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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-16
ALLIES SOLVING
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT
Even Central Europe May De Let
Into Compact as an Essential
to Re-establish Business.

Rv Associated Press 90 Every svenins
Paris. sunday, Dec l5.-Ihe French
government Is considering with a pro-
babIlitv Of presenting before the chamber
~ deDiities on December -, a bill pro-
r,o,e5 bI deputy jacques Stern establish
ing among the Allies an international
financial union. The purpose OF this
union would De to distribute the expenses
81 The war between the nations On the
basis Of populations and power 20 CON
tribute. The proposition IS supported by
100 delegates Of AL parties Ii Is under
stood a similar plan IS under considers
ton BY the British government, but no
definite steps have as yet been taken p
London.
It is estimated that the war expense
of the Allies totalled 24,00O.N0,ono
francs, about 100000 " Ail.
the central powers expenses aggree.t ,e-
$4,000, 100000 francs. about $50
OO0, 0,oO0,0 600 Annual budgets p hve Ter
cent, with one halt Of oae per cens
premium for amortization. would total
42, ,0OO, ,OO0, 900. francs. l3boll SlU,0OU-
oOO, O,000)
TO avoid international bankruptcy,
il IS declared such m association s
necessary TO floar an international loan,
estimated at $4,000, ,000, 900 francs
about sI24, 500, 900, 900 70 DC distributed
On basis Of population and production
Each state would guarantee its pro
portion from customs and other revenues
All exchange questions, freight rates and
prices Of raw material would br handled
through the centralized agency ot he
association Provision IS made fer inc
admission ot neutral states. Even Inc
central powers, upon terms prescribed o%
the allies, may Join, thus re-e>tabiishlnS
international credit which Is held 70 hs
an essential condition - the economlt
development of the world
NJ. Stern. the author a this bil hope
that the peace conference vii adopt ms
plan at least in principle, leaving , SPECIAL
| commission to arrange the details
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-16
WILSON AND CLEMENCEAU
CONFER ON PEACE TERMS
By Associated Press 70 Every Evening

BY Associated Press 20 Every Evening
Paris, Dec. i6.-President Wilson and
Premier Clemenceau touched Ii only
the most general manner the problems
of the peace conference IN the course OF a
conversation they had at the Murat
residence last evening, according to
Marcel Hulin, of the Echo de PARIS.
Mr.. Wilson was most impressed with the
premiers personality and IS reported to
have expressed himself In the most
iatterng terms, remarAng: he Is 3
most prepossesslng man.
Mr.. Wilson accompanied the Premier
TO the door, shook hands long and heartily
with him and said: Thank you; thank
youi Goodbye till tomorrow
The American President viii not be
present at the fetes in honor Of King
Victor Emmanuel OF Italy who arrives
on Thurslsy, according 10 the Echo De
Paris, but it is probable that he and the
king viii exchange calls. 1t IS under
stood Mr.. Wilson may visit the Ameri-
can troops on Christmas and celebrate
the day with them at Treves.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-16
DIVORCE CASES.
Several Actions Heard BY Judges Boyce
and Rice in Court Today.

Divorce cases were on the calendar in
the court held in No. ! court room this
morning. Judges Boyce and Rice sitting
J. Frank Ball appeared for Maria
Thornton. in her action against Michael
Thornton to whom she was married on
October y, 1914 Her testimony
a. TO cruel treatment ON the part
of her husband was corroborated by Mrs.
MARY Mcclellan. and Mrs Rose Mcintosh,
who said she had seen the defendant
strike and choke plaintiff \ decree nlsi
Was granted
A similar verdict was entered In the case
of Laura B. vs. l. {. Somers, on similar
evidence of alleged brutal treatment.
necessitating a surgical operation within
q few months, following their marriage
on January s, 1917 Mrs Anna Beckley,
the plaintiff : mother. and Mrs. Leafs,
with whom the couple boarded for four
months following the wedding, were the
witnesses
The case Of Mary Alexander vs. Lonzy
Alexander depended on a certified copy
OF marriage license which did not agree
in the matter Of names and ages with
those testified TO by the witnesses, who only
knew her husband as 'Lonzy, instead of
Lawrence. as il appears III the copy offered
She was IS and he II al the time they
were married and no license was included
In her trousseau. II was intinated that
the record was made up on information
supplied by the husbands relatives
and the dates made such as would appear
regular The copy was admitted, and on
testimony that her husband deserted her
and her two children two years after the
marriage, which took place June %. 1910,
which was confirmed BY Oliver Morris.
the decree nisi was granted
The ease Of Martin Murawsu VI.
Mary X Murawski was delayed by the
need for competent Polish Interpreter
who finally appeared in the person u
Joseph Emery. who brought out the
story from the plaintiff in Polish version
Of "gone with a handsomer man." but
as the children are with the mother
it seemed probable that the case oi
desertion would he made out but deci-
sion had not been reached when recess
was taken.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-16
WILSON EXPLAINS
Continued from pare 1

president Of the Municipal Council Of
Paris, said:
~ have the honor, in the presence OF
the President Of the republic, To present
TO you the Municipal Council Of Paris,
whose Interpreter / am in welcoming the
chief Of the great nation whose aid, ar
irving SO opportuncly, brought us VIC
tory. and the upright man whose con-
science fashioned his policy and whose
diplomacy was made Of loyalty"
Turning to Mrs. Wilson, NJ. Mithouard
said.
Madame, Paris is infinitely happy,
and is touched, that you who have ac-
cornpanied the President have been good
enough to add TO this occasion the charm
and the grace Of your presence. We
have long been aware OF your devotion
and Of the wise and beneficent activity
YOU have shown by the side OF your
illustrious husband Yet nothing touches
so much the heart Of the people OF Paris
as 10 be permitted To know those, who
have already conquered by their goodness.
Thus Paris, by my voice, acciauns YOU
and lays at your feet, Madame, the
homage Of its gratitude and its respect.
Finally speaking again To President
Wilson, NJ Mithouard said
"Mr. President it is with deep emotion
that the capital welcomes today the hrst
President Of the United States who has
crossed the ocean, and our city hall the
cradle Of French liberty, will mark IN
its annals the day on which It was per-
nitted to receive the eminent statesman
of the union, the citizen Of the world
dare we say the great European?--
whose soice. heard before the coming Of
victory, called TO life the oppressed
among the nations.
During weary months our soldiers
have fought with stole resolution IN
defense Of the soil Of their forebears and
the land of their children. So vast was
the field Of battle, so great was the issue
at stake, so bitter and go hard was the
struggle that only after the passage OF
time did IL seem possible that the grandeur
of their accomplishment could clearly
show forth. Yet your distance from the
theatre Of war has allowed you to see,
while yet they lived, the greatness Of the
monument they we're building.
From the other side of the world
you have spoken in advance Of the Jndg-
ment Of history What a source Of strength
was il for these fighters suddenly to hear
your voice, in its distant authority re-
sembling the voice Of posterity; what Joy
to welcome those new brothers IN arms
fastening with ardor to claim az the critical
| hour their place upon the field Of battle
| What comfort for them 70 feel that they
were henceforth arrayed with the glorious
| army of General Pershing, the victor oi
/ the Argonne."
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-16
TRIUMPH FOR RED
! CROSS OF DELAWARE
Sewing Department, Working Sun
day, Completed and Shipped
1000 Vests for the Soldiers.

The LOCO flannel vests, Delaware s
allotment for our soldiers in Siberia,
TO be shipped by December Is have been
finished and shipped The last of these
we're made by so volunteer workers
who worked in the Old City Hall all
Sunday, finishing the vests that were
brough. in unfinished and making the
extra ones to fill the allotment
These patriotic and industrious women
worked under the direction of Mrs,
David Lindsey, Jr., chairman of Hospital
Supplies and her able assistant, Mrs.
Samuel Rumford When the vests were
completed they were inspected by Miss
Wilabella Shuster and Mrs. {. z NJ.
Rumford. Inspector and her assistants
and then packed by Miss Brnghurst
and her large and Industrious packing
committee. These vests were made of
double flannel interllncd with paper and
took from three 10 four hours time to make
one. The different auNiliaries and many
individuals called for the cut out material
for these vests during the week and re-
turned them finished or unfinished as
they could to headquarters where the
work WAS completed.
These vests were required by December
II or they could not have been shipped,
That they have been shipped Is decided
triumph for the sewing department
Some of the former surgical dressings
workers came and assisted in the sewing
st the Old CITY Hall Their work was
beautifully done and much appreciated.
'If all of the women who worked So
wonderfully in the surgical dressings
department would turn their attention
for the next few strenuous months to
sewing and knitting. one OF the Red
Cross officials said to-day, Delaware
would keep up her splendid record for
oyqlity and patriotism and service
without taxing the sewing department
10 the utmost IS has been the case this
vrel
The sowing and knitting calls for :he
nest few months arc enormous. They
come IN hv the thousands. not hy
The hundreds. and ID almost every
case with time limit With the surgi-
cal work stopped and the need Of the
soldiers and allies very great during this
winter. and Delaware women ever ready
IL respond whore LOYALTY and patriotisn'
call, these allotments, however large,
should moi he difficult 10 fulfill
rs The surgical dressing work j. finish
-! the workers car help with the projects
outlined above. which are badly in nced
III all the help they can get
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-16
ELOQUENT PLEAS
Continued from page 1

Mr.. Donohoe's address followed solos
BY John Finn, Mrs. Catherine b. Callahan
and John McCullin. He said America
has paid her debt to France and will not
forget 20 repay Ireland for aid given in
the revolution. He referred to various
propagardas and stated English propa-
gandists are talking about Ireland. They
saw Ireland is too small for self-determlna-
ton. is too poor and is too close to England
for some other nation to grab Ireland
is small Mr.. DonohE admitted, but she
is three times as large rs Belgium, to aid
whom England rushed into war. Ireland
is much larger than Holland, two and
one-half times larger than Denmark,
more than twice as large as Switzerland,
much larger than Greece. He claimed
Ireland is as much entitled to self-deternh-
nation as anv of the small nations he
mentioned. He did not deny that Ire
land is poor: she has been robbed by taxa
tion. contributing Sl3O, 900 600 40 the
British treasury this year. Alluding to
what he termed the religious blgotry
question, he said in three OF Ireland S
five risings Protestants were the leaders.
!Ie stated there is no religious question
In Irish self-determinatIon except what
has been planted and fomented by those
who do not want justice for Ire land.
Mr. Donohoe enumerated IRISH per
formances in the great war and sald the
British want America to forget what Ire
land dill ireland contributed So per cent
of her available man power, llo,ooo
Irishmen voluntarily joined the British
Army the first wear and 400, ,OWo lrsn IN
Canada. South Africa and Australia were
drafted in the early days of the war. 1t
America had gwen proportionately she
would have sent | | 900 900 men. Ire
land could not he called Stacker. lie
rejoiccd with small States that have been
promised independence, but contended
that Ireland too Is entitled to freedom.
The gathering unanimously lndorsed
a resolution proposed by the united irish
societies of Wilmington, composed en-
tirelv of American citizens respectfully
petitioning and earnestly requesting that
the cause OF the Irish nation and the rights
of the Irish people be sincerely advocated
bv the American representatives al the
Peace Conference and giving many reasons
in support Of the petition.
WORK TO CONTINUE.
Thomas :. Dohcrty. chairman OF the
committed having the meeting in charge
was heartily gratified with the success OF
the occasion. and issued the following
statement today:
'As chairman Of the committee for
| Freedom and Democracy, now, rs Del
aware has placed herself ON record as
being in favor Of the self-deternination
of small nations. including Ireland, We
intend to GO forward with renewed vigor
until our goal is reached.
we thank the press and others, who
/ helped to make the meeting such grand
success We also intend to cultivate
especially the get-together spirit. We also
desire to thank Gov John G.. Townsend,
Jr., and the Hon George Gray for the en-
couraging letters which they sent us.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-16
LUTHERANS' POSITION.
Pointed Out by the Pastors of the De-
nominationaI Churches Here.

The LOYALTY Of Lutheran pastors and
people, somewhat reflected On by testI-
mony brought out In the course of the
Senate investigation into German propa-
panda last week. was eInphaticaliy IN
sisted on by representative clergyTnen and
Iayraen of that denomination IL inter-
views yesterday.
Rev. Milton II Slime of Trinity Church,
Twentv-third street and Concord avenue,
is quoted AS saying:
1.-THE people OF Delaware have the idea
that a member Of a Lutheran church
must necessarily be German. That Is not
true. in most churches only a small
part of the congregations are Germans
and many Lutheran churches are Just as
English as any other. In my church, tor
! instance, | have not one member who IS
Gerrnan-born My father and grand
| father were American-born and on my
visits to Europe | never made any stops
in Germany. So YOU can see that have
no particular love for Germany.
As an evidence of the loyalty of Lu-
| therans in the United States, DR.. Stine
pointed out that the Lutheran Church ;
more men in the army proporuonately
! than any other Protestant denomination
The testimony relating TO German
! Lutheran clergymen was gwen by Captain
! George B. Lester of the army intelligence
service.
Rev. 5. c.. Won BoSse, pastor OF Zi2n
| Lutheran Church, who appeared as WIT
ness during the Federal inquiry into the
: German-American Alliance when 1t was
disorganized last spring, pointed to a set
] of resolutions of loyalty passed by the
| Evangelical Lutheran Ministerium OF
Pennsylvania and adjacent States at the
| 171st convention last May. MIR. Won
| Bosse said: Previous to the United States
| entering the war every Lutheran minister
| was entitled 10 his individual opinion
| With our entrance into the conflict, how
ever, expressions of loyalty were declared
immediately Even in the so-called free
churches, which are not members of the
Synods. | have not heard since tht
| United States entered the war, single
ease in which Lutheran minister has salc
anything that could be construed as dIs
loyal
Rev. Frederic Doerr, pastor of st
| Stephen S, 70S Tatnali street, said. There
may be parties of that kind in the United
| States. but we in Wilmington do not be
long to that class Especially can 1t bt
said that the members OF ST. stephen /
are not that sort of Iutherans. We hav,
a Red Cross unit, subscribed $50, 900 K
the third and 100000 to the fourth
Liberty Loan, and no doubt will have |
few hundred members enrolled in tn
present Red Cross drive
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-16
ABUSED POLICEMAN,
So SOLDIER PAYS Sc
Picks Quarrel With Patrolman and
is Locked Up; Memory Hazy
on Affair.

Though John Stevens, q soldier, plead
ed not guilty of disorderly conduct, IN
City Court, this morning, the testimony
of Policeman Gold and a civilian was
strong against him and he was fined s.
and costs The policeman said that
Stevens came up TO him Saturday night
at Eighth and Market streets and asked
him if he was a traffic cop" Gold re-
piled that he was not traffic policeman
but patrolman.
"Oh, ] thought you were street car
conductor, or something ike that, y
Stevens is alleged to have answered You
fellows think you are a blamed sight
better than we are and I'd just as soon
break your skull as not, Gold testified
Stevens continued A civilian swore he
had heard Stevens make this remark.
George Hardy who appealed to Police
man Horn for help To get off protracted
spree, was given 10 days in the work
house so that he might sober up.
Six drlnks were fined 81 and costs
each
Morris Akin was held in $500 bond to
keep the pence after Clayborne Beach
q guard at the Lynch Construction Com
panv's plant had testified that Akin
raised a row when Beach demanded TO
see his employment button.
Mike Bikechewski, who started to
carry home 10 New Castle three quarts
of whisky TO tide him over dry sun
dav, had the misfortune 10 drop one on =
trolley car. Deputy Sheriff Parker warn
ed him not 10 throw the glass IN the street +,
but Bikechewski persisted, Parker testi-
fed
The presence on the car of Frank T..
Haley. special agent Of the Law and Order
Society and Special Officer Weldon Of the
Wilmington and Philadelphia Traction
Company, in addition TO the deputy
sheriff, Is believed to have made Bike
chewski so nervous that he determined to
leave the car before il had crossed INTO
dry territory In gathering up his pack
ages one Of them dropped 70 The hoor
and broke
William Ford was fined $40 and costs
on each OF two charges: Violating. the
traffic rules and driving an auto without
license. He said he had taken the wheel
of the car at reaching King street, when
his son, who owned the machine, became
suddenly i'll
Eight Negroes and one white man were
fined So each for playing Craps They
| were George Riley. Leroy Lewis, Jane:
| Perdy. Hayes Benton, Henry Wallace
George Allison, George Wiley and VII
| ham Wright, all colored, and William
| Taylor white.
Fifteen dollars week IL the sun
| Michael Chuck must pay his wife Heller
| for the support Of herself and two chIl
| dren aged 8 and years, respectively. II
pleaded guilty to the charge Of non
| support
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-16
CnrnnraL McElWee Gassed.

Corporal William I'll. McElwee, now
over there and formerly Of No 227 North
Broome street, in recent letter to his
parents, gives clear idea Of the fighting
that took place during the last few weeks
of the war and the meanness and cruelty
with which the Huns fought. McElwee
is now recuperating from the effects of a
gas attack. He describes in vivid language
the hardships that the American boys
had to 20 through in their advance. His
brother Edward, about whom he is in
quiring in the letter, enlisted in the
Students Army Training Corps at Villa
Nova, Pa, was attacked by the Influenza
and died OF pneumonia.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-16
HUNS MUST PAY PRICE
TO GET BACK IN WORLD
BY Associated Press TO Every Evening

BY Associated Press 70 Every Evening
Berlin, Dec. Discussing President
Wilson 5 trip to Europe, Count Ernst Won
Reventlow, chief editorial writer Of the
Tages Zeitung says:
THE German people must pay any
price no matter how high, the United
States names as a condition for the
resumption Of their position and relations
with the world"
Count Won Reventlow relieves Mr..
Wilson's consent TO the armlstice con-
ditions imposed on Germany is bound
to prove inimical 70 the influence Of the
United States in Europe and among It's
associates
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-16
GOT WRONG CAR.
Policeman Searched That of Bishop
Mcdowell Under NiiSapprchension.

\ yigilant policeman who suspected
that the automobile in which Bishop
b. L. Mcdowell, head Of the Methodist
Episcopal Diocese, was entering Wash
lngton had Intoxicating liquor aboard
for smuggling into the dry national
capital, recently halted the bishop and
his party at Chevy Chase, while thor
ough sea~ch OF the car was made
Needless to say, the policeman 5
suspicious were found to lie haseless,
After learning of the identity OF the
men he suspected, and that not only Vas
the bishop a tcetotalcr and prohihitionist,
but also had taken an active part IN
prohibition measures, he apologizcd and
the churehman was permitted to continue
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-16
Poland Breaks With Berlin

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening
Amsterdam Dec. l6.--Poland has
severed relations wish Germany according
To a telegram received in Berlin from War
saw.
Poland, as a reason for the rupture,
accuses the German authorities In oc-
cupied provinces Of acting contrary to
Polish interests and working with the
Bolsheyiki. At the request of the Polish
government, Governor General Won Bescler
and the entire staff Of the German mis-
sion, will leave the territory of the Polish
renlIblic
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-16
Beigians COvet Luxembourg.

By Associated Press 20 Every Evening
Brussels, Sunday, Dec. l5.-The Bed
gian government has submitted to Par
Lament q bill limiting compensation for
war damages to material losses excluding
those based on moral grounds. The
Senate in its address replying to the speech
from the throne has declared strongly in
favor Of the restoration of the Duchy Of
Luxembourg TO Belgium.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-16
WILSON HOST OF POTECARR
President Of U. 9. to Banquet President
Of France

Rv Associated Press 70 Every Evening
Paris, Dec. l6.-President Wilson on
Thursday Will attend a reception gwen
in his honor by the France-America
committee He viii gve a banquet
10 President Polncaye and eminent
politicians and diplomats on Saturday
evening. Covers will be laid for seventy
President Wilson will attend a meet
ing of the French academy on Thursday
and a reception will be accorded him
by the members according 10 newspaper
announcements.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-16
POPE SEEKS WILSON AS REFEREE
Will Ask Him to Ease Situation Between
Quirinai and Vatican.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Rome, Dec. 16.--Pope Benedict may
request President Wilson TO consent
to act as mediator in an effort to reach
a reciprocal pact which will solve the
dissent which has existed between the
quirinal AMI the Vatican, according to
the Popolo Romano. This question, the
paper states, will in no case be brought
before the peace conference.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-16
ORGANIZED LABOR PLEDGES
SUPPORT TO president
.o-,.t..a pr...s n Every EAenLng

BY Associated Press 90 Every EN'nlhe
Stockholm, Dec. l6-Hlalmar Brant-
ing. socialist leader on behalf ot the
S,SSadish democrats labor party, has
oss,,rad President Wilson Of the "moral
s,,nnort of organized Swedish labor in
his endeavors to carry ont his principles
for ne welfare Of liberated mankind
a,ainst every attempt 70 thwart his
plans"
The Swedish liberal party also sent
Telegram of gratitude TO President
Wilson.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-16
Poue Benedict No Longer Prisoner.

BY Associated Fresa 20 EVeFy Evening
Rome, Saturday, Dec. l4.-That Pope
Benedict is prepared to abandon a custom
of nearly half century and no longer
consider himself bound to remain within
the grounds of the Vatican is the belief
in spverpl circles here No Pontiff has
left the Vatican since 1871, as a protest
against the occupation of Rome by the
Italian aoyeTnment.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-16
Favor u. S. Control.

Brandywine Lodge, No. s22, Brother
hood of Railroad Carmen Of America, A..
f. oi. H., at their meeting on Wednesday
night, passed resolutions calling on the
Federal government to maintain control
OF the railroads for five years after the
signing OF the peace treaty.