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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-02

Some one raised the cry to wipe out all German establishments and the mob soon grew to xhou- sands, who began systematfc de- structf0n.
 A department store owned by a Hollander was wrecked and he re- ported his loss to his government. He wns the only foreigner, other than Germans. whose property was attacked.
 The antf-German spirit was su- pcrseded by ordinary mob cnthusi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-02
Municipal Council of Paris to Meet Wilson
 in Body Upon Arrival

Paris, Saturday, November 30.-The municipal council of Paris has de- cided to go in body. on the arrival. of President Wilson. to present him the good. wishes and welcome of the people of Paris. The council ex- pressed a wish that the day be made a national holiday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-02

asm, and the destruction finally was extended to the shops of Lnx- ezaburEers trsF,nsvsSey.
 Two American lieufenants who arrived while the campaign of de- struction was at It's height called upon four enlisted men to arm themselves with broken boards and dfsperse the crowd. The soldiers shouted to the excited men ma women to go to their homes and they dispersed quickly, accepting the command without question.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-02
BIG BERTHA DISAPPEARS

With the American Army of Occupation, December l. lBy Courier to Nsncy2(By the Associated Press)The inside facts regarding Big Bertha" and the other German be locked with the of Germany Information that reaches the American army fcias to the effect that the German heavy cabe at various points have been shipped the Shipments of parts of big gun displacement also reported Germans, interrogated the disposition
 Big Bertha and the other large cabred cannon be ignorant of their present whereabouts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-02

drawing toward tic River Rhine from Belgium and northern France, are conducting the movement in an orderly manner, according to special telegram from Dusseldorf, Rhenish Prussia. The troops are carrying their own provisions.
 GROWN PRINCE TO GO
 Paris. December 1.--tHavas.D The Petit Journal says it is con- vinced that the associated powers will now demand the formal abdi- cation Of Frederick William, the former German crown prince.
 KING ADVOCATES
 Copenhagen, December 1.-The King of Wurttemburg has formally abdicated, according to reports from Stuttgart.
 BUCHAREST BURNING
 Copenhagen, December 1.-(By
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-02
CrolUds Wait AH Day
 For the Mau, starsts
British Steamer to Dock Today at Hoboken With First Large Body of Returned American SOldiersENew York Wants Men tD
 Parade and Give Officers Dinner

New York; December 1.-The British steamship Maureana, returning the United States with the first large body of anchored in Gravesend bay at TAO o'clock tonight She met by and tugs She will prob ably remain her anchorage until early morning. when she is expected to dock at Hoboken.
 The reported, had ordered
  who from England The had sto bring arnyof of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-02

AII1N LIEN BONJ O II TNOCLAHAtIO
 Amsterdam, December 1.--Field Marshal yon Hindenburg has is- sued n proclamation. according to the Cologne yoIks Zeitung, declar- ing that conflicts with the s0l- diers' and workmen's councils will be averted. He requests at the same time that the central gOv- ernment instruct the councils to ab- stain from interfering with the army commanders.
 No Offense will be taken to the display of the red flag eff 1t Is dis- played in n worthy manner. said the field marshal, and the same attitude must be expected from the soldiers and vorkmen's council toward troop emblcIns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-02
3 German Submarines
 Surrendered Yesterday

Harwich, December Eight more German submarines surrendered to-
 day, making total of l22 which have
 been taken over bS the allies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-02
EISNER FALLS.

Copenhagen. December I.--Ad- vices from Bavaria say the fall of Premier Eisner Is expected soon and that Herr Amer, socialist. is mentioned as his successor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-02
'e advance today averaged l2 miles.

ops rose to the position of princes and occupied a place among the imperial electors Near the close of the six teenth century it was recognized as free imperial city and the ecclesiast- cal principality was wiped out in the French revolution. The city and the territory surrounding 1t were assigned to Prussia, by the congress of Vienna The population at the outbreak of the war was about 60.000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-02
PEOPLE ISSUE ULTIMATUM

Copenhagen, December 1.--tBy the Associated Prcss.)--The peo- ple's council at Breslnu today sent an u1timatuni to the German gov ernment, demanding immediate convocation of the constituent as- sembly and threatening that Silesia would be separate from Prussia unless a satisfactory answer is re- ceived within As hours.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-02

With the American Army of oecupaon December cated Pres)Ameican behind the German guards occupied. a
 General Pershng at
 and A.. of civil affairs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-02

the Associated Prcss.e--Bnchnrest Ia burnint, according to reports from Berlin. received here. Peas- ant revolts are said to have broken out in all parts of Rumania.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-02
More Than Half Billion
 Dollars Aduanced Railroads

Washington, December ad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-02

'the people or the city of New York are most anxious to welcome the troops and that the mayors committee of well come and city officials have been wait ing all day to meet the Mauretania at Ambrose channel''
 Battery Park was crowded all day with persons eager to catch glimpse of the vessel bringing back to these shores the vanguard of the great army which Amer ica sent overseas Despite reports that
 (Contlnued on Page Two.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-02

Treves is situated on the right bank of the Moselle river, 57 miles south west of Coblenz. It is perhaps the old- est town in Germany and is rich in Roman relics Among the main objects of interest in the town are the catho- dral, which is one of the oldest In Germany and the provincial museum, with fine collection of antiquities.
 Treves became an archepiscopal see In the ninth century and the archbish-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-02
"Big Bertha s ''
 Whereabouts Are
 German Secrets

American Troops Cross Frontier Into Prus- sia Behind German Rear Guards, Oc- ~cupying Treves-Four Americans End Riot Caused By Over
 charging Sanmies
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-02

RETREAT ORDERLY
 Berlin, December 1.-(By the As- sociated Press.)-Three million German troops, 100000 horses and great quantities. of baggage, with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-02
Former Enperor's Position, And What His Fate WiH
 Be, Now Concerns Allies

Holland Names Commission to Decide His Status That Coun- ty-Sof to Represent German Austrian Republic at Peace Conference-Crown Princes Abdication Will Also Be
 Demanded-Copenhagen Dispatches Relate In
 ward Disturbances in Empire London Saturday, tBrth Wireless tm sassssh chad culprt punishment are alsogu guilty ycannotbe {yed By that argument" the f>dnue other ens uchap plea n pops uhh Raiser care others no.whow mbe sed nalu th highly iinL dd h i've m Q arch criminal to jm is ht a re hm a figure his d m the hh e bgt his unty t if pros how flaw in hs beba.d tn mmhy
 
 Commission to Decide Ex-Kaiser's Position 30The Grmn Empero occupis in
  cli of B. C. J. Loar, Prof. A A H. Shuycken and A.
 London Surprised at Formal Abdicaton dy formal GE Empe caused rpm in England
 
 h.,e Holland f German p prince epdh here fcton h s,bu it inow believed Frederick William p Q only
 Temps Looks for German Surprise
 
  h til ~ M In
  must D Is hing M done whh rmtru
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-02
Solf Represents German-Austrian R

yhdo to sof 10 f auveofh.C g Dr. ~ d h pyin pressed y the d C Auao join Germany IS this he eIonefnh sddeneo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-02
Temps Looks for German Surprise

"More than ever Is is possible Germany is preparing surprise for us. More than ever must France remain in closer union with her companions in arms.
 sBut this union to be effica- cfous must be general. It Is not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-02

only the European allies which must remain hand-in-hand. The help of the United States, which was decisive in the latter stages of the war, is no less decisive in preparing for peace.
 ssNOthing can be done which
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-02
GROWN PRINCE TO GO
KING ADVOCATES

BUCHAREST BURNING Copenhagen, December 1.-(By
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-02
London Surprised at Formal Abdica

London Saturday November soTh formal abd of the n O the ncn andwoken delegates William fr he Germany for onand.
 act n the aim for hi fony.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-02

binds the futre before the arrival in Europe of President Wilson. The conversations which are now going on in London have no diplo- mntic character. It is Foch, not Picbon (foreign minister) who accompanies Premier Clemenceau..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-02
Commission to Decide Ex-Kaiser's

position which
 Holland inquired A. A. andA E.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-15
PERSHING CONTRADECTS
STORY SERGEANT TOLD

The record Of German atrocities In
battle is sufficient unto itself. Moth
ing that can be added to IL can more
thoroughly damn the Prussian mill
tary system. There are no depths
lower than those to which It has
sunk.
When over-zealcus soldiers return
from the battle front and let their
imaginations run to tales Of horror
that have no basis I'm fact. they inturo
our cause more than the Germans.
America IL In this war to vindicate
the principles Of truth and righteous
ness. IL in no wonder then that Gen.
-eral Pershing acted summarily on
hearing Of the manufactured tales
circulated by one Of his own men.
The War Department authorizes
the publication OF the following ca
blegram from the commanding gem
eral Of the American Exreditionary
Forces:
"A st, Louis. Mo-. paper recently
received here states that q sergeant.
one Of flfty men sent back in, connec-
ton with the Liberty Loan campaign.
is making speeches in which he
states: ~
1.-The Germans give poisoned
candy to the children to eat and hand
grenades for them to play with. They
show glee at the children's dying
writings and laugh aloud when the
grenades explode. saw one Amer
lean boy, about II years old, who had
been captured by the Germans, come
back to our trenches. He had cotton
in and about his ears. asked some
one what the cotton was for.
"'"The Germans cut OF his ears
and sent him back to tell US they
want to fight men," was the answer.
They feed Americans tuberculosis
germs
"As there is no foundation what
ever. in fact, for such statements
based on any experience we have had.
recommend that this sergeant, IL
the statements quoted above were
made by him. be Immediately re-
turned for duty here. and that the
statements be contradicted.
''PEREHING.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-15

Not 20 very long ago there was Q
milk-fed gourd In northern hamlet
Who was the only son Of some un-
6analiy careful parents. He aid up
through the days Of his youth with
knk much effort. He didn't know the
knles Tor "Run. Sheep. Run" ana he
thought the swimming hole was Q
place TO drop mail In.
Z His mother called him Leroy and
s drew an honor card ct school be-
amse he never was tardy nor absent.
II no not only % In Department his
sfher accused him OF picking the
lock on his pencil box. He never had
70 stay after school and clean the
$kmaerp, and over at Sunday School
- was rated a. o Scholar First Class.
Is he took on few years he excelled
"a ali his studies and when he was
&aAAuated from high school his vale
History was q masterpiece Of fowery
nasooga. He didn't believe in girls
Ind he thought that dance was an
aAeal preliminary for shattered
career.
, Mother Needed Him
! His father wouldn't let him attend
n university because his mamma
Wanted him to stay home and water
khS peonies. So he went to work in
~ once OF o tannery and kept
books at salary Of So . week out Of
mich he bought his chewing gum,
kept ilp his subscription to the
Youths Companion and added $7.43
Is HIS savings account In the bank.
He went along fine for several
years and bothered no one but the
faugh gangsters who Smoked cigar
ties on the bank steps and made a
Nightly try at coping a0ozy. They
karided him some but he never an
1wered back. He followed his pa
6NntaI teachings and turned the soft
eek. He couldn't have been
Neakged into an argument II he had
He0n hfEched to steam roller. He
Maintained a sweet tongue and
nnt on into the library and picked
kak another book. He was all peace
I'D pretty virtue, that cuckoo, and
ncthirg could stir him from the line.
After he rounded out his first 81
gears he was given new arm chair
md q students lamp and was allowed
70 remain out until after IL he
Hcnghx In a written report on the
Nights work. He got real deviiish
tGh All this freedom and struck up
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-15

man don't sit well in my craw. I'm
patriotic. too. but even Washington
had to rest now and then to. get a
decision. / wish he'd come across
with that Fall Out sign. I've got
to send o postcard to the old lady.
She's been worrying lately about this
offspring. She's got the idea that
I'm still ON O milk diet. The last
letter 1 had from her she wanted me
to run over to Washington and see
President Wilson to see II / couldn't
stay on this side. She said she
thought had o good chance as the
President had spoke in our home
town once. I've got to get card OF
to Min. too She's been pretty free
with the sweet stuff since got In and
I've got to keep her posted 20 she
can continue the connection. But
guess there's no chance, Wen be
down in that old steerage pretty
quick And after you get down there
you have to be over eight feet to see
the lights on the Statue Of Liberty.
But that don't bother ne. I've got q
little luke left after that New York
pass and with a couple Of good snake
eye dice and half o break on Phoebe
from the south I'll clean. Just watch
this dude when"
Some one yelled again and Leroy
hitched up his belt, dropped the
cigarette and went on MP the gang
plank. And when he got good snif
of the salt air and felt the jar Of the
engines, and the screw churned the
waters of the slip and the wharf slid
away to the rear, he elbowed himself
q little space in the crowd and yelled:
Where you goin', boys?,'
And the whole gang of hardboileds
doomed the answer:
Were going to the Hamburg
show"
1t may be long time before Lee
Roy hits UP the main drag of the
hamlet again, but when he does his
mother will tell him he did just
noble, and If Min has taken on a.
little class and has given up her old
tangled ideas about the sort of zap
she wants to hook up with for the
big journey therell be little wed
ding The Librarian won't be in
vited, either, and IL any one mentions
the good marks he used to get at
school there'H be an exceptionally
good chance for funeral party i'm
mediately following the ceremony.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-15
HUGE SALVAGE

Some Indication of the magnitude
OF the job undertaken by the Conser-
vation and Reclamation Division OF
the Quartermaster Corps and the eft
fectiveness of its work is shown by
the figures compiled for a single
month. In thirty days the following
articles were repaired or renovated:
519,132 shoes, 1917 overcoats, a.
40 blouses. 81,249 pairs Of breeehes,
S2.94S flannel shirts, $1,000 suits OF
underwear. 1928 leggins, 5000
hats, 5,20i stockings. 2.795 blankets
and 2B,425 miscellaneous reclama-
lions. II the Conservation and Rec.
lamation Division had not been cre-
ated all of these articles would have
gone to the rag bag or Junk pile.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-15

an acquaintance with Minnie, the
thin daughter Of q dry goods mer-
chant. who was beginning to figure
that II she didn't turn the nuptial
trick pretty soon she'd be out Of luck
when the goodies were passed. He
got real interested and bought her
popcorn and caramels and every
thing. Several times, when he Sc
down town on band concert nights.
Among the Red Floods
He was really getting along fairly
well-to the point where he could
approach the house of the fair Min
netka without suffering q paroxysm
Of heart titiilation-when the souse-
eating public Of Germany fused
around and spilled . nice little
chance for the Red Bloods to play
war. The R. BIS picked up the cue
and the first thing Leroy knew his
name was printed in the hometown
paper and his mother was running
over TO the neighbors most OF the
time sobhing In her gingham apron
and wondering what she would ever
do without her boy. A rough SER
kC@nS uAA@1AJ N9&AAC 0AOA18 anu ~ eA1AACNA
up the quota and Leroy, after gin
gerly shaking q goodbye to Minnie
and kissing his father on both
cheeks, meekly stepped aboard the
accommodation and was OF to camp.
Just the other day Leroy stepped
out on a pier In the North River at
New York as the No. man Of set
OF fours toting regular towing
pieces. His. hat smelIed sweatfsh
from perspiration and when he took
IL on he mopped shaved dome with
q big green handkerchief. He had
an overcoat over one arm and pack
on his back that weighed heavy. He
marked time with some hobnailed
mixers and kept the cadence nicely.
A hOarse voice stridently called halt
and the command REST" was given
With it Leroy reached for O cigar
cite, lighted it. struck an easy pose.
snarled up his face and gruned:
What He Got or His Chest
tits about time that bird let US
rest. I've been padding along with
this outfit too long now. / wonder
what he thinks I ana derrick? II
he does he's got another slant COM
ing. / don't mind hiking, but this
idea OF making caravan out OF a
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-15
RED CROSS AIDS PRISONERS

About 900 American prisoners have
been found in German military prison
camps by the Red Cross. Each Of
them is being furnished with twenty
pounds of food week by the Red
Cross, which also sends reading mat
ter, comforts and tobacco to the
Americans Postmaster-Genera Bur-
Lesson has announced that relatives OF
the American prisoners can send them
money through the Bureau OF Prison
Relief Of the Red Cross.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-15
STOPPED BASEBALL GAME
TO SALUTE FRENCH HYMN

The negro stevedores were play
ing baseball in France-playing Il
tooth and nail-without thought
for anything else i'm the world. They
hadn't been 80 wrapped up In any
thing since they landed in France.
Suddenly, on the fringe OF the
thick, noisy, black line Of rooters
across the outfieId, men began to turn
their backs on the game. stiffly
standing at attention. Over their
heads, from the direction OF the
band, came faint but thrilling music,
to which they automatically fitted
words:
TO arms, We by0ve, TO arms!
Ven form b6ft0Iions strong,
March on -"
Attention." shouted the big coll
cred soldier who, but Q moment be-.
fore, had been rafting the pitcher.
More men, and down the rOoters'
line yet more men, were straighten-
ing, stiffly erect. The runner, ten
feet off second base, spun half turn
On his heel. The pitcher dropped his
ball and the batter his stick. Even
the Jump" was called to silence.
Away back, one could see q lazy
catcher standing, elbow crooked, and
with his black hand to the forehead
OF his wire mask.
The Marseillaise haA huah6A tho
great American game!
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-15
8. ID. G.

After Mother Your Shoes Are
Your Next Best Frieud-Prompt Re-
pair VIII Mean = Long Friendship"
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-15

TO arms, We by0vf. TO arms!
Ven form boftolions strong,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-03
WINDHAM

Mrs. E. B. Brown, Mrs R. L. Pe- grum, Miss Grace Bates, Miss Ellen Hawkins, Mrs. R. T, Bixby, Miss Mar garet Granger and Miss Emn1ie Neale attended the meeting of the Eastern Connecticut Branch, W. B. F. M, n Chaplin Friday.
 A number of people in the village are suffering from bad colds, but SC far there have been only two or three mild cases of influenza. Mrs. H. c Lathrop, Miss Charlotte Lathrop, Har- old Maine, John Sherman and Harold Hopkins, Alfred Abbe are among the patients.
 A former pastor of the Congrega- tional church, Rev. r. H. Means, o1 Boston will have charge of the ser vices next Sunday.
 W. F. Maine went to the Hartford hospital last week for an operation or his throat. Miss Emmie Neale who has beer the guest of her sister, Mrs. E. K Leffingwell, has returned to her home
 in Brooklyn, N. Y.
 Mrs. Lefingwell and Miss Josephine
 Bingham plan to represent St. PauPs
 church at the Woman's Board meet 1 ing in Middletown Friday. A patriotic meeting in the interest of the Liberty loan drive was held 1T
 the chapel Monday evening. A. R
 Sexton of Hartford was the speaker. l Miss Anna Bates. librarian at tht l Quincy, Mass, High school, is at home | the school being closed because o1 the epidemic of influenza there.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-03
LISBON

Rev. W. J. Reynolds Sunday morn ing theme was The Schoo! of Life The Fourth Liberty Loan prcclan1a tion was read from the pulpit.
 The house formerly owned by An drew Adams, one of the finest of the old farm houses in town and a land mark on the Canterbury road, was burned to the ground last Tuesday night. William Tator, the present
 owned. was alone in the house. the
 rest of the family being away for a visit when he was wakened by the smell of smoke and on reaching the stairway found the lower part of the house, in flames. He escaped by low ering himself to the ground from 8 window. He was unable to save any thing in the house.
 The Liberty Loan committee for ths drive now on has F. L. kanahan as | chairman The other members ars Arthur Lawton, Herman Learned, E l l.. Weeks, Alvin Kanpff, James Me Lean, c. H. Fitch, H. J. Kendall, Geo Allen, F. H. Johnson, E. F. Burleson l Duncan Mckay.
 The Ladies' Aid society will mee'
 this Wednesday, afternoon with Mrs Edward Pratt.
 | Mrs. August Hoelck entertained las
 week MT. Hoelck's cousin and two
 children from Springfield. l There are many cases of colds ant
 grip about town.
 R. R. Barber and Charles F. John
 son are serving as jurors ill Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-03

Saturday.
 Mrs Fenelon McCollum and Fene-
 lon, Jr., were at the Mansfield fair on
 Saturday.
 Catherine Garvey fell from see
 saw Thursday afternoon. injuring her right ankle. Mrs. Florence Easterbrook has re- turned from St Josephs hospital, in Willinantci, to the Snow farm.
 Miss Nellie Driscoll, teacher at the Reynolds Memorial school, attended l the Teachers convention in Coventry Friday.
 The High school pupils were on va cation Monday because oe Ihe illness of some of their teachers. The war train at the local railroad station Sunday evening attracted vast throng of enthusiastic patriots i from this and adjoining towns. The mid-week service of devotion
 will this week be held this (Wednes-
 day) evening at 7.30 o'clock, at the home of the Misses Tilden. It will alsc be the monthly meeting of Dunhan
 Memorial church. A night school session for the par
 ents of the public school children vii
 be held at Edwin Reynolds Memoria
 school Thursday evening. Oct. g. The October meeting of the c, E
 society will be held in the chapel or Friday evening.