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New-York tribune., 1918-12-24
Germany to Give Up
so More Submarines
Additional Vessels Will Bring
Total Surrendered
10 LA
By F. A. Wray
R,r Wiralars
By Wireless
Ne1u York Tribune
European Bureau
,opyrisht 1918. New York Tribune Inc.

LONDON, Dec. 23.-The Germans
are expected to surrender soon to
Great Britain fifty more U-boats, the
majority OF them Of the most modern
and largest type. They were either
unseaworthy or uncompleted on the
occasion of the surrender of the Ger
man feet last month. With these sub
marines the total number of Uboats
viii be 174, exceeding the number the
enemy was supposed to possess at the
time Of the conclusion of the armistice.
1t is learned, but not confirmed, that
Admiral Browning, head of the British
naval commission, soon will go to Ger
many to confer with the German naval
authorities concerning the surrender
of the remaining German battleships
and battle-cruisers, in accordance with
the armistice, and to determine when
these ships will be ready to sail for
Rosyth.
1t is understood the KONG is still
under repairs and the Mackensen is
not yet ready to put to sea. If the
Mackensen is not ready to surrender
by the time stipulated the Allies will
probably commander the recently
completed dreadnought Baden, of 29-
900 tons, sister ship of the Bayern,
which is already in the hands of the
Allies.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-24
Pr mt to
Oppose Sinking g
German Ships
American Delegation Not
Favorable to Suggestion
of Destroying Vessels

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-It may be
stated authoritatively that President
Wilson will oppose in the most direct
fashion proposals from any source to
sink the warships surrendered bv Ger
many under the terms of the armistice
Since word came from Paris that
American delegates to the peace con.
ference, with British support, intended
to advocate destruction of the enemv
vessels to avoid contention over their
distribution the subject has been dis
cussed with much interest among
American and Allied naval officers
here
Some officers found reasons for sup.
porting such q course, particularly in
the difficulty of incorporating into
other navies craft of German construc.
ton.
officials have professed to know
nothing about the attitude of the Pres.
ident until to-day. when it was learned
that he viewed the plan as altogethe,
. undesirable.
1t was stated that the American dele
cation in Paris, from President Wilson
down, was Opposed to any such silly
extremes" and that, furthermore, the
destruction of the German feet hsc
never even been considered by them.
The Presidents statement follows
closely upon a resolution introduced
in the Senate on December 10, by Sen.
ator Lodge, of Massachusetts,, demand
| ing that the State Department confirm
or deny the report that the American
peace delegates favor the sinking OF
the German ships, and if they do tc
say "by what authority" they are de-
manding "the destruction of enemy
property in part surrendered to the
United States"
"The ships of the German navy,
said Senator Lodge, in offering his reso
luton, "are the property of the victol
nations. The ships should be appor
toned among the nations who have
participated in the protection of the
commerce of the world.
"Naturally," Lodge added. sin the
apportionment of the surrendered flee
England would get the lions share,
but France and Italy, and also The
United States, have property right in
this fleet"
New-York tribune., 1918-12-24
Battle Fleet
Slows Up to
Delay Arrival
Admiral Mayo Arranges to
Reach Statue of Liberty
at 9 A. M. ON Thursday
Big Ships Now in River
Programme for Greatest
Sea Pageant in History
of Country Is Completed

Christmas dinner will be eaten by
officers and bluejackets Of the great At
lantic fleet, now plowing the waves to-
ward New York out on the Atlantic,
instead Of within the protected waters
of the harbor.
After wireless conference that
lasted several hours yesterday, it was
decided by Admiral Henry T. Mayo,
in command Of the overseas fleet, to
gauge the speed of his battleships so
that they would arrive off the Statue
of Liberty shortly after 9 o'clock next
Thursday morning, or at the hour they
are expected to start the naval review
and pageant.
Under this arrangement there will be
no anchoring off Ambrose Light. One
continuous trip from the present loca-
ton of the fleet to the positions in the
Hudson River will be made.
There is a possibility that some of
the foremost ships may exceed the
speed expectations Of their command
event they will be forced to remain in
Ambrose channel Christmas afternoon
and night, taking their places in the re-
viewing line the following morning.
Programme Is Completed
Finishing touches were put on the
programme yesterday afternoon for
wi bot nhoh IN ho ofoc 81
naval pageant ever seen in American
waters. Vice-Admiral Grant, who will
be in command of the ships from this
side of the Atlantic that participate in
the pageant, arrived at headquarters
at the landing station at Ninety-sev-
enth Street during the afternoon. The
arrangements for anchoring this the
greatest fighting squadron ever gath
cred together on this side of the At.
lantic, were finished and the prelim.
mary charts made. The final chart
which will be drawn by Henry Reuter-.
dahl, will be completed by noon to.
day.
The event of the day was the ar
rival of the battleship New Mexico
sister ship of the Mississippi. Boil
now occupy positions in the Hudson
Crowds gathered on Riverside Drive
during the afternoon to watch the ma
neuvres of the newest and most for
midable of Uncle Sans fighting craft
Both ships burn fuel oil, but on The
New Mexico the power generated i!
applied to the shafts by electrical
| transmission.
The New Mexico, thus electrical,
driven and silent of movement, is the pc
of the navy and the admiration of every
marine man who has seen her grace
full lines. 1t is formidable in appear
ance, without losing the grace of line
Continued on page three
New-York tribune., 1918-12-24
Beggors Increase in
Gloomy Berlin os
Christmas Nears

BERLIN, Dec. % (By The Associ-
ated Press) The outlook for Berlin's
first revolutionary Christmas appears
to be anything but merry. The dispo-
sition Of the Berliners seems to be
gloomy. The stigma of military de-
feat has been eclipsed momentarily by
political uncertainty, food stringency
and disturbed economic conditions.
Never before, even during the war,
have beggars and street venders been
met with in such numbers in Berlin.
Three years ago a soldier would not
have been permitted to walk the streets
in uniform and beg. Professional beg
gars and crippled and invalid. soldiers
multiply daily, and their numbers are
augmented by other soldiers who sell
cigarettes, soap and sweetmeats brought
in from west of the Rhine, where such
things have been more plentiful than
in Berlin. AN odd holiday spectacle is
an able-b bodied soldier in uniform
grinding out Christmas music from a
street organ.
The Unter den Linden, the Potsdam
mer Platz and Friedrichstrasse present
an incongruous appearance, with street
stalls filed with flimsy wares and sub
stitutes for Christmas pastry and wax
candles.
There will be little holiday travel, as
through trains have been withdrawn
and local trains have been stripped of
ordinary comforts, such as dining ia
cilities, heating and illumination
Trips which ordinarily took twelve
hours now take thirty. Trains are
taken off without notice, and printed
schedules are worthless. The news
papers also are lacking in Christmas
cheer.
The mood of the holiday shopper in
cines to books. although the jewellers
are Sarnerip& their last war 9ro6ts.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-24
Bone Dry Rider
lacked On to Bill

Taking advantage Of the relaxation
Of the committees grip, Senator Shep-
pard tackled his bone-dry amendment
for the District of Columbia on to the
bill, though not related to its subject.
This rider forbids the importation of
liquors into the district, which is al
ready otherwise dry.
Senator Trammel, following a similar
course, jammed through his measure
to give months extra pay to all Of
fcers and enlisted men of the army
and navy mustered out since the sign
ing of the armistice.
The Finance Committees hitherto
lmpregnable line was broken in regard
to the semi-luxury taxes by flying
wedge combination of the so-called
ladlcal Senators of both parties, though
others voted with them. Senator Ken
yon led the assault, which was resisted
on the part of the committee chiefly
BY Senator McCumber. The vote stood
as follows on the motion to strike out
the committee amendments:
Affirmative, 80 Opposing the TAXI
Bankhead, Culberson,
terry, Gore, Henderson, Jones (New
Mexico, Lewis. Martin (Virginia),
salisbury, Simmons, Smith (Arizona),
Smith Georgia., Smith (Maryland),
Swanson, Thomas, Underwood, Will
lams, Wocott-18.
= REPUBLICANS-B Brandegee, Dilling-
ham, Knox, Lodge, McCumber, Moses,
Page, Penrose, Smith (Michigan),
Smoot, Spencer, Sutherland, Warren,
Watson-14.
Negative SO (Favoring the Taxi
DEMOCRATS - Ashurst, Beckham,
chamberlain, Fletcher, Hitchcock,
Johnson (South Dakota), Kendrick,
King, Mcclellan, Martin (Kentucky),
Nugent, Overman, Phelan, Pollock,
P0merene, Shafroth, Sheppard, Tram
nell, Vardaman, Kirby-20.
REPUBLICANS - Borah, Cummins
curtis, France, Gronna, Hale, Harding
Johnson California;, Kellogg, Kenyon,
La Toilette, Lenroot, McNary, Nelson
Norris, Poindexter, Weeks, Fernald
Ia
New-York tribune., 1918-12-24
u. 5. General Is Hurt
Badly as plane Falls


pARIS, Dec. 23.-An airplane
"A piloted by a British officer
and carrying an American gen.
eral from Treves, Germany. cap
sized this afternoon at Louvres,
on the outskirts Of Paris.
The pilot was killed and the
general was seriously injured.
The American officer was
Major General Charles D.
Rhodes, head Of the American
Armistice Commission, accord
ing to United Press dispatch
received here yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-24
Clark Doomed
For President
BY Westerners
Rumor Says Bryan Now Is
Ready to Give Support
to Speaker of House
By Carter Field
Ne'O York Tribune
TPGshtnUt0M Burrn,k

Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Dec 90 - The old
Champ Clark "Houn' dog song may
ring again through the land, for there
is a very determined effort here to
give momentum to a Clark for Presi-
dent boom. There are evidences on every
hand of the activities of friends and
admirers of the Speaker, and already,
after conferences with Mr.. Clark, men
from the Middle West have gone out
to prepare the ground.
At least one Middle Western national
committeeman, in the last few days,
has virtually promised solid delega
tion from his state-and it is not Mis-
souri,, which, of course, the Speaker
could virtually have for the asking
if the Speaker decides to make the
race.
One of the most amazing rumors in
connection with the boom and one
which is received with absolute in
credulity by Nebraska Democrats, is
that William Jennings Bryan has
buried the hatchet with Clark, and is
now ready to give his warmest support
to the man he threw overheard at Bal
timore.
This would be a reconciliation rival
ing that of Roosevelt and Taft, fo7
Clark's friends have always regarded
Bryan about as they have looked upon
Benedict Arnold. If Bryan should de-
eide to make reparaton, however, it
is pointed out, there is really no reason
why his aid should be refused, espe-
cially as he could attack whoever
might be the Administration candi-
date with freedom which the Speaker
himself, or his close friends, would not
care to adopt.
Mr.. Bryan has made it clear in re-
cent conferences that he thinks Prcsi-
dent Wilson has gone entirely too far
toward centralized government to
conform to the old doctrines of the
Democratic party. He approves Of the
government ownership of railroads
but does not approve other federalizine
movements made by the President A
very prominent Democratic Senator
not unfriendly to Mr.. Bryan, said to-
day that he thought there was no
doubt Mr. Bryan would oppose Presi-
dent Wilson, should the President de-
eide to stand for a third term, and
that Mr.. Bryan would support Speaker
| Clark despite their old differences.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-24
Associated Press Upheld
in Fight With the Inter-
national News Service
Two Minority Opinions
''Unfair Competition Plain
in Defendants Methods,
Justice Pit1ley Asserts

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-The SUI
preme Court of the United States sus.
tanned to-day Federal court decree,
restraining the International News
Service from pirating news Of The
Associated Press. Five members OF
the court, including Chief JUS
tice White, concurred in q maiorit,
opinion delivered by Associate Justice
Pltney upholding the principle of 6
property right in news and the com
plant of unfair competition and refus.
ing to interfere with injunctions spc-
cltlcally prohibiting the international
News Service from pirating by:
Bribing employees of newspapers
to furnish Associated Press news
before publication for transmission
to the defendants clients;
Inducing Associated Press mem
bers to violate the associations by
laws by permitting the defendant to
obtain news before publication, and
by copying news from bulletin boards
and from early editions of Associ-
ated Press newspapers and selling it
either bodily or after rewriting
Two Minority Opinions.
Two minority opinions were dcliv
cred Associate Justice Brandeis dis
sented entirely, declaring that whil
the injustice of the use Of unearnet
news matter by a competitor was OBJ
vious. the defendant had acted withou
misrepresentation, and he regarded th
majority opinion as laying down dan
gerous precedent which might result il
the denial to a great number of people
of news that only Tho Associated Pres
secures. He suggested that ther
should be legislation to protect tn
public rights.
Associate Justice Holmes delivered
brief opinion, in which he announce
that Associate Justice McKenna joined
holding that fraud on the part of tn
defendant in palming off the complain
ants news as its own constituted tn
only ground Of action, and that with
out legislation the only remedy to b
applied was to grant an injunction re
quring the International News to credi
to The Associated Press all pirate
news used within a certain number O
hours after publication in Associate
Press papers.
| at is a question of how strong al
infusion of fraud is necessary to turl
a flavor into a poison" said Justic
Holmes. "The dose seems to me to b.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-24
sheppard Inserts
A Bone-Dry Rider
La Toilette in a Long
Speech Submits Substi-
tutc Measure, Is Beaten
By Theodore M, Knappen

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-After a
continuous session of more than twelve
hours, the weary Senator'S at 10:25 to-
night passed the revenue bill, carrying
5000, 900, 900 of taxes for 1919 and
$4,000, 900, 900 yearly thereafter.
Before taking the final vote, which
vss without division or rollcall. thev
voted down the La Toilette substitute
bill. only Senators Borah, Gronna, La
Toilette. Norris, Nugent and Varda-
man supporting it.
The chair Immediately announced the
Senate conferrees as Messrs. Simmons.
Williams, Smith of Georgia, Penrose
and Lodge, the five senior members of
the Finance Committee, and adjourn
ment was taken until next Thursday
The House conferrees will be Messrs
Kitchin, Henry, Rainey, Dixon, Ford
nsy and Moore. The Conference Com
mittee will not meet until January
Q, and will require at least two weeks
for their work.
IN the last hours the Finance Com
mittee lost its grip on the situation,
and the bill was amended in a number
OF important respects, in opposition
to its wishes.
The semi-luxury tax of 20 per cent
on the excess price of certain articles
Of clothing and personal use, proposed
by the House and rejected by the
Finance Committee, was first restored
and then, on reconsideration, some
what changed in scope and fixed at 10
per cent. Then the per cent tax on
sutomotive vehicles when sold OF
leased by the manufacturer was elm
mated on everything except automo-
biles and motorcycles, leaving automo-
bile trucks, automobile wagons, auto.
mobile trailers and tractors tax free.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-24
1riicles OF Clothing
Removed From List

Later, on motion of Senator Len
root, who favored 10 instead of 90
per cent tax, which the committee
wished to strike out entirely, the sub
'ect was reconsidered and the tax was
"xed at 10 per cent on the excess price
Of the articles listed.
Still later. on motion of Senator
"ccumber, the list OF taxed articles
was amended by removing women's
ana misses suits, cloaks, coats and
dresses and mems and boys suits or
VVercoats. The list as it stands will
oe found in the synopsis of the bin
herewith.
Inc subject of releasing from the
manufacturers tax such automotive
'eh'cles as are used on the farm was
thought up by Senator Johnson, of
New-York tribune., 1918-12-24
WilsonShapesPe PeacePlans;
Britain to Disclose Terms
10 Him on Visit FRIDAY
London TO Reveal Complete Draft

ONDoN Dec 23 day Friday the
day following President Wilson's arrival in
@ win be devoted to discussion by the President with the British
War Cabinet of the Britain at the
lnterAlled conference preceding the congress-
The Cabinet it is said will be able finish night
the task of framing the
Christmas
New-York tribune., 1918-12-24

If you have money. buy moro
LIBERTY BONDS-from us
If you need money, VIC Will buy
LIBERTY BONDS-from you
John Muir & Coz 81 B'way.--AdvG
New-York tribune., 1918-12-24
Ex-Kaiser to
Preach Own
Yule Sermon
Otherwise Wilhelm Will
Follow Usual Custom in
Celebrating the Holiday

LONDON, Dec. 23.-William Hohen-
zollern has arranged for himself a
Christmas celebration after the ira
ditional German style, as far as the
circumstances will permit, according
to dispatch to "Thc Daily Express"
from Amsterdam to-day.
The arrangements, by the ex-Emper-
ors insistence, will include elaborate
religious ceremonies on Christmas
Eve. The idea of using the village
chapel for these, however, has proved
imRracticable for various reasons, one
of them being the fear of popular hos
tile demonstrations The service, ac-
cordingly, will be held in the drawing
room of Amerongen Castle, which will
be converted into chapel.
Ex-kaiser to Preach
The ex-Kaiser desired to have the
court chaplain, Dr. Ernest Won Dry
ander, come from Berlin to preach the
sermon at the Christmas Eve cere-
mony, but the Berlin government, says
the dispatch, has refused permission
for the chaplain to go to Holland. The
service, consequently, will be con-
Quoted by German missionary from
Zeist, near Amerongen, but Herr Ho-
henzollern himself will deliver the ser
mon.
Many friends of Count Won Ben
tinck, the former Emperor's host, have
been asked to attend the service, the
message adds, but have refused the in
vitation. The former rulers audience
therefore will consist of Count Won
Bentinck and his family, the ex-Em-
perors suite and the servants of the
castle.
Cuts Own Christmas Trees
Christmas trees will be provided as
usual for the celebration. Herr Ho-
herzollern cut these down himself
with the help of two men Of the estate
in the Amerongen pine woods. The
trees are now being decorated and
loaded with gifts, but the former ruler
has requested that none be given him
and the ex-Empress.
The feature of the Christmas dinner
will be turkey. In accordance with
Prussian family custom, Herr Hohen-
zollern will do the carving himself.
There will also be plum pudding
made after an old English recipe,
which it is supposed the ex-Emperor's
mother, Princess Victoria, took to
Germany with her from Windsor
Castle
New-York tribune., 1918-12-24
Meeting Date Not Announced

Up to the present moment there has
been no definite decision as 10 when
the conference will hold its first scs-
sions, nor is it known how many dele
gates will represent each of the Va
rious nations. The delay in arriving
at an agreement on the date for be
ginning the conference may be e1-
llained by the fact that there has
been no meeting SO far between thc
New-York tribune., 1918-12-24

Continued on page four
New-York tribune., 1918-12-24
wEATH e X

. Cloudy, with rain or snow to-day.
Colder Wednesday. North
ard west winds
Full Report on Page IL
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-13
HOUSEKEEPING CHARGED
Louis Il. Lawrence Accused of Break
ing Into Showcase and Steal
ing Wearing Apparel.

Louis r. Lawrence, nineteen years
old. was arrested last night on three
charges OF houscbrcakinG. He was
charged with breaking into the show
case of Newman & WaSerman. on Sixth
Street and stealing wearing apparel.
He was again confronted with the
charge OF breaking into the store of
Powell Bros. at 1871 East Main Street.
and stealing an additional amount OF
clothing. \ separate offcnsc is con-
stituted when he was charged with
returning TO the store OF Newman &
Waserman and appropriatin6 revol-
yer valued at SIS.
Herbert Boone, thirteen years old {;
Leroy Woodson. fourteen years old.
and Mack Carol sixteen years old.
will be arraiEncd in tho Juvenile Court
on the charge of ouscbreaking. They
arc charged with breaking into the
showcase OF Newman & Waserman and
stealing a large supply OF clothing.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-13

to be n member OF the United States
Tariff Board. Professor Page now
holds the chair OF economies at the
university. and will succeed Daniel G.
Roper. who recently resigned from the
tariff commission to accept the posi-
ton of the internal revenue commits.
sioncr
Mr.. Page is we'll known in Richmond
having served as member of the
state Tan Commit SSion under appoint
ncnt of Governor Stuart lie was an
opponent Of the segregation system
adopted by the General Assembly. DR.
Page also served on the United States
Tariff Board of i91l-l9l2 under APP
pointmcnt OF lrcSidtnt Taft. lie has
served as Il member OF the executive
committee OF the National Tax AsSocia-
ton. and is a member of the American
Economic Association. the American
Historical Association and a we'll
known contributor to economic. scion
tiic and literary journals.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-13
MASONS IN SESSION
Grand Lodge OF Virginia Opcns Ono
hundred md FOrticth Annunl
Communication Hero

The Grand Lodge OF Masons in Vir-
Elnia opened its one hundred and for
'ieth annual communication last night
at $50 o'clock in the Masonic Temple
"i>h an unusually large attendance
from every section of the State. Many
members of the General Assembly also
attended heAcDnmNnication. Sessions
Will he GoniiaacI to-day and to-
morrow.
Grand Masicr Ernest L. Cunningham.
OF newport :;elvs who succeeded
Grand M"sttr l'irld. Of Alexandria.
Hpon ING lai'cr's- death carly last year:
presided ct tn" session last night
one OF the most stirring scenes Wit
messed III the Grand Lodge Of Aiasons
IN virginia since The War Between the
states occurred last night. when Pas.
Grand Master Joseph W Eegleston in
troduccd Colonel Recdcr and members
OF the Three Hundred and Fifteenth
Artillery, from Camp Lee. About forty
officcrS and men from the camp attend
CO the communication.
IN IA" annual report Grand Master
: unni"si'a'n showed the progress OF
MASONRY IN Virginia during the pas,
car, ana cwelt At length upon tho part
Virginia Masons arc playing and VIII
play in the war. Fast Grand Mastcr
Austin g. Cabell read the report Of tho
spcclaI committee on Masonic defense
ih l'E'n!h Reports OF STANDING, com,
mittccs we're also read
All grand lodge officers. with INC
exception Of Grand Senior Warden 20,
,utGhihs' VINO was detained al his home
because OF sickness, were nrceor, ~,
the communications.
Masons Will make their annual y;si.
10 the Masonic Home this af,crnoo, -,
zoc'ocF. travelling in automobile iron,
the Masonic Temple