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Evening star., 1918-11-16
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0N@TER|MS' NOTES
Light on PerpIexing Periods
to Be Shed by Official
Documents.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Copyright, 1918, BY N. 7. Evening Post. Incl
Some day when the world is sufh-
GENTLY restored to normal to examine
without prejudice or passion the docu-
ments that have passed between gov
ernments during the European war,
scarcely less interesting, for instance.
than the exact chronicle of events in
side Germany at the outbreak Of war,
will be the publication of all the COM
munications between the United
States and the allies in the month
preceding the cessation Of hostilities.
Secretary Lansing himself has shed
some light on one Of the most per-
picking periods in American history
the few weeks preceding our recent
congressional election-by saying that
the general principles Of the armistice
involving what was tantamount to an
unconditional surrender by Germany
were agreed upon by the United
States and its co-beliigerents fully
three weeks before the election.
Delayed Announcement.
interesting bit Of Information that
the details read by the President to
Congress were in the hands of this
government sufficiently long to have
been publicly announced were the
administration disposed to do what
some critics were publicly saying it
would do-use the war news to in
fluence the elections.
1t cannot be said that everybody in
administration circles was exactly
pleased by the attitude assumed by
both the President and Secretary
Lansing in refusing to refute the
clamors of their opponents that soft
and easy terms were being advocated
by the United States, while the al
lies were insisting on stiff terms.
There are those who think the Presi-
dent should have iterated or reiter-
ated his unalterable purpose to see
to 1t that Germany was rendered i'm
potent and that this would have de-
prived the republicans of much of
their ammunition in the congressional
!, campaign.
The answer given by those who
adopted by the President and the
Secretary Of State is that the deter
mination Of the United States was
sufficiently explained in the note to
Germany Of October II, and that any
effort made to create an opposite inn
pioSSioH WaS simply systematic
campaign to prove that Mr.. Wilson
was untrue to his word.
Informal Notes to Be Published.
The fact that the President insisted
in his first note to Germany that all
invaded territory must be evacuated
before there could be peace confer
ence, and the fact that Mr.. Wilson in
sisted in his second communication on
terms amounting to surrender, is
pointed to as adequate explanation at
the time to all who were disposed to
follow the President in foreign pol
this connection. there will some day
be published the communications OF
an informal character passing from
this government to its allies EXPLAIN
ing. in detail to them the principle in
Evening star., 1918-11-16
BRUSSELS IS ENTERED
BY BELGIAN GUARDS
German Troops Now Nine Miles
Away-City Held Since
August, 1914.

By the Associated Prem.
PARIS, November 16.-Belgian ad-
vance guards ey.tered Brussels Satur-
day morning.
The German troops. in accordance
with the armistice. began moving out
Of the Belgian capital Friday and now
are nine miles away. according to the
correspondent Of the Midi on the Bel
gian front.
Brussels had been in German hands
since August 20. 1914. When it be.
came evident the Liege forts could
not hold out the Belgian capital was
evacuated. King Albert. the govern.
ment and most Of the army retiring
westward. Some Of the Belgian
forces retired to Antwerp. which was
defended stoutly by Belgian and Brit.
ish troops before 1t fell In their oc.
cupation Of Belgium the Germans
maintained their principal headquar.
ters at Brussels.
It was reported early in the weel
that King Albert would re-entel
Brussels today. but q dispatch from
Paris Friday said that his entry haG
been postponed probably until No.
vember %. when the Belgian parlia'
ment will reopen.
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Contributions to Date.

Contributions announced to date fol-
low:
s200o0-American Car and Foundry
s9.0O0-Red Cross employees.
So. oo0-Mrs. Henry Rea-
$2,5o0-General Electric Company.
S1.0o0-Col Maitland r. Griggs.
Washington Norfolk Steamship Com
pany. Mr.. and Mrs F. Atherton. Pa
triotic League of Lansburgh & Bro.
Johnson & Wimsatt. Computing.
and Recording Company.
washington Gas Light Company.
washington Times, Mrs. Raymond
Baker, John L. Saltonstau and Mrs.
Malcolm D. Sloane.
$s00-Mrs. Ella N. Warder.
S50o-Elliott H. Goodwin, J. SHELTON
Williams, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. Pres
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Spread Of Revolt Disapprcved.

The same socialist speakers decla-
ration that 1t was a duty to spread
tho revolution to England and France
was loudly disapproved. A resolu-
tion was passed that the Berlin SOL
diers would view the arming of la
borers with distruct as long as the
Sovernmen failed to declare ex-
pressly for the summoning of a con-
stituent assembly as the sole basis
for the adoption of q constitution.
by ahe governments order to the
lCoatinuad on Second Paeel
Evening star., 1918-11-16

The wiesbaden, which is mentioned
in the foregoing dispatch. was sup
posed to have been sunk during the
Jutland battle, May 31-June l, 1916.
She was a light cruiser of 1900 tons
and was built in 1914.
Evening star., 1918-11-16
CIVILIANS RISING
AGAINST GERMANS
MuIhausen and Officials Of
Other Towns Are Fearful OF
Consequences.
ALLIED AID IS ASKED
| ALLIED AID IS ASKED

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, November ia German
airplane arrived yesterday morning at
the French lines, bearing an urgent
message from the mayor Of Null
hansen, asking that French regi-
ment be sent there to maintain order
The population, full Of enthusiasm,
has risen against the Germans, who
are. retiring In the utmost disorder.
according to the Echo de Paris.
Civilians Are Fearful.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES
IN EASTERN FRANCE, Friday, Mo-
vember Is (by the Associated Press).
-Officials and civilians in villages in
German occupied territory are send
ing many messages to headquarters
here, urging that American troops
possible. 1t is feared that after the
Germans move back there will be
trouble caused by stragglers.
Most of these messages have been
sent with French and Italian soldiers
who have been released from Germ an
prisons. These prisoners of war are
reaching the American lines in large
numbers.
A note reaching the headquarters of
the 1st American Army today was
the German soldiers had been cele-
brating the signing of the armistice,
and his parishioners feared that their
lives would be in danger If the Amer
leans failed to arrive soon.
Withdrawal Starts Today.
The Germans in force will begin
Saturday to leave the points they now
occupy northeast of the American
lines, according to German wireless
messages. Opposite the American
front there was much wagon and au-
tomobile traffic Friday, the Germans
of war material which are not to be
left behind.
A few German rear guards will re-
main as patrols and to pick up any
stragglers, should some Of the Ger
mans attempt to desert. American
the observers endeavoring to get an
idea of the extent of the German
withdrawal, but most of the traffic
was so far back that little of the ac-
tivity could be seen.
Ask as to War Material.
Several German officers have ap-
i preached the American front lines
during the last few days. asking what
is to be done with war material left
behind according to the terms Of the
armistice. A German aviation officer
asked today where the planes Of his
squadron are to be delivered. All
these queries are answered by state
ment that a commission is now con-
sidering the question and that notifi-
cation soon will be sent to the Ger
mans.
Evening star., 1918-11-16
Reports Of Captains.

The team captains reported as follows:
Division A-Team: No. l, Mrs. Frank
B. Noyes. $4,000; No. 2. Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth. no report; No. 8. Mrs James
W. Wadsworth. jr. SLIGO: No. I. Mrs.
James Carroll Frazer. S1.759: No. 5,
Miss Josephine Patten, s1.ss5: No. s.
Mrs. Charles A. Goldsmith, no report;
No. Z, Miss Mary Gwynn, $1,329: No. s.
Mrs. George Howard. no report: No. 9.
Mrs. r. H. Terrell, no report: No. 10,
Mrs. ]. l.. Edwards, no report: No. IL,
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins. $3.S01; No. II.
Mrs. Edward Mitchell. $3.50.
Division B-Teems: No. 13. Mrs. Will
liam Hamilton Bayly, $2.331; No. IA.
Mrs. Thomas Bradley. $S17.
No. Is. John Newbold. $2,397: No. 16.
P. P. Bowles, $3.50: No. II. Mrs Louis
Brownlow. 1888: No. IS. Joseph A.
whitfield, $2.ss5; No. 19. George w.
Harris. 1886: No. 20. Dolph-Fadeley.
$11,737: No. 21, Joseph I. Weller. $179:
No. %. John R Hawkins. 1862: No. %.
]. S. Flannery. s1.07s: No. "a. F. p.
Peel. $2:s02.
Division c, team No. IS. Charles p.
Light, $2151; No. 26, Leo A. Rover, no
report; No. 81, B. T. Tolson, no report;
No. %. Sidney West. s1.4o5: No. 2s.
s. Budd, s52s: No. 81. Wade Ellis. no
1855: No. 90. William p; Normoyle.
$1.050: No. "a, w. B. Westlake. no re-
port: No. 35, no report; No. 3S. Earl
D. Krewson, 1854.
victory boys and girls, $4.275.
Evening star., 1918-11-16
GERMAN WARSH|P SUNK;
DEF|ED REVOLUT|OM|STS
Wiesbaden Tries to Escape to Neu-
tral Waters-33O of Crew
Perish.

By the Associated Press.
BERN, November 16.-The German
warship wiesbaden refused to sur
render to the revolutionists and tried
to escape to neutral waters. It was
pursued and torpedoed by revolution
ary battleships and the entire crew
of $50 men, including many cadets,
perished, according to the Lokal An
zeiger Of Berlin.
Evening star., 1918-11-16
COMM|TTEEV0TES
CUT IN WAR TAXES
Favors Revenue Bill to Pro-
duce Not to Exceed Six
Billions.
CHANGE IN PROFITS LEVY

The Senate finance committee by an
overwhelming vote today went on
record in favor of cutting down the
taxes in the war revenue bill SO that
they would not produce in excess Of
Sc, 900 .ooo. 900 for the year 1918.
Chairman Simmons suggested to the
committee changes in the basis OF
levying war excess profits upon part
nerships and individuals. The COM
mittee has asked the Treasury experts
to frame the suggestions Of Senator
Simmons SO that they may be con-
sidered as 4 possible amendment to
the bill.
Senator Simmons plan would treat
a partnership exactly as a corporation
was treated as far as the war excess
profit taxes are concerned. lndlvlouais
would be exempt.
The committee voted tentatively to
leave the taxes on fire, marine and
casualty insurance as they are in the
House bill. Following the meet ng
the committee it was said that the
many of the 20 per cent taxes on the
purchase Of luxuries. Another item
that is apt to go out is the tWo-cent
stamp tax on bank checks.
Committee for Revision.
After conference with Secretary
McAdoo late yesterday afternoon
members of the Senate finance COM
mittee said that a downward revision
of the war revenue bill until it would
produce no more than $6,000,00O.0OO
was probable. Some of Secretary
McAdoo's proposals. however. will
meet opposition. including the recon-
mendation that excess profits taxes be
abandoned and individual income
taxes be increased in 1920.
The republicans are inclined to op-
pose the plan to limit taxation two
years hence. They como into control
Of Congress next year and they pro-
pose to have something to say about
the taxation laws after they are in
power.
Chairman Simmons said after the
meeting with Secretary McAdoo that
the recommendations for reductions
in taxation made so far are largely
the result Of guess. based on the best
information obtainable. How long it
will take to redraft the revenue bill
for report to the Senate he would not
say, but asserted it might take weeks,
or on the, other hand it might be
completed within a week.
Evening star., 1918-11-16
Disposal Of Officers.

The return Of commissioned person.
mel of the army to civilian life, Gen.
March said. would be effected by di-
viding the present list of officers into
three classes-those who desire COM
missions in the Regular Army. those
who are willing to hold themselves
available for future service as reserve
officers and those who desire honor
able discharge from the service.
Instructions have been issued to the
Army stan corps to carry out reduc-
tion In their commissioned and en-
listed personnel lists, keeping pace
with the reduction Of the line forces.
Evening star., 1918-11-16
100000 TOLEAVE
CAMP IN 14DAYS
10000 Men a Day Then
Wilt DemobiIize, Gen.
March Announces.
D. c. MAY SEE "RAINBOW''

Gen. March. chief Of staff. announced
today that within the next two weeks
100000 men in military camps in this
country will have been demobilized
and that demobilization will proceed
thereafter at the rate of 10000 day.
There are 100000 men in camps in
this country
Regarding the return Of the troops
in France, Gen. March said the order
in which the divisions will be with
drawn is being left to Gen. Pershing.
1t is the intention of the War Depart
ment, however, so far as is practi-
cable, to return each division to the
locality from which the majority of
it's men came and to parade the di-
vision in adjacent cities so that the
people may have a chance fttingly to
welcome it.
Evening star., 1918-11-16
WEATHER.

Cloudy and warmer tonight: tomor-
row rain.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending 2 pm. today: Highest, 62, at
1920 pm. yesterday; lowest SO. at z
am. today.
Full report on page IL.
Evening star., 1918-11-16
Informal Notes to Be Published.

Continued on Eighth Page.)
Evening star., 1918-11-16
More Hopeful Tone.
Not All DANCED Passed.

Not all danger for democracy hsa
passed, the correspondent adds. but
he says the government can rely on
the soldiers, who are the real hold
erS Of power"
At a meeting Of soldiers the with
drawal of the order for the formation
of civilian red guard was demanded.
One socialist speaker who said. But,
comrades, you are socialists, was
answered with the shout, We are
soldiers,"
Evening star., 1918-11-16

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Evening star., 1918-11-16
Speedy Help Needed.

"The acceptance Of the oppressive
armistice conditions. the necessity OF
supplyins from scanty provisions the
armies that are streaming back from
the front, the cessation of navigation
in the North sea and the Baltic by
the continuance of the blockade,
which imperils our provision supply,
md the disturbed conditions in the
east make the situation in our country
daily more unbearable. The peril can
he avoided only by the most speedy
help"
Evening star., 1918-11-16

Member Of the Associated Press
TAs Asse1afsd fress b e1eiusively entities -
the uss for repshlieatioa Of al news dispatcAes
credited to It eP not otherwise credited b this
papef and also IL local news puhlished hsfsiA
An rishts Of puhlicatioa Of special
Aispatehss herein are also reserved,
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MILAN, ILL.,, BOY Is
COOK FOR GENERALS

7ROCK ISLAND. H.. Sept IS
Future historians in compiling the
story Of the great war may find
space TO devote a paragraph TO
Francis Walker Of Milan. H., a
suburb Of Rock Island.
Young Walker has written his
mother that he has been appointed
chief cook in Gen. Pershing's mess
and that the committeeman Of
the American eXpeditiOnary forces
is not "fussy about his food" How
ever. he added. il isn't the kind OF
food that worries the general so
much as the quantity and quality OF
the daily ration.
To Walker is entrusted the task
OF keeping warm the meals OF one
OF the busiest men on the European
continent Insofar as is possible, he
says. the general is on time at mess
call. but frequently STAFF conferences
and other matters Of major import
delay the commander-in-cn On
these occasion IL is the duty OF the
chief cook 10 see 20 il that the food
for the general and his immediate
aides is kept warm and ready 70
serve whenever the STAFF car appears
in front OF headquarters.
plain food and plenty OF it,
covers Pershing's every day menu.
according 10 his cook
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-28
CAN 7 COME To
TERMS" WITH
LYING GERMANS
fundamentally to Secure 1t
is League Of Nations, Says
Leader of Americans in
New York Speech.

NEW YORK. Sept. 28.-The
price of peace will be impartial
Justice to all nations. the inStru-
mentality indispensable to secure
it IS a league of nations formed
not before or after. but al the
peace conference and Germany
as a member will have to re-
deem her character, not by what
happens at the peace table, but
by what follows"
This was PreS't Wilson's an
SWer given last night before an
audience of fourth Liberty loan
workers here to the recent peace
talk from the central powers, al
though he did not refer Specifi-
cally to the utteranCeS Of enemy
leaders.
Peace was not a question, de-
claTed the president, of coming
to terms, for 1--WE cannot come
to terms with them, as "they
have made it impossible. " Peace
must be guaranteed, for "there
will be parties to the peace
whose promises have proved un-
trustworthy and means must he
found in connection with the
peace settlement to remove that
source of insecurity"
at would be folly to leave the
guarantee to the subsequent vol
untary action of the govern
mentS we have seen destroy
Russia, and deceive Roumania, -
continued the president.
The president emphasized that
the justice TO be obtained by tbs
league must involve no discrimina
ton toward any people This he set
forth explicitly in "A set Of five prin-
ciples which he enumerated as the
practical program" OF America $
peace terms and for the mainten-
ance OF which the United States is
prepared 70 assume it's full share OF
responsibility"
Wilson's Peace Principles.
These principles were. ne said
FIRST. the impartial justice melted
out must involve no discrimination
between those to whom we wish 10
be just and those 20 whom we do
not wish TO be just 10 must be a
justice that plays no favorites. and
knows no standard but the equal
rights OF the several peoples CON
cerned
Second no special or separate
interest OF any single nation or any
group Of nations can be made the
basis of any part OF the settlement
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-28

hrst lottery last year when order
numbers were assigned 5000, 1000
men Unless the war department
changes its plan Of calling reg
istrants and invades the deferred
classifications. the mum bers to be
drawn will affect only those men OF
the new draft ages who are phys
ically 1T for military service and
who are not given deferment be
cause OF dependents or occupation.
100000 in Line.
This number has been numbered
az 100000. but all Of these will not
be affected Immediately. since the
department has determined 20 call
first men between "a and So Men
between 81 and 45 will next be call
ed but there has been no indication
when that Will be. For the youths
OF IS. student army training corps.
now organizing at 400 universities
and colleges, will be open.
In announcing the date OF the
drawing today. Gen. Crowder said
that only the first 100 numbers will
be telegraphed over the country.
The others will be mailed 10 the dis
tri-t draft boards as the drawing
proceeds. and viii be made public
by the boards as rapidly as they are
received. This plan viii relieve a
congestion OF telegraph wires which
would make it impossible 10 trans
nit any OF the world news while
the drawing is in progress.
Details Not Completed.
Details OF the drawing have not
YET been completed. but Gen. Crow
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-28

der announced that bee had invi-,
acting Secy Cr0well Gen. Marc
chief % STAFF. and members OF %
senate and house military comm.
tees 10 attend the opening p
cis-on has not get been made as
who viii draw the first capsule
that there viii be- mo- interruption
TIE drawing clerks viii work Dol r
AVS during the IS hours
Some of the new registrants h
tween 10 and 30. VIII be called Z
entrsinment next month althous
the temporary suspension Of %
first October call made necessa|
bv the epidemicS OF influenza
many army camps. MAY delay 81
induction Men between these az
also Will be assigned 90 the na'
and marine corps. the quota for %
navy being 1900 monthly and th
FOR the marine corps 1900 month";
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-28
DRAWING FOR
DRAFT To BE:
HELD MONDAY
Will Affect Only Those Men
Under New Law Who are
Physically Able to Take
Up Arms Now.

WASHINGTON. Sept 2S.-Draw-
ing OF the master numbers which
viii determine the order in their
respective classes Of the 1900. 900
men who registered for military
service Sept. Il. will begin at noon
next Monday and continue without
interruption until the 1900 cap
sules have been taken from the
bowl. Officials estimate that il will
require 26 hours to complete the
work.
Because Of the classification sys-
tenn this drawing will not have the
significance that attached TO the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-28
Yanks Make Big
Haul of Artillery

WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES
NORTHWEST OF NERDUN, Sept.
27.-(5 p. m)-Gen. Pershing' 5
troops in their drive between the
Meuse and the Argonne forest
made a great haul OF German artil-
lery in the region of Danneveux.
The Americans capture included
four big 21O millimeter guns and
eight $50 millimeter pieces and Is
trench mortars, 10 field guns and "a
machine guns. West Of Dannevoux
the Americans captured Il us,
which are now being used against
the Germans a large amount OF
ammunition also has been cap
tured
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-28

thought is 10 satisfy those who
struggle in the ranks and are. per
haps above all others. entitled TO a
reply whose meaning no one can
have any excuse for misunderstand-
ing, If he understands the language
in which it is spoken or can get
some one TO translate il correctly
into his own. And I believe that the
leaders OF the government with
which We are associated will speak
as they have occasion. as plainly as
I have tried 20 speak. I hope that
they will feel free 10 say whether
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-28

they think that I am in any degree
mistaken in my Interpretation Of the
issues involved or in my purpose
with regard 20 the means BY which
a satisfactory settlement OF those
issues may be obtained Unity OF
purpose and of counsel are as i'm
peratively necessary in this war as
was unity OF command In the battle
field: and with unity OF purpose and
counsel viii come assurance Of COM
plete victory. Il can be had in no
other way. Peace drives can be
effectively neutralized and silenced
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-28

only by showing shat every ,Icto
OF the nations associated again
Germany brings the nations neer
the sort o. peace which VIII arl
security and reinsurance 20 all pc
pies and make the recurrence Of a0
other such struggle ~ pitiiess for.
and 5Ioodshed forever impossible
and that nothing else can German
Is constantly intimatinE the term
she Will accept. and always inI
that the world does not want term
II wishes the final triumph % iI
tice and fair dealing
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-28
WAR BOARD ORDERS
BOOST IN PAINTERS PA

WASHINGTON. sept est
national war labor board today q
dered the wages of 0ourneym'
painters al indianapolis increas
from 50 cents an hour To 65 cen
effective until next March 81 Tl
award was I'm the dispute betweN
the painters and the master pain
ers and building contractors assoc
alton.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-28
THE VOLUNTEER DRIVE
FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN

Time-Sept. Is and %.
Where to Volunteer Notice will be
mailed To every citizen and the To-
cation Of each booth will be pub
l-hed In "a full page advertisements
Thursday, sept. 20.
IT. Joseph County's quOta-S5.5J0.OO 900.
Date Of BOnds-Oct. "a. 1918
Rate Of Interest--f4 per cent.
Interest Fayable-April I ) and Oct. IS.
HOW To BUY BONDS
fash for entire amount mot en-
CourHEedl.
G-St. Joseph County Bankers Par
tial Payment plan 81 per cent
cush with subscription. and 4
per cent per week for % weeks
st nited states Treasury Partial
Payment plan Of 10 per cent WIEN
subscription 20 per cent Nov.
81: 20 per cent Dee. ~: 20 per
cent Jan. rs. 1919. and n
per cent Jan. 30. 1919.
As To 30 per cent and note Cor four
months at bank.
Volunteer Buttons for those who
buy ON sept. - and 20 only.
How much Co buy per cent ~
your net worth plus To Is per cent
Of your annual income.
n farmer or retired. : per cent of
your net worth.