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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-23
EXACT LOCATION OF U. 5.
ARMY UNITS ANNOUNCED
WAR DEPARTMENT TELLS
POSITION ON NOV. 28.
Thirty Five Combat and Blk
Depot Divisions-Changes
in Commands.

Washington, Dec. 23.DThe exact
location of thirty-five combat dlVls-
ions and six depot divisions Of the
American army in France, Germany
and Luxemburg, as they were sta.
toned on Nov. %, was announced
today by the war department.
Changes in commanding officers were
shown as follows:
First division. Mat-Gen e. #. NC
Clachin; Third, Gen. Howe; Twen-
ty-sixth, Gen. Hale; Thirty second,
Gen. I.assiter; Thirty-fourth, Con.
Rhodes ffrom Forty-second); Forty
second, Gen. Flagler; Eightieth. Gen.
Sturgis: Eighty sixth. Gen. Ballou
(from Ninety -second); Ninetieth'
Gen. Lyon (from Thirty -hrst): Nine
ty-second. Gen. Martin (from Eighty
The Thirty-first, Thirty eighth and
Eighty-seventh divisions are tempo--
rarily without regularly detailed
commanders.
Following are the locations: First
division, Canach, Luxemburg; Sec
I ond, Moderaach, Luxembourg; Third
Remich, Luxembourg; Fourth. Hay
ange. Germany; Fifth, Longuyon.
France; Sixth, Ancerviller; Seventh,
Euvecein: Twenty-sixth, Montigny-
le-Reoi; Twenty-seventh, Corbie;
Twenty eighth, Heudicourt; Twenty
ninth, Bourbonne-les-B Bains; Thir-
tieth, Le Mans; Thirty first, Lemans;
Thirty y-second. Consdorf, Luxem-
burg: Thirty-third, Troyon; Thirty
fourth. Lemans: Thirtv-f1fth Lerau-
Vile; Thirtysixth. Tronchoy; Thirty
seventh: Oosterooshbeke. Belgium;
Thirt y eighth, . Lemans; Forty
second. Mersch, Luxembourg; Severn
ty-seventh. Lesvignettes; Seventy
eighth, Semur; Seventy ninth. Vach-
granville: Eightieth, Ancy le France;
Eighty first wassy: Eighty second
Prauthoy: Eighty fourth, Lemans;
Eighty sixth. Lemans; Eighty
seventh, Foulain; Eighty eighth,
Lagny; Eighty-ninth. Dampicourt;
Ninetieth, Marville: Ninety-first,
Denterghem, Belgium, Ninety-sec-
ond, Marbache.
Depot divisions--F first, st.
Afghan; Eighty-third, Lemas; Seven
ty-sixth, st. Nazaire; Eighty NTH,
Toul; Eightyninth. St Florent; For
tisth. Revisny
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-23
HOLD-UP IN NEW YORK
Thousands Added to Red Cross In, Good
Natured Finish.


New York, Dec. 23.-ln speed-up
finish that amounted to good -natured
"hold-up" thousands of Red Cross
workers today gave every New Yorker
an opportunity to subscribe and no ex-
cuse for not wearing a 1919 membership
button.
Between 40. 900 and $4,000 men and
women redoublcd their efforts today to
bring the total past the mark set last
year. Fifteen thousand workers in the
house to- house division started early TO
canvass and recanvass every fiat. tene-
ment, apartment house and private
house In the greater city for new MEM
bers An equal number OF men and
women police reserves carried on the
work in streets and restaurants, while
the uniformed police force directed
their campaign against automobiles and
pedestrians.
At the Mineola aviation field an air
fleet Of fifteen airplanes trained in the
formation OF a gigantic cross, awaited
the lifting OF low hanging clouds to fly
over the city. Late today fast air.
plane christened the christmas Bullet
will maneuver over the city from the
Battery to Central pax. The Bullet Is
tuned up to cover IT'S miles an hour.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-23
| HOOVER AT HEAD,
OF FOOD RELIEF
United States to Assume Main
Share Of Supplying Starv- Z
ing Peoples. S
WILSON SOLVES ISSUES
Principal Part Of Groundwork
for Actual Peace Farley
Completed. y.

Paris. Dec. 23.-(A. P)-Presidene
Wilson's conferences today and to-
morrow will virtually complete the
prelimlnaries he IL expected to dis
pose OF before going TO England.
They probably will lay the PRINCIPAL
part OF the groundwork for the ac-
tual peace conference. Mr.. Wilson
considers the most pressing OF all
problems before the entente nations
in a fair way toward being solved.
This Is the question of supplying food
to the starving peoples of liberated
countries, II now seems probable the
work will be handled principally by
the United States. through Herbert
c. Hoover, American food adminis-
traitor stl
Participation by the United States
In various councils which have been
handling food questions, matters ~
shipping and the like is being grad
ually wound up. as American ofiicin20
are trending toward the opinion that
these are proper subjects for the cou-
sideration of a league of nations, or
Mt least of preliminary organization
which may precede 1t. Some of th06o
who have been giving the subject
close study say they would not b
surprised II the real foundation Of 8
league OF nations were to be laid III
cooperative arrangements betwoori
the United States and the allies &oF
handling these fundamental quoGs9
tions. -Tf
Given Closest Attention. q
Mr.. Wilson's address at the 0otss
bonnie on Saturday. in which he ago1u
defined his conception of a league oE
nations. attracted closest attautio6
from all public men here. Thj0 ~
fVxxn ~ LII 49, a a
the war could never have Occurred
IL the central powers had discunSoA
It for fortnight, and certainly not
1t they had been forced to talk uao<j
ters over for more than a year.
The presidents address has ~
called that the United States, whila
William Jennings Bryan was secro4
tary OF state, negotiated dozen arbl4
trat.on treaties, one of them WITH
Great Britain. These treaties bound
their slgnatoTies to discuss their conS
troversies for at least a year be{or4
proceeding to declaration OF var
An attempt was made to negotiAkX
such a treaty with Germany. but the
Berlin government refused to eufere
sg ~ e; e t, II Y 2! also recniie1 Z y NJ
preserving peace put forward ~ =
4roup headed by Viscount Jar
H'yce former British ambassador q
the United States.
No Authority for Statement.
There is no official authority Tor
the statement that Mr.. Wilson ~
thinking Of the Bryan plan as one x
the elements In the proposed ma
chinery for preserving world peaco,
but this reference to the plan II hl0
Sorbonne speech has set public mon
to talking.
No announcement has been moNd
as to how far the conferences betW3on
Mr.. Wilson. Premier Clemencoan.
Premier Orlando and Foreign Minis
ter Sonnino have gone. but French
public men have declared their pre-
mier's talks with the president Wern
entirely satisfactory. It is also -.
lieved that Mr.. Wilson has mado
substantial progress in his oon66Yu
ences with italian statesmen.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-23
BRITAIN TELLS HOLLAND
SHE WILL USE PROVINCE
AS ROUTE FOR SUPPLIES TO
OCCUPATION ARMY.
French Throw Bridge Across
Rhine-Wilsons Go to
American Zone.

Brussels, Dec. 23.--Great Britain
has informed Holland that she in
tends to forward supplies to the Brit
ish army of occupation by way OF
the Scheldt river and Iimburg prov
ince. according to an unconfirmed
report in circulation here today.
The Scheldt river passes through
Dutch soil. Limburg is a Dutch
province.
Bridge Built in Five Hours.
Mayence, Dec. 23.--The French
threw pontoon bridge across the
Rhine at Nierstein on Friday. This
bridge, which Is over 1000 feet in
length, was built in five hours.
Turkey in Battle Zone.
Paris, Dec. 23.-Although far from
the White House and the usual forty
pound yuletide turkey, President and
Mrs. Wilson will enjoy something OF
the spirit of Christmas even though
the day Is spent in the battle zone.
II became known today that Mr.. Will
son slipped away from the Murat
residence and went on foot through
the shopping district, making pur-
chases and looking about without
being recognized.
Mrs. Wilson also has been shop
ping alone at odd times. and when
Christmas morning comes 1t Is fairly
certain Santa Claus will have visited
the presidents special train while en-
route to Chaumont.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-23
POLICE ON STREET CARS

Railway Service In Savannah Curtalied:
Savannah. Ca. Dec. 23.-SaVannah IS
having a curtailed street railway ser
vice today. The city line cars OF the
Savannah Electric company are giving
a limited service with a policeman in
uniform riding on the front end with
the motorman. No efforts were made
during the early part of the day to
furnish service to the suburban resorts
or to the industrial plants near the city.
The Chatham Home guards. an organi-
cation OF Uniformed volunteers. are
posted at points along the system.
There has been no disorder during the
morning
The situation arose from motormen
and conductors leaving their posts sat
urday. giving as their reason the TACT
that the company had declined to rec
ognize their union. The men struck
recently demanding higher wages, union
recognition, and better working condl,,
tions. and after reference TO the tederai
war labor board + the wage question
higher wages were refused. A court
injurction recently was obtained 10 pre-,
vent union officials calling strike ana
the mems leaders said they were quit
ting individually.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-23
TO SPEND DAY
|, WITH PERSHINC
Doughboys Prepare to Cele.
brate Christmas With Com
nnander. in. Chief of Army.
GRAND MILITARY REVIEW
Christmas Dinner at Field
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Plan Stunts.

General Headquarters of the Amer
ican Expeditionary Forces In France.
Chaumont, Dec. %, s p.m.-Q. N. 81
Preparations for President Will
sons Christmas visit to Gen. Per-
shing's headquarters and the review
of American troops were in full
swing here today.
The mayor OF Chaumont ordered
the town decorated and already tne
stars and Stripes and the French trl-
color are blossoming forth on every
Gen. Pershing and his staff, the
ynayor. the French general command
ing the district and other off1cials
will meet the presidential party at
the railway station at 9 o'clock on
Wednesday morning. Then there VIII
be a brief informal reception at the
CITY hall. Afterwards the president
and Mrs. Wilson will motor to the
neighborhood of Langres, where the
Twenty sixth division Is quartereo.
Aviation Stunts. 80,
The review of 10000 troops WI,
commence about 10:3O O'CLOCK anu
If the weather permits the American
ayiators plan some sensational ar
stunts, Tanks will be in the process,
sion also. The parade of soldiers VIII
he led by battalions from the l0lst,
102d. 1O3d and 104th regiments or the
Yankee division. -.
artillery. including field guns which
narticipated in some of the offen-
siyes and heavy cannon Wnlch weIe
employed in counter battery Work
against the Germans big bertnas
near Crepey- en- Laonnois late IN the
| summer, and which cut the Mezleres
raiiwav on the Meuse front at the
| end of October. Also there, will De
armed motors and aircraft can
non.
The tanks as they lumber by VIII
salute by the dipping OF the machine
run barrels looming through the
porthoIes of the turrets. These tanks
did mighty service in the st. Minlei
push. s,,rr
| the airmen will march with the SOL
diers. -. ~.
same cavalry that did such gallant
| service in keeping UP contact with
ffe Germans when the, Americans
smashed the st. Mihiei salient IN
September.
Machine gun battalions and trench
mortar outfits will have place IN
the line also.
Following the review the president
will eat Christmas dinner at Mon
atjgny-le-Roi with Maj.-Gen. Harry
{C. HaIes and his staff at the head
quarters of the Twenty-sixth dlvl-
sion.
Reception at Headquarters.
President Wilson may address
some of the soldiers In the afternoon.
Afterwards he will proceed to Gen.
Pershing's headquarters at Chau-
mont, where there will be an 1nfor-
NAL reception, during which Mr.. Will
son will meet Gen. Pershing's stan.
The formal Christmas meal OF the
day will not take place until eve
ming. It will be served at the cha
teau occupied by Gen. Pershing, on
the outskirts Of Chaumont. and quite
naturally the president and Mrs. Will
son will be the honor guests.
The presidents special train IS
scheduled to leave Chaumont at mid
night, arriving at Boulogne at on
Thursday morning. 1t will avoid
Paris.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-23
TOTAL LOSSES OF a
GREAT WORLD WAR

Casualties In the great war,
may pass the staggering total
of S1,591.75S, of which 1909, ,768i
We're deaths, in battle, from
wounds or from disease. accord-
ing to a rough estimate cons
piled today from authentic
tmostly Officially sources. MI
The total losses of seven of
the flrst-class powers from
deaths in battle or disease ana
accident, and in wounded and
missing were listed as follow6f
Germany, 6,066,769 (2.000, ,0Qoz
dead). 4
Austria, 100000 tsoo.ooo3
dead).
Russia, 9,15o.ooo (1,75o.ooo
dead). S
France (estimated), 4,250,0
(1,400,000 dead. s Y
Great Britain, 3,049,991 (65S.~s
900 dead). A#
Italy 100000 100000 dean
America. 264,9ss (72.7eo
dead). M
Americas casualty lists af&|
still coming in, while the Allu,
trian losses werc compiled only
mp TO the end of last NAV
Others had to be estimate6s
as France, for instance. h46'
never given out an Official IiGL
of losses. * I.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-23
MARTIAL LAW DECLARED

In Savannah Result Of Riots In Con-
nectlor With Car Strike.
Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 23.-Martial law
has been declared in savannah where
there was disorder Saturday night in
connection with numbers OF street car
men meetings. according to an an
nouncement at Gov. Dorsey's ONCE
today.
The governors proclamation. eHec-
tive at O'clock last night. was Issued
after reports had been received from
Mayor Pierpont and Judge Peter w.
Meldrim OF the superior court, but
which was not made public here until
today. Reports from Savannah today
said there was no renewal or the out
breaks in which attacks were made on
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-23
EMPHATIC DENIAL OF
REPORT HE is DEAD

With the American Army Of
Occupation In Germany Dec.
22.-(By Courier to Nancy)--
II wish to deny emphatically
the report that ! am dead"
The rawboned doughboy who
made this uncorpse- utter
ance was Sergt. Hank Gowdy,
who is still under contract as
a catcher with the Boston
Braves, and the first ball player
to enlist in the war. The ire
ported dead man" was busily
engaged in slowing away a
two-inch beefsteak in hotel
in Coblenz when he gave the
lie to early reports that he had
fallen in the fighting in the Ar
gonne forest.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-23
TRANSPORT CARRYING 5000 LEFT
FRANCE DEC. 13, TWO OTHERS IN PORT

Washington, Dec 23.Sang from France of the transport
Rijndam Dec. with about officers and an
nounced today by the department. The vessel will probably
dock at Newport News JAM /.
On board casual companies Ill and 404 Thrtysecond
brigade headquarters coast artillery Thirteenth ana
craft scton Fifth anarcra section; 14h ammunition tran
hrtyone casual officers including Brig Charles Zmmer
The United States transport Cedric arrived port today
from Liverpool carrying American troops.
The Cedric followed into port by the transport George
Washington, the ship that conveyed President Wilson France
also bringing home 1000 American soldiers.
The units board the 18th field artillery advanced
Eleventh division and the
detachment No. There also wounded
and sick soldiers and twenty civilians.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-23
CHRIST'S RELIGION
Greatest Factor In Future Peace OF
World.


In an appeal for support OF mission
airy work Of his church, Rev. Wythe l..
Kinsolving has issued the following:
at is message from the whole
world which l bring to you. and 2
world wide horizon to which l point
YOU. In spite of the great war. which
many declared would close the doors OF
missionary opportunity in the race OF
the Christian church, there never was
q time when the doors stood so wide
open and SO many hands were being
stretched out for help.
'If you share with me the BELIEF that
the greatest single factor In the solu-
tion of the difficulties which face the
world is a better knowledge and prac-
tice of the religion of Jesus Christ, then
surely Christian men must exert -nem-
selves as never before that the Prince
of Peace shall come to His own.
1--WE have just passed through the
greatest war of history and each one
Of Of us did his part and bore his share
of the common burden gladly. But we
hate war. For that reason we must
get behind the only world-program
which makes human brotherhood pos
sible. The church Is facing the larger
opportunity which this new day OF
peace brings. Let us do our part TO
equip her for this task--e,se the lives
lost in France will have been lost IN
vain and the world will one day face
the horrors of war again."
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-23
25.FOOT STAGE TUESDAY
Tennessee Rlses--French Broad Cause'
DamaQe,

The Tennessee river will reach .
stage of twenty-five feet Tuesday az
ternoon and possibly 26 IL feet Wed
fesday afternoon, according to the pre-.
diction Of the local office OF the United
States weather bureau. The rise pegsn g
saturday, the river then being at 14.s
feet. 90,
a fifteen-foo flood stage OF all streams
in the Tennessee watershed section was
predicted by government observers TO-
day. following twenty iour-nour coh-
Reports indicate that the French
Broad river, near Asheyille, N. c.. has
already exceeded the flood stage and
caused slight damage to the tracks OF
the Southern railway between Knox
Vile and Asheville.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-23

make his own lot easier, the Ameri-
cans find here much to remind them
of the peaceful, music-loving, beer
drinking German they know in tfeir
own country. SO the American army
en- rely in accordance with the
wishes of those in authority over t.,
has adopted policy Of occupation
entirely its own.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-23
NO DECISION ON FATE
OF GERMAN FLEET

Paris, Dec. 23.-The Ameri-
can ENJOYS to the peace con-
ference today authorized the
statement that they have not
yet considered the disposition
of the German fleet.
President Wilson will hold a
conference In the afternoon
with William G. Sharp, United
States ambassador to France.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-23
MEET THEM AT PORT
Cleveland VIII Welcome Returning
Soldiers UnluueIy,

soldiers Uniquely.
Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 22.--U N. 81
Cleveland men returning from over
seas will be met at the gangplank by
a delegation from their home town II
present plans are carried out Mayor
Davis was to leave for Washington
some time after Thanksgiving in an
effort to find out the approximate
date when regiments made UP OF men
from this city are due to pass the
Statue of Liberty.
The mayor plans to meet them with
q delegation Of war workers from
this city and accompany them on their
trip homeward.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-23
SEVEN MILLION RUSSIANS

Copenhagen, Dec. 23.-(A. PD-Rus-
sia's war casualties total 9.15O. 900 men,
according TO a telegram received here
from Petrograd. OF this number 1.700, =
900 were killed. The disabled men num-
Der 1.450, 900. while 3,500.OOO other SOL
diers were wounded. The Russians
taken prisoner total $500, 900
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-23
AlRMEN LOCATE STILLS
Military Machines Spot MoonshIne for
Officers.

Jackson. Miss, Dec. 21.--Spotting
moonshlne dstileries is the latest use
to which Uncle Sam Is placing mill
tary airships Word comes from Payne
field. West Point. Miss, that airships
located an Illicit distillery In Monroe
raided by intelligence officers and a
full equipment and about $50 gallons
county, which was shortly afterwards
Of mash located and destroyeA
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-23
CATHOLIC BISHOPS OBJECT

Munich, Dec. 20--Catholic bishops
have protested formally against the
separation of the church and state
and the abolition of religious over
sight of schools.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-23
Rain, Says Billy 'Possum.

L ne dIlllln lltt
upset some plans
and spoiled some
calculations; and
peace on earth
no d o u bit Will
b + / II & q o m e
change in occu-
att on s.. But
fighters all Will
find n way OF
meeting peaceful
duties; the only
ones that needs
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-23

must die from idleness are coolies.
The weather? Rain tonight and
Tuesday; continued cool tonight;
colder Wednesday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-28
Power Company Fails to
Show Fire Company Was
Stealing" Light Current

Efforts of the Harrisburg Light and
Power Company to substantiate
charge that the Susquehanna Fire
Company was stealing" current fail
ed City Commissioner Gross reported
to other officials to-day in explaining
that a bill for almost $50 had been re-
dueed to less than 50. According to
Commissioner Gross the company put
a test meter on the outside of the fire
company house to show how much
current was used. Inside the house
was a volt meter to show the power
of the current and close to it the
usual electric meter showing the
amount of current used by the COM
pany for lighting. Months of readings
showed a wide variance between the
test meter and the regulation meter
for which the light company made
charges but the fire company refus-
ed to pay. Investigation by Commits
sioner Gross showed that the differ
ence in current used resulted from
the amount consumed in the volt me-
ter, When notified the light company
made the reduction in the charge and
turned on the lights again, which
had been turned off for weeks be-
cause the firemen would not pay the
additional charges.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-28
LEFT OF BRITISH
LINE IS FORCED
BACK in BATTLE
Germans Developing Attacks
of Great Strength Along
Entire Aisne Front
FORCE RIVER PASSAGE
Severe Battling Continues,
With Enemy Pressing Hard
on Haig's Lines

London, May 23.-The Ger
mans yesterday forced a passage
of the Aisne river west of the
British sector, compelling the
left of the British line to fall
back, the war office announces.
The Germans are developing at
tacks of great strength along the en-
tire Aisne front. The enemy main
tanned pressure all day yesterday
against the British on the Aisne
front. Severe fighting continues to-
day.
The announcement follows:
Continuous pressure was main
tanned by the enemy all day yester-
day against the British troops en-
gagged on the Aisne front. and severe
fighting is still taking place on the
whole front of the British sector.
Toward the end of the day the
weight of the enemy's attacks car
ried his troops across the river
Aisne to the west of the British Sec
tor and compelled the left of our
line to fall back. The enemy is de-
veloping his attacks in great strength
along the whole of the Aisne battle
front.
ION the Lys front local fighting
was recommended this morning in
the area east of Dickebusch lake.
ION the remainder of the British
front a number of prisoners have
been taken by our troops in success
full raids carried out at different
points during the night and the ar
tillery has been active on both
Sides"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-28
Germany Plans to Retain
Belgium After War as
Necessary to the Kaiser

Amsterdam, May 2S.-''We must
retain Belgium economically, politi-
cally and militariy," said Won Tir-
pitt, former German minister of ma
rine, in an address at Dusseldorf
on Sunday as quoted in the Mach
richten of that city.
The admirals address was deliver
ed before the Dusseldorf branch of
the reactionary fatherland party, Of
which he is one of the leading spirits.
Speaking of Germany's requirements
after the war, ne said:
Neither central Europe, the
Orient nor northern Europe can sup
ply us with the raw material re-
quisite to our industries. We need
ito have the sea free from Anglo
Saxon tyranny for that purpose"
, Apparently the admiral did not
mention the submarine warfare,
which was discussed at the same
meeting in highly optimistic man
ner by Herr Bachmeister, a deputy
in the Langtag.