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South Bend news-times., 1918-09-14

Meets every Monday lt IO:UO a. m. at
tle Y. NJ. a. A. Resident and visiting
ministers always Welcome President
80 a. Hunt. vice president. g.. ". Titus
Sp-rrtarv- treasurer. e.. L.. Young
The association viii meet in regular
session ou Monday no 1000 n m. I'm the
S. 81 g. s. rooms Every member =
invited 90 attend. Rev. 81. ". Titus.
who has just returned from France.
s., here ue spent six months as y. a.
g. a. representative, VIII address The
.f4affur
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JEWISH
Trmule Beth-EI -C0rucr I

Temple Beth-El -Corucr LaBsile av.
AMI Taylor 50. julius Lci5ert. rabbi
Il. celebration of Atoucmcut day VIII
BEGIN sunday evening no O'Clock AMI
viii ua continued 0u Monday from I'D W
H u. r'I' ~Huiovu ln thc evening Rabbi
Irfnert win discourse on. "fu Alliance
with Gcd aud .u the morning oU. The
Debt to our own flesh" Au elaborate
musical program bas been arranged hy
Miss Hers nUuaW. All ale welcome.
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MISSIONS.

Mennonite Hope - 52i T. jefferson
blvd sunday school at 80 p. "a
Preaching at e. so 2. IN.
Preaching 3 80 aud Z sc p m SerV-
Ices every night except Wednesday
Mary Nunemaker In charge
City-II5 r jefferson blvd Ray A
Bird. superintendent. sunday school 20
100 p m Bible class at / 90 p. m.
Evening service at 80
GospeI-431 T.. Lasalle av Services
Wednesday. Saturday ana sunday even
ings at = 80. sunday school at 10 90 a.
m each SundaT.
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SPIRITUALIST.

The Prog ressIve Spiritual society Will
hold services at Z so D. m. every sunday
at so y Michigan st. Redmen's hall
$50 D. ms Speaker. Charles A.
Thompson subject a German O6eu-
sivt." Message bearers: Mrs. Weaver
Mrs Thompson. Mr. Williams. Mr. Hoo.
South Bend news-times., 1918-09-14
EVANGELICAL
ASSOCIATION.

Broadway -3l3 Z. Broadway. Rev. r.
Garfield Johnson. pastor: residence. 14i.
$ Carroll ST. sunday school at . 20 a.
m.- Samuel q. Lehman. superintendent.
Morning service ut 10-30. Sermon
subject: "Tbe Catastrophe of Lowered
Ideals Young Peoples alliance a-
G-fJ D. VA. Aliss Bessie ~ RhinehaTt.
president Report from OakWood y. j.
A. convention by Miss Lucille Miller. a.
30 p. m-. pastors sermon subject
"S0ui Growth. Called meeting OF the
building committee Tuesday evening at
go
Grace Churcn-Cr- Lincoln way "
and Walnut sts. Rev. @. o. I.ozier. min-
listers. sunday school At 80. -. K.
Witt. superintendent
Tifst-Lafayette enC Monroe SITS Rev.
". f. Freshley, pastor sunday school
90 8 80 q. m. George }. Long. superin
tendent.
Auten Chapel-W n Migrant pastor.
sunday school az 10 90 q. M; Jsssis
Barns suUeFintcudeUt
South Bend news-times., 1918-09-14
CHERCH OF Tod.

Church OF God or saints-Cha9el on
Harrison av.. one block north OF Lincoln
sunday school az 8;45 a IN; A. NJ
kirkley- superintendent
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SALVATION ARMY.

oO6 T. jefferson blvd. Sundey serv-
ices: Morning. county jail. 1000; sun
day school. go; open arr service. 80
indoor service. 5 80. Prayer meeting
80. Capt Nehemiah BTOOks officer IN
charge
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METHODIST.

|irst-N Man - Rev Henry l.
Ia pastor Class meeting a. S.QN a.
sunday scagoi at , 80 a. m., Elmef
ADernetby. superlntenJent Public
-Hir ~ 1915 a u. and 9 30 p. m.
|ublic worship at i0.}N e. m md D.il
m. Al the morning hour Dr. Davis
zpeak or "a Message f1 Church
|nhers 80 t:ij 81 ms there viii Do
lag raisinr followed hF special
riptie pro gram. lrarc- rlfs-e tin b,
lnesday evening at 20 O'Clock Tel
Dr. Davis
H. Paui's Memorial Co,far and Ia
|te ava Rev james l.. 6ardinff. ID.
pastor. SUNDAY school az go o. ~
(. oruing preaching service go l0iis
|0ck. sermon by the minister 0f
i |c Ideal Church Euworth .cH- -ue nf
=. m-, Jed lF Robert Hope Patr
evening service at t.0 O.cIork. br
|diner VIII speak en the subject ot
motion picture hims win Hc pre
Ecd The first on ~The Training D'
haulcs for Dur Nati0nI. Army. rui
second eu "a Mile iu fHe sky au
|glane picture. s cordial Invitation
xtended % the public 90 attend
b services
race-- Corner Michigan and Tut sts.
Il Richard r. CrOwder. pastor. class
ting at Il O'Clock. noon. sunday
Pol as 80 a. M. elem WlitemlL
|erinteudeut
F0rning worship az 1885 sermon
duranc3 and Redemption. lfc CItt
lday school convention at 800 %. M
0rfh league ar 6-.O %. m-- Mis
De Robbins. president. Even.u-
reign Right Special music uuder
IctiOn of Mrs. w F. Place praye
! ice "wednesday az go p. m. class
|ting at II O'Clock.
|owsn Heights Miner and Francis
Rev. Guy II. Black. pastor. sunday
pol at 9:45 a N. II. C. Delong'
seriutendeDt
rinity Blaine and YaSsar avs. Rev.
WIN 4. Hunt pastor Bible school az
p a m-; Rudolph Kline, acting super
orning worship at 1885 sermon
pastor 'The super->truggle. >pe-
music. EpWortE league Jt f:lH,
|s Clara Gaskiu leader. EvcnIu-
/ ice at 30 Sermon l- Churcl
on pra cticablesT Church praye
j.. wednesday ~ $50 p ui Inn
|tant meeting for men Thursday
Iing. Intermediate league Friday
hing az o'clock Douglas owen
-EAMNEMMENN AaMAENn NaNN'. .''f'Ni
H. 40 church Friday evening Au-
i every member canvass sunday,
|pworth Memorial - Corner Lincoln
". and Olive st. Rev q. l.. Ruh-
ID. pastor. sunday school az $50 a
Glen Finney. superintendent.
IL preaching service until turthe-
tnll Memorial Michigan aud Victoria
Rev. A. y. Babbs. pastor sunday
Iorning tbeue "Faith and tho
- Life OF the SOUL Evening
l. Church as Community Ceuter.
! 0T6l league 40 $50 p. mo- Followed
preaching. General public ls invited
4 mock couft in basement of The
/ |rch next TUESDAY at s 900 p. 900. when
l. win defend the church under the
4 |tiou. Has Christianity Broken
Nn I'm the Present War jury OF
VIII decide tIt case ErinE your
Iuy. Last prayer meeting OF the
next Wednesday
! tsver Park-S. seventh st. Rev. J. A
81. pastOr residence 23lS Mi5haNaks
sunday school at $50 a. IN +. c
B Re. superintendent
srman-L blvd. and Wayne
Rev II. S. Miller. pastOi Su1day
f Dol at 9 60 a. n John Koch, super
5ndeOt. Preaching at 10;30 a. NJ. and
ID ID m EpwOrth league AZ 90 o.
4 Prayer meeting "Wednesday az .fJ
IN.
esleyan -722 r Broadway Rev e.
ne pastor SUNDAY school lf ..t
4 a.. Il. M. Porter superintendent
EPEE METHODICT
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SCIENTIST.

Iirst Church ot Christ. scientist
Main and Madison sts. SUNDAY services
at III 500 O. m. Testimonial meeting every
Wednesday at S -UO %. DAB. sunday scLoal
fur children and Young people % Go the
ge of 30 from .iJ a. 500 p. m sun
day school entrance oa Madison -
Reading rooms maintained UF the
church ou the seventh floor = the o. NJ
s. building are open daily except sun
dIy from - o. q. ana nu Saturday eyen-
u- ll.W to s..
South Bend news-times., 1918-09-14

Don't say lou saw it In the
newspaper Say News Times
South Bend news-times., 1918-09-14
EVANGELICAL.
zios--corner wayne and St. Peter sts

Zion Corner Wayne and st. Peter sts
Rev. Waldemar GOffeney. pastor.
>undy school at 3.lJ a iu.. classes lu
English. Morning service so 10 90; sub
iect. Jesus Christ Yesterday. To-day
auG the Same u AT Eternity Chris
tian Endeavor at 900 %. m.: Irene Gof-
fency win lead subject. Conscience
st. Peters German-flJ W Lasaile av.
Rev Hugo Weichelt pastor. sunday
school az 3 90 q. m. Carl Reinke. super
inteudent
Regular services at 1O.15 o. m Junio-
Evangelical league at = 80 =. ul- sew
ing circle meets Thursday afternoon.
Priscilla girls meet Thursday evening at
the home or Miss Ruth PreisS. tiS
Blaine 8v Confirmation class ON Tues
day aud Friday at 400 p. m. Annual
mission festival Sept -
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FREE METHODIST.

rec Methodist Pennsylvania av and
~ st Rev. ". Il. Webster pastor.
|daY school at 80 a. M, Paul
|dtzel. superintendent. Preaching az
% a. m and : 30 g. N
&iver Park Free MethOdist-Four-
/ath and Vine cts Rev. Mr. Hitch
IL pastor. SUNDAY school at 10 90
L. r. WOlte. superintendent
South Bend news-times., 1918-09-14

Although the area occupied by
the Germans i'm France the last four
years is small as compared with cor
responding regions I'm the United
states. northern and eastern France
with Belgium We're I'm 1914 one of
the busiest workshops i'm tie world.
Nearly 10000 factories and indus
trial establishments We're i'm the in-
vaded parts Of France. and their
output was more than 80 per cent
OF all of France. These factories
output i'm proportion TO the coun-
ty's total production follows
Iron ore, 80 per cent; pig iron.
So per cent; steel. 80 per cent: coal
30 Der cent; combed wool. "a per
cent linen thread. go per cent.
sugar. 90 per cent
Ownec~ Of the factories of course
have Teen shut OFF from normal
communication with their proper
ties but workmen. engineers and
others caught i'm north OF France
when the German army rolled
through there have gradually
worked their way To Paris as THEN
repatriation has been accomplished
10y the allied arms. Iu msny local
ities and in almost countless indus
tries, nothing remains
South Bend news-times., 1918-09-14
LUTHERAN.

Holy trinity E1gTIsh--Sharman av.
and LINDSEY st. Rev. Albert II. heeS'
pastor Sunday school at 3: 10 a. 10.
Edward Motifs. superintendent
GForia Del swedish-Chaptn and Kerr
sts Rev. GOCtfrid Olson, pastor.
Sunday school 30 300 q. m Bible
cIas. a. g.IJ "a. m. Morning service 40
10 30 sermon ''Our Savtors Greatest
Miracle" Evening service at 30. Ser
mon. "The Greatest Gain Tuesday
evening Building society meeting in The
church.
st. PauI's Germa1--J enerson aud VII
liam St. Rev II Hole. pastor. Ger
man service % iG so a. IN. sunday school,
both Ger1iau and English at . 30
EuRIfsb services on second and fourth
Sundavs OF the month at so a. m.
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AERICAN N Il

|Hvst A. NJ. E.-3.0 ". Monroe st
A. a. Reading. pastor. Glass meet
af no 90 a. IN Sunday school at
- r. IN Rev EH = Stewart super
|ndent-
Iayior's A VI. =. zion n-Corner EdGy
Campau sts Rev l.. p. Powell
|for
South Bend news-times., 1918-09-14

swedish Evangelical -Nan Fud lio1-
200 st Hrv Eu.l Nnstedf pastar
sunday school at tun m August
South Bend news-times., 1918-09-14

Coal mines have been flooded
and years VIII pass before coal viii
be hoisted from them again Eiec-
trio power stations and the trans
mission lines have iu many places
been diSmantled. the machinery
being carried of 10y the Germans.
and the copper wire sold at auc-
tiOn. Practically an of the eouip-
ment i'm the Woodworking plants.
an the cotton, linen and wool spin
ming machinery. together with
wool cOm0ing and textile looms.
have been Systematically pillaged
Repatriated workers report that
machines have been skilfuiIy taken
apart and AN the copper and alloys
i'm the bearings sent into Germany
for remelting. Tn many instances.
after this was done. the iron frame
was broken up and turned over 10
German scrap-iron dealers.
steel structures have been taken
down. and the sheet iron roofs and
steel columns and bea1-s have
/ either been sent back into Ger
many or used I'm the war zone.
Sugar rehneries and breweries are
reported 20 have been completely
destroyed. Machine shops finished
just before the beginning OF the
war have been razed. and 4 I'm tho
rear of The battle line the enemy
has .outiuued iu operation certain
plants that would serve his pur-
poses. it is believed that these will
Toe destroyed before retreating.
South Bend news-times., 1918-09-14
CHURCH OF GOD or TIL
ABRAHAMIC FAITH.

Church OF God Of the Abraham Faith.
Services in Melville hall. 212 :. La
fayette blvd sunday school at 10 a. M
+ A. Stilson, superintendent
VOL UNTEERS OF AMERICA.
Gospel mission. 43O > .mchigan 81
All Christian societies invited 20 a zig
open air meeting every Wednesday. Fri
day Saturday and sunday nights, corner
WAYNE aud Michigan streets. Old-fash-
ioued gospel meeting at Volunteer mis-
sion hall sunday night everybody iu-
vited All welcome.
South Bend news-times., 1918-09-14

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14-Amer-
lean manufacturer who plan TO
supply materials for the industrial
reconstruction of northern France
should prepare for cooperative
selling. for a revolutionary chanse
IN French methods Of buying is TO
follow the war
A small number OF central pur-
cftsing aeencies. representing
groups OF French manufacturers
engaged i'm related industries and
assisted by the credit of the French
government will deal with those
supplying the material
Scattered American selling efforts
Will not be able 10 meet the require
ments Of the huge buying power
OF several thousand French con-
sumers. in the opinion of Pierce @.
Williams. American commercial at
tache at Paris, who reports that
unless American manufacturers
prepare for cooperative selling
that they will be laboring under a
serious handicap.
The Central Bureau for Indus
trial Purchases for the Invaded Re
glons "a French stock company
composed OF many manufacturers.
has emphasized in q report that the
task of restoring the destroyed in
dustries is too large for individua.
and competitive buying. It's di: &c
tors are reported as equally certain
that it VIII be out Of the question
for isolated American drms. no
matter how large or well equipped.
10 meet the demand It is with
groups of American manufacturers
each group being able TO supply
certain industry with aI mate
riais and special equipment for It's
restoration-that the Central Blu
reau wishes 10 establish relations.
Although The French manufac-
turer IN the past has been regard
ed as most individualistic among
business men. the size and COM
pleNiy OF the task of reconstruc-
ton mas caused him to accept such
"a radical change i'm his business
methods as collective buying. The
industrial reconstruction i'm France
alone rs more than one nation can
properly attend 90, so the pooling
Of American interests involves so
luton of the question OF whether
American manufacturers will be
able 90 hold their own i'm competi-
fgnT M.Ifh "a frar rrl+f.Du
South Bend news-times., 1918-09-14
PRESBYTERIAN.

4 ette blvd Rev charles a Lippin-
H. To- pastor. Miss Charlotte NJ
/ fridge. assistant 90 the minister
rinits -J3hr s. Burns. pastor on
A. u. saunders. pastor uu duty
day school 40 $50 m, r..
1915 a. M. ..Wuuu- -H. World
Christ" At G:i5 b. W Christian
lcavor meeting AZ -n u n. Tile
pei 81 tlc Second Chance ~ue.IH'
ic 80 both services Narm welcome.
inesday st $50 r m 'liUeek
tiug.
4 estminster scott aud Lindsey sts
Alfred 10. Eells. Do H. pastor res-
ner. 6is y Scott So sunday school
i 80 a m L. g. WuIt.0mb. sIperin-
Ident Puulic Worship at 1883 %. m.
$50 @. m. The session meets be
4 the morning seryi.c senior Eu-
vor society meets &c $50 D. m.
ope-Leer and Dayton sts Rev
rye W. Allison B L. minister Bible
ooi 40 $50 a ms rranG hettrlng.
i 9erintenaent-
I ranger Res Harris pastor sunday
Dol at e.lI en- u Divine worship 90
~ a. m. every sunday Everybody
B come
BAPTIST
irst Corner Nan ANA Wfue st~
L s. Davis ~ l. na~tH. l,C--
- III rs. Nayue So Ein.- ~.Ho..
$50 q. m e.. $. Stephens -.r.-iu-
lent
y .l5 q ms .>tee rIsu9 7.l, r
"Our National tpu~.ieu.U G.t
m. Agunr peoples u"crIu-. s.t-
4 pm. Wednesday prayer mcei.u-
usney street ~. George r Enter
n pastor sunday school Ht Q.20 a.
J. W Kendall. superintendent
= have cias-e~ suited ro au ase- and
&ncarty vrlUuue fur aN Morning
j snip az i0-O with sermon ny the
nr ou Che theme Lamps Ihat
The Young Peoples society viii
uss tle subject. THE >aIotu Power
How to Break IT," Miss Pauline
eriine viii lead the meeting Come
6 30 sharp. Evening service ar s.30
|mon theme. optimism. True and
'lungarlan Corner Washington av.
rry 81 Re-. B Bertok pastor
/ It. zion Rev. D. E >martt PASTOR
@laaF school nd $3.50 a u.r Mrs Alma
.fehlnsen -upe lluteudtlt
i reachiug at 1U.fl q u HlJ $40 n
H. s. n o. at go
Irst swedish - Corner Laure. and
+. .pier SIS. Services az 20 - "a. M and
y y. "a.
CHRISTIAN.
irst = Main ST. south - puaIi1
/ @raTF Rev ohn NJ. Alexander pastor
4 sdas -ehoh' af 80 rraerirs h
i land Egpet,ntr dent olr Teacher
traluei and lessons lrl He
cIrsscs for ru aEcs
+isrnlaE Worship IH ~U.H
South Bend news-times., 1918-09-14

srman- Lafayette blvd. and Wayne
Rev. n S. Miller. pastOi sunday
Dol az 9 60 a. n. John Koch, super
|ndeDt. Preaching at 10 80 a. M. and
d d. m EpwOrth league AZ Z 90
Prayer meeting "Wednesday az 40
m
! esleyan 100 r Broadway. Rev. e..
ne. pastor SUNDAY school It q $50
|u.. ii. NJ. Porter uperiuteudeut
South Bend news-times., 1918-09-14

liver Park-S. seventh st. Rev j.
III. pastor. residence 23lS MishaNaka
Sunday school at 3 80 a. IN r. c.
DE. superintendent.
Republican farmer., 1918-12-13
HONORABLE DISCHARGES

Buck Private Slim and Shorty and
 Red Were talking of peace while undress-
 ing for bed. 'It can't come too soon for mel" said
 Slim. Sherman was right. I hand it to
 him; I don't like the army---I want to
 live!" And he dropped his shoes with an
 expletive. Private Red peeled off his o. D.'s; How proud he was of his peg-topped
 knees! He liked to march to the throb of the
 band, And he wanted to sail for the overseas
 land What. war to be ovcr---adventure,
 fun, both? Red threw down his slioes with a sor-
 rowful oath. Shorty just grinncd and scratched his
 round head; Why should he worry, alive or dead? Work, food and slee2---a girl now and
 them In the army or out. what's the differ
 ence again? For shorty liked peace, but he didn't
 hate war; So he laid down his shoes and
 thoughtfully swore. Private Riquarins in B. L. T.'s Column in the Boston Herald.
Republican farmer., 1918-12-13
HOW U. S. MET AIR LACK.

Washington, D. C., Dec. S-The ac- tual facts concerning this country's $ utter unpreparedness in all branches of aviation at the outbreak of war are revealed for the first time in the annual report of the chief signal of ficer of the army, made public yes- terday.
 Due to long years of neglect, the beginning of hostilities found the United States with no aviator's in dustry.
 The aviation section of the army consisted of only 52 officers and l. 100 enlisted men, The military au- thorities increased the personnel of the section within fl months to 16,- 034 officers and 147,9 enlisted men.
 Before July l of the present year there had been purchased or made SASS airplanes, 12,626. engines, All balloons, 115,O instruments of vari- ous kinds, 33,909 items of motor transport and 2,717 hangars had been erected.
 The American-made De Haviland battleplane is today regarded as one of the best battle planes used on any front in the war.
 The creation of special radio ap- paratus, the details of which arc withheld, permitted new control of the operations of airplanes eH masse and the development of a fabric as q substitute for the formerly used linen fabric at only little more than one-half the cost are other American achievements.
Republican farmer., 1918-12-13
F0CH SOON
 10 HAVE 2,OOO
 ENEMY AEROS
The Marshal Quickly Puts An End to Evasion 0f
 Arnistice Terms.

London, Dec. 9.---The surrender of the 2,000 German airplanes required under the terms of the armistice is proceeding and it is expected the full complement of machines will shortly be in the Allies hands.
 The taking over of so vast a fleet has taken time. as the German armies in their retirement are leaving the planes behind in their evacuated air dromes. Certain difficulties and at tempted evasions are being adjusted in response to firm representations by Marsh F,och.
 Some light is thrown upon what this gigantic surrender of aircraft means to the Germans by the official British figures of air fighting upon the Brit lsh western front from January 1, l9l8, to the date of the armistice. These figures show the number of en- emy machines destroyed in aerial conlbats by the British to have been S,Q60, while enemy machines driven down out of control numbered 1,174.
 Germany is known to have lost well over 5000 airplanes during the present year.
 The terms of the armistice include the giving up of the complete equip ment of the various machines, this taking in a large number of aerial cameras, bombs, sights, machine guns. wireless transmitters, &3c.
Republican farmer., 1918-12-13
Ex-KAISER FINE SHOWMAN;TOOL
 OF MILITARISTS
Maximilian Harden Says Junkers Regarded Him
 As Great Coward.

London, Dec. 9-Maximilian Har- den, editor of the zukunft of Berlin, said to the correspondent of the Ex- press, according to a dispatch from the German capital, that the impress sion spread concerning former Elm peror William is false. He said that he, himself, had suffered too much through the former emperor to incur a charge of partiality, but that it was a fact that William Hohenzollern had no personal part in willing the war. but was a mere tool in the hands of the military party, by which he was regarded as a coward.
 "When the moment for declaring war came the militarists were afraid he would refuse to sign the declara- tion," said Harden ''7She former e1n- peror missed his vocation. He never was happier than when posing in the He ought to have managed a cabaret or taken a show on tour. He was a great snowman"
 Declaring he knew when America came into the war that Germany would be beaten, Harden said:
 "1 fought with the censors to tell the people this, and when President Wilson published his IA points I ad- vocated their acceptance because I knew we could not get better or more favorable conditions"
Republican farmer., 1918-12-13
BRITISH RESENT
 SEA CURB TALK
Fear Expressed that Wilson Will Be Seriously Embar-
 rassed on Peace Mission

Washington, Dec. 9-President Will son may be seriously embarrassed at. the outset of his peace mission by the efforts of certain of his supporters to make it appear that the principal reason for the Presidents visit to Eu- rope is to curb British sea power and substitute some sort of international agreement for the dominance of the British fleet.
 The announcements by leading British statesmen showing that the leader of every party is unalterably opposed to any such plan are regard ed in diplomatic circles here as highly significant. But reports from London given great prominence by Lord Northcliffe's London Times, stating that "cheap pack correspondents are speaking for President Wilson" and that somewhere pittful stuff is being sent here, some even alleged to be wireless despatches from the Wilson ship" have focused attention strik- ingly on what is termed an i'll timed propaganda directed at British sea power.
 So far as canb learned here after investigation President Wilson has never sufficiently defined his ideas of freedom of the seas to permit any, one, even Senators who have talked to him, to know what was meant by this phrase or whatever it really implied diminishing Britain's naval suprem- acy. But failing to obtain a definition from the President some or his sup porters appear to have made gen. eral definitions of their own and these almost invariably are given a twist distinctly distasteful, it is said, to both Great Britain and France.
 The Presidents absolute silence on this and other phases of his peace program has made it easy for gratu- itous interpretations to be made ot his attitude. How seriously the Brit ish and French Governments takn these interpretations is of course not known.
 The British reference to alleged wireless messages from the Wilson ship which referred to the Presidents interest in Winston Churchi1rs state ment that the British fleet could not be substituted by an international agreement indicates that public opin- ion abroad has not been favorably im- pressed Dy lHe NelIeU nlntS mat the President might seek to make his own views on British sea power prevail.
 Were it not for the fact that the censorship ban has been raised pub lie opinion in England and France, it is feared, would regard such state. ments as inspired not by the Tresi- dent himself, but by some of his spokesmen aboard the George Wash, ington.
 One feature of the situation is that the Republicans here, especially in the Senate, have been united agains - any attempt to press an international { arrangement whicE might weaken British sea bower to such an extent that the. United States along with other free nations could not counts upon it should the liberties of the world again be endangered. HaTmo nious cooperation with the building up of British sea power the sirnulta~ neous strengthening of the Americans Navy and friendly rivalry and faiEa play in commerce is apparently the slogan of the majority in Congress.