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The Washington times., 1918-01-02
Nine Months Of War
Preparation Makes
U. S Formidable Foe


Uncle Sam has been wearing
his uniform nine months now.
and this is about 'ths way the
situation siEes up as, It relates
particularly TO the United States:
The Army.
Personnel before tho
war ....J.......... 265,O00
Its strength now. 4 500, 900
Before 1918 end. 1000 900
Appropriations thus
far ........... ST,5I9. .s66.1I6
Additional authorize
tions .":.... 2.OOO,OOO.OoO
Estimates. for next
fiscal year.......l0. 0.006, ,126. 5o4
The Navy.
Personnel. before the
war ....:..... 1861 900
Officers and men to-
day ........... 800. 900
Appropriations ....S1.5O0. .0oo. 900
The Washington times., 1918-01-02
HARRISBURG SHELL PLANT
IS DAMAGED BY FIRE

HARRISBURG. Pa. ian. Fire
early today destroyed part OF the
Harrisburg Pipe and Pine Bending
Company's munition plant The COM
pany was working on a big Govern
ment contract for navy shells.
The Washington times., 1918-01-02

war trade board and the Swiss Society
Surveillance was agreed to and exc
cuted by the Swiss delegates and Mr.
Mccormick. the chairman of the war
trade board.
"4-Arrangements were made for
the participation Of the United States
in tho deliberations Of the permanent
international commission on conting
ents, sitting in Paris. and on the inter
allied commission OF Berne, Switzer-
land.
"5-Tentative plans subject 10 the
approval OF the war trade board were
made for the appointment Of repre-
sentatives and staffs OF the war trade
board in London and Paris
WAR INDUSTRIES.
"A detailed study was made or
the organization OF the British minis
try OF munitions and the supply de-
psrtments OF the British admiralty
and the British war office, and 4 com
plets analysis of the facts and figures
in possession Of these departments OF
the British government was made.
The report emoodying the results OF
these Investigations contains a full
statement OF the methods In vogue I'm
England for supplying the army and
navy with munitions and other ma
teriaIs. and also statistics relating to
the mutual cooperation necessary to
be effected for the proper supplying
OF the armed forces of the countries
waEing war on the central powers.
"A survey Was made Of the sys-
tenn in practice in Great Britain re-
latinE TO the letting OF government
contracts and the organization Of in
dustries throughout Great Britain.
Attendance at inter-allied con
ference I'm Paris and in particular at
the meetings OF the representatives OF
the several allied nations having TO do
with munitions questions
- Full conferences with rcpres-n-
tatives Of the United States Ordnance
Department in France and represen-
tRtiVes OF British and French munl-
tions departments stationed there Te
sultinR In the embodying Of conClu-
sionF in memoranda submitted to the
War Department.
FOOD.
"A oomprchensiy" AID s'rurate
estimate WEs obtained Of the food IN
the Possession 81 the all 81 nations
and - rh" am"unt. that must he sup
piled bl Saf'h Am.rirH IuTtnF the
wear sndinE O,t0b'T 1, 1915 Cablrd
Information IHd not been ~ salts
factory mature aud peTHuual contact
With the Statistical board. cod .uud
adminiaf rstiun. - the ,uuuir.ra run.
rfnsd sas usrSHHaT In HI1sT tho
the ne sssaty data .uuI, BE- made
asaIlabis
The ,iIss ~ shipmsuls .. faHa
sfuns Tssu".H Huw NUfH AwsfI.a
Goo I.s lHfsa ktHHHHf. ffsH.s
aHu TEL zee AHfd I.H 90. .tar 900
The Washington times., 1918-01-02
eRANTLAND RICE NOW LIEUT..

today named p second lieutenant and
ordered TO Camp Sewer. Greenville. s. c.
The Washington times., 1918-01-02

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with snow and | felt
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on the ground.
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Repair Co.
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them to you a. good
as new.
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and they repaired
my shoes with their
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RBbber Heels.
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and not zip.
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The Washington times., 1918-01-02
To Europe With Least Possible Delay Col House Tells lansing
STILL FAR.
OFF, DECLARE us.
OFFICIALS HERE
By DAVID LAWRENCE:

CONTINUED from First -Paye,)
Euaranteed-if the word OF those who
make It cannot be taken!- o..
The Washington times., 1918-01-02

Full and detailed conferences
we're held with the British. French,
and Italian representatives upon
blockade matter. and q complete un-
deTStGndinE WAS obtained Of the prin
ciplss under which these countries
we're proceeding
IA mass OF information was OBJ
tanned with reference to rAtIOning re-
quIrsmsntH Of SWi'gsTland. NoEwAN.
Sweden. Denmark. and Holland
3 An agreement between the
The sun., 1918-12-28
Facing New Conditions.

Al the same time they are prepared
n combat the Administration threst
% turn the railroads back to thei-
o'ncrs at once if Congress refuses to
z ant the proposed five year extension.
They believe it would be dlsa strous to
dump the railroads back upon their own
. .es on the same conditions which ex-
'.ed before the Government took them
over
Since the Federal Government has
been operating the railroads wage in
c'cases have totallcd $500. 900, 900 an
tally, II is estimated. The railroad
eHecutives insist that there must be
"g!slat!on TO meet this increase, as we'll
as TO carry out improvements and ex-
tensions TO keep pace with the growth
.. the country.
Tho rate making question presents
o." Of the most complicated OF all knots.
low 10 establish a proper correla tion
'"'"cen interstate and intrastate rates
Promises to precipitate the most in
o.red differences The railway exc
'l'ives point out that II the present
.ierstate rates stand and the State
comu'ssions are permitted TO restore
''-"ar intrastate rates the whole ma
'H'nery Of rate making will be thrown
or Of gear and the most serious COM
!,Dationa result
The sun., 1918-12-28
POLICE PROMISE TO
RESCUE 'VORWAERTS'
Was Seized in Holiday DEM
onstrotion.

BERLIN. Dec. 26 (delayed) The Spar
tGcus faction was still in control late
this afternoon Of the offices OF the So
cialist newspaper Forwderts> which were
forcibly seized by members OF the group
Wednesday night. Chief of Police Eich-
horn. however has promised the editors
of the newspaper that the invaders OF
the plant would be elected by o'clock
this evening in order to make possible
the publication OF Fridays issue by the
regular staff.
The seizure of the newspaper was sug-
gested during the demonstration at the
palace on Wednesday, when Dr Karl
Liebknecht and otheS Radicals delivered
speeches. There were cries of ION to
the NOruGcrtS," and the crowd followed
the Red Guard TO tn" printing nlant,
which was unOCcupied, as the day was a
holiday.
After the seizure volunteer compost
tors responded to a call for skilled men.
and several OF these started the linotype
machines SpartaCan writer's provided
copy for handbills which were issued un-
der the caption "Red TOrtCdertS -
Meanwhile the Red Guards had posted
sCutries at the doors and windows TO
fepel invaders. One OF these Sentrics
was an unkempt Spartacan carrying a
rife in one hand and an umbrella in the
other.
The handbills contained a report OF
the demonstration and explained the
seizure of the newspaper. which was de-
clared to be warranted under the new
law born with the revolution" Another
item declared "POrudertS is ihe product
OF the blood and sweat OF the German
workingmen' The newspaper was also
referred to as "a lying dog" and "a
reptile whose poisonous teeth are now
about to be pulled" The retirement of
Premier Ebert and Herr Scheidemann
and their intimate colleagues was also
demanded.
Frederick Stampfer. editor of Tor-
iUdertS, called the attention of the Cabi-
net this morning to the raid and de-
manded that the Government take
prompt action to release the newspaper.
The sun., 1918-12-28
CARUSO is INJURED
BY FALL ON STAGE
Audience Sees Tenor Cut
Knee Descending Steps.

Enrico Caruso, singing at his best ia
Samson ct Dalila" during a notable per-
fOrmance Of that opera at the Metro
politan Opera House last night. gave one
o' the largest audiences OF the season an
unexpected bit of excitement when he
tripped In coming down the steps which
form a part of the stage setting for the
second act and fell heavily to the stage.
He received an ugly wound on the left
knee. DR. Marasiotl administered first
aid. When he had dressed and bound
the injury, Caruso. although suffering
from pain and loss of blood continued
the opera.
II was at the end OF the second act.
when Caruso had finished his great scene
with DdlHd. with Nine. Louise Homer In
that role, that the accident took place.
Couzinou and Rothier were I'm the cast
and MonteauX was conducting It had
been noted by the critics that the per-
formance was going unusually well and
the great audience was generous with
applause.
Caruso started from the top of the
steps to the stage He seemed to miss
the first step entirely. for his fan was
CONSERVATION in the audience as the
other members of the company and stage
assistants ran to aid the fallen star.
At the conclusion of the Opera Mr..
Caruso was taken to his apartments in
the Hotel knickerbocker. lie was suf-
tering from shock and loss of blood, but
il was not thought the injury would
prove serious,
The sun., 1918-12-28
Germans Ask for Food;
Go to Hell,' Says Hoover

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-
Food Administrator Hoover,
in Europe arranging relief for
the peoples of the war devastated
territories, has refused to dis
cuss German food conditions
with wit p9aa1 Baron vSH der Lancken and
A message received to-day
from Paris said these two Ger
man officials, who were prominent
in the German administration of
Belgium, wired to Walter Lyman
Brown, director of the Commits
sion for Relief in Belgium, at Rot
terdam that they had been ap-
pointed by the German Govern
ment to negotiate with Mr..
Hoover for food supplies and that
they desired Mr.. Hoover to ad-
wise them when and where he
would meet them.
In answer Mr.. Hoover sent
this message:
You can describe two and
half years of arrogance toward
ourselves and cruelty to the Bel
gians in any language you may
select and tell the pair personally
to go to hell with my compli-
ments. If l do have to deal with
Germans it will not be with that
pair"
The sun., 1918-12-28
PRESIDENT MAY
LENGTHEN STAY
Either That or Make Another
Trip in Spring-Task, Is
Getting Bigger.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-All indica-
tions now are that President Wilson
either will extend the length Of his
stay in Europe beyond the limit he
first prescribed or that he will ar
range to make another trip 10 Paris
next spring.
The six weeks time which the Pres
ident intended to absent himself from
Washington will not suffice even 10
get the main features of the Presl-
dents peace programme definitely out
lined, it is said. It is daily becoming
clearer that the peace prelmnaries
cannot be hurried and that the task
of making peace will bo more exten-
sivc than the American delegates sup
posed.
In some respects the necessary delays
are viewed here as advantageous and it
is certain that the formalltics incident
to the peace deliberations are proving
Of distinct gain to the entente cordiale
OF the nations associated against Ger
many
diplomats mere 40 not D'lleNc mat the
conferences which President Wilson is
holding with Premier Lloyd George and
others In London will do moro than
establish mutual readiness to
examine sympathetically suggestions
made on one side or the other. In a
general way Premier Lloyd George sup
ports the principle of league OF
nations to avoid future wars. Just as
Premier Clemenceau and Premier
Orlando support il. and hopes naturally
that "a practical plan can be evolved
The British Premier went on record
In favor of the principle when the
armistice was signed and il is explained
here there are few II any statesmen in
Europe who do not favor some such
plan as the league of nations II II can
bc worked out. The whole problem is
in the working out Of the plan and in
that respect admittedly little progress
has been made So far.
The sun., 1918-12-28

There is every reason 10 believe 10.
night thar the discussion was mutu.
ally satisfactory AMI that the two ma.
tiOnS are 10 work hHrmOniouSly to-
g"ther in the peace conference with
the same unity Of purpose aS Charac
terizcd their military operations. Al
though nothing definite has developed
In regard 10 the conversations to-day.
opinion is we'll nigh unanimous that
no serious differences We're found in
the views which were exchanged. al
though they covered The whole range
Of subjects which President Wilson 50
often has declared are fundamental
to Il peace of justice.
The question Of the freedom Of the
seas, naturally uppcrmost in British
minds. was one Of the few points
which were regarded aS likely 10 pro.
woke divergence uf opinion. hui
even on this subject according 10 the
best information. President Wilson
has not assumed an uncompromiSing
attitude with the British leaders.
Nevertheless he would like to, see a
The sun., 1918-12-28
CITY FREEDOM FOR WILSON.
Manchester VIII Confer Honor on
American President.

MANCHESTER, Dec. 27.-The Municipal
Committee decided today to confer the
freedom of the city upon President Will
son, on his approaching visit. in the
Free Trade Hall, which will accommo-
date 900 persons.
II had been originally planned to have
the ceremony In the Town Hall, which
holds only 500 persons
The sun., 1918-12-28
BRITISH TAKE2
RED WARSHIPS
Capture Made in Baltic While
One Vessel Was BOmbard-
ing Lighthouses.
DEATH WARNING ISSUED
Admiralty Adopts Drastic
Measures to Crush Spread
of BOlSheviSm.

LoNpoN, Dec. 27.-The British war
ship Calypso has captured two Boil
shevik destroyers in the eastern Bal
tic, according 10 an official report
from the Admiralty to-day. One of
the destroyers was engaged in bonn
harding lighthouses IN the vicinity os
Reval.
The officers and men on board the
destroyers We're made prisoner. No
casualties occurred on the Calypso,
according TO the reports reaching the
Admiralty. The Calypso was COM
manded by Capt. Bertram :. Thesiger
AMSTERDAM. Dec. 27.-The British
Admiralty Is prepared to take drastic
measures against the propagation of
Bolshevism in that part of the German
fleet remaining in German hands, ac-
cording to a Berlin despatch to-day.
The sinking OF vessels displaying the red
flag and the execution Of crews infected
with Bolshevism is threatened. it is de-
cared.
The text of the order attributed to the
British Admiralty in the message reads
Vessels under the red flag will be
sunk without warning. Vessels without
officers will be dealt with in accorda nee
with the laws of war II single man
is caught rropagating Bolshevik ideas
the entire crew of the vessels In question
will be shot"
The sun., 1918-12-28
SAILORS GET TROOPS
OUSTED FROM BERLIN
Last Agency of LaW and
Order Is Gone.
By The Associated Press.

BERLIN, Dec. 25 (delayed) An elev-
enth hour compromise with the revolving
sailors by the Ebert -Scheidemann section
OF the Government apparently saved Ber-
lin from an Extremist Christmas to-
day. The sailors gained more than they
sought and will remain in Berlin as part
OF the Republican Soldiers Guard.
The compromise provides that a di-
vision of troops from the western front.
under Lieut.. Gen. Lequis. which was
sent to Berlin by Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg in response to An appeal by
the Government, will retire and leave
the capital under the protection OF two
volunteer policing organizations which
are dominated by tho Extremists. The
sailors. against whom the soldiers have
been antagonistic. are known TO be under
the special leadership OF George Lede-
bour, who was one OF the representa-
tives of the sailors In the negotiations
HI
The sun., 1918-12-28
AUSTRIAN ROYALTY ALARMED.
Many Seek safety In Foreign
Legations.

BERN. Dec. 27-Most of the members
of the former Austrian royal house, who
have remained in Austria, are reported
to have sought safety in neutral lega-
tlons in Vienna because of fear Of rough
treatment at the hands Of the populace.
The Argentinian and Chilean legations
have offered hospitality to a dozen for
mer archdukes and arChduchesses.
The sun., 1918-12-28
Happy Soldiers Sing
a Smoke Fund Song

A SOLDIER writes that after
L getting a timely distribution
of SUN smokes they raised their
voices in a refrain eulogistic of
the fund. A line of the song and
other praise in prose for donors
and THE SUN Tobacco Fund
may be read on page 8. From
these cards written after a re-
cent festival. how the soldiers
spent last Wednesday may be
pictured.
WARNING! THE SUN TO-
BACCO FUND has no connection
with any other fund, organiza-
tion or publication. 1t employs
no agents or solicitors.
The sun., 1918-12-28
HAASE FACTION
MAY SUCCEED
EBERT. REGIME
Majority Socialists in Ger
many Believed Near
Downfall.
INDEPENDENTS TO RULE
Formed Minority Opposing
Government Throughout
War Period.
INDEPENDENTS TO RULE

BERLIN. Dec. 26 (midnight; delayeO
AS a result of to-day's deliberations
it is believed in some quarters the
majority Socialists will retire from
the Cabinet and leave the Independ-
ents in full control Of the Government
The Cabinet was in secret session
the greater part OF the day. The lead
ing Independents in the Government
also were in conference and this gave
rise to a rumor that Hugo Haase, the
leader of me Independent Socialists,
would be called on to organize a new
government.
The crisis is likely to continue for
a day or two and may meet with an
Unforeseen solution. To-day passed
quietly in Berlin.
CoPEN HAGEN. Dec. 27.-The Work
mems and Soldiers Central Council
has been summoned. with a view to
reconstruCting the Government. ac-
cording to a Berlin despatch to the
BerhnOske Tidcnde. This action sup
posedly is taken for the purpose OF in
cluding Georg Iedebour and Dr. Karl
Liebknecht in the Government
The present German Government or
Council of Peoples Commissioners Is
made UP OF six members. three majority
Socialists and three independent So
cialists, sometimes called minority So
cialsts.
The majority Socialist members are
Premier Ebert, Scheidemann and Lands
berg. The independents are Hugo
Haase, Wilhelm Dittmann and Richard
Barth. During the war the majority
Socialists supported the Government.
while the independents were in opposi-
tion. Dittmann being imprisoned on IA
charge of treason.
The Spartacus group OF DIR. Karl Lieb-
knecht formerly was allied with the in
dependents. The Haase group might be
called radicals and the Liebknecht gruup
ultraradicals. The Liebknecht followers
are opposed 70 both the majority and in
dependent Socialists.
The sun., 1918-12-28
MONACO PRINCE
ACCUSES KAISER
OF CAUSING WAR
Writes to EX-Ruler, Re-
calling Remarks Which
Showed Real Mind.
TREACHERY LAID BARE
"YOu Deliberately Planned
Conflict" Former Friend
Tells Wilhelm.

PARIS. Dec. 27.-A-lettcr that Prince
Albert of Monaco addressed to former
Emperor William has been given to the
Associated Press. It promises to rival
the notable revelations made by Prince
Lichnowsky, German Ambassador at
London at the outbreak of the war,
and DR.. Muehlon. the former Krupp
director.
Prince Albert's letter gives teXtually
many conversations with the ex-Em-
peror on his war projects, and also a
number OF letters from the former
German ruler to the Prince. The let
ters are addressed to the Prince as
MY dear Cousin" and are signed
Your Highness's devoted friend. cou-
sin and admirer. William I. r"
The conversations between the eX-
Emperor and the Prince cover years
of close intimacy during which Prince
Albert was a frequent guest of the
Emperor at Berlin and Kiel and at
the Emperor's summer palace on the
Island OF Corfu.
The sun., 1918-12-28

1T was open 10 You 10 become the
greatest figure of all time If you had
directed your power to repairing the in
justice weighing on Europe and given
your high authority TO the ideals Of
right, justice and peace to which man
kind is now eagerly turning.
But. instead. you maintained the
brutal customs Of military monarchy
until Germany. which could have won
world power based on civilization. has
dragged you down in its false ideas and
blind folly"
Recalling 10 the eNEmperor their CON
vcrsat!ons, the Prince SAYS:
Il was deeply Impressed with the talk
I had with you when We inaugurated
the Observatory OF Ledeuberg When l
condemned the militarizing OF a people
as stuntlng individual development you
described to me the advantages Of such
a form of national education outside
it's purely military objects, because. as
YOU said. it relieved men from the heavi-
ness Of their bearing
This was your conception of the prin-
cipal end OF a system the application of
which is terrifying the world. To-day
in TIE path OF your armies are strewn
the marks OF this education, which be.
tray your profound error"
Although you said to me one dav II
was not your right to take certain
action which would have conserved
world peace. yet you told me on the
yacht Meteor OH June IS, 1914. in learn
ing Of the assa assination OF Archduke
Ferdinand. Now I must do everything
over again
The sun., 1918-12-28
WILSON AND BRITISH PREMIER AGREE;
FACE TEST OF RIGHT, SA VS. PRESIDENT
TELLS KING GEORGE PROOF
MUST BE GIVEN OF JUSTICE
President in Buckingham Speech Says Allies Are in
Unison in Ideals and Purposes but Must
Also Have the Courage to Act.

LONDON Dec aRpying the address of King George the
Buckingham Palace President Wilson sd
81 deeply compmened by the words which have
uttered The welcome which have given Mrs Wilson has
been natural evidently from the heart that have been
than pleased We been touched by and believe that
correctly that welcome embodyng only
spirit personally also expressing yourself
the which preside feeling
people, for the people of the United States.
"For sir the spirit
whatever authority
only long and far the spirit and of the
American people,
influence the
the world by their sympathy with the aspirations freemen
everywhere
America believe that freedom
unsefhy she will help the
% which she justly aspires.
The sun., 1918-12-28
SENATE BACKS
PEACE LEAGUE
Attitude. Outlined
to "Sun." Shows No Desire
to EmbarrasS Wilson.
Special Despatch to Tur Sr>

WASHINGTON. Dec. 27.-The exact
extent 20 which the Senate will go
toward meeting President Wilson's
ideas when called on to ratify the
peace treaty was learned by THE SIN
to-day. The Senate will not object
To the inclusion in the peace treaty
Of some statement that the American
Government favors the working out
Of q plan for preserving the future
peace of the world through a league
of nations, limitation OF armaments
or otherwise,
Despite the two clear and con-
else statements OF the position of the
Republican Senators, one made by
Senator Lodge CMassD. and the other
by Senator Knox GaD, it has de
veloped here and abroad that there
is still misunderstanding of the Re
publican attitude. Members of the
Administration in close cable con-
nection with the American peace dele
gates made il clear to-day that they
consider Senator Lodge and his adj
herents are embarrassing the Presi-
dent by opposing the proposed "league
OF nations" and others Of the four
teen points of peace laid down by
President Wilson last winter.
Erroneous interpretation.
This Interpretation of the Republican
position is entirely erroneous. It is ex-
planned. SO far as embarrassing the
President and the peace delegation is
concerned II was recalled that the
President virtually invited in his address
to Congress on December such express
sions OF opinion. The fact also that the
Senate is equally responsible with the
peace delegation for the formation OF
the peace treaty possibly is being over
looked by the Administration. it was
suggested.
Senator Lodge, as spokesman for the
party which will be in power when the
Il Continued on Second P0gs,