Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 2, 1918, Page 1

Anchored il Gravésend Bay at 7.40 P. M. Yesterday—She is Expected to Dock Early This Morning at Hoboken— Mayor Hylan of New York Requests That the Troops - Aboard the Mauretania Be Permitted to Parade Up Fifth [ body New York, Deec.' 1. steamship Mauretania, the United States with the first large troops, T:40 by Avenue Today. of American" overseas anchored in Gravesend Bay at o'clock. tonight. nravy and army tugs. She will prob- ably remain at her anchorage until early tomorrow morning. when she is She was met expected: to dock at Hoboken. The navy tug, it was reported, had ¢ Maure- ashore Admiral Henry T. Mayo, commander of the Atlantic leet, who was returning from Eng- The army tug, it was said. had orders to bring an been tania “and army Aboard the Mauretania, as announc- ed recently by General March, chief of staff, are several thousand members of the air service, who are stationed in BEngland. The ship also carries a ordered to to meet the as a passenger. officer of high rank. number of casuals. ‘When the transport docks at Ho- boken, relatives and friends of !hc;e the aboard will ‘not be allowed on ment port, for physical their Lat: 3 tomorrow according to a recent announce- ‘by Brigadier-General. G. McManus, embarkation .officer at this safeguard ‘public health, the soldiers would be | taken directly to demobilization camps examination. Barracks at Camp Mills have been prepared for who added that to reception. e today, however, Mayor Hylan ing officers . In his telegram, the mavor pointed ! ‘out that “the people of the city of| New York are most anxious to wel-| “the come the tfoops” and that mayor's committce of welcome brose Battery” Park ‘was crowded all day with persons eager to catch a glimpse of the vessel bringing back to these shores the untii : It was announced tonight that when ia: - home- the . coming they will Col of tribut ' The maybr's committee of welcome made a trip down the bay tonizht on | the flagship of the police. department | Mauretania. | \ison to the flget Méribers of the party were not at first | allbwed aboard the transport and so they used meégaphones and wireless apparatus to convey the greetings of New York to the returned soldiers, but later a gangpiank was shoved out and 1he o A8 the “"Has ‘When members of the party accept- ed: an invitation they -were deluged with requeats to| “Phone mother and let her know I'm here,” to “Mail this letter to my girl” city. officials have been waiting Gay t6 meet the Mauretania at Am- Channel.” vanguard of the darkness. Mauretan, .other ‘secretaries, who will e among the troops Later the ‘stamped. and. circled the ivilians scrambled aboard. police _boat's the state gope 'dry’ yet?” to “‘come and to perform similar services. eral former among the soldiers greeted the city New Pork offictals. Aeccording to those on the Maure- tanija, the ship had a rough crossing. | stortos were encountered and at qne time the sea ran so high that the! clerical force at work in the cabin had | to quit when, their typewriters were hurled to the floor. commanded by Captain A, H. Rostron of the British navy, who was in com- mand of the Carpathia when that ves- sel picked np victims of the Titanic The disaster in. 1912, ‘There were rousing Aflnll.'.dl :};o left l(he Mauretania and board. _naval tug awaiting him. Ameng- his fellow passengers on the trip. from England were Harry Lauder, the comedian, who sang for the sol- |, @iers 4 Major Ian z the voyage home, cheering hero worshippers, The docked :M ;mnv through th ro the Narrows after dark, hours late because of heavy head winds, It was a rather chill and cheerless ming. but tomorrow day and few knew that mercy was entering the For the réturning heroes there was them will be the ship of harbor. iuding forty officers, tue of Lil and there abreast of the Sta > whs 3 foeble .the others were the ship on the vi of the vesse men who have lost legs soidiers who have had water, ~—The British|wnree times ‘she ran into storms after returning to H. John telegraphed Secretary ‘Baker, asking that troops aboard the Mauretania be permitted to parade up ‘ Fifth- Avenue tomorrow. Permis- sion alsp was asked to give a dinner: _night_in honor of return- and all great ich America sent overseas,. Despite reports that the would not Teach port until early to-} night . the erowds stuck to their posts transport ; thousands | of “I'm safe and sound’ cards, which the men can address to their relatives and friends. Aecretaries | will collect are and mail the cards, which searchlight played on the Mauretania's decks, men and officers could be seen, crowding to the rall, as they shouted preetings in retarn. Back across the | reply to the welcome, soon came such | queries as “When do we eat?” and| aboard.” Sev- policemen | ship was cheers when g and y of the British army. HOSPITAL TROOPSHIP - DOCKED AT HOBOKEN b York, Dec. 1.—The men who helj to pay the inevitable price of victory in the great war are coming ‘home, but there will be no parades for them, no march down Fifth avenue or any other avenue between lanes of ship Northern Pacific boken tonight with eleven ! soldiers and marines She hone of the martial pomp which sent few of the “walking the rail as the vessel bert: Bar- nd. of those aboard the are badly wounded, removing the wounded at 8 o'clock to- Red Cross has ‘available ambulance | apparatus, in | y leaving Brest and calling at Liverpool on the way to New York. The last of the storms was encountered this morning about twenty-five miles off the coast. TWO TROOP SHIPS HAVE SAILED FROM LIVERPOOL ‘Washington, Dec. 1.—Notice was re- ceived by the war department today of the sailing from Liverpool on No- vember 29 of the steamer Ascanius for New York with 47 officers and 1,- 067 men. All on ‘both steamers are aero -units except a few ‘casuals and unattached officers. On the nius are the 249th, 476th, 326th, 3717s 378th, | S4lst. 335th, 473rd and 2e2nd tero squadrons; five officers und fifteen men medical at- tachment casuals and six unattached officers. On the Canopic are the First Had- ley Page acu:eptance park; the 211th, 282nd, and -306th aero scuadrons; a detacament of the Secoud Hadley Page acceptance park; three officers and twelve men, medieal casuals, and fourteen unattached: off:cers. This makes a total of 13,590 offi- cers and men now en route home from England. representng nearly two- thirds of the number of rhe American troops in that country when the arm- istice wxus signed The remainder are | to return home on sevaral steamers leaving Liverpcol this week and next week. The Canouic is the iirst sail from England for KEoston, other five being en route to York. ship to the New BIG MEETING HELD BY BRITISH LABOR PARTY London, Saturday, Nov. 30.—The Pritish Labor Party held a big meet- ing at Albert Hall fonight to discuss lavor questions and the league of nations. The “Red Flag” was sung and revolutionary sentiments were expressed. A large proportion of the singers were Russians from the East End. The meeting was the sequel of a {quarrel between Laborites and the managers of the hall at a similar meeting held during Victory Week. The management cancelled the con- tract for tonight's meeting which had been arranged a week ago, whereupon the = Electric * Workers’ Union_threatened to cut off the lights from the hall during the great victory ball on Wednesddy night. The Un- derground Railway Workers and Tax- icab men threatened to go on strike the same night, so the management decided to allow the- contract for tonight's meeting to stand. Resolutions were adopted at the meeeting demanding the immediate release of all political prisoners and ,calling the attention of President “‘urgent need of jus- tice” in the” case of Thomas J. Mooney, the labor leader, at San | Francisco. 3 Another resolution adopted demand- ed the creation* of a democratic league of peoples based on the aboli- tion of conscription. disarmament, self-determinationof all peoplas, in- jcluding Ireland and other subject peoples in the British empire; the allied armies from Russia, the im- mediate restoration of the workers international and the inclusion of an international labor charter in the peace terms. i James Ramsey Macdonald, former | chairman of the labor party, and Mrs. | Philip Snowden a woman suffrage ad- vocate. were the principal speakers. 1t was announced at the meeting | rceived for the establishment of a daily labor paper. It was announced at the meeting that 100,000 pounds sterling had been received for the establishment of a daily labor paper. ‘ LONDON TIMES SAYS THE KAISER SHOULD BE PUNISHED London, Saturday, Byitish Wireless Service. plaps for bringing to justice Former | Emperor William of Germany, the Times asserts that “if we had to single out one culprit for punish- ment. he would be the person.” The paper adds that the argument that he cannot be punished because there are others who also are guilty cannot be admitted. “By that argument,” the Times con- nes, “a felon caught in the act would escape punishment because there are other felons who have not yet been brought to judgment, and neither law nor common sense would listen to such a plea. “Besides, it is not prgposed to punish the kaiser alone. There are others too, who will be placed on trial, but he is the chief because most highly criminal. “The one. argument against doing what we can to bring this arch crim- inal to justice is that at present he is a mean and contemptible figure, hiding his head from the ruin he brought on his country and that if we prosecute him. we may somehow impart dignity to him. “On the other hand * * * how can respect for international law in the future be based on the immunity of the principal offender against its provisions in the past™ {SIX MEN RESCUED FROM A WRECKED SCHOONER London, Saturday, Nov.- 30.—The steamship Alexandrian, on armiving at Gibraltar from Wilmington, Del, re- ports that on November while in lat- itude 37.29 north and longitude 61.31 west, it rescued six men and the cap. tain from the wreckage of the Ameri- can schooner William Cobb. The schooner William Cobb meas- ured 424 tons grags and wos owned in 1 i | ble 0| (ajajs Maine. The point where the r’“‘ survivors were picked up is several hundred miles southeast of Nova Sco- tia. RADIO TO KEEP PRESIDENT IN TOUCH WITH WASHINGTON New York, Dec. 1.—A new wireless aid to be the most power- ful carried by any vessel, was in- Northern Pacific | stalled today on the American tran: was the | port George Washington, so that ~ encountered | President Wilson can keep in constant half in the|touch with Washington during his country. voyage to Brest. .Jong - have protested |2nd they dispersed quickly, accepiing i Hinz, TWO CENTS a Mab of Thousands 28 Stores Wrecked at Esch Because of Overcharging ‘With the American Army of Occu- pation, Dec. 1.—(By the A. P.) Four American soldiers dispersed a mob. of thousands at Bsch after it had wreck- €G twenty-eight shops in revenge for the overcharging of Americans. Most of these establishments were conduct- ed by Germans. The loss is estimated at between 4,000,000 and 7,000,000 francs, The trouble began when a soldier was charged two francs for a cake of chocolate and the same amount for an- apple. The Luxembergers, whn against high rrices, resented the overcharging of their “deliverers.” They entered the shop destroying its contents. Some one raised the cry to “vipe out all German establishments and the mob soon grew to thousands, who be- gan systematic destruction. A department store owned by a Hollander was wrecked and he revort- ed hig loss to his government. He was the only foreigner, other than Ger- mans, whose property ~=s attacked. The anti-German ¥ was super- seded by ordinarv mob _enthusiasm and the' destruction iinally was ex- tended to the shops of Luxemburgers themselves. 3 Two American lieutenante who ar- rived ‘while the campaign of destruc- tion was at its height called upon fouvr enlisted. men to arm themselves with broken boards and disperse the crowd. The soldiers shouted to the excited men and women to go to their homes the command without question. 4,688 NAMES IN TWO ARMY CASUALTY LISTS, Washington, Dec. 1.—The following | casualties are reported by the ‘Com- manding General of the American Forces: Killed in action 110; died of wounds ; died of accident and other causes died of disease 440; wounded sev- erely 446; woundeG (degree undeter- mined) 344; wounded slightly 84; to- tal 1659. Connecticut, Rhode Island Soutern Massachusetts men: Killed in Action, Lieutenant Henry A. O'Leary, Wor- cester, Mass. Private Clifford Haven. and C. Titus, New Died of Wounds. Corporal William J. Kalabza, Hart- ford. i Cook William J. Murray, North Haven. Privates—Philiip E. Bergin, Union- ville; Thomas Fox, New Haven; An- tonio Milewski Providence, R. L; Ar- nold R. Milliken, Block Island, R. I. * Died of Accident and Other Causes Private John Amato, New Haven. - Died of Disease. Sergeant George I'. Spencer, Paw- tuckeet. R. L. Corporal Walter R. Wtitmore, Web- ster, Mass. Private Frank Cutting, Athol, Mass. Wounded Severely. Privates—Sydney Samuel = Brand- reth. Providence, R. I; Walter W. Torrington; Jacob Kessler, ‘Worcester, Mass.; John Swain, Meri- den; Frank H. Rowley, Danbury. Wounded Slightly. Privates—John Altobello, Patsy De Joy, Middletown., Wounded (Degree Undetermined). Sergeant Joseph A. Breault, Spring- Meriden; field - Mass. Corporals—Charles Claphan, Gran- iteville, R. L; David J. Fitzpatrick, | Newport . R. I; Albert Newsome, | Thomaston. Privates—Ernest R. J. Hollis, Prov- idence, R. L; Percy Dorman Hamden Leslie’ Douglass, Lawnsdale, R. L Charles Geibel, Bridgeport. Privates—John J. Duffy New Hav- en; Gregory Fisck, Springfieuld, Mass.; Joseph D. Mirault, Holyoke, | Mass.; Louis L. Lougee, New London; Arthur J.' Barsneck, Meriden; Wil- fred H. Driver, Providence, R. I SUNDAY’S LIST. Killed in action 717;: died of wounds | 289; died of accident and other | causes 7; died of airplane accident 5; | died of disease 727; wounded severe- | ly 54; wounded, degree undetermined, 102; wounded slightly 251; missing in action 877; total 3,082. Connecticut men: Killed. Corporals—Tyler E. Adams, Thomp- sonville; Alexander Urequehart. Wat- erbury; Clifford Sorman, Derby. Privates—Antonio Dinovellis, Hart- ford; Thomas P. Bverett, Thompson- | ville; Brooslaw Cznuk Bridgeport; Jeremiah F. O'Brien. South Norwalk; | Michael Epstein, Hartford; Stefano ! van,Graziano, Derby; Michael T. Sb m | Graziano Derby; Michael T. Sullivan, | New Haven; Anthony Smilowicz, | Collinsville; Walter Nalewaick, Meri- | den. Died of Wounds. : Corporal Henry Tobeman, South ‘Willington. Privates—William J. Knox, Water- bury; James H. Micha, Ernest Jones, Bridgeport; John Reniuz, New Brit- ain; Owen W. Claffey, Waterbury; George F. Deskin, New Haven; Aug- | ust W. Karlson, Georgetown. Died of Disease. Privates—Thomas J. Caine. Nauga- tuck; John G. Pino, Bridgeport. J Wounded Severely. ’ Sergeant Aubury H. Gliddere, Hart- ord. Private Henry Green, Hartford. Wounded, Degree Undetermined. Horseshoer =~ Gustave A. Olson, - Waterbury. Wouhnded Slightly. Privates—John J. Callagnan, Bridge- port; Willlam = H. Ring, Derby; Wiladyslaw Ruszezk, New Britain, ¥ Missing. Privates—Oley. G. Grasso, Bridge- port; Bernard X. Keefe, Waterbury; Edward H. Pitcher, Brookfield; Iver Holmes, Danbury; Cyril Repca, Shel- ton; Edward P. Denzel, Bridgeport; Alexander Okula, New Britain. MINE SWEEPERS OFF THE VIRGINIA COAST Onancock, Va., Dec. 1.—Several mine sweepers arrived off the Virginia coast today to search for mines laid by the German submarines on their raids on this side of the Atlantic last summer. Three are said to have been located im‘r cent. of war workers in the War | service within 45 days. i seeking to prevent his mother’s maid " Condensed Telegrams Many French shell contracts ‘were cancelled. (T 3 Canatla’s present rail needs are esti mated at 1,500,000 tons. s | Austria and Germany’s casualties are estimated at 10,500,000 tons. Director-General McAdoo will turn to Washington today. Price restrictions on bituminous coal’| will be removed within two weeks. Former Emperor Karl of Aust re- was informed that he must ieave Aus- | tra. Total reserve of Bank of England ncreased £92000; bullion increased £675,137. ; Edmond Rostrand, French drama- tist, is seriously ill in Paris with double pneumonia., The New England Fuel Administra- tor permitted an increase of anthra- cite to $12 a ton. . A report from London says British government’s control of metals will be relaxed shortly. War risk insurance is in fair de- mand, with quotations showing an easier tendency. Shippers are expecting a reduction of cotton freight rates, now ruling at $5.50 a hundred. California Railroad Commission low- ered ‘'industrial power rates in San Francisco 10" per cent. Total purchases of War Savings and Thrift stamps in New York to date amount to $34,335 898. An extra cent was added yesterday to the rapidly mounting cost of riding on street cars in Boston. War expenditures of the United States for the year ended June 30 amounted to $9,572 600,000. Stockholders of the Norfolk & West- ern Railroad authorized the signing of a contract with the government. Appointment of Herbert C. Hoover as Director of Relief for the United States and Europe is under considera- tion. Paris Matin reports that a govern- ment commission will be created soon to deal with questions of demobiliza- tion. Colonel William B. Thompson re- signed as preésident of the Inspira- tion Copper Co., but retains his direc- torship. War Trade Board modified restric- tions on export of cottonseed oil to! Burope. Holland announced a new loan of 350 000 000 florins in 5 per cent. bonds, redeemable in 40 years 'by annual drawings. Secretary Baker announced that 92 Department will be separated from President Wilson expressed his ap- preciation of service rendered by Jonn D. Ryan as Assistant Secretary of War and Director of aeronautics. Weeekly shipments of grain from Argentina were: Wheat, 1442,000] bushels; corn, 1,449,000 = bushels; | oats. 9090000 bushels; flax, 371,000} bushels. War Department officers have in- vented a new fuel named ‘“Liberty Fuel,” cheaper than gasoline and pos- sessing many advantages over gaso- | line. Canadian Pacific’s honor roll shows that up to Oct. 1, 731 employees were ! killed and 1575 woundéd since the! war began. The servicé flag contains 9497 stars. General Pershing has been directed by President Wilson to confer the distinguished service medal on Gen- cral Blis§, Lieutenant Generals Lig- gett and Bullard and Major-Generals Dickman, McAndrews and Harbord. Sales of Christmas candy will not be restricted this year either by the food adminstrtion or by voluntary | agreement among confectioners. The war department expects bring back home in the month December 150 000 and 175,000 men. Rhode Island breweries began clos- ing their production departments Sat- urday morning. The brewers report about two to four monih’s supply of beer and ale on hand. A suggestion that a large part of the dried codfish exported from New- foundland be diverted from Italy to Germany is under serious considera- ion. | James R. Hopkins, 82, who retired in 1910 after 38 years’ service as ef engineer of the Somerville, Massachusetts fire department, died Saturday. The anti- influenza vaccine used largely in Massachusetts during the recent epidemic “was of practically no value as a preventinve” according to Engene R. Kelley, state health commissioner. Captain Frank Cavanaugh of Bat- tery K, 102nd Field Artillery, for- merly coach of Dartmouth college football elevens has been promoted to the rank of Major. Major-General Clarence R. Ed- wards, formerly commander of the 26th New England division in France, took command Saturday of the de- partment of the northeast. The American, a 101 foot steel tug, was launched without christening or other ceremony at the yards of tne| Texas Steamship Company at Bath, Maine. The Bishop of Strasbourg quested permission from the French. authorities that the clergy of the dio- cese used the German language, be- cause he contends, “it is indispens- able.” The appointment of General Paras kevopoulous to succeed General Dang- lais, as commander-in-chief of the Greek army, who has retired, is an- nounced. The shell plant of the Minneapolis Steel and Machinery Company was destroyed by fire yesterday with a loss estimated at $500 000, fully covered by insurance. One man was burned to death. The king' of Wurttemburg has pub- licly abdicated. He renounces the crown only in his own name. making no mention in his declaration of the heir apparent. 1 to of | | has re- BOY KILLED WHILE TRYING TO PREVENT MAID SUICIDING South Orunge, N. J, De¢ 1. — In from committing suicide here today, twelve years old Gordon Seyfried, a Boy Scout, tried to tea: a revolver from her hand and was killed by the same bullet which passed through her body. She, too, was reported tonight to be near Jdcath. 3 Just befors he died in his mother's arms, the lasd whispered: “I saw Pauline with ihe pistol. and I tried to do my duty as a Boy Scout. When I tried to take the revolver away from her, it went off and then something hit me in the threat.” MORE THAN $500,000,0C0 HAS | RUSSO-AMERICAN FORCES Feeling Runs Highin chile»“A_g_@st Peru A G)re!t Patriotic Demonstra- tion Was Held in Santiago, Chile, Yesterday. Santiago, Chile, Dec.. 1.—A great patriotic ~ demonstration, directed | aginst Peru, was held here yesterday : and continued until midnight. 1t was| the largest ever seen in Santiago and, included almost the entire population between the ages of 16 and 60. Resolutions to be sent to the na- tional government; demanding the in- corporation into Chile of Tacna and Arica and an immediate increase in the army and navy, were greeted every- where with cheers. A feature of the demonstration was the presence of the veterans of '79 who captured these provinces from Peru. The newspapers comment on the fact that hundreds of small Argentine llags were carried in the processions ! CONGRESS EXPECTS TODAY TO HEAR PRESIDENT’S PLANS Washington, Dec. 1.—Congress ex- pects to hear from Presidenet Wilson tomosrow something of his plans for the peace conference. On .the eve of his departur for France, the president will go to the capitol shortly before one o’clock to deliver his annual address at the opening of the third and final session of the sixty-fifth congress. Few ut- terances of the chief executive have been awaited with keener interest and congressional officers said tonight that never before has there been such a demand for admission cards to the house galleries for a joint session. Some congressional leaders say the appearance of the president may create something of a sensation and that then again nothing may happen. They are certain. however, that soon after the presidemt speaks there will me spirited discussion in. both senate and house of his plans for the trit and house of his pians for the frip, if they are revealed, and of any pro- posed action on problems coming be- fore the peace conference. General and virtually daily debate in the sen- ate also is expected while the peace delegates are sitting in Paris. Many members of both senate and house privately criticize the presi- dent for his decision to go Yo France and also for his failure to include a member of the senate in the American delegation, but none of them will speak for publication. Nor have those members of the house who have been | reported to be prepared to question the president tomorrow regarding the peace conference made any announce- ment. Some senators also are said to have prepared resolutiens for intro- ductien tomorrow proposing a spec- ial senate committee to go to Europe and keep the senate informed on events at the peace conference. A special meeting of the democratic steering committee” has been calléd for tomorrow before the senate con- venes to discuss the general situation. Besides dealing with the peace con- ference, " the president tomorrow is expected to recommend législation. he regards as necessary for the transi- tion of the country from a war to a peace basis. CAPTURE KARPAGORSKOI! Archangel, Saturday, Nov. 30.—(By The K879 'he Ru merican forces, continuing their advance up the Pinega river, over icc and snow- coverad roads, have capinured the town of Karpagorski, 120 miles from the town of Pinega, after a fight with the Bolsheviki. This place since the organization of the new government of Aachangel, wus a Rus<o-Allied pro- vision depot, but it raided and captured by the Bolsheviki and since then had been the scene of much par- tisan fighting. A patrol of seventy Americans scouting yesterday along {he Vaga river south of Shenkursl, encountered a ten fold superior force of Bolshevi ki including cavalry and infantry with mary machine guns The Amer- icans were surrounded, it fought their way out, losing a lizutengnt and twelve men killed. Tor bravery in construction work under heavy fire in the fighting along the Vologda ralroad. Lieutenant W. C. Griffle of St. Johns, Michigan, has been awarded the British Military Cross_and Scrgeant John RBenson, of Detroit, has heen award e British Military Medal. = These are the first American engineers in Russia to be decorated. cholas Tschaikovsky, president of the provisicnal zovernment of north Russia, has mformed the correspond- ent that the government the rion of the north, though recognizing the all-Russian authoritv of the gov- ernment formed in temporarily withhold its decision on the recent coup d'etat of the Sibe- rian government. in Fail of Premier Eisner Expected. Copenhagen, Dec. 1.—Advices from Bavaria say the fall of Pramier Eisner is expected soon and that Herr Auer, a socialist, is mentioned as his suc- cessor. OBITUARY. Mrs. Spencer Ervin. Madrid, Saturday, Nov.\ Ervin, wife ¢f a special state depart- ment assistant at the Awmerican em- bassy, here is dead Major Willard D. Straight. Paris, Dec. 1.—Major V Straight, financier and dipiomat, New York, who several days ago ‘was stricken wita pneumoria, died Jur- ing the night. Major Straight had been cetailed at House the request of Colonel I. to_take up duties with mission as soon as host The major had conmenced work sev- eral days before he fell ill. The ma- jors loss is deeply feit by Colonel and Mrs House and the members of the American mission. , Capt. Joseph Raphael de Lamar. New York, Dec. 1.—Captain Joseph Raplael de lcmar, financier and mine owner, died today*in Ro velt hos- pital of pnewtnonia, which developed after an operation. He was 75 years old. Captain De Lamar was president of the Dome Mines Company, vice president of the International Nickel Company and a director in many oth- er corporations. M. BEEN ADVANCED TO RAILROADS ‘Washington, Dec, 1.--Wore than a half billion dollars has been advanced by the government tothe railroads and at the ponts designated by the Ger- man officials in accordance with the armistice terms. The Germans re- ported - that - éleven mines had been Jaid in the vicinity of Winter Water Shoal light. - L transportatizn lines under its control during the . eight montts since the railroad administration has been in opration. More than 55 per cent. of the ad- vances in the eight months went teo nine big systems. The story of Captain De Lamar's life reads like 'a romance. He was born in Amsterdam, Holland, and at the age of seven, his father met with financial reverses. The boy boarded | terview ,the emperor attempted ‘| situation after the murder of Copenhagen, Saturday, Nov. 30.— (By The A. P.—Further revelations showing that Former Emperor Will- iam of Germany is seeking to escape responsibility for bringing on the war, are contained in an article by George ‘Wegener 'appearing in the Cologne ‘Gazette, recounting a conversation which the writer had with the em- peror just before he fled. In this in- to shift the blame for the world conflict to the shoulders of Dr.” Theobald! Von Bethmann Hollweg, former im- perial - German chancellor, and Gott- lieb Von Jagow, former minister of foreign affairs. “Against my will they sent me Norway,” William is quoted as having said. “Idid not wish to undertake the voyage because the gravity of the Arch- duke Francis Ferdinana was clear at first sight.. But the chancellor said to me: “‘Your Majesty must take this voy- | age in order to maintain peace. If| your Majesty remains here, it un- doubtedly means war and the world will' lay to your charge responsibility for this war. “Well, T then undertook the voyage. During all this time I received no reports from my government con- cerning current events. Strictly speaking, I only learned from Nor- wegian newspapers of what was ou- curring in the world and in this way I learned of the Russian mobilization measures. “But when I heard that the British fleet had put to sea, I returned of my to KAISER DISCLAIMS WAR RESPONSIBILITY In Interview Just Before He Fled to Holland the Former Em- peror of Germany Attempted to Shift the Blame For the World Conflict Upon the Shoulders of Dr. Theobald Von Bethmann and Gottlieb Von Jagow. own accord. They had nearly caught ' me. On my orders, German ships re- turned at once to the security of Nor- wegian harbors. Later it ‘would not hayve been possible for them to do so.” The emperor then mentioned dec- larations of General W. A. Soukhom- linoff, Russian minister of war, during the investigations which occurred afterwards, which he later altered to the statement that he had not order- ed real mobilization but only readi- ness for mobilization. The emperor, however insisted on the correctness of the first declaration, according to which he had caused- the Czar to Te- call his order for mobilization. He declared that General Nicholas Jan- uschkevitch, chief Jf the Russian im- perial general staff, deceived the Czar and the order was carried out in spite of him. This mobilization, the kaiser would have it, was the final reason for the wars The Russian war party at the court, the kaiser continued, had already, in the spring of 1914, compelled the czar to maké” preparations for war. From that time Siberian regiments - wi gradually drawn westward. They were told that manoeuvers were the reason for these movements and thus they marched on to the Volga River and further westward until they reached Vilna, where they were suddenly handed out loaded cartridges and told that they were now going to fight in earnest. s “In fact,” said the kaiser in ending the interview, “Russian troops were already over our frontier before war was declared.” GOMPERS SAYS LABOR IS 3 TO DEMAND ITS RIGHTS New York, Dec. 1.—The nation is in graver danger now than at any time during the war, because peace conferences are not always dominated by a spirit of justice and democracy, declared Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, in an address here tonight at a “J bilee” meeting of the American Al- liance for Labor and Demoeracy. It had occutred before, he said, that people who had secured a certain amount of freedom in their own countries were forced to yield, or yielded voluntarily, these rights at the peace table. He asserted that when the senate ratifies a treaty with another coun- try. provisions of such a treaty be- comes a “supreme” law, and he said that the working classes of America, | who had succeeded in getting some iexcellent laws on the statute books, would see to it that none of these rights were taken away at the peace i conference. “I say with full knowledge of the responsibility which my words carry,” continied MT. Gompers, “that the | working people of the United States will resist and make any sacrifice which may be necessary to prevent the industrial baron from riding on horseback over the mass of the peo- ple.” Mr. Gompers asserted that a month after labor had pledged itself to sup- port the country in peace or war dur- ing the trying spring of 1917, Presi- dent Wilson had declared war on Germany. This pledge, Mr. Gompers declared, had been kept by laber, which was now determined to demand its rights. BEER ENOUGH TO LAST ABOUT FIVE MONTHS New Haven, Conn., Dec. 1.—Six- teen breweries in Connecticut stopped the brewing of beer last night as a result of tho presidential proclama- tion prohibiting brewing in this coun- try. The breweries represert an in- vestment of more than $4.000,000 and employ approximately 1309 men. Vir- tually all of these em: s will be retained by the brewe: , according to a statement tonight by Nathaniel W. Kendall, president of the Connec- ticut Brewe association. He sald: “The breweries in this rctate have their cellars full of bear and the stock on hand should last about five mon f1s. The bejr must be taken care of and very few emplores will be discharged during the pericd this or- der in effec Vv events may take place -before X uly and the brew- ers xpect ro resumie normal opera- tions in due time. As fur as T have heard, none of the breweries plan to take up any other line of husiness.” DEER ARE REPORTED SCARCE IN MASSACHUSETTS Boston, Dec. 1.—War has driven the deer of Massachusetts from ome of their favorite stands. When the six days’ open season start: tomorrow, hunters who have been accustomed to stalk the animals in the Nashua riv- er valley in the central part of the state, will nace to filnd a new ¢ :c- tive. for what once was a great area of schrub growth is now. the canton- ment of Camp Devens. Reports- from towns a short distance from the can- tonment indicate that large numbers of ‘deer driven from that region have found refuge in woods not many miles away. Sportsmen anticipated a leaner sea- son than for several rs, n compara- tive scarcity of deer b { residents of rural distr MAKING ROOM AT DEVENS FOR REURNING SOLDIERS Ayer, Mass., Dec. 1.—The Twelfth (Plymouth) Division, stationed at mediately and the Forty-second Reg- iment -will report this week at Camp Upton, N. Y. Orders for this move- ment \were received today from the ton. Officers here believe that room Is being made at Camp Devens to 're- ceive soldiers who are to return soon jfrom overseas. Work of demobilizing development battalions is being speeded up and 8000 men will be discharged by next Saturday. More than 500 were released today. VIENNA HAS BEEN SAVED FROM ANOTHER FAMINE Vienna, Saturday. Nov. 30.—By The A. P—Vienna has been saved from famine for another month by ar- rangement with- the Hungarian gov- ernment whereby there will be deliv- ered to the municipal authorities 50 carloads of potatoes, 40000 sheep, a Dutch vessel that plied to the West Indies and worked as : sailor until he was twenty-three, when Le bacame master of a ship. He visited every port in the world and educated himself by observation and reading. 5 5,000 head of cattle and other food- ng veported by | Camp Devens is to be broken up im- | adjutant-general’s office at Washing- | QUESTIONS TO COME - BEFORE PEACE COUNCIL Paris, Dec. 1.—(By The A. P.) One of the larger projects being matured as a preliminary to the peace congress is the creation of a permanent inter- allled commission on which Gréat Britain, France, Italy and the United States will be represented cn all mari- time, financial ¥ad_food questions. The project has®been fully cutlined and it will be among the mam sub- jocts before the supreme council of premiers which is.about to assemble in London. Such a commission would take the place of the three temporary commit- tees now In operation. These tem- porary committees are the InteraAl- lied Maritime committee, on which Raymond ‘B. Stevens and George Rub- lce, of the United States Shipping Board, are the American members, the Inter-Allied Financial committee, on which Oscar T. Crosby, assistant sec- retary of the treasury, represents America, and the food committee, on which Louis P. Sheldon, representa- tive of the American food administra- tive board in the United Kingdom, is the American member, The functions’ of all thrce of these committees would be merged into a permanent inter-allied commission ac- cording to the proposal now being con” sidered. While practical advantages in a permanent inter-allied commis- sion generally are gdmitted by diplo- mats here, opposition has dveloped to scme of its features. One objection wurged by expeg's is that a permanent inter-allied commis- sion would be the creation <& a body which might be represented as making ‘unnecessary a league of nations. Advocates of a league of nations urge that it should be broad enough to have representatives from all na- tions, whereas the proposed .perma- nent conimission would be confined to four great powers. DIRECTOR OF KRUPP WORKS IS RECALLED TO BERLIN Geneva, Dec: 1.—Dr. Witheim Mueh- lon, former director of the Krupp Works at Essen, has been recalled to Berlin by the néw Ger govern- ment. He wiil be offered a post in the government. Sensational revelations in which he charged that Germany was wholly in agreement with Austria-Hungary for the starting of the worll war. were made by Dr. Muechlon last summer. Bmperor Witiiam, he oasserted personally onsible fo participation the German war policy. Dr. Muehlon related econversations he had had with Former Chancellor in the war leaders to support his Helfferich and Dr. Kruopp von Boh- len, husband of the chicf owner of the Krupp works, in which both told him the then emperor had ed his agre-ment with gary on .the that Germany ately if Ru: inevitably drawn on the o and precipitate a univ INTERCOLLEGIATE SPORTS DECLARED “UNHEALTHY" Ithaca. N. Y., Dec. 1.—In his an- nual report to the trustees of Cornel? University, made public tonight, Pres- ident Jacob Gould Schurman recom- mends the substitution of intramural for ercollegiate athlecics. Criticising intercollegiate sports as “unhealthy " Dr. Schurman asserts that they not only seriously interf:re with undergraduate study, but are open to misintrepation by the public. Inter-class games. he contends, would disclos- Austria-Hun- timatum to Serbia and would muhil immedi- | serve better the true object of exers cise for the majority of studens. Dr. Schurman also recommends his report that all st quired to enroll for military driil. INVESTIGATING GERMAN CRIMES IN BELGIUM London, Dec. 1.—T! ernment is starting into the German crim the deportation of Bels the theft o Belgian m the murders of Fdith Cavel tain Fryatt. Among those held Tvspensible, ac- cording "to a the Fxchang y governor of Geéneral Baron Kurt Von fel, military commander oi Louvain, and Baron Von Der La . civil gov- ernor—of Br: e of Miss Cavell's 50,000 INFLUENZA DEATHS IN SOUTH AFRICA Cape Town South Africa, Dee. 1.— Vit Montreal—Governor Generai Bux- ton, in thanking luntary workers for their efforts during the recent in- stuffs. The arrangements were made by Baron help of Count Karolyl. president the Hungarian national council. Knoblich, .who represents{estimated that there had been the Tepublic at Budapest, through the | thousand deaths of |among Europeans and fluenza epidemic said today it was fifty South Afr! the population from the disease. in