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R. R. PAY TO BE MAINTAINED
McAdoo Says Reduction Is Not
Contemplated

Washington. Dec. i2-(By A. P.)--
The railroad administration has no in
tention of reducing wages of railroad
men generally after peace is declared, IL
was stated authoritativelv today, and IL
the period Of Government control is ex-
terGed for five years. as suggested by
Director General McAdoo. il is prob
able that wages will stay at their pres
ent level.
Mr.. McAdoo also is said to believe
ihe present pasis oi NoNernlneht com.
earnings would he fair and adeuuate
under a five-year continuance of Gov
er"rnent control.
Under the existing railroad law COM
panies are guaranteed by the Govern
rnert a sum equal TO the average an
nual earnings for the three years pre-
ceding the war.
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LINKED SOILS NAME
WITH OLD REGIME

DR.. W. S. Solf. who has resigned as
German Foreign Secretary. became the
Secretary for the Colonies in 1911. lie
figured frequently during the war in
discussions of matters connected with
Germany's colonial possessions which
the conflict was wrestling from her. His
prominence in German public affairs,
has, however. been most marked since
September of this year when lie. was
appointed to the foreign secretaryship in
succession to Doctor Won Kuehimann.
retaining at the same time the colonial
portfolio.
When the overturn of the Government
took place last month, Doctor Solf was
continued as the head of the Foreign
ONCE in what was styled the coalition
cabinet and continued to act as the
mouthpiece of the Foreign Office under
the Ebert Government. As such he sent
series of messages to the Washington
Government, making various appeals for
notifications of the armistice condi-
tions and for assistance to the German
people. In mid-November, however, he
was advised by Secretary Of State Ian
sing to refer any future appeals to the
Allies instead of to the United States
alone.
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Berlin. Dec 12.-(By A. PD-pr w.
s solf. the Minister Of Foreign Affairs,
has handed in his resignation, which
has been accepted by the cabinet.
The Foreign Secretary's retirement
does not come as a surprise, as his re-
lations with the Independent Socialist
wing of the Ebert Haase Cabinet reacll-
ed the straining point some time ago.
Official denial was made late today
that the Government was considering
the convening of the Reichstag. The
Tageb)att earlier had reported that the
cabinet was to convoke the Reichstag in
order to give the Government a parlia-
mentary basis in dealing with the Allies.
1t added that the Reichstag session
probably would begin, next week.
The authority OF the cabinet as a
whole appears to be greater than IL
was last week.
The Spartacus organ, the Red Flag
indeed, declares that the executive COM
mittee of the Soldiers and Workers
Council has been stripped of all its
power. despite the fact that it was
originally planned thai all power should
reside in its hands. The newspaper
says the committee protested against
the march of troops in Berlin to-
day, but that its protest like its demand
that the troops be disarmed, were ig.
nored by the cabinet
There seems no doubt that the enc.
cutive committee. which has been drift.
ing steadily toward the extreme radica
side. no longer occupies the dominating
position which it had in the first days
of the revolution. .
While the authority Of the cabinet has
been gaining in strength there has beer
serious shift Of power within the
cabinet itself. The position Of the
Ebert -Scheidemann group has beer
especially strengthened as against tha
of the Barth element by various factors
Among these were the result of the
Chemnitz election. where the majority
Socialists won decisively: the sober Al
titude of the returning troops, and the
accusations against the Barth-Haast
faction by n. Joffe Gin which the Bols
hevik ambassador declared that Russian
Bolshevik literature was circulated by
help Of the independent Socialists ant
/ that number of weapons were handed
over to Herr Barth).
The Independent Socialist members o.
the cabinet have been noticeably que
all the week. They took no part in the
reception of the troops. In man!
quarters the belief exists that Herr
Scheidemann, with so many factors
favoring him and his colleagues. will
shortly take decided step to alter th,
conditions which he characterized las
Sunday as intolerable.
Proceedings have been instituted
against Baron Won Rheinbaben. former
Prussian minister Of finance, and Coun
Matuschka. accused Of being involved
in last Fridays raid on the executive
committee of the Soldiers and Work
mems Council, the Lokal Anzeiger sayi
it Is informed. Both Of the men ac
cused are said to have reached neutra
territory in an airplane
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Plots Disturb
German Nation
Continued from PAGE One

continued from Page One
vent the establishment OF d republic
on Socialistic principles. They are
short time ago. and i'll their journals
are openly advocating the maintainan
of the capitalistic system and saying
their support OF the Ebert-Haase Gov.
withdrawn when a national assembly
has been elected.
The bourgeoisie parties have also
come out into the open and have
united under the title OF the German
peoples party. Their kernel is com.
posed of the aid Centrum party. and
they. too. are now openly attacking
the Ebert regime. A third element is
composed of extremists. who, although
the term is now becoming in danger
of too wide application, can truthfullv
be described as Bolshevist. This ele.
ment has been greatly strengthened by
reason of a fact which hitherto has
not ben sufficiently emphasized-that
| It is now attached to the left wing of
| the former independent Socialists.
! spartacides Plan Reign OF Terror
! 1t Is generally realized that at the
| time the Ebert government was formed
there was a serious split in the indie
pendent party: for although a certain
! number gave reluctant support to the
new authority, a large proportion de-
clined and stood out for socialism OF
the reddest variety. This section has
now openly allied itself with the so.
called Spartacus group, led by Lieb.
l,necht and Rosa Luxembourg, which Is
out for reign Of terror. which they
! label communism.
! Theme enters into consideration the at.
titude of the soldiers who have returned
! from the front. A majority Of these
troops are really striving for the main.
teuance of some semblence OF consti.
tutional order~-and profess themselves
! friendly toward the Ebert government
although pressing for the election Of a
constituent assembly and criticizing
Ebert for not having taken earlier def.
! mite action to arrange for the elections
But 1t is now evident that among these
| troops there is large proportion led
by officers who are really reactionary
and still under the influence OF the old
militarist ideas. How doubtful are theil
motives and how embarrassing theil
friendliness to the Ebert government
vas shown last week, when on thei,
! own initiative they tried to arrest the
executive committee OF the Berlin Sol
diers and Workers Council, action whicl
led to violent street fighting and terrible
bloodshed.
Then there must be taken into account
the last and perhaps most importan
factor in the situation. namely. the
Soldiers and Workers Council This
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asked Senator johnson why the people
of Russia did not obtain the liberty and
democracy they seek since, as Mr.. John
son said, 9S per cent of the people are
struggling for freedom.
"Of course, that question Is not asked
for the purpose Of eliciting information, .
Senator johnson replied, but I will say
that even the American people do not
always get what they want there are
times when the leaders OF the counry
do not do what the American people
want"
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.s-ssBy JOSEPH HERRINCs
Special Cable to Evening Public Ledge,

Copyright. 1913, Jy Netr York Times Co.
Berlin. Dec. 1O-(via Copenhagen, Dec
12).-When in March the great German
offensive began. Ludendorft overshad-
owed everybody in Germany, even the
Kaiser what Is His Majesty doing?
What has Become of Wilhelm?" the
loyal used to ask. I was told at that
time that the Kaiser was spending many
hours at headquarters. planning his tri-
-umphal entry into Berlin. which he ex-
pected within a few months.
He was constantly arranging and re-
arranging the procession, especially the
head of ii. formed by himself and his
victorious generals and paladings in all
their traditional splendor. To this the
Kaiser's Inventive brain added many
new and surprising features, which with
much artistic instinct and gaudy colors
the imperial hand depicted OH sheet after
sheet. which when strung together gave
a complete view of the great spectacle.
.s Gay Pageant Presented
This noon the great spectacle actually
came off, but how different it was from
Kaiser Wilhelms plans. Seen from the
| Hotel Adlon. the Pariser Platz presented
an extraordinary, richly colored and gay
spectacle. despite the absence OF imperial
pomp and magnifcence. 1t had been
raining lightly all the morning, but the
rain ceased toward noon. and women,
despite the dirty streets, came out in
their gayest clothes.
From the Adlon's windows one saw
more of the many colored caps of SOL
diers than of their somber gray uni.
forms. Many people carried flags. most-
! " the old German colors or the new
black, red and gold. I counted not more
than three red flags in the whole Pariser
Platz.
PunctualIy at 1 o'clock the head Of
the procession reached the Brandenburg-
err gate. 1t was composed of four com
panies of Prussian, Bavarian, Wur-
| temberg and Baden infantry So dense
were the masses that these companies at
first found 1t impossible TO make head
way. and the first squadron or two fol-
lowing had to make a roundabout way
I to Unter den Linden.
Millions of siEhtseers
! There must have been millions OF pa
triotic sightseers about this time.
General Lequis with his staff ap-
peared at the head of the Guards. He
and his officers wore field gray uni
forms, which hardly distinguished them
, from the others. seeing that all wore
steel helmets. The only decoration seen
was the generals order pour lie merite
In the center Of Pariser Platz Gen.
eral Lequis was me, by Mayor Wer-
muth and Peoples Commissioner Ebert
Greeting the returning troops, Wermuth
empha sized the everlasting thanks
which. he said, were due the troops for
fighting four years to the bitter end.
After a speech by Ebert the bands be-
gan to play II Had a Comrade Once
and the procession proceeded to Unter den
Linden. There were some fourteen
Guard regiments in line. some carrying
parts of their trains along. notably still
smoking ambulant kitchens, niclSnamed
goulash guns. The troops received a
heartier welcome than they would have
if they had come as victors with Kaiser
Wilhelm at their head.
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CHILE-PERU NOTE
GIVEN OUT BY US.
America Urged Quarreling
Nations to Settle Nitrate
Dispute
OFFERED TO MEDIATE
Willing TO Seek Solution
Alone or With Other
Countries
OFFERED TO MEDIATE
By the associated Press
Washington. Dec.

Acting Secretary Polk made public a
the note handed by the United States
ambassadors recently to the Presidents
of Chile and Peru. urging that the two
South American nations owe It 70 the
rest of the world to compose their dif-
ferences and Informing them that the
United States stands ready to tender
alone. or in conjunction with other
countries Of this hemisphere, all pos
sible assistance" to bring about an
equitable solution.
The note said the United States view
cd the severance OF consular relations
between the two Governments with the
gravest apprehension. particularly on
the eve Of the Paris Peace Conference.
in which IL is confidently expected that
steps will be taken to provide for an
era Cf lasting peace among all peoples
Invites Efforts of All
In giving out the note, Mr.. Polk made
no comment. Yesterday lie discussed
conflicting reports about the action of
the Upited States in connection with the
, Chile-Peru controversy over the prov
inces Of Tacna and africa, and said the
American Government had suggested
t'!al ati oou,h N''iei ~ 80. ~
compose the difficulty.
'I foI'o"Ine IS tne Iiote ,-,. ..,..
lie fEes.aeit oi tie ,lIi;eu 9'"1eI &c
ues'es 10 INFORM iour ENce''e"'S ~"
the various itlcIuelitS Aeauins up ~ we
seN el"hee ol colisu'a 'ela',o'ts ue' ger
been viewed by the Government of the
/
/ IHltto states WIN the sraEcSt apPfe-
sen the prospect for permanent peace
throughout the world, particularly or
! the eve of the conNoking Of the Peace
Conference i'll Paris, in which il is con
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body takes the view that Il is itself
which really constitutes the supreme
authority Of the moment. II maintains
that what power is in the Ebert govern
ment Is in actually only administrative
authority under the control OF the Sol
diers and Workers Council
Parallels Kerensky in Russia
1t will be seen therefore that Berlin
now offers an almost exact parallel to
what existed in Petrograd under the
kerenslty regime. Is It any wonder close
observers. whose opinions have been
able to gather and for whose good judg
ment can vouCh, believe that the
parallel will be extended and that Ge"-
many stands before the awful fate
which Bolshevism brought upon Russia?
Nor are things better IN other parts
OF the former Empire. Bavaria also Is
without any rear government and
Munich has just been the scene of dis
turbances of even more serious character
than Berlin. On Saturday armed SOL
diers established for a time a reign OF
terror and succeeded In deposing forcibly
member Of the Government after the
holding of two huge meetings at which
communistic demands were formulated
bands of armed soldiers stormed the Of
fees of four newspapers and took pos
session of the plants.
IN the case Of the BaNariam Courier
they formally declared that the paper
had passed from its rlghtful ownership
and was now the property Of its per
sonnet on syndicalist lines and further
demanded of the STAFF that they present
only Bolshevist ideas. Two journals
were forbidden TO appear again, and the
Munich Neueste Nachrichten. the most
important Bavaran organ, vas only al
lowed to go TO press again after nego-
tations III which Minister Pre- sdert
Kurt Eisner took part
Threaten Auer with Death
Afterward 400 armed soldiers went to
the private house OF the Minister for
home Affairs. threatened him with
death and demanded his immediate
resignation. Following is a description
of the outrage az written by Herr Auer
himself in the Munich Post:
shortly after midnight large band
OF young soldiers, together with civil
ians, appeared before my house After
whistling. shouting and cursing de-
mand was made to me from the street
that ] should resign. Then they tried
10 enter. and eventually broke in the
door. Rifles and revolvers were pointed
at me, and the invaders demanded my
e.. at ,, Asisha,iol; ueslred that'
vi ".i' tie9 shouio lay down thelf
l anu aiter long dispute de-
ciaieu hEseli prepared TO give in writ
ing tne desired declaration. ] wrote
tiat l Iald down my office, but only
u'loef torce majeore. The soldiers We're
/ not satlsfleG with this, but | refused to
J N a n,, a IL.
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BERLIN WELCOMES
GUARDS rs CONQUERORS
By LEONARD SPRAY
,ecia! Cable 10 Epening Public Ledger

CopUfiOhL 1918, On Nflo York Times Go.
Rotterdam, Dec. 12.
Rotterdam, Dec. 12.-On Tuesday
morning picked detachments OF the de-
feated German armies made a ceremon-
ial entry into Berlin. passing through
the Brandenburger gate into the inner
city. The troops ws'e greeted by the
D9ns,ie OF BerliE As conQuerors
Hardly ever have e, crowds assem-.
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Dutch Fast Indies Have Million III
Amsterdam, Dec. 1".--lt is offiGiall.
intlmated there are 100000 cases o.
Influenza in the Dutch East Indies.
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Ebert Gains
POUer OUer Reds

Continued from Pore One .
ness your industrious hands must build
UP from new foundations"
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Buenos Aires, Dec. 12.--tBy A. P.)-
rhe Chilean Government has sent a
me essage to the Government of Argen-
ti:!a. asking the latter 10 explain its
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Continued from Page Ono
rian Railway to be placed in the hands
of this mission, and that these recom-
mendations were refused by the Amer
lean Government largely as a, result of
misinformaton received through the
Creel committee, supported by leaders
and representatives of the old regime
In Russa?"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-01

American I.yneeis Who he
Which, Counter.
Shovel Combat the Huns Until
Underwood uhceFWooa
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War Chests
The widow.
Let Bygones Be Bygones

Mistress ito applicant for cooks
position,-why did you leave your
last place?
Applicant-You are very inQuis.
tive. marm. ! didn't Ak yer
what for yer last cook iet. you.
-rPearson's Weekly.
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Her Way of Telling

The eyes Of little miss were
4<ttacted by the sparkle Of the
3|11v IT early morning.
Mamma" she exclaimed. ats
hqtter'n thought It was"
What do you mean?"
Look here; the grass Is all GOV.
tgod with perspiration. Pear
son's Weekly.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-26

thing ,hey have 70 sell. They are
thoroughly in sympathy with the propo-
sition that the war must ba fought %
the finish. They are willing 20 work
shorthanded and over time in order that
they may produce maximum results in
production. All that they ask is that
the government give them square deal
and treat their rights with as much re-
spect IS they do other essential indus
trial activities.
They are aroused to the fact that the
war must be won. that we may again
dwell in peace and that the menace OF
the German eutocracy be strangled for
ever They are going TO do their best
not only 10 furnish foodstuff but arc
going to buy literally Of the next Lib
erty Loan issue aud thus perform q
double service. have absolute faith in
the patriotic zeal and genuine loyalty
Of the Indiana farmer"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-26

Lienk was told.
May I not keep the frame Of the
picture il is the gift of my mother who
died in South America the minister
asked. lie was told to remove the pie
ture which he did being allowed to
keep the frame. Van Lew also took the
pillow cover as well as the smaller PIC
ture Of the kaiser.
Rev Lienk was told that in Illinois
men were being tarred and feathered for
showing pFo-Germauism. When asked
il he had bought Liberty bonds or con
tributed t. the Red Cross the German
pastor replied that he got but SIS
monthly salary. His rent is free ana
coke pile outside. Indicated that his fuel
came either free or ut 9 cut rate
do YOU not know that men who have
displayed the laiser's picture ana the
German feg have been stcrnly dealt
with" Ldenk was selSed. His reply
was that he didn't read much As the
vigilance committee filed ont they noted
in q secluded corner of the dining room
a powerfully built German, said TO have
been a parishioner brought in as a
bodg guard. watched events.
Lienk came u Gary late in 1915 from
Colby. wis lie is 80 years old. has a
wife and two children. Born in Ger
many he formerly resided in Dutch
Guiana
Since Rev. Kayser's murder the parish
has dwindled down to 40 families. The
parsonage however. is an imposing one.
the finest in Gary as well as the best
residence in the German colonlv that
Kayser built UP and over which lie rul-
ed with an iron rod. According 70
Pastor Idenx the living room has been
used but once this winter and that was
two weeks ago when detectives brought
there Mike Schramm who is believed 70
suffer from decisions that he killed
Keyser
When the third Liberty Loan drive is
made Van LEV plans TO speak from st.
Johns pulpit. Besides Mr. Van LEV
the committee included Joseph Frost,
Hoy Davis Leslie Balm Edgar Selby.
Henry Vossler. J.. p. Goodwin. Harry
Sommers II. Summers Frank Hall,
James Ward and two uewspapermen.
Alfred Jones and Carroll Slick.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-26
IN MEnoPIuM.

or James ". DUFF. VINO died one year
go today:
The dew was falling softly
On grave at Calvary.
The mother stood weeping
For her son she could not sec.
He was the life Of the family
His brother and sisters declare.
They ali long FOR his jolly face
But it IS no longer there.
How dark and dreary are the DAYS
without his words Of cheer
TIE birds seem TO cease their song
without our loved one hero,
The other son has left his home
To fight for Liberty.
The mother lsments over her grief
How great it seems 10 be.
She tries TO brace herself
And grieve not her lire away.
though as she does her daily work
Her tears will always stay
His loving Father Mother, Rro hei
and Sisters. 3-26-i
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association with those upon whom the
government is depending largely for the
success Of the third Liberty Loan bond
drive.
Mr.. McCrsy believes. and justiGes his
belief by statistics that the farmer IS
awake 20 the fact-frst that this war
must be won If his property is TO con
tinue. and that TO win the war his CO.
operation is the first essential
There has been some criticism Of the
farmer for not subscribing as literally
az he should in the sale OF the last Lib
erty Loan bonds" said Mr. McCray.
let US see if these charges are
founded upon facts or are merely the
suspicion Of someone who has not in
vestigated the matter. Take for an
example my own county. The county Of
Newton which is strictly an agricultural
county We can boast OF but single
industry which employs to exceed IF
teen men per day end that can only
operate a part Of the year. -Four town
ships out of ten are sparsely settled.
The bulk Of the land is owned by non
residents and held in large tracts. We
have a population of only ten thousand
people None very rich and none very
poor In the last bond issue our quota
was placed at s225.o0o. We sold s314.-
10000. or 30 per cent over the minimum
allotment.
The farmer had never before invest
cd in bonds. II was new to him. He
hesitated. but his sense Of duty fnally
decided for him. They realize more snd
more what tremendous sums are reouir-
ed 70 finance this war They realize
that Che war has brought TO them large
financial gains over normal conditions in
the way Of unusual prices for every
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-26
COMING EVENTS.

The Amicitia Club viii be entertained
BY Mrs. Fred Miller or Drackert street
Wednesday afternoon OF this week. Mrs.
William Lohse will he the assisting
hostess
community meeting is announced
for Wednesday evening at the Lincoln
school which the school patrons and
north side residents are invited TO at
tend. A program has been arranged.
The Deborah Society VIII hold a
pound party" Wednesday evening Of
this week az the home of Mrs. James Err
win. 2o7 Detroit street.
The United w. C. T. L. will meet
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Edward
Hunt POI johnson street.
The sixth division Of the NJ. +. Ladies'
Ala Society Will meet Wednesday after
noon at the home OF Mrs. Cotton. 21S
Truman avenue.
An entertainment called "Playtown"
viii be given at Lafayette school Thurs
day. $50 o. m Admission csc. Pro
ceeds TO go to school and Red Cross.
S-ss-st