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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-04
ALLIES TAKE OVER AND
DIVIDE GERMAN VESSELS
RUSSIAN DREADNAUGHT
FLIES UNION JACK.
Enmey Craft in Harbor at
Sebastopol Apportioned.
Crimea Ambit. .ous.

On Board the British Destroyer Til
bury. Sepastopol. Wednesday. Nov. 81
CA. PD-The allied fleet Of British.
French. Italian and Greek war vessels
has taken from the Germans ten war
ships, including smaller craft in the
harbor here. The Russian dreadnought
VOLTA Is now under the British flag.
Five destroyers were apportioned among
the allies, the British taking two, the
French two and the Italians one. Four
submarines. all German, were divided
between the French and British. All
the remaining warships and merchant
vessels of the German Black sea fleet
viii be held here. There are about H.
900 German troops in Crimea. They
have requested permission to proceed
to Germany by way of Trieste so as to
avoid repetition of an incident three
weeks ago at Odessa. German soldiers
going to Constantinope were attacked
by hostile citizens and some were
killed.
Sebastopol is governed by a coalition
committee of workingmen. merchants
and professors. The people want to es-
tablish Crimea as a governing state
with its capital at Simferpol under the
federal republic of Russia. Armed work.
ingmen maintain order in the city at
present. but the committee in charge
fears disorders after the departure OF
the German troops and the allied fleet.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-04
FOURTEEN PEACE POINTS
ACCEPTED TOO HASTILY
FEARS LONDON PAPER
TRIBUTE TO WILSON.
Address to Congress Com
mented on Extensively.
LLOYD George Criticised.

London, Dec. 4.-President Will
sons address to the American con-
gress was extensively commented
upon by the morning newspapers.
The Morning Post, while paying
tribute in the warnest terms to the
president and to American Cooper
alton in the war, insists upon the
importance of the exact relation of
The fourteen points to the peace set
tlement being ..-.saaerstood. TIM
cepted too hastily by the allied gov
ernments. 1t relies, however, upon
the presidents definition of them as
an outline of the basis of peace and
regards them as "a serviceable in
strument with which to begin the
work Of securing peace" everything
depending upon their Interpretation
and application.
The Daily News asks anXiously
for evidence of the acceptance of the
spirit Of the fourteen points, the let
ter Of which was accepted with one
exception, by the allies and deplores
"the ominous absence of any con-
sidered Or worthy reference to the
supreme issue before the world" in
the coalition governments appeal to
the electorate of Great Britain. 1t
accuses Premier Lloyd George of ap-
pealing to the mob instinct, talks of
underground Vaccinations to estab-
lish conscription in Great Britain and
then asks if the omens are better In
France and Italy.
'In all the world" 1t inquiries,
"who are the statesmen who are
backing not the letter but tho sn'rit
Of President Wilson's policy? The
situation is fun of menace. If 1T Is
to be redeemed it must be by the
peoples of every country"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-04
WHAT COUSIN GEORGE"
THINKS OF WILHELM
EX KAISER "GREATEST
CRIMINAL IN WORLD"
England's s King Holds No Pen
atty Too Severe for Direc-
tor of Crimes.

London, Nov. 2S.-(Correspondence
A. P.)-What does King George
really think Of his cousin, William
Hohenzollern, former German en-
peror?
That is a question that has often
been asked but has never received
anything approaching an authorita-
tive answer. According to writer
in the Daily News, which Is usually
very careful as to the trustworthiness
of what it prints, King George re-
cards him as "the greatest criminal
M the world today
The writer says that he was talk
ing a. few days ago with well
known statesman who has had many
opportunities during the war and es-
pecially lately, "of hearing the king
express his views of the kaiser. And
he thus summarizes what the well
known statesman" told him:
my informant says that the kings
feelings and expressions are 80 strong
that they could hardly be reproduced
verbatim, but that the substance OF
them is that the kaiser Is the great
est criminal in the world today; that
he Is directly responsible for the out
RACES on the Belgian and French civil
population; for the bombing and air
raids on the innocent inhabitants of
unfortfied' towns; for the torpedoing
of passenger and hospital ships and
the sinking Of survivors in their
boats; for first use of poison gas;
the poisoning Of wells; the destruc-
ton of works of art; Of historic
buildings, of beautiful towns; and
the machinery of industrial life and
potential reconstruction; that he has
not only permitted those things to
proceed. but was in many cases a
personal assenter to and director OF
them. and that for such a man no
retributive penalty, however severe,
would be undeserved."
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-04
| HUN ABANDONED
SICK PRISONERS
OF All AcCurSed Deeds of
Hun, Nothing ViIer Than n
Neglect of Helpless.
HOSPITALS Fill T H Y
No Attempt to Hand Patients
Over to Allies-Patients
Dead in Beds.

(By Perry Robins.)
with the British Army of Occupa-
ton, Dec. S.-At Liege, Spa and Ver-
viers, one meets the same universal
disgust and loathing of the Germans
as everywhere. One hears the same
tales OF looting, espionage and impo-
sitions, but the topic OF all others TO
which 1t is impossible to refrain from
returning Is the German treatment
of prisoners. especially the British.
In all the black history of Ger
manys conduct in this war; there is
nothing viler than her treatment OF
the sick prisoners in hospitals up lto
the time of the armistice. / heard
the same tale at several places, but
know the facts best as they occurred
in Namur. Their treatment of sick
prisoners almost always was bad
Their diet consisted of four ounces
of black bread q day, with coffee IN
the morning. rice soup at noon and
teaspoonful of jam every forty
seven hours. Our doctors tell me
'every prisoner was suffering and stu
suffers from intestinal troubles. All
are emaciated and show evidence OF
negligence.
The eliminating crime was the last
when the Germans made no attempt
to hand the hospitals over to any
authority or representative of the
allies. They did not even inform the
patients or civilians where hey were
going. They merely went away and
left the patients alone. At Namur
there were n dozen places used ms
hospitals, the existence of which the
civilian did not seem even to have
been aware of.
Incredible State OF Affairs.
The consequence was the patients
were left entirely to themselves. Into
some hospitals the civilians pene-
trated the first day. Other patients
remained absolutely unvisited for
forty Eight hours, when. driven by
hunger, some who could walk wen,
out on the streets, 70 seek 1ooda TheI
F'onfy ufd me rftizens henr tf tnf Stu
alton. When they entered the hos
pital they found an almost incredible
state of affairs. In one institution
six patients lay dead In their beds,
There were eleven dead in the hos
pitals at Namur and seventeen in one
institution in Nivelles. The condi-
tion of the place was very filthy and
loathesome. The places were Uttered
with dirty bandages and refuse. con-
sequently the atmosphere was terri
bile and the sufferings of the patients
too dreadful for words.
To Repair Barbarity.
It was five days after the Germans
left the hospitals before the first
British medical officers arrived and
ten days before there was anything
like n proper supply of invalid food
and medical necessaries. Meanwhile
the residents of the town did every
thing possible. Many worked in the
hospitals regularly until the British
took them over.
An organization OF which the
Catholic fathers were at the head did
all possible to repair the German
barbarty. Altogether there were coo
prisoners in the hospitals at Namur
and 200 more arrived in the town ex-
hausted and became patients. or all
the accursed things the Germans
have done in the war, doubt If any
thing has been so truly damnable as
this.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-04
IGREENLEAF. DECENTRALIZATION CENTER
America Says 'GOd-Speed'' to Wilson
FLoTlLLA ORDERED OUT
Sixteen Destroyers From Brest
IA Weloora Wilaop.

London, Dee. 3.-London
Times Special Dispatch, via
Government Wireless.) IA fio-
tilla OF sixteen destroyers has
been ordered from the Ameri-
can base at Brest to join off
the Azores the other vessels
which are 10 welcome Presi-
dent Wilson. The Brest ma
val authorities state the escort
will include nine battleships
and cruisers.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-04
HEAVY DAMAGE SUITS
$50, 900 Asked For Death Of Father u


Through Attorneys Finley, CampbsIlI
and Coffey. Sam f. Houssard. as Id
ministrator for the estate of RcbeF&
Lee Martin and John William Martil1'
filed suit In circuit court WednesdA8
morning against the Chattanooga Irc1l
q Coal corporation for damages IN tho.
sum of 5000. 1t will be reWembeec4'
that the Martins were fatally injured
a short time ago in an accident It ~
plant of the iron and coal corporatioxl
They were buried at the same 0uik'
The suits are for s25,000 each. IA
Still another suit filed was that ri
AJC. Carson versus the Southern E<
press company for damages In tho 0l1n1
of S25,000 for alleged personal injufi16j
Tatum. Thatch and Lynch ara at1G<r
neys for Carson. The cou1ooqI
about a year ago, while ine the q
of the express company, waG IN
wagon to which a fracttou1|
was hitched. The horse rfn~
Carson sustained a broken A.
other injuries. fxa
Suit has also been filed i1d
court by John Smith against
side pharmacy, r. w. Allen oS11
Wickliffe in which he seeks r
demages in the sun, OF $40.
neys C. w, Chamlee and o.
bers are counsel for the Coz
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-04
PURCHASE STATIONS

washington, Dec. 4.-The navy ue-
.partment has purchased all radio STA
stions of the Marconi Wireless Telegraph
company OF America. with the exception
of four high powered stations. II was
officially announced today. This means,
the announcement said, the termination
by the Marconi company Of the hand
ling OF all messages from ships to the
shore. =,
The navy department now owns all
wireless stations in the United States
that were devoted to commercial uses
before the war, excepting sixteen sta
tions at present under private owner
shin.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-04
MAKES PRECEDENT

Hoboken, N. j., Dec. Al.
N. S)-President Wilson
sailed for Europe this morn
ing to attend the peace con-
ference, establishing a prece-
dent in American history. The
historic voyage began at 1924
o'clock when the former Ham,
burg American liner George
Washington. bearing the presi-
dent and a large party, began
warping out from her pier.
Prior to President Wilson's
departure today for Europe
to attend the peace conference,
It became known that he goes
determined against milifarism
in any form. The crushing of
Prussian militarism was a part
of his plan for the future peace
Of the whole world, the presi-
dent feels, according to per-
sons who conferred with him
on the transport George Wash
ington before II sailed.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-04
URGE TRIAL OF KAISER
Britain Decides to Press For His
Surrender.


London, Dec. 3.-Speaking at Bootle
tonight. Andrew Bonar Law, the chan
cellor Of the exchequer confirmed the
statement that the British government
had decided to press the allies as
strongly as possible that the surrender
of former Emperor William should be
demanded and that he should stand
trial.
The chancellor also announced that
the government had appointed a
committee to examine scientifically
into the question of how much the
enemy would be able to pay. The
government would propose such pro-
cedure to the allies and he believed
it would be adopted. An inter-allied
committee would then inquire into
the whole question and decide what
amount was obtainable. Steps would
then be taken to secure its payment.
AS Col. T.. M. House, the American
representative, was unable to attend
the allied conferences in London yes
terday and today. Mr.. Bonar Law
added, 1t was impossible that de-
cision could be reached on any point.
He was, therefore, now only express
ing the views of the British govern
ment.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-04
GERMANY TO PAY LIMIT
Lloyd Georges Policy Con-
CURED. in bv AIlies,

London, Tuesday, Dec. g.
All the nations represented at
the inter-allied conference here
today may be regarded as in
agreement with the policy OF
Lloyd George as to compelling
Germany to pay to the limit Of
her capacity. The allied repre-
sentatives are, also agreed on
the proposition Of bringing to
trial those responsible for out
RACES on humanity during the
war.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-04
CREENLEAF HAS
BEEN SELECTED
Officially Designated as One
of DemobiIizatiOn Camps
of Southeast.
3Oth MAY COME HE RE
Future of Chickamauga c.
Permanent Camp for BIG
Units Looks Bright.
3Oth MAY COME HE r &
DESIGNATED AS
REHABILITATION CAMP

wash lnstton, Dec. -
Especially - Camp Greenleaf
has been officially designated
by the Acknowledgement In an
order issued yesterday as one
of the thirty camps at whicn
troops will be demobilized ana
mustered out. Whether q fuii
division will be brought there
has not yet been determines.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-04
HALSTEAD LEADS RACE
Rather Poor Show'nr Made In Six-Day
CycIe Event

cycle Event.
New York. Dec. 4.-Thirteen of the
fourteen teams In the six day cycle race
had covered $50 miles an dfour laps at
a m. today, the fifty third hour H'l-
stead was leading. The record for this
hour is LIP miles and two lans. made
bv Carman and Cory in 1915. The Bow
ker brothers were one lap behind.
At am. the fifty sixth hour. the
leading thirteen teams had pedaled 1.OO9
miles two laps. Bowker brothers were
one lap behind. The fifty-sixth hour
record Is 1859 miles five laps. made here
by Anderson and Dupuy in 1915.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-04
NIGHT SHIFT STILL ON

Southern Machine Company Discon-
tlnues Sunday Work.
II has been reported that the night
shift at the plant of the Southern Ma
chine company had been turned off. but
the statement. which gained considera-
BILE headway, was denied by H. M. Lof-
tin of the company, Wednesday. What
might have given rise to the rumor
was the discontlnuance of the Sunday
shift. Disseminating the night shift Is
not contemplated.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-04
WOULD RESTORE POWER
Place Rate-Fixing With Interstate Com.
merce Commission.

Place Hdte-F IN'T'H VVTt" 'T'e' '5"'N
merce Commission.
Washington. Dec. "A movement 10
take the rate fixing power for railroads
from the president and restore 1t to the
interstatae commerce commission start
ed in the senate today with the intro
duction of bill by Senator Smith oil
Georgia.
The measure amends the original act
which turns the railroads over to the
government, taking from II the clause
which removes the interstate commerce
commission from it's jurisdiction over
the roads.
The measure contemplates the con-
tinued presidential control with the eN-
ception of establishing rates and fares
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-04
BETTER MAKE RETURNS
Reglstrants Liable to Be Declared De
lInQuents.

Local board No. 2. Hamilton county.
would like to close their records with
out any delinquents and would appre-
ciate any information concerning the
whereabouts of the following, as unless
questionnaires are received from them
before December o, next Monday. they
must be reported to the adjutant- gem
eral of this state as delinquet: Jerrc
Carroll. Will Davis, James M. High
tower Perry Pittman, James Lee, An
drew Mclean, Early Lane, Cicero w.
Wortham. Cicero Evans, James Lee.
John Williams. Sol Kenneth Harris, all
colored; Fred Rose, Wilbur $. Irwin,
George Hadnott. Chas. VIM. Kennett.
Earle Parrish
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-04
Fair, Says Billy 'Pcssum.

And now that
Wilson's gone to
France, tits pro-
per to inquire to
whom he leaves
the reins of pow
er; while dous-
ing wars red
fire, 1t might not
be a bum idea to
have some prizes
sent those who
;uess who really
IS vice-president.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-04

DECIDE TO DISSOLVE
GERMAN HEADQUARTERS

Copenhagen. Dec. s. The
Soldiers and workers council
at Leipsic has decided that
German general headquarters
shall be dissolved. and Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg ar
rested, according to the Lokal
Anzieger, of Berlin.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-04
INCREASE ABOLISHED

washington, Dec. 4.-The increased
charges for parlor and sleeping cars on
all railroads under federal control were
TODAY abolished. effective Immediately,
by the railroad administration.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-04

The weather? Fair and continued
cool tonight and Thursday.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-04

A. r., |. N. S., N. E. A. an1
London Times contribute e
News pages. i
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-04

Messages of money-savins val.
ues appear in News advertise
ments.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-28
START STORING VEGETABLES

is remarkable how few American families have stored vege
tables for their late Old root cellars and storage
bins reached the Yet denies that
storage Of vegetables of tme labor money
and shipping space.
the time that home storage idea working again
All vegetables cabbage and others which are not rap
idly pehabe should be stored by every family that has facilities
don't have their gardens is much cheaper to
vegetables from neghbors than to wait
until winter and buy them from the store.
Talk about vegetables storage in club meetings at ladies'
aids suppers Get every interest
ed. A little talking will do it.
Often several families will be able to band together for
muny storage labor and time preparing the place to
products winter talk community into the idea
now while vegetables plentiful.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-28
CHILDREN RUN GREAT
RISK AROUND Trans
Boys and Girls Through the East End
Of the City In Attempting to Touch
Soldiers Hands Run Great
Risk Of Being Injured.

The attention of parents is called
to the great risk their children run
most every day when troop trains
pass through the city. 1t is said that
on last Sunday evening near the Wal
nut street crossing one little girl had
a very narrow escape from being
thrown under the train.
The children who congregate at the
street crossings hold their hands up
in order to touch the tips of the SOL
diers' fingers and in their anxiety to
get close enough to touch the SOL
diers as the trains pass, they get
reckless and get entirely too near the
passing trains. The troop trains run
at very low rate of speed through
the city and this causes the youngs-
ters to get reckless.
officers cannot be at every crossing
when. the trains pass to keep the
youngsters back and the parents of
the children are urged to warn their
children to be satisfied with standing
back good distance from the trains.
Unless the children stop this danger
GUS practise some one will be killed
either by being dragged under the
troop train or by being struck by "a
train coming in another direction on
the other track.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-28
GERMANY EXPECTS SPAIN
TO BREAK RELATIONS
German Newspapers Admit Situation
Over Submarines Is Very
Critical.

London-German newspapers re-
ceived in Denmark affirm that the sit
uation between Spain and Germany is
critical, but they agree that Germany
cannot make any concessions with re-
gard to her submarine warfare, says a
dispatch to the Exchange, Telegraph
from Copenhagen.
The Taeglische Rundschau admits
the beginning of conflict which may
affect the position of both Mexico and
Argentina. "The complaints of Spain
mean an admission in favor of the
Entente Powers" says this newspa-
err, "and SPANS threat means ster
away from the path of neutrality de
sired by the Spanish people. The
Spanish note must be considered b.
the German people as an unfriendly
act"
The Lokal Anzeiger declares that
Spain must acknowledge the condi-
tons which compelled Germany~to re
sort to her submarine warfare.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-28
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
LOOKS UP ORGANIZATION
Chamber Of Commerce Finds That Al.
lies Cooperative Committee Is an
Approved War Relief
Agency.

Quite number of our business men
have received pencils with their firm
name imprinted on them from the
Americas Allies Cooperative Co. the
last few days, with the request for
donations. The money is to be USED
in connection with the work the com
mittee is doing in cooperation with
the English, French, Italian, Belgian,
Serbian and Polish War Relief Com
mittees.
One of the business men, recalling
the request>from the local Chamber Of
Commerce on several occasions, in
sisting that the citizens refer the
many questionable solicitations for
contributions for war relief, called
Secretary Dodd's attention to the fore
going solicitation. Mr.. Dodds imme-
diately got in communication with the
Secretary of the New York Merchants
Association and received an answer
yesterday. The communication states
that the Bureau of Advice and Infor-
nation of the Charity Organization
Society of that city reports that The
America Allies Cooperation Commit
tee is rated as an approved war re-
lief agency. 1t further states that in
the past there has been some question
as to the methods of this organiza-
ton, but apparently their errors have
been corrected.
The Chamber of Commerce affords
the citizens of Mason county a fine
opportunity to make sure that they
contribute only to worthy solicitations
and we urge our subscribers to make
use of this valuable institution when
an occasion of like nature arises.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-28
Summit

Mrs. John Stitt and daughter, Mar
guerite, of Covington, are visiting her
, brother, Mr.. George Seldom and fam
lily of Stonelick.
Mr.. and Mrs. t. r. Stevens and
family had as guests Sunday Mr.. and
Mrs. Wood Hit, Miss Mayne Manley,
and Mrs. Lottie Cracraft of Mayslick,
Misses BERTHE and Anita Newtigate of
Maysville and Miss Margaret Hit of
this place.
Mr.. Joe Storer who for the last few
years has made his home with Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Keith and who is now
seriously i'll has been removed to the
Whitehall Hotel where he will re-
ceive medical treatment
Mrs. Of Hendrix of Lewisburg
visited her son, Mr.. Estes Hendrix and
family of Taylor's Mill last week
Quite a number from this place at
tended the meeting of the Ladies' Aid
Society and the Red Cross which was
held at the orangeburg Christian
Church Tuesday.
Misses Edna and Emma Stevens,
who spent their vacations here with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T, r.
Stevens, left Monday morning for
Pendleton county, where they will at
tend Institute before beginning their
school
Mrs. William Bartruff and daugh-
ter, Anna Mildred, have returned to
their home after a visit with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. J, R. Brodt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Lashbrooke
have received word that their son,
John, was now on his way to France.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-28
ROOT AND HERE MEDICINES

Indian medicines men contend that
the roots and herbs of the field fur
nish panacea for every i'll to which
human flesh is heir. Be that asi it
may, it is interesting to note that the
most successful remedy in the world
for female ills, Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, was compound
ed more than forty years ago by Mrs.
Lydia e, Pinkham of Lynn, Mass,
from the roots and herbs of the field,
end today it is recognized from shore
to shore as thestandard remedy for
female ills. -