Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 28, 1918, Page 1

VOL. LIX—NG. 312 BANQUET N PALAGE WAS A REGAL AFFAIR At the State Dinner Arranged for President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson ‘Every Royal Formality Was Carried Out—The Scene in the Dining Salon Was One of Splendor, a Great Collection of Solid Gold Plate and Huge Gold Ornaments Valued at $15,000,000 Having Been Brought Out of Vaults President Wilson and Queen Mary, Who Led the Pro-| cession Into the Dining Hall, Were Officials of the Palace Walking Backwards and Making Obeisance to the Guests. London, Dee. ting —No more rezal se ever hai been arranged in Bucl than that which greet n ngham Palac re the banauet. Pre! I, preced diately behind the folcwed by royal family the table ted, with Presider:t right and right of I’r Wilson sa Wilson ident Wi d then t rincess Chrietian, left mbassader in the order named. bassador, John W, e first place at a ble on Pr hesel NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENTS finn " m.| London, Dec, 27—Forty American b o T all. | newspaper correspondents wno _are v e of eptentior In | visiting London with President Wil- e rent eallection | S01'S party were entertained at lunch- 3 15 @ real eollectiof | eon today by Lord Northeliffe at the 'y \iliton | Times office and at dinner tonight by | ol e ent | the Nswspaper Proprietors’ Associa- - . - tion. T o onea ¢ | The principal speeches delivered at e. These ‘ncl sife taken dec ring to match. ions. In e room wa: «s not hidd er decorar in full vy with gol e e gress Tace. decor a4 ceived in London, and that it and porcelain. The banquet hallipore than remarkable—that it was sion s used for hanquets and | uiiole edented. ier_purposes, and has a throne at| Baron Burnham, in extending cor- e end. dial welcome to the guests, made a The main table was <o arranged that | strong plea for the abolition of all backs of President Wilson and|censorship. He said that if there had Georpe were toward the throne. | heen more real freedom of the press permanent decorations seemed X regal table was ¢ each side < hung from th but for the ban in goid candelabrs by a pink shad tapestry. each ures. The general bods of the guests pre- ceded the roval family and the presi- sts_into and re- while the chief guests entered in procession. ding the procession wus the Lord Steward regalia. uard in red Elizabeth- and with halbreds were jential and ambassadorial gu the banquet hall. _They 1os nained standin nd the hosts Chamberlain 'd_other of Yeomen of t an costumes attendance. nd the als Lord in state HOW QUEEN MARY AND MRS. WILSON WERE GOWNED London, Dec, 27.—Queen Mary wore cream colored gown of silk with a wore very few jewets. The military and naval officers were in service uniforms and wore their swords. full The ambassadors were in ambassadorial uniform. Presi- w wore the usual formal American eve- ning clothes. The British civillan guests wore court dress and the in- signia of many orders. WILSONS DECLINE TO MAKE SIDE TRIPS TN ENGLAND London, Dee. 27.—In declining ah in- ampton vitation of the mayor of North: to visit that town, President Wilson wrote. “I would, if T could, come to North- ampton, not pious pilgrimage part of England most directly asso- clated with the great manor of 'Wash- fngtom, but 1 would not be entitied to a0 homage there if T did net act as I suppose General Washington would sct, and do nothing which took me away from the special duties which brought me acrqes the water. “My visit to Great Britain must be very brief. The only place I can take time to’ visit is my mother's dirth- place, which, I understand, T can visit without interfering with the special cbjects of my errand.” THREE HOUR CONFERENCE WITH LLOYD GEORGE London, Dec. 27—The environment |ij of President Wilson's second day fn thac that of the ¥ingland was quietg first d Today, Ing day witi the president. Five hours were taken up by two confrrences with David Liovd George, the British prime minister, and Artbur J. Balfour, for- and Mrs. Wil- o escorted into the - which had at- at the palace ree hundred years was th Queen Mary led the splendidly A walking sance to president 1 me King Grorge and Mrs. . the welve per- King George t and Princess ke of Con- sat or otherwise 00 cum- ded one from the the rold-laden table blended jons in the hall, which A with crimson - cagpet The + was further carried out ve use of poinsettas as the balcony at military or- from view us. The at- hall, which is 200 feet ! wide, was approached | 5 through a state hallway tely a block long, richl th paint- simple when compared with The oul art on the on chandeliers extremely high ceiling, quet tonight 198 candles surmounted , were used. Other ight was obtainable from fancy wall ng train and a tiara of diamonds ¥ other jewels. Mrs. Wilson's s black with spangles and as made at the Whife House. §he son and Ambassador Davis only with pleasure, but with the feeling that I was making a to that particular however, chiefly wae a work- BUCKINGHAM for the Occasion—Preceding cign secretary, on peacs problems. This was the fulfillmehc of the main | purpose of the president’s pilgrimage | to London. | For three hours in the morning Pres- | ident sat with Llovd George and the foreign minister before the open_fire- place in the president's apartment in Buckingham ~Palace. The d Secon meeting was in the cabiret room of the premier's residence in Downing| street. The two sessions were broken | by a luncheon at which Mr. George gathored a dozen leading Brit- ish statesmer of the Conservative,: Liberal and Labor paries There was a picturesque incident after the luncheon when President Wilson unweiled a portrait of George Washington. presented to the premier’s residence by Lord Albemuarle. | The interowt of Londoners in Pres- | ident Wilsor continues hizh. Crowds outside the palace and in Downing | street awaited his coming all day, not withstanding the rain, and cheered hi evcry appeirance. Each tme they ,| saw President Wilson they demanded speech, but each time the president | shoolc his head negatively. The newspapers today were filled | | with tributes to President Wilson which undoubtedly have been the| cause of a heightening in his per- I sonal popularity in London It is expected that another great | = will witness th> progress of | dent to the Guilihall tomor- | ceive the address of the lord 1 LUNCHEON FOR AMERICAN the luncheon were by Baron Burn- ham, Richard V. Oulahan of the New York Times, David Lawrence of the New York Evening - Post, Herbert Swope of the New York World, Admi- ral 8ims, commander of the American, naval forces, snd ‘Rabbi Stephen S Wise of New York, Lord Northcliffe in_welcoming his guests said they would find absolutely no hostility to the United States in England. Momentary instances of ir- ritation had faded awav, and in the | same way he was certain some of the supposed differences . about the com- »|ing peace conference would disappear }in the capable hands the United States and Great Britain had placed them. Lord Northcliffe added that the Amer- “|ican journalists had seen the kind | of welcome President Wilson had re- | and if secrets had been more fully re- vealed, there would have been no war. AMERICAN GUESTS AT THE STATE BANQUET London, Dec. —The American guests at the state banquet given to- night at Buckingham DPaiace wer President and Mrs. Wilson. Admiral Grayson, Major General Biddle, Brig- adier General Harts, the American ambassador and Mrs. Davis, Vice Ad- miral Sims, J. Butler Wright, coun- selor of the American embassy and Edward Bell , F. M. Gunthcer, R. E. Pennoyer and E. C. Shoecraft, secre- taries of the American embassy; Da- vid R. Franels, American ambassador to Russia; R. B. Stevens of the Amer- ican Shipping Board; Colonel Endi- cott of the American Red Cross; Gyr- don Auchincloss, Miss Benham, secre- tary to Mrs. Wilson; Colone! S. L. H. Slocum, military attache of the Amer- ican embassy. . FRENCH SOCIALIST DEPUTIES WITHDRAW RESIGNATIONS Paris, Dec. 21—The nine socialist deputies who resigned from the mili- tary committee of the chamber of dep- uties have withdrawn their resigna- tions. Hubert Rouger, a soclalist de- puty, in explaining the change in their attitude, in a leiter to President De- schanel of the chamber, said: “The chamber of the committee has stated that the committee is going to urge acceleration of demobilization, that the premier will appear before the committee to make known the plan of demobilization and that the French government, in accord with its allies and associates, does not plan military - intervention In Russia.” PROVOST MARSHAL OF THE NORTHEASTERN DEPARTMENT Boston, Dec, 27.—Major Edward J. Hickey of this city today was appoint- ed provost marshal of the northeast- ern department and placed in charge of the military police forces in New ‘Bngland. He formerly commanded the Twenty-Seventh Battalion, United States Guard, recently demobilized, in announcing the appointment, Colonel Albert S, Williams, chief of staff to Major General Clarence R. Edwards, said that a second company of the Thirty-Sixth Jnfantry, now at Camp had been assigned to duty bere, Increasing the force to more than 500 men. POULTRY RASING TO Lioyd | E No Bolshevism in German Navy. London, Dec. 27—Reuter’s Limited learns that the alleged British admi-, ralty order regarding Boishevism in the German fleet, received from Per- lin by way of Amsterdam today “is a tissue of falsehoods.” 1571 NAMES IN TWO ARMY CASUALTY LISTS Washington, Dec. 27.—The follow- ing casualties are reported: by the commanding general of the American Expeditionary Force Killed in action, 57; died of wounds, 33; died of accident and other causes, 17 v accident, d of disease, 72; wounded severely, 229; wounded (degree undetermined) 7: wounded slizhtly, 10; missing in action, 59. Total 496. Killed in Action, w England men: Archie D. Magee, Mrs. ee, New Bedford, Mass. ohn T. Connors, Mrs. 2 Arcadia Park, Dor- Corporals. Aary Cobnor: chester, Ma Mechanic—Charles M. Alexander, Miss Bessie Prever, 63 Dundoy St., Peter A, Cote, Mrs. Delia Cote, 57 Bellevue ~Ave, Lawrence, 2 Fred A. Quarleno, Mrs. Lucy Quarleno, 4 Kippy St, Bverett, Mass. Died of Wounds. . Hanley, Mrs, 2 Circuit Square, Rox- M. J. bury, Mass. Died of Accident and Other Causes. Laird, Mrs. arragut Ave., fedford, Mass. Corporals.—Edwin J. Barnes, Miles J. Barnes, 604 Second Ave. West Hav- en, Conn. Died of Disease. Corporals.—Hjalmar Carlson, _An- {drew Carlson, 212 Main St, New Brit- ain, Conn, se, Mrs, Mary , 13 Orchard St, Bast Provi- R L Wounded Severely. Lieuts — Walter Alexander Cates, Mrs. abeth Oates, 478 Friendship S ence, R. Serge: —T Mary C. Lud v : F. Luddy, Mrs. uth Leonard St., erbury, Conn.; Ernest L. Sullivan, Mrs, M. Sulliv: » Roseciair St,, Dorc Corporals falpin Jr., Mars. Margaret Halpin, 575 Spring St., New- port, R. L ners.—Aalden Sherwin, Mrs. A, dge St., Town- Jack Myland, Mrs. Gage , 69 ord St. Portland, Me.; John I. O'Connor, Martin O'Neil, 92 Compton St, Boston, Mass.; Mike Peppi, Mrs, Anna Galoirchi. Box 148, ucl, Conn. Pietro Ratti, Fran- ciseo Ratti, 100 rairie = Ave., Paw- tugket, R. L: Marylan Tsznzkoski, Ben Tsznskoskl, 41 Robert St., Bristol, Conn.; Jean L. Vons, Nils Gustafson, 8 Kendricks Ave, Worcester, Mass.; Frank J. Keniry, Mrs. Mary Keniry, cwtown, Conn., Lewis H. Metro Mrs. Mary L. Metro, 636 Killingly Ave, Manton, R. 1.;: Armand V. Alix, Mrs. Lottie Alix, 228 Central St,” Lowell, Mas: 3 Wounded (D2qree: I ndetamined:) ‘Privates.—Melvin MacDonald, N. J. MacDonald, 50 Golden Ave. Medford, Mass.; Maurice Waisberg, John Weis- berg, Union St., and Langley Road, Newton Center, Mass. Missing in Action. Corporals—Antone Dous Lewis, Mrs. Margaret Le 2 New Bos- ton Road, Bast Fairbaven, Mass. Privates.—John Gilt, Mrs. Mary B. Rawadosky, 18 Lewie St., Chelsea. Mass.; Patrick King, Miss Margaret King, 40 A St, South Boston, Mass.; Hoverndon Ave., Brocton, Mass. FRIDAY AFTERNOON’S LIST Killed in action 184; died of wounds ; died of accident and other causes 3 disease 160; wounded se- sing in action 49; to- 92 The Connecticut names in_ this list include the following: Killed in action, Privates Charles Clark, Essex; Walter F. Lawson, West Haven; Au- gusto Tornaciari, Stamford; Jesse M. Curtis, Meriden; died of accident and other causes, Sergeant John J. Butler, ‘West Haven: died of disease, Corporal Sorin C. Johnson, Hartford; Private Joseph A. Ozanne, New London; wounded severely, Sergeant Joseph F. Comerford, Hartford; Privates Wil lam Gilmarton, Mériden; Frank J. McHugh, New Haven; Roman Rozen- sky, Terryville, Aleck Rusiczky, North Manchester; missing in action, Homer R. Olmstead, Southberry. SOME PHASES OF FEDERAL CONTROL OF RAILROADS Concord, N. H, Dec. 27.—Some phases of federal control of railways are touched upon in the annual report of the New Hampshire public service commission_made public today. “I consolidation and unification of railroads is_desirable for the sake of economy,” the commission asks, “why cannot this be done under private ownership with proper government regulation? “Do the farmers wish to have the statute requiring the railroads under certain conditions to maintain _farm crossings annulled? Do the property owners wish to surrender their statu- tory right to call upon the railroads to pay damages caused by fires from their locomotives? Does the state wish to be deprived of the right to re- quire_suitable train service to rea- sonably accommodate the public? “These and many similar, guestions,” says the commission, “are strictly lo- cal and should be handled by the states in which they arise.” NEW ISSUE OF $750,000,000 TREASURY CERTIFICATES Washington, Dec. 27—A new issue of $750,000,000 or more of treasury certificates of indebtedness maturing in six months was announced today by Secretary of the Treasury Glass in preparation for the fifth Liberty loan. Books will be open from Jan. 2 to Jan. 7 at federal reserve banks. The cer- tificates will bear interest at 4 1-2 per cent. per annum, OBITUARY. John Gibson Hazard. Syracuse, N. Y., Dec. z7.—John Gib- son Hazard, vice president of the INCREASE FOOD SUPPLY Boston, Dec. 27.—Poultry raising. as of increasing the food supply homes and helping to reduce ‘of living, was urged upon the people of this state in a atatement by food administration today. “Large demands are now teing made ‘upon us for beef, pork and other forms of heavier meats” said the statement. “These can be met only by ucing poultry, eggs and similar foodstuffs.” L TIE e Semet-Solvey Company, died today. He was born 41 years ago ot Feace- dale, R. I, and was graduated from Yale in 18 Arthur Dominy. Bay Shore, N. Y. Dec. 27.—Arthur Dominy, for many vears superintend- ent of the Long Island and Rhode Is- land stations of the United States coast guard service, died here today. Shortly before he retired in 1915 his territory was restricted 1o Long Is- land. 3 London, Dec, 27.—The British war- ship Calypso has captured two Bol- shevik destroyers in the eastern Bal- tic, according to an official report from the admiralty today. One of the de- stroyers ‘was engaged in bombarding lighthouses in the vicinity of Reval. The officers and men on board the destroyers were made prisoner. No casualties occurred on the Calypso, ac- cording to the reports reaching the admiralty. The Calypso was com- manded by Captain Bertram S. The- siger. ARGUMENT AGAINST FEDERAL PROHIBITION AMENDMENT Baltimore, Md.. Dec. 27.-In an ad- dress upon’_the legal and copstitu- tional aspects of the proposed prohi- Eition amendme%: to the federal con- rte B. Swanson, John Swanson, | stitution now before the states for &c- tion, Seymour <. Loomis of New Ha- ven, Conn., secretary of the social and €conomic science section of the Ameri- can Association for the Advancement of Science, argued against the ratifi- cation of the *mendmtnt, at today’s meeting of the association here. The fundamental objection fo the amendment, he contended, is that it proposes to put into the constitution a matter of police regulation when that document lz‘ught to be, and so far, has been, he said, limited to a state- ment of the basic principles of a rep- resentative government. “The liquor question would not be settled by adopting this proposed Germans. “GotoHell” Sent to Delegates Who Asked for Meeting to Negotiate for Food Supplies. ‘Washington, Dec. 27. — Food Ad- ministrator Hoover, in Europe ar- ranging relief for the people of the war devastated territories, has re- fused in emphatic terms to discuss German food conditions with Baron Von Der Lancken and Dr. Rieth, who sought a meeting with the food ad- ministrator. A message from Paris today said these two German officials, Dprominent in the Germaa tion of Beigium, wirelessed from Ber- lin to Walter Lyman Brown, director of the commission for relief in Bel- gium at Rotterdam that they had been appointed by the German government t0 megotiate with Mr. Huover for food supplies and that they desited Mr. Hoover to advise them when and where he would meet ther. In answer to the request for a|man delegates to. the Peace Confer- conference, Mr. Hoover sent this | ence. message: Senator Hitchcock introduced “You can describe two and a half years of arrogance toward ourselves and cruelty to the Belgisns in ‘any language vou may select, and tell the pair personally to go 10 hell with my compliments. 'If T do have to deal wth Germans it will not be with that pair.” HUGHES CLAIMS SEIZURE OF CABLES IS ILLEGAL New York, Dec. In authorizing President Wilson to take over the na- tion’s cable lines, congress- intended such seizure to be made “only in case changing conditions. in the future. Bulletin Saturday, December 21... Time to Look After the Trade The recent Christmas season kas given some indication of the man- ner in which business and trade can be expected to respond ‘to the There has Leen a large volume of trading, the restraint of war times has been relieved and business is going to go ahead with greater bounds than ever. It is not to be interpreted as meaning that trade“stimulation is going to be obtained without effort. advertising to give them needed help. sponses when wisely used and it can be depended upon to do its part The business man who fortifies himself strong’ advertising campaign and appealing to the trade wil sired results, and in doing eo he cannot overlook the service which is furnished in Norwich and vicinity by The Bulletiy’s columns: During the past week the following matter has appeared in The Bulletin’s columns, all for 12 cents a week: Telegraph The buyers are going to look to It has always brought re- by opening a get de- Gensral 301 Local 131 Total 522 1aws in regard to it, if adopted, would be enforced in different degrees in TXy several states and the subject would be a never-ending force in hoth state and national elections. What amount of alcohol would make a liguor ‘intox- icating’ and what constitutes “bever- age purposes’ wauld furnish large room for debate and inconsistent leg- isiative action, which each state has the power under the proposed amends ment to make.” Mr. Loomis held that the proposed amendment never had been properly passed upon by congress, in that two- thirds of the membership of each house had not voted for it. He dis- puted rulings of speakers of the house and presidents of the semate to the cffect that two-thirds vote means two- thirds of those present or two-thirds of a quorum. The method to be pur- sued by comeress in proposing an amendment to the constitution, he in- sisted, is a mandatory, not a permis- sive one. ' Speaking of the amendment, Everett P. Wheeler of New Haven said: “When the constitution of the United States provides for amendments it does not mean revolutionary changes. The prohibition amendment proposes to subvert the American principle of local self government. Democrats and federalists agreed that this was fun- damental. We never should have had the union without it, Experience might show that prohibition did_more harm than good. But this amendment would deprive each state of the power to change within its own borders. “It would make this change by the vote of thirty-six states, each casting one vote. Nevada has 4 population of only 108,736, yet its vote would count for as much as that of New York with a population of over ten million. o muke cuch a revolutionary change on such a vote is not democratic. *“Another constitutional objection to the prohibition amendment is this: It did not pass either house of congre: by the vote required by the constitu- tion.” Simon Flexner was elected presi- dent of the association and St. Louis was selected for nmext yvears meeting. $500,000,000 FOR FEDERAL GRAIN CORPORATION ‘Washington, Dec, -An_appropri- ation of at least $500,000,000 for the food administration’s grain corpora- tion, which will be charged with car- rying out the government peace guar- antee fo rthe 1919 crop, yill ke provid- ed in a bill to be introduced in con- gress early next month. Chairman Lever, of the house agricultural com- mittee, said tonight tha: an efferot would be made to have the measure nguht up in the house at an early ate., ¢ ASKS THAT SOLDIERS FOUND BEGGING BE REPORTED Boston, Dec. 27.—Colonel Albert S. Williams, chief of staff of the north- eastern department, today requested that soldiers found begging o nthe streets be refused money and the case reported to army headquarters. There was no need, he said, of any man in uniform soliciting funds. = Several complaints. have reached officials re- cently. FRANCE TO SUPPRESS POLITICAL CENSORSHIP Paris, Dec. 2l.—According to the Temps, Premier Clemenceau intends shortly to recommend to the cabinet the suppression of the political cen- sorship in France and the retaining of control only over military news. 'This step, the - mewspaper adds, probably will ‘be taken before. the peace preliminaries begin. If a woman is patriotic she never deserts her colors. 5 {by the two companies to enjoin Post- s‘(;cm'ity" and not “at any time during the Influenza has caused many deaths in tin and ardo Hay as Minister to Italy. Condensed Telegrams Canadian field crops are vauued at $1,383,000,000. Mulhausen, returned to France, has been renamed Mulhbuse. California beet sugar crop is report- ed_coming along satisfactorily. Restrictions on the exportation of in plate were removed. Uruguay’s army has been called out to put down labor trubles. President Carranza. nominated BEdu- Copper Export Association complet- Prince Albert of Monaco Gives to The Associated Press a Letter Detailing Many Conversations With the Ex-Em- peror on His War Projects Prior to Launching the World War—One Passage Declares That the Beast of Berlin Nicholas IL of Russia Without Intervening to Save Him. war have been returned ed_organization of its selling board. The Food Administration will ship 180,000 tons of supplies to Belgium monthly Kereafter. The Czecho-Slovaks will coin their own money, the system to be based on the French franc. Gold output of California was esti- mated at $18,000,000, compared with $21,000,000 in 1917. War Department announces the sale at various cantonments next month of 44,465 horses and mules. State Department is making efforts to have U. S. Consul Treadwell, under arrest in Russia, released. Prince Max of Waldbourg and Ed- ‘ward Bernstein were ‘named as Ger- amendments to the Federal Reserve Act similar to those presented to the House. A total of 7,468 wounded and sick soldiers were returned to the United States during the week ended Dec. 20. Since the signing of the armistice more than 277,000 French prisoners of many. Papers of incorporation for the Lib- erty Steel Corporation, Newark, N. J., in Essex capital 1,500,000, were filed County. . Cuban-American Sugar Co. reports a total profit of $4,667,202 year ended Sept. 30, $7,440,138 in 1917, Echo de Paris says disarmed Ger- man Zeppelins will be used as aerial merchantmen for_trips between New York and Hamb&as War Trade Board announced Washington reports Holland wil present claims to the United States for use of shipping taken over by the Government in March. War Department announced Government in the purchase of 15, 210,000 pounds of coffee. Gen. Pershing has ordered all U. S. commanders to strictly observe and enforce orders against the sale of al- coholic liquors to troops. Twelve destroyers were ordered to sail for home from British waters. Hacday: Bifamiler 23, b 309 533 Chicago police report Jean Crones, A D snber, 28 12, 25 former University Club chef, sought (tiaday; ;| Do 2 127 281 on a charge of poisoning Archbishop Thursday, ~ December 26. 127 252 Mundelin and 200 guests, was arrest- Friday, December 27 135 3% by § C. F. Kelley, president of Ansconda Copper Mining Co. is directing or- Feiein s & il ganization of National Association for Protection of American rights in Mex- < ico. % mga,,» xS o T S Serator Hoke Smith of Goargla idnient to the federal stitu- | of i ding dang said he could not for one moment be- | tion,” mflz‘r’- Izwm!s §e§mrea.w"s“"r§e T Comapr o Saie oot lieve President Wilson had advocated | from Ger- for the compared with li- censes for the importation of all com- modities, except tin, from the Dutch Fast Indies, will be considered. that more than $1,000,000.vas saved by the} Paris, Dec. 27.—Prince Albert of Monaco has given to The Associated Press a remarkable letter he has ad- dressed to former Emperor William Which promises to rival the motable revelations made by Prince Lich- nowsky, German ambassador at Lon- don at the outbreak of the war, and Dr. Meuhlon, the former Krupp di- rector. 2 Prince Albert's letter gives textually many conversations with the ex- emperor on his war projects and also a number of letters from the former German ruler to the prince. The let- ers are addressed to the prince as y Dear Cousin” and are signed Your Highness’ Devoted Friend, Cousin &nd_Admirer, William, I. R In his letter Prince Albert says: “It was open to you to become the greatest figure of all time if you had directed your power to repairing the injustice ‘weighing _on Burope and given your high authority to the ideals of right, justice and peace to which mankind i3 now eagerly turning. But, instead, you maintained the brutal customs of a military monarchy until Germany, which could have won world power based on civilization, has drag- ged you down in ite false ideas and blind folly.” Recalling to_the ex-emperor their conversations, the prince says: “I was deeply impressed with the talk T had with you when we inaugu- rated the observatory of Ledenbers. When T condemned the militarizing of a people as stunting individual de- velopment you described to me the advantages of such a form of national education outside its purely military objects, because, as you said, it re- licved men from the heaviness of their bearing. This was your concep- tion of the principal end of a system the application of which is terrifying the world. Today in the path of your armies are strewn the marks of this education, which betray your trus end or your profound error. “Afthough you said fo me one day that it was not your right to take a certain action which would have con- served world peace, yet you told me on the yacht Meteor on June 25, 1914, in learning of the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand: ‘Now I must do everything over again. “History will recognize in these two manifestations of your conscience the truth of your responsibility for a de- liberate war. In an interview I nad with vou on the same yacht on the morning of the same day I noted cer- tain points disclosing vour real pur- poses. When I said to you that 1 be- lieved the majority of the French sup- ported the idea of a rapprochement with Germany, you answered me with unusual emphasis: ‘Yes, but we must hurry or else it will be too late and other’ arrangements Will be necessary to establish_the positions of the na- tions of Europe. Here are the Anglo- £ 1 i e of 4 leal | such an “impractical and impossible , Saxons understanding their true inter- swate eo: s;e?fl fiivfi.rfie"’cnififié"m@? scheme as a league of nations.’ !_es_ts and Lryg:g to group L'hemselvels in Hughes, counsel for the Commercial| Canadia Pacific Railway Co, an-iJjoint vr]gt'ec t;g against the yellow Cable and Commercial Pacific Cable |nounced that their 17.000-ton steam-|races. ven this vear President vg- companies, in federal court here to- |ers, Empress of Russia and Empressw?(m an “F_i‘tfl\n a:ie fl;nd ll; 0“78‘8: day. of Asia, which were used as trans-| language. fhey understand also Mr, Hughes made this contention |ports, will be returned to regular|there is nothing to do with Germany while arguing before Judge Hamnd on the motion of the United States gov- ernment to dismiss the bill of com- plaint in an injunction suit brought master General Burleson and New- comb Carlton from merging their lines under federal control with those of the Western Union Telegraph Com- pany, of which Carlton is head. At one point, in reply to a question of Judge Hand as to whether “the se- curity of defense of the nation does not depend on achievement of the ob- jects for which the war was fought” ard not on the mere termination of fighting, Mr. Hughes said: “T think what may be achieved, in the sense of the final results of the 7ar, will probably not be determined during our lifetime. I think that con- gress had no reference to the national sceurity in the semse of the absolute establishment of some _conditions. Congress had in mind an actual state of applied force. “It was not a danger in the sense qt a nebulous regard for possible policicd, which could not be vindicated and carried through by force, that con- sress had in mind. It was an actual state of applied force.” 3 Previously counsel for the govern- ment, who contended that the United States is the vital defendant and can- rot be made party to the suit had challenged that part of the biil of complaint in which it is asserted that “seizure of said cables on the ground that they were or are necessary for the national security or defense, was and is a mere pretext without sub- stance or basis in fact” This im- puted deception to the president, de- clared Edward F. McClennon, special assistant to Attorney General Gres- ory. “it intimates that the mental opera- tions of the president were not as he stated them,” he said, “for in his proclamation it was distinctly Jated that it was for the national security and defense. ‘The only first hand evi- dence as to tHe operations of #he pres- ident’s mind could be obtained by having the president take the witness stand himself.” GERMAN GOVERNMENT PATTERNED ON THE U. 8.2 Geneva, Dec. 27 (Havas).—Reports received from Germany indicate that the present government there is to constitute a federal republic on_virtu- ally the same plan as the United States. There would be a congress composed of two chambers, a volkhaus or popular chamber, which would be the chamber of representatives, and a stadtenhaus, or chamber of states, which would take the part of a senate. The president would be elected by the people and would not be responsible before consress. The border states ‘would be completed modified the priv- ileges of the nobility abolished and Germany would annex German Aus- tria. ENROLLMENT WEEK FOR BOYS’ WORKING RESERVE Washington, Dec. 27.—Secretary of Labor Wilson has asked the govern- ors of all states to cooperate with him in securing the observance of the week beginning January 20, as a national enrollment week for the United States Boys', Working Reserve. This organization, created during the war to furnish an additional agriculturzl Iabor. supply, must he continued, the secretary said in his appeal to the governors, in order that food produc- tion suffictent to the requirements: of the world may be secured. service. A Navy patrol Boat crashed into a submarine chaser in_the Hudson off 177th St,, N. Y. A hole was torn in the patrol's bow and a seaman Wwas sinking when a Navy tug towed ber thrown overboard. The chaser to a landing. COPPER COMPANIES SUE TO RECOVER $384,000 TAXES Boston, Dec, 27—Suits were begun in the federal court here today by fit n copper mining companies to re cover 4 total of $384000 which it i claimed the government illegally as sessed as income taXes between th years 1913 and 1915. Attorney Charles A. Snow _repre sents all the plaintiffs and papers hav been served on Internal Revenue Col lector Malley. The suits are the re sults of differences bteween the gov. ernment and officers of the corpora- tions as to what is capital and what is income as aNlied to copper mines. Mr. Snow declared today that th cases would be taken to the United States supreme court for a final de- termination of the question. Tt als s understood that the principle volved will affect far larger sum which the government collected for last year and the year before. The biggest suit is for $126,000, filed on behalf of the Calumet and Hecla Mining company of this city. Th cases will come up in the March term of the federal court. MOVE FOR POLITICAL TRANQUILLITY IN CUBA Havana, Dec. 27.—The Liberal news- paper El Heraldo De Cuba, which was suppressed Tuesday by the post of- fice department, has been given per- mission to reappear today under au thority granted by the secretary of the interior. This is believed to b the first result of the meeting Thur: day of conservative and Liberal lead ers who agreed to appoint a joint com mittee to re-establish positical tran quillity in Cuba. than to accept her as she is’” After thus quoting verbatim the em- peror’s language, Prince Albert adds: ““You afterward talked at length to convince me you had no bad senti- 3| ment toward France or anyone, avd 1 you remarked to me that you might | have fallen upon Russia when she wax ruined by her war with Japan, and upon France when 300,000 French sol- diers were in_hospitals. When I an- swered you that France's pacific in- tentions were shown by the tendency to reduce her military forces, you nad nothing more to say.” The prince then relates a sensational conversation- in _which the emperor, pointing to a British squadron visiting: Kiel, foresaw the coming of war. | “The transformation of your mental- | ity became evident to me in June, 1914, | when upon the deck of the Hohenzol lern at Kiel you said to me with irri- tation as you saw the English squad- ron come to salute you: ‘If they oblige me to make war the world will ses what it has never known before’ “Your mind eeemed touched with a last gleam of foresight as these fero-: cious views took form. Perhaps you: still wished to resist the monstrous: Obsession of those demanding war, for you, added: ‘Upon those ships Whers English officers are about to laugh and dance with our young women they scem very far from dreaming of ma- ing war.” Prince Albert then relates numerous conversations when the Russian em- peror proposed an_international court at The Hague. “You disclosed to me one day your real thoughts upon this noble movement in remarkinz o me with a smile that you were happy to participate in the czar's conference, but 4id so by appointing as your dele- 1 gates the most.vigorous German gen- erals.” Prince Albert's letter contin- ues: “I recall also that when T asked your support for the first international marine congress you referred me to Admiral Von Tirpitz, for whom the soul of the sailor will never have any re- spect.” The prince gives a conversation with the German crown prince as showing his attitude toward The Hague tri- | bunal: “Talking with the crown prince ' at his Kreuth residence in Bavaria, I| complimented you on offering to settle the _Casablanca affair before The Hague tribunal. The heir to the im- Y perial throne answered me that the chancellor had made a mistake in ac cepting that arrangement, ‘because,! said the crown prince, ‘the French are | right in that affair, but a powerful state should never avoid war _even | when it is in‘the wrong, under penalty of losing its prestige.’ ” In another talk with Emperor Wil- | ltam, the prince says, the emperor re- marked that he held the Russian czar in his hands. In this connection Prince Albert writes: “In the series of crimes for which Germany must | Dbear responsibility there is. one which will revolt humanity for all times. Nicholas II was incapable of lying or | betraying his allies. He wished to per- | form his duties, not agreeing with ( your wishes, although you told me you | held him in your hands. Nicholas eluded your suggestions, but was as- | sassinated by your Bolshevik accom- plices without your intervening to save him." i TESTIFIED SOCIALISTS % USED GERMAN COD! Chicago, Dec, 27.—Disappearance of the “German code leiter” from the government exhibits m the trial of five socialist leaders charged with vio- lation of the espionage law. was Te- ported to Federal Judge Landia. to- ay. The letter was alleged to have been written by William F. Kruse, one of the defendants, to Private Arnold Schiller, one of the government's chief witnesses who testified of plans for sn underground railway to smuggle socialist draft evaders into Mexico. Schiller said that a notation made by Kruse on the bottom of ®ie lettdr was in a German code used by socialists to_oppose the selective service law. Kruse on the witness stand today denied making the notation on the let- ter and said there was no truth in the story of the underground railway. He asserted he advised all socialists to obey the laws. He said 65 per cent. of socialists of drafe age claimed ex- emption. i s e o e s THOUSANDS OF ARMENIANS ARE STARVING IN PERSIA New York, Dec. ?1.—Thousands of Armenians are destitute and starving throughout Persia and hundreds of thousands of dollars monthly are needed to provide for them, according to cable messages from representa- tvies of the American Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief, made public by the orsanization here to- night. In all parts of the Caucasus terri- tory, the messages said, conditions are ritiable, while at Mosul there are 10,- 000 women and children refugees from Turkey. The reports said there are 30,000 destitute at Tabriz where 2,000 000 Christian_refugees need imme- Qiate aid. At Sojbulak, it was report- ed, 10,000 Kurds are sarving. The famine conditions will prevail until the next harvest except for outside o e E) Heraldo was suppressed for pub- lication of an attack against unnamed persons but believed to have been offi cials of the present Cuban govern- ment. The article was published after Carlos Mgndieta, its editer, had chal- lenged Food Controller Andre to a relief. TO OPPOSE RECLAMATION OF LAND FOR SOLDIERS Hartford, Dec. 27.—Robert Scoville, federal food administrator for Connec- duel. Andre declined but a committe was appoinied to discuss the matte and decide if there should be a duel. Its decision has not yet been announc: ed. BRINGS SUIT FOR $1,527 AGAINST HER FATHER-IN-LAW Hill Bridgeport, Dec. 2—Helen Weed, daughter of the iate Congress man E. J. Hill, u in superior_court, this cit 7 1913, Mrs, Weed says she Wwas apou to sue Walter Harvey Weed for vorce. Samuel R. Weed, her hus band’s father, agreed to pay a sum i ske held out the divorce complaint the name of a certain woman and did pay $300. GERMANY TO STOP She sues for the balance. MAKING AMMUNITION ‘Washington, Dec. 27, — A German press report reaching the state de: partment today said the manufacture of ammunition in Germany will stop December 31. Only those manufac turers who could suspend work with out greatly augbenting the numb: of unemplov¥ed are making ammuni- tion the report said. filed suit for $1,527 today. In o r tit at, said today that he would go to ngfield, Mass, January 4, to op- pose the plan of the land reclamation commission to give work to returned soldiers by the reclamation of swamp, desert and wood land. He says there is no state Jand of that sort in Con- necticut and he does not think this state should be forced to help pay for a scheme “which would benefit the ‘west alone.” The Springfield meeting is te be in the form of a hearinz called by the federal reclamation commission. SAYS WOMEN OF NEW YORK HABITUAL BARGAIN HUNTERS New York, Dec. 27—Women of New York city are such habitual bargain hunters that a successful system of cooperative selling_would be difficult to establish here, Dr, James P, War- basse, of the Cooperative League of America, declared here today in ad- dressing a_convention of the College Socialists Society. He asseried that bargains appealed so strongly to the average New York woman that she would hurry downtown early Monday mornings in order not to miss any sales at the hik semastepent stores, f e i { | EAGLE BOATS APPROVED | ) BY NAVY CONSTRUCTORS | ‘Washington, Dec, 27.—Trials of the{ ° | Eagle boats have convinced navy con- o structors that the little craft turned | out by the Ford plant at Detroit to { fight submarines are worthy of taking their place as permanent umits of the ] fleet. It was learned today that offi- i cial reports to the navy department siving full details of the trials show that in speed, seaworthiness and ma- noeuvering ability the new boats ex- ceed all contract requirements, An average sustained speed of 18.3 knots was made by the boat used by the navy experts in their tests. The vessel showed no signs of “buckling” under this gait, or when the speed | wgs forced still higher for short pe- ridds. . g Final proof of sea-going qualities { were received when three asles, re- cently sent through the Welland Ca- nal into the Atlantic, arrived at their destination on the coast after ppssing | through two gales of unusual sever- | ity. The crews reported that the boats had been more comfortadle than cer-{ * tain types of destroyers and examina- tion showed that the hulls had not strained at any point. { It already has been announced that | most of the Eagles completed under | | the war contract will be utilized as ; gunboats. SUIT AGAINST ALIEN PROPERTY CUSTODIAN New York, Dec. 27.—The American Exchange National Bank brought an icjunction suit in federal court here today to restrain A. Mitchell Palmer, alien property custodian, and John i Simon, a depositor, from further ef- forts to withdraw a_deposit of $358,~ 830 until the ownership of the money kas been determined. According to the bank’s petition, Mr. Palmer claims that while the fund was deposited by Simon in June, 1914, it was being held “on behalf of and for -the benefit of” Dr. Heinrich F.| Albert, former “paymaster” of German | agents in the United States. Simon Cclaims that he is an American citibzen and that the fund on deposit is his | own and not Dr. Albert's. | The bank, in its petition. asks the court to take charge of the deposit during the litization ahd to release it from responsibilit; THREE PERSONS DROWNED IN ARLINGTON, MASS., RESERVOIR Arlington, Mass., Dec. 2T.—Two lit+" tle girls, Mollie and Esther Goodman, of East Lexington, aged 14 and 1% years, respectively, and James' D, Scannell, an aviator who recently was discharged from a southern camp, were drowned today in the Arlington reservoir. The girls went upon thin A ice to recover their younger sister's Christmas sled, which had _slipped from her grasp, and hroke through. Scannell lost his life trying to rescue them. s ABYSSINIA SENDS TRROPS AGAINST THE MOSLEMS Washington, A report from Cairo: received at the state department to. day, saiys that trouble has arisen in® Thyssinia. It is reporied that the® Abyssinian government is sending troops to awl the Christians against the Moslems, e %