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Evening star., 1918-11-14

Half hundred allied officers, many
Of them veterans Of the, fighting. Of
1914 and 1915, gathered around the
banquet table in the C1ub*-de vingt.
1917 Connecticut avenue. last night
to celebrate the signing Of the 'armis-
tice. ......
The scene was as impressite. aa 1t
was picturesque. Frenchmen, Japanese.
Britous and Italians. exchanging
stories OF experiences at the front,
symbohzed the friendship that has
grown up among big nations during
the war. .-'--
Unanimity Of Thought and Action.
Gem: J. Headlam Of the British
army told his fellow officers that
during his long period Of service on
the various, battle fronts he was struck
with the unanimity of thought and
action which existed between the SOL
diers of different nations. allied to-
gether in defense of civilization.
.aThere are perhaps two things for
which we are sorry IN connection
with the signing Of the, artnfstice."
said Gen. .Head.am, First. that 1t
was not a Knockout blow in the en-
emy's country but in, this we can
nonaole ourselves with the thought
that no nation in history has made
such an ignominious surrender as
Germany. Second, We are sorry tnat
We were not with our comrades At
Cheers for President. +
When Cen: Headlam offered a toast
to the President Of the United States
all stood up and cheered Tor Presi-
Gan. Headlam has been all along
the western front, and saw service
with the Italians. and also with the
Russians before they dropped out OF
C Col. ,Coa1ardet, military attache OF
the French embassy. won applause
when he said that as q result OF the
war nations have come to know . eacn
other. better and love each: otner
cited a toast to Italy, and Conmanoer
Yoshitake uyeda- Of japan declared
that his country considered 1t an
honor to have been an ally IN tne
war for Righteousness and humanity:
American officers were guests o. OF
the allied officers. Gen Heavey, u
s. A.. made a brief address Tor them.
THE dinner was arranged by Capt.
philinne Barber of Belgium. the
fo1iowinx nations we're represented:
t1niteA States. England. France. Italy,
Belgium. Japan, Cuba and Brazil.
Evening star., 1918-11-14

CONTINUED From First Paga)
liberated peoples and preventing an
archy, II can be truthfu1ly said that
the remarks Of Mr.. Lloyd 9sorEe on
service In time OF peace are pleasing
to the ears Of our own executive off,
cials. Tho British premier expressed
. sentiment that prevails In adminis-
tration quarters against universal mil
itary service In time Of peace when
he says:
peace and an all-around reduction Of
arrnaments, and that reduction il q
guarantee that you can got rid OF
oonscription here OF course, We must
have in this country an efficient army
to police the empire. but am looking
the existence Of q league OF nations.
under which consWiption will not be
necessary in any country"
Expounds Wilson Doctrine.
Anybody who has followed closely
the lines Of President Wilson's
speeches can see how closely the Brit
ish premier is expounding the Wilson
parently many changes in British
Cecil who seemed to doubt the wis
dom ut one time or admitting Ger
many to q league Of nations, new
openly comes out for q partnership
even with the central powers.
when Col. House recently flashed
the message Diplomatic unity has
been achieved" 1t was not generally
known that the Presidents fourteen
terms had been accepted. The reser-
vations on the question OF the free
dom Of the seas ana tho proviso about
restorative indemnfties were favored
by the American representative and
promptly approved by President Will
son. In fact, there In reason to be-
lieve that tho possibility of friction
on the freedom Of the seas has been
exaggerated In some British quarters.
actly the things which Elihu Root as
Secretary Of State expressed at the
behest Of President Roosevelt. in 1907.
1rr. Root Not ae Hague.
: It was inadvertently stated In these
columns yesterday that Mr.. Root him
SELF attended the second Hague con-
ference. when, in fact, the American
deleEstiou presented 70 the confer
ence the Instructions on the freedom
Of the seas and other points written
by Secretary Rect.
On the whole, II may be said that
the allies a. they approach the peace
table are growing closer and closer
together, and that the free countries
are not going 70 mako the mistake OF
writing . vindfctive peace treaty. put
an equitable document that VIII insure
a durable peace,
Evening star., 1918-11-14
IN HEATED DEBATE
OVER TRANSFERS
Utilities Commission Believed
Plan Effective With Five
Cent Fare.
CAR COMPANIES DISAGREE

Just what the Public Utilities Com
mission contemplated as to transfers
when it issued the recent order for
nve-cent street car fares enlfvened q
hearing before the commission today.
It developed such = difference Of
opinion between the railway corpora
tions and the !cammfssion that at one
stage Of the proceedings Corporation
Counsel Conrad a., syms suggested
the commission could revoke the or
der ana restore the six-tickets-for-a.
quarter plan until the transfer issue
is settled.
The commission took the ground that
the hve-oent order committed the COM
panies to intsrcompany transfers.
leaving OPEN for Determination only the
question Of whore such transfers are
to be established. : f-
Declare Question still Open.
This was not the opinion Of the COM
panies. They held the transfer ques-
tton still to BE- an open one, In view
Of the fact that the cost ct granting
intercompany transfers had not boon
determined hor the financial ability of
the companies to meet the cost ascer.
tanned.
There were. two hours Of argument
between counsel. members Of the COM
mission and representatives OF civic
bodies as to the meaning OF the order
before the cross-examination. OF the
commtssion'e witnesses concerning
the proposed establishment OF inter-
company transfer points for the con.
venience' Of navy yard workers and
residents Of that section was begun.
The proceedings finally got under
companies might present any evidence
they consider pertinent to the trans
fer issue, including the question of
cost OF transfers and whether such
cost will. neutralixe the relief given
the companies In the straight nve-een,
fare.
Evening star., 1918-11-14

: .ral large textile plants. has died At
5 Newport. r l.. from apoplexy. He
/. ;Iad been grand commander Of the
= 1-nights Temp'ar and was an active
5aeu8yrAhifd ,aeeraAzMaao
Evening star., 1918-11-14
Allied Prisoners Freed by German

032100 = 44SV0o1o 3 %SSV " 0V& 01ss0ss
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. November II. pm. (by the
Associated Prsss).-Ths advance
guard OF several hundred Russian,
Polish and Italian soldiers. freed by
the Germans In Lorraine, reached the
American tines In the region Of 81.
Hilaire today. The arst group nnm-
Ikared 46ef1-6yA, -
Evening star., 1918-11-14
ARMY CAPTAIN DISMISSED.
R. r. Gaines Convicted on Charge
Involving Financial Irregularities

1HvO1vms 1ua<sno1d1 = 111e6 u1sk1 0ass'
Capt Rowland R. Gaines. l55th In
fantry (MississippD. has been dis
missed from the Army on conviction
by court-martial at: Camp Reaurs-
gard. La. Of charges involving imam
cial Irregularities
In the case Of Second Lieut.. Walter
II. Mann. United States Infantry. the
President commuted the sentence OF
dismissal, imposed by couft-marttal.
to a reprimand and the forfeiture OF
$50 per month Of his Ply Tor stz
Evening star., 1918-11-14

1t 70 impossible to escape . sense Of
epprshsnsion In reading Of the rapid
march OF the revolution in Germany
toward condiIions which are wholly
analogous 70 those Of Russia 1t .
similar period in the uphsavAl In the
blav state. Indeed, the fact sssms to
b that the paee is tar faster ia Ger.
many than Il was In Russia
The familiAe conception Of the Ger
man ~ Q disciplined. orderly. obedient
creature. taking his pleasures In food
cad drink rather than politics. ana en-
1oying: his restrictions - other peo-
riss snjoy their liberties. may easily
serve to blind the world to the perils
Of tAA new situation.
The truth, 10, Of course, that the
Russian revolution was made In Ger
man influence, but based upon the
ideas Of the German socialists. 1t
marched rapidly through all the
phases OF an aggravated class war,
which has now degensrAted into q
government by assassination, always
man doctrines Of socialism.
HunEsr and Defeat Arrive.
One IL accustomed to hear now that
the German people are not to bs com
pared with the Russian, that they are
educated, intelligent, European rather
than Asiatic, And in the same order
Of ideas it 10 argued that the Ger.
man people have long been citizene Of
tho modern world. while the Russians
have to the l3st lived In .. world me.
dieyal Ia the extreme. Yet tho truth
is that In Russia the basis Of revolu-
ton t.., was % hunger .Esfaxatsd s ~ mill, IN,
only imminent but concelvably ex-
istent In Germany. Moreover, what
ever be. the existing condition, the
rapid extension Of strikes. the grow
ing chaos ~ tho old system breaks
down, mako the progress OF famine
IN Russia the first days Of the rev.
olution were marked by little serious
fighting. The good nature Of the
crowds and the reasonableness Of the
mobs were themes Of all observers.
Tho men Immediately called to the
control OF the government had al
duma cabinets; they represented lib
eral ideas, but they were not social
lists or anarchists. Prince Lvoffs min
istry, in which MiliukofI and many
other men Of distinction served, was
not red. After Lvoff, Kerensky >,
represented measure Of moderation
and in some fashion sought to save
the Russian alliance with the western
nations.
German Modsrates Excluded.
But although the revolution is less
than a week old In Germany, we are
already Informed that the moderAtes
Evening star., 1918-11-14
POLISH TROOPS ENTER
S.s~ss - -
+: UPPER SILESlA, PRUSSIA

COPENHAGEN. November 14.-Polish
troops, according to a dispatch from
Berlin, have entered upper Silesia,
Prussia.
Evening star., 1918-11-14
:18-Y|EARSE[ECTS
70GET QUESTIONS
District Men Affected by Sep.
-. tember 12 Ruling win
Fin Blanks.
DRAFT BOARD CHANGES

Within the next few days 3.617 Distric'
regfstrants who were eighteen years ole
September IL will receive questionnaires
These must be properly filled out and
returned within seven days Of receipt
to the local board.
Mai d. ]. Donovan, following the d.
rection Of Provost Marshal Genera
crowder, ordered tho boards to send out
the blanks ut once.
Any Lawyer VIII Aid.
Any. lawyer In town will be glad. (
give the men free legal aid with theal
questionnaires. according to announce
ment made today by Chairman J. n
Chamberlain of the legal advisory board
There win be no formal advisory sta.
lions, but registrants should feel fre<
to call upon the lawyers
Additional and new members Of loca
boards were announced today as FOL.
lows: William T.. Sherwood, additions
member Of board No. B., Earnest e
succeed s ,eoee: "S Wade ~ Il. Combs: 6. chests1
Caywood. additional member Of board
No. s, and James r.. Schick. additiona
member Of board No. 10. -
. Experienced In the Work
I All these men were appointed b!
+ the President and have had long ex
pefferce In the draft work. william
r. Sherwood IL secretary to City Post
master Merritt o. Chance Chairman
Of No board. which is Inca red ct m
city post ofice. Mr.. Sherwood ha'
been prominently identified w.tn .n'
board since its inception. He has bee,
.r0nnected with the Post sOdco De
partment since 1904. coming to tn
city post Office rs Mr.. Chances secre
tary when the latter was made cit!
M. Fisher Is an employe Of the a.
SCISSORS Office at the District building
Both Mr.. Caywood and Mr.. Schick ar
local attorneys
n. Prescott Galley has been ap
pointed q member Of the legal advis
orr hoard.
Evening star., 1918-11-14
Women Heckle lord Grey.

ATTENDED meeting at Wh1ch LORD
Gray announced his support Of Presi-
dent Wilson to secure a league to en-
force peace. The character of the
audience was the same as might be
found in the mass meetings in any
city In Amerfta--it was an intimate
discussion in which Lord Grey asked
British citizens to give their whole
thought to the effort. to maintain Sc
curity after, the war.
It was somewhat amusing to have
one or two women attempt to heckle
the speaker, but IN mo- lease was the
slightest attention paid to the hec-
klers. In America the police would
have escorted such people from the
afil
All reople OF England are greater
students Of the public questions OF
their country than In America. 1t is
a. very great distinction to hold any
kind Of public Office tn this country
and the real cultured people Of Eng
land seek careers In public life.
While am writing this letter ]
am looking out of the window Of tho
Chicago Daily News office into Tra-
falgar square and at the Nelson mon
|ument-perhaps the most distinctive
single point in the city of London.
The government is attempting to
sell war bonds the same as we are
in America. and q sign on the mon
ument says. Feed the Guns with
war Bonds and Help to End the
War" Also in this great square fs 9
reproduction of a destroyed French
village, which Is. given as evidence
to aid In the sale OF bonds.
Evening star., 1918-11-14
F[EETS0N[Y BAR.
IOFEED|NG NATIONS
German and Russian War.
ships Must Disarm, to fa-
:. eilitate Provisioning.
QUICK ACTION NECESSARY
By ths Associated Prses.

By tie Associated Prssa,
LONDON. Wednesday. November IS.
-Problems connected with the polio
ing and provisioning Of Russia and
the central powers hinge primarily
upon the immediate disarmament OF
the GeEmans neet, the Russian war
ships held by the rGermana and those
under -conkroi Of the .ukranian GOV
ernment- In. the Black sea- Narships
which are held by the bolshevists In
the Finnish gulf rhust also be put out
of commission. ....-..,
without freedom Of movement In
the Black and Baltic Seas, the entente
powers and the United States will
have great difficulty in affording eco
nomic relief to central Europe as well
as Scandinavia. Consequently the at
Iitude Of the:German navy toward the
armistice terms is watched with
eagerness by entente officials who are
anxious to prevent starvation among
the belligerents and to restore normal
social and economic conditions among
the suffering millions.
Evening star., 1918-11-14
Saws President Favors.:

Henry n Classic argued that Mr..
TumuNy's letter was q clear indica-
tion that the President would like to
see the people of Washington turn out
IN a spontaneous demonstration Of Joy
over the victory of the allies.
Some members Of the committee
thought that If Chairman Harper
could get from the White House a
definite statement as whether the pa
rad" is favored or not II would be
r-ooer for the committee to go ahead
with plans regardless of the Com
r,,issioners Mt G'nssie pointed out
that 1t would hardly be fitting for
tine President TO NAVE a direct appeal
TO the y."op'e to hold demonstration
which-Sskou,d naturally como spon.
tareous,v r-o~, the peo-fe
Mr.. Classic said he felt sure that II
the President did not wish to have a
victory perade held here at this time
the committee undoubtedly would
have been so informed.
Evening star., 1918-11-14
BRITISH PREMIER
FOR A JUST PEACE

Continued From First Paga)
Evening star., 1918-11-14

Speedy action is necessary for the
life of regions adjacent to the Baltic
sea as many OF its ports will be- ice
bound within two months. and the
conges.ed and disrupted condition OF
the railways makes relief by land
routes uncertain.
The United States and the entente
powers have ehoWn no disposition to
deal with the bolshevist government :.
While Russia remains in the control
of the soviet. therefore, there seems to
be little hope Of feeding Moscow Pc
frograd and other large cities there.
II the Russian bolshevist movement.
which has been started against Fin
land. should be successful. Finland
would also be placed temporarily be-
yond relief.
Food conditions are more favorable
IN Ukraine and in the Caucasus re-
gfons. where there Is much gain stored
and which the peasants would proba-
bly, sell II offered manufactured goods
or money with reasonable buying
ment survives the peace shock and
German troops which now occupy
Ukraine do not Join with the Russian
bolshevists Ukraine should return to
Black sea, Is opened. It Is supposed to
have adequate stores of grain for its
own use.
SITUATION E1SeWne3es
Georgia and Armenia can be fed
with comparative ease u hen the allies
are free to navigate the Black sea:
Railroads there have not been seri-
ously impaired. Germany is supposed
to have about 250.0Oo troops In
Ukraine and tn the Russian Baltic
provinces, as &ell as $4,000 In Fin
land Under the armistice terms
these troops will remain until the
entente requests their Withdraw al.
Adequate provisioning of these is
Of prime Importance to prevent their
disaffectIon and possible alliance with
the Russian bolshevists.
Marching on Finland.
STOCKHOLM. November IS (by the
Associated Press).--Russian bolshev.k
forces are marching on Finland. They
are now threatening the Finnish sea-
port of viborg. seventy-two nAhes
northwest Of Petrograd.
Evening star., 1918-11-14
VICTORY PARADE
STILL UNDECIDED
Committee of Arrangements
Debates Plan to Hold
Jlbilation.

Arguments both for and against q
victory parade in Washington next
week were made in lively debate at
q meeting Of the committee on ar
rangements in session in the rooms
Of the Chamber Of Commerce this after
noon.
At 1850 o'clock the committee ad-
5ourned until 1890 o'clock tomorrow
without reaching a decision. The meet
ing will be held in the cabinet room
Of the Willard Hotel. and the execu-
tive committees Of the Board Of Trade
and Merchants and Manufacturers
Association were invited to attend.
When the meeting convened Chair
man Robert N. Harper read a letter
received from the White House in an
swer to the committees invitation to
the President to review the parade.
The letter was from Secretary Tu-
multy. and read as follows:
"Replying to your letter OF Novem-
Der 12, the President asks me to say
to you that he cannot tell SO far be-
forehand whether or not he will be
able to be present on the occasion tc
which you refer. but he hopes that he
can do so"
Evening star., 1918-11-14
new ENGLAND.
PRODUcED:BY:WAR||.
New ldealisfn, Love of Justice
and Freedom, Seen by.
Journalist.
GERMAN INTRIGUE. FolLED
By LAFE YOUNG. JR-
OF the Des Mofnes Capital.

LONDON. England, October Ia
There is q new England produced BY
the convulsions Of this world war.
Just a. America has come out. Of
the war with p greater national unity.
q finer moral feeling, a new. tdealfsm,
90 England and the British empire
have come through This war with .
more determined love Of Justice and
freedom. -, -
Because England and the empire
do not want. another war OF this
same kind. their statesmen believe 1t
wise there should be q greater feel
ing Of friendliness among all English
speaking peoples. The English gov
ernment. through the British ministry
Of information, has adopted very
definite policy Of cultivating Ameri-
Ca, Canada, Australia, New Zealand
in fact. all portions of the English
speaking world aud all portions of
the British empire.
Editors literary men, statesmen
age being brought to England group
by group; and am able to state that
parry of newspaper men, of which
l am one, has oapilulated body and
soul to q spirit Of hospitality, to a
sincerity Of good. fellowship that L
have never seen equaled in America
This policy Is part Of the new Eng
land, a"vlsion Of the future. 1t is a
part Of statesInansnip based upon a
desire Tor q better and safer orld.
Germany Seeks Discord.
This policy is attributed not to. any
one man. but to such men as MIR.
balfour,' Lord Northcfiffe and par
ticularly to Lord BeaverDrooh, a
Canadian by birth. 1t is generally
accepted over here that the latest
propaganda OF Germany, equally in
sidious With other attempts, is to
create ul-f.eiing and distrust bet II cen
America and Eng. and This sounds
strange to American ears, but have
had it suhstantiated in most iu.por-
tant and sound sources in London.
AS Mr.. baifour stated when he was
In America, the war has Brought a
revivified civilization. and what, Is
hoped for Is a spiritual. understanding
with America. -. ::;.:
1t has frequently been said In our
own country that England is not a
dem mocracy in /. the same sense as the
United States. OF course. this is "a
fundamental error-in name only is
England a. constitutional monarchy; !;
the people rule here in the same way
that they rule at home, and the
statesmen discuss public questions
with the people in even more inti-
mate way than Ii customary in. Amer
Evening star., 1918-11-14

German Modorates Excluded.
But although the revolution is lest
than week old In Germany, we ar<
already informed that the modefates
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-09

''The White Mans Law" with Ses-
SUI Hayakawa will be the attraction
at the Classic tonight. 1t is a story
with good climax and we'll worth
seeing.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-09

no spending money, gave last year to
Belgian and Armenian relief when
they themselves were not getting
enough to eat. They gave up their
meat once a week for the Belgians,
though they only had it twice a weeR
themselves, and for the Armenians
they set aside the handful Of fresh
grain that otherwise each girl would
have ground in her own little stone
MILL Both contributions, from all the
girls in one missionary's school,
amounted only to So month. "But 1t
was q tremendous sacrifice" their
teacher writes, although a joyous one.
1t actually meant less bread each day,
and once week meal Of dry bread
and water. This was done by 80 girls
from the meanest homes In the world
children between the ages of five
and fifteen"
Four hundred thousand girls In Al
states have become Patriotic Leaguers
since America declared war. If as
many school girls and working girls
frem all classes pledge to earn and
give, the united war fund campaigners
will have 100000 of their $17O, 800!
200.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-09
Casualty List

;s)oN>o-o~o-o-o- -
List of Wisconsin men killed, wound
ed or missing in action:
Killed in Action.
Sergt. Everett Johnston, Appleton.
Sergt Frank Prucknowski, Mena-
sha.
Corp. Joseph Finnerty, Madison.
August Bedin, Washburn.
John Markowski, Superior.
Lyman Fischer, Milwaukee.
Leo Germerhausen, Milwaukee.
Harold Bronsted, Tomahawk.
Leo Lendosky, Wausau.
Charles Hagerstrom, Grand Rapids.
Wagner Desire de Grave, OcontO.
Sergt. Pryce Evans, Milwaukee.
Arnie Quinn, Black Creek.
Walter Noviski, Ripon.
J. r. Sokol, Beloit.
Died Of Wounds.
Wilbur Swiedarke, OcontO
Corp. Walter Olsen, Waupasa.
John Hawsley, Fond du Lac
James Uelson, Neenah.
wounded Severely.
Lieut.. Walter Mueller, Marshfeld
Corp. Joseph Drexler, Jr., Appleton
Corp. Allen Wright, Paris.
Corp. Emil Wischer, Monticello.
Albert Nicer, West Bend.
Frank Winiecki, New Franklin.
Arthur Wolfe, Oconto Falls.
Thomas Tollefson, Viroqua.
Harrison German, Baraboo.
John Nowak, Sheboygan
Wander Ward, Grand Rapids
Allen Mcmillan, Sturgeon Bay.
William Maatta, Marengo.
Joseph Raith, La Crosse.
arvey Thornton, Neenah
John Flecs, POlonia.
WenZel Prucha, La Crosse.
Walter Reiter, Milwaukee.
Sergt. Lawrence Mcdonald, White
water.
Raymond Warner, Rhinelander
Herbert Washkeska, Ripon.
Corp. Thomas Malone, Milwaukee
William Malone, Milwaukee.
Frank Derrigle, Park Falls
Edward Aft, Grand Rapids.
Alvin McPeak, Sparta.
A. J. Chskie, Odavah canadian
list)
Louis Filter, Clear Lake
James Parks, Neenah.
Sick in Hospital.
A. A. Hedbloom, Haskin.
Missing in Action.
Bugler AIRY Lee, La Crosse
John Delcorps, Kaukauna
Frank Fabrycki, Oshkosh
George Fellows, Algoma.
Ben Gahan, Tomahawk
William Cartwright, Waupaca.
Mathew Halvorson, Neenah.
Anton Skszypczak, Waupaca.
John Wallner, Fond du Lac.
Prisoners.
At Camp Darmstadt: B. McGuine,
At camp unknown: Casper Stel-
mochowsky, Milwaukee.
Wounded, Degree Undetermined.
Paul Kiner, Buckhannon.
Corp. Eric Gehrke Wausau.
Carl Muth, Waukesha.
H. Ridebough, Fremont. canadian
list.)
Returned to Action, Previously Re-
ported Missing.
Corp. Fred Smith, Chippewa Falls.
Prisoner, Previously Reported Miss
ing.
August Braun, Cottage Grove.