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New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
France Offers All
Her Schools to
American Troops
High Commissioner Tardieu
Cables Baker Nation
Would Show Gratitude to
u. S. Soldiers for War Aid

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-Andre Tar
dieu. High Commissioner of Franco
American affairs, has cabled Secretary
Baker from Paris offering to place the
educational resources and facilities of
the French government at the disposal
of American soldiers in the army of
occupation and of those who will be
delayed in returning home through the
natural difficulties Of transportation.
NJ Tardieu's message reads in part:
with view to expressing her graf
itude to the American soldiers who
have come to fight on her soil, our
country desires to associate herself
with the educational work which has
been conducted with such success in
your army.
"The scheme that we propose would
be as follows
"American college men would be
given access as freely as possible to
the French universities and other es-
adjustments for higher education:
Faculties of arts, sciences, medicine
and law, Ecole des Beaux-Arts. The
technical schools, commercial and agri-
cultural schools in Paris and in the
provinces would be thrown open to
them with all their resources for
study, laboratories, collections, libra
ries, etc.
Along with American students, Of
fcers as we'll US privates, every French
university would admit at least ne
American professor, who would lect-
ure in English on subjects concern
ing his own speciality and have charge
of American military students
GAS to the bulk of the American ex-
peditionary forces, all French teachers
available near American camps and
cantonments would be placed at your
disposal TO teach French. Visiting par
ties of French lecturers might also
lecture in English on questions of spe-
cial interest.
"Wbile working for her own recon
struction, Frence will gladly devote
some of her resources to help develop
the professional and civic value of the
American citizens who fought with her
sons to make the world safe for de-
mocracy. For more than a century the
two democracies have put their com
mon faith in the belief in progress
through education. The trainingn com
mon of both The American and French
young generations will be one more
reason why The long standing friend
ship, which has been magniticently ex-
allied by the battles fought side by side
for humanity, should endure forever"
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
Chinese Peace Delegate
Outlines Nations Aims

HONOLULU Dec. 10-Tchou Wei,
former Chinese representative at The
hague, was reported on his way to
Europe to become Minister to Belgium
and to attend the peace conference, in
a wireless message from Toxic, received
here tonight by a Japanese warshiD.
The message quoted him as saying:
China will not ask anything that is
selfish. China Joined the war for the
cause OF right and justice and she will
ask right and justice for the Far East
She will urge that the Japanese return
Using Tau to China. She is willing TO
open her doors to all the world. but
whether the Japanese are entitled 10
preferential foothold is a question for
the powers to decide at the peace CON
ference"
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
Draft Evasion Plot
Is Charged by U. S.
Aid at Berger Trial
Attorney Asserts Socialists
Planned Underground
Railway to Mexico, and
Voted Against Registration

CHICAGO, Dec. II. Evidence to
show the planning of an Underground
railway" to Mexico so that draft
evaders might seek sanctuary in the
southern republic, and similar activities
designed to embarrass the United States
in the prosecution of the war was prom
lscd by Joseph B. Fleming, Assistant
District Attorney, in his opening ad
dress to the jury completed to-day at
the trial of Victor l.. Berger, Congress-
man elect, of Milwaukee, and four
ether Socialists, on charge of con-
spracy under the espionage act
the Young Peoples Socialistic League,
of which w. +. Kruse, defendant,
was secretary. It's main object, he
averred, was to discourage men from
joining the army He charged that at
convention Of the league in Chicago,
in May, 1917, a resolution was passed
calling upon its members to refuse to
register on June 5, 1917.
"One Of the most active at the con-
vention," said Mr.. Fleming, "was Her.
man Bosler, now interned at Fort
Oglethorpe. The evidence will show
that he and Kruse planned an under
ground to Mexico.
"We will show that one defendant
Sald: TO nell with the army. only a
skunk would join the army of the
United States'"
"Who said that?" asked Attorney
Stedman, for the defence
"Kruse said it," replied Mr. Flem-
ing, and continuel:
eve will show that these men de-
nounced the Liberty loans and argued
for reputation of all war debts of the
United States Adolph Gerber, de-
fendant, said: These bonds are fetters
which bind you to the chariot wheels
of capitalism and Liberty bonds are
slave bonds"
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
international Drys May
Move From London Here
Selection of Washington for
Headquarters Expected Af-
Ter the Conference

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-Represent-
atives Of seven national and interna-
tional temperance organizations will
meet here the first half of next week.
Among the important results expected
to follow will be the removal Of the
headquarters of the international Pro-
hibition Confederation from London
to this city.
The United Committee on War Tenn
perancc Activities is the first of the
seven to convene, Monday night being
the date. On Tuesday, the National
Temperance Council, the National Leg
islative Conference and the Board of
Temperance, Prohibition and Public
Morals Of the Methodist Church will
hold meetings.
William Jennings Bryan is expected
to speak Tuesday night under the
auspices Of the Board of Temperance
Of the Methodist Church.
The Prohibition National Committee
and the international Reform Bureau
are to meet Wednesday.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
Piez to Succeed
Schwab as Fleet
Corporation Head
Board to Cancel Contracts
for Wooden Ships Where
Builders Have Not Ex-
pended Over 100000

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-Charles
Plez, ce-president and general man
ager of the Emergency Fleet Corpora
ton, is to succeed Charles M. Schwab
as director general of the corporation
1t was said to-day at headquarters here
of the Shipping Board.
Cancellation of all outstanding con-
tracts for construction of wooden ships
where builders have not spent more
than 100000 on vessel has been de-
termined upon by the Shipping Board
This applies to yards on the Atlantic,
Gulf and Pacific coasts. Contracts for
100 ships Of this type were suspended
recently, and many of these are af
7ected by the decision, though officials
OF the board would not attempt to esti-
mate the number.
The contract cost of wooden vessels
averages about 100000, and it is under
stood that the boards experts decided
that where not more than 5000 600
worth of work had been done it would
be economy for the government to can
eel the contract, tn provision against
loss to the builder
Charles Piez is graduate of the
Columbia University School Of Mines.
lie entered the engineering department
Of the Link Belt Company at Phila-
delphla in 1889 and became successive-
ly chief engineer, general superintend-
ent, general manager and president
in 1906, with headquarters in Chi
cago. He also is president of the Elec-
trlc Steel Company of Illinois and the
Manufacturers Casualty Company and
director of the State Bank in Chicago
and the DreXel State Bank. He became
president of the Emergency Fleet
Corporation May 20, 1917, and acted as
its general manager from December,
1917, to April, 1918.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 11.-That the
United States Emergency Fleet Cor
poration will have reached it's stride
during the next year and will be able
to deliver between 8,0OO,000O and TO-
100000 tons of new shipping, was the
assertion of Charles NJ. Schwab, re-
firing director general of the corpora
tion, at the annual banquet Of the Ohio
Manufacturers Association here last
night. Though figures have not yet
been compiled, he said the delivery for
November would reach 100000 tons.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
Labor and Capital
In Jersey to Join
For Mutual Good
Permanent Industrial Board
Formed ut Readjustment
Convention of Employers
and Employees at Newark
SpootaL Correspondence

Special Correspondence
!, NEWARK, N. j., Dec. 1l.--A decision
to form a permanent industrial com =
mission at the rcadjustment conven-
ton called by the State Manufacturers
Council at the Robert Treat Hotel here
to-day was cheered by 2b0 delegates for
five minutes.
The commission is to comprise five
manufacturers. five bankers, five mem
bers representing the public utility in
terests, five agricultural delegates, five
labor union men and five spokesmcn
for the railroad brotherhood. These
men are to meet "from time to time"
and formulate a definite policy for the
industrial and economic betterment Of
the State of New Jersey.
The election of representatives to
the commission is to be made as quick
ly as the various groups concerned can
act and as soon as official approval Of
the project is forthcoming from the
New Jersey State Federation of Labor.
Tentatively. as president OF that body,
cial approval, he said he felt safe in
assuring the convention, would be sim
ply q matter Of form.
Henry F. Hilfers, another repre-
sentative of the New Jersey State Fed
Grafton of Labor. deprecated current
suggestions of 9 "labor. crisis" and de-
clarcd that with the tasks of recon
struction before the country there
should be jobs enough for all if proper
discretion is used, and that all essen
tial differences between labor and CAPT
tai should disappear if only capital
will, as W it, agree to meet with
labor round the table. Warren c..
King, president Of the Manufacturers
Council. who presided at the conven-
ton and delivered the Keynote speech,
said:
"The OPP ortunity for profteering by
either manufacturers or labor has
passed. No more time and a half or
double time If you want TO work
only eight hours you will get them,
but you will get only eight hours zap,
and you will be expected to do full
days work for q full days ray"
DR.. j. G. Lipman, director Of state
agricultural experiment stations, de-
,lared that the great present need in
the connection is for the erection of
more could storage houses and plants
for the dahydration of vegetables and
the evaporation of milk.
At the evening session, w. H. Bes-
Ter, president of the Central Railroad
of New Jersey, attacked government
management of railroads. Despite ad-
vanced rates railroads have enjoyed
under government control, he said
their net income has fallen off more
than $220,0O0,OOO.
From this time forward" he sum
med up. "the relative ratio between
the rate received and the wages paid
shOul0 ALWAYS he carefu111- nracorvod
Neither should be increased or les
sened without reference to the other"
DR.. w. H. S. Demarest, president of
Rutgers College. Alexander C. Hum
phries president of Stevens Institute,
John D. Everett and Myrza Ali Kula
Khan, Persian Minister to the United
States. also made addresses.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12

this time and also in the nature OF
general criticism favorable or adverse
of the bill as a whole.
In his individual dissenting report
filed to-day. Senator Smoot, of the
finance committee declared that the
pending revenue bill was unavoidable
unscientifc and discriminatory and
that if he had had his way he would
have made it so simple and plain that
anybody could understand it and make
his tax return without trouble.
Smoot Outlines Ideas
The Senator's plan would have
treated every individual alike, and cor
porations would have been so treated
except that a few corporations with 8
capital stock in excess of 81 100000 and
making undue profits during the pre-
war period would have been treated as
class apart. The Senator favored the
following basic principles:
First-A straight war profit tax.
Second Elimination Of all the ha.
RAISING and nagging taxes and the sub
stitution therefor of per cent sales
tax.
Third Income tax.
Fourth--Transportation tax with
certain notifications
Ffth--Beverag tax restricted to al
coholic beverages.
Sixth-Tobacco schedule with in
creased rates.
Seventh Automobile sales taxes and
tax on positive motion picture films
leased for exhibition.
Eighth-Taxes on capital stock, bro.
kers, manufacturers of tobacco, cigars
cigarettes and pleasure boats.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
u. S. Asks Joint Peace
Plea to Chile and Peru
Waats All sout1 American
Nations to Offer Friendly
Assistance

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-All South
American countries have been asked
by the United States to join in its sug-
gestion to Chile and Peru that the in
terests of Pan American unity demand
an amicable settlement of their con-
troversy over the provinces of Tacna
and africa. Acting Secretary Polk of
the State Department announced this
to-day, explaining that it had been
rroneously reported that Argentina
alone had been approached on the sub
ject.
Secretary Polk made it clear that
the American government was not
offering its good Offices to compose the
trouble between the two South Ameri-
can republics, but at the same time
let it be known that if such good Offices
were reqpested they would be ex-
tended promptly. This information
was conveyed to all the South Ameri-
can republics with the suggestion that
each make similar representations to
Chile and Peru.
Officials explained that Peru's
prompt acceptance of the protfer of
"the good Offices" of the United States
might simply be a misnterpretation of
the State Departments note.
The American government was rep
resented as being particularly desirous
that conditions in the Western Hemis-
phere be settled during the meeting
of the peace conference at Paris.
SANTIAGO, Dec. 11.-Gonzalo Bull
res, recently Chilean Ambassador to
Argentina on a special mission, in an
interview with local newspaper, Says
that President Irigoyen of Argentina
promised him that Argentina would
remain neutral in the event of a con
flict between Chile and Peru.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
Pro-Ally Persian Prince
Released From Turk Prison

CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 10 (By
The Associated ress).-Prince Salar
ed Daouleh, brother of the former Shah
of Persia and uncle of the present
Shah, has left Constantnople for his
native country. He has been virtually
imprisoned at Brusa, in the interior
Of Asia Minor. for the past two years.
Miss Annie Allen, a missionary from
the United States, has been the onlv
person permitted to visit him. She
nursed his child through serious
illness.
Prince Salar was detained by Ger
mans while crossing Turkey en- route
to Switzerland in 1915. They believed
nm unfavorable to their designs in
Persia, following the German aban-
donment of the Bagdad project after
the British success in Mesopotamia.
The prince has made numerous at
tempts to gain the Persian throne.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
Plane Used to Defeat
Germans i'm Rurnania
Messenger From France Tells
of Allied Plans Despite
Enemy

PARIS, Dec. 11.-V. Antonesco, the
Rumanian Minister to France, who
has returned to Paris from a hurried
trip to Rumania, was forced to spend
several days in hiding before he could
see King Ferdinand at Jassy, SO seri-
GUS was the situation there. The min
lister travelled from Salonica to Jassy
by airplane with information from
the French government and the Allied
command in Macedonia concerning
measures to be taken by Rumana.
The airpane voyage to Jassy was
without incident, but on arriving there
Minister Antonesco learned that the
Germans were still very powerful in
the temporary Rumanian capital. He
remained in hiding six days, at the end
Of which he was able to have a secret
conference with King Ferdinand and
former Premier Bratiano, advising them
to mobilize the Rumanian army.
After the army had been modified
General Bertholet, at che head of
French and Allied troops, crossed the
Danube on the night of November 8-9.
Rumanians drove the Germans from
Fokshani and Braila.
LONDON, Dec. liking Ferdinand
and Queen Marie of Rumania were
received enthusiastically when they
made their official entry into Buchar-
est on December 8, according to ad-
vices reaching London. Many residents
of Bucharest, which had been deserted
in November, 1916, for Jassy as the
seat of the Rumanian government,
rushed into the street to shake hands
with the returning King and Queen
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
Silver Service ChevrOns
Soldiers Who Failed to Get
Across To Be HOnOred

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.--Officers and
men of the army who failed to reach
the fighting front by reason Of the du-
ties imposed upon them in this coun-
try will not be denied recognition of
their services in winning the war. By
direction of President Wilson, as COM
mander in chief of the army, General
March, chief of stan, ISSUED an order
day tnat hereafter such men shall be
entitled to wear one silver chevron,
similar to the gold one authorized for
service overseas, for each six months
service
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
Freed u. S. Men Safe
Sixty-eight Reach France From
Germany

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11-Names of
sixty-eight enlisted men who have
reached France in good health after
being released from German prison
camps were made public to-day by the
War Department. Berlin dispatch
Camp Rastatt left there Sunday for
Switzerland and that it WAS expected
all American prisoners would be out of
Germany this week. To-day's list in
cludes:
Raymond B. Bortle. Sprngwater, n Y:
Antonio Clio. Mcndham, N. j.; Joe Fazio.
1lS7 Third Avenue. East Sixticth Street. New
York John Griner. Mllville. n. j. William
II. Houghson, Ansonia. Conn. Charlie
Thompson. Tuscarora, N. j. Joseph Hirsl.
man, New Brunswick, n. J.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
1000 Camp Dix Men Fight
100000 Wrightstown Fire

WRIGHTSToWN, N. j., Dec. IL
A business block in this village. where
Camp Dix is located, was swept to-
aay by fire, believed to have been
started by an overturned oil stove.
Nearly, dozen buildings were de-
stroyed before the fire was halted at
the army theatre by dynamiting the
Arcade Building, which stands next
to it.
About 1000 soldiers helped to FIGHT
the flames. The loss is estimated at
$4,000 az
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
Navy to Release l74.OOO

WASHINGTON, Dec. l1.-Three hum
dred and fifty thousand men will he
needed to man the navy during the
coming year. In giving this estimate
to-day, Secretary Daniels said there
are at present close to $4,000 men in
me navy, leaving surplus of $4,000
TO be released by July /.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
Krupps Turn to Peace

AMSTERDAM, Dec 1.-THE directors
of the Krupp Munition Works have an
nounced their intention to transform
the plant into factory devoted to the
arts Of peace and have requested the
workers there TO make proposals for
the manufacture OF peace materials,
according to the Cologne Gazette"
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
Influenza i'm Australia

MELBOURNE. Australia. Dec. TO-
Prospects of keeping Australia free of
influenza are more hopeful. No cases
have occurred outside the quarantine
stations, where many Anzacs are quar-
tered.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 10.-It is of.
fcially intimated that there are 1000.
600 cases of influenza in the Dutch
East Indies.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-07-05

Total ............. 81 0o6 $50 rs
BAILEY RUSSELL. Cashier.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-07-05

A soap boilers shop was among the
things discovered In the excavation al
Pompsli several years ego. The city
was buried beneath volcanic ashes A.
ID. 20. II Is said that the soap foand
In the shop had not lost all sfhescy.
although It had lain under the azhes
moro than eighteen hundred years.
Soap making was quite business In
number OF the Italian cities az the
time that Pompeii was Destroyed
pliny the elder speaks OF soap. and
says that because It's price was %
high many substitutes were used.
among them q kind Of glu,inous earth
aud fine sand mixed IN the juice Of
certain plants that made lather His
tory tells us that the oauls made soap
two thsussn1 yssrs sss By eas1sans
bsesh tree sshss ana GOATS fat
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-07-05
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Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-07-05
CONDENSED STATEMENT
BANK OF LAFAYETTE

At the close Of Business June 20
1918.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Are We at War?
Or Are We Breeding Disafection
la Russo?

10 the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: The release from confinement of each
Of four rich Germans, all interned as cogs
in the German spy system machine. has
been duly celebrated by the destruction by
their compalriots of munitions plants on each
occasion, accompanied by that appropriate
.oss of life which should properly sgnalize
the return to their useful" sphere of dan
gcrous alien enemies" within the United
States of America
1t is not known whether the Kaisers per
sonal thanks in the Of that one Of the
four who is his more especial friend have
as yet been received by whoever it is that
turns loose these dangerous enemies OF the
land. The farce OF conducting war on such
basis Is apparent to us when we are consider
!ng Russia We far enough distant from
Eussia to get a perspective. When we hear
that German agents swarm in Fetrogr.ad we
appreciate what 1t means for Russia, and we
see Que anticipatons promptly carried out in
the disaflection of the Russian army at the
front. But when we read that all prominent
German spies paymasters and public enemies
are turned loose IN this country we neverthc-
less expect that our army Will consent to be
sacritccd at the front, for they will be con-
tending uselcssly and murdered from the
year. AS sure hight follows day the time
viii come when disatfection VIII breed in the
camps from the failure TO properly support
the at home.
The Russian history Will be repeated abso-
Iuteiy in this country. The pro-Germans. the
pacitists and all other wretches ENCOURAGED
and melted by the cowardce or idocy of our
under officials Will redouble their efforts at
dsintegration. 1t scerns useless and homeless
to continue to pretend we are at war with
Germany. We are not at war with Germany.
we are simply engaged in spending a orea.
deal of money and wasting. at present. a cer
tain number of lives under the gudance a,
subordinates who should be shot. When Gov.
many is ready 20 attend to the case of the
stupid Yankees she Will doubtless do ca !,
her own efficient manner
We are all ignorant Of the method b,. y.,,;.,
the release OF these dangerous enemies on,
alter .he other. is effected. Is i asl;n9 10,
mucn 20 request that you should make nuhl;,
The method? Who is the official or ind;,.,d,.
VINO actually decides the question and SLOW,
orders FOR their release? o. how MANY ,,,,,n;
ton plants is each o. them 10 engineer =
provide funds for the destruction T. ~
rumber OF conspiraces in which each NAV an
s@ s''e safety Vi the Onlted State
specified In his order of rcleaser
BY the way. have just been informed =, !,
since the names of the alien enemies rss;don
IN tins district have been published numbo
OF them have promptly, secretly. moved \
one knows where they have gone. This ca
be verified without any difficulty. /, is know
70 be the fact, for example, in relation to
Humber resident on Staten Island, in the gen
erai neigh orhood of Fort Wadsworth. b
New York. Dec. a. 1917.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Interpreters Needed?

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: Now that the election is over and the
full official count has been announced OBJ
serve that the Socialists have elected eleven
members OF the Assembly and seven alder
men would like TO know i: there are any
statutes on our books permitting these good,
soid Americans of the eighth and ninth gem
Grafton to have special interpreters in Rus
sian and Yiddish, that they can properly
carry on business in the respective aw-mak-
ing bodies.
1t will be very hard Judge Hvlan so Car
New York City is concerned. for ne would
Have to ado more expense to the budget to
provide FOR such aid for the seven members
o. The Board OF Aldermen. Would q motion
be entertained n the Assembly and Board ol
Aldermen to make Russian and Yiddish the
otticia. language for the coming sessions?
New York, Dec. 20, 1917. E.F.