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The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-12-21
EBERT CALLS FOR AID
Chancellor Wants Allies to o.
Cupy Berlin.
Correspondent Says People in German
Capital Are Dancing Mad-Re-
turning Troops Cheered.

Paris, Dec. 19.-Unofficial reports
still persist, says the Matin, that the
Ebert-Haase government has entreated
the allies to occupy Berlin.
London, Dec. 19--The correspond
ent in Berlin Of the Dailys Express,
dealing with the return of the German
army, says the scenes of enthusiasm
marking the homecoming of the
troops are ending.
MEN have been coming home at the
rate of 10000 day." says the CORE
spondent. every day Herr Ebert, the
chancellor, takes his place on a ros-
trum opposite the French embassy. He
addresses the Homecoming men and
the bands play martial music, while
the crowds cheer and wave their hand
kerchiefs.
Deutschland Ueber Allies brought
me into the street this morning. To my
amazement - and to the apparent
amazement of the French officers
grouped in the window Of the embassy
"A regiment was passing the Brandon
burg gate to the old tune.
Later l heard it played continuous
ly as cavalry, infantry and artillery
swept by. Regimental flags were
crowned with laurel wreaths. The men
wore evergreenS around their steel he'll
NETS and their tunics and guns were
covered with flowers.
"What particularly struck me was
the attitude of the homecoming Off
GERS. Those have seen in the Berlin
garrison were quiet men, many OF
whom had removed their marks of
rank They seldom were saluted by
their men. On the other hand, the
troops just returned from the front
are we'll disciplined and saluted as of
old. The officers themselves are I'M
changed. They exhibit themselves,
monocled asd tight-waisted, to the
population, who cheer them loudly.
Berlin is dancing mad. There are
about so cabarets in the city and dane
ing goes on all the afternoon and until
nine o'clock at night,
ut is a remarkable sight to see cab
arets packed to Suffocation with wom-
en- in expensive toilets and both sol
diers and civilians dancing and drink
ing wine.
"'We are trying to forget said a
Berliner to me-"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-12-21
MANY ARMENIAN EXILES DIE
Three-Fourths of 100000 Survivors
Witl Perish Unless Aid Comes,
Say Americans.

Saloniki, Dec 19.-Charles A. Dana,
former executive secretary of the Ar
menian and Syrian relief committee
at Beirut and Constantinople, and
William S. Nelson, former American
vice consul at Tripoli, Syria, who have
returned here from Syria, declare that
there is urgent need of relief among
the survivors of the deported Armen-
ians now in Asia Minor. The Armen-
iians are assembling at towns and rail-,
way stations, hoping to be able to re-,
turn home. Both men agree that out
of the 100000 Armenians deported by
the Turks, 100000 survived, and say
that not more than one-fourth Of the
present Armenian population can sur
tvive until the next harvest unless
there is outside help.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-12-21
WILSON CONFERS I
WITH EMMANUEL.
ItaIy's Demands Subject Of Con-
ference in Paris
Today.
TO Sign PEACE PACT IN June
President FavorabIy impressed as Re-
suit of His First Talk With
Foch--Ambassado Gives
Banquet.

Paris, Dec. 19.--Much interest att
taches to the conferences which Presi-
dent Wilson will have with King Vic
tor Emmanuel today. 1t has been said
by the presidents associates that he
will go further into the subject OF
Italy's position at the peace conference
in his conversations with the king, al
ready having had several Informal
talks duging tlte voyage from America
ITO France with Count Kfacchi MI
Cellere, italian ambassador and high
commissioner 10 the United States, as
well as another discussion of these
questions Tuesday.
1t is known the president feels the
warmest sympathy for the purposes
which led Italy to enter the war. New
ertheless, the tentative lines laid out
in consequence of an investigation by
Col. Edward NJ. House respecting the
probable extent of territory which
should go to Italy, on the principle of
racial or linguistic determination, do
not fully accord with the ideas Of
the Italian government, which feels
that it should go further than is indi-
Gated by this outline. This is one of
the subjects which Mr.. Wilson dis
cussed with Count di Cellere, whom he
is believed to have told the extent to
which the American representatives
were willing to go in the Forthcoming
informal conferences with the premiers
of the entente governments in support
of Italy's claims arising out of the
war.
To Sign Peace Pact In June.
President Wilson and Marshal Foch
talked for half an hour. The subjects
under discussion were mainly in ref
erence to the armistice between the
allies and Germany Mr. Wilson was
most favorably impressed as the result
of this first extended conversation he
has had with the marshal, according to
Marcel Hutin of the Echo de Paris.
NJ HuNn states that it is most proba-
BILE that the treaty of peace will be
signed at Versailles some time about
the beginning Of June and that Mar
shall Foch will lead the allied armies
under the arch of triumph in Paris
within Is days after peace is declared.
Attends Sharp's Dinner.
The American ambassador, William
G. Sharp, gave dinner in honor of
President and Nine. Poincare and
President and Mrs. Wilson. The guests
included the ambassadors to France,
the presidents of the senate and cham
Der, the ministers of marine and for
eign affairs, Marshals Joffre and Foch
and the project of the Seine and their
wives, the American delegates to the
peace conference and Generals Per-
shing, Bliss and Harris.
Crowd Outside Embassy.
A reception followed the dinner, at
which many notable men of France
and the United States were present.
A great crowd massed In front of the
embassy acclaimed both presidents.
David Lloyd George, the British
prime minister, will arrive in Paris
Sunday. After short stay in the
capital he will proceed to the Riviera
for few days rest.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-12-21
TAKES ISSUE ON FARM COST
w. j. SpiIIman, Former Agricultural
Official, Denies Claim Estimates
Are Not Accurate.

Washington, Dec. 19.-In a letter
today to Chairman Gore Of the senate
agricultural committee w. J. Spillman,
former chief of the department of ag-
ricultures Offices Of farm manage
ment, took exception to the recent
statement of Secretary Houston that
the department was without trust
worthy estimates Of the cost Of farm
production. Mr.. Spillman reviewed at
length Investigations made by his Of
flee and added: '"There is no POSSIBLE
ity, no matter how extensive the inves-
tigation, Of getting more than a rea-
sonably accurate approximation to a
final result. This was done in the in
vestigations under discussion"
U. S. TO ASK KAISER'S TRIAL
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-12-21
YANKEES IN CONTROL
Americans Take Over 4,500
Square Miles of Germany.
Rule Cities and Villages by Hundreds
and Operate Many Miles of
Railroads.

With the American Army of Occupa-
ton, Dec. 19.-The royal castle in
Coblenz, known as one of the former
emperor's summer palaces, is now un-
der guard by American troops. The
palace stands on the banks of the
Rhine, a stones throw from the bust
ness center of Coblenz.
With the Americans Across the
nine; Dec. 19.-The Third army now
.accup'as strip Of Germany contain
ing more tAaH a,500 square miles II
e supervising the administration Of
sayeg Algdfee ii llages asltl operating
nunufeds 0t miles of railroads and
street car lines.
The methodical taking over Of this
tremendous responsibility, with the
multitudinous needs of hundreds of
thousands Of hostile people will be al
most entirely accomplished within Is
days.
There is not precedent in history
for this occupation, which is also re-
markable in that it was finished with
out single serious hostile demonstra-
ton by either inhabitants or troops.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-12-21
Crowd Outside Embassy.
Magician Minister to Washington.

Laredo, Tex, Dec. 19.-Alberto ].
PAM, minister Of industry and labor In
the Carranza cabinet, left here for
washington. 1t was reported here that
PAM is to become Mexican ambassa-
dor to France.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-12-21
]. S. TO ASK KAlsER'S TRIAL
Resolution Putting Congress ON Rec.
ord as Favoring Punishment intro
duced by Rep. barrow.

Washington, Dec. ia resolution
putting congress on record as favor
ing trial and punishment of the former
kaiser was introduced in the house by
Representative Darrow of Pennsyl-
vania.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-12-21

Copenhagen, Dec. 18.-The allies are
expected to land troops in Petrograd
after Christmas, according to travellers
here from that city.
Evening star., 1918-04-03

ties, however, are not reckoned as wholly
trustworthy. as individual soldiers are
not necessarily acquainted with the
facts. Members Of company units may
in their own ranks, but can only have
hearsay evidence of what has happened
to other companies, battaions or regi-
ments. Doubtless these stories Of pris-
oners are affected by the tendency
toward exaggeration resulting from the
despondency caused by capture. There
may be camoufage in their stories. It
is conceivable that the German com
manders have instructed their men to
magnify the losses if taken prisoner, in
order to deceive the allies into thinking
the German fcrces more seriously de-
pleted than they are. But visual evi
dence of the frigh.ful execution Of the
British fire upon the massed German
ranks has been so abundant that color
is lent to these tales by tho prisoners,
even though the percentages cited may
be too high. The estimates of the total
losses range all the way from 275,000
to 100000 men. The lowest figure, con-
sidering that the Germans have not
broken through the French and British
lines, stamps the great offensive as vir-
tually q German defeat.
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German Losses.

Estimates of German losses in the
west front drive have varied widely. It
is practically impossible to determine
just how many Of the enemy have fallen
in the rush that carried the kaisers line
across Picardy, regaining all the terri
tory lost to the allies during the past
two years and more. In the dispatches
have appeared enough authentic in
stances Of heavy slaughter to justify the
conclusion thnt terrible punishment has
been inflicted upon the Germans. Tales
told by prisoners indicate an appalling
ratio Of casualties. According to one
dispatch prisoners have said that the
oosth German Division since the begin
ming Of the offensive has suffered loss
Of 10 per cent. tho Goth Division 80 per
cent, the Ssth Division 80 per cent the
first day and 40 per cent Of the re-
mainder in single attack on the 29th
Of March; the Grand Ersatz Division
they say, suffered Is per cent loss be-
tween March 81 and 20, the 5th Division
had 30 psr cont easusatiss at hand and
other heavy losses In crossing the
Somms. Frisonsfs' accounts Of casual
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The Progress Of Ratification.

81 Massachusetts, yesterday completed its
ratification of the federal prohibition
amendment by the senate voting q to II
for the resolution, the house having pre-
viously adopted it. Thus the eleventh
Endorsement is placed upon the amend.
mcnt. with only one state failing to
give its assent-Ncw York. Nebraska is
now in special session, called by the
governor to consider certain war meas
ures, and the house, taking advantage of
this opportunity, has voted &c to to
! ratify the prohibition amendment. The
senate, however, by . vote Of 1S to l3
has adopted ~esolution to conflne the
measures considered by that body to
! legislation specified in the governors
Seall. This may prevent full ratification
By that state this year, though Ne
braska's final Endorsement Of the ration.
Wide dry plan is expected, inasmuch as
!. the state Is by constitutional provision
committed to prohibition. The legis.
1atures Of three "wet" states are still
In regular session-I.ouisiana, New Jer-
sey and Rhode Island. No reports have
come from them indicative Of the prob
able action on the amendment. should
any one of them be gained for ratifca-
tion the necessary ratio of final indorse.
ment will have been more than main
tanned, eleven states having already rati-
sasd, with no positive reflections. Twen-
ty-ene states that are now dry by statute
ef constitutional provision will meet
regularly next winter, including Ne
braska- If all Of these indorse the
amendment the total with those that
have already ratified will be thirty-two,
leaving but four of the wet states to be
swung to the prohibition column
Evening star., 1918-04-03
The Hurry-Up Program.

There is a concerted "drive" in Con-
rress for early adjournment. July /, or
as at the latest, is the date in view.
That is three months away Hurry up
is the cry.
s And yet at the very hour yesterday
when this cry was the most resonant,
the House was engaged in revising q
piece of its hurry-up work. 1t had dis
covered a defect in the third liberty
bond bill passed only a few days be.
fore, and was correcting it.
= Should the spirit seize it, Congress
could adjourn in two months. It pos
resses hurry-up machinery in plenty
The House in particular can pass meas
lures while you wait A lightning ex
press on trunk line railroad has moth
> ing on the House in the matter of speed
But too great speed sometimes wreck.
things-congressional measures as vel
as railroad trains. A better policy ii
! less speed and greater security. It Il
better even to arrive a little late thar
( not at all, or in battered shape.
Tho House last year hurried up will
] the war tax, and laid foundations o.
csnfusion which the Senate in fy,
! months could not remedy. Rstufns un
Aer the ssv have Just been concluded
I, md tie TX will shortly be due. IN,
Evening star., 1918-04-03

tribulations Of those liable to the as
sessments have been acute. With every
desire to understand and comply with
the law, they have not seen their way
clearly. The interpreting authorities
have rendered assistance, but the law
remains obscure in spots.
The further we advance in the war,
the more important become the meas
nrcs necessary in its prosecution. And
the more important those measures, the
greater should be the care iu their prep
aration and the greater the frankness
in their discussion. Hurry-up methods
in such matters are most inadvisabie
Congress in session is not in the way.
1t is the source Of no danger. On the
contrary, it is "a mighty refuge" II
is an instrument in okf schemes of gov
ernment for which there is no substi-
tute.
Congress ought 10 copy the President.
He recently announced that he would
stay on the job. So should Congress.
Had it done 50 last year, and, instead of
adjourning, addressed itself to an in
vestigatior of war matters which it has
since made so interesting by the adop-
tion Of that policy, 4 start of several
months in the correction of evils would
have resulted to the benefit of the gov
ernment as making agency. Hurry
rhymes with worry, and often produces
worry: haste with waste, and often pro-
duces waste.
Evening star., 1918-04-03
The Long-Range Gun.

After DAYS of doubt the fact that the
Germans have devised long range can
non of hitherto unconceived power is
generally accepted. The bombardment
of Paris by such 4 gun has been main
tanned Systematically and much damage
has been done. Several score of lives
have been destroyed by these shells, fall
ing into the French capital at regular
intervals. Various descriptions of the
gun have been printed, some based upon
hypothesis deduced from the nature of
the shell fragments, and others related
by those who claim to have seen the
weapon. Putting all these accounts to-
gether it would seem that the gun is be-
tween sixty and sixty five feet long and
fires shell of between eight and nine
inches ealiber, carrying from two to
three hundred pounds of explosi"e. 1t
is indicated that there s d double
charge. perhaps for the purpose of eff
feeting supplementary propulsion in
the course Of the flight, which, according
to one account, occupies three minutes.
Ono statement is that the shell reaches
6 maximum height of 1s1h miles. thus
reaching rarefed air that facilitates its
movement
There is no report as to the area with
in which the shells have fallen in and
around Paris. Ono would suppose that
this gun cannot have high degree of
accuracy, owing to the length of the
shells flight and the chances of varia-
tion, which normally increase materially
with the lengthening of the range.
Windage must be material factor in
the course of flight Of sixty or seventy
miles. Paris, however, is large target,
spreading out over wide territory, and
the "hits" registered may be many in
proportion to the number Of shots fred.
In one respect the gun has been a
total failure, astonishing as its perform
ance IS. 1t has not caused any demorali-
zation among the French people. 1t is
destructive of property and life, but not
Of the spirit of determination that has
animated the French from the first day
Of the war, spirit that has aroused the
admiration Of the world and that will
be the final factor for victory against
Germany
Evening star., 1918-04-03
Wisconsin.

Returns from the special election in
Wisconsin, though incomplete, indicate
tho election of Representative Lenroot
for the Senate to succeed the la.e Sena-
tor Husting. Fears lest factional diff
ferences would cause split of the ,e-
publican vote that might elect Victor
Berger, who ran as a socialist on a
straight anti-war platform, prove to
have been groundless. Berger's vote
was much larger than that cast for him
in the primaries, though not dispropor-
tonately so in comparison with the
votes polled fy the other candidates,
Wisconsin has voted decisively in ap-
proval Of the war, so far as this election
could test the issue. Both Lenroot and
Davies stood squarely before the peo-
pie in approval of the participation in
the war by the United States, and so far
rs the returns have come they indicate
that their combined vote makes a show
ing of more than three to one against
Berger. The most uncertain element
in the case at this time is the soldier
vote, some eight or ten thousand bal
lots having been east by the Niscon-
sin men in the camps. 1t is not con-
ceisable that any appreciate fraction
Of this vote will be for Berger The
only effect cf these ballots may be to
make the race between Lenroot and
Davies very close. Either of these men
will ably support the nations war poll
Z eics in the Senate.
Evening star., 1918-04-03
Our Forces in France.

While it would have been gratifying
fight as a separate army, under their
own commanders, it is clearly from n
military point of view far better
for them to merge. for the present, with
the Rritish and French troops. There
art not enough of our soldiers in France
vet to justify their organization as a
distinct army. There are not enough
trained officers of the higher ranks to
command an independent army. Our
men, moreover, are not yet sufficiently
trained to justify their service alone,
whether under French, British or Ameri-
can commanders. To hold those already
there until enough have come ana been
trained to justify their designation as
4 distinct army is to waste an oppor-
tunity to put them into action when
their services are most urgently needed.
In the early stages of the war the
British found it possible to put COM
paratively unframed men into action by
associating them with seasoned troops.
disregarding regimentation. The bat
talon is the fighting unit in the present
conditions, and it is possible to put bat
talions of unseasoned troops alongside
of trained men with no disorganization
affecting their morale or efficiency In
der the present arrangement American
battalions can be slipped into British
and French regiments, brigades or di-
visions, and as rapidly as ether battalions
are ready they can be added, alongside
Of the already serving American units,
until in short time our fighting forces
will expand into recognized major units !;
and possibly in the course Of few
months we will have enough trained,
experienced men on the front line to
warrant a reorganization that will give
the United States an individual army
in the war, serving under its own off
GERS.
This is no time for national pride to
interfere with the efficiency Of the fight
ing machine that the three nations arc
presenting in opposition to the German
forces. Both England and the United
States have accepted the appointment
Of French generalissimo. We are
waiving our claims to recognition for a
separate army. We are hurryinr our
troops over as fast as ships can carry,
them. BY midsummer we will have per.
haps large enough contingent to main.
tain our own sector Of material size m
adequate force, with every factor that
makes for successful military work, ar
tillery and airplanes especially.
Evening star., 1918-04-03

Guessing on how many airships the
United States government has in France
might almost rank as an indoor sport
if the subject were not SO serious.
Evening star., 1918-04-03

Those Lusitania medals struck off by
the Germans have served q different
purpose from that contemplated by the
designers. They now constitute the most
eefectual argument possible against eff
forts to love our enemies.
Evening star., 1918-04-03

New Jerseys plan for jailing loafers
has Lost sonie Of its momentum. There
is limit to Jail capacity as well as to
hotel accommodations
Evening star., 1918-04-03

There is genuine demand for the
coinage of two-cent piece. But the
two-dollar bill still remains without any
reasonable excuse for being.
Evening star., 1918-04-03

All mournfully the rich man sings,
When he to splurge would try.
They hand him out list Of things
That money cannot buy.
Evening star., 1918-04-03

Holland may depend on Berlin for all
the expert advice on diplomacy and in
ternational law she may need in con-
ducting an alteration with the L. s. A.
Evening star., 1918-04-03

Coal bins are being filed without
waiting for the professional prophets
opinion as to whether next winter will
be a hard one or not.
Evening star., 1918-04-03

Hints of German air raids have not
startled New York as much as occasion
n signs that her regular gunmen may
resume operations.
Evening star., 1918-04-03

Smashing cathedrals is a pastime the
kaiser permits himself on the theory
that he is an especial pet Of divinity.
Evening star., 1918-04-03
Economy.

Economy.
'That's the trouble with this econ
omy," grumbled Adam.
ECONOMY" protested Eve.
Eyes. You insisted on my eating that
apple for fear it might be wasted"
"some O. desc gemmen," said Uncle
Eben, "makes garden de samo as dey
plays golf. Dey mostly talks about It."
The average man learns about three
songs and three funny stories and man
ages to make them last lifetime.
Reception.
Well, Miss April whur you boon SO long
Step up, you robin bird, an sing yoh
little song!
Don't you ack SO bashful, a-beginnin'
slow an sof'
You knows you's been a-waitin' fob dis
chance of showin' of.
Well, Miss April You's lookin' mighty
fine.
Yoh eyes is blue as ever when dc sun
begins to shine.
Step up, you yaller flowers. Don't try
to hide away.
Git yohse'fs in line to hand Miss April
4 bouuuek
Evening star., 1918-04-03
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON,
Politics and statesmanship.

"Do you believe the old assertion that
q politician is statesman out of jobs"
'Not altogether" replied Senator sor-
ghnm. Sometimes a statesman gets a
job and turns politician trying to hold
on to it."
Evening star., 1918-04-03

The daylight-saving idea has an es-
pecial appeal to the base ball fan who
objects to seeing game called on ae-
count Of darkness.
Evening star., 1918-04-03

5 It is expected that many golf club will
this year be laid aside in favor of gar
den rake
Evening star., 1918-04-03

Hindenburg's effort to make Easter
a Hun holiday met with conspicuous and
gratifying failure.
Evening star., 1918-04-03

The possession of large sums Of money
does not excuse a man for wasting
wheat.
Evening star., 1918-04-03

In some cases the term "pacifst" is
generous camoufage for a much more
serious designation