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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-13
Dr.W.S.SoH Bows
And Makes His Exit
One OF Last OF Old Regime Drops Out
on General Request,

Amsterdam, Dec. l2.--Dr. w. ,
Solf has at last bowed TO the nation
wide demand for his resignation al
foreign minister 10 the Ebert govern
ment. With him goes one of the last
hold overs OF the imperial regime Ills
struggle for retention of office was
desperate. but threats from the radi-
Gals to reveal discriminating oocu'
mentarv evidence showing his part ir
annexationist plotting under the OLD
order finally forced him out. Hae
Soils resignation come two weeks age
IL would have been signal victo.
Tor the radicals.
In the meantime, however. the sit
uation has materially steadied itself
Phfffp Scheidemann, TIE majority So.
cialisf leader il sugx 4 ed az Soils
successor. but againiI him. too. the
claim to have es<ience which
they say will force him out OF the gov
eminent sooner or later
There is one other I'm whose name
us inevitably linked with the old re-
gime and who is member OF the
ebert government and whom the Spar
sacldes are pledged to force ont
ats>is fJr, Maf ifass Ri ~ ssc,s tkc
Centrist leader. His position as
member of the cabinet without port
fofia has been precarious for weeks.
since the radicals tive held hint up
TO the people as one whe had much
to do with the imperia 4 opaganda
abroad during the early = 4rs Of the
war. He has been able to hold out,
however. chiefly because OF his po-
sition as civilian head Of the German
armistice commission which is now
again meeting allied and American
parliamentaires.
A report published by the Berlin
Tageblatt that the reichstag Is to be
convened for the purpose of giving
the Ebert government a parliament
airy working, basis. is denied by Ebert.
The report was fresh ammunition
for the radicals. who have claimed
ALI along that Ebert's purpose is NJ
use to the reichstaR as weapon. The
Spar 4 .ides will have nothing to do
with Sne reichstag. which they claim
TO be an obsolete body. being a relic
Of time that is dead and gone,
Despite Soils retirement. the Ebert
government is generally described In
Berlin dispatches as having gained
considerably In strength and stabil-
ity. In some QUARTERS IT r. even az
serted that the foreign minister's elm
nation ID - nign Of the governments
strength, since Il IL q concession Il
could not have afforded to make hith-
Ferto.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-13
FORTY TELEGRAPH MESSAGES OR
FIVE TELEPHONE TALKS AT ONE TIME

cult was often in trouble. The rc.
sistance was SO great that the cleo
trio impulses could not penetrate
its full length with the distlnct-
ness necessary to transmit mes
sagcs. This has been overcome In
the new system. according to Mr..
Vail. He rays each circuit on the
new enlarged multiple system gives
Service rs gOtNi rs TINT provided
by tho cirs.uit working In tho or
binary way"
The report dtscIoses the fact that
the new method has been In opera
ton between Baltimore and Pitts
burg for moro than "A month and
has stood up under the severe tests
OF the weather cOntittions during
that time. Government officials ar
companied by telephone and tele-
grnpb officials made an inspection
this week and MI agreed on the
commercial possibilities OF the new
discovery. Its application to the
existing lines will te slow because,
Of the nature Of the apparatus re-
quirted and rearrangcmcnts neccs-
sary for tho present wire systems,
hut II offers hope for relief from,
tho wire congestion Of the past few
months. when because OF the sseszes=
stiles OF government war business.
Ii has some times been almost Inn
possible to get commercial bush
ness over the wires for days at a
time. 1t would also relieve con-
gestion on stormy days when many
wires are out Of condition. The
multiple system on the wires still
In use would increase by five times
the quadrnpie system and by ten
times the ordinary duplex system,
generally used by the companies.
Decrease OF investment required
might ultimately result In lower
wire charges also.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-13
,Caustic in His Criticism
( Of Ainslie' $ attitude In
Williams Matter.
SAYS WAS. UNFAIR
Despite Executive Veto
Council Passes Ordi-
nance Fixing Direc-
tors Salaries.

Steam roller tactics were adopted
by common council last night In pass
Ing, over veto OF Mayor Ainsiie, thu
ordinance fixing the annual salaries Of
the six directors IL be appointed undei
recent charter changes. at $4,000. ir
n communication TO the body, ths
mayor expisined that he would no
concur in the measure beAause Il
failed to provide salary of seed
for the position OF director of public
welfare
President Peters declared that per-
sonally he thought that Mayor Aims
lie had made big blunder, Hs
thought the executive had been unfa IL
to the committee. The mayors aui-
tude he said, was such that he had
made II difficult to get the right man
for director Of tpubie welfare.
The active part taken in the matter
by the mayer. AIR Peters declared. is
the reason Dr. Ennion q; Williams,
ton. has taken the stand he has in de-
clining TO have his name mentioned
Tor the place.
Ae Peters said that council had
passed an ordinance instrueting the
mayor to submit 10 that body by De
sss,ibps 10 the names OF those he had
selected for the several tiircctorships.
III he's had complied he said. "he
aquld have simplifed matters and
things would have taken different
turn Council then would nave known
the calseer Of the inen chosen for the
piaees and would have been guided
thereby. As il has. the mayor has
tied our hands.
says Mayor Was tafafr.
MIR Peters explained that because
council axed the minimum, salaries at
$1,000 did not mean that IL the men
chosen 10 MI the places demonstrated
by merit that they were worth more
they would be kept at that figure. He
did not think 3s.osa WAS had mini-
mum salary to begin with.
With pointed reference to the may
or's veto OF tile ordinance. sfr. refers
a. siared that u action OF council had
been iil-advised or the measure had
been rushed through then the mayor,
vested with the power Of veto. would
have had q right to veto. hat he de-
Tended the measure Ms asswiefs. that II
I'D st*r ss@ss i sst t,s ilse x.isx astp g |
nsy = '4S'7 : = = - - AZ = -
Mr.. Peters said that in talking with
Mayor Ainsiie. the latter had suggest
cd safzry ut sstae for the directors
OF public welfare. public works and
Public safety and smaller salaries Tor
executive thai he did not thing II
would be possible 10 get graduated
salaries through council.
He reiterated that he thought the
mayor rad done The committee an In
justice in trying to drive the testsia :
tive body Of the city to make one sal
AIRY 81. aan and the others s'any thin. he
saw fit" without taking council into
his confidence or letting the body
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-13
first FORMAL
MEETING AFTER
FIRST Of YEAR
President to Confer Next
Week With European
Leaders.
~ A-r>
PARIS TOMORROW
Prior to Getting Down to
Work Wilson w i'll
Take Look at Battle
Fields.

aboard the q, s, S George Wash
lngten. Dee. 2 tEy Wireless TO Uni
vsfsai Service -~Presiden Wilson hes
neen notified by radio from Paris that
\ the FIRST formal peace conference can
not well take place before January 2
The president will devote next Tues
DAY Wednesday and Thursday TO COW
Terence in Paris with preniiers Lloyd
GeorKe, Clefnenceam aud Orlando.
These conferences, INFORMAL in ma
tnfa, will he the most Innmentous 20
date They will be utilized by the
President for asaertaining whether n
complete COMMON understanding II
all important points at issue between
The allies cannot be reached
III order 10 utilize every possibl, mo-
nient Of his sojpurn abroad the Pres
doHt will pas a visit TO the American
trssops At the froat and inspect fhe
d.tsstafsd sections Of France and
Felgium immediately after the in-
formal conferences are concluded.
The President wit - to Italy I'M
mediateiy after Chris,nlss returning
70 parss in time to resume the in
sfornsab deliberations nrtor TO The
~ hertnr Of the formal body.
Mr. Wilson will srrohanav march nj
The head of selected units OF the
Prs shortly after he returns from
Italy
TIRE President. II II understood
aee'siv regrets the irnpnssi'silfsv Of
hssssnp formal conferences held na-
fore the end of the north hut after
considering rrparts sent him fram
Paris by colonel House he is under
sfnad 4, believe that witti the added
ia ~ time. there will he good re-
safs n getting the informal cons
I fffanees out OF the way as through
then, an understanding Is likely to be
res~h~d which viii make possible q
eoassfA hensfee PROGRAM fo~ thf beaee
rhrference that VIII greatly expedite
liz work
The President Id due in Paris Saiur-
dssv He viii proceed direct from the
station 10 the Murat residence in the
afternoon he will be met by Presi-
dent Princare at 3 fornsa! luncheon.
stnndaS Ne and Mrs sc fsxan wiM Ne
sts.asreA q reception 1ss The city ~
Parts ii 'ihe civ hail. ard ateerwaff
she President win receive a degree
from the University OF Paris,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-13
OPPOSITION 10

London, Dec. 1.-THE Spae4nko&S
following up the attacks IN thu da1ax
press on viscount Reading - II DQAS
sib,e mcmber OF RrifAin'S p4Aco 143ox
CATION. attacks which w0rM qxefl6~44
sively reported In Z DnSv0funl 0e4e
vice dispatch : week ago. mys 1dts1s
rally: Il 4
..Tbs Morning Post VIA : e. I,
and public Eptrft that dauo ~
gratitude of an mon who oaRo 46 IN
honor Of their country. 6oalo
second time with runn0K f44AHNle Nv
count Reading Win - eese & 1aE4
British representatives 1t - DeAo
conference. II Il g.s u
we had hoped to Ac abss IL IL "a r. IN
Ahe supreme humiliation Pf pnbSt1aX
protesting before the civtzi1ad W6yy6
that the lord chief Justioc * NNk~
land IS not worthy repFessntAtty4
Of the empire on 80 great M 4ceAe
I'VE were assured. ind&ed.4 f141
there WA. no intention ~ tfN t~GA
of the government to w0e ~
deeply the feelings Of the hetter part
OF the nation. sm II 4
'rwe are convinced h owsy,1 ~
Morning Poet would not hna&
without warrant the lina ~ H. 411tos1s
We must, therefore, thoUSn E9cM
aSainst our win, touch the N64&f6R
to give our fullest ana N&xDnGyo n r.
dorsemcnt to its pr0tAek ia as IN
The whole business y ~ \ = a NJ
full to uE. and raising II j111ss M4M,
involves consequences m dlnG 1&3eo3
from national point " NJ 41S
we are 10th to enter INTO I'M = X
support of the line ,we haxA N B NJ
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-13

Washington, Dec. 12.-Ncw mar
wells In tclcgraphy and telephony
were announced today by Postmas-
r-GcnerAl Bur1eson In making
public q report from Theodore N.
Vail. president Of the American
telegraph and Telephone COM
pany. BY new discoveries OF his
staff, forty telegraph messages or
Ave telephone conversations can
pass simultaneously over the same
pair az wires or combinations Of
telegraph and telephone messages
in the same proportions
Previous discoveries had made
possible the sending OF twelve tetc-
graph messages over the same pair
OF wires. the use Of two pairs OF
wires for three telephone messages
simultaneously and the use OF a
pair Of wires for telephone and tcIe-
graph circuits At the same Time
but no such multiple system ms this
now announced had been hoped as
n commercial possibility.
Early in the life OF the telegraph
the dupiex system came into being
by which two messages were sent
over the same wire at the same
time, This system Is now the
common ono employed Later Edi-
son discovered the quadruplc sys-
tenn by which passed four mes
snges simultaneously. In the carly
ninetics the dual use of the same
wires for simultaneous telephone
and telegraph purposes came In
commercial being.
From Fdison's quadruplc sys-
tenn multiple system was grad
uaIly evolved. but II has not been
commercially satisfactory. and while
under perfect conditions twelve
messages could be sent simuita-
ncously. yet what tho telegraph
ers called the long end OF the cir
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-13
Early Signing OF
Paper Not Likely
State Departments Officials Do Noa
Relieve Peace Protocol
Ready in Mouth.

Washington, Dec 12.--State de-
partment officials today expressed the
opinion that the siKning Of the pro-
tocol or prcliminaries to peace by the
allied and German delegates BY
January i6 Ii highly improbable.
Predictions made In foreign CEN
tiers that the prcliminarics would be
ready for signature when the Ger.
man delegates arrive in Paris. to-
grther with the report that the aEesta
or the central powers had been re-
quested to appear January Is. gave
rise to the belief In some quarters here
that President Wilson would be an
abis to accomplish the majDr part
OF his program within IKE Weeks OF
his landing and be able to return to
America before February.
A. yet no Indication has been re-
ceived by diplomatic agents here Of
lowed by the allies In the formation OF
= definitfve peace treaty.
IL The belief IL general, however. that
tbs greatest task confronting the
delegates ID Z unanimous agrs sment
upon the underlying principles for the
0nai peace treaty. such principle being
aet forth In = series OF declarations
composing the preliminaries.
Officials attached to foreign agen.
cies here were agreed ooday that much
progress has undoubtedly, been made
House In outlining som@ of the con.
ventions or the preliminArtes. II VA.
pointed out that allied and American
officials have gone freely In Alsace.
Lorraine and IA addresses openly rec
ogniaed that the return TO France oi
AlsAce- Lorraine II to al intents nm &C.
complished fact.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-13
vlsCOUNT EDWARD GREY
COMPLIMENTS e. s.

London. Dec 1.-THE United
States In this war has taken, as we Ill
know--.as we all most gratefully re-
coenixe--a part in the last two years
Of war without which we could not
have had the success which the allies
have now won. You cannot empha-
size that too much or express too
mrerst appreciation for II"
Efsc0unt Edward Grey. who was
great Britain's foreign minister when
the war broke out said this in n
sfsech today in which he linked the
freedom Of the seas" with the
..ieRxue Of nations az two tnseparabie'
constructive utterAnce any leading
Briton has made on either problem
since President wilson's intention to
snIve both at the peace conference
became known. In effect Viscount
Grey told his audience:
why all this mystery: Stop
limiting and insinuAting Quit trying
TO interpret President Wilson's ideas.
C'.-e him chance 10 speak for him
self.
1t IL unthinkablc that ne should
want to wreck the very weapon which
more than any other single factor.
won the war: the right Of blockade"
His own idea Of President Wilson'S
plan was viscount Grey said. that
hereafter the freedom Of the seas
HiIati he secured to any nation which
observes the covenant of the league
OF nations and should be denied to
any nation which breaks that cove
MaKf NJ ths league OF natfuus-
III that be So added the speaker.
"shen a league Of nations II the solu-
tion OF the whole question"
Upon such basis. viscount Grey de-
rlared he could visualize the flrmest
friendship and cooperation between
britain and America.
.sI.et IN be frank" Yves the key
note Of the former foreign ministers
speech. and he proceeded to practice
his preaching lin this very speech.
britain he said, had been more
Arompletcly for the freedom Of the
SEAS Il, times al peace than any other
caurtry On the face OF the globe, In.
cludin~ America.
II Think" he said. that even In
4he United States they have some rule
that foreign ships are not allowed 10
carry goods between the United States
and the Philippines.
Some other countries have had q
rule OF some kind. Well. we have
never had a rule like that We have
beer more completely for the freedom
~ the seas In times Of peace than
any ether nation and, however
strong orr navy has been. We have
never varied In recent time s0n that
no mt. ard We have used our sea-
nower. however great II has been,
rs impartial freedom nf the Seas.
for every other nation i,lM ~ much
a for cur own IN time Of peAce
90 think Ne ought n recNive MI
III more recognition than we do re-
scsave for the fact that - have never
80 tho HrltiAh navy power M tisne
D. poAce 70 make use of the eeas
h ~ 4asy for ourselves without maxi
i ri X Is the nAssae time mora cay
H ~ QthasSr ~ the aArnA terms.
&5ss ~ So06 &1al az vtsrpun4 urAysa "A.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-13
n. Y. to chi; BY Air.

Elizabeth. N. J.. Dec. ia pre-
urinary air flight to Chicago win be
made to morrow over the New York
Chicago aerial mail service route.
The plane will leave the New York
terminal Of the New york-Chicag go
route early In the day. Fifteen
planes will be used In the rervice--
three each at Elisabeth. Beilefonte.
Pa. Cleveland and Chicago, and one
reserve plane each At Leighton and
Clarion. Pa, and Bryant. Ohio. De
HAviland machines viii be used for
the present. probably to be succeeded
lated by big Handley- Page planes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-13
t,os.-Contincnt Alr Rou,c.

Washington. Dec. i3.---Four army
airplanes engaged in mapping a
southern air route across the CONT
nent had compiet~d 1900 miles Of
reconnaissance from San piega. Cal,
when they landed at Kelly field this
evening. The squadron left the Pa
cific coast December with i've
planes. From Houston the flight ID
expected to proceed to Lake Charles.
La, and thence to Montgomery. Ala.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-13
Roger OMAR. Dics.

PitFsburg. Dec. l..--HoEer O'HAra,
considered by mary the peer Of All
American police superintcndcnis, died
today. He was one of = group at
famous sleuths known M the big
Ave., BuEns and Pinkerton being in
this group. He was for years guar
dian sof Harry X. Thav. slayer Of
Stanford White.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-13
CnnmOt Extr.eittc ex.Kaiacr.

london. Dec, 70. - Technically we
hut - can demand his surrender
aAiAs Lard FxObar& Cecil, former Sundar-
nsssax - torsiUA a1xA1rs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-13
E,ngIand 10 India ~ Air.

London, Dec. lz.--An air route
service from England to India Ii now
under consideration. succeesfui
flight has been made from Cairo to
KArachi. The machine employed in
the Night, 4 distance Of 2.S40 miles,
was used In active operations against
the Turks on the PAlesttne front.
Tho night was made In thiFty-aix
hours.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-13

2 london, Dec. l3,,.Pl1na FOR "a de-
mobilisaaing Ensiand.s army and
pAtions ~ rapidly - pooAdhle are
n1artng compilation, #
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-13
Announcements
Prolongat!o n
Armistice Soon
Conference Now III T rox-
ress Between Paria-
mentaires at Treve
London and Paris Prc.
pare for Arrival Of ~
President Paper Says
Wilson in Europe u
Tourist.

Paris. Dee. lz-A nnsuacersest
ef the pvolenxation ~ the armle-
tire IL expected here vsStAin 4 fAsv
hours. a conference betSeeAn NJ
HE'D Ameeican and liryAMM RoSelA-s
mentaries began 1T Trevcs CTxtea1
at noon today.
London, Dee, J2-TAs city ~
London has formally Invited HReD-5
ident Wilson TO accept m a9aBeeAf
at welcome In q geld hox - -:
be the guest Of homer ~ luneAAs
con In the historfc Guild hae1s
Paria. Dec. Ic-Tne nslMfo lexon1
council voted today - nbaIke Has..
arday, the date ~ PpesiAan4 Nh
sons arrival IN Paris . Ao9e1ny.
All public buildings aAA e4lkN1tgH
ana the hourse win - A1oeeA.
ships and stores thfoogheu1 p9S1as
are advertising they win MT ~
open saturday.
I>ondon. Der. 11-PFe1a1e9 LleyA
George and ether Dy1tisA peaee 1el-
egat>s will 70 to Parts neceusbes
-. the Manchester tsaaratau Co.
MouBeea. TIE internIlfed eonA-
sene<s preliminary t. the peoeN
eonxress preper are not expeetel
10 begin untfl the 1rst week ~
January. Ssss
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-13

Continued on Page rive)
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-08-23
Advance In Price Comes.

In compliance with a ruling Of the
national fuel administration. salt
Lake City retail coal prices were ad-
vanced last Friday. Lump from
tT.is a ton 60 $500. nut from $40
10 t1.7b and slack from $3.50 20 ttss
n ton. The advance was authorized
June 26th by the fuel administration
when an Increase In freight rates OF
fifty cents n ton was allowed The ad-
vance would have been made effoc-
tive at that time had Il not been that
about three thousand tons of coal
which had been received under the
reduced freight rate were IN Zion
yards.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-08-23

An equitable settlement OF the con.
troversy between W. y. Olson Of
Price and the Spring Canyon Coal
company. arising over titlo to FORTY
acres OF land at Storrs up Spring Can.
son II likely under decision render.
90 by the commissioner Of the general
lend office az Washington. ~ G.. news
OF which was received ny the Utah
federal land office a few DAYS ago.
Facts entering into tn controversy
are briefly stated by Arthur Kuhn.
secretary Of the state land board. TO
be that the board delivered a state
title TO forty acres 81 land AZ gtorrs
10 the Spring Canyon Coal company.
assuming that the contents OF the
ground went with IL. The United
States supreme COURTS recent deci.
sion In the Sweet oaso upset this as
sumption and dccrecd that title e. all
coal In any ground remained with the
federal government until conferred
upon another By patent
Olson had filed In the United States
land office on the ground Transferred
by the state 60 the Spring Canyon
Coal company Olson asking Tor pat.
cnt as coal land. Meantime the Spring
Canyon Coal company had placed it,
tipple and other improvements upon
the ground. eNpending more than two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars
thereon Olson appealed to the CONF
missioner ~ the general land office at
Washington. the result being the de-
clHion here rccited. which II rendered
upon equitable grounds. Under the
decision the Spring Canyon Coal
company u allowed to retain ~ SUR
face title a. such Ut the forty acres as
contains ~ tippic and other improve
i1cnts. while Olson " accorded title
h. tho remainder together with al
rights tp the coal within the ground.
inasmuch a. practically tho entire
town 81 StorrE u located ON the land
which has hSen IN controversy. the
decision of the general lnnd office
was awaited with considerable inter
OF locally. and especially by Officers
of the Spring Canyon Coal company.
which concern would have been put
a. considerable Inconvenience and
much expense had u been required To
remove IL cNtcnsiv. improvements.
In ease either side should not be-
satisfied with IN, decision nf the gen.
cfni land office. appeal must be taken
by the unsntisficd party o. IN" Eccre-
tEry 81 the interior within thirty
dnyH
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-08-23
PLAN CAMPAIGN To
ADVOCATE NINE TAX

SPtINGvII.I.E. Aug i6.-H. y.
Thomas principal ~ the Sprlngyillo
high school. h. authority for the state
ment that a campaign Is being plan
ned hy school officials. teachers ana
board members this fall 90 advocate
the proposed constitutional amond-
mont to tax mines.
Principal Thomas. who Is chairman
OF the teachers welfare committee.
points out that teachers must be- held
In the schools and induced 20 stay in
stead ~ leaving Tor more profitable
occupations. The only way 90 remedy
this condition h a greater state school
fund for distribution 10 tae counties.
II II declared that this fund can be
aided by a fair tax on mine net in
comes. Principal Thompson says that
each county NJ present Is taxing its
full limit Tor school purposes and aid
must be received from state sources.