The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-29


died OF wounds, 3s,15a, died OF ats,
ease. 1881. died from other cauaea
2.2B4: wounded, 1855; prisoners,
z, 165: missing. 1.l60.
During the closing days ol thN
month reports indicated the intsrnai
political Eituat.on tn Gvrnfany efs--f -a
critical On November 81, the WORT
ers' and soldiers councils proclaimed
oldenburg, Oestfriedland. Bremen,
Hamburg and Schleswig- Hoistein 81
republic. indicating a return of the
old cleavage between the northern
and southern states in th@ Gerin9n
federation. The following day pro
clamation was issued In Berlin dt>
claring all power to be IN the handi
Of the German Socialist republic and
the soldiers ard workmen's council
This was regarded AS tantameunt 10
he overthrow OF the Ebert govern
nent and the turning over OF control
in Berlin to the BolSheyisis, AZ the
same time opposition TO such gov
eminent apes red TO be growing out
side of Berlin. South German states
Indicated an intentton to revolt
against the rule OF terrorists in Der
lin
On November 8 the war depart
ment announced that supplemental
casualty lists had Increased The total
OF American casualties cor siderable
over the number previously an
oounced as the final figures. The
new totals were as follows: Killed
In action. 1855; died OF wounds,
12,1o1; died of disease, 1s.o34; died
OF other causes, 1880; missing in
action. 1920 wounded, 1885,.
On November % President Wilson
announced that he would head the
American delegation TO the peace
conference and named the following
other delegates: Secretary OF State
Lansing, Colonel f.. III. House; Gene
raj Tasker III. Bliss, United States
military representative - lac supreme
war council. and Henry Whit.
former ambassador TO France. The
president sailed for France Decer,-
her 4. accom- panied by other pt ace
delegates and a large DA4Y O. ex~
perts who will assist the d~ieSa es at
the peace congress.
il was announced thai President
Wilson would meet tie tepsess nta-
tives Of Great Britain. fsranee and
Italy in a series NJ confere noes in
Paris and that the peace congress
would assemble early In January,
Delegate fro1a all the countries in
VOWED in the war were assembling
in Paris for the opening Of the most
rlomentcus gathering in the hf7tory
OF the world.
There we're inSistent demands from
MANY quarters -+----ti1r5- punish m ~
Of the former kaiser and others held
responsible fer the war. and it W.
announced December 3. after con-
ference OF representatives Of the
allies at London that Holland would
he asked to turn both the former
emperor and the former crown
prince over to the allies for trial by
world court
Announcement was made I'm Lon
don December S that the worlds total
loss of merchant tonnage from the
outbreak of the war to the end Of
October, 1918. from enemy action
and marine risk was 15.o53.7Ss gross
tons. During the same time vessels
tota'ing i0,S49,527 tons were con-
s,rueted
President Wilson arrived at Brest
December Is. and the following day
reached Paris, where he was given
an enthusiastic reception. He enter
ed Immediately into informal con-
ferences with leading ST. sesrnen Of
the allied countries. TIE arrsng~d TO
spend Christmas with the American
troops %on German soil and to make
a visit to England during the closing
days of the month.
An indication of the return Of
moro settled conditions in Germany
was given December 20. when the
congress IF workers and. susiiers'
councils voted, 400 to 20, for the call
i ing OF g. national assembly. Afd Fixed
January 10 as the Gate for siae cleo.
tion of Representatives, to the assem-
bly,. ,,s~
According -to-an-a announcement
made In the house OF deputies De-
cember 90, the number of Frerch
soldiers killed during the war was
approximately 1.400 o0a.
Insistent demands came from the
allied countries for the extradition
and trial of The former kaiser. but
the r-srlier of Holland indicated on
Decem Der II that the kaiser would
not he given ar. holding that he was
entitled to the right Of sanctuary
given by international law.
Domestic Affairs.
Practically every ni1ase OF Amer
ican life felt the DOMINO. ny influence
Of war throughout the year 1918. In
cor e-ess the attention OF the law
makers was confined almost exclu-
sively to legislation designed to help
win the war. business men and the
public az whole submitted without
protest to strict government regiila-
tfons affecting every activity Of the
people, and men and women alike de-
voted their time and energies TO the
work OF various war agencies.
In the held of national legislation
two issues WI ich had been before con
eTess for many years took on 1. new
significance In view OF war exigencies
and demanded attention. These issues
involved woman's suffrage and ma
tion-wide prohibition. On January
10 the house of representatives passed
the long-p snding resolution providing
for the submission to the states OF an
amendment to the constitution grant
ing suffrage to women. The iight on
this measure WIS then transferred to
The senate, whore IT did not come to a
final vote until October /. AT that
time the resolution was defeated. de-
spite the fact that President Wilson
had personally appealed 10 the senate
for the passage of the resolution IS a
war measure.
A flght to secure nationwide prohi-
bition as q war measure was waged
throughou; the year In conEress'. and
on August - the senate adopted an
amendment to the Agricultural extsn-
sion bin providing for nation wide
prohibition to become effective Tune
30, 1919. and to continue until the
end OF the war ani the GENERALIZATION
OF the American army. The house