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The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-11

London, Dec. 11.--FOrmer Crown
Prince Rupprecht Of Bavaria and 9th
ers are organizing cOunter-revolu-
ton in Germany, the Daily Express
learns from it's correspondent at
Geneva.
Paris, Dec. 11.-Prince Henry Of
Prussia, brother of the former German
emperor, has proclaimed the establish
ment Of royalist party in Germany,
according to reports from Holland
London, Dec. 11.-William Hohen-
zOllern, former German emperor, has
attempted suicide, following mental de-
preston, according to the Leipsic Tage-
blatt, which is quoted In a Copenha-
gen dispatch to the Exchange Tele-
graph company. A member of the
former emperor's retnue who prevent
ed Herr EIOhenzoiern from carrying
out his intention was wounded. it Is
said.
ConsuIts Law Experts.
William Hohenzollern, former Ger
man emperor, has had several inter-
views at Amerongen with two Ger
man experts on international law, with
whom he discussed his personal po-
sition, according to an Amsterdam dis
patch to the Express. These experts
arrived at and left Amerongen In a
rather mysterious manner.
1t is understood, according to the
dispatch, that Count Hohenzollern is
writing his autobiography and a his
tory of his reign. He will explain his
attitude before and during the war,
1t is said. The book, which will be
long, is intended for publication, or If
it's author is tried before an interna-
tiOnal tribunal. may be cead as part of
his defense.
Socialists in Separate Meetings.
Copenhagen, Dec 1.-THE German
majority socialists held 13 meetings in
Berlin on Sunday. They were ad-
dressed by the principal leaders. The
independent socialists held three open
air meetings, and Doctor Liebknecht,
the radical leader, spoke at a Spar
tacus meeting of 5000 persons at Trep-
tow park. There were no disturb
ances. The weather was foggy and
rainy.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-11
PASSENGER TRAINS PUT BACK
McAdoo Announces Rail Service Will
Be Restored to Normal.

Washington, Dec. 1.-Restoration
Of normal passenger service has now
been undertaken by the railroad ad-
ministration, said Director General
McAdoo in a statement addressed to
the American people Withdrawing his
plea made last January for curtail-
ment of passenger travel for the war
emergency.
A number of trains, he announced,
will be added to existing schedules
within the next few weeks
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-11
RUSSIANS WAR ON GERMANS

Beseige Fortress-RoyaIist Troops in
New Counter-RevoIt.
London, Dec. 1.-THE Times prints
q story that Russia has started a coun-
ter-revolution and is besieging Thorn,
q fortress on Germany's eastern front
hr. The royalist troops demand the
hauling down of the red flag.
Paris, Dec. 11.-A state of siege
(martial law has been proclaimed in
Berlin as a result of the counter-revo-
lutionary agitations, the Enrich cor
respondent of Information reports.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-11
PRESIDES AT CABINET MEET
First Time in History Vice President
Takes Chair,

dent Marshall took the chair when the
cabinet assembled Tuesday, explaining
as he did so, that he was acting out of
Difference to the desire of the presi-
dent. So far as anyone here knows a
vice presfdkH never before has pre-
sided at a cabinet meeting.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-11
CHILE REFUSES u. S. AS AID
Tendency Is Not to Accept Mediation
Offered by Wilson.

Buenos Aires, Dec. 1.-THE reply Of
Chile to the offer of President Wilson
to mediate in the controversy between
Chile and Peru is looked upon by Chill
can newspapers as a refusal to accept
American mediation. The Aperican
note said that President Wilson "was
ready to attend any suggestion made
by Chile"
On the other hand, President Irigoy-
en- Of Argentina sent note to Chile
in which he said he offered mediation
"in order to arrange definitely the Tao
na-Arica problem"
Dispatches from Chile indicate that
there is a. tendency in that country to
accept the Argentina offer and refuse
the American.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-11
U. S. TO HOLD BIG FLEET
Twenty-Five BattIeships, Manned by
10000 Men, in First Line. =

Washington, Dec. 11.-Twenty-nfne
battleships, manned by 10000 men,
will be maintained in active service
after next March 1, according to the
plans of the navy department as dis
closed by Rear Admiral Coontz, act
ing chief Of operations, in testimony
before the house naval committee in
connection with the 1920 naval appro-
priation bill. Eight other battleships
will be held in reserve, he said ,and
will be manned by two-thirds COM
plement.
Other units of the navy to be in COM
mission after March 1 were given by
Admiral Coontz..
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-11
HevdIer Heads Baseball LEAGUE.

New York, Dec. 11.-John A. Heyd-
ler was elected to the combined Office
of secretary-treasurer of the
National league for three-year term
at a meeting of the senior baseball
organizations leaders.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-11
Yanks to Run Train.

Laibach, Austria, Dec 1.-THE first
direct train from Geneva to Liubrana,
capital Of Slavonia, will leave Thurs
day. The train will be under the con-
troll and auspices Of Americans.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-11
RUSSIAN LEADER is OUS1ED
y. s. and Japanese Generals Suppress
Cossack Chief.

Vladivostok, Dec 1.-THE suppress
sion of General KalmikOff, command
er of the Cossacks on the Ussurf river
'front.' by Joint action of the American
and japanese military authorities has
removed an element which threatened
open hostilities at .Khabarovsk.
The situation had become tense. It
had its origin in the arrest. prosecu-
ton and execution by Kalmikoff of
apparently innocent inhabitants Of the
region. In some instances it is alleged
that the bodies of the victims of exc
cutions were left for the dogs to eat.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-11
BRITISH GOLD TO THE u. S.
Four Hundred Million Pounds of Bull.
lion Came to America.

Dundee, Dec. 11.-"England sent
America 4OO,OOO,OOO pounds of bullion y
said Col. Winston Spencer Churchill,
minister Of munitions, in a speech
here. america has taken from eight
hundred to a thousand millions in
British securities. That is serious
burden for the future" Colonel
Churchill declared the naturalization
of the railroads was already accom-
plished.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-11
PACKING REGULATION ASKED
Measure Offered Congress Proposes
Federal Powers Over Industry.

Federal Powers Over Industry.
Washington, Dec. 11.-Regulation Of
the meat-packing industry, in view Of
the federal trade commissions charges
that it is controlled by five leading
packers, was proposed in a bill intro
duced by Chairman Sims Of the. house
Interstate commerce committee. The
measure is understood to have been
drafted after consultation with the
commission and other government Of
6Gals.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-11
1873 BRITISH CANDIDATES

General Election Campaign Enters Its
Final Week
London, Dec. 1.-THE general elec-
ton campaign entered it's fnal week.
The number of contests with more
than two candidates is unprecedented.
Three-cornered fights are the rule.
There are altogether All coalition
candidates comprising 322 Unionists,
131 Liberals and 1S National Demo
Gratis. There are Loaf noncoalition
candidates.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-11
No Peace Prize This Year.

Copenhagen, Dec. 1.-THE Nobel
committee has decided not to award
any Nobel peace prize this year.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-11
FORMER KAISER
TRIES SUICIDE;
AID WOUNDED
Member of Former Emperor's
Retinue, Who Prevented
Act, Injured.
CoNSULTS With Law EXPERT
Herr HohenzoIiern Discusses Personal
Position With Two German Ex-
perts-Busy Writing His
Autobiography.

London, Dec 11.--FOrmer Crown
Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria and 9th
ers are organizing counter-revolr-
tion in Germany, the Daily Express
learns from it's correspondent at
Geneva.
Evening star., 1918-08-10
CAPITOL HILL HOME
/. FOR.CONGRESSMAN
Representative Frank Page
Buys Residence at 1856 C
Street Southeast.

Representative Frank Page of
Georgia has purchased a Capitol Hill
home, located at 1875 c street south
east
The house. which was owned by
Fred G. Coldren. was sold through
the real estate firm of Boss & Phelps.
Inc. 1t is a two-story brick. having
four rooms on each floor and all mod
edn improvements.
A number of other sales were COM
pleted during the past week by this
firm. A two-story colonial brick
house near 18th street and Columbia
was sold to Annie B. Hunt, for Maud
DeLauney. This house was built for
home about two years ago by Ed
ward H. Childers.
Edith p. Bielaski Of Falls Church.
va. sold her former home at 81 v
street northwest, to Alexander M.
Willingham. The house contains nine
rooms and bath. all Improvements.
After alterations. Mr.. Willingham will
occupy the property.
northwest to Minnie Cohen. The inn
provements consist of a two-story
frame store and dwelling. situate on a
lot 25 by 100. The property will be
used for business purposes.
"A suburban residence situated at
rs West Kirk street, Chevy Chase,
Md, was sold for Laurens N. Prior to
Wallace b. Tyrrell of Belaran, Wis.
The property purchased by Mr.. Tyr
rell was built by Mr.. Prior for q home
about six years ago. and is one of the
attractive properties in this section
on account of the large number of
trees on the lot. The house contains
ten rooms and bath, Is heated with
hot water and has electric lights. The
lot is IS by $50 feet.
A home on Columbia Heights,
known as ISIS 18th street northwest,
was sold to Minnie Ridings, the prop
erty being owned by Charles A. Sid
man of New York city. The house
was built about eight years ago by
L. E. Breuninger, is of colonial type,
a brick house having nine rooms and
bath, hot-water heat. electric lights
and front and rear porches.
H. ]. Kemper bought 172 U street
northeast from Harry G. Laycock,
being one of the six-room colonial
brick houses built few years ago
by Harry Wardman.
northwest to Harvey w. Hawthorne
for home. The improvements con-
sist of a six-room modern brick
house. cement front porch andy two
story rear porches. The house Is
heated with hot water. has electric
lights and hardwood floors.
Evening star., 1918-08-10
SPECIALISTS DISCOVER
CAUSE OF CAMP EPIDEMIC
Formidable Line Of Defense Erect
ed to Control Ravages Of
Empyema.

By means Of team work on the part
Of specialists the medical department
of the Army has now erected de-
pendable line of defense against en-
pyema, the disease Of tho lungs that
assumed the proportion OF an epidemic
in the camps and cantonments last
winter, causing many deaths. The
cause Of the disease has been definite,
ly ascertained and the best method Of
treatment established. according to
statement from the surgeon generals
office.
The form of the disease that ap-
peared in the camps last winter diff
fered from the ordinary disease seen
in civil life, being due to the strepto-
coccus, one of the most dreaded germs
known. Next winter, or at any other
time, IL a similar epidemic should at
tack the men in training or overseas.
it is certain-that is, as certain as a
forecast can be in reference to a dis
ease as virulent as empyema-that the
surgeon general will be able to pre-
vent serious spread, and will be able
to rob the disease of its greatest dan
ger,
Evening star., 1918-08-10

Building permits were issued this
week as follows:
New Buildings.
John Allen. store. 1918 North Capt.
tol street; $1,000.
Works. shops. 2o14 5th street north
L. p. steuart storage. alley be-
tween 18th and 18th. C and D streets
northeast, $500.
Mckinley street northwest; $4,000.
F NJ. Johnson. dwelling, 1612-16
East Capitol street: $4,000.
Allen Mitchell Company. machine
shops, 1918 E street northwest; $4,000.
Garages.
=. J; J; :. Msu9y Va! cyo Dove. IS L street north
Edward Fry. 1917 sth street north
I. Diamond. alley between Columbia
road. Irving street. Park place and
Warder place: $1,000.
18th. 18th. C and D streets northeast:
$500.
Alice A. Reeve. $50 varnum street
&C. {; 4; ,Ssd sshosr. as01 18th stree. north
4. 6. Bailey. ss1s sth street north
west; 5000.
James L. Merritt ct al, alley be-
tween 18th. 18th. A and B streets
southeast; $500.
Robert L. Miley. s3s 18th street
northeast; $3.50.
west; $175.
James 8. Brown, 1847 Monroe street
northwest; SITS.
Ethel Means, 112 v street northeast:
$3.50.
Katharine Kiesecker. 3s43 Shepherd
street northwest; $3.50.
William II. Richie. 33oS Tennysop
street northwest; $50,
G. c: Doyle. asos 11th street north.
Evening star., 1918-08-10
DARING FRENCH SOLDIERS
SAVE BONES OF ST. REMI

NY PAUL AYREs ROCKWELL.
lCablexram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1913
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES.
August s.-The golden casket contain
ing the bones Of st. Remi. who bap-
tized King Clovis and who gave Rheims
;ts name. was saved from IRE which
burned the st. Remi basilica recently.
The Germans, wishing nttingly to
close their four years Of ignoble war
making. deliberately sent incendiary
shells into the ages-old church. which
the inhabitants Of Rheims venerated
even more than the cathedral
By . seeming miracle three officers
and three poilus were near the church
when it burst into flames. They
dashed quickly through the fire and
smoke, riskins burial under crumbling
masonry, sought the st. Remi tomb
and opened it. The casket was there,
but almost too heavy to carry. Ex-
voted men managed to shoulder the
precious burden, and slowly gained
the outside.
they deposited the casket in their au-
tomobile and transported it to Chalons
with them. They delivered it to the
bishop there. All along the road SOL
diers looked surprisingly at the golden
caslket hastening by in the automo-
Thus frances dearest relic. all that
remains of the man who instituted
Christianity among the Gauls, fed
from the Germans to . place of safety,
where it awaits the day when 1t may
Il Be restored to Rheims. The venerable
church is but stone heap today,
added to the great and growing coll
lection Of monuments that viii shame
future German generations.
Evening star., 1918-08-10
PEOPLE WITH NO COUNTRY
MAKE SOVEREIGN PACT

The czecho-sf6vak national council
has received from Italy copy Of the
treaty whereby the council is given
full jurisdiction over its nationals
living in Italian territory. This
treaty. under which italy agrees to
furnish assistance to the Czecho-Slo-
wax officials in the performance OF
the rights guaranteed. is regarded
here as an important precedent in in
ternational law.
1t not only grants official recogni-
tion to a government which does not
control an inch of the soil Of Its
homeland, but confers rights greater
than those conceded to American Of
ficials over American residents in
Italy.
Evening star., 1918-08-10
ACCOUNTED FOR HUN FOKKER.
Leonard Reno Of Chicago Cited in
Army Orders for Feat,

CablegFan to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. CopyFlxht, 111S.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES AT
THE FRONT. August s.-sergt. Leon
ard Reno. q Chicago boy who is pilot
ing q bombardment airplane In the
French flying corps. has been cited
in army orders and warmly praised
by the captain Of his squadron for
destroying q German airplane.
Reno bombarded German troops,
conveys and cantonments daily dur
ing the Marne pocket battle. During
an excursion inside the German lines
the group Of which he was a member
was attacked by strong patrol Of
German Fokker airplanes Of . now
type.
The melee was furious. Four Ger
man machines were shot down. BY
clever maneuvering and crack firing
Reno accounted for one. which fell
flaming.
The French bombers forced their
way through the German barrier, ac-
compiished their mission and returned
home safely. although virtually evefy
airplane was riddled with bullets.
Evening star., 1918-08-10
FIRST U. S. MAN TO CROSS
OURcQ RIVER KILLED
Lieut.. Bowling, Irish stowaway as
Boy, Had Long Military
Service.

NEW YORK. August 1o.-First
Lieut.. Patrick Dowling.. listed 10 yes
terday's casualties as killed In action
was reported to have been the nfst
American across the ourcq river. He
led his men over. wading waist deep
in the water under withering nre-
Born in Ireland, Lieut. Downing
came to America as a stowaway wnen
a boy and soon enlisted in the Hegu-
the Phiiippines and Mexico. He won
his commission after a course az
Plattsburg, and was assigned TO ane
165th Infantry, formerly the oStn
New York National Guard.
Evening star., 1918-08-10
Less Trouble Hereafter.

From the Boston Transcript.
Enraged Creditor-rve had enough
of mounting these stairs every Gay 10
collect this bill.
Cool Debtor-Well. have . bit OF
good news for you. Tomorrow move
down to the basement.
Evening star., 1918-08-10
LABOR CALLS BRITISH WOMEN
Convention May Demand Common
Membership for Them.

LONDON. Friday, August s-The
labor party has issued a call for
convention Of women Of Great Britain
to be held October 16. The convention
will consider the political and civil
rights of women and is expected to
demand the right of membership in
the house Of commons for them.
Evening star., 1918-08-10
NAVY FATALITIES REPORTED.

The death Of John T. J. Gillespie.
seaman, Kansas City. Mo-. on board
the battleship Alabama. August 8. re-
ing of Stanley e. Signer, reserve
landsman, Chicago, at Great Lakes.
ILL.,, August 4, have been announced by
the Navy Department.
Evening star., 1918-08-10
COPPER PRICE STAYS FIXED.
Rate Of 06 Cents Per Pound Con
tiuued by.preident.

President Wilson has approved con-
tinuance to November 4 Of the exist
ing price Of 2s cents per pound for
copper. ~ agreed to by the price fx-
ing committee Of the War Industries
Board and copper producers The
price II subject to additional chalgeq
- seD1eE oheDee app9eX44 Jgn0
Evening star., 1918-08-10
D. C. BUILDING FOR JULY
LESS THAN HALF MILLION

Building operations In the District
last month involved q total expendi-
ture Of less than half q million dol
lars. New buildings cost $685., ,21o and
repairs, $134.s60. for a total Of $432,170,
improvements were distributed as fol-
lows:
Evening star., 1918-08-10
DISTRICT GUARDSMEN IN 10TH.
FIELD ARTILLERY ''OVER THERE
Letters Received Here Give Assurance of
Arrival In Safety-Scenes in
England Described.

Soldiers Of the United States, the
people of the British Isles welcome you
| on your way to take your stand beside
the armies of many nations now fight
ing in the old world the great battle for
human freedom.
"The allies will gain new heart and
spirit in your company.
Il wish that l could shake the hand
OF each one Of you and bid you God
GEORGE R. l."
In speaking of conditions in Eng
| land he tells a cheering tale show
ing that England is far from being
brought to her knees" as the Ger
mans boasted. He says:
II thought that when I got here
would find all the shops closed
and everything dreary and dead; but
many people on the main street as
one would see on F street on an
afternoon. OF course there was a
| noticeable lack OF men. but that didn't
| make the place any the less attrac-
tive.
Plenty Of Tobacco.
| shops. and sampled some English to-
hacco of which there was plenty of
all kinds, and we had been told that
1t was impossible to buy much to-
| oacco anywhere over here. We even
went into a little cafe and had an
i ice and some cake. Does that look
like four years Of war? Every one
looks the picture of health. All the
| little kids on the street that stood
in line and brushed our hands with
theirs as we marched past and teased
us for an American penny were stout
and well. even IL they were dirty
and grimy.
There were greeting signs all
around. Here is a sample:
God bless you brave men who
have come SO far to help u.s.
| THAT was held by some children in
an orphanage which we passed. They
had cha1ked 1t on a blackboard.
guess maybe they were some of the
children of the soldiers that have been
killed.
There were also lot of wounded
| men around and some German pris-
| oners. so 1t really began to look as
though we were getting near the front
line. after all, although still I can't
realize that we are almost right in the
scrap"
Mothers sisters and friends Of men
in the 10th who have not yet received
| letters will be reassured of the safety
and well being of their loved ones by
hearing that the men are safely ''over
there" and that their trip SO far has
been accomplished with minimum of
danger and discomfort.
Evening star., 1918-08-10

I.etters are now being received from
District national guardsmen in the
10th Field Artillery recently arrived
"over there"
One written July II says:
I'VE got of the boat onto a train,
and Travelled all night to an English
rest camp where we stayed for six
hours and then crossed the channel.
These rest camps certainly are mis-
named, or else they are trying to
spring a joke on us SO that we won't
take life too seriously. The stations
where we detrain or debark are al
ways about 4 to s miles from the rest
camp and we have to walk from the
station to the camp. OF course. it is
a nice sightseeing trip, but as Tar as
I know that is not what We came over
here for.
Feel Long Marches Keenly.
"As artillery we certainly do make
good infantry. 1t isn't SO hard on the
officers with nothing to carry. but the
men have seventy-pound packs ana
after a sixteen-day voyage with moth
ing to do, which is calculated to make
any one soft, they feel the long
marches keenly. I haven't done as
much walking in the past five years
as have done in the past three days.
and that Is saying a good Bit.
I am enjoying life. however. for this
is about the beginning of the tough
work that we will have to go through,
| and there is no use looking down on
life with the little we have been
through. For our sleepless nights and
long firing marches are just begin
ming.
81 am inclosing a letter which was
handed to each ofi1cer and soldier by
an English officer at the train, just
after we had landed in England. He
came along to all the compartments
when we were safely locked in. greet
Cd us all in the name Of the king. and
haL ded in the letters.
'Tt was very nice and sort Of raised
our spirits a bit, because the day was
rainy and damp; 1t had taken US q long
time to get into dock; we had to sit
around after we had docked until II
that night before our train was ready;
and then a good, long. muddy. wet walk
to the station"
Greeting From King.
The greeting from King George was a
Autographed note in his own handwrit-
ing on stationery marked Windsor
Castle. It said:
Evening star., 1918-08-10
SPECIAL NOTICES,

THE TwENTY-NINTH sEMI-ANNUAL DIvI.
dend of two and one-half per cent t2hqe)
has been declared on the preferred stock Of the
Washington Railway and Electric Company,
payable December /. 1918. All holders Of GER
fihcates of said preferred stock Of record on
the 18th day of August. 1918, bearing stamp
changing the time and manner Of payment Of
dividends thereon from semi-annually to quar-
terly shall receive one-half of said semi-an-
nual dividend on September 1, 1918.
A quarterly dividend of one and one-fourth
per cent t1A qe) on the common stock Of the
been declared payable September l, 1918, to
common stockholders of record at the close Of
business the 18th day of August, 1918. Z
Books for the transfer of the preferred and
common stock will be closed from the close of
business on the 18th day OF August, 1918. to
gust, 1918 s. R. BOWEN, Secretary.
REMOVAL NOTIcE-0wING TO THE GOV
ernment taking over present location, we
will remove to 9Th and @ sts s.w., where we
will be pleased to see our customers. SIDNEY
l. HECHINGER HOUSEWRECKING CO.
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brick, sheathing. flooring. sash, doors. enamel
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The Colbert experts are prepared to overhaul
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