re- warden. > g ish government issuéd a state- t announcing the = reconstruction licy was- ready . < d Cuba has put to work 350 convicts under guard of soldiers on the docks to take the place of strikers. Chicago banks report a marked in- crease in loans, deposits and cash compared with condition Aug. 31. Charles R .Page, a San Francisco lawyer, has decided to resign as mem- ber of ‘the Shipping Board. T P 1 i i | i i { i Demonstrations occurred in on a large scale when the allied vic. tories over Germany were announced. A 42-car train carrying ammuni grenades and 12 Japanese Harbin to the Volga fron orted blown up. 3 Shipyard Workers in Newark, N. J., stopped work when they learned that peace had been declared and formed a procession. Katsuji Debuchi, secretary to the at Washington, was i on, ns, from Was re- | | Japanese embass) promoted to be chancellor at the em- bassy there. Members of Congress have to return to Washingts their services March | the elections. United States Shipping Board .has ommandeered all the ships of the ific Mail Steamship Co. and of the United Fruit Line. Hendricks S. Huiuen, banxer, mer- *hant and former state senator, died |in his home in Syracuse after an ill- ness of three months. The law prohibit the sale of liguor to men in te uniform is still in ffect, and a close watch will be kept by Federal deputies and special dep- uties. Secretary Wilson was requested by the President to attend the interna- tional labor conference meeting at {Laredo, Tex. and Neuve Laredo, | Mexico. tomorrow. The Commercial Cable Co. can only accept cablegrams subject to delay. Filings are heavy and the influenza epidemic has depleted the staffs of its_foreign stations. Conferences will be held in Wash- ington between the War Industries Board and the Mayor's Committee on National Defence to discuss regula- | tions forbidding non-essential con- struction. Petitions asking review of the case of Thomas J. Mooney, California labor begun , some to end as a result of !leader, convicted of murder in con- inection with a bomb plot, were for- mally presented to the Supreme Court. The soldier vote has changed the election result in the eleventh (Penn.) congressional district gi sey. democrat, a lead of sixty-four over Edmund re- publican. A resolution providing that the United States shall not enter into any {separate negotiations for final peace with enemy countries was introduced | vesterday by Senator Poindexter of { Washington. Carpenter, i | | 'y over the central empires at a mass meeting in New York Sunday evening. Dec, 1. 5 Ten thousand railway men have de- cided to Jmaintain railway traffic in Germany. |, . Word was recéived in New Britain of the death in Lahore, India, of Rev. Howard Arnold Walter, formerly as- sistant pastor.of the Asylum Hill Con- gregational church in Hartford. It was learned night that Rev. Charles mer assistant pastor of church there, had ‘died prison camp. A WARNING AGAINST INDUSTRIAL ALARM New York, Nov. R.—FElbert H. Gary, head of the United States Steel Cor- poration, today warned the American people to be on their guard against “economic (lzmoral ion depre: and possibly panics” which might ac- company readjustments nfier a world war. L. Wood, for- Trinity M. E. In a statement issued hofore he left to for Washingten morrow with War Industries Board regarding steps necessary to re- turn the steel trade to a peace basis, Mr. Gary cautioned the nublic to “ex- erci prudence, deliberation = and courgage,” as “much depends upon the attitude of the speech of men” He added that it is easy to precipitate a feeling of denioralization and no more difficult to elop a sentiment of con- fidence and serenity. Asserting that although tuere would be reduction in purchases. for military purposes which “might interrupt’ the conduct of general business, Mr. Gary asserted that there still ‘would be “a confer there to- normal and certain volume @f busi- ness.” Any attempt to s-cure. more than a proper share of this business, he said, would impede rather than ac- celerate prosperity, so' thal “we must all trim our sails in accordance with the drift and amount of business. SOLF'S PLEA FOR PEACE HAS NOT REACHEL WILSON Washington, Nov. 18.—The new note addressed to President Wilson by Dr. Solf, the German foreisn secretary, and asking that the president arrange immediately for a “preliminary peace” had not reached Washington tonight in official form. When it dozs come it will be considered in connection with the communication reeeived today through the Swiss minister asking the president to intervene to mitigate the “fearful conditions” of ‘the armistice. Dr. Solf's chject’in again addyessing | the president, it is assumed heré, is to secure 3 mmediate conferende for the purpose of discussi ation and ruin in German: Officials are satisfied that Dr. Solf is needlessly alarmed. They point out that the terms of the armistice provide that “the allies and the United States should give consideration to the pro- visioning of : Germany during the arm necessary.” and it is said that to that end. such rolling stock =nd ships .as may be necessary will be put into use. IRISH PARTY APPEALS . TO PRESIDENT WILSON London, Nov. 12.—The Irish party today issued ai address appealing to President Wilsan to aid in a settle- ment of the TriSh question in accord- ance with his principle that all na- tions, large and small, have a right to free determination of their own form of government. A demand in this re- spect made-in the house of commons today was voted down. i | RUMANIAN GOVERNMENT DECLARES WAR ON GERMANY Paris, Nov. 12.—(Havas)—A des- batch to the Frankfort Guzette from Budapest says the new Rumanian gcvernment has dectared'war on Ger- many, ng John J.| ed labor will celebrate the | in a Germ;ml ice to the extent recognized as| Financial Needs of Government Treasury Experts Eltix‘nate They Are Certain to Run Above $4,000,000,000 An- nually. ‘Washington, Nov. 1. financial necds for many most certain to run £4,009,000 anrually, ' treasury experts estimate, and most of the money wiil be raised by taxation. Consequently, students of government {inances think the taxes imposed last year and id in June probably will not be lightened mate- refally by the advent of peace. Secretay icAdoo today warned that taxes ily would - be high war debts, itional goveinment loans would be reduired. Roughly, treasury officials and con- gressional leaders in charge of rev- enue legislation figure this way Ordinary government expenses, which ran around a billion dollars a vear before the war, now will amount to at least $2,000,000 cnnually for many years and for two n- three years after the war may be double that fig- ure. If the $1 0,000,300 of Liberty bonds already issued are increased in volume by later loans to $25.000,000,- 000. the interest on this sum would ‘amount to about $1,000,009,600 a year. In addition. it probabl vill be the vernment’s ‘policy to tablish a sinking fund to pay off the honds at rity, and this would require about E ,000.000, These three items would make an aggregate near $1250,000,000. To offset this, there would be near- ¥ a half billion dollars coming in an- v from the allies interest on which now amount to sev- and are likely to run much higher. 2nd revenue from (ustoms and miscellaneous sources, which last year amounted to zbout $450,000,000. With allowances for wide v in these calculations, there still would remain aboui three and a half bilion dollars to be raised from internal rev- ente taxes. Last year $3.643,000,000 came from internal revenue, including $2.775,000,000 from income and excess profits taxes. This vear these figures probably will be more thean doubled. Factors which make th's system of estimates nly tentative. officials point out, are that the war is not vet definitely over, so far as expense is cercerned. anl that war debts both of the American government to the pub- lic and of the allied governments to the United States cannot be figured until hen. Reconstruction policies. vet to be formulated, will have much to do with letermining how many existing gov- |ernment war-time agencies shall be continued, and consequently how high ordiniary government expenses will run. Besides, the condition of bus: iness and foreign trade after, the war mvst depend the weight of the tax burden which can be borne. {iovernment H cars ave al- i riations MME. BRESHKOVSKAYA ON WAY TO UNITED STATES New York, Nov, 12.—Mme. Catherine Breshkovskaya, known as the “grand- mother of the Russian - revolution,” who was reported to have been exe- cuted by the Bolsheviki on Oct. 27, is alive and on her way to the United States, according (o.a’ statement to- night by A. J. Sack. director of the Russian information bureau in this an embassy Washington from the all-Russian pro- fonal government, sitting at Omsk. s said that she is making the trip on the invitation of American friends, many of whom live in Boston. Mme. Breshkovskaya, ears old, | sian and Siberian prisons ical | offender. ‘Freed at Irkutsk by the igrezt revolution of March, 1917, her journey westward was like a tri umphal. progress from city to cit; reaching its max at Petrograd. where she was welcomed by an im- mense crowd, virtually her first words were an appeal to the people to re- main ioyal to the allies. This appeal she repeated again and again as the Bolsheviki rose to power. The daughter of a nobleman who had held hundreds of serfs. she passed from the luxury which had surround- ed her in girlhood to the hardships of prison cells when, at 18, she began to speak and write against the iniqui- ties of czardom. Adventures in which she participat- ed surpass fiction. Many times she was imprisoned and almost as many e escaped. Tn 1905 she came to this country and collected $10,000 for the Rus: revolution. KAISER FLED. UPON RECEIPT OF ARMIST!CE TERMS 2 The Tiji German em- ided wvpon after terms at le (ierman govern- receipt of the headquarters and ice ment's coms on’ on this subject Although the emperor, (espite pres- sure, refused for a time to sign the abdication proclamation on behalf of himself and family, the end had come. On hearing the armistice terms, the emperor bitierly reproached the su- preme army command, declaring that he had heen misled. One general ad- visel agai the emperors flight as unworthy. 1d Marshal Von Hinden- burg designated Gemeral Von Falken- hayn, the former chief of staff, to ac- company, the emperor, with whom was his voungest son. he rezlized that SYMPATHETIC STRIKE THROUGHOUT CUBA Havana, Nov. 12.—T pathetic strilie continues throughout the republic. employes have joined t The Havana electr: of soldiers, stokers. ATl newspapers have nended pub- cation. The employes of the cafes are expected to auit ‘work tomorrow. The street car lines will operate on Wednesday under police or guards. Ome street car inspector and one motorman are reporfed to have been killed this afternoon. No serious disturbances lave occured he general sym- to soread The railway e movement. t is in charge with marines working as INSURRECTION HAS BRUKEN OUT IN MONTENEGRO Paris, Friday, Nov. 8.—1 general in- surrection has broken out in Montene- gro, the Temps says. The Austrian forces of occupation have withdrawn from Montenegro and it is probafbde that the repcrted insur- rection may be a conflict between ele- ments of the Montenegrin population to gain control pending the return of the Montencarin govermment which has been in France since early in 1916, soldier Washington, Noy: 12,—Demobiliz: tion of men in the military and na: service of the United S fter their return from France will bz carried out largely on a basis of the ability of trades and occupations 1o absorb them. under a plan being worked out by the iabor. war and ¢ depart- ments and the war industZies board. It was said today that the plan will be submitted to President Wilson in a few days. The war in ustries board has sent in all in- or men and when 31 and how rapidl: discharged sol sailors and what trades are most in need of them Supplementing this information will ved from draft boards v labor boards, which are to co-operate in the work. The War Labor Policics Board and the United States Employment Cervice dle the labor department’s r department is expected i oestablish a new hureau or to conv the activitu of Pro- vost Marshal General Crowaer’s. office to this end. General Crowider was sug- gested by some officials as”the man best qualified to deal with ibe sask of preserving -t".e ance. of power of the Jabor supply withous delaying de- mobilization cperations. ‘With the conversion of industry from to a:peace basis many workers also will be released from emergen jobs created by the w; but this problem has been taken into consid- eration by the officials who are wor ing out plans for a general stabilizing of labor conditions soldiers are returned to o In this connection offizials pointed otu- today that with the ending of hos- tilties there will be a sreat resump- tion of private construction and man- ufacturing, held up and restricted be- cause of war work, and thut thousands of skilled laborers will be needed in all parts of the country for this work. Secretary Baker said today that ev- ery phase of demobilization of the army is being carefull studied by ‘War Department agencies, but that as ve no plans have been iina!ly formu- lated. The only orders so far issued curtailing work deal with pro- jects 'upon which work has not actually started, se said. Labor Department officiale are con- fident that the demobilizailon of the 4,000,000 men now under arms at home and overseas and the conversion of industries to its peace status will not cause any serious problem of unem- ployment. ORDERS ISSUED TO LOCAL DRAFT BOARDS Washington, Nov.|12.--Draft boards were ordered today {o stop cldssifying men under 13 or over 36 yeurs, and to {inductions vesterday virty STUDYING PLAN OF DEMOBILIZING ARMY Return of the Men From France is to Be Carried Out Largely on a Basis of the Ability of Trades and Occupations to Absorb Them—Labor Department Officials Are Con. fident That the 4,000,000 Men Now Under Arms Will Not Cause Any Serious Problem of Unemployment. withhold questionnaires for such reg- istrants not already sent out. It was sail officially at the provest marshal general's office that = regis- trants from 37 to 46 years old who have received questionnaires need not fill them ou t Formal orders or arnouncements will be issu2d soon covering all such questions. . ncellation of all draft calls and 1y has nul- lified the famous fight or work ordsr promulgated last summer and under which thousands of men iiocked to es- sential indusiry on pain of immedtate induction, though the Ional boards haye been ordered to continue classi- fying after physical examination ef men between 18 and 36. The stopping of the calls does net relieve any delinquent who has failed to obey draft board orders from. the i)enal(ies which are attached under the aw. A single orier from the general staff would suffico to start another stream of men flowing into the cantonments nd bring the work or fight and all oth- er war time requirements back into force. NO MORE ACCEPTED FOR 3 OFFICERS’ TRAINING CAMPS Washington, Nov. 12.—Orders were issued today by the war department iscontinuing the accepting of appli- cants for the central officers’ training camps and stopping the organization of any new classes. There now ‘are Approximately 100,000 men in training &t these camps operating on a month- Iy class basis. s The November classes will be dis- continued =nd a decision is expectesl soon as to whether present classes shall be continued to graduation. None of the additional. training camps for officers that had been planned will be established. Fod The future of the student officers’ training units in univérsities and othe er schools also is being worked out. Secretary Baker said today that ques- tion of the best way to sto pthis work h the least disruption to the-in= titutions involved is being considered by the college officfals associated with the government in the work and alse by the general staff. A policy will be worked out, the secretary said, that will turn the colleges back to their regular pursuits as quickly as possible without causinz losses to the insti- tutions. Mr. Balker indicated that no definite decision has _yet been reached as' to the future of various army -divisions, now completely organized or being formed at' cantonments in this coun- try. In this connection. however, it was learned -that orders aiready issued ef- foctually check the development . of those divisions which have not yet been fully organized. % PREDICTS GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF RAILROADS ‘Washington, Nov. 12.—Winthrop M. Daniels, chairman of th Interstate Commerce commission, predicted in an address today that railroads after the war will be operated either uncer en- tire government management and con- trol or private management with gov- ernment supervision of financing and elimination of competitive waste. He was speaking before the annual meet- ing of the ‘National Associatton of Railway and Utility Commissioners, a body of i Chairman i d doubt that the pres: monage- ment wiilfout ow) ip could be con- tmued tisfactorily in peace iim With restoration of private manage- ment. he said, competitive waste sheuld be eliminated by berpetuating the railroad administration’'s plan for curtailing unnecessary passenger {rain “hedules on parallel roads and haul- g freight over the shoriest rout ardless of its origin. Terminal equipment facilities should be used in common. regional co: lidation of par- allel and competing lines should be worlked out, and government and re- gional tribunals should be authorized {o pass on_proposed railroad security issues to determine the necessity of new lines. declared a seien- lysis should be Mr. Daniels al tific system of co: developed to determine more aceu- rately than at esent the mainte- nance and depr tion costs, and real earnings of carrier: WHITMAN APPLIES FOR AN INSPECTION OF VOTES New York, Nov. 12.—Supreme Court Justice Newourger today sranted an application fled by counsel for Gov ernor Whitman for an order to show cause Wwh; ins on should not bLe made cast in the ve- cent gubernatorial electio: A copy of order, which rnable Fri- will be served through the mall Alfred E. Smith, th gOVernoi’s on democratic opponent. who was elected by a plurality of about 4 face of complete \mo\‘fini‘i without consideration of vote which has not been couniod. cation, Governor Whitma as unofficial returns ind L Smith had a plurality “amounting small fraction of one per <cent. the tota! vote cast,” hs had hLeen re- he vepublican Guested the e com- mitlec to app'y for an inspectior of votes. TO SELL SHIPS OF BRITISH REGISTRY 12.—The plan under national Mercantilt 1l 1 of <try Bri cap | be submitted to - future, according today by P. A ent of the company ion of the deal has been de- 4 Mr. Franklin, because of the congestion of cable service re: ing from the armistice negotiai Points still at issue are said to be of minor importance and these, it was added, are in process of adjustment. PROVIDENCE PHYSICIAN GUILTY OF SEDITION Providence, R. I, Nov. 12—On a charge of making false and seditious statements about Liberty bonds and thrift stamps, Dr. Frederick O. Baloom of this eity was found guilty by a jury in the United States district court to- day. On a second count of the indict- ment, alleging disloyal statements in violation of the espionage act, a ver- dict of not guilty was returned. | ! German emperor's special BELGIANS ARE TO DEMAND COMPLETE INDEPENDENCE Washington, Nov. 12—The Belgian legation, in an official statement to- day, announced that Btlgium no longer will submit to a status of ‘guaranteed meutrality” like that which existed before the war. It aspires to ‘“com- plete independence; to the rights common to all free peoples.” A return to “the status quo of 1839 the statement said, will entail a per- petual intrusion by Germany upon the domestic life of the nation and create a situation “intolerable to public opin- ion and certain to cause serious diffi- culties.” “The note ofl Dec. 24, 1917,” said the statement, “addressed by . the Belgian government to the pope in reply to the message, advances as one of indispensable conditions of a just peace, as far as Belgium is concerned, ‘political, economic and military ‘inde- pendence without condition or restrice tion. i “These words are explicit. The Bel- gian govornment is opposed to the re- establishment of obligatory, permanent neutralization, which would fetter its freedom of action without insurim peace to the nation. It aspires to com. plete independence. to the rights com3: mon to all free peoples.” 17,000 LUTHERANS TO < ATTEND CONVENTION New York. Nov. 12.—Co-operation of- Lutheran laymen in the ecclesiastical merger which will unite 43 synods of. these organizations under the general title of “The United Lutheran Church: in America,” was discussed here today by the Federation of Lutheran Broth- erhoods. The convention at which the reat church union will .be ratified will openi here tomorrow. The dele- gates are expected to number more ‘han 17,000. 4 “ The three bhodies with which the. laymen are affiliated are thc General Council of the Evangelical Lutheran | Church in North America, the General the Lutheran Church in the ates and the United Synod Lutheran Chureh im: Synod of United S of the Ex the Sout Repi will narticipate 000 Lutherans the convention. 3,000,000 in which will join approximately Lutherans in one body. BELGIAN REFUGEES HURLED EXECRATIONS AT EX-KAISER Maastricht, Holland, Monday, Nov, 11 (By the A. P.).—Amid execrations from 2000 Belgian rtfugees, the former. tarin left, 10 o’clock this morning north- A tremerdous crowd.of. thered, but the plat- v cordoned and Wil- llern did not show him- here at to be Amer- il from Ut- t Bentinck has a But it is not possible, to he will finally remain, for in order to avoid the curious he. may 1 to the train for & 3 ve 1o ke counle of day: PERSHIMS HAS REPORTED = CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES W ngton, Nov. 12.—General Per- shing’s comniunigue for vesterday morning, reccived today the War Department, anncunced ihe suspen- sion of hostilities on the front of the- American armies st 11 o'clock yes / morning. f ement fol- ning.)-=In the terms¢ of . the ce hostilities on the front of the American armies were suspended -at 11 o'clock morning.” 5 accordance with