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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-04
PARIS PRESS FRIENDLY
TO WILSON'S ADDRESS

paris. Dec. 4-(By A. P.)--TLs Paris
print the principal passages
Scf President Wilson's message 10 Con-
gress and special writer's comment
favorably. The Figaro gives this rea~
son for not printing the full text:
.'The length of the document makes
rublication Of the text impossible Be
sides, it Is an address, as is natural,
paore, particularly to the American
people"
Julien Sorel. writing in the Oui says:
.If President Wilson's speech brings
us no new information on international
policy, it gives US suggestions which
5inay-serye the Allied Governments in ap-
preaching the difficult questions Of de
mobilization which none had forese en-
Gustave Herve IN La Nictoire, writes
one passage of the message interests
us especially. 1t Is that In which Presi-
asking Congress to make special effort
france and Belgium. II is not, without
srilI learn of this fresh demohsTatton
of active and brotherly sympathy Oh the
part OF the American people"
Rene Daral, in the Gautois. refers &c
that part of the message dealing with
fhe Presidents visit to Europe, and
says:
The eminent statesman will not be
long in realizing that in the NEGOTIATIONS
4 OF tomorrow the role OF arbitrator be
Tween the belligerents. If by chance he
itinks of assuming II, could only fostel
hopes OF intrigues by the Yanquished."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-04
AUSTRIANS FACE
GREAT PROBLEMS
Conditions iii New Repub.
lies Grow More Menacing
Daily
" WANT AMERICAN HELP
Suggested Z. S. Send Not Only
Military Police but Citizens
for Propaganda

Jenna, Nov. % (delayed>-!rwo big
problems confront the republics which
have arisen from the ruins of the
Hapsburg empire. First, Il is becoming
daily more difficult to maintain order
within the republics until the peace
conference; and, second, will the de.
cision of the peace conference really
solve the racial and commercial ques.
tions which are now more urgent than
ever?
The first problem involves internal
conditions in each republic and also
between the republics. Relations be.
tween the governments and tho sit
uatiOns within each republic depend
on food. coal and living conditions.
The common people do not yet under
stand that order and freedom are
synonymous terms.
When 1t suits their political con-
venience the residents of the former
empire readily declare that they are
acting according to the spirit of Presi.
dent Wilson'S messages. so much so
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-04
KAISER WRITES CONTINUALLY
Exile Labors necessarily at Me-
moirs or Possibly Confession

Iondon. Dec. 4.--CBy A; P>--William
IIohcuzoliern wears detected appear
anrr. according 10 the TeIegraphs cor
respondent at Amer%%ngcn ,i t'olan6 .Sda, VINO Gno
yETo has come much in contact with the
exile" This person is quoted as fol-
lows:
The former Emperor woTc an AIR OF
relief Wien he arrived 1t Anerongen'
but that soon vanished. Even ms
CHEEKY wife cannot nov rous" INN from
moodiness The former Empress Is really
something of n heroine and tries TO TnaHss
her husband look on the bright side or
filings. but IN vain. The Distinguished
fugitive has terror n his heart.
Herr TohenzoIleru Keeps moro and
,,nrt +o binIsrIs ana Is constantly less
inclined 20 60 about. THE rorTesponaent resp i
says that his informant took hHn 10 an
unfreuuented place from which an un-
shaded window in the castle was visible.
Pointing TO the window, the gentleman
said IT..
= Tile former Emperor sits. at that
window writing. as # against time, hour
after hour, shecr after sheet; often AL
the forenoon and all the afternoon
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-04

that the peasants, who generally are
q hard.headed and conservative lot,
have begun to think that democracy
means either socialism or anarchy.
A State employe, who was excited
by events in Berlin, asked the corre-
spondent if. according to American
Ideas, 1t would not be u good thing to
assassinatc the royal family and also
to overturn forcibly the Austrian re-
publican governments that are too
conservative. 1t was with difficulty
that he was made to understand that
Americans obtained governmental
changes by orderly voting. .
Some observers hero insist that 1t
Is the DUTY Of the United States not
only to Scatter q few military officers
throughout the empire in the guise
OF missions, but also to send Ameri.
can citizens with blood ties in the for
mer empire. Speaking the various
tongues for the purpose of under
taking propaganda, to explain how
American politics are guided by rca-
son and also by force, and also that
republics do not fight with each other.
Otherwise, tllese observers say, the
peoples of the former empire will never
settle down. 1t is pointed out that
during the best days of the empire
the Hapsburgs kept order only With
the greatest difficulty.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-04
BRITISH CAVALRY
FIRST in GERMANY
\ Dung Officer Leads Ad-
vance of Dragons With
Drawn Swords
HORSE ARTILLERY NEXT
NaImedy, Germany, Dec. (.
By PHILIP GIBBS
Special cable 10 Erening Public Ledger

Malmedy, Germany, Dec. 4.
Al o'clOch yesterday morning our
truOpS crossed tho Belgian frontier
and entered Germany. l went with
our leading patrol Of cavalry over the
little stone bridge across tho Rotc-
wasscr brook and through the town
of Ma'lnedy, a few miles within Gcr-
man territory. 1t was hard morn
ing, with n cold fog on tho hilltops,
and all the fir trees and red bracken
OH tho hIllsides and down the steep
ravInes ware covered with a white
frost like the scenery Of German
Christmas cards.
Hur cavalry and horse artillery, with
their transports drawn up on the Bel
gi;u side Of the frontier before the
bugles sounded FOR the forward march,
wcro standing hy their horses. clap
ping their lands and beating their
chests and stamping their feet to get
a little physical heat. The men wore
their steel helmets as though for an
advance in the usual conditions of
,,-..,.f,,.o .,,,,i ,l,.. +,.o1,,,,.,, 90 H.,
"a '''o Ie''"-
ing 'patrol ioue forward With drawn
swords.
The young cavalry officer command.
;r,, +,,. +roon oP +b, Droo,o,,, o,,,,,,.,
4'7 ,.,, 00t 'N''i US
seemed d h'tie nervous or his re-
sponsibility Of being the first to ride
i,-o C:orman1- and s,,.oro a., d;1,,.
40 "tN'i
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-04
SCANDINAVIA HAS
PEACE PROPOSAL
Three Countries Unite to
Look After Neutral Inter
r>ts at Council
FOR LEACH T. OF NATIONS
B> WrcIe>> to Ercning Public Ledger

,...' val. r.,.,, -,
,,,.nl,y.p r4, T.
.,. ,,-,,a1 ,,rt,rs,,c. t... fol-
i'" ''''' '''' y""'"'' p''''''''
lowing statement today
According 20 decisions al meetings.
~ .b, Scandinavian r,,nirat II. .inistcrs,
-...,,,, ....,,,-
tile e''e''''."'',7 w '''' '.''
tries ave appointed committees t" pre-
mare material r1- the purpose # 1roI.ing
,,- 49,, -,,..,,.,., ;,,.~a..z - neutral
'1,'' ,r ...,.or.
states At tie peace conference ''''" ''',-'
the conclusion of peace. These commit
TO- 7..,-, 1.,.g , ,arIes of meetings in
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-04
KING GEORGE REGARDS HIS
COUSIN AS ARCH CRIMINAL
British Monarch Beer No Penalty Too Seuere for Crimes Of
William HohenzoLeu- Considers Him Personal Director
Of 4uocities Committed by Germans

'Nly informant says that the King $
feelings and expressions are so strong
that thoy could hardly be reproduced
verbatim, but that tho substance of them
is that tho Kaiser is the greatest GRIM
inal in the world today: that he is di.
rectly responsible for the outrages on
the Belgium and French civil popula-
tons for the bombing and air raids on
the innocent inhabitants OF unfortifled
towns; for the torpedoing of passen-
ger and hospital ships, and the sinking
OF survivors in their boats; for the first
use Of poisoned gas the poisoning Of
wells, tho destruction of works Of art,
of historic buildings, of beautiful towns
and tho machinery of industrial life and
potential reconstruction; that he has
not only permitted .hese things to pro
coed, hut vas in many cases u personal
asscnter 10 and director of them, and
that for such a man no retributive pen
atty, however severe, would he unde-
.,ryr1 -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-04

eSDOHdeace Of The Associated PrcSsJ
London. Nov. %.
What does King George really think
of his cousin William iohenzoIlcrn,
former German Emperor?
This is question that has been
often asked. but has never received any
thing approaching an authoritative an
swer. According TO a writer in the
Daily News. which is usually, very care
full as to the trustworthiness OF what
It prints, King George regards him as
the greatest criminal in tho world to-
day"
The writer says that no was talking
a few days ago with weu-lUnOwn
statesman, who has had many opportun!-
ties during the war and especially lately,
of hearing tho King express his views
Of the Kaiser. And no thus summarizes
what the 'w"li-huown slmoamau' told
him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-04
STUDY GERMANY'S
PAYING CAPACITY
Allies Working on Problem
of Tndemnities to France
and Belgium
MAY ASK $l0,000,0OO,O0O
Other Proposals Under Con-
sideration Include Recon-
struction Of Towns
MAY ASK $lO,OOO,OOO.OOO

Special cable 10 Erening Public Ledger
CopvT0ht, 1918, By NstO YorE Times Co.
London. Dec. 4.
a. = Nicholson, the Daily News lobby
correspondent, writes:
The chief ministers in the Govern
ment wero asked. just before tile gen.
eral election was upon us, to consider
and suggest proposals for indemnities
which the German empire shall be re-
quired TO pay. The time has been too
short for their views TO be Co-ordinated
as yet, and this Is the reason why in
their utterances in the country tho
Prime Minister. Sir Eric Geddes, Mr..
Churchill, and Mr.. Austen Chamberlain
are speaking with somewhat different
voices
Lloyd George Al Newcastle on Fri
day Indicated that our Government and
the French Government arc nov setting
up export committees to determine the
capacity Of Germany to pay indemnities.
The question is naturally one OF some
delicacy among the Allies and several
ment. There is naturally a strong feel
ing in France in favor of requiring larg"
indcmnities France has herself paid
In the past. The view of the British
GuVerUmen, is understood to be strongly
in favor Of all jus indemnities, with
tie Corollary that the immediato de-
mauds should not be such as 10 cripple
Germanys ability 10 make future
restorationg The feeling Of IN" United
States. apart from firm insistcnce on
reparaton, shows Il tendency, it IL said
rather adverse to indemuities.
Cash Payment for Damage
rrhn proposals which have actually
been considered or are being examined
include the following:
"First-That there should he cash
payment over q, team of years for DAM
age inflicted on France and Belgium
This is estimated at from f2.oOO.Oo0.-
oOO to f2.50O, 600. 900 $4,000, 900, 900
TO $1,000. 900 ,00O).
"Sccond-That ruined towns in these
countries should be rebuilt by 'rermap
labor that roads should be rebuilt and
battIetields dug over and restored, and
scattered metals collected, also by Ger
man labor.
"Third-That there should l." a ship
ping indemnity Dald DS NitTnIlH, Nuetn-
er by a two-pooT arrangement be-
tween the Allied and Central Powers,
whereby German ships should serve
world interests, or by the building in
German yards Of ships for the British
mercantile marine or other means
'Tourth-That a larger indemnity pay
meut than the sum required to requisite
the damage in France and Belgium
should be called for, spread over a term
of years. to make good other losses TO
the Allies.
'7Tifth--That the gold still available in
Germany should be made over TO tho
Allies.
"SiNtll-That there should he royalty
on German coal Mines paid TO the Allies
over a term of years and there should
be an Allied control of German potash.
"SeVenth-Restoration in Italy. Ser-
bia and Rumania."
Nicholson adds that n more difficult
q@@tion under consideration is that Of
indemnity payment through cash or
goods. lie writes:
III larger indemnity is to be paid
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-04
DENY FOCH ULTIMATUM
London Express Says Marshal Has
Only Warned Germany

London, Dec. 4--CBy A. P.)7-Ths
Express Claims to be able TO deny the
report from Berlin yesterday that a
new ultimatum had been sent to the
German Government because all the To-
comotives TO be handed over under the
terms of the armistice cannot be de-
livered at once.
The newspaper says that II is true
that Germany is not keeping UP to the
stipulated schedule and that Marshal
Foch has given warning that Germany
will be- responsible for further delays.
but he has not fixed n time limit for
the carrying out of the clause relative TO
railroad equipment.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-04
Ton-for-Ton Policy VIII Fail

As regards the question OF q shipping
indemnity. Nicholson says:
''rhc tOn-for-ton policy averred in
some quarters is destined to fail, be-
cause there are not enough German
ships to make GOD our losses. Tho sug-
gestion that two shipping pools should
be formed by tho Allied and Central
Powers TO rcgIlarize the situation, has
been under consideration.
"One difficulty which energies is that
in this matter it becomes inevitable
that tho United States and ourselves
should regard tho proposals from diff
ferent angle. We wish to restore our
great mercantile marine. Tho United
States desires 70 create u great mer-
camille marine. About eighteen months
ago our Government hoped ships for lis
might be built in America, but n United
States law was passed that all ships
built on that Sdo must be American.
Later We sought to buy control of the
White star interests. The White Star
ships. though on British register and
sailing under the British flag. being
owned by 4 company which was mainly
American. sanction was refused for this
sale, and n counter-proposal was made
for purchase by the United States
Government.
'In view of these Tendencies. !; Is
thought in well-informed circles the
double pool arrangement might he diff
cult to work. Another proposal. the
building of ships in German yards for
restoration Of our mercantile marine,
may be brought forward as Il shipping
linden nitS,'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-04
URGES ACTION BY NEUTRALS
Swiss Resolution Proposes Claims
at Peace Table

Berne. Dec, 4..-(By a. P.l-nr Wild
mer, Of wofingen, has introduced res
olution in Parliament INVITING the Swiss
Government Immediately to approach
other neutrals for the purpose of jointly
establishing the claims and rights or
neutral nations at the peace conference.
particularly relative to a future league
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-04
Paris Paper Sends Wilson
WShcs for Good Voydgc
Special Cable TO Erening Public
Tedrer

Ledger
Copv'f0ht 1918, bu Ne,V York Times co.
Paris, Dec. 4.-The Matin has
sent the following message to Pres.
ident Wilson.
President Wilson:
AT the moment when the chief
citizen of the United States en-
barks for France lie Matin prays
you to accept its best wishes for
a good voyage. France will never
forget what your generous coun.
try has done to save for the world
the civilization so slowly acquired
by the work, suffering and thought
of centuries. The world will never
be able sufficiently to thank the
American people for its great aid
in destroying German trcachery
and crime"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-12-27
HARRY CLOUGH
LEAVES STATE
JOB JANUARY !
Popular Railway Man Enters Of.
fice of Supt. Derrick
of 500 Line.

Harry r. Clough, for several years
past chief clerk in the North Dakota
railway commissions office. will re-
tire January to accept a similar
berth with Supt. Scott w. Derrick Of
the 500 line here. Mr.. Clough has
been In railroad work from boyhood,
and he has followed the game in ev-
cry section of North Dakota. Miss
Leota Hendershot, stenographer to
the railway board. will succeed Mr.
Clough pending the reorganization Of
the board at the first meeting in
January. when C. w. Bleick of Elgin
and N. A. Johnson of 'Tolley will step
out to make way for Frank Milhollan
of Bismarck and G. F. Dupuis of
Temple. elected by the league in No
vember. Milhollan is vice president
of the North Dakota Federation of
Labor and secretary of the Bismarck
Trades and Labor Council. q printer
by trade. Dupuis is former rail-
road man who has ranched for sew
eral years at Dupuis He was auth
or of one of the most pretentious
league attempts at railway legisla-
tion during the last session, when as
a member of the house he introduced
. bill ests blishing a distance-tariff
basis for all freight rates In the state.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-12-27
BISMARCK TO
SEE GLENDIVE
HERE TONIGHT

Bismarck basketball fans this even
ing will have the privilege for the
first time of seeing Glendive, Mont,
highs quint perform on the local
floor. Glendive is an unknown guam
tity so far as North Dakota followers
of the game are concerned. The team
comes here with good following OF
rooters who have confidence in It's
ability to win. Bismarck has played
but one game, with Mandan a week
ago tonight, when the Morton coun-
ty seat aggregation took the capital
cityites to = cleaning. Bismarck has
in its lineup but one veteran player.
A majority of the boys are sopho-
mores. and only one man on the team
is over II Assistant Attorney Cen
eral i. E. Cox, a former Dakota q
star who is coaching the Bismarck
boys. believes he has material for a
winning team, but admits that the
boys lack experience.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-12-27
GERMAN WAR -" =. %: =;
LORDS LOOKED 4
T0.0WN SAFETY

Correspondence Of Associated Press.)
Spa, Belgium, Dec. 1.-THE former
headquarters of the kaiser and his
general staff is disclosing queer facts
about the man who engineered the
world war. For one, Won Hindenburg,
Germans superman, about whom
reams of heroic literature has been
written, for a matter of fact spent a
great deal of time in a wonderfully
constructed funk hole or -dug-out un'
derneath' the grounds OF his VILLA
here. Spa Is almost on the German
border. almost q days journey In a
fast motor. .er',s~ NJ: +@tf
The kaiser. TOO. Had a. similar hiding
place at Neubois. near a, comic opera
trench system, about which he Is said
to have paraded for the benefit of
motion pictures. At each Of their villas
there were electrical instruments,
which would start buzzing when an
airplane would appear. People who
worked about Hinlcnburg's establish
ment said he was continually running
fOr cover.
Another touch was added today
when German resident of AK Ia
Chapelle told the correspondent Of the
Associated Press that the crown prince
spent virtually all of his time in amus/'
ment.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-12-27
A. w. HOYT, OLD
RESIDENT OF
MANDAN, DEAD

Albert w. Hoyt, one of the early
residents Of Mandan. and one who is
we'll and favorably known by many
of the old timers of Mandan and
Morton county, died at his home in
Minneapolis last Saturday, and the
funeral was held on Monday.
'Mr. Hoyt came to Mandan from
Minneapolis in 1881. coming here
with the late Joseph Miller. He was
an accountant and was employed by
some of the pioneer firms as a book
keeper. He also dealt considerably
in real estate. He was the first wor
shipful master of Mandan lodge OF
MasOns and held that office for five
years. He was member for Nor
ton county of the Constitutional Con
vention in 1889 and was also mem
Der of the first state legislature. He
was a srong supporter of he prohi
bition clause. at the time the con
stitutiOn was framed and in his pri
vate life was man of high ideals and
unblemished character.
In 1896 Mr.. Hoyt removed to Min
neapolis where he engaged in bust
ness. and was for many years the
president Of the Minneapolis Laun
dry Machine Co. and made his home
at 3116 Lyndale Ave. He was ma
tive OF Nova Scotia and was about
"a years of age A widow and one
brother, A. o. Hoyt, survive him.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-12-27
POLAND IN
HANDS OF
ANARCHISTS

Warsaw. Dec 24--ForceS command
cd by Pctlura, the Ukrainian leader,
drove kurOpatski from kicv last Sun-
day. Prince RadZillOff. Il wealthy Po-
lish land owner, has escaped. Prince
Radrilloff said to the Associated
Press:
"Kiev Is calm again. The shops are
open and it is still occupied by 10000
troops under General Kirbach The
horrors Of anarchy in that country can
not be realized. l have seen landlords
and their managers beaten by peasants
and turned out naked in the cold. If
they, cannot find a. wife. they take
the mother, grandmother or sister. j
balicve they will eventually make their
es':ape. Conditions must be regarded
as being absolutely chaotic"
1t is stated that the defeat of Cen
eral kuropatski may be attributed to
the fact that two months ago, under
allied advice he proclaimed Ukraine a
part Of Russia, whereas the peasants
want that to be an independent coun-
try.
A message from DanziS says the Ger
mans arc dsmantling the. ports and
carrying off all the dock machinery,
fearing arrival Of allied forces. 1t is
feared. too, the peace conference may
give that port to Loland. Odessa is
again reported to be in Bolsheviki
hands.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-12-27
LISBON MILL
INCORPORATED
Corporation News of Week from
~ Tom Halls Office.

The Bemmels Milling Co. of Lis
bon, capitalized at 100000, has been
Incorporated by Adolph G. and Rhudy
E. Bemmels of Lisbon and Gustav A.
Bemmels of Fairfax, MINI.
The Harvey Publishing Co.. capital
lied at $4,000, with John Brewer as
president, George Tabellius, vice pres
ident A. M. Stern, secretary, and O.
l.. Jensen, treasurer; the Fargo Music
Co., capitalized at $4,000, by Wilfrid
E. and c. sDelisle Hardy and Arthur
J. Anger. all of Fargo, and the Rupert
Warner agency, incorporated for $50.
coo by Alonzo o. Rupert, Raymond
d., Clifford H. and Walter F. Warner
and A. W. Cupler. all Of Fargo are
other new corporations Of the week
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-12-27
C0NTRIBUT0RY
NEGLIGENCE IS
GIVEN QUIETuS
Duty Of Employer to Provide
Employees With Machin'
cry That Is Safe.

That man who walks up an in
cline behind a loaded coal car drawn
by a cable which has been supposed to
be safe cannotj5be held guilty of con:
tributory negligence when the cable
breaks and the car drops back upon
him, cutting off leg, is the ruling
of Associate Justice Harry A. Bron-
son who wrote the opinion of the su.
preme court upholding the Mclean
county district courts award Of $4,000
damages to Erick Abelstad Of Garri-
son. Swan A. johnson was the de-
fendant and appellant. Abelstad was
working in a Ignite mine near Gar
rison owned by Johnson on October
20, 1917, when the accident occurred.
Johnson's defense, contributory
negligence and the assumption of risk
inherent in any industry by any per-
son accepting employment in such
industry, will be abolished under the
workmen's compensation act which
will be passed by the sixteenth assem-
bly,, superseding the present liability
laws of the state.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-12-27
STILL IN CONTROL.

Eerlin, Dec. 27-The Spartacus fac
ton tonight was still in control OF the
socialist newspaper Voerwartz. seized
during the demonstration "Wednesday
night, but the chief Of police has
promised the publishers that the IN
vaders will be ousted in time to per-
nit the regular staff of the newspa-
per to get out the Friday edition.
The seizure of the newspaper was
suggested during the demonstration
at the palace on Wednesday. Volun-
teer compositors responded to cali
for skilled men, and several Of these
started up the linotype machines.
Spartican writer's furnished copy for
circulars issued under the title, "Red
VoerWartZ"