Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-07

eSident Wilson Is going IN
to the peace conference
to stand by the fourteen
principles which he laid
down to the American congress as
the basis of an International settle
ment.
The President made this plain in
conversation with NJ Jusserand,
French ambassador, and Count Di Gel.
lere, the Italian ambassador, on board
the George Washington today.
The two diplomats met the Presi-
|, dent on the deck Of the liner and an
animated discussion ensued. Presi-
dent Wilson was unwilling to enter
into details but it was evident that he
will back up the fourteen principles.
Up to Friday afternoon the Presi-
dent had not yet conferred with Sec
retary of State Lansing or Henry
White, the two ENJOYS accompanying
the executive. NJ
President Wilson Is proving himself
good sailor on the rough passage.
Propagandists Are Exposed.
Washington, Dec. 7.-Ambassador
Won Bernstorff, chief of the German
propagandists in the United States
prior to this country's entry into the
war; tried to halt all dubious prOpa-
ganda and get rid OF all individuals
under suspicion after the sinking of
The Lusitania.
In cabegram he sent to the Ber-
lin foreign Office on November |, 1916.
which was submitted to the senate iu-
dietary committee investigating Ger
man propaganda this afternoon by A.
Bruce Bielaski, the ambassador said
the only exception was "the peace
propaganda which had been the most
successful The ambassador said he
was making large use of the American
Embargo Association. which previous
testimony showed was organized upon
German inspiration This association
attempted to influence the American
government to declare an embargo on
| arms and later flooded Washington
with telegrams protesting against
| this government entering the war.
Details Of German activities of
which the American public received
hints during the war were sketched
by Bielosd
Supporting his assertions with nu-
merous documents Beloski charged,
| hrst, that James f. Archibald, CORE.
spondent of the Wheeler Syndicate
in 1915, was in the pay of the Ger
man embassy; second that Louis
Garthe, Washington correspondent of
the Baltimore American, was collec-
tor for Theodore Lowe, whose maga-
zlne the National Currier, was sup
ported with German money; third,
that the periodical, New York Topics,
In W., was supported by the brewers:
fourth, that the monthly, Fair Play.
received more than $4,000 in German
money during the early part of the
war.
| washington, Dec. THE make UP
Of the American third army, the army
OF occupation, was revealed today by
General March chief of staff. at his
weekly conference with representa-
tIyes OF the press.
1t consists Of thirteen divisions as
: friows:
The First, Second, Third, Fourth.
Fifth Seventh, Twenty Eighth, Thirty
second, Thrty-thrd, Fortysecond,
Seyentyninth, Eiehty-ninth and Nine.
tieth. The ThirIythim is composed
OF Illinois troops The Thlrtysecond
Il is composed of Wisconsin and Min
nesola troops. OF this number the
Second, Seventh. Twenty.eighth and
} Thirty.thtrd are remaining in the vi.
Y ciniy of Luckensburg. while the re-.
mainder are advancing on Il general
/, line.
t Including the men who have already
II returned and are on their way, 5,325
officers and 125,5lj men have been
designated for an early return from
France, General March said The to-
] tai number of officers who already
have left for home is S5l and total
number of men 1868, General March
. revealed. Three transports ara ON
r. their way from France, he announced.
II He stated that the rumor that sew.
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