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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-08
Subway Fire
In BROOKLYN
Scares Crowds
Panic Narrowly Averted as
Flames Follow Blasts in
Tubes at Ashland Place

Two muff1ed explosions, preceding a
thin geyser of blue fame, fifty feet
high, ripped up the planking covering
the Ashland Place sections of the New
Eastern Parkway Subway at Hanson
Place, Brooklyn, at the peak of the rush
hour last night. The explosions for a
time created much excitement among
thousands of persons on their way
home and threatened to damage the
Long Island Railroad Terminal at
Flatbush and Atlantic Avenues and
several other buildings, including a
the Fire Department averted serious
panic and destruction. No one was in
jured.
Several million dollars worth of
subways are within the same square
block which was the scene of the fire.
The 1nterborough subway runs into
Atlantic Avenue, the Fourth Avenue
Subway passes under Fourth, turning
under Flatbush Avenue and the Long
Island Railroad dispatches it's trains
under the same street.
Fire Crosses Street
The fire licked its way across Han
son Place, leaving trail of burned
planking and dipped into a shaft ex-
tending sixty feet below the surface
The new subway will run 100 feet be-
low the earth's surface here, under
meath the Long Island Railroad. 1t
has been retilled to within five feet
of the pavement.
Clouds of smoke seeped into the In
terborough subway station at Atlantic
Avenue, and might have caused a panic
but for a dozen reserves FROM the Ber-
gen Street police station Thousands
of persons gathered outside of the
hastily formed police lines and watched
the firemen work to save the Hanson
Place M. E. Church. After fifteen min
utes the flames were under control.
Cause of Blasts Unknown
Acting Chief Engineer Robert Ridge
way, of the Public Service Commission,
made an inspection after the fire, but
said he was unable to determine the
cause of the explosions. The police,
however, attributed them to the burn
ing out OF main electrical cable in
the subway tunnel.
The point where the explosions oc
CURED has q fateful history. In April,
1917, the snoring gave way, carrying
down two buildings and killing seven
workmen. Ten days later the body of
an actor was unearthed. Three work
men received Carnegie medals for
their heroism in going to the rescue
of fellow workers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-08
Will Pass Azores To-day

ON BOARD THE U. S. S. GEORGE
WASHINGTON, Dec. (By Wireless to
The Associated Press) ).-President Will
Sons ship to-day is running through a
severe wind and rain storm. 1t is
maintaining its fixed speed, however,
and is due to pass around the Azores
on Sunday.
After reaching the Azores the Presi-
dental liner will pick up more units of
the naval escort.
Mr.. Wilson slept until late hour
this morning, and there was no con-
ference with his advisers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-08
Germans Hail
Ebert as Head
of Republic ,
Soldiers and Sailors De.
mand National Assembly
BE Called for Dec. 20
Chancellor Wants Vote
Refuses Presidency Under
Other Terms; l6 Slain
as War Veterans March

COPENHAGEN, Dec. 7.-The Ger
man Republic and her first President.
Comrade Ebert" have been hailed bv
an organized demonstration of soldiers
and sailors at Berlin. The Wolff Bu-
reau, the semi official news agency,
thus describes the incident:
ION Friday evening soldiers and
sailors armed with rifles demonstrated
before the Chancellor's palice. Thei,
leaders spoke as follows:
Germany stands on the brink of a
catastrophe. We demand that ma
tlonal assembly be summoned on De-
cember 20. The Executive Council
must no longer be able to put pressure
on the government. Long live the Ger.
man Republic and her first President
Comrade Ebert"
Chancellor Ebert replied that the
administration must remain in the
hands of the government. He conn
selled patience until the congress Of
the workmen's and soldiers councils
had decided regarding the convocation
of national assembly.
A sailor from Kiel spoke up: 81 will
put straight question, whether Com
rade Ebert will agree to our selection
OF him as President of the German
Republic ?"
The Chancellor replied: "Not with
out comforting with the government :,
The soldiers and sailors tber
marched away.
Sixteen Persons Killed
There was a lively exchange of shots
resulting in the killing of sixteen per-
sons and the wounding of fifteen
others, when soldiers, parading in Ber-
I'm as demonstration against not be-
ing represented on the executive coun-
Gil of the Soldiers and Workmen. re-
fused to dispense, according to reports
from Berlin to-day.
Newspapers in the German capital
say soldiers on leave and deserters
were holding a meeting to protest at
not being represented on the Soldiers
Council when they heard the announce
ment that the executive committee of
the Berlin Soldiers and Workmen's
Council had been arrested The meet
ing organized demonstration, which
was broken up by soldiers with ma
chine puns
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-08
U.s.. Senators Named in Propaganda Inquir7
National Army Men to Return Blu SUNNI
Nev York Diuision Lost I, 153 Men.

WASHINGTON Dec FORTY four the
W New York National Guard Division killed
died illness November
The
division had fighting
front.
inquiry Judge N1uoueen
ho has the 9th Division General Marchs
81 have had the entire casualty list
the 9th Division
and men,"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-08
Germany Sends Flour to Vienna

WASHINGTON, Dec Germany has
just sent 10000 tons of -four to Vienna,
according to dispatch from Basel to-
day, which says this announcement in
Vienna shows Germany is not hard
pressed for food.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-08

ON BOARD THE U. S. S. GEORGE
WASHINGTON, Dec. (By Wireless to
The Associated Press) President Will
sons third day at sea found him much
improved in health. His cold is yield
ing to treatment and his voice is rested
and much stronger.
Having cleared away the work which
had accumulated at his desk, the Presi-
dent enjoyed a day of recreation and
exercise. His ship ran into somewhat
better weather this morning, after a
night of very heavy weather.
Talks With Voyagers
Ihis afternoon he promenaded along
the decks and joined party at the
rail watching the Pennsylvania, the
flagship of Admiral Mayo's squadron,
rise and fall on the heavy swells. The
sea was bright with warm sunlight.
Mr.. Wilson engaged in timely topics,
swapping stories and experiences with
those on board
The party included officers in the
lower grades, whose stories of expert
ences in the submarine zone are tre-
Ioendously interesting. When it was
learned that film starring a famous
comedian was to be shown during the
evening on board the ship the Presi-
dent announced that he intended to be
Ilesent, evidently anticipating the en-
'7rtanment with pleasure.
Holds Informal Conferences ::
While Mr.. Wilson was on deck he
earnestly conferred with Jules j.
Jusserand, the French Ambassador to
the United States, and Count de
Cellere, the Italian Ambassador at
Washington, and had a short CONVEX
setion with Secretary of State Robert
Lansing and Henry White, his col
leagues on the Peace Commission. No
formal conference has been held so
lar, and it seems that plans for the
peace negotiations have been we'll laid
cut.
!, Mr.. Wilson has been solicitous of
,ne comfort of those ACCOMMODATING
MN and is personally seeing that all
orders arc carried out. He reads every
wireless message received and peruses
me snip newspaper with much in
,WEfest. W Before leaving the George
washington he intends to inspect the
snip from stem to stem and meet the
ofilcers and crew.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-08
Dutch Propose
Life Exile for
HOhenzollerns
Will Surrender Ex-kaiser
and Heir, However, if
Peace Conference Insists

LONDON, Dec. If the Allies in
sist- upon the delivery of the former
German Emperor and Crown Prince to
an international court Of justice, Hol-
land will yield, but will first urge that
the Allies content themselves with an
undertaking by Holland to intern them
FOR life in one of the Dutch colonies,
according to an Amsterdam dispatch
to "The Express"
Holland it is understood, will sug-
gest that Herr Hohenzollern and his
son be placed on an island in either
the East or West Indies, where he
will be guarded by Dutch fleet
1t also is anticipated that Holland
will be asked for compensation for
permitting violation of her neu-
trality by allowing German troops to
pass through the province of Limburg
on their retreat from Belgium, and re-
ceiving German ships from Antwerp
This compensation, says the CORES
pondcnt, possibly may be the cesion
Of certain territory along the Belgian
frontier owned by Holland ince 1889
perhaps the Southern part of Dutch
Limburg, the population of which re-
gion is claimed to be principally
Belgian.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-08
Executive Committee Arrested

LONDON, Dec. 7.-Great excitement
wan caused among the Spartacus, or
Radical, group in Berlin to-day when
the executive committee of the Sol,
dlers' and Workmen's Council was ar
rested, says an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Copenhagen. The gov
ernment declared it did not order the
arrest and promises the committee shall
be released.
There were serious riots in Berlin
last night, the Berlin CORES spondent of
the "Politiken" reports Shots were
exchanged outside the Rechstag. When
darkness fell government troops occu-
pied the university building.
The Berlin government has revoked
its decision to disarm the troops re-
turning to Berlin, according to Cen
tral News dispatch from Amsterdam
Germany to Cut Bread Ration
An ofivial note oncerning the food
reserves, issued in Berlin, says that
under the most favorable circum-
stances there will only be enough
breadstuffs after February ] for a
daily ration of eighty grammes, which
is one-third the present ration. The
note says the deoth rate continues to
increase in Berlin. 1t asserts that in
October, 1915, 1907 women died in
Perlin, while in October, 1918, the
number of women who died was more
than 5000.
BERLIN, Friday, Dec. 6 (By The AS
sociated Press I'm the elections held
yesterday to fill two vacancies in the
Soldiers and Workers Executive
Council, the Left wing of the Social
Democrats, or the Independent Social
lists, gained both seats. The Council,
which has twenty-eight members, is
ostensibly the highest revolutionary
tribunal.
Independents Rule Council
BY winning the two vacant seats,
the Independts secured working ma
iority in the Council. The soldier
element attributes its defeat to the in
ability of its Brutus, Herr Melken-
buhr, a Majority Socialist and one of
the two chairmen of the Executive
Council, to cope with the other chair
man, Richard Mueller, a representative
OF the working men. Meuller appar-
emily has succeeded in converting the
committee to radicalism, although its
members are divided equally between
the soldiers aud the workingmen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-08
House Takes Quarters

PARIS, Dec. 7.~~Colonel +. NJ. House
Is IS the first of the American Peace
conference delegates to take possess
ION n of his quarters in the Hotel
Nrlilon, where apartments have been
reserved for the delegation. The
apartments are extensive ones on the
.nird floor of the building, fronting
IN lne Place de la Concorde, with the
'orelgn Office, where the sessions of
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-08
Lloyd George
Tells How L. S.
Aid Won w ar
Premier CabIed Wilson for
10000 Men, Sent Ships
and Got Over 10000

LEEDS, England, Dec. 7.-"l shall
never forget that morning when | sent
a cable message to President Wilson,
telling him what the facts were and
how essential it was that we should
get American help at the spcedicst pos
sible rate, and inviting him to send
10000 infantry and machine gunncrs
to Europe" said Premier Lloyd George
in the course of a speech to three thou
sand persons here to-day.
"Thc following day. continued the
Premier, "there came a cablegram from
President Wilson: Send your ships
across and we will send the 10000
men,
"Then | invited Sir Joseph Mckay,
the Shipping Controller, to Downing
Street, and said:
"'Send every ship you can
"They were all engaged in essential
trades because we were down and out
right to the bone There was nothing
that was not essential. We said, This
is the time for taking risks
eve ran risks with our food and we
ran risks with essential raw materials.
We said:
"'The thing to do is to get these
men across 'at all hazards
British Carried 100000
"Amerca sent 100000 men across,
and out of that number 100000 we're
carried by the British Mercantile Ma
rine. The good old ships of Britain
have saved the liberty of the world
many times. They saevd it in the days
of Queen Elizabeth saved it in the
days of Louis XIV, saved it in the
days of Napoleon and have saved it in
the days of Kaiser Wilhelm II.
at is change from December, 1916; !;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-08
Appointment to
Hearst t-Elylan
Body Refused
Prominent New Workers Saw
They Will Not Take Posts
Along With Publisher

1t was an imposing list Of thirty
three names that followed William
Randolph Hearst's on the committee
appointed Wednesday by Mayor Hylan
to arrange for the erection in France
Of memorial to New York soldiers
killed "over there The names were
those of leaders in finance, society and
public affairs.
Following the revelations concerning
Hearst's interest in Germany made be-
Tor the the Senate Committee inyesti-
eating the brewers "Brisbane fund"
the list shriveled yesterday until prac-
tically the only ones LEFT were two
Hearst employees, the Mayors secre-
tary and few others who ewre unable
to discuss their appointment to the
committee because they were abroad,
out of town or in the hospital.
The one notable exception was Mon
signor M. ]. Lavelle. Over the tele-
phone yesterday he said: "Pu serve.
| don't care anything about revelations
about Mr.. Hearst before the Senate
Committee. In time like this we are
trying to help everybody and Pm going
to serve regardless"
Reasons for Refusals
Among those who declined to serve
and their reasons as given Tribune re-
porters over the telephone were:
William Fellowes Morgan-"f have
declined to serve. l have written q
letter to the Mayor expressing my re-
gret, because | could not serve under
the Craftsmanship of Mr.. Hearst"
Arthur Curtis James-"I informed
the Mayor that [ would not serve. I
acted on general principles. | did not
like the combination with Mr.. Hearst
Joseph w. Harriman.'I haven't been
notified about the committee, but I
can't serve. 1t might take me away
over to France to help pick out the
site. You understand"
Frank A. Vanderlip@"I will not be
able to serve on the committee"
Paul M. Warburg 81 was never ad
vised of my appointment on the COM
mittee. This is the first l ever heard
of it.''
William Boyce Thompson-"I never
heard Of it. | didn't know I was ap
pointed. I believe the Mayor has made
some mistake"
Judge Gary Won't Talk
Daniel Guggenheim Conveyed through
his valet): 81 don't know anything
about any such committee. Never
heard of it before
Ebert H. Gary: 81 haven't been mott
fed. | won't say any more"
Samuel W. Raeurn: 81 regret that l
was put on the committee. won't de-
eide definitely, however, until | have
studied the question very carefully"
Irving I. Bush: Has been abroad for
the last month.
Percival S. Hill Aroad.
George j. Gould: "Ill in hospital
Julian Gerard, brother of the ambas-
sador and an employe of Hearst on
"The New York Americana was among
those named by the Mayor. 1t is un-
derstood he will serve. So also VIII w.
S. Gill, another Hearst employe. Gro
yer Whalen, the Mayors secretary, who
made public the personnel of the CONF
mittee, included his own name, so it is
to be presumed that he too will serve.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-27
WOMEN WILL LET NO
FOOD GO TO WASTE
Plan to Can All War Garden
Products in Community
Kitchen.

THE women OF Milton and Free
water are planning one OF the most
noble pieces of work in this whole
war" said County Agent NJ. s..
Shrock upon his return from Milton
and Freewater the last of the week,
after having addressed che Conserva-
tion League I'm the college auditori-
um at Milton.
They are preparing to can all the
surplus fruit and vegetables: they
are donating their time for this work
and will see that no food is wasted.
Everybody is willing to subscribe
to any worthy cause, but to give per
sonal service is deserving of real
praiR.
''The Milton-Freewate section Is
noted for its gardens, its berries and
its orchards This year especial ef-
fort has been made TO grow more
vegetables. Two hundred boys have
taken up war garden work. All this
and tho surplus from the packing
houses that has In the past been
wasted will this year be utilized.
"a committee Is now circulating
pledge cards on which the women
pledge thomselves=fo work certain
days I'm the community. A canning
kitchen has been donated and is be-
ing prepared for this work by volun-
tecrs.
Mrs. II. O. Mansfield was chosen
manager OF the canning kitchen ana
she and the executive committee OF
the conservation league viii work
out the details. They expect to buy
"A pressure canner and the committee
Is casting about now in search OF a
second hand steam boiler OF two OF
three horsepower with which TO op-
crate the canuer.
-'Thcy also expect 10 make iellics,
jams and apple butter from fruit that
is otherwise unmarketable.'
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-27

on the hills in the Cold Spring
section above the reservoir many far
Z ,rs grow rye under rather pecul-
TAR conditions. High winds prevail
there through a great part of the year
and ii is unsafe to pillow the light.
sandy soil. The yland Is especial
adapted To the growing of rye and
to aboid plowing these crops are vol
untcered. Mr.. Shrock states that fl
ner looking rye is seldom found than
is to be seen in that locality at pres
ent.
Owing to the general conditions,
after a careful survey of the county,
Mr.. Shrock is hopeful of an unusual
ly big harvest, and thinks that the
available labor and storage capacity
of the county will be taxed to the
limit in caring for the grain.
Speaking of the fruit prospects
Mr.. Shrock says Fruit that was
thought to have been all killed will
come through with part crops. Sher-
rles and peaches in the Milton Free.
water section will he light. The ap-
pie and prune crops promise to be
eair or average in all sections"
Alfalfa prospects are a little gloomy
az present. The cold spring wealth
er has kept the growth back. and
the first cutting which is now being
made in some localities will be light
Growers however, are hopeful OF
making up this shortage to some ex-
tent by more favorable weather for
the second cutting. The acreage in
aisalfa this year is somewhat reduc-
ed from the last Some fields where
rlfalfa was running out, due to the /
prices being paid for grain. have been /
/ 'cwed up and this year VIII go to
nelp increase In wheat acreage.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-27
Americans Killed in Trans
port DisObeyed Orders
While Passing Danger
Zone.
TORPEDO FOLLOWS
WHISTLE IN FOG
Weather Dense; Moon
Comes Out From Clouds
to Assist in Rescue.

LONDON, May 27.-The deaths OF
81 Americans in the Moldavia torpe-
doing was caused by disobedience of
rules requiring all passengers o. re-
main on deck while the ship was in
the danger zone, declared dispatch
to the Express from channel ports
Fifty eight Americans were below
decks; official inquiry is probable.
Tho Moldavla was in the English
channel. Fifty six were instantly
killed and one died Of injuries.
Five minutes before we were struck
the weather was so thick one could
not see his hand before his face"
said an officer. I'VE narrowly avert
ed one collision with vessel whose
whistle came through the fog. ThB
whistle we believe really was sounded
by the U-boat. We switched on our
lights at the same moment that the
moon appeared from the clouds. An
instant later a torpedo struck us
amidships on the port side. Despite
the noise OF the explosion and crash
ing timbers the men were orderly
Fortunately the moonlight lasted for
an hour, permitting the transfer OF
men to the destroyers which dropped
several depth bombs over the spot
where a periHcope was seen for an in
stant, but apparently Intellectually"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-27

Of him when he enters upon hi,
work.
The Influences bringing Messrsa
Ralcy and HamlcN- into the director
ship tace are the same that backed
Mr.. Rice and Mr.. E'riedly last spring
with the result they wete elected
CNcrwhelmingh- The support for
tho two candidates is not of mar
row or factional nature but is repre-
sentative OF the whole community. IL
is founded on the belief that the two
men viii make good. intelligent
broad-minded directors. Mr.. Raley =
legal experience will be Of value TO
the board and Mr.. Hamley is regard
ed as progressive and practical
minded businessman who hass made
a success of his own affairs and will
bring good Judgment into the man
agemeut OF local affairs, IL he be
elected
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-27
WITH JUNE RAIN UMAT|HA
COUNTY WILL HAVE SOME WHEAT

In a general way throughout Una
tilla county / would say grain -cror
prospects are better than normal.
make this statement taking the coun-
ty as whole" stated County Agri-
cultural Agent NJ. = Shrock to the
East Oregonlan this morning Con-
tinulng. "Oid timers say we never
fail to have "A good June rain. If we
get this June rain our fall wheat
viii be the greatest crop ever in the
county"
According TO the best available
figures made from careful survey
IS the county the fall wheat acreage
In the county this year is 80 per cent
greater than the fall wheat of 1917.
In comparison with the increased
acreage reported from other coun-
ties Of Oregon-some OF which report
IN increase of as much as 100 per
cent-this does not seem SO great,
but when Il IS understood that Uma-
lila county is the largest wheat
growing county in the state and some
1f the larger farms have a greater
acreage in wheat than some of tho
entire counties reason for less per
centage Of Increase is understood
There is some spring wheat that
IS suffering from the want Of rain.
and a very small acreage seeded late
hat failed to come mp, and in the
We st end OF the county in the light
eli some seed was blown from the
srt tund. All this though IS a small
II. tier with the county as "a whole.
In some parts OF the county, par
iCularly south Of Pcndleton, weeds
ire more than normal. Tar weed in
nls locality seems to he the worst
rhis is accounted for owing to wealth
II conditions, cold spring being more
ayorable for the weeds than wheat,