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The Washington times., 1918-11-17
PRESIDENT TO LEAD
in RECONSTRUCTION

President Wilson personally will
guide the nation in the solution OF the
many delicate problems that the re-
construction era will bring, just as he
directed its affairs while the great
war was in progress.
He has no intention, II was learned
authoritatively today, OF forming a
distinctive reconstruction commission.
He believes. on the contrary. that the
various Government agencies, as they
now exist, together with the war ac-
tivities which do not Immediately
cease to exist upon the signing of the
peace treaty, and others whose activi-
ties may be prolonged, either by ex-
ecutive order or through legislation
by Congress. are sufficient in them
selves to enable the country to return
to normal conditions.
By allowing these various depart
ments to function in a normal manner
the President believes the transitory
period from war to peace will likewise
find the country normal. II a recon-
struction commission were named II Is
said. its activities might overlap into
Government departments of long
standing and therefore precipitate the
discord which II is the intention Of
the Administration TO avoid at this
particular time.
Plans DOdGIng BuEabOOE.
Properly directed. and maintaining
the high point Of efficiency which the
war has eNacted from each depart
ment. the President is OF the opinion.
IL is said. that the reconstruction pc
riod will find the Government in a for
titled position. and. therefore. able to
avoid the pitfalls and "buGaboos" Of
IL.
persons are already beginning to pic
tu-e dire consequences.
II the President puts into effec.
the views he holds. future Cabinet
will probably be "two-in-
one" affairs. rs the regular Cabinets
will be amplified by mem
bers OF the War Cabinet In this
manner the officials who looked after
the country's nee Is in time Of peace
viii be able to counsel and assist the
men who were called upon by the
President to help him in the war
activities, and the happy medium"
which means so much in reconstruc-
tion days is expected to be the re-
suit.
As matters stand now this is what
Is being done:
The War Department. in conjunc-
tIon with the Shipping Board. the
Navy and the Food Administration. i
arranging for the return of the SOL
iiers from Europe, while the Depart-
nent Of Interior, with the Depart
nents OF Labor and Agriculture. is
planning 20 have employment for
hem on their return.
Railroads and Shipping
This Is one specific example. but
here are many others. In a broad
'ense. and one wherein the country
Is a whole will feel the effect. Direc-
or General Of Railroads MrAdoo is
arranging not only for great i'm
in the nations transpor-
alton system. but also for extensive |
work on our inland waterways. All |
abroad construction. which gave way |
,cfore more imperative war work |
oon will be resumed on n large |
cGie. and IL viii! give employment /
0 thousands OF war workers. who for |
he period Of the conflict were en-
aged in other essential work.
The Washington times., 1918-11-17
WAR COST TO U. s.
s20,O00,O00.0O0

The cost of the war to the Ameri.
can people Is approximately s20..
900. 900. leaders Of the Houss
Ways and Means Committee and the
Senate Finance Committee estimated
following conferences with secretary
OF the Treasurer MoAdoo yesterday
The total appropriations made II
the war sessions Of the Sixty-nfth
Congress, to carry until June 90, 1919
amount to S57. 900, ,Oo0. .0O0 or thi,
amount practically s27. 900 .0oO. 900 has
been saved through the sudden col
lapse of the war Secretary OF tht
Treasury McAdoo estimated
Figures compiled BY members Of
the Senate Finance Committee show
that the Government collected $4,000.
100000 in taxes for the fiscal yeal
ending June so. 1913. and wfil. collect
S6.000. 600. 600 under the pending rev
enue bill-a total OF 10000. .OOO. 900
The proceeds OF the first four Liber.-
ty loans have amounesd--tO $1,000.
OO0, 900 and an additional Ioen ts
be floated in the spring win amount
to $1,000, 900. .00o-a total OF S22 900.
600 900. BY bonds and taxation ths
United States will have raised b.
July 1, 1919, SO. 600 900 gooosz
The $10.0oo. DOC, 900 ioaned TO IA,
allies win be returne4 to the United
States in due course OF time. Thi,
leaves an expenditure OF 81. 900. .Ood,.
900 as the total cost Of the war e
the people OF the Unft6d StafeG
The Washington times., 1918-11-17
D. c. BOY IS KILLED.
ANOTHER WOUNDED

Two District soldiers are named OF
the casualty list of today.
Corp. Charles Stratton Weaver, sol
of Mrs. Norman N. Mock, of 1129 New
Hampshire avenue northwest. diec
from wounds received in action or
October u.
Private Clair A. Dixon, son of Mrs
Mary Dixon. OF 1880 Lincoln road
northeast, was wounded in action OF
July IS.
Another Washington man, Lieut.
Franklin F. Jewett. husband of Mrs
Florence L. Jewett. OF Chevy Chase
Nd, is reported a prisoner of war al
Karlsruhe, Germany.
Corporal Weaver enlisted in Com
pany X, Third infantry District ma
tional guard, when fifteen years old
He served through the Mexican
trouble. When he enlisted he was 2
cadet, and an athlete at McKinle,
Manual Training High School. Upon
his return to Washington he was mus
tered back into service. promoted t.
a corporal in the machine gun com
pany of the 163d infantry, and semi
to Camp Greene, n. c. He embarkeG
for overseas with Montana troops ir
April.
Private Dixon is twenty-one year
old and has been overseas sim.
March. He participated in the sprint
drive and then was wounded in tn,
left foot by shell fragment durin:
ihe action at Chateau Thierry. II.
was in company G, Eighteenth infar
try, part of the Third division
which received praise from Genera
rershing.
The Washington times., 1918-11-17
GERMANS VIOLATE
TERMS OF TRUCE
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tary of State Lansing yesterday, ask
ing President Wilson's permission
for q German commission to leave at
once for America to lay before the
United States Government an account
OF famine conditions in Germany and
the necessity that steps should be
taken at once for the purchase of
foodstuffs.
SoIf also emphasized his anxiety for
the immediate convening of a con-
ference at the Hagne.
The message, which was received
here from Berlin by wireless. did
not reveal whether Soils wireless
had been dispatched to Lansing af-
ter receipt of the latter's instructions
to the German government to address
all communications afecting~the as
ISOLATED governments as a whole to
the allies, as well as to the United
States.
The German command also sent a
wireless message to the allied COM
mand, proposing that the anneXes of
the armistice be so altered as to pro-
vide for a safety zone of ten kilo-
meters (six and a quarter miles) be-
tween the Germans and the allied
and American troops who are follow
ing up the evacuation
U-Boat Crews Fear English.
A Copenhagen dispatch quoted the
Deutsche Tages Zeitung as declaring
1t is impossible to deliver the naval
material demanded in the armistice,
because the German naval authori-
ties no longer control these.
The crews OF the U-boats refuse to
go to England. where several ports
have been designated for mobilization
Of the submarines. through fear of
violence, the paper said.
The workmen's and soldiers coun-
ell in charge OF naval affairs. how
ever, is reported to have asked the
sailors to fulfill the armistice condi-
tions to avoid allied occupation of
Helgoland.
The Washington times., 1918-11-17
FOE TO SURRENDER
FLEET TOMORROW
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that since the armistice was signed
neutral powers have made it per-
fectly clear that their ports are not
likely to be available for this very
irksome purpose, and there is no
6oubt whatever that surrendered Ger
man warships will be brought into al
lied ports.
Surface warships which are left to
Germany will be concentrated in one
or more ports, will be paid on and
completely disarmed, and will be un-
der supervision of a commission OF
surveillance appointed for the purpose
by the associated powers.
Regarding German submarines
which fed before the revolutionists
and took refuge in Swedish waters,
there is no doubt they will have to
be surrendered
Regarding the Black sea, arrange
ments are now being made for sur
render OF all ships in German hands.
It is now practically certain they Will
be surrendered without trouble.
The Washington times., 1918-11-17
GEORGE PRIMROSE, FAMOUS
! MINSTREL, ILL IN HOSPITAL

NEW YORK, Nov. 1I-ceorx,
Primrose, veteran minstrel, was re.
ported to be in q serious condition a
Roosevelt Hospital today, foIlowtns
an operation for . chronic stomach
disease.
The Washington times., 1918-11-17
GERMAN CATHOLICS ASK
POPE TO INTERCEDE FOR
BETTER ARMISTICE TERMS

LONDON, = German Catho-
lies have appeal to the Pope to in
tervene in an effort to have the terms
Of the armistice mitigated, says a
German wireless dispatch.
The Washington times., 1918-11-17
RAISE FRENCH SOLDIERS
PAY TEN CENTS PER DAY

PARIS, Nov. IA law was pro-
mulgated today increasing the pay of
French soldiers and corporals 10
cents a day. half of it being payable
and the other half being placed in
savings banks to the recipients
credit.
Premier Clemenceau has notified all
men belonging to the mobilization
classes OF 1887, 1SSS and 1889, aged
consectively. so. 81. and 40, that they
will be released from military service
and sent to their homes at once, all
formalities to be completed by De-
cember 1.
The Washington times., 1918-11-17
1000 ALLIED WARSHIPS
TO GREET FOES GREAT
FLEET AT SURRENDER

LONDON. Nov. 17.-The greatest
naval display in the worlds history
will be seen when more than 1.oOC
British, French. ard American men
of-war will be spread across the
North Sea to receive the surrendering
German war fleet
Admiral Sir David Beatty, Of the
British navy, and Admiral Sims. OF
the United States navy. yesterday re-
ceived on board the British dread
naught Queen Elizabeth the German
envoys to arrange the terms for the
turning over of the German war
ships.
The Washington times., 1918-11-17
YANKEES OCCUPY
BIG NET FORTS

PARIS. Nov. 17-sevsral. forts
making mp part of the defsuses OF the
mighty German fortress Of Metz. hav,
been occupied by American troops
L1ntransigeant states. $3.50
The Washington times., 1918-11-17
Won T|RP|Tz FLEES
IN FEAR OF REDS

BEIINE. via Paris, Nov. 1T.-Feary
ing the wrath of the German peopI,
Grand Admiral Won Tirpitz, formc,
German minister of marine. fled from
Germany just before the revolution
presumably on advance information
The Frankfurter ZeitunE says he ~
now in Switzerland.
Announcement of Tirpitz's fliEhr
comes on day when the grand adj
miral sees preliminary steps taken
toward the surrender of the bulk oG
the combative units Of the German
navy which he created. including the
submarines, which he developed into
the weapon that was destined TO ar
ray the whole world agains: Ger
many.
The Washington times., 1918-11-17
TODAY
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may look upon himself as the in
dIvldual who spent more money
than any man who ever lived, or
any ten men.
He spent billions building up
his army. He spent fifty billions
trying it out. And Germany viii
have about a hundred and fifty bill
lions more to pay in the way of in
demnity, If the various claimants
collect. All the fortunes Of all the
rich men that the world has ever
talked about, from Croesus to
jacques Coeur, and from Roth
schild to Rockefeller, would be one
little drop in the pailful of money
that the Kaiser spent in the proc
ess of making Germany realize
that "an Emperor is something
that the people do not need"
One thing stands in the way Of
the suggestion that the Kaiser be
taken to England, tried for mur-
der and hanged.
The Kaiser is all kinds Of wicked
things, undoubtedly. He is also
the grandson of the late Queen
Victoria Of England, first cousin
Of the King of England, a sort of
uncle to all the little princes of
England. Nobody likes to have a
hanging in the family, il it can be
avoided The English. intend tn
keep their King, with whom they
are well satisfied, and they would
scarcely vote to have a hanging
in the Guelph family. It would
add a queer touch to the coat of
arms.
A few weeks after the war broke
out In 1914, this writer predicted
that the war would end with a
revolution and a republic In Ger
many, and with the guillotining Of
the Kaiser on the Place de Ia
Roquette, in Paris, where murder
ers are executed. That program
is more apt to go through than
any hanging IN England.
But the French, quick to wrath,
terrific in their courage and resist
ance, as they have proved, in
thousands, are also a magnanimous
people.
If they got the Kaiser in their
hands and left 1t to Clemenceau
to decide his fate, "the old tiger"
as they call Clemenceau, the man
who now promises to feed the peo-
pie of Germany, would very prob
ably say, killing the Kaiser will
not bring back our dead men. We
shall not disgrace French soil
with his blood"
II the Kaiser still prays, despite
the violent ending of his wella-d-
vertised1divine partnership, let him
offer this prayer:
Send me to England, IL you
will, o Lord, or throw me in that
briar patch, France. But do not
let me fall into the hands of those
gentle ladies of the American De-
fense Society,""
The Washington times., 1918-11-17
j. S. TO CONTROL
RAILWAY EXPRESS
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Snue. Thia, he explained. would be
absorbed In increased cost Of opera
ton and increased wages which the
eknpacyss Of the merged companies
Hsrs seeking.
The Interstats Commerce Commis-
don has been investigating his
fsecmmendRtiOns, but decision ep-
psaxs not due for several weeks.
HsHnwhile, reports to the Railroad
xdministration show the express en-
pioyss were growing dissatisfied with
their pay. The express company's s
revenues have barely met expenses in
the last two months, the earnings
statements reveal
ID Widely Discussed.
Congress soon Is to be asked to
nake the telegraph and telephone
lines the permanent property Of
une1e Sam
With prospects that peace will be
coneluded in the next few months, it
y regarded imperative that some
seton be taken-probably before the
end Of this Congress in March
either to extend or replace the As
we'll resolution under which the Gov
eminent took the lines only for the
period OF the war.
Postmaster General Burleson, Sec
rstary Daniels, and other officials be-
liove the wires should remain per-
raanently under the Government, and
there are intimations among Govern
nent ownership men in Congress that
President Wilson will back their
nght
Rate Reduction Expected.
There is now being prepared at the
Postoffice Department a report de-
signed to show economies and i'm
pfovements effected through Govern
naent control, and the further i'm
movements that can be made by its
extension. A definite promise to re-
duce rates may be made at the same
time.
= The report also will show that or
ders sent out from time to time al
most unnoticed in the rush of war
and peace events, make the unscram-
bling of the wires and the return to
their original owners almost impos-
sible.
Z Among these orders are many look
ing to the early consolidation OF tele-
phone exchanges in large cities and
! to the combination of telephone and
telegraph lines into one complete
system.
ssofnciaIs of the Postoffice Depart
ment hope the report will constitute
sufficient argument to overcome op-
position to Government ownership.
VIII Forecast on Railroads.
Congress action on wire ownership
win be regarded as a sure forecast
Of its action on Government owner
ship of railroads, control of which
does not pass out of Government
hands until twenty-one months after
the war. even under present laws.
The Government ownership prob
lem will come into Congress against
the wishes of leaders OF both parties
In both houses.
. Both sides fear that the Government
Ownership fight, when IL comes up,
viii be the rock on which party uni
ties will break, and they had hoped to
keep IL in the background at least un-
I'll they were safely past the Presiden-
tial election in 1920.
The Washington times., 1918-11-17
PRESIDENT DEc0RATES
~ 'PERSHiNG WITH D. S. C.

= PARIS, Nov. 17.-General Pershing
wss decorated with the American dis
tinguished service cross yesterday by
order Of President Wilson The pre-
sanitation was made by General Bliss
II American general headquarters in
Sae presence OF the British, French,
italian, and Belgian missions.
The Washington times., 1918-11-17
RITES FOR w. J. coNNoR.

PARIS. Nov. 17-The funeral OF
William J. Connur. secretary of the
knights Of Columbus. took place
yesterday. Requiem mass was cele-
brated at st. Josoph's Church by tn,
Rev. DIR. J. NJ. Connolly. Members
OF the Knights OF Columbus formed
a guard OF honor, accompanying the
body TO tho American military ceme-
terry al SuTesnes.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-23
J|TNEY DANCE NETTED
 GOOD SUM FOR RED CROSS

We, the undersigned representatives of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Pinkus orchestra, wish to thank the following persons and business houses for their kind assistance and donations to our dance on May 22: Mrs. w. l.. Fursman, Mrs. John Day, Mrs. c. P. Mickelson, Mrs. Sophia Scott, Mrs. Jack Sapiro, Mrs. Ere Glasbrenner Mrs. J. V. Lydick, Mrs. w. w. Council, Mrs. M. Golden, Mrs Archie Fields, Mrs. Nina Nichols, Verne Nichols, w. R. Hillery, and the orchestra, consisting of Will Clayson, V. Swanberg, E. Steel, F. Burns, Mrs. Frank Cunningham, Robert Bogart, Al Foster, George Dooley and A. H. Pinkus; and especially Mrs. George w. Walker for her handmade flow CTS, which netted $35.3O. The actual dance jitneys sold, with all expenses paid, netted $209.50. The hand-em
 
 mated by Mrs. Anton Johansen, is still bringing in the money.
 The proceeds of the lunch will be announced later, along with the rro ceeds of the table cover. The punch was donated by the following houses Northwest Soda Company, Alaskan hotel, Cordova House, Kenny Holden, E. L. Harwood and Freddy Haef. Thanks are also. extended to the Northern Drug Company, the Cordova Drug Company and to Kenny Holden for his bass solo on the basso pro- fundo; to little Alice Potts for her her presence, and to the general pub lie for it's patronage.
 All moneys have been turned over
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-23
F INNECAN NEW ARMY OFFICER
 IF TERRITORY

Judge John J. Finnegan of Seward has been appointed by Governor Thomas Riggs, Jr, to succeed Captain John T. Hunt as executive officer of the governors office, and has ac- cepted the position. He is a member of the Seward law firm of F'innegan & Morford and formerly was United States commissioner at that place, Chisana and other Third division towns.
 Judge Finnegan and wife are pas sengers aboard the Northwestern for Juneau, and spent last night with their many Cordova friends.
 Judge Finnegan has been a resident of Alaska for many years, and is re- garded wherever known as a man of fine abilities and the highest integ. rity. He is a good lawyer, has had a great deal of executive experience, and is man of sound judgment. He spent last winter in Washington as the official representative of the Sew ard Chamber of Commerce, and aided Delegate Charles A. Sulzer in secur. irg the passage of the bill permit ting Seward to issue bonds to pro vide for protection against foods
 
 Before offering the position to Judge Finnegan, Governor Riggs an nounced that he would not regard politics as qualification for this DO sition. The new army officer is g Republican.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-23

by navy tug in a heavy gale. The tug ran short of coal and was obliged to put to port. They felt that there was danger of the ship going ashore during th. night, so the captain or dered the men to abandon the ship It was getting along towards dark, but they launched their lifeboat with the wind blowing sixty miles an hour, took nearly sixty men off, and trans ferred them to the navy tug. All of tkis work was done by our recruits, who had only had about five weeks training, without any casualty of any kind, which was a pretty good dem onstration as to what that training means.
 "The fleet that I have outlined will hold 5000 men. We plan to put that number through each month. We have receiving ship now in New York harbor, the Dorothy Bradford, to keep reserve number of men there all the time to meet any emergency. We also hope to have a similar ship at Newport News, a similar receiving station ship at San Francisco, and a similar station at Seattle The de- mand for men would appear to be about 18,000 men on the west coast in the next eighteen months. We also have under consideration a receiving ship at New Orleans.
 "For getting men, we have made use of chain of drug stores through out the country. The drug store, es- pecially in a country town, is a sort of a social center, open every day and every evening, which makes them an ideal enrolling station. These stores have given us nearly 1000 en- rolling stations. The cost to the ship ping board has been almost nothing.
 "As to the special training of fire men, in the district around Chicago, including Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Michigan, we are making a special drive to get men who have at least six months experience in firing stationary boilers, feeling that men with that experience would make ex- ceedingly good material from which to develop firemen at sea, We will of course, put those men on board our training ships and give them actual firing experience there.
 We have established an advisory committee to the recruiting service made up of the president of every association or union that has any thing to do with tho manning of the merchant marine. We have had the heartiest cooperation from them, SC that the men we have been putting on board ships have been we'll re ceived by their fellow workers, and the unions are cooperating in this
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-23
NER|CANS ARE CALLED TO MAN
 NEW VESSELS

WASHINGTON, May 23.-The sea is calling again to American youth.
 As the new ships of the merchant marine glide down the ways, the need for men grows more pressing. Abun- dant opportunity to aid in winning the war is offered the crews of the new vessels, with the certainty that when peace comes there will be fur ther adventure and good pay in car. out the world.
 Recruiting of the boys and men who must go down to the sea if Amer ica is to regain her old place among the maritime nations in the hands of the shipping boards enlistment serv- ice, headed by Henry Howard, with headquarters at Boston, who has out lined to union men and steamship companies what already has been ac. complished.
 About year ago we realized the Shortage that was going to arise when { the new fleet was finished" MT. How ard said, 'and we started the train ling of officers, both deck and engi- neer. We established a train of schools extending along the Atlantic tcoast, the Gulf of Mexico, the Pa cific coast and the Great Lakes, to enable us to get hold of the men who lad experience at sea. We then got he cooperation of the steamboat in ,spection service. No man was ad mitted to our schools for officers un. less he could first qualify for expert ence required by the rules of the steamboat inspection service. That obviates the training of any dead ma. terial. After men get their licenses we place them, as far as possible, on board steamships as junior officers to get actual bridge experience. for thirty to sixty days. During that pc riod they get $75 month, with no bonus, paid by the emergency fleet corporation, so that the only expense to the steamship companies taking these men is the food they eat
 we have turned out officers sc fast that a great many have not been finding positions in the merchant ma rine, and have gone into the navy It has been to certain extent g short cut to commission in the