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Continued from First F4Se.)
by declaring the Associated Press was
guilty Ct similar practices. That there
is any element Of unfair competition
involved in this case was denied. the
International asserting there was no
effort on it's part to mislead the pub
lie, but that it simply used news which
it had publicly bought by purchasing
a newspaper.
Made Bribery Charges.
The injunctions were based on
charges by the Associated Press that
the international News Service had
bribed employees Of ono Of tho Asso-
ciated Press members In Cleveland to
furnish it with tips" on news, which
were sent at once. to the Interna-
tionafs New York Office. where they
were rewritten and then sent out by
that service as its own news and to
its own customers. Taking Of Asso--
ciated Press news from the once OF
the New York American, q member
Of that organisation, by Hearst serv-
ice employees also was charged. Upon
these two charges the federal district
court in New York granted injunc-
lions restraining these practices, but
referred to the circuit court OF ap-
peals the question whether the In
ternational News Service should be
restrained from approprtatfng Assoc
ciated Press news from bul1stin boards
and early editions Of Associated Press
papers. That court not only upheld the
lower courts opinion. but also granted
intuncdons to that effect aS wen.
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LEAGUE OF NATIONS
ENDORSED BY PREACHERS
Presbyterian Association Also to
Send Petition to Peace Conference
Through President Wilson.

"A league of nations was Endorsed by
the Presbyterian Ministers Associa-
ton of Washington and vicinity. at
meeting today In New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church.
It was decided to send q petition to
the peace conference. through Presi-
don't Wilson. for the establishment OF
an enicient league OF nations for the
settlement Of dimculties. IL possible.
without wars. It was also resolved
that all citizens and religious and
civic organizations be asked to join
the petition.
The resolution followed an address
by Rev. DR.. Reinke. on "Christianiz-
ing International Relations, IN which
an international government was ad-
vocated. including The general plans
Of the proposed league.
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CLERKS DEPRIVED
OF HALF HOLIDAYS
Treasurer's Office Not to
Grant Privilege Given Most
Of U. S. Employees.

While practically all employees of
other government departments, di-
visions and bureaus will enjoy at
least half holiday tomorrow and
December 81, clerks and other en-
ployes in the office of the treasurer
Of the United States will be required
to work until o'clock tomorrow
afternoon and all day the day before
New Year.
Employees Of the bureau Of engrav-
ing and printing and Of the govern
mont printing ONCE are to have holi-
day all day tomorrow, but will be
required to work all day December
81. this arrangement having been
made in lieu Of two half-holidays.
Orders have been issued, in COM
pltance with unbroken custom ex-
tending over many years. for the re-
ployes of all departments except
those named at noon tomorrow and
at noon December 81.
Employees of the office Of the
Treasury today declared that the
order requiring them to work until 8
Othsr s%nloy wne had
either = half or q full holiday, was
discriminatory. and that it worked a
hardship on every clerk in the ONCE.
The employees pointed out today that
they have cheerfuNy worked ovex-
time whenever 1t has been required;
that they have bought Liberty bonds
Of all issues; that they have sub:
scribed to all war work funds, and
altogether have shown q spirit just
as patriotic and devoted to the best
interests Of the government as have
the employees Of any other department.
Treasurer Burke in explaining the
order Diminishing the employees Of his
ONCE At o'clock instead Of at noon.
said today that the order was issued
because Of urgent necessity. Work in
some divisions Of the ONCE, he said.
was ten weeks behind, in others six
weeks. and in some less than q week
behind. The financial business OF the
government, he said. should not be
further delayed. and the once Of tho
treasurer must Of necessity remain
0uAa pEnnttcallH al daE. 1850 l4ss-a,
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CableEfam to The Evening Star ana
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1913.

Cablesram to The Evenins Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1913.
BY A. r.. DECKER.
BERLIN, Germany. December Is
(delayed). -Underneath tho apparent
ly unruff1ed calm a real revolution 10
taking place in Berlin. To realize 1t
one must look behind the scenes and
pierce the almost stolid countenances
Of the shopkeeper, women and return
ing soldiers. During centuries the
German people have had nothing to
say regarding the government Today
the best class Of people seem to be
timid about asserting their rights.
Those who shout the loudest for the
moment are strong, although some
day. believe. the best in the German
the straffemakers, the bolshevfkt and
fanatical demagogues.
How much destruction will take
place before construction begins. 1t
Is hard to determine. It is certain
that the fight against the emperor is
being won and that the fight against
bolshevism is just beginning. I Wis
council in the Herrenhaus, where !
have a good friend in a doctor. who
1 believe is sincere. The conditions
in the council are SO complex that one
finds few conservatives among the
radicals. Here really the government
of Berlin is in the hands of the COM
mittee of fourteen workmen and four
and soldiers council is radical, IT not
almost bolshevik in its tendency. In
the provinces the soldiers and work
mems councils are moderate and al
most democratic.
Meet in Immense Building.
The Herrenhaus is an immense
building with long corridors. walls
hung with maps, vast council cham
bers, fine staircases and painted
domes. The entrance is guarded by
on the floor. In the cloakroom Is an
old polite gentleman. perhaps salvage
from the wreck Of the former regime
From then on one sees the strangest
possible collection of individuals
Some are neat and intelligent. some
clever and crooked and some are hon.
est and stupid. One enters into an
atmosphere of suspicion. They will
not talk either because they have
never been interviewed, or because
they, being dishonest, fear every one
VI course, many OF the men are non
est, but they are badly informed and
are merely acting through the revolu-
ton in former methods.
Some are sincere, but they are led
by INSCRIPTIONS men who see q
chance for profit as did a certain few
by the Russian catastrophe. These
vultures can be selected unerringly.
In one of the corridors I met DR.
Ledebour, small, thin, smooth
shaven man above middle age. He Is
like a steel trap and impressed me al
being able to masticate nails. I would
hate to be his enemy and in his power
Ledebour in perfect English and al.
most polished low tones said he could
not give an interview. He said he die
not have the time and was afraid
that he would be made to say some.
thing he did not say.
also met Mochlenbuhr and stopped
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CAMP MEADE. Md, December 2s-
War, which, in other times, and in
other countries. has meant the break
ing of home ties, has given the Amer
lean Red Cross the inspiration for a
kind of home reconstruction that has
brought together many families that
were separated before war broke out
In almost countless numbers of
cases wives have displayed new and
romantic interest in husbands. who.
in peace times. had lost their attrac-
tions. Now that discharges are being
granted, men are. in some cases, go
ing back to home and a family
which had given up all hope Of re-
union.
What brought the Army and the
Red Cross in touch with the severed
ties was the fact that men with de-
pendents were compelled to give up
part Of their pay for their sup
port. The government, too, added an
allowance to that allotment, and thus
the wife or mother received a sub
stantial sum, which served to revive
affection for the long absent husband
ar zon
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he submarine destroyed.
Pretend to Abandon Vessel.


Panic parties" was one Of the
ruses practiced by the decoy ships
commander to coax the submarine
alongside. When the mystery ship
TO- .Ss So these
doning their vessel, but always leav-
ing on board another crew to man the
guns and finish the submarine II 1t
came near enough.
The first encounter mentioned py
the admiralty took place in March ssi
guised as collier, was attacked by a
submarine. The panic party" took
to the boats, and when the submarine
closed in to about 800 yards the Earn.
borough opened fire on her. inc
U-boat submerged. and the Farn-
depth bombs. The submarine reap
peared standing almost on end. rive
rounds were fired into her at nearly
point blank range. and she went to
the bottom of the sea.
Prior to that action the Farm
borough had cruised throughout the
entire winter without being attacked.
Shot Beheads U-Boat Captain.
Within a month the Marlborough
coaxed another submarine near
enough to sink her by gunfire. Com
mander Campbell later was trans
ferred to the command of the o.
and in the following February, 1917,
his vessel was 'torpedoed by sub
marine, which eventually approached
SO near that a shot from the Farm
borough beheaded the U-boat cap
tain as he climbed out Of the tower.
the submarine was sunk with her
coming tower open and her crew
pouring out. Destroyers towed the
Q-5 in and beached her. For this
exploit the Victoria cross was award
ed to Campbell.
The decoy ship Pargust, with Camp
bell in command, was torpedoed June
Z, 1917. while disguised as British
merchant vessel. The submarine came
within fifty yards of the Pargust
which then opened fire on her with
all guns. The submarine crew poured
out of the coming tower and held
up their hands in token of surrender,
but the U-boat steamed away. try
ing to escape in the mist. The Par
gust again opened fire on her and
sunk her with one man clinging to
her bow as she went down. The
decoy vessel was towed back to port
by American destroyers. Two Vic
toria crosses were awarded for this
successful action.
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How the Siren Ships
n Shared and Sank the Subs
British Decous Lure Undersea Craft to Their
Destruction "Panic Parties" Another
Ruse to Coax U-Bodts Alongside.

LONDON, December 5 Correspond
ence of the Associated Press).-One OF
the most exciting chapters Of the war
against German U-boats is a series of
accounts of notable engagements be-
tween British decoy ships and the sub
marines, made public by the British adj
miralty. While the whole story Of the
part played by these decoy vessels,
mystery ships or co. craft, has not
been revealed, it is evident that several
of them were used to lure the Hun I'M
dersea craft to their destruction.
Some incidents in this campaign al
ready have been made known, dealing
chiefly with few of the exploits OF
Commander Gordon Campbell as
master Of the decoy vessels. but
others in which he and other captains
participated now are available. That
at least a small fleet was used in this
work is evident from the fact that
Campbell at different times appears
as the master of the Marlborough.
the Pargust, the Dunraven and the
Q-5.
Commanded by Lieut.. William e. San
ders and the Stock Force by Lieut.. Har-
old Auten.
False Bulwarks Conceal Guns
Stories of the encounters between
these ships and the U-boats are filled
with deeds Of heroism and instances In
which the discipline Of the British navy
was displayed under the trying circun-
stances. For many months the decoy
ships, heavily armed. but with their
guns hidden behind false bulwarks,
steamed zigzag paths in the seas which
were the hunting grounds Of the sub
marine.
In their character OF lazy GOLFERS
or slow cargo craft they presented
to the submarine commander an
inviting object of attack, but once
he was we'll within range OF the
British guns the false superstructure
hiding the guns fell away, and the
helpless collier became suddenly
transformed into a fighting. craft
bent on destruction. 1t was danger.
GUS work requiring the high order OF
courage, for the submarine must pc
lured near before the guns could
safely begin their work. Meantime
the Hun frequently had sent ms
torpedo home, and the decoy ship was
disabled, sometimes on fire and part
of her crew wounded. In that condi-
ton the battle was fought and o1teh
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MAI. GEN. J. F. KENT DEAD.
Civil War Veteran Also Served II
Conflict With Spain.

TROY, N. z. December 23.-Maj. Gen.
J. Ford Kent, u. 8. A, retired. has
died at his homo in this city. after q
brief illness. The funeral will be held
Thursday. with burial at West Point.
Cen. Kent was q second lieutenant
at the outbreak Of the civil war. He
was made major in 1863 for gallant
and meritorious services In battle Of
Spottsylvania," and colonel in 1864 for
similar services during the campaign
before Richmond. He served through
out the Spanish-Amertcan war and
reached the rank Of major general in
October. 1888.
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BILL TO PAY CLAIMS.
For Damages in Explosion and Fire
at Munitions Plant.

Claims against the government Tor
damages growing out Of the explosion
and fire at the T. A. Gillespie Load
ing company's plant at Morgan. Nj.
last summer. would be determined
and paid by q board OF three appoint
ed by the Secretary Of War. under
Joint resolution, introduced today by
Sc nator Frelinghuysen Of New Jer-
sey.
All payments would be approved by
the Secretary Of War. Claims OF heirs
Of persons losing their lives In the
catastrophe would be limited y
tle.eoo. al peFmsnte 70 - med4 -
g w. 3cSs $3.50 * -.
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HUNS VIOLATED CITY ABOUT
TO DEDICATE u. S. GRAVES
But Ceremonies We're Held for Three
American Soldiers Who Were First
to Die In Battle In France.

The first three American soldiers to
die in battle on French soil fell in the
little village of Bathelemont. about
twelve miles east of Nancy. The
population Of this region decided to
erect a monument concentrating
their sacrifice and a replica Of this
proposed monument was sent to Pres
ident Wilson by Ambassador Sharp, at
Paris, few months ago at the re-
ect.
Originally 1t was the intention to
hold the ceremony of dedication In
three young heroes had given their
lives for freedom, but the community
was situated SO near the firing line
that the ceremony had to be held at
Nancy. Ambassador Sharp has sent
to the State Department a graphic re-
port on the subject.
Many distinguished persons were
present at the exercises in the largo
council chamber of the city hall,
which was decorated by flags and
other emblems testifyinR to the peo-
pies regard for the United States.
published in all the French papers.
NJ. Mirman. the project of the district
of the MISUNDERSTANDING, the sena-
tor of that district, the minister of
blockade and Ambassador Sharp made
remarks appropriate to the occasion.
Huns Bombard City.
German air machines again lombard
ed the city, killing number of peo-
pie and seriously wounding many
more; children were paralyzed and
soldiers blinded by the injuries re-
ceived on that occasion. Enemy ma
city planning for additional raids.
while below little white fakes Of
smoke from many anti-aircraft guns
indicated the vain endeavor to bring
down the enemy. It Is such tragedies
as these which have SO grievously
dfsgraced the civilization Of Europe
during the last four years.
M. Mirman in his address before a
large assembly at Nancy emphasized
the fact that the three young heroes
In whose honor the monument had
been erected were not. indeed. the
first Americans whose blood had
tinged the battlefelds of France.
Young men from the United States,
impatient to fight. had enrolled vol
UNFAIRLY in the French and English
armies and by 1916 their number ex-
ceeded 10000.
Wore cold Glory" in Fight.
A very touching incident illus-
trates the patriotism Of those Ameri-
cans who had Joined the French For
eign Legion before the United States
entered the war. Not being able to
fight openly under the Star Spangled
Banner. they procured an American
flag and decided that each Of them, in
turn, should carry 1t wrapped around
his breast. In this way our flag was
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Try Kaiser and Get Truth.

To tho Editor Of The Star:
The Paris edition Of the New York
Herald for November 80. 1s1s. con-
tains an item Of news from Washing
ton to the effect that The Evening
Star states, in part. zee the ar
chives should be thrown open, docu-
ments Of mysterious nature revealed,
and all happenings preceding the war
published to the world"
attitude. but would suggest that per-
haps the best way to secure q
thorough and unimpeachable record
Of this Information would be q trial
Of the kaiser and his co-conspirators
by q high international tribunal. The
evidence pro and con brought forward
At such trial would form Z perfectly
reliable and very comprehensive
record ter the: futuEe historian.
t.;. : = ! 4 HHegNH' OKDY4.
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Plan TOD|S[ODGE
GERMAN LEADERS
Bourgeosie Parties Striving
Against Majority Socialists
in Elections.
SUCCESS IS UNLIKELY
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN. Sunday; December % (by
the Associated Press)-The bour-
geosie parties in Germany are striv-'
ing to erect a solid front against the
majority socialists In the coming
elections to the national assembly.
The elections are only four weeks
away. and the former right and center
parties are still much disorganized. -
The socialists have an intact party
organization and have a strategic
advantage because they now are in
virtual control of the government.
An added factor is that the Ebert
Haase government has been strength
ened in it's position by 1.-THE action.
Of the recent revolutionary congress.
which not only widened the turisdic-
ton of the cabinet, but placed at its
disposal a serviceab1e central COM.
mittee of soldiers and werkmen's:
councils. This has been interpreted,
as marking the defeat of the ultra,
radical tendencies championed by the
proletarian extremists. The pro-
visional government will use the time
before the elections in restoring or
der and alleviating economic condi-
tionS.
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Unitarian.
Trom the Boston Transcnpt.

From the Boston Transcript.
Cooking School Teacher-Did your
husband like the doughnuts you made
him?
Mrs. Youngbride-Yes: he remarked
that II could only make them large
enough he could save on his automo-
bile tire bills.
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BELIEVES BEST OF GERMANS
WILL FINALLY TAKE POWER
Tiimid Now, Says A. R. Decker. While
Workmen's and Soldiers Council and
BolsheviE Get In Deadly Work. ;

him In the corridor. He was dressed
as soldier and also was very busy
dashfng about with his hands full Of
papers. He seemed to be quicker of
intelligence than the others and per-
haps is a vacillating opportunist and
not harsh in his methods. He would
not talk then or arrange for an inter-
view. Attached to the soldiers council
is press bureau with two mon as the
head. One is rather liberal and intelli-
gent and the other Is mean and I'M
communicative.
See a Chance for Profit.
The whole spirit Of this place is not
for telling all the truth for propaganda
purposes, but the spirit Of suspicion
toward ALL coming to be informed.
As in Russia SO the Jews Of Germany
see a chance for profit by destruction.
and are flocking like parasites to the
Liebkneeht group. It IL significant
that in the soldiers and sailors coun-
ell in the Herrenhaus there has been
formed in the last few days an or
ganisation calling itself the commit
These men are not in the council. but
they have rooms in the building. and
are to all intents and purposes bolshe-
vik agents fostered by the soldiers
and sailors council in Berlin.
talked with the head of the organi-
zation, Bulgarian Jew with a shrewd
British face. The others were German
Jews and one a Hungarian Jew, who
said he was from England and repre-
scented the New York Tribune. These
mon were all very suspicious of me.
saying in side whispers: Perhaps he
is not q socialist. and perhaps we had
better not talk They said enough.
terested in innoculating the whole
world with bolshevist poison. Being
in the Herrenhaus they are recognized
by the soldiers and sailors council
which constitutes the real parliament
the following plans of his organiza-
ton in writing, though in the con-
versation he substituted Russia" for
Europe" in the first aims. The plans
read:
What It Proposes to Do.
"Aims-First, establishing the truth
regarding the revolution in Europe:
second, to enlighten our constituents
cgenossen) in the central powers. the
eastern countries, in the west and In
America regarding the situation: third.
to fight for true and permanent peace
founded on the interests of the prole
socialists in Germany for the purpose
Of action and work in international
characterization
"Means-First, the immediate re-
establishment of communications be-
tween Russia, the Balkan states, the
central powers and the west; second.
propaganda through the press. bro
chures and circulars; third, the or
ganization Of conferences, meetings
and discussions.
"Finance-The committee will COW
| or the expenses from the proceeds of
sales Of literature and the free-wtll
contributions of its adherents."
left the soldiers and sailors
council with a realization of the aw-
| full desires Of these outcasts of hu
mainly. They cannot succeed-not
| for long-since the force which fought
for democracy must have the endur-
ance to take up a new struggle to
| crush this awful thing which 10 just
] showing its head.
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PINEHURST, N. c. December 23.-
Walter Hines Page. former ambassa-
dor to Great Britain, died here late
Saturday. night after an illness Of
many weeks. DR.. Pages health
began to fail nearly year ago, and
he gave up his post as American
representative at the court Of st.
James late in the summer.
DR.. Page returned to the United
States October IL. and he was moved
directly from the steamer to a
hospital in New York. For a time
his condition showed Improvement,
but late in November he suffered a
relapse. Early this month he rallied
and ten days ago was brought to
Pinehurst. For a while he seemed to
grow stronger. but suffred a second
relapse last Thursday.
Those Present When Death Came.
Most Of the members Of DR.. Pages
family were with him when death
came. They included Mrs. Page, his
daughter, Mrs, Charles G. Loring. Of
Boston; his son. Ralph W. Page. and
r. Page and former Representative
Robert N. Page. Maj. Frank c. Page.
who accompanied his father home
from England. arrived yesterday
morning. Another son, Capt arthur
". page, is serving in England.
Services will be held tomorrow
morning at II o'clock at the Page
Memorial Church. at Aberdeen, North
Carolina.
N. C., sixty-three years ago. was ap-
pointed ambassador to Great Britain
more than five years ago. Before
almost entirely to literary work and
was the author Of q number Of books.
while editor Of the State Chronicle, at
Raleigh, N. c., he started the move
ment which resulted in the founding
of the state Agricultural and Me-
chanical college.
Recipient Of University Honors.
DR.. Page attended Randolph-Macon
College, in Virginia, and was a fellow
at Johns Hopkins University from
1875 to 1873. He had received de-
grees from the universities OF Cam
bridge, Aberdeen oxon and Edin-
0q RAsLE1aH. N. c.. December 2s.-
at Cary. studied under a private tutor.
bered as being unusually precocious.
revealing in his boyhood days signs
Of ability as a speaker and writer.
His father, Allison F. Page, was a
wealthy lumberman and gave his son
every advantage.