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New-York tribune., 1918-12-06
lilies Decree Death for Guilty War Lords;
Great Britain Is Pledged to Supreme NaDy
Strike Won by Plea
To Employ Soldiers

IT workday would provide en-
Il HE novel plea that shorter
ployment for returning soldiers
won a strike yesterday conducted
by the Amalgamated Clothing
Workers of America. The firm
which agreed to the reduction is
j. Samuels & Bros, 1872 Fifth
Avenue, and the truce will bring
1,500 men and women back to
work.
The Amalgamated is conduct
ing a general strike in the mems
and boys clothing industries. 1t
issued statement last night
asserting that the strike had
caused the withdrawal of four
teen members from the American
Mems and Boys Clothing Manu-
facturers' Association. Leon
Mann, secretary of the employ
ers' association, declined to dis
cuss the situation.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-06
Woman Urges
Crowd to Burn
SZeitung' Dolls
Mrs. Oliver C.. Field and
Mrs. McAllister Smith
@'Raid'' Ridder's Offices

Dolls, "big, blonde and S. apiece"
took part in mob scene staged yes
terday afternoon in and about the
New Yorker Staats-Zeitung" Build
ing, at 1872 William Street, by Mrs.
Oliver Cromwell Field, president of
the American Relief Legion, and Mrs.
McAllister Smith, of the Women's
Committee of the American Defence
Society.
The two women were accompanied
by a squad of soldiers. They invited
crowd to burn a heap of toys, which
they said were made in Germany, and
to throw the president Of the news
was ignored and the invaders finally
left of their own volition.
Mrs. Field and Mrs. Smith got out
Of their limousine in front of the
"Staats Zeitung." One carried a pla-
card with sanguinary hand stain and
a sentence. This hand made the toys
that are offered to your children" The
other bore aloft a painting which
showed a badly crucified on an Iron
Cross.
"We're going to put the "Staats
Zeitung' on the Fritz" announced
Mrs. Smith.
Mrs. Smith detected customer in
the act Of buying cne of the faxen-
haired dolls. He was small man in
a dark cutaway coat and derby hat
His face was clean at that moment
"Thats right, send more money back
to Germany to buy munitions with, -
said Mrs. Smith.
The man tucked the offending doll
under his arm, twisted his moustache
and turned around.
''I'm Prazilian from Prazil, and as
goot an AMERICAN as you," he replied.
81 puy Liperty Ponds and ! pay saw
tolls if I blease, vot?" He bore away
his package and faded momentarily
from the picture.
In the mean while Mrs. Smith
caught sight of several husky employees
unloading boxes from wagon outside
and carrying them into the office.
whats in those boxes? she de-
manded.
KNOCK lid off and see," suggested
some one.
She did, and discovered that Herman
Ridder, president of the "Zeitung,'
was receiving a new consignment OF
dolls-mostly blondes.
Mrs. Smith faced the circle of Mrs
Fields auditors. "If there's a mar
among you,' she cried, you'll make g
pile here in the street of those German
things and burn them. Do it if you're
men, and throw Mr.. Ridder on top OF
the heap"
Acting Sergeant Schusterman and his
squad of soldiers drew back into q
doorway. eve amt really here for
much of anything" he explained. "You
know, just to see that nothing starts
"I'll start it, them" spoke up little
man in workman's jumper and a greasy
! cap.
Mrs. Smith stepped back. "Arrest
this man, officer!" she cried. "He has
insulted me-" She looked again
"Why, he's camoufaged! He was all
dressed up a minute ago, and see him
now. He's the NAH who bought the
doll, and he works here. Arrest him! y
At the Oak Street station the little
man said he would apologize for any
thing he'd done, and Mrs. Smith ac-
cepted. Before he was released he
was required to enter himself in the
blotter and it was then earned that
the "Prazilian from Prazil" was named
Missenberger
New-York tribune., 1918-12-06
Wilson Peace
Ship Now 450
Miles at Sea
George Washington Making
IL Knots in Calm, but
Clear and Cold Weather
President Is Slightly I'll
Suffers From Bad Cold,
but Passes Time Largely
on Coming Farley Details

ON BOARD UNITED STATES SHIP
GEORGE WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (By
Wireless to The Associated Press).-
President Wilson'S ship this morning
was $50 miles out, steering a steady
course at a speed of II knots an hour.
cold, the pale sunlight making the es-
corts observable from the decks of the
Presidents steamer.
The President slept late, and took
breakfast with Mrs. Wilson, no other
members of the party being present
with them at this meal. Afterward the
President worked with his stenog-
rapher and examined the official wire
less messages, which included several
applications for clemency
Destroyer to Bring Back Mail
A pouch of official mail will be put
off at the Azores on Sunday and be
hurried back to the United States on
board a destroyer. The George Wash
ington will steam by way of the
Azores, but will not put in at those
islands.
The President has his own type
writer on board and is using it at in
tervals in working upon the speeches
he expecta to deliver in France.
There is every indication that in his
utterances in France the President will
make plain his proposition that all
come to the peace table prepared to
make sacrifices for lasting peace and
that armed domination by any one ma
tion shall cease.
Wilson Busy on Speeches
President Wilson spent most of
Wednesday, the first day of the trip,
working in the office part OF his suite.
After acknowledging from the bridge
the greetings that were given him as
the ship put to sea, he turned to the
pile Of letters and telegrams awaiting
ro,};,,,,o/J "a, ,,o,.f ,,ou,
New-York tribune., 1918-12-06
Veteran Soldiers
Will Be Last to
Sail From Europe
Tried Fighting Men Will
Stay Abroad Until Peace
Has Been Formally De-
clared, Baker Says

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.--Secretary of
War Baker gave it as his personal
opinion to-day that none of the veteran
divisions of the American army in
France will return home before peace
is formally declared. He indicated
that the tried fighting men would COM
pose the bulk of the force to be kept
in Europe for the present.
Heretofore the understanding had
been that the Rainbow Division and
two or three other famous units would
be brought home soon, leaving their
places to be filled by some of the new
comers.
Navy Releases 100000
Discharge of 20 per cent Of the
navy's wartime personnel, about 1OO,.
600 men, has been authorized Secre-
tary Daniels said the men would be re-
leased as quickly as possible with due
regard to the convenience of the ser
vice.
The release of the men is authorized
not because the navy is overmanned
but to permit the return to civil pur.
suits of youths who joined for the wa,
who do not intend to follow the sea,
Students to Finish Work
Members of naval units in schools
and colleges will complete their train.
ing and then stand discharged. In the
cases of special student bodies, such
as the paymasters' school at Prince
ton and the ensigns' school at Annapolis
students in the present classes upor
graduation will be commissioned in thc
reserve.
Private yachts, motorboats and Other
craft taken over by the navy for tn,
war already are being turned back tc
their owners. The Secretary said tha
by February 7o0 craft will have beer
stricken from The navylist.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-06
Ten Killed by
Explosion in
MunitiOn Plant
.snee;nl f,nrres,,ondsn

Special Correspondence
POMPTON LAKES, N. j., Dec. g.
Ten men were killed and twenty-three
injured this afternoon by explosions
which wrecked the detonator assemb-
ling buildings of the du Pont Caps
Works. The first explosion was at
1880 and the others came in rapid sue
cession. Houses were shaken for miles
around.
The violence OF the detonations
caused relatives and friends of the
workers in the du Pont plant to flock
by hundreds to the gates, seeking ad-
mission. The guards admitted no one.
however.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-06
Germany Abusing Captives

PARIS, Dec. 5.-Encdenta of serious
gravity occurred within the last few
days in a prison camp in Saxony, where
Allied prisoners are confined, the
echo de Paris" declares. The Allied
governments, it adds, are reported to
have decided to act encrgetcally in that
connection.
After declaring that protests come
from all parts of France against the
terrible treatment of French and other
Allied prisoners by the Germans, the
paper says Marshal Foch and the AL
lied governments doubtless will be able
to take all necessary mcasures
New-York tribune., 1918-12-06
Ceddes Says
All Must Be
Put ON Trial
Enver Pacha and Ex-Rulers
of Bulgaria and Austria
to Answer With Wilhelm

LONDON, Dec. s. Sir Auckland
Geddes, president of the local govern
ment board and Minister of National
Service, in a public address said the
line of policy advocated by the Coali-
ton government was a peace which, so
far as the enemy powers were con-
cerned, should be based on stern JUS
tice, and so far as those men who
planned and started the war were con-
cerned should be founded on Justice of
the nature meted out in the highest
courts of the land. Such men as the
former German Emperor, Enver Pasha
and the former rulers of Bulgaria and
Austria would be placed on trial, and
If found guilty their lives would be
forfeit
"Men guilty of unspeakabl atrocities
upon our prisoners and upon the civil
ian inhabitants of the invaded lands, >
he continued, must stand trial. and
if the yare condemned must suffer
DEATH"
Enemies Must Pay Utmost
It has to be proved how far the com
manders of submarines acted under or
aers which they had to carry out un-
der. pain of death, or how far they
acted on their own volition, he pointed
out. but if the atrocities at sea were
committed on the volition of individual
commanders, he declared, they, too,
must suffer the extreme penalty.
"To-day is the day of reckoning for
our enemies" said the minister, land
they will have to pay the uttermost
farthing that it is possible to bring out
of them
New-York tribune., 1918-12-06
Britain TO Demand
All Conscription in
Europe Be Stopped

~ NOEt, Uec. . by Inc ASSOclaten
Press Tho British representatives at
the peace conference will demand gen
eral and absolute abolition of conscrip-
tion throughout Europe.
Winston Spencer Churchill made this
announcement in a speech here to-
night.
LONDON, Dec 4.-The British naval
authorities have decided it will be
unnecessary to demand the return of
Helgoland to Great Britain from Ger
many, Winston Spencer Churchill, the
a speech at Dundee tonight.
eve enter the peace conference"
said Mr. Churchell during the cours-
of his address, with the absolute de-
termination that no limitation shall
be imposed on our right to maintain
our naval defence We do not intend.
no matter what arguments and ap-
peals are addressed to US, to lend our
selves in any way to any lettering re-
strictions which will prevent the Brit
sh navy maintaining its well-tried
and well-deserved supremacy"
Geddes AppIauds Navy
The work of the British navy dur
ing the war was praised by Sir Eric
Geddes, First Lord of the Admiralty,
in his address opening the "sea
power exhibition of pictures and
relics in London to-day.
The sea power of the British navy.
from the very outbreak of the war,
he declared, held all the fleets of the
world in silent grip, crushed the life
out of the enemy countries and as
sured the freedom of the world by it's
efforts.
Sir Eric pointed out that it was the
assistance of the navy which had en-
abled coal food and munitions to be
sent to Italy and France, while Great
Britain's own munitions for the West
ern front Rad been carried on the
back of the navy.
1t was the navy which had enabled
the British expeditionary force to be
conveyed to France, in which opera
tions more than 100000 men. all
told, had been conveyed with a total
loss from all causes of less than 5000
men. 1t was the navy, he continued
which enabled the operations to be
carried or in Mesopotamia, Macedonia
and Palestine. and which had brought
about a condition of things which re
suited In the breakdown Of Bulgaria
while behind the navy was the block
ade which crushed the life cut of the
Central Powers and made them sue
for oeace
From 1914 to iet7, sls RITE ssiA.
the tenth Cruiser Squadron had kept
New-York tribune., 1918-12-06
England to Oppose Any
Attempt at Peace Table
to Fetter Her Powers
Entente Is Agreed
On ALI Questions
Wireless From Wilson
Indicates He Will Insist
Armed Domination End

Great Britain's navy must retain its
supremacy of the seas and Eng
lands delegates to the peace con-
ference will determinedly oppose
any attempt TO fetter this uower,
Winston Spencer Churchill, Brit
ish Minister of Munitions, de-
clares.
Mr. Churchill also states the Brit
ish peace delegation will demand
the abolition of conscription
throughout Europe
By wireless from President Wilson's
ship it is indicated that the Presi-
dent will insist in France that all
nations come to the peace table
prepared to make sacrifices for
lasting peace and that armed
domination by any one nation
shall cease.
The British government demands
the Kaiser and his co-conspira-
tors in the Central Empires, who
planned and started the war,
must stand trial and forfeit their
lives if guilty. Sir Auckland
Geddes, British Minister of Ma
tional Service, announces.
The Allies are completely agreed,
especially regarding the DISPOSE
ton of the former Kaiser, Pre-
naier Clemenceau states on his
return from the Allied confer
ence in London.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-06
Europe Discussing Proposal to Make
Wilson Head of o. League of Nations

Tribune London
Copyright. York Ic
ONDON Dec. 5-Consderabe interest this
1 DAILY News" dispatch New York. reading "Wlson
delicate position The President of his
second em and there feeling that his should
end with the Presidency There that
the league of nations"
"The Daily News inclined pacsm therefore, it
likely ouby welcome suggestion favorng its notion of
league of nations sections discussing the possibility
only from the viewpoint Of the wherewh
Wilson regarded it's political possibilities we'll
New-York tribune., 1918-12-06
German Physician
Called From Berlin
To Treat Ex-Kaiser

LONDON, Dec. 5.-A German physi-
clan, summoned from Berlin on Tues
day by the former German Emperor.
arrived in Holland to-day on a special
train, according to an Exchange Telc-
graph dispatch from Amsterdam.
Three members Of the former EN-
peror's staff, the dispatch adds, have
left Amerongen for Berlin. They are
carrying many documents concerning
the former Emperor's private property.
The substance of the discussions in
London early this week between the
representatives of Great Britain,
France and Italy with regard to the
coming peace conference were cabled
to the American government, and it is
believed the messages reached Presi-
dent Wilson before he sailed for Eu-
rope yesterday, thus putting him in
possession of full information regard
ing the conference.
Wilson Expected to Agree
Reuters Limited says there is rea-
son to believe the Presidents advisers
are of the opinion that the views of
the conference regarding former En-
peror William are likely to coincide
with those of the President himself.
Responsible opinion, says this news
agency holds that the ex-Emperor and
other persons guilty Of breaches Of
international law during the progress ss
Of the war should be dealt with by a
tribunal of the associated governments,
including representatives of those coun-
tries which suffered most
A delegation from the Berlin Sol
diers' and Workers Council has ar
rived at The Hague. dispatch from
Berlin by way of Copenhagen. The
message indicates that the delegation s
presence at the Netherlands capital
has to do with negotiations concern
ing former Emperor William in prog
ress at the German Legation in The
Hague, the nature of which is not
stated.
A Berlin dispatch on December 2
announced that number of the Sol
diers' and Workers Councils in Ger
many had requested Che government to
have the exEmperor tried by a Ger
man tribunal. Il was added, however,
that the government would submit the
question to the National Assembly,
which body Is not yet IN being
During debate In the Netherlands ;
Upper Chamber to-day Deputy Mar
chand expressed the opinion that
should the presence of the former Ger
man Emperor In Holland give rise to
difficulties abroad the government
must request him to return to Gar
many.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-06
Same Old Propaganda Bu-
reau Aims to Obtain Our.
Aid at the Peace Table
Rhine Towns Well Fed
People Denounce Kaiser
and Profess to Admire
Wilson and His Armies
By Wilbur Forrest
Nem York Tribune
Special Gable Seruice

Meas York Tribune
Special Gable Service
Copyright. 1915. New York Tribune Inc)
TREVES, Germany, Dec. (delayed).
With President Wilson en- route to
Europe for the conference which Will
lead to the peace table, the American
army of occupation here in Germany is
being received with the greatest toler-
ance and consideration.
President Wilson, am informed both
by German civilians here and by others
fresh from the German interior, is re-
garded as the peace negotiator who will
be inclined to tighten their indemnity
burden, as against the Entente nego-
tiators, notably Lloyd George and Gle
menceau, who will make every effort to
make the Germans pay the highest pos
sible price for the wrongs done by "the
now { sfunct military caste"
All Praise Wilson
Nowhere since the arrival o. the
American army on German soil have
been able to find a German civilian, in
Guiding many who wore the German
uniform fortnight ago. who had any
sympathy" with the cruel war insti-
gated by Prussian militarisn. Almost
all hasten to express their admiration
for President Wilson and his humani-
tartan principles, and an especial adj
miration for the American army.
He openly condemned the Kaiser.
They deny and atfiliation with Prussia
and tell you that the R."enish Prussian
soil you are standing on is not Prus-
sia, but Rhineland, once part of the
French Empire" They bow you in and
out of their stores and hotels with the
same thoroughness with which they
destroyed Belgium and Northern
France shot Edith Cavell, sunk the
Lusitania, and starved and tortured
prisoners.
They tell you of the terrible starva-
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W EAT II e r

Unsettled, warmer to-day, diminishing
northwest winds
Full Report on Page 8
New-York tribune., 1918-03-12
'Drys' Say They
Have Needed
Senate Votes
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cally to attend the hearing before the
taxation and retrencnment committee
this afternoon on the various prohibi-
tion and temperance bills now pending
before the Legislature. But most of
them will remain over to carry on their
visionary work tonight and to-mor-
row.
The hearing. while not so large as
the one at which William Jennings
Bryan marshalled the forces of prohibi-
ton and Samuel Gompers and ex-Sena-
tor Joseph w. Bailey headed the
VETS" made up in noise what it lacked
in numbers.
Clashes between the prohbitionists
and the liquor men were many and nu-
merous, and at times the uproar in the
/ Senate chamber was so great that the
voices of the speakers could not be
heard.
While there was belief that the
"drys" would come forth with some
talk of gigantic slush fund, the only
reference to corruption was made by
Mrs. Ella A. Boole, pres dent of the
State Woman's Christian Temperance
Union.
Mrs. Boole said that the testimony
before the United States Senate Judi
ciary Committee, which is investigating
the activities OF the German American
Alliance, showed that Count Won Bern
stortf and other German propagandists
had raised a slush fund to defeat pro
hlbition in this country.
Senator Brown, like others here, in
cluding many of the "dry" legislators,
is incenscd at the report that big
fund has been raised. When this was
said by Mrs. Boole, the majority leader
with show of anger exclaimed:
well, we never got any of it, and we
know nothing about it,"
Women Will Oppose Liquor
Mrs. Boole dropped the subject, and
after declaring that all the measures
except the Hill McNab resolution were
subterfugcs of the "wets" and that
there was no talk of a referendum in
other years when they came up plead
ing for one, said:
"Thc women form new element in
politics. and you men are wondering
where 1t is going to strike. will tell
you. The woman vote in this state is
opposed to drink"
Mrs. Booe then argued that the Fed
New-York tribune., 1918-03-12

eral amendment was in reality war
measure.
But it can't be war measure, since
IT. cannot become effective under any
circumstance before the end Of three
years, interrupted Senator Brown.
Another of the "dry" speakers, the
Rev. James Empringham, said that the
clergy of the Protestant Episcopal
Church took referendum on the oues-
ton and decided in favor of prohibi
ton, which caused Senator Brown TO
comments:
so you considered a referendum the
best means of finding the sentiment Of
your clergy before going on record ?"
William II. Anderson, superintendent
OF the Anti-Saloon League, charged
that the Emerson state amendment
and war emergency prohibition bills
were introduced not to help prohibi
I,on' put to delay ratification of the
Federal amendment
Dr.. Floyd S. Leach. for tho Now
York Diocese of the Episcopal Church.
charged that some of the money raised
IN TINS couptry by German propa-
gandists was used to fight prohibition
DO you think all that are against
prohibition are pro German?" asked
Brown. "'Neu
"No, wouldn't say that" answered
Dr. Leach. w
I'VE don't want any insinuations
here about our Americanism," inter
ruptcd Senator Emerson.
Brewery Counsel speaks
William II. Hirst, counsel for tho
New York State Brewers Association
lea the fight for the "wets." He said
tnst the ratification resolution should
NY NY pf iooeed upon as war measure
ana that financial interests, business
men and clergymen demanded that
war pfohibition should not be adopted
Fat this time lest it would creatc p,ru unl
icSI among the laboring classes.
var issue,' said Mr.. Hrst, "wc may
safely leave 1t with the Preside who
now now mas the power to act. ask YOU
20 stop stampede which threatens to
arouse wide discomfort. Prohibition
was not an issue when this Legislatures
was elected, and therefore this session
should not pass upon the question. At
east make showing of deliberation
~ dec1dlng sucn a problem"
=, fresldent Thomas ID. Green. of the
ho'ei Association of New York City.
urged that committee be appointed
w'lh unlimited power to make a
thorough Investigation and recon-
mend Legislation that will be salts
factory to the people,"
:, John j. kavanaugh, president of the
society OF Restauratcurs, and Will
IAN Ienlost. president of the Retail
Liquor Dealers Association. spoke
against ratification and the wine and
beer bill. L. W. Estes. for the Broad.