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Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-30
HUNS FIRE UPON
u, s. FLAG IN
PoSEN, POLAND
German Soldiers Defeated in
Fighting Started by Out
rage; Women and
Children Slain.

London, Dec. 29.-Firing by Ger
p,an officers on an allied automobile
carrying an American flag was the
cause of street fighting in Posen last
Friday. says q dispatch to the Ex-
change Telegraph from Copenhagen.
The Germans were defeated in the
fighting. About 1873 persons, includ-
ing number of women and chill
dren were killed during the rioting
Firing Begun by Germans.
Warsaw, Dec. pa Polish Off
cial report concerning the riot in
Posen on the arrival of Ignace Jan
Paderewski, who is on his way here.
says the trouble began when allied
and American flags were hoisted
over the. city hall.
The Germans demanded that the
flags be hauled down. The Poles
refused, whereupon the Germans
brought UP machine guns and began
firing in the streets, driving back
the crowds and dispensing the Polish
troops. :,
Finally the German officials took
down the flags, Meanwhile the
Poles reassembled and began to re-
turn the German fire, The fight
ing continued from 2 to 7 p. m.
The Germans provoked another
incident by trying to prevent Pad
erewski from going about the
streets. They called upon the Brit
ish colonel, Wade, and told him that
if Paderewski was permitted to go
about it would be the cause OF trou-
BILE between the Polish and German
populations. Colonel Wade made
no answer. He merely turned his
back upon the Germans and got into
a car with Paderewski.
The arrival of Paderewski and
British and American officers has
created much enthusiasm here. The
hope is expressed that their arrival
win stamp out bolshevism and pre-
vent anticipated trouble in Warsaw.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-30
Pandemonium Breaks Loose
Among Socialists Who
Shout "The War Is Be-
ginning Anew"
ADOPT PUBLICITY POLICY
Government Ready to Publish
Peace Proceedings; Form
uIating Plans for League
of Nations.
BY the Associated Press.

Paris, Dec. 29.-The storm which
has been threatening in the French
chamber for the past four days
broke this afternoon, when Stephen
Pichon, minister of foreign affairs,
amid violent Interruptions by the
socialists and counter-de -demonstra.
tons by the government supports
outlined Frances peace terms.
The minister declared that France
is absolutely in agreement that full
publicity be given to the proceed
ings of the peace conference. He
announced that intervention in Rus
s'a was inevitable, but that it would
be of a defensive character so far as
French troops were concerned, and
that if offensive operations were
undertaken it must be by Russian
troops.
1t has been evident for the past
week that the opponents of Premier
Clemenceau were destined to OBJ
st;uct in every way possible the
voting of the budget of l0,500,00
COO francs for the first three months
of 1919 unless the government
stated its peace terms, either through
Premier Clemenceau or M. Pichon.
But it was not expected that the
government would do so before
Monday.
Pichon Replies to Attack.
M. Franklin -Bouillon of the COM
mittee of foreign affairs, brought
matters to a head, however, BY a
olent attack on M. Pichon and the
governments foreign policy.
Since Thursday the government
bench sat in obdurate silence, re-
fusing to reply to any queries, but
when M. Pichon ascended the tri-
bune this afternoon, he was ready to
answer. He declared:
First-That the government was
in accord that the utmost publicity
should be given to the peace confer
ence, thus replying to the interpret
lation of the socialist deputy, Mar
eel Cachin, of last Friday when he
asked Premier Clemenceau to state
whether secret diplomacy would be
abandoned in the peace conference
and the discussion given all pub
llcity. =
Working For League. g
Second-That the French govern
ment has adopted the principle oil
league of nations and is now busy
working towards its effective reali-
zation, thus replying to the inter-
pellation of the socialist, M. Bracke.
Third-That the government does
not desire any annexation, but re-
serves the right to fix the Alsace-
Lorraine frontiers, to guard against
future attack. thus replying to M.
Franklin-Bouillon.
Fourth = That the government
does not think that the question of
diplomatic representation of the
vatican arises at the present mo-
ment
Fifth-That intervention in Rus
sia is inevitable.
Upon Russian Intervention, M.
P;chon explained, reading from in
Continued on Page Two, Column Two.)
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-30
WILSON METBY
LORD MAY0R0F
MANCHESTER
President Cheered LustiIy
in His Drive Through
Streets of British
Industrial Center.

Manchester, Dec. 29.-President
ano Mrs. Wilson were greeted on
their arrival here at 5 o'clock this
afternoon by thousands who filled
the streets to overflowing Oh the
half-mile journey from the station
to the official residence of the lord
mayor, and by many more thou
sands who were packed together in
the huge square in front of the
town hall. They cheered Justify
flcm the time the presidents car
started through the troop-lined
thoroughfares until he disappeared
within the building.
The presidential party alighted in
the strikingly decorated station
which was ablaze with lights that
set off the crimson carpet on the
platform, the rows of palms and
masses of bunting, the scarlet robes
OF Lord Mayor Seagure, the huge
white wigs and full dress of the
IL -Sh Sity OlllSldiS dlu tllC pOl u y ,
florid, white -musthached mace-bear-
er, who was quite favorite with
the American troops during the wait
for the train.
The president and Mrs. Wilson
spent the night quietly as the guests
of the lord mayor. The president
had no engagements and made no
speeches.
Arrange Farewell Dinner.
London, Dec. 29.-The arrange
nlcnts for private dinner for Presi-
dent and Mrs. Wilson and King
George and Queen Mary Monday
right on the presidents return from
Manchester have been changed. In
stead the function will be a farewell
dinner in honor of the president
and Mrs. Wilson. 1t will be given
III the state dining room in the
Buckingham palace and about 80
guests will attend II.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-30
FAMINE RELIEF
PLAN APPROVED
BY PRESIDENT
St. Louis Agent Of U. S. Food
Administration Going to
! Europe to Distribute
Supplies.

London, Dec. 29.-The Express
understands that President Wills oa,
who has been giving considerable
personal attention during his visit
to Europe to the question of fgnt-
ing famine in the central empires,
has endorsed and submitted to the
allies a definite plan for relief form
ulated by his advisers, including
Herbert Hoover. XII
1t is felt that the need of some
action is imperative. President Will
son favors the immediate appoint
ment of a director general of relief
for Europe, experimenting the work
of the inter-allied food council.
Hoover Summons Flash.
St. Louis, Dec. 29.-Edward NJ.
Flash, St. Louis agent of the United
States food commission and second
vice! president of the United States
food administration and grain cor
poration, will leave St. Louis for
London Wednesday to assume
charge of the distribution of all food
supplies in Europe at the request of
Herbert Hoover. the United States
food administrator.
Appeals for Funds.
Baltimore, Dec. 2o.-Cardnal
Gibbons has issued an appeal to all
Christians for aid for the Armenians
and Syrians.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-30
EX-CZAR AND FAMILY
TORTURED BEFORE DEATH.

Paris, Dec. 29.-In the chamber of
deputies today, M. Pichon, foreign
minister, arguing the necessity for
Intervention in Russia, related de-
,ials of the brutal execution of the
whole imperial R lssian family. The
members of the former Russian en-
peror's family were placed as pris-
oners in small room and jabbed
with bayonets throughout the night,
he said. The next morning revolver
il,ets ended their misery.
T@~rhis information. said M. Pichon,
lad been received through Prince
Lvoff, the former Russian premier,
while he was on visit to Paris
recently.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-30

President Wilson Speaks
From Pulpit in Carlisle

and remember the stern lesson of
duty he spoke. And | remember
painfully about things he expected
me to know that ! did not know.
There has come a change of times
when laymen like myself are per-
mitted to speak in a congregation.
There is another reason why | was
reluctant to speak.
The feelings excited in me today
are really too intimate and too deep
to permit of public expression. The
memories that have come of the
mother who was born here are very
affecting. Her quiet character, her
sense of duty and her dislike OF
ostentaton have come back to me
with increasing force as these years
OF Guty have accumulated. Yet, per-
haps, it is appropriate that III this
place of worship l should acknow-
ledge my Indebtedness to her and
her remarkable father, because, after
al, what the world now is seeking
to do is to return to the paths ct
duty, to turn from the savagery CT
interests to the dignity of the per-
Torrance of right.
Drawn Together by Moral Force.
81 believe as this war has drawn
nations temporarily together in a
combination of physical force, We
shall now BE- drawn together i'll a
combination Of moral force that is
irresistible. it is moral force as
hitch as phy':tal force that has de-
feated the effort to subdue the
world Words have cut as deep as
swords.
"The knowledge that wrong has
been attempted has aroused the ma
tions. They have gone out like men
for a crusade. No other cause could
have drawn so many Of the nations
together. They knew an outlaw was
abroad and that the outlaw purposed
unspeakable things.
1T is from quiet places like this
all over the world. forces are &C
cumulated that presently will over
Continued on Page Two, Column Four.)
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-30
Taft Approves Wilson's
Trip TO Europe and Plans

New York, Dec. 29.-Approval OF
President Wilson's trip to Europe
and of his plan for league OF ma
tions was expressed by William
Howard Taft in an address today
under the auspices of the Brooklyn
Institute of Arts and Sciences. He
asserted that the president had
more influence with the common
people OF England and the other
allies "than their own princes and
attributed this to his enunciation Of
the principles for which the United
States entered the war and to the
league Of nation proposal. =
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-30
-Four Street RdiLUay
Employees Injured in
Explosion at Car Barn

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 29.-
Four employees Of the street rail-
way company were injured, two
possibly fatally, when an explo-
sion occurred in the Office at the
company's principal car barn here
tonight.
The front of the building was
wrecked. The night Office clerk
at the barn told the police that he
saw sparks from a fuse on the
window sill between the window
and the screen just before the ex-
plosion.
Mrs. Daisy Kreisel and Mrs,
Anna Overman, women conduc-
tors, said they had seen two or
three men run from near the
building. Mrs. Kreisel says she
heard one man say, 1--WE got one
of them"
With troops OF the Seventh
regiment, Missouri National
Guard, assisting police, street car
service, impaired since December
II by a strike of motormen and
conductors, today was above the
normal Sunday service.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-30
MILITARY AND
MASONIC RITES
FOR DELANEY
Major Who Gave Up His
Life in the Service Buried
With High Honors
Sunday.

The largest military funeral con-
Quoted in Omaha over a body of a
veteran of the European war was
held at 2:30 Sunday afternoon, when
Maj. Emil Delaney. who died last
Tuesday at Fort Des Moines was
buried in Forest Lawn cemetery.
Major Delaney was the highest
ranking officer from Omaha who
has lost his life in the service.
The funeral was in charge of the
military officers from Fort Crook,
and was participated in by two COM
panies of soldiers from the fort, the
military band from Fort Omaha, and
an honorary body of soldiers from
Fort Des Moines.
The members of Masonic Lodge
1874, of which Major Delaney was
member also took part in the SER
vices.
The cortege started from Brewers
chapel, with six medical sergeants
from Fort Crook acting as pail
bearers. The honorary pallbearers
were sergeants from Fort Omaha.
Procession to Church.
Headed by the Fort Omaha band
the procession marched to St. Mar
tins Episcopal church, of which
the major was member, where a
short service in the rituals of that
church was conducted by Rev. A. H.
Marsden. The members of the
Masonic lodge also marched in
body to the church, a large sec
ton of which was reserved for
them.
The church was sufficient to hold
only small portion of the immense
crowd which attended the funeral,
and hundreds of people lined both
sides of the street as the casket was
carried into the church. The crowd
waited outside during the services.
and until the cortege was we'll on
its way to Forest Lawn cemetery,
showing the marked respect held for
Major Delaney by his friends and
neighbors on the South SIDE.
Riderless Horse.
On the march from Brewers
chapel to St. Martins church. the
casket was followed by the majors
riderless horse, with boots reversed
in true military style.
At Forest Lawn cemetery the
regulation military service was con-
Quoted, after which the Masons held
services in the rituals of their lodge.
Major Delaney, before entering
the military service was a promi-
nent physician on the South Side.
He was born in Liege, Belgium, in
1872, coming to the United States
with his father, Archie Delaney,
when he was E years DID, settling
near Topeka. Kan. In 1891 the
family moved to South Omaha
where he attended the South High
school and entered Creighton col
lege in 1897. graduating in 1901,
working his way through college by
odd jobs during vacations. He in,-
started the practice of his
on the South Side, and
in 1905 married Miss Alma Calkins,
who died two years later. In 1909
Continued on Page Two, Column six.)
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-30
French Discussing Plans
For LiQuidating War Debt

garia, 500,000,000, in addition to the
interest on whatever sum the peace
congress may demand as indemnity
for war damages, which some have
put at several hundred billion francs.
Deputy Jacques Stern, author Of
the proposition of an inter-allied
financial society, estimated the total
sum to be demanded from Germany
ana its allies as indemnity at 4-C.
000,000,000, francs in the chamber
yesterday.
The principal difficulties anticipat-
ed are in finding working basis Tor
such a society and in Germany's
ability TO bear such an immense bur
den.
The bill proposed by Deputy
Jacques Stern, establishing among
the allies an international financial
union, seeks to distribute the ex-
penses of the war between the ma
tons on the basis Of populations and
power to contribute This PROPOSE
t;ol.. according to the Paris repor,S.
is supported by 100 delegates Of al!
parties.
The estimates OF the war expenses
of the allies wereNgiven at the time
tie measure was presented for the
governments consideration as 424.-
000,000,000 francs, while the ex-
penses of the central powers aggre-
gated 370,000,000000 francs. To
avoid international bankruptcy, it
vas declared that such an associa-
ton was necessary to float an inter.
national loan, estimated at 5l8,000.-
100000 francs, to be distributed on a
basis of population ard production.
each state TO guarantee its proper
ton from customs and other reve-
vres
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-30
Omaha Boy Escorts Jap
Peace Legates to This City
Lieutenant Commander Pat
terson Accompanies Party
All the Way From Yoko.
hama to Omaha.

An Omaha boy was assigned to
the important duty of furnishing
safe conduct for Baron Maxine and
the members of the Japanese peace
party all the way from Yokohama
to Omaha. 1t was an honorable and
important assignment for anyone
ano the young man to whom it was
given was D. c. Patterson, jr., son
of D. c. Patterson, real estate man
of Omaha.
While with his friends he is still
D. c. Patterson, to the United
States and the world this Omaha
boy is known as Lieutenant Com
mander Patterson, aide to Admiral
Knight of the United States flag
ship Brooklyn.
Young Patterson was graduated
from the Omaha high school and
later attended the United States
naval academy at Annapolis. He
made good and within two and one
half years he has earned enough
promotions to land him in the Off
cial position that he now occupies.
Lieutenant Commander Patterson
will remain here couple of weeks
visiting his parents and friends be-
before returning to his ship that is
now in the San Francisco harbor.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-30
ReCounts Memories Of His
Mother in Visit to Her Girl
hood Home; Welcomed
by Townspeople.
BY Associated Press.

Carlisle, Eng, Dec. 29.-President
Wilson, accompanied by Mrs. Will
son, came to Carlisle today in rain
and cold, penetrating mist to visit
the girlhood home of his mother.
But the warmth OF the greeting of
the people of the town and of the
thousands of strangers from the
surrounding country more than off
set the dreariness of the weather.
Large crowds lined the streets and
cheered the presidential party Justify
as it drove from the station, where
tie president was received by Mayor
Beruam Carr and local notables. to
the Crown and Mitre hotel where
the president signed the freeman's
roll.
The president visited Annetwell
street. where the site of his late
grandfather's chapel was pointed
OUT to him, and the house in Caven-
dish place that was built by his
grandfather. Later he attended SER
vices in the Lowther street Con-
gregational church. Here during
the services the Rev. Edward Booth,
pastor of the church. requested the
president to come into the pulpit
and address the assemolage. This
the president did, delivering short
speech, in which he touched simply
but eloquently on his mother.
Pays Tribute to His Mother.
The president spoke as follows:
1T is with unaffected reluctance
that l inject myself into this service.
l remember my grandfather very
we'll and remembering him, I can
see how he would approve. I
remember what he required of me
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-30
TOE THE MEMENTOS
STOLEN FROM MUSEUM.

Basle, Switzerland, Dec. ~
Burglars recently entered the form
.r house of Goethe and carried off
, quantity of mementos of the poet.
Goethe's house was built in 1909
and was occupied by the poet from
1892 to 1882. 1t was bequeathed to
he state in 1885 by the poets last
grandson and opened as the Goethe
National Museum.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-30
AMERICAN-ALBANIAN
CONGRESS is ORGANIZED.

Boston, Mass, Dec. 29.-An
Observation-Disclosures congress was
organized here today Ito work for
the return to Albania of territory
which speakers alleged was wrong
full, taken from their country after
the last Balkan war. Delegates
from 81 cities, representing all sec
tions of the United States attended.
Dennis Kambury OF Niles, O., was
elected president.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-30
VATICAN MODIFIES
SCOPE OF WHITE BOOK.

Rome, Dec. 29.-Thc Giornale
D'Italia asserts that the vatican has
decided not to publish a White
Book dealing with the pope's diplo-
matte action during the war. The
newspaper adds that the White
Book will relate only to the pontiff's S
humanitarian efforts, during the
ptriod Of hostiiities.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-30
HAASE AND
BARTH OUT
Of BERLIN
CA B Inc ]
Majority Socialists to Form
New Government; Ebert
and SCheidemann
Still in Power.
By the Associated Press.

Berlin, Dec. 2o.-Foreign Minister
Haase, Minister of Social Policy
Barth and Demobilization Minister
Dittman retired from the cabinet at
midnight last night after the central
night last night after the central
council had decided against the in
dependents on a majority of the
questions the independents had sub
mitted for consideration.
Premier Ebert, Finance Minister
Scheidemann and Minister of Pub.
licity Landsberg are now in charge
of the revolutionary government.
The cabinet and the council OF
soldiers and workers sat in confer
ence throughout all Of yesterday
afternoon in what was a cross-ex-
animation by the council of the cab
met on the cabinets recent admin
istration. Afterward the council
went into executive session and sat
until late at night.
To Form New Government.
The impression now is that the
majority socialists will form a new
government with the assistance OF
the liberal bourgeoise.
Herr Barth told the Associated
Press that his faction does not ap-
prove of the tactics of the Spar
taean socialists or violence in any
form. He permitted the inference
that Hugo Haase's party does not
at present contemplate a counter
revolution. Herr Barth concluded
with the statement that the general
economic and food situatio, would
chiefly determine the future course
of events.
The Intervention of the central
council, comprising u majority So
cialists appointed by the recent ma
tional congress. indicates that the
revolutionary forces outside of Ber-
lin finally propose to assert the
sentiments and opinions of other
sections of Germany, which are we'll
known to be at variance with the
Berlin Interpretation of revolution
ary aims and methods.
Add IS Huns
Sailors Pledge Loyalty.
Amsterdam, Dec. 29.-The sail.
ors' council of the German admiralty
and the marine general staff have
issued declaration that they will
be faithful to the government in
view of the difficult times Germany
is experiencing.
Situation at Berlin Obscure.
Paris, Dec. 2o.-Advices from
Zurich are to the effect that the
situation at Berlin remains obscure,
but that the city evidently is ex-
tremely disturbed and it was thought
Sunday might prove a crucial day.
Both political parties were said to
be making formidable preparations
for the announced demonstrations
The dispatches add that serious
news is being received from Ham
burg, Lubeck, Kiel and Danzig,
where revolutionary sailors are mas
ters of the situation. 1t is also as
serted that there have been SAN
culinary encounters in the Ruhr ba-
sin region of West Prussia.
The German propaganda bureau
asserts that in the fighting in Der
lin on Christmas eve, 76 persons
were killed. The attacking troops
lost Sc men killed, while six sailors
and five policemen, who were fight
ing with the sailors, lost their lives.
Arms Distributed at Bremen.
Basle, Dec, 2o.-The Cologne Ga
zette says arms were distributed
today at Bremen to the followers Of
the radical and socialist parties.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-30
PADEREWSKI SUFFERS
PAINTING SPELL IN POSEN.

Berlin, Saturday, Dec. 2S.-A dis
patch to the Lokal Anzeiger from
Posen says Ignace Jan Paderewski
had a fanting spell Friday
Washington, Dec. 29.-The visit
OF Ignace Jan Paderewski to Poland
is not for the purpose of creating
a new government, but rather TO
solidify the present governmental
activities in that country, said d
statement issued today by the
Polish bureau in Washington. The
bureau announcement was based On
information from Paris.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-30
Cold Wave Predicted
to Reach Omaha TODAY

Snow and colder weather are pre-
dicted for Nebraska today, with a
cold wave by night. according to
the weather forecast. Clear weather
is predicted for Tuesday, with 4
northwest gale scheduled for the
evening. Rain or snow for Iowa to-
day, with snow and colder Tuesday,
is the forecast
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-30
Count Brusati Dead.

New York, Dec. 29-Major Count
Reno Brusati. a member of the
Italian military mission to the Unit
ed States. died here tonight of pneu-
monia following an attack of influ-
enza.
Major Brusati. who was IS years
old, was a son of Lieut.. Gen. Rob-
erto Brusati.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-30
Shipping Board Agent Resigns

New York, Dec. z9.-Capt Charles
Yates, managing agent at New York
for the United States shipping board
division OF operations, has offered
his resignation to Acting Chairman
John A. Donald, to become effective
not later than February /.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-30
~ lie F
x)R EE ZY
BITS OF NEWS
SINN FEINERS BLOW UP
SOLDIERS MONUMENT.

Cork, Dec. 29.-Sinn Feiners on
Saturday night, after the announce
ment OF the election results. blew
up the monument erected by public
subscription to the Cork soldiers
who had fought in the South African
war.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-30
THE WEATHER.:

Snow Monday, colder with cold
wave by night; Tuesday, clearing
and cold; winds becoming north.
west gale.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-30
Delightful Journey.

Thanks to the courtesy of the
United States government extend
ed to our party since our arrival at
Continued On Page Two. Column Three.)