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The Winslow mail., 1918-12-20

Concrete Road in Suburbs of Chicago
Neglecting proper maintenance for but
one year on many types of roads is
very much more serious than the
amount of money involved represents.
The road engineer should keep this in
mind and thoroughly impress the fact
upon the individuals who have a voice
in the final determination of type Of
road.'
The Winslow mail., 1918-12-20

Buy lots now In the Mahoney and Camp
bell Additions Lots sold on easy instament
plan. Guaranteed title given purchaser.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-21
MONSTER CHRISTMAS
PARTY IN new YOW
OVER TEN THOUSAND 81
PARTICIPATE.
Soldiers and Women Of Army
and Navy at Hoboken to
Be Honored,

New York. Dec. 21.--A monsteS
Christmas party. with a tree. music
presents, good things to eat anQ
drink. and in addition, half-houl
entertainment by professional enter.
tainers, which will be participates
i'm by more than 10000 persons. hal
been arranged for the officers and cnlv
listed men and women of the ARM
and navy attached to the port OF em'
barkation at Hoboken for the after'
noon of Dec. %.
The party will be held in the largS
passenger deck at pier No. 4. the Tor.
mer landing place Of the largest Ger
man ships. The canteen service q
the Red Cross will provide the re-
freshments.
other celebrations, including ON
for orphans on board the LeviathaA
on Christmas day, are being arrange1
by various ships In port.
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EXPECT EBERT
TO STEP DOWN
Ludendorff and Won Tirpitz
Involved in Counter Revo-
Iutionary Plot.
FEAR RIOTS IN VIENNA
Austrian Government Said 10
Have Asked Allies to SEND
Troops to Capital.

1ondon. Dec. e1.- Chancellor
Ebert. of Germany, Is expected 10
resign today as a result OF a connic'
between him and the executive com
rn,ttee Of the workmen's and soldiers
council, at Berlin. said an Exchange
reiexraph dispatch from Geneva
In Control Of Movement.
Zurich. Dec. 71.-The military
csmarilla in Germany is in control
NJ the counter Revolutionary move-
r,ent that Is brewing there, Accord
ing In information from the German
frontier today. Gen. Ludendorh ana
Admiral Won Tirpitz, both OF whom
were previously reported to nave
fed from Germany, are now KNOWN
TO be in that country and are eaio
to be in accord with the other MILL
tary plotters.
Seek Allied Occupation.
Paris. Dec. 21.-(Havas.)-Zurlcn
newspapers today printed a Vienna
dispatch carrying the report that the
Austrian government, "in order to
avoid fresh disturbances had asked
the allied authorities to occupy .he
Austro Hungarian capltai: ms ms
sending Of French, British ana
American troops for this purpose
was requested.
Krupps Not to Pay.
Berlin, Dec. 20.-(A. Pine
Krupp company at a general meetihs
today decided not to pay a dividenu
this year. The great arms concern
paid . dividend Of 70 per cent. IN
each Of the flrst two years OF tne
war and 10 per cent. last year.
Was Il Financed in Russian
Berlin, Dec. 2o.-Via Copenha-
gen. .)-The question OF whether the
German revolution was financed
from Russia Is agitating pohtica!
circles. the imputation being tina!
fine independent socialists received
large sums from Russian sources:
Contributing to this discussion,
coma ~ the socialist newspapers
have printed what purports to be a
wireless dispatch from Adolph Jonc,
FORMER bolshevik representative IN
Berlin. to Richard Barth and Hugo
Haase. Of the German ultra radical
faction, to the effect that while Jo1e
has not paid the German interest,
ANYTHING directly, they were wen
aware whence the money had come
Joffe further declared that oscar
Cohen. German under secretary OF
Justice, had control of 100000 ru-
bles for the furtherance Of the Ger.
man revolution, and that altogether
Russia placed 24,ooo,ooo marks a.
the disposal Of the German revolu-
tionists. 80 .
ner Frieheit says that party decided
months before the revolution not !, !,
accept money from Russia. and II
energetically resents Joffe's imputa'
ton. Hugo Haase denies the Dol
sheyik emissary's allegations out.
right, but Herr Garth UP to this tim. tim
has had nothing to say regarding
| them,
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NOT DEAD AS
FIRST THOUGHT
Capts. CIaxtop and Hall, Sup
posed to Have Been Killed,
Were Capturd.
RICKENBACKER ON RHINE
Positive Denial That Brother
Airmen Deserted Lieut..
Roosevelt.
(Ry Bert Ford.)

(by btTI Z Oiu.J
With the American Army Of Occn-
patton in Germany. Dec. -20.-G N.
s.. by Courier to Nancy.)-Capt.
W, G. Claxton, of Toronto, member
of the Canadian air service, who was
shot down while "strafing" the Ger
mans on the Cambria front on Aug.
IS, and who was reported dead,
turned up today. He had been cap
tured after his machine fell. The In
trepid Canadian had shot down
twenty-seven boches before being
made a prisoner.
Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker. OF
Columbus, O., accompanied by Capt
James A. Meisner. OF Brooklyn, have
Just arrived on the Rhine front.
Rickenbacker who has twenty-six
German airplanes to his credit. has
been ordered to hurry back to the
United States.
Capt. James Norman Hall, OF
Boise City, Ia, Is another airn1an
who has Just turned up alive after
being reported killed. Hall was shot
down on the Toul front, after having
one of the wings of his machine
shot away and one of the cylinders
OF LHe IuOtOT hdu CAPAO0Se' ~NN1 $500
was broken and he was captured
Members of the Ninety-fifth all
squadron are incensed at report al
legged to have been circulated by
Y. M. C.. A. worker to the effect tha'
Lieut.. Quentin Roosevelt, son OF the
former American president, migh'
have been saved II the other mem
bers Of his flying group had moi
flown away when the Germans at
| tackled.
Capt. John Mitchell. former Har'
ward student, and commander or TN
Ninety-flfth squadron. hotly denied
that Lieut.. Roosevelt had been de-
| serted.
EVERY man would have sacrificed
his own life to save Lieut.. Roose
velt's II that had been possible" sait
Capt. Mitchell "Quentin's parents
know the correct version of nj
death. The last man to see Lieut.
Roosevelt on the day OF his deati
was Ned Buford. He saw Quentin!
airplane suddenly emerge from
cloud bank, falling In flames. Ap
parently Roosevelt had strayed from
tho UroIip"
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tion in part at least. II the vast eA- =,
penses forced upon us by Germany.
1T will be for the peace conference
to determine what disposition snoulu
be made Of the German colonies, Dut
one thing Is essential, and that ID
that they should not be returned 70
the tyrannicai misgovernment OF
Germany and that she should be de-
priyed of those means for extenoing
her commerce and building up mill
tary outposts in all parts OF the
world. .I
"Tt is the duty Of the allies ana tne
United States to meet and determine
what terms they will impose upon
Germany. and then. and not untii
then, call in the representatives Oh
Germany and impose the terms upon
them"
or the league Of nations proposal,
Senator Lodge said no definite plan
has yet been put forth that wouio
not cause indefinite controversy: :.
Russia, Senator Lodge declared,
presents an Important problem IN
connection with world peace and re.
construction which cannot be shirked
All civilized nations, he urged. mus'
aid IN the restoration Of Russia.
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CENSORINC SHOWS
AND NEWSPAPERS
ocQVRATIoN ARMY HAND
ThfNG sIruAfIoN. efI
Much Confusion Arises Re-
garding Relative Value
of Money.

With the American Army of Occu-
patton in Germany, Dec. 2O.-(By
Courier to Nancy.) 1.-THE American
army of occupation today began CEN
soring theatrical productions and
newspapers within the zone held by
the Yanks. -.
Col. b. III. williams, chief fntelli-
gerce officer, conferred with publish
ers and the managers of theaters on
Monday. The theatrical. managers
were told that they would be privi-
legged to conduct the amusement
places for the public, but with re-
strictions regarding the acts and the
moving picture films. The actors
must not say anything that would
incite disrespect, disobedience or In
subordination against the troops OF
occupation, nor anything that would
reflect discrcdit upon the United
States. the allied governments nor
the military forces of these govern
l'ments.
Editorials and newspaper articles
discussing the military or the gov
ernments of the United States ana
| the associated powers or the regula-
tions in the occupied zones must all
| be approved by the American censor.
Since the Americans left France,
| there has been much confusion over
| the change in money. The value OF
| the German mark fuctuates. Lux
emburg banks would give only SS
marks for 100 francs, but the stand
ard raised gradually and the Ameri-
can military authorities set the rate
| of exchange at 142 marks for 100
! francs.
A merchant at Coblenz who boasted
that he had given American soldiers
| 120 marks for 100 francs, and had
| then gone to bank where he ex-
changed his 100 francs for 142 marks
was ordered arrested by the military
| authorities. He will be tried before
a military court. There Is big tan
gle in the financial situation. and a
| doughboy does not know whether he
| will get German, French or Belgian
| money in exchange,
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-21
CONFIDENT OF
= .ASTS0LuTI0N
Wilson Talks Of Important Is
sues to Correspondent OF
London Times.
MUST POOL EVERYTHING
For Common Good-Making
League Of Nations a Real 4
itv riis Aim. (

Paris. Dec, Cit am confident
that the big council Of statesmen OF
the world will be able to reach
lust and reasonable solution OF the
problems that will be presented 10
them, and thus earn the gratitude OF
the world for most critical and nec-
essary service which has ever peen
rendered It," said President wilson
Friday in an interview, referring TO
the approaching peace conference
given to the correspondent OF the
London Times. In It the president is
reported to have stated his views on
the discussion of the freedom of the
seas and to have contrasted the evils
of the Vienna congress with hope
ful outlook for the Versailles con-
gress. Lord Northclife, eoitor OIL
the London Times, has given the As-
ISOLATED Press a copy or the inter-
view, from which the following eA-
tracts hive been made:
Congress Of Bosses.
The congress Of Vienna, the cor
respondent says President wilson
told him, was congress or 'posses'
The delegates were concerned more
with their own interests and the
classes they represented than tne
wishes of their people. ,,,.
"Versailles, as President wilson
said" the interviewer continues
"must be a meeting place of the ser
wants of the peoples represented py
delegates, and he added, there IL
no master mind who can settle inc
nroblems of today. If there is any
body who thinks he knows what IL
in the minds Of all peoples, that man
Is q fool. We have all got to put OUT
heads together and pool everything
we have got for the benefit or inc
ideals which are common to all.'"
Comrad deship Of Navies.
Asked whether he would visit the
grand fleet, President Wilson repneo
| that he was afraid he would no'
have time, adding that he fuzzy real
ized that behind the great armies
there was the strong silent anc
watchful support Of the British navy
In securing the communication ol
| the allies. Sn,
He referred also to the very happS
cornradeship and cooperation be-
tween the British and American ma
vies. -,
The correspondent then adds;
"President Wilson, IN oiscuss.he .ns
the role of the British meet III ~,
maintenance Of what, at any ra.'
during the war. had been the 1ree, ,,
dom Of the seas for the free peopl'
of the world, spoke with sincerlt.
which no amount OF writing cai
convey. His accents convinced M
that he is for making a league o
nations reality. He said: 70
this reason have Just appointed
commission of fourteen or our prom
inent citizens to study all the prop
lens connected herewith"
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PARIS PLANS in
REALEARNEST.
Puts off Holiday Attire and
Considers Arrangements
for Conference.
LOOK TO UNITED STATES
Other Powers Rely on America
for Concrete Proposition
on Sea Question.

Paris, Dec. 21.-(A. P)-king VIC
tor Emmanuel of Italy left Paris at
midnight on his way to visit Italian
troops in Belgium. With his depar-
ture Paris put aside her holiday at
tire and matter of-fact consideration
of conference arrangements began IN
earnest this morning.
Premier Orlando and Foreign Min
lister Sonnino of Italy will start ior
Rome tonight, expecting 10 return
early in January. The ltalian KING
will start on Sunday for Rome' 60
ing directly from Belgium.
President Wilson and the Ameri-
can delegates had a day of few In
terruptions before them In which TO
study in a preliminary way various
plans proposed for carrying out de-
tails of Mr.. Wilson's program.
Apparently the other powers are
looking to the United States to bring
forth a concrete proposition concern
ing freedom Of the seas. Probably
the American delegation has not
agreed on any one of the many sug-
gested plans having this question IN
view. but there Is reason to believe
that the proposed limitation OF con-
struction of naval craft to lightly
armored vessels, like revenue cutters
whose sole purpose would be 10 pro-
tect merchant. shipping; hnds raVor'
No Use for Armed Ships.
Advocates of this plan say there
would be no further use for heavily
armed ships II all nations were placed
on an equal footing by this means
In answer to the British plea that
she requires great navy to DEFEND
her colonies, advocates OF the plan
of limiting construction say that
with no strong enemy Of the sea,
England would not require q great
fleet, as she could protect her dis
| tant possessions by troops trans
ported on armed transports. ~
This, however, is only one or the
plans advanced to open the discus
sion and develop the views Of Other
| powers.
Delay in formulating plans for the
procedure of the peace conference II
causing uneasiness among American
| and other foreign correspondents
| who are eagerly awaiting definite an
nouncements as to whether open ses'
sions will be held and whether th'
| censorship will be relaxed as to newi
of nonmilitary character.
| Plans have been perfected FOR TN
| American correspondents to make 9
trip through the battle zone during
| the Christmas holidays. Chaumon
and Tours will be among the points
visited.
Count Romanones, the Spanish
premier, was in conference for hal
an hour with President Wilson las
evening. It is reported that the pre-
mier invited the president to visi
Spain, but no official announcement
as to Mr.. Wilson's reply has beel
| made.
Premier. Clemenceau also conferred
with the president during the eve.
ming, being at the Murat residenc
from 0 to $3.50 o'clock.
The Sorbonne will confer an hon
orary degree on the president lat
this afternoon.
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LODGE URGES SENATE TO
DECLARE PEACE VIEWS
TO Wilson and Allies to Prevent Untoward
Events - Republican Leader Says Settle
ment With Germany is Main Task.
Other Issues May Go Over.

Washington Dec. 21Fve of President Wilson's fourteen
principles held the senate today by Senator
Lodge the republican leader questions which might lead to
division the nations which conquered Germany and
which certainly be postponed until after the confer
enc They the first four and the last of the points enunc
ated by the president 9S and relate to
secret diplomacy freedom of the economic BARRIERS re-
sumption of armaments and the league of nations
The delivered prepared address the OF
the He spoke the heavy responsibility OF the
senate in the work making recalled that no treaty
binding mon the United without the senaes con-
and results could be avoided the
expressed itself frankly in advance.
p Deems Il Grave Mistake.
.Wbe think grave mistake, he said, on the part OF
the president the senate our
bs not appointing delegates to the peace
There is no obligation whatever upon him to make
srcb apnontnents."
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CANNOT REMAIN ISOLATED

Paris, Dec. 20.--Count Romanones
the Spanish premier. in discussing his
visit to Paris, said today:
"Snain cannot remain isolated at the
present moment. She has always main
tanned the best of relations with the
allies.
'In coming here to take advantage
OF the invitation given me by Presi-
dent Wilson ] have profited by talking
with him and also with members OF
the French ministry. / have conversed
with Premier Clemenceau and Foreign
Minister Pichon and left them with
good impressions. -,
"I believe my sojourn In Paris will
advance the interest Of my country.
Spain does not enjoy absolute tran
utility at this moment because of the
Catalonian movement. or which hope
to find q satisfactory solution"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-21
FLU HITS TELEPHONE

Chief Operator Attacked With Disease.
Cleveland, Dec. 21.--(Special.) The
"Hu' has been working some incon-
veniences on tho local telephone COM
pany as Manager Drinnon was called
them In the Office. Miss McLain. the
chief operator, Is suffering from this
disease. Three operators from Chatta-
nooga are helping out the local ex-
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FITS ASK PROTECTION

Washington, Dec. 2i.--An appeal Ior
,.otactinn from the bolsheviki was re-
peived by the state department today
from the Lettish government through ,
tho American legation at stockhoim.
The lett representatives said the Ger
man troops were not remaining 10
maintain order as the ,,nr arm.stlSSe ice cn,,n.
nv nv II the mercy Of the bolsheviki.
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HUN SHIPS FOR HOOVER
Million Tons Of Shipping TO
Garry Supplies.


Parts, Friday. Dec. Golfer
bert c. Hoover, American food
administrator. will soon come
into possession of n million tons
of German shipping, which will
be employed In revictualiing
devastated portions OF France.
Serbia. Belgium and Rumania,
now destitute OF food. These
ships were wrung from the
Germans by tho armlstice
commissioners without pledg-
ing that Germany would be
supplied with food.
At present no supplies Will
be sent to Germany, the first
relief work OF the allies being
planned in neutral countries.
Meanwhile. II is believed that
the Germans can subsist on
food stored for the use OF their
army and boarded by peasants.
A thorough investigation OF
the food resources OF tho CEN
trail powers Is being made and
only after the needs of the en-
tente nations and neutrals are
met will supplies be diverted to
enemy powers. should such ec-'
tion be found Imperative.
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ATHLETICS FOR ALI
Or. Brown Ayres Believes In Thesoo
Athletic TRAINING. t


Athletic Training. y.
Knoxville, Dec. 21.--(Special.)--sA 4
letics for all'' Is the slogan of ~
Brown Ayres, president of the Un3V~
sity Of Tennessee. who will attend
meeting of the intercollegiate Ath1ef
association to be held In New York -
20 and 30. At this meeting Of cou3I
representatives OF the athletic asooo
tions throughout the country. plan4
be formed toward rehabilitating af4t4
les on new scale. " n
DIR. Ayres said that the govern11o
may subsidize athletics In cole9eA
der a universal training system
will At the young men for militaSX w.
in the future instead OF being . M1
drance. He said that hundreds 81 -
lege youths examined by army sur4oG
showed the effects Of over-trainin1
as a consequence were rejected OWL
weak hearts or shattered nerves. NJ I
''The old system OF professionall14
college competition should be ey
mated" said DR.. Ayres. 'High-p{44l
coaches to beat the other college. 01l
out due regard to the physical NN
being of the man Is entirely wrcnG a|
should be supplanted by q uniVo9&
training system, which may IoWep
standard Of competition but VIII n4
theless make better men OF the yQ4
who enter college. <1
"Competition among colleges o1
not be curtailed, and there shou
no need for lessening the usual AZ
schedule. but In order TO bring i11
feet all the good points OF Q uul(
training system 1t ls essential the1
college and university should en(U
the spirit OF tho new system ana 4
mate unfair competition by p1t11
highly -trained team akainst or
team trained under sciehtifc lin6
AMONG CANADIAN NNouNu
Ottawa. Ont, Dec. BIB. X1l1
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tossed beneath the waves and palaces
be crumbled let women lose their
mystery, ambitions all be humbled;
let everything that we desire meet
strict annihilation, and we can lve
quite free of strife IN somnolent
stagnation.
The weather? Rain tonight. Sun
day. generally fair and oo'dax.
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PREPARED TO SHOOT
Police Catch Two Alleged Bank Robpers
Thex Mere Heavily Armed.

New York, Dec. 21.--After a pitched
battle with detectives. two men descrip-
ing themselves as Thomas Dugan, an
ironworker. Chicago. and Walter Hays;
longshoreman New YORK srs were hs,nr nrress seid
nending investigation. The men at
tracted the attention Of the detectives
because of their resemblance In stature
to the men who are wanted Tor the
Brooklyn bank robbery. They carried
automatic pistols and blacktacks ana
are said to have admitted that they
were ''out for the coin, and would not
hesitate to shoot their way out OF
trouble"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-21
|DEMOBILIZINC
ARMY RAPIDLY
900, 900 Designated for Dis
charge-26, 1903 Officers
Already Out.
PRISONERS REPATRIATED
Pershing Reports Search for
Americans Isolated in Ger
man Prison Camps.

BRITISH STEAMER BALTIC
BRINGS HOME 2,042 MEN
New York. Dec. 21.--Bring-
ing. home 2.042 officers and
men OF the American expedt-
tionary force. the British
steamship Baltic OF the White
Star line passed Sandy Hook
at g:40 am. today.
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Washington, Dec. 2i.-With . total
OF 1ss,562 men discharged from the
army during the week ending Dec
II, Gen. March announced today the
war department has about reached
the average of 10000 discharges daily
for which the rehabilitation plape'
call. VI,
On a seven-day basis the avere9o'
for that week was $1,000 men dAH'
but in manv cases demobilization 0x>'
ficials did not operate on Sunday.
Additional units in this country
designated for early demobili8At1on
brings the total of men selected -
900, 900, Gen. March announced Uv
TO date of the latest ofilcial reports
26.9O3 officers had been honorab{X
discharged. ~
Gen. Pershing has reported tIot
3.210 American prisoners OF war 8oSt
repatriated UP to Dec. 16. OF H.
2,C5s came through Switzerlands ~
passed through the American troe<
lines; 100 went through Hollands 80
113 through Denmark. Those pome
ing through Holland and DenmeIN
are now enroute for England, ~
dispatch said.
Gen. Pershing expressed the op11H
ion that very few American prisoneyS
remain in Germany and beliov4
these would be quickly evacua414'
He said n continued search II be!ny
made for isolated prisoners, Britt
and French officials in Switzerlon4
Holland and Sweden and In GermaA
itself aiding in this search.
Not to Take Over Trah7e.
Gen. March stated that the ~
department was not considering Z y
ing over New York harbor tranlc
connection with the threatened Z
bor boat employees strike there. 9 y
a course has been suggested n 3 "
ernment conferences on the ale1l
Five Transports ON Wsy.
washington. Dec. 21.-sailing
Ave transports, bringing homo tree
from France. was announced to-
by the war department. The o.
France sailed Dec. II with 3o8 *
| ficers, 1887 men. Fl nurses, a
French mission officers ana severo
civilians.
The Acolus sailed Dec. 10 vj(1
1923 sick and wounded, mclue1n(
los officers.
The Tjisondari sailed Dec. - WA
IS officers and 20 enlisted men; U&
Samland. Dec. IT. with officers A01
4 civilians. and the Terante. DScy
with one casual enlisted man.