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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-01
6 WAR VESSELS TO
Be WILSON CONVOY
Battleship and Destroyers Will
Escort President on His
toric Trip to France.
SAILING TINE NOT FIXED
Transport George Washington
Awaits Executive-Can Go
at Any Moment.

The big battleship Pennsylvania and
n fleet OF five Of the fastest destroyers
in the American fleet will convoy the
transport George Washington wher
she leaves this week on her historic
transatlantic voyage with President
Wilson as her most distinguished pas
senger. Arrangements for the Presi-
dents trip aboard the transport have
been completed, and the George Wash
| lngton Is lying to-day at her pier In
Hoboken in readiness to go to sea al
a moments notice.
Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves re-
ceived the honor Of making the ar
rangements for the Presidents I'M
precedented trip. Admiral Greaves has
been commander of the cruiser and
transport force Of the Atlantic feet
and to him fell the task of arranging
not only details Of the voyage and the
force Of protecting war vessels, but
selecting the transports officer COM
plement and the men. Capt. Edward
McCauley, L. s. N. commands the
George Washington. The crew has
been drawn entirely from the navy.
The Pennsylvania is copmesSed by
Capt. Lewis Mutton.
The George washington is OF $3.50
gross tons. She formerly was the
pride Of the North German Lloyd feet
and, oddly was christened by an
American, DR.. David Jayne Hill, who
was Ambassador to Germany when
the George Washington went down
the ways in 1908. She is the only large
German ship whose name was not
changed. She has been used as n
troop transport since the war began,
but many OF her luxurious cabins
were not changed. The best of these
have been reserved for the President
and his party.
Admiral Gleaves has achieved a rep
utation for efficiency in protecting the
transports that carried this country's
eXpeditionary forces TO the other side.
From his office in Hoboken he has di-
rected the work of protecting the
movements OF troop and supply trans
ports from enemy submarines. 1t was
because OF this record that President
Wilson recently designated him for
promotion to the rank OF Vice Admiral
The exact time for the leaving OF
bAC HAS llOl pcSIl
fixed. The ships engines received their
final testing yesterday. A track spur
runs almost to the transports gang
plank, and the Presidents train will
be run over the spur. Both pier and
track will be guarded by soldiers ard
sailors as we'll as Secret Service men
from now until the Presidents ship
leaves her dock.
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of Staff, said to-day, will be under
the charge OF Brig Gen. William w.
Harris, formerly the Presidents aid
at the White House. and we have
10 make arrangements for all that.
II also have sent over in advance
n number Of army officers who are
experienced in law, finance, languages,
ethnology. &C., and who will be at
the disposal Of Gen. Bliss at the
Peace Conference. Gen. Francis T.
Herman was representative at the
Berne conference on tho question of
German prisoners. This conference
dealt on matters OF American prison
ers Of war. He is a man Of great
legal ability, experienced in military
and international law"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-01
ALLIED SQUADRONS
TO MEET WILSON
Probably Will Join American
Worships as Escort.
Special cdofe Dsspdtch to TIE Sun and the
Public Ledger.
Copyright. 1915; all rights reserved

Special cdoie Dsspafch to TIE Sun and the
Public Ledger.
Copyright. 1918; all rights reserved
LONDON, Nov. 80. - The Evening
NelCs announces that squadron Of
British, French and Italian warships
is being arranged to meet President
Wilson in the mid-Atlantic. II prob
ably will accompany the American
warships now in Portland ready to
sail.
LONDON, Nov S0.-President Wilson
on reaching European waters in all
likelihood will be escorted to Brest
by only American Nlrships but by Il
formidable array of them. In view of
the lack of official notification regard
ing NJ. Wilson's t:ip it IL understood
that neither the Frcu,h nor the Brit
ish Government has been requested
TO aid in the naval reception. The
| British authorities. however unoffi-
cially are discussing plans to welcome
the American President should he
come here.
American battleship commanders,
probably all nine or them in these
waters, are understood to be holding
themselves in readiness to proceed to
point 100 miles or so off Brest TO
meet the Presidential liner and the
battleship accompanying 1t across the
Atlantic. 1t is probable that twenty
four American torpedo destroyers viii
join In the reception.
There is no likelihood, II is stated
here, that the warships will proceed
as far as the mid-Atlantic for the
meeting. as has been stated.
PARIS. Nov. 30.-Brest is planning a
great reception for President Wilson.
The Chief Executive will see some of
the work that has been done by Amer
leans at Brest, which has been one of
the principal ports Of debarkation for
American troops
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control of all wireless stations in Ger
many and is now transmitting propa-
ganda and other news, the Berlin
Tdoebldtt says II is informed.
Chancellor Ebert and Herr Haase,
on behalf of the Government, the
newspaper adds. warn the press at
home and abroad Of this condition
and declare further that the Govern
ment will not assume responsibility
for wireless information row being
sent out Of Germany.
The Soldiers Council OF Greater
Berlin. at a stormy plenary meeting
to-day, expressed dissatisfaction with
the appointment of an executive coun-
ell OF twenty-e eight men by adopting
a resolution appointing a representa-
tive from each OF the seven regiments
stationed in Berlin to weigh charges
against the executive council and, II
necessary. to reform the organization
The charges had been formulated
by the Soldiers Council of the Third
Army Corps, which declared. among
other things, that the executive coun-
ell talked instead OF acted. It was
said also that the executive had
"shamefully debaseo the high aims
Of the councils, faileo to effect coop
Grafton with the soldiers N other
parts OF Germany. failed to protect the
eastern border and hindered every
orderly and practical work."
Speakers sharply attacked the
executive council and were applaN ded
boisterously while the meeting hardly
permitted the members OF the council
to be heard. The soldiers tumultu-
ously applauded a declaration that the
executive councils control over the
Government was unnecessary, since
the soldiers had the fullest confidence
in the Government and demanded the
summoning Of a Constituent Assembly
as speedily as possible.
Accusations of inefficiency, des-
peraAsm and grating were supported
by Herr Gerhardt, himself a member
OF the executive council. Gerhardt
charged that the executive council
formerly unanimously favored a
speedy calling OF the Constituent As
sembly. but lately had succumbed to
the pressure of the Leftists or Radi-
calls.
Philip Scheidemann was applauded,
but his defence was badly received by
the soldiers. He admitted everything
had not gone as he wished, but he
hoped to get along until a new central
council had been summoned. Scheide-
mann met the reproaches of the Ba-
varian delegates by disclosing that the
efforts of the Socialists during the war
to obtain autonomy for Alsace-Lor-
raine promised 10 be successful, but
were stranded by the opposition OF the
King OF Bavaria. who wished parts OF
to be added to Ba-
varia
The meeting adjourned until Satur-
day after soldiers from the army Of
the East gave warning that II dis
,urbances occurred in Berlin the East
ern troops would abandon Berlin and
act independently.
The Peoples Council OF Breslau. the
Tossische ZeitunO says. Is considering
an ultimatum to the Berlin Govern
ment demanding the immediate is
suance OF writs OF election for ma
tional assembly, in default OF which
Silesia threatens to secede from Prus-
STA. The fact that the coal mines OF
Silesia are the chief source Of supply
for north and central Germany gives
added significance TO the Breslau re-
port.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-01
France VIII Enter Protest.


France Will Enter Protest.
PANS. Nov. 3o.--The French Gov
eminent, through Marshal Foch, will
send a vigorous protest to Berlin con-
corning the treatment OF war prison.
ers. Edouard Ignace. Under Secre-
tary for Military Justice and Pen
sions, announced in the Chamber OF
Deputies. He said the new govern
ment in Germany treated the pris-
oners no better than the old one.
The brutality OF the Germans could
not be surpassed. he added. and the
reports Of the Spanish and Swiss mis-
sions which Investigated the condition
OF prisoners will show clearly how
deep into barbarian Germany had
sunk. Parcels sent to French pris-
oners were stolen or rified and the
sending of parcels was suspended
after the signing of the armistice for
that reason.
Plans had been fully made for the
repatriation Of the prisoners, he con-
cluded, and all precautions would be
taken to see that all prisoners are re-
turned from Germany.
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the former German Empire, the re
suit OF which, perhaps, will be that
Bavaria will be obliged to act inde-
pendently. in which case the Rhine
provinces and the whole OF south Ger
many will support her. says the Ber-
lin correspondent of the National
Iidende.
+ The same correspondent quotes
Herr Haas. the Minister Of the In
terror of Baden, as saying that the
ideal of the empire should be main
tanned, but that no Berlin dictator
ship will be tolerated.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-01
THREAT BY BRITISH
SPURS GERMANS ON
Transport of Released Prison.
ers Is Quickened.

AMSTERDAM, Nov. 30.-Ip response
TO a threat by the British armistice
commissioners that hostilities would
be resumed unless the conditions un-
der which prisoners were arriving in
the allied lines were remedied, a Ber-
lin telegram asserts that everything is
being done by Germany TO assure the
orderly return Of prisoners.
The German response adds that the
regular transport OF returning prison
ers Is now insured, ana that such
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-01
U. S. LABOR DELEGATES NAMED
VIII Aid in Peace Discussions at
Paris.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.-Delegates of
the American Federation OF Labor to
the international labor conference to
be held at Paris while the great peace
conference is sitting were announced
to-day by the executive council. They
ere:
Samuel Gompers. president OF the
federation.
William Green, secretary-treasurer
of the United Mine Workers.
John r. Alpine. president Of the
plumbers.
James Duncan, president Of the In
ternational Association Of Granite Cut
ters.
Frank Duffy, secretary of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Join
ers.
Frank Morrison. secretary OF the
federation. said the purpose Of the in
ternationai conference is "to consider
and help in peace discussions and to
establish q new international trade
union federation"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-01
GERMANY'S GOLD
RESERVES DIMINISH
$50, 425, 900 Paid Out Under
Arnistice Agreement.

BERLIN, via Amsterdam, Nov. 30
Gold reserves in the Imperial Bank
Of Germany, in connection with the
obligations undertaken under Article
10 of the armistice terms, have under
gone a reduction OF about $60,425, 600,
according to the weekly report of the
institution issued November 23. The
gold reserves now stand at about
$577, 13e,50o.
Addressing the central board of the
Imperial Bank Of Germany Rudolf
1iavenstein, president of the bank, ur-
gently admonished the people not TO
hoard cash. He said that between
October l and November 23 there had
been withdrawn from the bank $9O2.-
075,OOO, as against $99,25O,O 900 last
year. and this after $1,000, OO0, 900 had
already been drawn out in the third
quarter. Moreover, President Haven
stein declared, more than another
S250,000,O0 Of new currency had been
circulated in the same period by
means Of coupons and the notes Of
private banks and communes, making
the total emergency money $780,
100000 between the above dates.
Herr Havenstein announced the
final total of the last war loan sub
scriptions as s2,6OS 1885, 1925, Of which
93.14 per cent. had already been paid
Article 10 Of the German armistice
terms provided for the restitution of
the Russian and Rumanian gold
yielded to Germany or taken by that
Power. This gold was to be delivered
in trust to the Allies until the sigma
ture of peace.
The article also required that the
following conditions be carried out:
Immediate restitution of the cash
deposit in the National Bank Of
Belgium, and in general immediate
return of all documents, specie.
stocks, shares, paper money, to-
gether with plant for the issue
thereof, touching public or private
interests in the invaded countries.
PREPARATION for damage done.
While such armistice lasts no public
securities shall be removed by the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-01
Russian ships Given Ur.

LONDON, Nov. 3O.-The allied naval
squadron which recently passed
through the Dardanelles into the
Black Sea anchored off Sebastopol. the
Russian naval base in the Crimea, on
November 20.
The Russian ships, which were in
the hands of the Germans. and also
some German submarines We're sur
rendered to the allied naval repre-
sentatiVeS
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-01
EISNER SEES COUNTER REVOLT
Explains Breach Between Berlin
and Bavaria.

LONDON, Nov. 3O.-Kurt Eisner. the
Bavarian Premier. explained to n
meeting in Munich that the breaking
off of relations between Bavaria and
the Berlin Government was due to the
fact that the German Foreign Office
was the base of a counter revolution
airy movement. according TO a Copeu-
hagen despatch to the Exchange Tele-
graph Company.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-01
COL. HOUSE TO STAY IN PARIS.
Too Weak to Attend Peace Prelfm-
inaries in London.

PARIS, Nov. 3O.-Contrary to the an
nouncement in news dispatches. Col.
f. NJ. House, President Wilson's rep
rcsentative here, is not leaving Paris
TO attend the preliminary conferences
OF the Allies leaders in London.
Col. House is recuperating from an
attack of influenza. He is able to at
tend to his correspondence and ex-
amine reports and Is out OF danger.
although still too weak to cross the
Channel
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AMERoNGEN, Nov. 30-It Is under
stood here that William Hohenzollern
has been awaiting the arrival OF his
wife before going elsewhere. Germans
in his suite believe he will return to
Germany, and are optimistic enough
TO think he will resume the throne.
A member OF Count Won Bentinck's
household said to-day that the former
Emperor was greatly moved when his
wife arrived and seemed particularly
delighted. one OF Herr Hohenzollern's
servants Is reported to have said that
his master was much brighter" and
to have added: Things are looking
better for u.s."
The former Empress was accom-
panied 10 Holland by a party OF eight
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-01
By the 1ssot1dted Prem

BERLIN. Nov. 30.-The German Gov
eminent has proposed to the Entente
nations that a neutral commission be
established to examine tho question as
to who was responsible for the war.
The proposal is contained In a note
sent to Switzerland for transmission
to France, Great Britain, Italy and the
United States. It asks that all the
oelligerents place their secret docu-
ments at the disposal OF the commits
sion.
DR.. Alfred Zimmerman, former Sec
rotary OF Foreign Affairs, replying TO
the charge Of Kurt Eisner, the Bava-
Ran Premier, that the Government at
Berlin was responsible for the war
declares in the Deutsche Zettun1:
We did in fact consider that with
the crime OF Serajevo Austria Hun
gary's hour Of destiny had struck. We
did not prompt Austria Hungary TO
her action, but expressly advised her
against It. The Vienna ultimaturn
which we considered too severe. was
communicated to us too late for an
endeavor to mitigate it,
LONDON, Nov. 3o.-Fuller reports of
the statement published by DR.. Won
Bethmann-Hollweg. former Imperial
German Chancellor. in the North Ger
man Gazette show that although he
attempts various arguments in excuse
for his share in German guilt for the
war he makes the following confess
sion:
';But above all. we must confess that
by our deficiencies OF national char
acter and by the sins Of our general
behavior we have contributed to the
warlike tension which filled the air for
the last few years. Words which
might be taken as provocation werA
repeatedly uttered. The pan-Gernan
activities at home and abroad have
done US the greatest harm, but above
all our naval policy brought US the
most fatal opposition"
The answer TO Won Bethmann-Holl-
weg's general apologies may be found
in the Berlin Td0ebldtt, which, in taxi
ing the former Chancellor to task,
says:
DIR. Won Bethmann-H ollweg men,
toned neither the German British
negotiations, which were already con-
cluded in July, 1914, nor Sir Edward
Grey's then British Foreign Secrc-
tary) very reasonable and acceptable
proposal for mediation. Why did the
German Government reject this pro-
posal?
The Chancellor states himself
that the Austrian ultimatum WIS too
sharp, but in that case what objection
could the German Government raise
against Sir Edward Grey's proposal?
II Won Bethmann felt himself that
wrong was committed against Belgium
he had no right to submit. and II he
was not able to carry his point he
ought to have resigned"
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The party comprised Countess von
Keller, a lady Of honor; Prince Won
Solms, former chief court chamber
lain; Count Rantzau, a court physi-
clan, three maids and a valet.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-01

COPENHAGEN, Nov. 30.-The Berlin
Td9cb'dt'S Cologne correspondent
says that sharp measures will be
taken against all officers who showed
counter revolutionary tendencies that
caused serious disturbances recently
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-01
KURT EISNER IS BELLrCOSE.
Bavarian Premier Says He In
Ready for Conflict.

COPENHAGEN, Nov. 30.-Kurt Eisner,
the Bavarian Premier, has declared in
n speech that he is ready to take all
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-01
KAISER'S DECREE OF
ABDTCATION ISSUED
Continued from First Page.

journals demand the immediate APP
pointmept Of a revolutionary tribunal
to Judge and punish the guilty 1t
says the bourgeois press is more reti-
cent.
The Td0es Zeitun0 contends the
German Government did not will the
war, even IL its leaders employed a
bluff, but in clumsy hands the blum
caused the terrible catastrophe.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-01
SOCIALISTS SEIZE
GERMAN WIRELESS
Ebert Warns Press Against
Propaganda Sent Out.

BERLIN, Nov. 20 (delayed).-A group
of Independent Social Democrats
closely identified with the Spartacus
element of DR.. Liebknecht has seized
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-01

enemy which can serve as a pledge
to the Allies for the recovery or
reparation for war losses.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-01

LONDON, Nov. 30.-The meeting OF
former Emperor William and the for
mer Empress at Amerongen is de-
scribed by n Dutch correspondent OF
the DAILY Express.
The gates were thrown open. the
drawbridge was lowered, with a noise
OF chains and iron bars that sounded
very medieval. and in the courtyard
before the castle an elderly man in a
gray military cloak was seen at a
distance, walking slowly and leaning
on his stick" the correspondent writes
1T was the ex-Kaiser. The ex.
kniserin's car was driven into the
courtyard. the eX-Ka!ser threw down
his stick and. before the valet was
able, opened the door and handed out
his wife.
They shook hands and then threw
themselves into each others arms, the
eX-Kaiserin falling upon her husband S
shoulder and crying like a child. The
closing OF the gates shut out a further
view"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-01
LIEBKNECHT SLEEPS
IN EX-KAISER'S BED
Palace Attendant Angry at
Socialists Presumption.
Special Cable Despatch to The Sun and the
Public Ledger.

Special Cable Despatch to The Sun and the
Public Ledger.
Copyright. 1918: all rights reserred.
THE HAGUE, Nov. 30.-A newspaper
man who arrived here from Berlin to-
day said:
I'm front of the grand portal OF
the palace within which a careless ma
rine is on guard and smoking on duty
l met an old woman who, like her
husband. has been employed in the
palace all her life. We walked to-
gether and found the back OF the
palace. Then she suddenly turned and
said: We have been accustomed to
the Kaiser always. There is still dis
cipline here, but now the Kaiser has
gone and that cursed Liebknecht has
slept two nights in his bed She was
bursting with indignation.
Even in the midst of this colossal
funeral 1 laughed for the first and
last time. think my own was the
only laugh l heard from one end of
Germany to the other"
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transport already has been effected to
a considerable extent.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1918-06-20
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI.

Mrs. T. b. Stovall is preparing
to visit Des Moines, Iowa to at
tend the Mite Missionary Annual
Meeting.
j. c. Estes, who was in Madison
last winter with A. r. North al
the Park Hotel, is il Minneapolis
and sends regards to his former
friends and acquaintances. He is
popular as usual. His friend North
is now Sergeant in the National
Army.
Edward Young from Macon,
Mo. is a Deacon of Mt. Zion Bap-
fist church and is welding much
influence among good people Of
the city. Eighteen years in Min.
neapolis makes him ap old resi-
dent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Buchanan are com
fortably domicied in St. Paul and
have numerous friends. Mrs. Blu
chanan was formerly Mrs. Mamie
times Gentry of Madison.
j. W. IIick, lll6-6th ST., is an
old resident Of Madison, charter
member Of the Capital City Lodge
No. ~, f. & A. NJ. He is a sub.
stantial property owner and is
planning to visit his old Madison
friends in a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Foster
formerly Of Atlanta, Ga, is now
a resident Of st. Paul, Mimi, 1893
Shelburn Ave.
Mrs. Lillian BurrelI, noted dem
onstrator is one of Minneapolis
delightful entertainers. She has
Us her guest Mrs. Williams Of
Bloomington, III. Mrs. Burrell is
planning TO visit Washington, d.
G., Buffalo, Boston and New York.
When IN Minneapolis stop at
Chas. w Dryer, TWIN City FIX
change Hotel, 81 S. 5th ST. Mod
cru and up-to.datc accommoda-
ton, polite and courteous treat
ment.
You viii suit your appetite
when IN Minneapolis if YOU take
your meals at the Rex cafe. 322 i.
Bird s., Miles Ethrcdge. propric.
tor Read his al in another col
uTnn.
Mrs. julia Sheppard Of Madi-
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1918-06-20

Everybody says the thrift stamp
plan is splendid, that it will adj
vantage the government and that
both Immediately and in the fu.
turc 1t will advantage the individ-
ual. Everybody thereupon resolves
to buy some stamps or to start
baby with "A collection of them.
and then forgetS about it. For
getting about obvious and profita,
be duties will not win the war.
will not develop as ii ought to
be developed the habit of honest
thrift, and will not entitle any
man or woman to a sense of hav-
ing done the right thing.
Talk about thrift stamps. Rec.
ommend thrift stamps. Then buy
thrift stamps. If You don t do the
last thing all the rest are hollow.
Nashville Globe.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1918-06-20
PHILIP F. HALE, ESQ.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Leader in Civic Movements.

President a d one Of the found.
ers Of the Afro-Amer. Roosevelt
Republican Club % years ago
Critic of Minneapolis Forum, an
organization of National reputa-
ton and for -four years served
as its president.
Mr.. Hale is an intense race man
and is ever on the alert to help
deserving ones. lie is a fixture
in Hennepin County and enjoys
the confidence of the powers that
be. He is also deputy sheriff of
his county. Phil, as he is called,
is popular but unassuming.