The evening world. Newspaper, November 18, 1918, Page 1

“WAS LSON WILL GO INGTON, Nov. 18.—President Wilson late this afternoon issued a statement that he intended to go abroad in connection with the settlement of peace terms. + aes Che ~ “ Circulation Books Open to All,’’ } i: F RICE Two CENTS. Coprright, 1918, by The Prese Publtshing New Sha World), ) OG NEW YORK, “MONDAY, "NOVEMBER 18, 1918. “Circulation Books Open to Al” | WEATHER—Rain, colder to-night; Tuesday, clear, cold, WILLIAMS GALLED IN INQUIRY 10 FIND “WRECK "HIGHER UP" cnipealicclnle Head of B. R. T. Admits Some Officers of Subsidiaries Are “Nominal.” EXPLAINS HIS DUTIES Traction Company “Secrets” Bared Before Mayor Hylan as Magistrate. Col. T. S. President of the Brooklyn went on the witness stand before Mayor Hylan, sitting as Mas- fewete in the investigation of the wreck on the Brighton “L” line Nov. 1, in which ninety lives were lost. Col. Williams volunteered to take the witness stand, waiving immunity, It has been announced by Mayor Hy- lan and District Attorney Lewis of Brooklyn that the inquiry held to fix the responsibility.for the wreck on the “higher ups.” Williams, id Transit Company soda is belag Col. Williams said he was Presi- dent of the B. R. T. and eight sub- Wary companies. He sald the R R. T, holds stock of these companies and assists in furnishing capital for improvements, extensions and en- largements, and has the contract to furnish electric current, He said he is a director of the New York Con- solidated Railroads, of which John H. Hallock is President “Don't you know he is not a stock- holder?” asked District Attorney Lewis. “J did not know it until I saw something about it in the newspa- * replied Mr. Williams, “Don't you know he is president?” “I don't know what you mean.” “Don't you know he holds no stock and has no relation to the company except that he is designated as an officer?” “Ob, I think he is something more than that,” HALLOCK HAS “KIND DISPOSI- TION AND HELPFUL SPIRIT.” “Don't you know he comes to the railroad company office only haif an hour every month?” “He is not an active pre “Ip be ac “He takes affairs of the ~The same as you do in the B, R, T.2" “No, not so keen." a dummy dent,” we in any ser a gre t interest in the ompany.” U “What does he do that shows his | interest” “He has a kind disposition belpful spirit.” “Does us he is told?” Hylan. “I didn’t say that “What docs he Lewis. “Presides at meetings. I think he occasionally designates subordinates, but Tam not sure of that, He some- times signs contracts.” “What is.his salary “He gets 1 District and a asked Mayor do? asked Mr. Attorney Lewis asked (Continued on Kighth Page.) —_——— FOR THY SAME REASON: Imperia ra L tened F r Aviator Allan Adams Killed When Mail Machine Struck Pole GERMAN FLEET TO START 10-BAY FOR SURRENDER pene Ss All Units Covered®by Armi- stice to Be Turned Over by End of Week. 1 Cable Deap "The Even we Word.) ht, 1018, by th (Phe New: York LONDON, Nov. 18.—Ten German battle cruisers and battleships, five six light cruisers were to leave Ger- man ports this morning to surrender to the British Navy under the terms of the armistice. It is anticipated that all the German naval units covered by the terms, including the whole of the submarine flotilla and fifty de- stroyers, will be handed over by the end of this week. The German cruiser Koenigsberg, | $ O09 ® All L,I ns, civilian who was killed The arrow points t aviator, accident at Central Par AR AL CARRIER (LED STARTING TRIAL FOR RECORD Wife Sees Aviator Allan Adams} Die as Machine Hits Pole «at Central Park, L. I. WAR PROHIBITION PUT UP TO WILSON BY SENATE ACTION aS Sales of All Alcoholic Liquors Would Be Prohibited After June 30, 1919, WASHINGTON action by the Senate on the Allan Adams, one of the best known | 18,—Final civilian aviators, who carried the mail and was killed in his machine at Nov “ware ken between Washington elmont| time’ Prohibition Bill was Park, Central Park, L. 1, fore he started to | | to-day when it adopted the er- when, shortly be-|ence report on the measure, making take the alr) it effective July 1 next, for the Journey to Belmont Fur : |ing during demobilization. lan had planned to make a flight Aer estates Puliont Park t | The the Capital, The was to| ident use was a twelve \« onfidently expected by noon and continu- measure will go Thursday to Wilson for machine he Pre his approval cylinder fighting alr prohibition plane, carrying seven machine guns, | advocates. and he was te pack 450 pounds of} he genate struck out the Washi mail. It was expected to make the! i. rent profiteering rider, which had flight in two hours and ten minutes. bill, and without a roll ca! pipe ;| held up t and he| adopted the con e report on the struck a telegraph pole. Th machine | remainder of the provisions, which th was smashed and he was instantly| House already had approved. killed, Tis wife witnessed the acc!-| As transmitted to President Wilson dent. Only @ minute before she had| the prohibition feature would stop | kissed him goodby The dead aviator years old With Adams wa Charles Arens, broken. 8 of distilled, malt or vinous bev 30, 1919, and thereafter war and demobilization of distilled spirits now was thirty-eight | ® Jerages Jvn his mechanician, whose arm | during t was | Manufacture is prohibited under the Food Control | MURDER BOLSHEVIK POLICY, | ies a ke BALFOUR TELLS COMMONS ..:. garding malt and vinous bever the new measure provides that the manufacture shall cease May 1 uu Information at{ 1919, and their sale for beverage pur- the tioh Government, | poses July 1. Manufacture for export Ik nur declared 8 not prohibited, but imports of all ntoxicating beverages during the vTand demobilization are barred, war ot pupport. thel Racing on Page a | - PREPARED BE PAtKIOR EL Gb Te Wit ide by ‘aking Father John’s * 2 Chameagae 9A ner wins Medicine sep “Succdeth— nave, 7"! FRE gerros Sruker. SEW YORK.” n/ behalf of the German Government, ________.|the Queen Elizabeth, the iwith the German naval armistice ‘delegates on board, left the Firth of| ‘orth Saturday night on its return to Germany. | ‘The concluding discussions with | Admiral Sir David Beatty took place during the day, agd the Germans were given their final instructions regarding the methods to be em- Ployed and the routes to be followed | in the surrender of the warships, Admiral Meurer, expert adviser on and his staff were received on board flagship of Admiral Beatty, the British Com- mander-in-Chief, Friday evening. The German light cruiser, with the delegates and Admiral Meurer, was met Friday afternoon at a rendezvous at sea, fixed by wireless, and es- corted to the Firth of Forth, Here his M. M. S. Oak (the Commander in Chief's destroyer) was waiting, and | Admiral Meurer and his staff im- mediately were taken on board and proceeded to the Queen Elizabeth, Admiral Meurer, who was “piped aboard,” saluted the quarter deck. Awaiting him was the Captain of the fleet (Commodore, the Hon, Hubert Brand) and other officers of the ship. he German Admiral was escorted to Admiral Beatty's cabin, where the conference took place, which lasted until the early hours of Saturday morning. The conference was ro- sumed later in the day and concluded that evening, Among Admiral Meurer’s staff were a Zeppelin commander and @ sub- marine commander. pistes ES WOULD BRAND STORES SELLING GERMAN GOODS Lodge Compelling Signs Over Entrances, WASHINGTON, Nov. 18,—Dealers goods Semator Introduces Bill manufactured in jermany or equired un der a bill Introduced to-day by Senator |Lodge of Massachusetts to display over all entrances to the establishments the words “Dealer in G and |to put these words prominently in a published advertisements —<-—__ WHEN OUR BOYS RETURN man Goods," ; — WITH THE AMERICANS ADVANCING TOWARD THE [Wit You Be Able to speak $0) RHINE, Nov. 18 (By Courier to Verdun and Bar-le-Duc).—The Amerie| | A sixty-four-page book entitled “Lan-|can Third Army resumed its advance into Gérman territory at dawn guage Logic,” profusely illustrated with | to-day. Aa. BARS, REGINA SBRTOT/ORD: Sele When the n began the left wing of the Americans rested on the d by @ vory| wonderful method by which you learn to speak as well a8 read and write h, Spanish, Italian and |simply By listening to specially pro- LAST SHOT OF GREAT WAR CREDITED TO RICKENBACHER; FIRED AT 10.59 A. M. MONDAY American Ace Poured 850 Rounds Into Ger- ' man, Transport Column Before Hostilities Ceased. ITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES IN FRANCE, Nov. 18.— Capt. E American aces, eddie Rickenbacher of Columbus, )., dean of is believed to have fired the last shot of the war. He was given the honor of making the last flight over the Gerntan lines before the armistice became effective. Rickenbacher left his ha last Monday for his last flight. At exactly 10.59 Rickenbacher passed over a German transport column and held the trigger of his machine gun down for a minute. In that time he poured 850 rounds of shot into the Germans, who scattered before him. Gen, Liggett yesterday decorated Rickenbacher, Lieut. Louis Simon, also of Columbus, and five other aviators, with the American Distinguished Service Cross. Both Rickenbacher and Simon were granted rench | Government last week. rat 10.45 A. M. medals by the U.S. THIRD ARMY RESUMES ITS MARCH INTO GERMANY ALONG A FIFTY-MILE FRONT Inhabitants Wildly Welcome Ameri- cans—All Allied Forces Moving Toward the Rhine and French Will Occupy Metz To-Morrow. PARIS, Nov, 18.—The Allfed armies of occupation are. moving methodically on toward the Rhine. French troops led by Gen. Mangin are expected to enter Metz Americans will participate in the entry into that fortress c the former German frontier to-night. end of the week. An order for 600,000 Allied flags Tuesday The Americans are expected to camp across Strassburg will be reached by the has been received from Strassburg by one firm in Paris. e WASHINGTON, Nov. 18. Third American into the Gen. Reporting to-day on the march of the Army territory evacuated by ed that by nig the Pershing announ. tfall yesterday the advance ele- German border, The communique follows: “HEADQUARTERS AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE Nov, 17, 1918.—This morning the Third American Army began its marc! into the territory evacuated by the enemy, in accordance with the ter "| of the armistice. “At nightfall advance ele. had Sorbey-Mars la Tour.” reached the line Ecouviez- 1en!s Franco-Belgian frontier, while the right wing was near the Germau English | border in the Metz region. |Pared phonograph reeords on any nia- chine. Its publishers, the Cortina Acad- jemy, 12 East 46th Strect, Desk 19, New York, announce that for a limited time this book will be given {ree to all whe write for It.Advt. The American troop nearly ten mile had camped during the night an average of within the former German positions, along the general (Continued op Second Page.) Germans, | ments had reached the line Ecouviez-Sorbey-Mars La Tour, or near the} AMERICANS NEARING GERMANY (WLLAM MAY QUIT HOLLAND BECAUSE OF DISTURBANCES: RUMOR KAISERIN FLED BY AR Berlin Paper or Deal Kaiser. Prob- ably Will Be Permitted to Return There —Independent Socialists Demand End of All German Monarchies. LONDON, Nov, 18.—The Potsdam Soldiers’ and Work« men’s Committee learns that William Hohenzollern intends to re- turn to Germany because of disturbances in Holland, according to a Copenhagen despatch to the Exchange Telegraph Company. | The Lokal Anzeiger of Berlin states that he is likely to be per- mitted to return. ‘ Prince Eitel Frederick, son of the former Emperor, has ap- pealed to his comrades of the Potsdam garrison to place them: | selves at the disposal of the new Government in Germany. AMSTERDAM, Nov. 18.—The former German Empress has arrived in Holland, making the trip by airplane, according ta the Zevenaar correspondent of the Telegraaf. PARIS, Nov. 18.—The Berliner Tageblatt declares that Wil helm has not abdicated, explaining that he only fled from the country. The newspaper points out that the act of abdication was not published. * MAARN, Holland, Saturday, Nov. 16.—Count Charles Von Bentinck, sou of Count Godard, in an interview to-day declared that his father was unaware of the intended coming of the German Emperor if he would receive the exile, The Count acceded as a duty to the Dutch Government. ‘ The former Emperor’s host seems somewhat embarrassed over connections, Count Charles said that he asked the former Emperorg “Well, how long will you remain?” “That depends upon the Dutch Government,” was the reply. DEMAND ALL MONARCHIES GO. LONDON, Nov. 18.—Independent Socialists have issued a mantle festo urging abolition of all German monarchies, according to a Berlin despatch received here to-day by way of Zurich. It was pointed out that the German Nation is still burdened with seventeen kings, dukes and grand dukes, MILAN, Nov. 16 (Delayed).—The Secolo announces that a res public has been proclaimed in Tirol, and that Herr Schraffl has been elected president. AMSTERDAM, Nov. 18.—A demand that the Rhine provinces ‘be occupied only by British and American troops was made to-day by the | Cologne Gazette, This newspaper profegsed a fear that the Frenc h would jincite the populations of these provinces, WASHINGTON, Nov, 18,—Chancellor Ebert has virtually dis olved the Reichstag and will permit no sittings pending convocation of the Constituent Assembly, according to diplomatic advices from Berne to-day, The President of the Reichstag asked the Provisional Govern. ment if it would object to the meeting of the Reichstag. Chancellor Ebert answered as follows: “Owing to the political transformations which have suppressed the German Empire and the Bundesrat, except for some legislative authori. | ties, the Reichstag elected in 1912 cannot henceforth assemble,” | Prompt convocation of the Constituent Assembly is desired by the Government, the Wolff Agency reports. PARI6, Nov. 18.—The electoral lists for voting for members of |the Constituent Assembly in Germany will be completed on Jan, 2, ate | cor ting to a despatch from Basel to the Journal, quoting advices from | Berlin, The elections will be held on Feb, 2. BASEL, tzerland, Nov. 18.—Hugo Preuss has been appointed German Secretary of the Interior, according to a Berlin Despatch, | {A Berlin wireless despatch Saturday announced the names of the heads of the Departments of State, It made no mention of ait. Interior Department and, it is probable that the appointment ot Preuss i made later.) / until last Sunday, when the Dutch Government telephoned asking him the delicate charge given him as his family has considerable Englisiy”