Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 29, 1918, Page 1

im]ndi,SeuehryofSouanohcymtbl'}utMims!ry Announces That Several Generals Have Attempted to Dissolve the Soldiers’ and Workmen’s Councils. { Tiondon, Nov. 28.—At a Berlin meet- ‘g of the Soldiers’ and Workmen’s Council, Herr Barth, secretary for so- | eial policy in the’ Bbert ministry, de- clared that a counter-ravolution was in full swing; according to a Copen- hagen despatch to the Exchange Tele- graph Company. Severat “generals hue issued coun- ter-revolutionary proclumations and | bave attempted to dissohe the Sol- | diers’ and Wdrkmen's councils. | Herr Barth said that the chief army | command had been orderad to come to | Berlin and that the disnnseal of Gen- | eral Eberbarl had been = demanded, | owing to the arrest of mambers of the | Soldiers’ and ‘Workmen's Ceuncils on | the western front. No reply had been | received, Hecr Barth confinued, but i thé order is disregarded, the chief army command will be :rrested. LARGEST PLANTS IN BERLIN TERRORIZEY BY WORKMEN Berlin, Wednesday, Nov. 27.—(By The A. P.)—Inquiry amonz the leading industrialists today drew out the ad- mission that many of the largest plants in Berlin already are being systematically terrorized L\ the work- | ing forces, The latter are demanding exorbitant wage . increases, ~shorter | hours and bther coneessions Galculat- ed ultimately to forcé the employers 1o _shut down. The propaganda of Dr, Karl Lieb- wnecht has been directl “eeponsible for the usurpation of two big plants, which were boldly seized by the work- ingmen and now are beinc operated under their control. At the Fiechat- 7ok crane works and the Imperator Motor Company plant .in the northern part of the ecity the faitory hands, with the aid of soldiers, threw out the management. The funds and books of both firms were seized and a Red Guard soldier placed in charge of the vauit. The manager of the Tmperator Motor Company, having scented the trouble, succeeded in havinz the firm's bank balance transferred. GERMANS STRIPPED FRENCH FACTORIES OF MACHINERY Paris, Nov. 2§.—-(Havas): - Details of the systematic sequestration . or de- struction of machinery in the French facior in the Priey vallev region is given by the correspondent at Briey of Le 4u ; All stocks of merchandise, iron ore, cast iron and steel were first requi- sitioned by German inspectors and en- gineers, the correspondent says and then fifteen officerds and one hundred’ men arrived to organizk the destruc- tion of the plants. German soldiers visited the region and picked out cer- tain pieces of machinery which they placed in own tents and these were shipped to Germany. After these selections had been made the demolition of blast furnaces, steam engines, boilers, tos gearings and electric light fixtures not connected with the actual working of the mines, was carried outf, the employes of the piants being compelled to aid the Ger- mans in their destinatior. In the meantime the exploitation of the mines was kept in full swing. Prisoners to the number of 15,000 wére put to work without hardly any rest and under terrible discipline. The out. put of the mines was larger than that in peace time and, the correspondent adds, this enabled the central powers to hold out for four years. When the time for the final allied at- tack approached; the Germam coh- centrated 500 heavy guns an® 7,000 machine guns for the defense of the Eriey region, but the heroism of the ailied troops rendered these precau- tions useless and the Teuton dream of universal domination was shattered. BAVARIA HAS BROKE® RELATIONS WITH BERLIN London, Ncv. 28.—Bavaria, has brok- en relations with the Lerli ment, according {0 a Mu transmitted by the Centray correspondent at (g penhagen. The Munch despaich states that a message has been sent to the Berlin foreign office by Kurt Eisper the RBavarian premier, statinz that the Ba- varian foreign office breaks its rela- tions with Berlin “owing to the efforts of Berlin to deceive the necople by withholding the truth about the con- ditions.” News A FOOD CONSERVATION " CAMPAIGN NEXT WEEK Washington, Nov 2i--An intensive campaignto bring home to the Ameri- can people the resd for food conser- vation =so that 300,000,000 hungry peo- ple in Furope and the Near East may b fed, will be conducted next week by the food administration. Beginting next Sunday, when = a mossage from = T'ood . Administrator Hoover will be all naver medium 1o awaken %he natio its “opportu- nity for renewed ser: and sacrifice for the relief of millions released from the German voke." Bach day of the week will be set aside for a special feature of the cam- paign. “The comservation week campaign,” =aid a food administration statement, NEW YORK HOSPITABLE IN GIVING THANKS Nov. 28—New York 'uliness of its heart today in solemn thanksgiving for a victorious peace. The material dem- onstration of that thankfulness to the men who helped win the war was so widespread that every soldier and sail- or in the city was: extendec. more. of hospitality ‘than he could aceept. From,morning-ameil-night was ope triumphal snarch for the 50,- 00¢ or more men guided about the city by Boy Scouts, From church to Thanksgiving table, the processions marched. Then they went from table to antomobile trips, to vaudeville plays, athletic meets and dances. Clubs, patriotic societies and private citizens united to make the day one of joy for the soldiers and sailors. New York, poured out the “will bring out the need for saving|Wounded soldiers were at a premium food and sharing it with the allies and the Ifberated nations. Conservation is absolutely vital to the relief of strick- en Europe. Famine is lhs I.w\her of revolt and oe 4 “In the coming ‘vear - o mst send twenty million tons of food .to Fhurope —practically the limit of loading ca- pacity at our ports. The Thagnitude of this undertaking may better-be un- derstood in comparison with our pre- war exports of less than six million| per year and the export iast year of cnly 11,800,000." LUDENDORFF ONCE BLOCKED NEGOTIATIONS FOR PEACE Copenhagen, Nov. 28.—The Hague correspondent of the Vienna Neue Freie Presse says that unofficial rep- resentatives of France and Great Brit- ain last spring declared that their gov- crnments were prepared to initiate peace negotiations. The correspond- ent gives the following terms as those ‘which were acceptable to the allies in T Evacatioe 1€ b Geraar: Germany to yay twothnt of the damage done in the the question of Alsace- Lorraime to be referred to a referen- A southern Tyrol to be ceded Ttaly; Triest to be made an interna- tional port; Serbia, Montenegro and |Trench and British lives, and he could Rumania to be avacuated and Ger- muu‘- colonies to be returned. to | cause continuation and scores of citizens who hurried in automobiles to the various hospitals in quest of wounded herces, found they were too late, While the nation’s fighiers were be- ing lionized throughout the city the poor and unfortunate were not forgot- ten. Missions spread special Thanks- giving tables for the poor, while or- phanages, hospitals and even Jjails were provided with holiday fare. WHY GERMANS HASTENED TO SIGN THE ARMISTICE London, Nov. 28.—(British Wireless Service). The war correspondent of the British Wireles$ Service at head- ynarters in France says that when the German delegates came to see Mar- shal Foch with regard te the armistice the marshal, as well as the British high command, Knew perfectly well that a few days more—“the marshal put it at ten days at the most'— would have seen the surrender of the entire German army into his hands and the culmination of the greatest victory ;of all ages “The marshal,” sayvs the correspond- ent, “renounced that'great victory de- liberately and with his eves open, be- of the struggle must have cost a certain number of not have it on his conscience to sac- rifice one life after it was in his pow- Baron Burian, then Austro-Hungar- |er to ma.k? peace on terms uf victory.” ian foreign minister, says the corres- | pondent, was to fssue an in-'| vitatien for peace negotiations, but General Ludendorff, the German chief qnartermaster-general, intervened, saying: ‘“Let us conquer.” A day la- ter, the correspendent adds, Luden- dorfl started an offensive. U. 8. TROOPS CELEBRATED BRITISH TROOPS REACH BELGIAN-GERMAN FRONTIER London, Nev. 28-—Advance guards of the British troops have reached the Belgian-German frontier in the region betweeen Beho and Stawelot and are in possession of more than 1400 sur- renderad German gums, according to an official communication issued to- THANKSGIVING IN RUSSIA | night. The text of the communication Archangel, Nov. 28—(By The A. P) So far as was pessible in this frozen wilderness, the American troops in northern Russia tried to observe an .oid-fashioned Thanksgivinz today, in box ears, block houses, village billets and birch shelters, and around camp fires near the Bolsheviki lines. As much leisure as was permitted by the exigencies of the military situa- tion was granted the . Seme of them at far away peints % imposs- able roads had onl ytheir iron rations, | night of President but for the most part special treats|ner at the Elysee P: ‘were sent along the way in sleighs. Some of the men had wild turkey, ke the Pilgrim Fathers, down by rifie bullets in the wilder- ness game country, for their Thank%- giving meal. TEN. SOLDIERS INJURED ; _brought | the heads of the British mili follows: “‘Our forward troops have reached the German frontier between the neighborhood of Beho and Stavelot. “The number of German guns which have passed into our Passession since November 11 exceeds 1,400.” LA T KING GEORGE GUEST OF PRESIDENT POINCARE Nov. 28 —(Havas). King George of England was the Buest to- mm ‘l.‘( : din- 2 Which was attended by high personages of state, members of the diplomatic £oTPS ang, itary mis- sion. During the dinner King Ge:?me conversed cordially with M. P and Madame Poincare. oincage Toasts were drunk to both Great Pritain and France. Thay were re- Paris, AT NARRAGANSETT PARK |ceived enthusiastically. Providence, R. 1, Nov. 28~-Ten sol- diers were injured teday, nore dan- 3 , When two cases of hombs accidentally during the presentation of the h.me of Vimy | Gates, widow of Joh: mdn at Narragansett Parl OBITUARY Mrs. Dellora R. Gates, New York, Nov. 28—Mrs. Delora R. n W. Gates, died today at the Hotel Plaza, where she m put on by the state | lived, after an attack of apoplexy. nni and members of the Brown Uni- the famous battle in vnnch the Cana- dhlu took the flflu from the Ems. the Ger —m‘ second lme trench in front of the hgmm hombs exploded. Most of ‘were blown off - their cut. Teet, the 4 death ‘when with | Gates tmormmmlnmmmemmdm men bruised, § County, ~ Mrs. Gates always had taken an ac- estate, She was born near St. Til, Sept. 24, . and was Was married to Mr. Gates in 1873, ML WING IN GERMAN BearHuntinCental Park, New York City An Assistant Keeper of the Zoo Dropped Dead in the Excitement. New York, Nov. 28.—An impromp- tu bear hunt in Central Park was the most thrilling event of Thanksgiving Day in New York. In the excitement of the chase an_ assisiant keeper of the zoo dropved dead of neurt disease, a patml_lnan had a large chunk ten out of his right caif and a soldier had part of u thumb nipped off while pursuing Bruin up a tree. There is every reason to helieve the bear would have escaped had it not inadvertently got in the path, of an automobile. it was swazzering across a road in the direction of the top- most tree in the park when the motor colided with it. The car was con- siderably damaged and ihc cub’s spirit was broken. Bruin had only strength left to reach the top of a the eighth it had climbed since the chase started, and there it was lassoed by a mounted patrolman who once was a cowboy. Humbled, the animal was dragged back to the .cage in the zoo from which it had fled. The cub was mascot of the Twen- ty-Second Uniced States Infantry un- til it became too boistercus for the barracks. ALLIES TO DEMAND THE SURRENDER OF EX-KAISER London, Nov. 20—The Entente al- lies have decided to derand that Holland surrender ths former em- peror of Germany to justice, cording to the Daily Express. ac- § 1,948 NAMES IN TWO ARMY CASUALTY LISTS Washington, Nov. 28.—The follow ing casualties are reported by the Commanding General of the American Expeditionary Forces: Killed in action 131;"died of wounds 117; died of disease 302; wounded severely 20; wounded (degree undeter- mined) 21; wounded slightly 575 ‘missing in action 221: total 869. Connecticut, Rhode TIsland and southern Massachusetts men: Killed in Action. Corporal Francis P. Shuckerow, Hartford. Privates —Thomas Kirkcaldy, Springfield, Mass.; Matthew Gerra, Bridgeport. Died of Wounds. Sergeant James H. Roberts, South Manchester. Privates—Fred B. Geissler, Holyoke, Mass.; John J. TFarrell, Naugatuck; Kenneth Finlayson, Hartford. Died of Disease. vates—Felix W. Cla'rk. ‘Walling- hd’, Charles Pecl Plainfield. . . Wounded s % Private Neil Corcordn, Norwich. Wounded (Degree Undetanmned) PrivateJoseph W. Hampshire, Jr. Pawtucket, R. L Slightly Wounded. Privates—Henry Faga, Bridgeport; Richard J. Healey, Hartford. Missing in Action. Corporal Edward §S. Blackman, Providence, R. I.; Albert J. Boisvert, Worcester, Mass.; James H. Tinn, Providence, R. L; John. Jacob, New Britain; Wladislaus Koulas, Worces- ter, Mass.; Tony Kreils, Hartford; Andrea P. Pizzale, Windsor; John Kerei, Shelton. THURSDAY AFTERNOON'S LIST Killed in action 241; died of wounds 95; died of accident and other causes 3; died of airplane accident 2; died of disease 221; wounded severely 42; wounded (degree undetermined) 127 wounded slightly 79; missing in ac- tion 269; total 1,079. Killed in Action. Privates—Israel Couture, Ashton, R. I; Udino Mainiero, Bridgeport; John F. Strohecker, New Britain. Died of Wounds. Privates— James E. Dooley, Bristol; Alphonse Dufault, Hartford; Frank J. Kinney, Waterbury; Walter J. Ray- mond, Providence, R. I Died from Accident and Other Causes Private Theo. Laprade Willimantic. Died of Disease. Sergeant Charles C. Breen, Britain. Private Thomas dence, R. I. Wounded Severely. Private Alex. J. Labossiere, cester, Mass. Wounded (Degree Undetermined). Privates — Max M. Brodersen, Bridgeport; James J. Griffin, Holyoke, MES& Jem D. O'Leary, Warren, R. L; Barl E. Packard, “mcester Mass. Slightly Wounded. Private Albert L. Maggs, Worcester, Mass. New Brennan, Provi- Wor- Missing in Action. Private James W. Richardson, Providence, R. 1. Privates—James J. Carroll, South Norwalk; Guiseppe Giardino, Middle- | town; Angelo Parolo. Guilford; Joseph Sjovall, Cromwell; Frederick B. Olson, Meriden; Frank Slussach, Stamford; William H. Houghton, An- sonia. MARINE CORPS CASUALTIES. Killed in action 71; died of wounds received in action 58; died of disease | 11; wounded in action (severeiy) 13; wounded in action (slightly) z; wounded in action (degree yndeter- mined) 5; missing in action 118; in; hands of enemy 8; iotal 286. Died of Wounds Received Corporal Farle Holmes lain, New Haven. Severely Wounded. Private Floyd F. Gallogly, ford. in Action Chamber- Stam- Missing in Action. Private Samuel Lasker, Providence, R L MISUNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PERU AND CHILE NOT SETTLED Santiago, Chile, Nov. 28 —No com- munication has been received from Per; since the vrotest of ithe Feruvi- an foreign mixdster azainst anti-Peru- vian riois at Jguique, Chile, and at- tacks on Peruvian comsuls, at the foreizn office today. 1t was add- ed that the announcement of Carlos Casiro Raiz, Chilean consul-general in New Yerk that the difficultyfl be- tween Purv and Chile had heen settled & an @owEy on the part of the Pe- ruvian gewernment, evidertly was due to a misunderstanding. t was said |- NOVEMBER 29, Condensed Telegrams A new Finnish cabinet has been formed. Influenza is still tlkml a heavy “toll in New Zealand. The French government will shortly announce ‘the flotation of a loan in Canada. The steamer Enterprise, reported Jost_earlier in the week, has arrived at Souris, P. E. The War Tnd. Board will exercise control over exports and imports for an_indefinite period. The Jtalian government has chosen the delegation which will go to Paris to take part in the reception. Prince Yarhito Fushimi of the Jap- anese Royal family has sailed from England. for the United States. Cuba’s delegation to the peace con- ference arrived in New York by steamship on her way to France. Italian subjects in this country are not required to enlist in the Jtalian army to avoid military service here. Competitive regimental parades featured the close of the three days military carnival at Camp Dev- ens. Plans for collecting next year’s in- come tax under the law have been made by Imemafl Revenue Commis- sioner. Premier Garhel of Ukraine has de- clared in an interview that Ukraine is already in full accord with ' the entente. Demobilization of the military forces of the nation will leave in possession of the government enormous stores of clothing. German-owned jewels worth $200,000 will be sold at auction at New York on December § by A. Mitchell Palmer, alien property custodian Physical training a means of restoring men affected by shell shock is being tried at the new reconstruct- ion hospital at Fort Sheridan. A convention of delegates represent- ing all the Soldiers’ and Workmen’s councils in Germany has been sum- moned to meet in Berlin on Decem- ber 16. Princeton University fixed the status of all students in view of the demobi- lization of Students’ Army Training Corps ordered today to begin the week of December 1. Sixteen vessels totalling 94,825 dead weight tons were completed and de- livered to the shipping board by American shipyards during the week ending Nov. 22. Extradition of Claude Taylor, gun- man from New TYork state was asked by Governor Marcus H. Hol- comb in a message to Governor Charles S. Whitman. Thirty-five members of the crew and three passengers from the steam- er Cascapedia, which foundered off Newfoundland on November 17, have landed at Falmouth. Wesley P. Gray, formerly town treasurer of Stoneham, Mass., who is awaiting trial on an indictment charging larceny of $8,500 of the town funds, was released on bail. Notice that the country must pre- pare for another intemsive war' loan campaign probably in the latter part of April, was given by Seaatary Mec- Adoo. Forty-nine Belgian priests wers tortured and put to death by the Ger- mans dyring the occupation, Cardinal Mercier, the Primate of Belgium, de- clared in an interview. .. Seven steamers, which, according to a London despatch, will leave Liver- pool within the next ten days, will return home virtually all of the American troops now in England. Announcement of a substantial wage increase for all shop employes of the United States armory at Springfield, Mass,, was made by Col. L. D. Hub- bell, commandant, to take effect soon. The Boston Elevated and the Bay State Street Railway Companies no- tified the public service commission that the joint fa.!'e rate would be in- creased from 7 to 8 cents on Decem- ber. Governor McCall announced that he and Major General Clarence R. Ed- wards would visit Camp Devens on tomorrow and review the 12th div- ision. At pier 86, East River, New York, 1400 mail clerks assisted by 150 sol- diers are busy sorting parcels that will mean a merry Christmas for every American fighting man in France. Henry P. Davison, head of . the American Red Cross and Allen Ward- well, Red Cross commissioner in Russia, were passengers on the French }liner Espagne, which docked at New York Wednesday. The Great Lakes qumtatte, a sailor orchestra. has been selected by Pres- ident Wilson to furnish music on board the presidential ship and in Paris during his trip abroad: | Vice President Piez, of the Emer- {gency Fleet Corporation, said today | the Shipping Board has available a fund of $150,000,000 for the purchase of ships of the International Mer- cantile Marine Company. Creation of a board of appeals with authority to review decisions of the shipbuilding labor adjustment board was decided upon at a meeting of representatives of the Emergency Fleet Corporation and the American Federation of Labor. BANDITS GOT $5000.IN PHILADELPHIA POOLROOM Philadelphia, Nov. 28.—TFive armed bandits held up and roobzd a dozen men in a poolroom in the ~enter of the city today of cash and jewelry amounting to about $5,000. The rob- hers made their escape and at a late ‘hour had not been apprchended. Entering the. poolroom quietly, the bandits drew their revoivers simuita- niously and ordered the occupants, several of whom are weil known in sporting circles of this city, to threw up their ha They were then lin- ed up against a rear wall and while onc_of the holdup men stood guard at the door, three others covered their vietims with revolvers and the fifth went through their pockets. From the owner of the poolroom the bandits are said to have taken $1,- 800 in cash and a diamond ring valued i al dred rollarz. Two city ’de(ectl\eé wi were making an in- baestiz the place were relieved Iof their revolvers and blackjacks. FIVE HURT IN TRDLLEV COLLISION IN NEW BRITAIN New Britain, Conn.,, Nov. 28.—Five passengers were ixuured one probably fatally, in a trolley collision in the center of this city tonight. The acci- dent occurred when a car split a switch and struck another car. An unidentified man about fifty years old was thrown under the wheels of one of the cars, receiving a fractored skuil and two others suffered broken ribs. SIX AMERICAN OFFICERS HAVE ARRIVED AT TREVES Amsterdam, Nov. 28.—According to a Treves despatch published in Mon- day’s issue of the Dusseldorf Nach- richten, six American officers, describ- ed as “of the American yelief com- mittee,” arrived at Treves, conferred with the Workmen's- and Soldiers’ 5 'Cmmcfl. ..nd proeeeded to Cnblunz. 1918. A Peace Conference? leing, Hmue and Henry ‘White, Former Ambassador to France and Italy. Wlshmgtlm. Nov. 28.—The impres- sion is growing among those who have tulked with President Wilson about the peace conference that the Ameri- can delegation will be iimited to three members, and speculation over the versonnel has about narrowed down to these names: Robert Lansing, secretary of state. Henry White, ambassador to France and to Italy under the McKinley ad- ministration. Colonel E. M. House. There has been no announcement and there may be none before the president addresses congress - next week, but it was said tonight that White House callers had been given to understand that these ‘men would be the American envovs. It also was indicated very deflnitely that reports of the president having decided to sit at the peace table himself as a dele- gate were untrue. He goes to take part in the great preliminary meet- ings of the heads of the associated governments and to see the formal conferences under way, but not to serve as a delegate. In additipn to the accredited dele- gates there will be a large party, in- cluding besides the m ry, mnaval, diplomatic and economic, ¢xperts, oth- er specialists in the multitudinous questions to be dealt with. Among them will be men of high rank, pre- pared to participate in discussions that will take place outside cf the for- mal conference and in_ position below only the accredited delegates, who, it is assumed, will take ambassadorial rank. The exact time of the president’s sailing for Europe apparently still is unknown to anyone except the presi- ident himself. He is expbuted to leave the day after he addres the new session of congress, beginning Mon- day, and the address usually is de- livered the second day of the session. TO PROBE REPORTS OF JEWISH POGROMS IN POLAND New York, Nov. 28.—To determine the truth or falsity of stories of Jew- ish pogroms in Foland, the Polish Na- tiohal Department and the Polish National Defence Comniitee unfited today in a formal demand on the American an1 allied governments %o dispatch to Poland a special commis- sion, in which the Jewish and I\Jsh immigration in thy TUnited States shall have membership, to investigate the existing conditions and report re- sults. 5 Because of their belie? that reports of anti-Semetic outbreaks are certain to react against the cause of the new independent and united Polish state at the peace table, the propoesition now is advanced for an investigation by an impartial inter-allied and Amer- ican commission. The Toles assert that representatives of the Jewish or- ganizations i the T/nited. States. al- ready bave petitioned-the-allidd gov~ ernments that Polind be virtuaily de- nited o seat at ihe peace table, or an opportunity {o state its case before the ‘tribunal and that thy situation is critical. In this emergency the rep- resentatives of the Polish organiza- tions united. > John F. Smulski and Dr. B. Kola- kowski, representing the two Folish organizations, explained that they had asked for the commission with every confidéencé that it would brand as false the- stories circulated. “We most respectfully ask,” said a statement by the two men, “that the American people picture the actual conditions in Poland. German soldiers retreating into Germany and Russian soldiers mak:ng their way into Rus- sia are all traversing the distracted land, ravaginz and looting, “We are firmly convinced that the assaults upon Jews whica these troops are committing are assaul*s which are being chargad to Poles. In short, ye hope that such a commission when appointed will carefnlly examine the Polish rabbis in Poland, men who are Poles but of Jewish faitii, and from their lips ge expect vindication.” HOW DOVER NARROWLY MISSED BEING BLOTTED OUT London, Nov. 28. (Via Montral)— The latest, interesting war-time hap- pening now released for publication is a story of how Dover narrowly miss- ed being biotted out jusi prior to the last Belgian offensive. The harber was crowded with war vessels of all descriptions. including feur monitors about to start c#t for the Belgiap coast to co-operate with the land offensive. Suddenly an explo- sion shook the town and soon it was discovered ilbat the monitor Glatten was furio v ablaze in_ the harbor. It is stated that Admiral Keyes board- ed the Glatten, and, realizing the cat- astrophe both to the ci and the other warships in the harbor that would' result if the Glatten's maga- zines exploded, ordered air raid sirens to be blown to clear the streets. Or- ders were o given to sink the Glat- ten. The destroyer Broke succeeded in hitting her with three torpedoes in a part away from her magazines, thus sinking her and saving Dover. CHILEAN MINISTER OF INDUSTRLES RESIGNS Santiago. Chile, Nov. 2§+—Ramon Laco, minister of industries, resign- ed today as a result of the controversy following the address in the chamber of deputies Monday night by Senor Cardenas, second vice president of the chamber, who suggested that the Pe- ?‘wian situation be settled peacea- ¥ COLLISION GF STEAMERS IN NEW YORK HARBOR New York, Nov. 28.—In-bound Nor- wegian freigit steamship Jepthof, from Rotterdam, while entering the lower harbor here carly today during a dense fog, collided with an un- known steamer. A large hole was stove in the Jepthow's port how. The other ship lisappeared in the fog. CHILIAN CONSUL HAS + LEFT LIMA, PERU Lima, Peru, Nov. 28.--The Chilean consul here will leave for home late today or tomorrow. Je was reparted in despatches’ from Santiago and Lima Monday night-that Chile and Peru had recalled their re- spective consuls. ENGLAND LOST NEARLY 1,000,000 MEN DURING WAR London, Wednesday, Nov. 27.—(Brit- ish Wireless Serv 1t is officially announced ihat during the war the oforces of Great Britain =zctualiy- lost 1,000,000 men, killed or dead through various causes. 12 PAGES—84 COLUMNS OnlyThreg Envoys o MOONEY SENTENCE COMNUTED T0 LIFE ActloanTakenbyGovernorSlq)hmofClfifmm Night—Thomas J. Mooney Was in St. Quentin Peni- tentiary Awaiting Execution For the Murder of Mrs. Myrtle Irene Van Loo of Meroed, One of Ten Persons Killed in an Explosion in San Francisco During a Pre- paredness Address July 22. : * Sacramento, Calif, Nov. 28.—The sentence of Thomas J. Mooney, sen- tenced to be hanged on December 13 for the deaths of ten persons killed by a bomb explosio nin San Francisco during a preparedness parade, July, 1916, was commuted by Governor W. D. Stephens tonight to lmpr]sonmenn for life. Court action to save Mooney from the gallows was exhaustsd Dby = the prisoner, the supreme court of the United States having recently decided it could not review the’case. Threats of a national strike in case the govermor did not intervene had been made in various parts’ of the country and some time ago it was re- ported that President Wilson' had written the governor to see that Moo- ney suffered no injustice. The trial judge had also requested a new trial for Mooney. Governor Stephens’ .statement an- nouncing the commutation said that in considering the case he had had before him “the urgent appeal of the president of the United States that I grant commutation.” “Originally, in January of this year, I received a letter from the president asking me if it would not be possible to postpone the executio nof Mooney uatil he could be tried unvon one of the other indictments against him. “Inasmuch as an appeal already Lad ‘been taken to. the sfipreme court of California, which appeal iself act- ed as a stay of the. execution, there was at that time no occasion for ac- tion on my part. I take it that the president was not correctly informed as to the status of the case.” In explaining why he had not felt called on to act previously, the gov- ernor said: “The case as presented to the Cali- fornia courts was that of murder, without further evidence of metive than the impossible tenets of anar- chists; whose sympathies for the Ger- man cause in the war are well known. Their wild pacifist theories £ited irfto the widespread activities of the ser’s agents in this country. “A number of persons of pronounced anarchistic tendencies ' were arrested shortly after the explosion and of these Warren K. Billings was convicted and sentenced to life “imprisonment and Thomas J. Mooney found guilty and sentenced to be hanged. “So long as ayenues of appeal to the courts remained open to Mooney, and he was availing himself thereof, I deemed it improper for executive au- thority to interfere.” The statement’ reviews ease fully and quotes the two messages from President Woodrow Wilson in which the action now taken by the governor was suggested. The commu- tation says the governor reduces the case to the status of that of Warren K. Billings. “I refuse.to recognize this case as in any fashion representing a clash between capital and labor” -the gov- ernor said and he characterized as absurd the propaganda that would make Mooney appear as a martyr to the cause of labor. In support of this statement. he quotes a letter from Al- exander Berkman outlining the plan afterward adopted for the -Mooney campaign. He denies that Mooney was a true friend of labor and characterized his previous record as such that it did not (Continued on Page Three, Col. Four) the | NATION GAVE THANKS FOR THE RETURN OF PEACE Washington, Nov. 238--The nation today gave thanks for the return of peace and for the victories of Amer- ican arms which heiped to bring the world war to ‘a successful conclusion. Special services were held_in most churches over the country. President Wilson and Mas. Wilson attended the Central Fresbyterian church, where simple services were conducted by the pastor, the Rev. Dr. James H. Tay- lor, who read the Presidert's Thanks- giving Proclamation, before preaching the sermon. The tenth annual Pan-American mess at St. Patrick's Cathoiic church was attended by representatives of twenty-one American vepublics, and diplomats from other countries. Sec- retary Lansing and other members of the cabinet represented the United States. President Wilson did not leave the “White' House after refirming from church. Only members of the family ‘were pl nt for dinner and the pres- ident later spent several hours work- ing on his address to conzress which he will deliver before starting for Europe to attend the peace confer- ence. PRESIDENT AT WORK ON / MESSAGE TO CONGRESS Washington, Nov. 28.—With all ar- rangements completed for his.trip to Furope next week, President - Wilson worked for several hours today on his message to congress, which, many of- ficials believe, will contain the first announcement. of the delegation se- lected to attend the peace conference. In some quarters the impression still prevails that the names of the dele- gates would be made known this week but it seemed-more probable that thase would be announced first in the ad- dress the president will read before the joint session Monday cr Tuesday. The president is expected to discuss with Secretary McAdoo tomorrow the appointment of the latter's successor as head of ths treasury to take office immediately. As Mr. McAdoo will continue in charge of the railroads until the end of the year it is under- stood there has been less haste in naming a director general, although the appointment will be announced be- fore the president's departure - from ‘Washinsgton. END OF WAR ADDS ZEST TO THANKSGIVING Boston, Nov. 28.—The world's great- ng was observed with in New England today. full With one division of its troops, the Seventy-Sixth, already homeward ‘bound, and with another, the Twenty- Sixth, relieved of nine mcnths of al- most constant fighting and sent back to its first real rest camp since it landed in Ffance more thzn a year ago there was profound thankfuiness in every home that the sacrifices of the past nineteen months hud not been in_vain. Never since the Pilgrims held their first solemn fkanksgiving in 1621, has New England kept its home fires burn- ing with more hospitable warmth. There seemed scarcely a heme with a service flag that @id aot have as a guest some stfanger in uriform in memory of the absent bo; THANKSGIVING MASS AT ST. PATRICK’S, WASHINGTON ‘Washington, Nov. 28.—Representa- tives of twenty-one American repub- lics attended the tenth American mass today at St. Patricl Catholic church. Secretary Lansi and other members of the cabinet rep- resented the United States and many members of the diplomatic corps in addition to the ambassadors and min- isters of the American countries were present, Thé Rev, William Kerby of the Ca- tholic university delivered the ser- mon. In thanking God for victer said the® world must not refrain ing for “the further grace which we ‘shall need in the mission now be- fore us.” IMPROVEMENT IN HEALTH OF SOLDIERS IN CAMPS Washington, Nov. 28.—General im- provement in the health of soldiers in home army training camps and can- tonements is shown by the report of the surgeon general for the week end- ing Nov. 22. New cases of influenza numbered 3,596 compared with 4,485 the week before, and there were de- creases in admissions for other dis- eases. Deaths were the rate of 13.7 per thousand pe- year compared with 19.7 last week. The death rate from disease among soldiers of the army in France for the week cnding November 15 was 129 per thousand per year. annual Pan-{ !SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR LABOR PROBLEMS W ington, Nov. 28.—Reorganiza- tion of the department of labor from a war to a peace basis is to he worked out by a special committee appointed today Secretary Wilson. Louis 'FA Post, assistant secretary of laboy, chairman of the camittec and thn other members are the heads of the various ‘departmental bureaus. “All indications are,” said a state- ment tonight by = the | department, “that the department of lahor, which was tremendously expanded to meet the exigencies of the war, 7l play a great part in the reconstruction period and a number of the ‘special war ser- vices now in existence wiil be capable of handling various phases of the de- mobilization problem. Aiready the United States employmernt service is replacing soldiers and civilian war workers in peace employments and gatheringdata- on loeal -laber e war industry will be largely conting- ent. “The department now has eight services and iwo boards created dur- ing the war. These are: United States Employment Service, the Women in Industry Service, Training and Dilu- tion, Workinf Conditions, Inspection and Investigation, Information and {Education, Labor Adjustment and In- dustraial Housing, the National War Labor Confernce Board, and the War Labor Labor Policies Board.” PROBLEM OF INCREASING PRODUCTION OF POTASH ‘Washington, Nov. 28.--The problem of increasing potash production in the United States so that the American farmer may be permanently freed “from the grip of Germany's monopely on the world's supply of fertilizer. ma- terials,” was turned over to the in- terior department today by the War Industries Board. President Wilson directed that the interior department take over this work from the chemicals division of the board as a part of the programme of definitely continuing necessary work started by agencies created dur- ing the war. Tast year some 32,000 tous of potash were produced in the United States ana this year 60,000 tons will be pro- duced, but this is far short of the tountry’s needs. CHILEANS HAVE NO ILL- FEELING TOWARD BOLIVIA Valparaiso, Chile, Nov. 38 —During a patriotic meeting held last night to counteract the effect of a speech by & socialist member of corgress ag#nst Bolivia, it was decided that a visit should be made to the Botivian con- sulate in order to show the friendly feelings of the people towa=d Bolivia. While the gathering in front of the consulate was loudly cheering Bolivia and the consul some persons in the crowd threw several stomes, breaking the windows of the consulate. The crowd protested loudly against the un- toward ircident and invited the consul to address the meeting. The consul acquiesced and was greeted with a marked mainfestation of friendly senti- ment. TO PROSECUTE PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR WAR London, Nev. 28.—The Vierma gow- ernment imtends to bring to trial all persons responsible for the war, in- cluding Count Rerchtold, Austria- Hungarian foreign minister when the war broke ont, and Count Czernin, for- . eign minister when the war broke ou eign minister at a later period, ac- cording to an Exchange Telegraph despatch from Copenhagen todaw. Tormer Emperor Charies, the Ans- trian grand dukes and a number of generals are also to be tried, accord- ing to the advis VICE PRESIDENT MARSHALL CANCELS SPEAKING TOUR TWashington, Nov. 28.—Viee Presi- dent Marshall today cancefled fis speakin gtour through the west and to the Pacific, which would have kept him away from Washington until after the holidays. In making this an- nouncement Mr. Marshall's secretary said he felt that he shomld remain’ here while the president was at the peace confercnce. THE PERUVIAN SENATE SUSTAINS PROTEST TO CHILE Lima, Peru, Nov. 28. -— The senate and cabinet have approved the action of the foreign mimister in protesting strongly to Chile against-the agli-. Peruvian riots at Iquique. It is an-* nounced that Peru will Gemand indem- nities for these incidents. The entente- ministers at Lima called s upon’ the foreign ministes Mw