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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-25
ny NAnoTII uEDrN.

! PARIS, December 24.-While the
French conservative press continues
! to feature ntl-Wilson dispatches from
Washington based upon speeches by
certain public men in America. the
movement in MIR. Wilson's favor mani
testify is gaining force here.
Announcement i'll the newspapers Of
formal adhesion TO the Presidents
league of nations plan by the Spanish
Premier the papal nuncio. Cardinal
Ccrcttc, speaking for Pope Benedict ::
hS the Frech Proudhen Society. which
formulated a definite program, ard by
the radical party. which comprises the
largest group in the Chamber OF Dcpu
ties. has made deep impression on
public opinion here.
Moro significant. however. than the
support from these quarters is the de-
tailed schedule OF procedure which the
French censor has allowed lie Matin TO
print after supprcssing ii the previous
day. The change in the ruling is per
haps due 20 the revelation by the So
cialist afternoon paper, L'llure. that
such an article was prepared. hut CEN
sorcd. Those familiar with the Matir
style OF venture declare that the ar
ticle bears all the carmnrks OF being
inspired from the highest quarter
PRESIDENTS PROGRAM HAS
BEEN VIRTUALLY ADOPTED
The article conveys tho imprcssio on.
that the Wilson program has been vir-
tGally adopted The method consists
In fixing the general principles from
which particular cases are to be set
tied
Whether the Presidents ideas Will
prevail in the application To all details
is another matter, but that. q league OF
nations Will he formed before peace is
signed instead of after appears certain.
since both Premier clemcnccnu and
Foreign Minister Balfour agree
The article in lie M2tin which. caused
such sensation bears the head line:
Yesterdays Utopia To-morrow's
Reality.
'C9nStituton of League OF Nations
seriously Planned"
The text follows: That war. par
ticuiarly Il world war should hence
forth become impossible is the wish
of the whole civilized humanity and
such is the object Of the league OF ma
lions.
This movement. which aims to or
G"nizc the world upon 4 basis OF jus
ticc emerged n few days ago from it's
preparatory stage. How should The
trainers of durable peace organize
the future relations among nations" We
are now able 10 answer this Question,
and state by what stages will be cs-
tahlished league Of nations whose
formation President Wilson declares
forms an essential part of the peace
treaty
MANY people say. Let's begin bv
concluding peace; later we will think
about building the cdiice which could
not I've auythinc but dream
Thc manner in which the promoters
Of the league of nations will proceed
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AUSTRIAN CAPITAL FACES
HOLIDAY WITHOUT CHEER
Food Prices Prohihlti,c, mud % Onn
Nicnua CitiArus Arc out
OF Work.
Thy Associated Press.

VIENNA, December .4--With shop,
closed =, O'Clock in the afternoon,
after which the streets arc in semi
darkness. with homes lacking in ligh,
and heat. with food and clothing III
canine prices and more than 10000
persons unemployed, Nicuna'S first
Sloomicr Than any during the four
years Of the war.
Persons with unlimited means can
set nearly everything they need. hut
he middle classes and the families OF
me professional men. who before the
Nar ana even two years ago. We're
comfortably of. must. for instance. go
Z" bed on Christmas night az i o'clock
because OF the cutirc lack OF light.
Since tho armisti ice WAS signed the
shopkecpers have brought out amazing
stores of goods, especially clothing.
which only u few days previously. they.
asserted, were noncNistcnt. Prices have
fallen to onc-fourth the previous fan
'astic rates but are still too high for
ANY but the war protitecrS. Food
prices show no reduction and are still
products, like milk. are almost unob-
taiiiabic
The newspapers report that 30, coo
persons were waiting Al the meat mar
kctS on saturday morning, Of whom
10000 had been standing in queues all
night long, hoping TO hc able TO buy a
sinai quantity Of bacon. Turkeys cost
81 "A pound; beef 81 and pork 81. The
prices OF all Christmas fruits are equal.
L. cXorbitani.
Tho only bright spot Is the compare.
lively mild weather. which already has
saved thousands Of the poor from in.
eNprcssibic misery.
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SON WELL CARED FOR
y. VI. G.. a. Secretaries Issue Invitation
FOR Real Christmas Trent
"0Ser There"
LONDON. necemher e4-lsnccial,

LONDON. December o4-(SpcciaD -
II Your son is in France or England
1T Christmas time YOU needn't neccs-
sariiy fee! that he is losing AL the joy
81 life. Perhaps he is going to have
ne opportunity TO enjoy 4 real English
Christmas.
invitations have been issued TO as
many American soldiers and sailors as
n""sinlc III France. through !. NJ Z.
\ secretaries there. and those in camps
ana on battl"ships In England were
not forgotten. More than 2.U0o OF them
Willie entertained for the holidays in
LONDON homes alone. And on christ
ma Sday 1900 more Will watch the
brandy burning on top OF the pudding
ana eye the roasted pig in families
VINO are TO do everything possible 10
inAhr TINS holiday one that the Amer
lcan guest VIII always remclnncr
INVITATIONS poured IN to the Inter
national Y. VI. g. y. Hospitality League
from many farms outside OF London
'oo--irom pevonshro where ridin.
and shooting We're offered from Scot
Iand ana from Ireland.
want TWO boys for the whole of
tncir leave" one Irish woman writes
~ am going 20 give them the Kind u
thrIstmas my boys would have liked
II thcy had not been killed in France
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FRENCH LINER FRANCE
LANDS 1886 TROOPS
Among Them Arc a14 Wounded Of
ficcrs and 1904 Wounded
Private Soldiers.
SAILS FOR HAMPTON ROADS
Transport Princess Matoika Is Bring
ing 5000 Troops to Newport
News, IncludiI.. 200 SicI and
Wounded.

/ NEW TORT,, E+eenHsT c.--H-::s-
ing $500 officers and men OF the Ameri-
| can overseas army home from France.
the French line steamship France now
an army transport, reached here to-
day. Among them were 2li wounded
officers and 1904 wounded men. OF
whom S23 were claSsed as mental cases,
suffering from shell shock and nervous
troubles.
The we'll troops comprised the fol-
lowing: iieadquarters Division. sixty
third 'fieid Artillery, six officers and
i3S lncir* advance school detachment.
eleventh Division, two officers. eighty
three men: One Hundred ana Thirty
seventh Field Artillery. supply com
uany. ordnance detachment. medical
corps and batteries c and +. totalling
eighteen officers and iS2 men, being
hama. Illinois and District OF Coiumb ia {:
Casual Compan. No. 3l4 (negro), two
officers. 14l men: Casual Company No.
80. two officers, 149 men: Casual Com
officers and lao mon each
the Persia Maru also arrived TO- da Y
Win eighty,seven officers who have
France. and twelve wounded men.
Some of the wounded were among
the most cheerful. even though not
abic TO make their share Of noise Mos,
OF the troops came from the West and
Middle West.
Major General Goethals was on hand
Wien La France docked. TO meet his
-Joi Ho''as II. COCKTAILS.
colonel Asher Miner. of the One
Hundred and Ninth Field Artillery. was
met on the pier by his wife and bv
u delegation of relatives and friends;
from Wlkesbarre. His cheerfulne ss
over the loss Of his left leg dispelled
their sadness. and they found matter
for pride in the u. S. c. medal no wore.
lis left leg was shot away on October
ut Opermond. but he continued fight
Ing until his other leg was hit and
bits Of Shrapnel had torn his face
badly. Then. against his wishes, he
was borne to the rear. This was re-
yea led by one Of his commands. Col
onel Miners words upon landing were
all OF the bravery of his boys
The SaXonia. bearing 400 officers
and men. and is racing against time
TO. land them before Christmas has
been delayed by storms and is not ex-
nectcd 10 reach port until late in the
week, according to wireless advices to-
day.
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SOCIALISM NOT AN
ISSUE, SAYS PRELATE
American People Would Cheek
Any Social Uphcaval.
NOT TROUBLED OVER LABOR
Declares the Only apprehension H.
Reels Is With Regard to GUScrn
mcnt Control or Railroads and
TcIcRrapllS.
~. .s......;,;a ~;

BALTIMORE, MD, December a.
Cardinal Gibbons in statement to-
day said that he has no fear that
socialism would become an issue 10
be dreaded In the period of reconstruc-
tioii and that the good sense of tho
American working people would check
any social uphcaval lie said:
we ought TO rejoice particularly on
thiS Christmas occasion because II is
the first Christmas festival In five years
that we have had tho happiness OF
celebrating in the midst OF universal
peace, either actually attained or dawn
ing upon us
And think. too. that the example
~ energy We set in the prosccuti ion
OF The war ia u matter for rejocinu
Tor IL has shown the world The ca :
pncity OF America and Americans W.
have sent to the fighting forces mo-
visions aud munitions of war in cnor-
nous, quantities. We have sent nil
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PANISIANS ACCUSTOMED
TO PRESIDENTS pNESENCE

PARIS, December 24.-After ter
days of enthusiastic demonstrations in
his honor. Parisians have become ac-
oustomed 10 the presence of President
Wilson. Although they are still in
terested iii all his movements they
now are satisfied TO follow them with
able to move about town without pro-
vok:ng crush everywhere he goes.
With the crowds on the 3ouievards
all day yesterday such scarcely ever
have been outnumbered. tho President
and Mrs. Wilson strollod through the
shopping district in comparative tram
guilty: They were recognized re-
peatedly. but were never embarrassed
by too denonstrative attention. Hats
were doffed often as they passed. and
occasionally discreet "Nivc Wilson
spccts the boulevard Christmas shop
pcrs went their way, leaving the
American executive and his wife 10
toiiow their own bent. Thus they were
able to do their Christmas shopping
without discomfort, notwiths ;anding
the holiday throngs.
The announcement Of the Presidents
intention TO share the American SOL
pealed strongly to French sentiment.
which is always touched by attentions
TO the ''poilus" and to the soldiers OF
the allied armies.
preaching visit 10 England it is SUR
missed that in addition TO the social
functions OF his stag the occasion may
arise for the discussion OF Important
subjects with the British statesmen.
and the President is prepared for SUCH
an cventuality. 1t is evident from
tho attitude OF French people that his
visit to London and elsewhere in Eng
land Will he followed by them with
the greatest interest
Since the end OF the social func-
Presidents visit here his conferences
with various American officials with
the evident purpose OF familiariz;uS
himself with the details OF the !mpor-
tant questions to be discussed. have
heen closely followed by the French
puelic, as have his exchanges OF views
With the statesmen OF other nations
Particular interest has been attached
10 tho action Of himself and his ad-
VISITS in giving attention to the pro-
visioninG OF tho European countries
that are lacking food, Which il has
been indicated he regards as one OF
the most Immediately pressing prob
lens,
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PRESIDENTS PLAN Is
GAMING IN SUPPORT
Article in LIE Matin Believed TO Be Inspired Declares
Program for League of Nations Has
Been Virtually Adopted.

with the consent of the allied govern
mcmJs is exactly contrary,
The first act OF the allied govern
ments VIII be to agree among them
selves upon the principles OF Il league
or nations. As fundamcntal rule
a aSd ,n' r,she or comsa
uuences Will follow limitation .: sv;T.
"n,ents aud obligatory arbitration"
After citing Premier Clemcnceau'S
adhesion. to the plan to include the
narics, the article continues:
inn, Tho cnrn,v owcrs oT whnt nro
the fundamental principles agreed
upon, and in demanding iheir adhe-
preliminary conditions Of peace. The
allies will say to- Germany:
obligatory arbitration and limita-
ton or nrmaments form "a; IN tnte agra
accept now Later YOU Will know how
these principles are to he applied.
Once tho preiiminaries arc signed
the details of the peace treaty Will
he discussed among the beliigerents,
ANA after the signature OF tho final
treaty comes the third act. when a
new relations between all nations. TO
this conference the neutraIs will he
admissible. hut they will not he con-
sidered rs members Of full standing
until they have produced sufficient
guarantees.
GERMANY MUST PAY IN
CIVIC AMI COMMERCIAL LIFE.
Where will Germany stand" Hav-
ing unclaimed the war. she will have
been sentenced by the peace confer
cncc To restitution and repara;ion. She
viii he regarded rs equal to other
nations only after paying the debts.
lust as in civil and commercial life
only men with M irrcrroachahle past
are allowed TO rank aS associates, and
Just as bankrupts are admitted only
after redemption.
Germany is guilty of the crime. and
must atone for ii before she can be
admitted to the ranks of honest civil
lied nations. In addition TO collective
punishment there will remain the
question Of individual guilt OF the ex-
Kaiser and others. But only after
Justice has been done and the last
ptenni2 for the last war victim has
been paid Will Il bc possible to cons er
iermany's admission.
meantime. the other nations will ha
united by formal engagements to form
a world police force, s;ipulate penal
ties for iranssressions and orraniz,
AN international court. and thus the
war spectre will he, as far as is human
}! possible. driven from thc route of
civilization
such are the stages OF the enter
prise for which the next mont, will
"e decisive. When II is perfect ed i;
VIII represent the most glorious con
quest in history.
Pubic opinion Will support the pro
jet. which political realities prrscn;
frcSident Wilson. with his incomnar
able authority. will! neglect nothing 10
assure its triumph"
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TIE PRINCESS MATO;kA
SAILS FOR NEWPORT NEWS

ASfllNtiToN. December 24.-Sail-
ing of the transport Princess Notoik,
from France on December 20 with 5000
troops. including 700 sick and wounded.
was announced to-day BY the War De-
nartmenl. The shin will dock mt New
port News about January =.
ON board arc the Second and Third
Batta!ions, Thirty seventh Coast Ar
tillerE Regiments: Casual Companies
Nos. los, 100 and ITO; One Hundred and
ForiN-nrst Mnchne Gun Battalion:
IhiTtN-ninth division Cadrc; lieaduuar-
ters Thtrtieth Brigade Coast ArtiiIcry
Malof-'ieneral Charles Menoher, re-
Gently appointed chief OF the air scrv
Ice 10 succeed John -. Ryan. il rev
turning on tho Princess Matoika.
distribution of the units includs tho
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-25
COURTEOUS REILLY TO
QUEEN WILHELNIIN 4
y A Associated Press

THE HAGUE. December .4.-Bccorc
the departure of rresden Wilson and
Mrs: Wilson from Washington. Queen
Wllhclmina sent them an invitation to
sent by President Wilson to ms Queen
carly in December has just been pub
lished. Ii leaves the question Fot ac-
ccntancc OF the Invitation oDcn
The reply expresses Sincere graft
hcatfon" At the Queens invitation and
promises that The President and Mrs
Wilson will keep in mind your kind
AND generous offer OF hospitality and
take tho liberty of letting you know
il you will not deem il diSrourtcnus
o.. us to do so, whether it will he pos
sib(e TO give ourselves tho pleasure OF
Please accept fSom Mrs Wilson and
myself the ASSURANCES Of our most re-
SPectful friendshir''
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TO REVISE SUFFRAGE
japan Acts 10 Hiring About Constltu-
iiohnl Govcrnmcm and EN-
lend Other NIrhfs

Ioh lp December al CspeciaD -
n""IcsN'hS me pretectural GOVERNORS
-, NE empire. TIkcjiro Toiiona!ni. tic
Zone Minister IN the new Tiara party
iaoihe' Indicated tho other day that
M government would bring about y
r"'!slon OF the suffrage system so a.
!. promote constitutional government,
~ dal,ah' The present Suffrage in
Japan Is extremely limited. Local scr.
tended .'" 'c cN -
Ihc minister paid a tribute TO ,hn
H., mo ''s,n ana devotion of the allies
~ VIC present var lie said: I'll is
a remarkable fact that cvnrv n.,io,
i'"S' on account OF the war. enormous
IN. "',Tisthened rs national ideas.
hchioVeh by ihe allied nations have
,;nrc"nPiished hy the virtue of
n,e"pic; The urgon, need Tor MS H.
A'i me adm.riNln Qualities inbrrcI,
ytioped through 'hc akc,,,nl o. o., c, "g :
{ 'n"lVihua!: thus WlG mo noi,isst , v", .
realized ''''''"a' ne be perfectly
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PRESIDENT WILL
ADDRESS TROOPS
ON BATTLEFIELD

tContlnued rom Tirst FaEe)
come no further indn some informal
Inissioners and prominent Russians
here. Doubts are being expressed by
some diplonatists that the conference
actually can begin work the frs, week
In January IS expected. Some OF them
are inclined to think that the first
meeting might not be held until Feb
ruary.
In that event the Presidents plans
would pc somewhat disarranged. he.
cause he has been planning 10 return
to the United States before February
10 with good deal accomplished i'm :,
preliminary way at least The Presi-
dent VIII be ready to return to Eurnnc
during the spring, but hopes that this
may not be necessary.
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lions or money and millions OF mon.
and for this tremendous effort ON tho
part OF America we ask no compen.n
ton.
Il feel no anxiety with regard to
, Inc tMtnre OF our own country. Much
labor situation throughout the eoune
'ry. ana there are fears AS TO the out
come OF The rcadjustrncnt period.
fcSl ltttlc troubled about that.
AS for the spread Of socialism q,
Amesic;. which some dread. / feel no
apprehension Whatever. and feel Their,
is no reason, for apprehension. No man
~ set Of men can ia Use = storm in I'LL
country without some real gricvnncna
ana every Socialist in The land dow,
in his heart, knows there is no actu,i
grievances about which lie can Justly.
complain. certainly no grievances IN,
wound warrant the ovcrIurningi Of liz.
social structure and tho ruin. in,iustrI,i
hhd OF every other sort, that would on
SUI. Ahd the WORKING peoplc or the
country KING" this ~ well. and have
no fear that they will be led astrav bv
Inc spcc!ous doctrines OF socialism Ia
their own undong
The only apprehension / might have
would he with regard TO the consoii-
dhiion of control of the great pubijc
INTERESTS OF the country in the aulhori-
Ties or the government itself These
interests t'c vast ana wide rc; ching
ana control tho wcti-heing Of millions
OF men. such interests as the rail.
roads and the te1c;;ruphs. az we'll MS
Others Others, ! should be sorry to see these
things put nhdcr the direction or ;nv
renerai administration. The mon ON,
ployed IN these industries and utiIitio,
would form the prepondcrating inter.
est III any administration and u,n,,i,
tchd 10 IL pcrne ton Of power"
Look mt "Specialn At the Storc.n
on mo classified nages every day for
genuine money-savin. bargains
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RUSSIA A TRAGEDY
Nelief u desperately Needed. sn,.
Charles IL. Crane pom hi,
Arrival in America.
NY AssOcIated Pre.a /

SEATTLE, WASH. December %
Charles II. Crane, formerly lne5nbcr Of
tho Root commission 10 Russia tusi
back from Siberia and the orient. TO-
day Eaid:
''No one knows anything about Rms
sia: IL Is tragedy. There are two
things which stand out distinctly which
arc desperately needed: maintenance. ni
the Trans-Siberian Railway and ,hc
absolute need OF Russia for relief :
Men who possessed great knowletp,
OF Russia Srior to the war end 80,
during her participation t., the war
) MI Crane believed. could not now Civ,
correct vtews on the country. To suppIv
1000 ana relief and save tho country
nrom U dangerous position. he said, IN,
nu.SiberiaD Railway must be i'm.
proved and Kept In steady operation.
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Important Mews
Quickly Told
EVents From Various
Sources Reduced to
Minimum Space.

COLUMBUS, GA. December 2t.-Two
hundred and fifty men and thirty Of
Ulcers from Camp Polk. y. c.. the first
tank unit to arrive at Fort Bcnninu.
reached Columbus late to-day with Il
number OF whippet tanks Another
unit OF the tank service is expected
next week from Camp Din, X. j. col
onei EameS. commander at Fort Ben
ais.y, eshtEa s3-esnJ shat ~. cs.rp
would be rushed to completion after the
holidays.
BASEL. SWITZERLAND, December
2f.-The Frankfort Zcitung, in IN is
sue received here. asserts that il is
certain Luxembourg will denounce its
commercial treaty with Germany on
account of the violation OF I.,iXemDuri;
territory by Germnn forces. The be-
lief Is expressed by the German news
paper that Luxembourg i'm the future
will loon TO Belgium or Franco for
assistance.
New YORK. December ei.--The
Commercial Gable Company that IL may
assist tho Western Union Telegraph
Company in handling cable traffic frou,
Great Britain while the latter COM
pany's. service Is Interrupted. only "on
condition that no control he exercised
from America" according to state
mcnt issued here tonight by William
J. Deegnn, secretary of the Mackay
companies
PATTERSON. y. J., December 2i.--Thc
marriage here on December II of Pc
ter Cooper Hewitt. grandson OF the
FOUNDER OF CooHer Union III Sew York.
and Mrs. Marion j. Brugiere. OF New
York, was formally announced to- day.
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NO TONIC LIKE HOODS
SarsnnnriIIn For Time Like This,
After Influenza, the Grip,

when purified blood, rebuilt strength
and regulated bowels are essential
In the tier effects Of influenza, the
grip and other proStratins diseases,
floods Sarsa parilla has remarkable
health helping effect.
1t cxpels the poisons that have
weakened and depleted the blood
causing pallor, anemia, Rabby flesh
and lax muscles. IL is the standard
blood remedy with successful record
OF nearly fifty years.
Many peoplc-it is really astonish-
ing how many-necd Il fine. gentle,
easy cathartic in these trying times.
We recommend Hoods Pills, used in
the best families. and equally effective
with delicate women or robust men
Easy to take. easy to operate-Adv.
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thetie hopes. Tako both hands tha;
are stretched out toward you into your

SnSSiS uVPSS. 4AnO pOtH uahOS NUd
are stretched out toward you into your
own. Help the peoples to reunite.
Iielp these peoples who arc cropping
to find their wey, help them found 4
new charter of freedom and unite the
principles for which they are seeking
mark, mark well. Mr.. President, the
fact that Europe threatens TO fall prey
TO the spheres OF he'll!
little ceSs sS!:Sa.ss !" in an ,SS e rovermins
classes. You are in this hour the one
lone man who can speak TO and be
heard by the ones as well as the others
tho masses and the bourgeoisies OF
all nations--you are the only one who
to-day (who knows II Tomorrow may
not be too late?) can act as the medi-
ator between. them.
III MEDIATION FAILS
BLOODY ANARCHY COMING
IF this mediate fails. then the
separated humnn masses Will be fatally
Hung, without counteEoalance. into en-
cesses-the peoples INTO bloody an
archy, ami the parties OF the old order
into bloody reaction.
Glass wars. race wars. war between
cial wars that seek only to satisfy
hatred and the basest emotions and
that knows no morrow.
Heir of Washington, of Abraham
Lincoln' Take in your hand the cause
not or one party. not OF one nation
but of all: Open the doors of the
congress Of humanity to the rcprescn-
tatiyes of the peoples Of tho earth!
preside at that congress with the
full weight of tho authority which
YOUR high moral conscience and the
mighty future OF America assure you.
Speak. speak to them all!
The world Is hungry for voice
which reaches beyond the boundaries
OF nations and classes. BE the arbiter
OF the free peoples, And may the flu
ture greet you by the name 'concilia-