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CHAOS RE!GN5;
GERMANY MAY
Be OCCUPIED
GOVERNMENT SAID
TO BE POWERLESS
Even Danger Armistice and
Peace Negotiations May
Be Broken Off,.
U.ondon Times Cable. Copyright. 1et6.
by Public Ledger Company

LnnGOn Times Cable. Copyright. lste.
by Public Ledger ConpanF)
BERLIN. Dec. l9.-l5eTlln papers did
not appear yesterday. except the Focr-
wner,s. Tac.licht. Rundschau and tho
krcuz zcitung. Tocrwaerts says DAN
ger exists thnt the whole government
apparatuS may he dislocntcd ana inc
arrnistice and peace negotiations broKsn
OF because there Is no government ca
pahlc Of negotiation. Danger. 1t says
also exists Of Gcrmanys occupation by
Entente troops.
General Schcuch has rendered his res
iCnatiun AS war minister. owing 70 IN
i suits from officers. and his innpillty. to
administer the office. MS reSlSnatao', .i,i
has not yet been accepted. and he Will
continue in office until his successor Is
appointed.
! I.ondnn Times Cable. Copyright. 1918,
! by Public Ledger Company.
THE HAGUE. Dec. 19.-At Tuesdays
sitting OF the soldiers md workmen
/ council In Berlin. group OF ABOUT So
soldiers pnpcnrcd before the chairman 8
tribune All carried boards INSCRIBED
with Inc names Of military detachInents
tisr~B Berlin. one member Of this depokh-
| tion spoke, declaring that the troops
! supportrd the government. whose OBJECT
lie The soldiers made various demands
Including that supreme soldiers coun-
ell. to hc composed Of elected deputics
from all German soldiers counciis'
which should have authority over all the
trnups. similar to tho practice IN the
navy. abolition Of marks distinctive OF
rank. and disarmnE officers. The pro-
hihition to wear distinctive marks OF
rank To apply tn all ranks as soon as
all returning troops have laid down
their arms in barracks. and the soldiers
councils to hr responsible for discipline.
\ stormy discussion followed. arising
out of the independents requiring an I'M
mediate decision on their demands.
The extreme radicals we're in me MI
! nority, but chaos rcgncd in the con-
igrrss.
, Tho Frcihcit. on the contrnry. declares
the invasion Of the congress could be
rxrlaincd ny the Indignation of inc SOL
dirrs and the counter revolutionary ac-
,ivitics hy tine officers Of certain troops.
Tho demonstration by the soldiers was
so in accord with the uttcranccs OF
Icdchour. Barth and other radicals NJ
Tuesdays session MS TO suggest more
than n coincidence.
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WASHINGTON. Dec. bly, adopting
tho finance committee amendments I"
the war revenue bill affecting Sccohl
class postage md insurance companies
the senate today cleared the way lot
disrosal Of the few other contested hnt
inpurtant features remaining. Leaders
nav have increased confidrnr" of pass
ing the bill before Adjournment next
Monday.
Bv 4 vote of 81 I" 10 the senate up
Drnvcd the committee amendment pro-
no*inr repeal next July | OF the present
yruc system ut second class roStaG':
rates md substitution Of II rate ht one
cent pcr pound within $50 miles ana one
md onc-half cents beyond.
The roll call on the cotnr!'ittcc a'neho-
mrnt follows
For adoption: >,
crf.,s--I'lctrhcr Gerry. licndcr-
son. Hitchcock. Jones OF New Mexico.
krndrick. Martin IL Virginia; POLLOCK.
EansdrlI, simmons. Smith "f Mnryiand'
Swanson and Underwood. Total u.
Observation-Disclosures. Calder. DillinG-
ham, Fcrnald France. Harding. John
son of California Jones Of Washington
Knox, Lodge McCumbcr. Mclean, Nc
Nary. Moses, Page. Pcnrose, Poindc1ter'
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LONDON, Dec, 19.-Thcrc Is undis-
guiScd confusion in American ccnters
here rs the result of the change in Pres
ident Wilson's plans regarding his COM
ing to London and tho most directly in
terestcd are an1lously awaiting an oftt-
cial notice of the Presidents early COM
ing, which was not TO be had up TO noon
to-day.
With nothing more definite than the
British official announcement OF last
night to work unor. the naval rcpreser-
talives are making endcavors To reach
American naval headquarters in Paris to
learn what they can concerning tho l'res-
ident's trip.
In the absence OF such notification, It
is recalled that the President is reported
TO have ceased to consider himself an
Official guest OF Franco when the Off
cial reception ceremonies ended. II is
also pointed out that the American naval
authorities abroad were not notified that
the President was coming TO Eur"p" uE-
til he was almost here, and that the
plans Of the navy to escort him were in
reality unofficially planned
1t was suggested in American centcrs
to-day, that tho President might come
to England in a French OF British Tes-
sci. although there Is nothing available
at tho British admiralty 10 show that
such plans are contemplated AT present.
All Of the American battlcShips that
were in European waters have sailed Tor
! homo. there ,arc plenty OF American dc,
str"ycrs for. the escort OIL any Fcsscl
bearing the President.
The reception Of tho President In Lon
don will not be participated in by the
American army to any extent. according
! to indications.
Major General John Biddlc, comman-
der OF the American forces in England
! is sti1l here. but most Of tho troops are
| hon1cward bound or are preparing for
| tho trip. British army Officers, ever
! since it was announced that the Frssi-
dent was coming to England have been
expressing the hope that they would
have the entire honor OF supplFlng %h;tl- a.
every military forces were required for
the protection VI the President and for
| his guards Of honor and for any occa-
! sion when the presence OF troops might
| be desired
MANCHESTER. England. Dec. le.--ln
commenting editorially upon President
| IC1r+i-r7ci on Plpe TwcTVe,)
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UnConfirmed Report
Of Fall Of Ebert

PARIS. Drc. 19.--Thr German govern
mcnt headed hy Frederick Ebert: mas
resigned AZ u result Of events on TucS-
dag, according 20 a dispatch received nj
Zurich from StutI IEart. says the J"hE-
nails correspondent there.
Frederick Ebert. who was named Ms
minister Of III" interior III III" irinrr
MiXimilian uf BADEN cabinet on NoFcln-
her s. took command "f the situation IN
E"rlin following the revolutionary mp
rising there. ON November IL x w'lS
announced that hr had (rrnnIc premier
and had chosen his cabinet. naming
Hugo Haas. Phillip Schrd"inann. Nl!-
helm nitiman, Herr 1.audshrrG and ltirh-
ard l:arlh rs the secretaries IN charge
mf the department created Ivy the rcHo-
lutiorary government.
The central congress Of the delegates
from the soldiers and worknrnS c"un-
ellis mel in Berlin Monday. Tho iirst
Session rcsultr,! III diSord"rly scenes III
which th"rr were many personal cnr"uH-
,crs. Tuesday turbulent "c"ncS con-
iinurd. George l,cdhuur. 4 leader OF the
Indcpcndrnt Socialists. mnkinG bitter
attack upon Premier Ebert.
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sv PERRY ROBINSON,

Ior;,iun Times tRhl.-.t Copyright. 1918.
by Public Ledger t"mranE.p
WITH THE El;lrlSiI ARMY. ]'"c. ~.
Tho occupation ut our "lghtr"n-iltr'
bridvrhcad across the Rhine has, been
completed without incident. visited
our advanced positions on IN" frontier
territory north and northeast Of Col
ognc. NJ each place. such as l'"nzals II
and iIiIden. Ch!igS and SolinEcu. found
our cavalry posts already going about
their work aS # th"y had lived th"r"
for weeks the population accepting their
orescucr with singular uncoaccTu-
Sometimes unr catches III" cE" or u
man or woman which Is ahlazr win
hatred. How could il be otherwise But
7 have met with II" disc"urtcouS word or
gesture in Germany. Half the people
seem curious. and the other half lnnil-
ferrnt The children cheer the British
trouns and not seldom women wave their
hands.
In So,inCcn. as everywhere else one
Is baftlcd by the appearance OF plenty
even luxury in ihr shops and confcc-
.ion.rs' windows. Yet the people COM
nlnjn.d OF tho slcnderncSS % the ration
and are honestly uneasy over the i'm
mediate outlook. The army had enor-
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Will Come First in the Repub-
lies Program at Peace Con-
ference Essentials Made
Public.
ARBITRATION TO BE
MADE COMPULSORY
Armaments to Be Limited
Enforcement to Be Made
Through a Series Of "Sanc-
tions" TO the Nations.

PARIS, Dee. 19.--Baron d 'ES-
tournclIcS De Constant today
gave the Associated Press the
French plan for bringing about Il
society Of nations, which the
baron and Senator Leon Bour-
geoiS, formerly French premier,
presented TO Premier Clemcnceau
several days ago. The French
premier gave assurances that the
principle Of society Of nations
would be inscribed at the head of
the French program before the
peace conference,
The Essentials.
The essentials uf the plan are;
"First-C"mpulsory arbitration with
out limitation or exception This leaves
out the old exception Of questions in
vul>ing national honor and dignity.
Observation-Disclosures Of armamcnts.
"Third--Thr establish me1lt of II coun-
Gil Of administration Of the nations for
tho formulation OF new international
administration and international law
procedure.
"Fuurth-tho application Of sane
tions' for making effective tho decisions
of tho society IF nations. 'SanctionS' Is
n diplomatic expression meaning the va
rious steps for enforcing compliance.
They arc fnur-fold
Scries Of Sanctions"
"F'irst-Dplnmatic sanction: The ST.
cictv of nations shall break diplomatic
relations with any rccnlcitraft' nation
and give his passports 10 the ambnSsa-
dor or minister representing that nation.
Second sanct nn'
Whereby tn" court Of all countries will
nc closed tn n rccaIcitrant nation. II
will thus practically be quurantincd and
placotLr out sS3ce~tise- pale 6r ctT1lized
states. ...-.-.-
! "Third-Economic sanction. whereby
I the economic means nf all nations shall
br directed against any rccalcltrant
state This economic weapon of the
united nations will he r great power IN
isnIatinS nm offending nation. cutting OIL
! its food stuffs and raw materials. whcn
i; acts In defiance Of the society Of ma
, tionS.
"Fnurth-MiIitary sanction. This is
thn last sanction w." which thr joint ma
tionS would undertake 10 enforce on
srrvnncc uf thu decisions Of the society
uf nations. ! MS lntithIS Sh''' 80 -
most difficult and delicate OF all the
questions involved in creating tho So
cirty Of nations.
International Forces.
"Thcrc Will be different views CON
corning the military enforcement or
peace. 1t is the purpose of our organ
;zatinn tn reconcile these differences
and secure some workable basis uf
agreement. One view is for n smiul in
Irrnat !nnal military force. or the nucleus
nf nm international fleet. OTHERS regard
this as unnecessary. and prri"r ~ rGi?
nm the moral fur," Of the united nations.
Some may wish To give up compulsory
military service. hut retain tho navy.
''Ehcsc divergent views must b" rec
onci'"d. That is the nla:n task which
NJ Clr;arnCcau asked uS 10 undertake..
VIZ regard our MEETING with IN" premier
aS highly important in inscrpihG thc
Continued on Page Twelve)
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British Plane Flies,
Cairo to Calcutta,
Distance $3.50 Miles
London Times Cable. C"pyriSht ~

IIondon Times Cable. Copyright 1915
nv Public Ledger Company
LONDON Doe. ;9.---'rhc air ministry
announcrS III" landing at Calcutta "t
Major ,;"ner;,l S;tlm"nd. Who's" flight
.ro,n Calru To Delphi in - ll;,ndlty- l';ti:r
machin" WAS announced on t)"r"norr -.
:rh.s air7lanr had previously. h.cn flown
from F.nGlant! and took an acti'" part IN
tho Anal operations against n" Turks
On II" fal"Stinr front.
The t";ai diS:anr: "t t." route from
Cairo 10 ':,lCit'.a vi:, i'rn'aSruS l'nShlr"'
t,ndor At,baS. t-harhah and kIrIrhi. il
about $3.50 miles. tho last stag from
I>rlhi t. ,'ai"GiIa measuring t'h niles.
Tic Hardl"y-i'aE" rrachin". Cart huS-
IAN. pilot"d by Major Mnck!ar"n. winch
,:rncral Mac"vr"n IS flying from London
ia india has reached Pisa
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KILLED !. !
Battle of Prohibition Officers
and Gang Of 8ootleggers
Is Fatal.

CHARLESTON, W. va, Dec. ls.-
One youthful member Of an alleged
gang OF boorlcggers 10 dead, another
is shot IN the hand and 4 special
officer has n bullet wound In the ann
ns m outcome Of q pistol duel be-
tween the desperadoes and state pro-
htbitton officers who intercepted
them on freight train at St. Alhans,
near here, at midnight tonight.
There were seven men in the gang
md they engaged three officers IN
battle, refusing to submit to arrest.
Two Of them were captured and
lodged In the st. Adams jail Bert
Evans, tho prohibition officer, Is not
seriously wounded, the bullet enter
ing tho feshy part Of his arm
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Americans AYenge The
Sinking Of Britannia

NEW YORK. hrC. l?.-AmcrIran de-
v,rnyrrs avenged the loss Of III" british
hattIrShir britannia. sunk "if tn" west
rru "ni trance uf The straits "f Glhralt"r.
On November -. by destroying ihr"c OF
'hr riv, attacking Submarines. according
t. officers # III" Atm"rirhn ir;tnNi'"rt
I;IurE Arrow winch WAS 4 member OF
ihr EriIninuin's c"n"ny. TN" transport.
rnrIucrly tn G.rmnn steamship Fln"k
Hawk. nrrlv"d Mere to-day from Glhrhller
with ,ight Am"rirHm officers ana Ild
Enlisted mon.
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FIELD MARSHAL HAlG
WARMLY WELCOMED

LONDON. Dec - Field Marshal
Sir Douglas f!nIc. ""mmari"r-in-rhlrf
of the British armies in France ami l'"l-
rium. attended y! G!"ncrnlS iIurn"r'
I,wl,usnn. Eirdwuud. Lying and Horne"
reached London ,rday and was acc"rd"d
a uutahlC welcome.
Al ,hr station III" generals wcr" met
hy ;hr duke Of connauEht. representing
th;. king: III" primo mlniStrr' thr SEER,
,mry fnr war members Of thc army and
air councils. representatives Of the ;ld-
tniral,y and many other distinguished
nrrSOnS.
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THE WEATRER.

WASHINGTON, Doc. ls.-Forec4st:
western PcnnEylvnni1-Part cloudy
r-ihov. Saturday rain 'south, rain or
snow and somewhat ooloer north por-
tion.
ohto-1ncreasinS cloud1ness Friday;
rain at night In west portioni Saturday
taiu south, rain or snow md solncwhat
colder north portion
wnst NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. c1oudluess
and warmer Friday, rain at night and on
Saturday.
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President Wilson to j
Have His Christmas
Dinner With Yanks

PARIS. Dec. 19.-rrcsdcnt Wilson'S
present Christmas plans contemplate his
departure on christmas rf" Tor s;nau-
mont American hcadTuartcrS. on G"ncr-
al pcrshns's special train. On Christ
mas murnng he will x" by automobile
tu a nc"rhy rest camp and din" with the
troops. returning IL Paris the same
night w
The American ambassador William G..
Sharp. as dran oT thr diplomatic corps.
has arranged Ia present ail the nmbaS-
.;a,inrS and ministers accredited to the
French government. 10 President wilson
on Friday III The MUrat palace.
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WILSON VISIT TO
ENGLAND CAUSE OF
GREAT CONFUSION
American Army and Naval
Forces May Not Figure
! in Journey.

| LONDON. Dec. 1s--Prcsident
Wilson probably will be the
| guest Of the king 4: BuckinEh
Palace during his visit to Eng
land. This official announcement
was made tonight
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fcontiaued on Page Twelve-)
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(coutuued Oh Page nins,)
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Next Ottawa was heard from. The
sAsement, 1T was now explained, was
I aue to an error in compilation" accord
Jug to statement received from the
1'ltlsh government by the Canadian gov
Sament and made public as "official
Asus Owing to this error, the ex-
Nsnstlon continued, "it was not made
aear that this related to the period when
anefscs first joined the war and had no
's1at'on to the events whereby the
american army is being brigaded with
ne Entente armies
% the mystery deepeneds
inaiiy Premier Robert Borden told
u mouse of Commons at Ottawa that
dispatch containing the announce
asnt was signed by the British Secre-
say Of State FOR the Colonies, the sub
suent correction coming also from the
e source. He explained that the
ssl-raooted dispatch was one of the
A'y war summaries received from
oecretary of State for the Colonies
a we Governor General of Canada. If
3s mistake was made, he insisted, it
j 3 not made in Ottawa.
& 49,.
sfsb'no in Command
& ~ only certainty growing out of all
th's seems to be that America is
y g remain actively in the fight
o~ard THE end Of the week it
s sI that General pershing would
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19

the war. The passage of such
resolution, he declared, would amount to
vote of a lack of confidence in the AID.
nin;stration and virtually to an attempt
to take over the conduct of the war.
The resolution was submitted 70 the
Senate Committee on Audit and Expenses
which voted three to. two to order ia
vorable report on the resolution after
modifying it so as to limit it to "the
progress of aircraft and ordnance pro-
duction in the United States or into the
status of the Quartermaster Generals
supplies or expenditures in any of those
branches of the War Department" The
reference to the conduct of the war;
was struck out and proviso added ''tha.
nothing in this resolution shall be held
to authorize the Military Affairs Com
mittee to take over in any manner, direct
or superintend the executive branch OF
the government in the conduct of the
war"
CAS- it stands now" declared C. w.
Gilbert in The Tribune. "the President
cannot oppose the amended resolution
without opposing an investigation pure
and simple into the material prepara-
ton for war;
Nevertheless, the President did oppose
it, on the ground that. even as modified,
it would in effect authorize "dragnet''
investigation by the Military Committee.
a Coup for Liberty Motor
MEANWHILE, the Allies have de-
'cided to use the Liberty motor
in their scouting planes, and sent urgent
requests for the early delivery of thou
sands of the American engines, which
have stood successfully all the tests
made by a British expert French en-
perts, at first somewhat doubtful of the
Liberty motor, are now eager to obtain
it for French planes
Last month the Liberties were pro
duced in hundreds, it is stated, and this
month the output will probably be
doubled. steady increase in produc-
ton is looked for.
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The British navy completed the work
of laying great mine field, covering ap-
proximately $4,000 square miles, to pre-
vent the egress of the U-boats and other
hostile vessels through the North Sea, as
the barrier across the Straits of Dover
already prevented access to the channel
1t is hoped that these operations will
greatly hamper U-boat activity, although,
it is pointed out, they cannot entirely
suppress it.
been constructing U-boats of new and
more powerful type than before, which
carried heavier guns and strong pro-
tective arnor.
Wilson Fights Investigation
TT WAS a busy week at Washington
Before even signing the Overman
bill, which passed the House after hav-
ing passed the Senate, and which bestows
greatly increased powers upon the Chief
Executive, President Wilson created n
stir at the Capitol and completely sur
prised the whole country by appointing
Charles E. Hughes to act with Attorney
General Gregory in the investigation of
the criminal charges made by Mr..
Borglum in regard to aircraft pro-
duction.
President Wilson's significant appoint
ment of Hughes fell simultaneously with
more sweeping action On his part. In
a letter to Senator Martin, Democratic
floor leader, the President reiterated his
emphatic disapproval of the phrasing of
the pending Chamberlain resolution au-
thorizing further inquiry by the Senate
Military Committee into the conduct of
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Struggling Russia

DLANS were made in Washington to
l. counterfeit the German efforts in
Russia. A mission will be sent there as
soon as practicable to learn what is nee
essary to rehabilitate Russia economical
ly, to rebuild her railroads and supply
materials for reconstruction-this in
spite Of the fact that so difficult a rela-
tionship exists between America ana
Russia.
For Russia is writhing in the clutches
of P1ussian militarism and Bolshevikism
In tortured Russia the fighting continues
Germany opened fresh hostilities at
Ekaterinoslav, Odessa and Poltava, while
in the Don Cossack territory the Russian
Soviet troops achieved some success
against the German troops there
Meanwhile, the Bolsheviki pleaded in
vain for cessation of military opera
tions in violation of the state of peace
that extended Teutonic control over Rus
sian territory.
Kerensky, it was reported, is OH his
way to America. Representatives of the
Bolsheviki here believe his object is to
win aid for new counter revolution in
Russia.
The U-BOafs
WHILE the Kaiser was busy making
Kings, cork was popped into the
neck of the U-boat base bottle at Ostend
The old cruiser Vindictive was sunk
across the entrance to the harbor, leaving
only a narrow channel, and naval author
tiles inclined to the belief that even that
would be closed by the shifting mud and
silt. The British casualties in the fight
were reported as slight
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instance, the "Weser Zeitung' observed:
1--WE have learned in the last four years
that only reality rules in diplomacy, and
that the words of the polite language of the
courts decide neither friendship nor enmity,
peace nor war"
And "Vorwarts" wrote:
foundation if it rests on the willing con-
sent of the people. Of such basis we see
little sign at the present moment in Aus
tria. Germany to-day in Austria Hungary
thanks to the Pan-German propaganda, is
heartily unpopular, not only with the Slav
majority, but also with considerable por
ton of the German Magyar minority"
Macmillan Harden, in ''Die Zukunft,"
poured ridicule upon the whole scheme
Of Central Europe Alliance, and
warned against new disappointment.
"Never," he declared, was resentment
SO bitter as to-day"
Meantime, dispatches. riddled by the
pen of the censor, are issuing from Aus
tria stating that the most acute misery
is being supported by the people of that
country. A writer in the "Tijd" assures
that "only the conviction that the En-
peror honestly desires peace keeps the
people going"
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perors and insisted upon participating
as heads of the second and third largest
German states.
Comment in several German papers
expressed grave doubt as to the efficacy
of what the lingo press promptly pro-
nounced a great and happy stroke, For
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19

Headquarters and to have accepted with
what grace he could q new treaty of ALI
ancc that is widely interpreted as max
ing Austria Hungary virtually a Ger
man colony or vassal state. Political
military and economic questions were
regulated "a basis Of twenty years
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19

agreement. The only alternative to the
loss of political independence appeared
to be the dissolution of Austria accord
ing to it's component racial elements. The
kings of Saxony and Bavaria, much to
the annoyance Of the Prussians, appeared
unlimited at the conference of the en-