The evening world. Newspaper, November 30, 1918, Page 1

ne yee ares "If It Happens In It’s In The Evening World’’ New York Cor r Text of Abdication Decree Sig “yr Che “Circulation Books Open t All.’ —_ 10 s, ny, The Press New York Wortd), __ NEW “YORK, _SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 80, 1918, ned by Kaiser “Circulation Books Open to All.” 12, PAGE I) WEATHER—Fair and cold to-night ard Sunday. EDITION etna ai PRICE TWO CENTS. % WILSON MAY BE QUESTIONED FROM FLOOR PROUD TO REPAY Mrs. Douglas Fairbanks DEBT TOLAFAVETTE, SAYSGEN PERSHNG = Victory Is Soldiers’ Gift to; Nation, He Declares in Thanksgiving Address. LAUDS WOMEN’S PART. | - Commander Says New Vision jg ideals of our countrymen and | cherishing the fathers who first celebrated this fes- ( confi > * tion, } righteousness should be ours. To-day, . perepectivd regarding its obligations, of Duty Will Remain After | Troops Come Home. AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS IN} FRANCE, Nov. 28 (Associated Press). | An impressive Thanksgiving ser- | vies was held at American Head- | quarters. Troops paraded without | arms and the officers and men held a! ® meeting that was attended by local dignitaries and members of Allied military missions here. Following is the text of an address made by Gen. John J. Pershing: “Fellow Soldiers: Never in the his- tery of our country have we, as a people, come together with such full hearts as on this greatest Thanksgiving Days, The throbs with emotion, seeking to find fall expression. of all moment Representing the spirit of our fore- tival of Thanksgiving, we are proud ‘to have repaid a debt of gratitude to the land of Lafayette and to havo in lent oor aid saving civilization from destruction, “The unscrupulous invader has been driven from the devastated scenes of his .j holy conquest. The tide of which during the dark days} ot midsummer threatened to over- whelm tho Allied forces has been turmed into glorious victory. As the sounds of battle die away and the Gets Divorce Without _ Naming Woman in Case beaten foe hurries from the fleld, it | ¢ is fitting that the conquering armics should pause to give thanks to the God ef battles, who has guided our cause aright. ONLY SOLDIER KNOWS COST OF GIFT TO NATION, “Victory was our goal. It is a hard won gift of the soldier to his coun- try. Only the soldier knows the cost of @ gift we now present to the Na- ‘As soldiers inspired by every spiritual sentiment, we have cach si- lently prayed that the success of with thankfulness, we humbly ac- knowle: that His strength has given us the victory, We are thank ful that the privilege has been given us to serve in such @ cause, “In this hour of thansgiving, our eternal gratitude goes out to those heroes who loved liberty better than life, who r where they fell; maimed whose honorable scars testify stronger than words to their splendid valor, and to the brave fellows whose relentioss blows _ finally crushed the enemy's power, “Nor in our prayers shall we for- act the widow who freely gave the husband, more precious than her | nor those who, in hidden heroism, have impoverished themselves to enrich the caus nor our comrades who in more ebscure posts here and at home have furnished by their toil to the soldiers at the front, to “To many fame has come. | names have been inscribed on the| roll] of the immortals. To all have} come a new outlovk on life, a clearer | @ more exalted conception of duty and honor and a deeper sense of (Continued on ‘ourth Page.) ao PILOT F-99629 O2-5 3-009 OS Husband Expected to Make; Her Liberal Allowance Out of $10,000 a Week Salary. Mrs, Betty Fairbanks to-day won an interlocutory decree of divorce from Douglas Fairbanks, the movie actor, The decree was signed by Supreme Court Justice J, Addison Young in| his chambe New Rochelle, The corespondent, to the surprise of| many, was not named in the proceed- ings, but was designated as “an un-! known woman.” | The evidence indicated that Mr, Fairbanks and another actor went to a certain house in 33d Street where, s te Mr. Fairbanks | said th was to be a party of beauti- ful girls: From rumors that had preceded the divorce it had been expected that the case would be punctuated with well known names and that other litiga- tions might grow out of it. As soon as the papers were signed | Henry Mablstadt of the law firm of Mahistadt & yn filed them in the hester County Clerk's office No alimony is named in the decree, but it is sald that Mr, Fairbanks has | agreed to make wife a large lowanc In her petition Mrs, Fair- |‘ banks d her hu: ind's income from | t his movie contracts was more than $10,000 a week Mr. Fairbanks did dee \fense at trig rial} he had entered @ general denial of tha} charges, but after that he k no} further action to oppose the sult. | The chief w were two (Continued on Fourth Page.) JESSE LEWISOHN DIES; WAS COPPER MILLIONAIRE Member of Influential Broadway Favorite of Pneumonia Jesse Lewisohn, Copper millionaires one of the pictur Broadway Family and Victim one of the family of nd for many years que characters of dicd to-day tn his apart- me at the Hotel Netherland, 59th et and Fifth Avenue Mr. Lewisohn had been fll far about @ week with influenza. His physictag Dr. Manges, called a consultation two deys ago when pneumonia made its ap- pearance. The paticnt continued to sink despite their efforts and hope of his recovery was given up Fr At his side when | was his wife, w rmerly was Ins McCauley a Broadwa vorite he mar- Lewisohn was almost known in Europe as in Amert ne time his income said © $2,600 a day nd he ad A that “he t it.” In the palmy days of rac ew isohn was a cor ttendant at the track He was known as of the first f the “Borty Second Street Country Club isohn became more popula than ever with Broadway when he penalty ¢ braved the At ajor Straigh: Reported Deat PARIS, Nov. 90.—Major aight, who ts ill here was reported very this morn with periods of unconsciousness. Little hope of hia recovery is entertained, Willard i of pneumonia, | low CARUSO ‘REAL MAD’ AT FATHER-IN-LAW; FORBIDDEN HOME pana netaets “Just Watch Tenor When Mr.’ Benjamin Talks Fourth Time,” Secretary Warns, | All is not well between the head) of the house of Park Benjamin and the Enrico Carusos. that the father-in-law of the tenor had for- Rumor had it wealthy given the singer for marrying his duughter against his wishes, but it is not 80. ‘The mother of Mrs, Caruso, her sister and brothers have taken the tenor to their bosoms, but papa-in- law is still holding out, as witnessed by the following letter which ap- peared in the New York Suu this morning: “Sir: My son, @ gunnery sergeant of marines, who has fought all through Belleau Wood ahd Chateau- Thierry, who bas been cited for ‘con- spicuous gallantry in action,’ who has been wounded three times and bears three honor chevrons on his arm, and who is now convaleacing from still another injury, arrived here from France forty-elgbt hours ago. I found him in the Naval Hospital, where everything that the great kind- ness and the surgical skill for which the navy ts famous can do is being done for him, “I submit that his soldier's honor- able wounds and devoted service should have protected him from be- ing dragged into a bald and blatant advertisement of Enrico Caruso, public singer, which appears tn the guise of a report of this man’y visit to the hospital, which report to what then took place is a misrepre- sentation of fact. “PARK BENJAMIN,” An Evening World reporter called at the Caruso apartment in the Knickerbocker this morning to got the tenor’s views on Mr, Benjamin's letter. The reporter was assured by Beruno Zirato, the singer’s secretary, that if Mr, Caruso were shown the] clipping, he would have an artistic fit, |As “Emperor, King and Supreme Chief,” | command and have not been a SIGNED BY KAISER BY WHICH HE RENOUNCED GERMAN THRONE He Calls on Officers to Protect People From An- archy, Famine and Foreign Domination. Bien Nov. 30 (via Basle), [Associated Pres#].—The text of the former German Emperor's act of renunciation, which was issued by the new German Government “in order to reply to certain misunderstandings which have arisen with regard to the abdl- cation,” follows: “By the present document I renounce forever my rights to the Crown of Prussia and the rights to the German Imperial Crown, I release at the same time all the officials of the German Empire and Prussia, and also all officers, non-commissioned officers and soldiers of the Prussian Navy and Army, and of contingents from confederate states from the oath of fidelity they have taken to mo, “Aa thelr Emperor, King and Supreme Chief, I expect from them until @ new organization of the German Empire exists, that they will aid those who effectively hold the power in Germany to protect the German people against the menacing dangers of anarchy, famine and | foreign domination. “Made and executed and signed by our own hand with the Im- perial seal at Amerongen, Nov. 28, “WILLIAM.” WHEN HE ADDRESSES CONGRESS MONDAY REPUBLICANS GETTING READY FOR THE HECKLING OF WILSON FULL TEXT OF THE DOCUMENT ‘President Goes Before Congress Mon- day to Explain His Peace Aims and Will Probably Sail From New York Tuesday—Many Assistants to Accompany the Delegates. WASHINGTON, Nov. 30,—President Wilson will address the Con- gress Monday afternoon instead of following the usual custom of dellv- ering the address on the second day of the session. ; Senate and House leaders were asked to-day to arrange for a join’ session at 1 o'clock Monday, so as to hasten the President’s departure for. Europe. It has been stated that ‘ne would sail from New York the day, after the address was delivered, : The President’s appearance before Congress is awaited with intense interest. Besides discussing the great problems ahead of the country in readjusting itself from a war to a peace basis, he is expected to telf Congress and the country something of his plans for the Peace Confers ence, to which he goes in person at the head of the representatives of the United States, A prominent Republican of the House stated to-day that two Re- publican Representatives have carefully propared questions which they may personally propound to the President when he delivers his address, N.Y. BOYS NOT HOME SOON; 175,000 DUE IN DECEMBER: These two divisions, he explained, } have been returned to Pershin ‘| GERMAN SUBMARINE POLICY igned for transportation home, the ftth Division inciudes New! MOST FATAL, SAYS HOLLWEG | “old Hickory,” includes troops trom Tennessee and North and South Car laa ry n Ac 4 Did Be March gave out amended Great Harm, the Former casualty reports from Gen. Pershing, Chanes lor Admit giving the official total to Nov. 26 a8! LONDON, Nov. 96 (Zrit “Mr, Caruso is mad, angry, seal angry at Mr. Benjamin,” said Mr. Zirato, “and wants to hear notluin about him, I have to take care of his voice and if I was to show him this clipping he would gut so nervous be perhaps could not sing “Only yesterday Mr. Caruso sald to me he did not want to hear another word about Mr. Benjamin. He said Let Mr. Benjamin talk, if he wants to, but not from my mouth will come one word unless’ "— A telephone bell interrupted and Mr. Zirato paused to explain over the wire that Mr, Car aid not ask Mr Scotti to go inty .notion pictures, be cause Mr, Scotti already bad planned to appear for the screen, “Well, unless wha the reporter inquired when the Secretary returned. | “Mr, Caruso said to me only yes terday that he would ict Mr, Benju- min talk one—two— maybe three times—-but r€ purth time Mr. Be Jar then maybe Mr, Car will give njamin som adver tising he will “Hasn't Mr, Benjamin ed tour} times?’ | No, not yet. When he does you watch Mr, Cart | From the 5 etary it wa | that all of the Benjamin ta h the exception of Mr. Benj | frequent and w i 0 apartme singer nor Benjamin ‘But Mr Mgnity, not give thelr to build strex Died of dis Died other cau Missing in action, 14,290, Prisoners (unintelligible) Wounded, 189,965, divided greatest harm, but a brought us the CASUALTIES NOW 262,723 jordered him to remain tn bed, The - i. oi .| lows: Severely wounded, 54,751; un- Gen. March Corrects ESromie: | ae! tare Hi asap iiaeed ery ous Report of Early Return The War Vepartment expects to satel, bring back home in ID ber be- of 27th Division. tween 150,000 and 175,000 men, Gen. al March sald. WASHINGTON, Nov. 30—Ge%! To accomplish this it will use, in Pershing has designated for early jaddition to Army Lransperts and con convoy to the United States a total| verted cargy boats, enough old batue of 3,451 officers and 19,663 een, Gen, pape and crui » furnish an addi March announced to-day, ‘The units bh anieaice pri iy bhi f 4 | comprising these men will be MAdC/irangport 300,000 monthly when the public lat demobilization is ur full speed. In the list appear as entire divisions Pho total number of troops already the 29th, 74th and the 87th, The) designated for early divcharge in the other troope comprise artillery units Hh eaprap Se Shing et Aid ve and Army corps troops. battalions, 26,000; Divisional tr Gen. March corrected an erronous! i900; Hallway troops, 2,000; Unit impression that the 27th and 30th Di-|States Guards, 26,000; ‘Tank Cory: visions, reported as withdrawn frem|7,000; Chemical Warfare troops, 7,000 the British lines, had been designated |Central Officers’ Training Schouls, for early return to the United Stat (Continued on Second Page.) sh wireless.) 262,723, exclusive of prisoners, rts of th Pd emis The figures on prisoners were un- Dr, von Bethmann-Hollwe intelligible a the cablegram, Gen, | “J perial German Chancellor, in} | March said the total under this {he North German Gazette, show that} | head probably would be practically | Minus Ne Bttempis varia Rnb the same as announced last Sat+|man guilt on re y | following n, Pe orted the foliow-| "But abov sé g off to Nov. 26 ara Killed in action, 28 363, alt Died of wounds, 12.101, ne war Senator Cumm ef tewa drafted ® resolution to create a bi-partisan committees of eight Senators to serve” the peace conference. Other Senators plan similar resolutio They will be introduced next week. The resolutions recite that the Constitution makes the Senate as ILLNESS OF HOUSE KEEPS HIM AWAY FROM PREMIERS’ MEETING America Not to Be Represented During the Sessions in Important in treaty-making as London Next Week. the gxecutive department, and PARIS, Nov, 30—Col, House will| that because of the President's failure to recognize this consti- tutional provision, the Seni itself must assert its rights to get information upon which to base discussion of the treaty, as Wilson has given no word to the Senators, WILSON HAS GIVEN NO INFOR- not attend the conference of Aliled loaders in London, His doctors Bave United States will thus be unrepre- sented at the meeting of Allied preaiers Paris newspapers are giving prom!- nenco to despatches regarding the political furore which President Wil- MATION TO SENATORS. n’s coming trip to France has| Senator — Hitchcock, Nebraska, sted in bis own country. ‘tne| Chairman of the Foreign Relations that much an interaat squabble {COMMRtCO, mid today that Presidens could gain go much neo at Wilxon has not intimated whether hey is creating amazenent in| !tends to keep the committes t» Bur an circles. Here the oly formed as the conference progresses, quentions rs ulting from the Preats Neither nave Senators approached the rush of applicanta fur reproscatauves | rrenent om this point, They fe:! of all classes to welcome bim suld Hitchcock, that any suggustion formally. from them to the President would be lator avuing of tiely arrives tn Parts | ther oreteeee iene te eae tocday, ‘They will leave this evesing the Provisions of the Constitution tor Loudon with Premier Clemenveny, | Hteheock wil! ask that the proposed Marshai Foch and Gen, Mord resolutions be referred to the Foreign Relations Committees. Hts uwa post von 14 that {t would be better to pro- BIGGEST SEAPLINE SETS | Sie come char maces ap none RECORD AT ROCKAWAY nso sss, agin wnicn “The only way in which a Senate anonre committee could get any informa- er fact prowin present Carries Fifty Passengers and | “en in Paris would be with the Presi-> ba dent’s holp," suid Hitehcock, Cruises 8 Hes a OUT ——| bes ‘ ruises 80 Miles an Hour—Has I expect that ail the important de- Three Liberty Motors, velopments will reach the American WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.—The Navy’s| PUblic and ‘the Congress practically ewest type seaplane, the Giant NC-1, soon as they occur. This will lead largest seaplane in the world, broke|t> @ contemporaneous discussion of ! records for the number of passengers/¢ 9 peace terms in the Senate while carried In any airplane when ft madeline terms are being f flight with fifty men on board Wedn ry ¢ Sree ay at the Naval Air Station, Rock- | *>ro@d. MANY ASSISTANTS TO ACCOM., away, L. I No special modifications of the plane| PANY THE PEACE DELEGATES, Secretaries of the delegation, an- made for the flight, which w: to demonstrate the machine's | nounced to-day by the State Depart. Lettre sega’ American trie| Mente Will be Joseph C. Grew, former cred seaplane and la propelled by | Secretary of Embassy at Berlin, apd: Tinene ie t develop a| ater charge at Vienna, and who now 1 1.200 horse-power, gving|is In Paris making preliminary ar- ee tae ilies 40] rangements: Leland Harrison of the uilough of thé Naval Re-| Latin-American Division, and Philip go i ‘chin, confidential assistant to Secretary Lansing. William MoNelr will go as Disburs.. ing Officer, and 8. Y, Smith as Draughting Officer, and a large force of clerical assistants from the de partment will accompany the party. Dr. James Brown Scott and Pau avid Fiying _ : WORLD RESTAURANT, (World) Bulla Uvely ea your attenti World “Westaurante. fourteeath Pal completely renovated, Gioped, ands gow. und saci 0 P. 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