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New Britain herald., 1918-12-21

the moral law gOEerninG the conduct Of individuals does not or cannot hold good in the case of nations. But time belief has been wellnieht de- strOyed. Germany has become the object of universal opposition as the enemy of mankind and of civilization. The spirit of helping one another in the cause of righteousness and hu- lnanity h-s been born and it has been the moving force and inspiration of the Allies ondeavors.
 Sympathy For Belgium and Russia.
 "It is still fresh in our memory that the righteous indignation against the German hrutalities and atrocities perpetrated against Belgium and the Belgian people was one of the most powerful causes which made England and France draw their swords. What France has done in the time of her great peril-hOW the French people have fought, suffered and endured for the sake Of the noble cause for which they have risen-is known to world go out in true sympathy and admiration for the wonderful patriot ism and loyalty with which the French people had behaved under the brutal pressure of German invaders. Russia has also aroused the great sympathy of the civilized mankind. The rising of the CZechO-SlOVf1kS un- der the banner of liberty and inde- pendence has met with the enthusiasts tic approval of the whole world. We
New Britain herald., 1918-12-21

Japanese. who had not even heard now sent troops to Siberia in order to help these gallant CzechO-Slovaks in their fight for liberty.
 New Spirit of National Brotherhood.
 ''In one sense this war has been one of WantOn CrueItieS, but 1t has its brighter side in this that it has aWak- ened and cemented the Sympathies of various races and nations in the com mon cause. Among the Allies you see one nation doing everything it can to help another-to supplement mu- tual wants and shortcomings. Here you see the British helping the Bel gian refugees, and there the Ameri- cans giving aid to French peasants and children at the sacrifice of their own comforts. The Japanese govern ment and people have also done their share to further the Allied cause. We are now doing our level best to aid the Russian.
 This is I believe, the new spirit to which the war has given birth. Na- tions must help one another in the cause of righteousness and humanity. The narrow, provincial spirit of seek ing ones own benefit at the expense of others is out of date. Such old ideas must die out from the world. The moral law which guides the conduct of individuals should also guide ma tons. This is the fundam ental spirit of the new idea. Some of our troops are now in Siberia, and I sincerely hope and trust they are guided and
New Britain herald., 1918-12-21
inspired by this international. spirit.
 \ Warning To All Nations.

SDlClJ.
 \ Warning To All Nations.
 Germany long labOred under the deluslon that she was justified in do- ing anything for the sake of her own glory and prestige. no matter how much other nations suffered. The predicament she now finds herself in Is the rightful result of her gross de- fusion, and should prove an instruc- tive object lesson to all nations in a position to be similarly tempted
 "What results the coming peace conferences may bring I cannot pre- dict, but the spirit of international mutual helpfUlnesS I have referred to above will solve many of the difficult problems which arc bound to alisC at the conferences. Judging from the point of view of this new spirit. cannot believe tho Allies will impose upon GermanY severe conditions which the German people cannot ful- fiji. Unless the, Kaiser and his mili- tary party continue to rule Germar7. such imposition would be against the spirit for which the Allies have been fighting"
New Britain herald., 1918-12-21
FRANCE HAD 100000
 KILLED

Paris Dec. 21.--trench soldiers to the number of 1,400,000 were killed during the war, according to d state ment by the socialist deputy, Lucicn Noilin, in the chamber of deputies during an interpolation of the govern nent on demObiliuatiOn
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-09

was Harry F.. Gangewere, Allentown.
Pa, wounded by bayonet in the left
A wireless message was received here
this afternoon from the United States
hospital ship Comfort, saying that the
.'.-'e 400 wounded Amer
ican soldiers, would pass the Ambrose
-..y a, cock. The veg
sci probably will reach her pier IN
Hoboken late today. The Adriatic and
the kroonland, transports with about
$500 troops, also are expected to reach
here before nightfall.
Boston, Dec. O.. = Wireless messages
from the troopship Canopic saw the
steamship will reach this port at noon
Wednesday. The Canopic was the first
liner to sail from England for Boston
with returning troops. She left Liver,-
pool November 30 with $500 members OF
aviation units and eco casuals.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-09
MACHINE GUNS FLANK
GATHERING OF REDS

Berlin. Dec. 9.-(By A. PN-Eager TO
make members of the Spartacus party
martyrs as the result of Fridays riot
ing. DR.. Karl Liebknecht, the leader of
thlS 1action. lost no time in staging a
spectacular open air meeting at the Tier
garten Saturday night
His call for the meeting brought
1orth 5000 munition workers who had
responded to the demand for a general
Walkout. These men and women march
@ @ed through Inter den Linden to the
liergarten until they reached the point
Where the Avenue of Victory intersects
the Charlottenburger Chaussee There
Doctor Liebknecht mounted the base
OF one or the granite statues erected in
honor Of the Hohenzollerns and made an
ADDRESS. The semicircle of Doctor Lieb-
knechts auditors were hanked on all
sIues Dy machine guns mounted on mo-
tortrucks which commanded all ap-
proaches. Doctor LiebkneCht harangued'
the crowd in his familiar style, indicting
Friedric Ebert. the Premier: Phillip
Schetdemann and other Kaiser Social
lists of completely in Fridays rioting
He called upon the masses to organize
red guards and beat off the attacks of
counter-revolutionists
At late hour last night Berlin was
absolutely. quiet It es estimated by
the Tageblatt that the number of de-
serters that Berlin is feeding exceeds
$4,000. Premier Ebert and his cabinet
held secret session with the executive
committee of the Workmen and Soldiers
Council. discussing Fridays rioting
More than thirty mass-meetings of con-
hicttng parties were announced for to-
day.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-09
PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHTA,

prevent us from calling a national con-
'ehtlon at the earliest possible moment.
We need to obtain early peace and
10 make the reconstruction of our eco
nomic interest possible. Whoever aids
us in this task serves his people and
ms country. Three cheers for our Ger
man countryw
Hardly had the enthusiastic applause
died away and the band begun to play
sprightly march when from the di-
rection of the Mohrenstrasse another
column OF soldiers turned into Wilhelm
strasse They were the advance of
some Guard regiment, who had arrived
the day before TO prepare quarters for
the main bodies of Guards expected here
within few days. These Guards car
rieo immense posters reading:
We shall stand no nonsense from
either the Spartacides or the Junkers."
They were heartily welcomed by the
masses already assembled. One of the
newcomers climbed the table just left
by Ebert and explained that they had
come for the same purpose as the under
orncers, namely, to offer their services
to the Ebert-Hasse Government against
any counter-revolution.
We must not permit ourselves to be
made the tools of sinister aims against
the Government" he said. Therefore
we must organize ourselves
Ebert spoke once more, whereupor
! both columns, followed by an immense
crowd, moved to the War Ministry, and
/ thence to the Prussian Building, now
| the headquarters of the Soldiers Coun'
Gil, where more speeches we're made.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-09
RETURNING SOLDIERS
UPHOLD EBERT RULE
Special Gable TO Epcuing Public Ledger
Copyright, 1913 By NcD York Times Co.
Berlin. Dec. 0 lYia Copenhagenl.

Soldiers and sailors on watch in
front of the Chancellor's building were
alarmed Friday afternoon quite un'
expectedly by a report that a large
number of soldiers were marching
down Inter den Linden with the evil
dent intention Of going to Wilhelm.
strasse.
Quickly machine guns were placed
in such a position as to cover the ap'
proach on Wilhelmstrasse to the Chan
cellor's palace. Within a few seconds
the men on duty were ready for
action should the marching soldiers
prove to have sinister designs on the
Ebert .Haase Government.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-09
1886 WOUNDED REACH US.
Sierra Docks With Heroes, In
cluding Men of Goth New York

New York, Dec. 9.--The United
States army transport, Sierra, with
thirty-five officers and 1881 pri-
Yates and noncommissioned officers
aboard. arrived at Hoboken today from
abroad. The troopship was welcomed
by the screeching of the whistles of
harbor craft and the, shooting slkyward
Of streams from fireboat nozzles. All of
the men. a number OF whom were mem-
bers of the 165th Infantry. formerly the
Regiment. were wounded. but the in
juries. OF most of them were recorded as
slight. '..,. :. ;. -
Among the wounded aboard the Sierra
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-09
HARDEN SAYS
JUNKERS USED
KAISER AS TOOL
Berlin Editor Declares He Is Bet
ter Fitted for Cabaret
Manager
By the Associated Press
London. Dec. ..


Macmillan Harden, editor OF the
Zukunft, of Berlin, said to the corre-
spondent of the Express, according to a
dispatch from the German capital tnat
the impression abroad concerning 'Ge
former Kaiser is a false one. lie sald
that he, himself. had suffered too much
through the former Emperor. to incur
charge Of partiality, but that 1t was a
fact that william Hohenzollern had no
personal part in willing the war, but was
a mere tool in the hands of the military
party, by which he was regarded as
coward.
when the moment for declaring war
came the militarists were afraid he
would refuse to sign the declaration"
said Harden. THE former Emperor
missed his vocation. He was never
happier than when posing in the lime
light. He ought to have managed a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-09
Special Cable TO Euening Public Ledger
Copyright. 1918. By the y. y. Times Co.
Rotterdam. Dec. 7.-CDelaye

Rotterdam. Dec. 7.--Delayed)
Independent accounts of events in
Berlin show that the situation this
week has been of an extremely serious
character and still remains so. OPP
posing elements that might contribute
to bring about civil war have mani
tested themselves. and there has been
severe street fighting. with many killed
and wounded. The latest news indicates
the utmost confusion and a threatened
reign OF terror.
In the early days Of the week, great
tension was created by rumors of an
armed coup d'etat by the Spartacus
group. The Government deliberated
without coming to any decision until
crisis was precipated by the arrival
of troops from the front. who soon
showed that they did not intend to re-
main inactive.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-09
By GEORGE RENWICK
Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger
Copyright. 1918. by the N. Y. Times Co.


Amsterdam, Dec. Q.
The Cologne Gazette reports that
throughout the whole region the Spar
tacus party Is extremely active. II has
its agitators in every factory, and has.
by means of money from Russia, been
able to establish its own paper, Die Frei-
heit 4 If Mulheim.
The Spartacus leader in the Rhneland
Is a Russian Bolshevist. named Levine.
In the paper and at demonstrations civil
war Is openly advocated as the only
means Of securing triumph of party.
The leaders in Berlin are proceeding
on the same lines. At the present mo-
ment, the wrath of the party in the
capital is directed against Hindenburg,
whose Imprisonment Is demanded. Die
Rote Fahne, the Berlin organ of the
Spartacus group, terms him that senti-
mental mass murderer, that man who Is
responsible for hundreds of thousands of
German families losing their loved ones,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-09

GOOD HELP Is AN INVESTMENT. You
vii get ths best II you place an ad in the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-09
Ebert Calls More
Troops to Berlin
Continued from PAGE One

sohtinueu from rage One
Kuechen. a commercial counsellor and
Herr Stenz, a mining engineer.
After being examined for several
hours by the Socialist council of Mulheim
the manufacturers were sent to Munster,
whence they will be taken to. Berlin TO
face charges made against them.
August Thyssen has. been known as
the Iron King OF Ga'nany He is the
owner of vast coal and iron mines and n
leading manufacturer. The SHINES fam
lily also Is prominent in the iron bus-
ness and has shipping interests. This
is the first report from Germany that
the Socialists have taken any action
against the leading manufacturers there
August Thyssen incurred the momen-
tary .displeasure of the former Kaiser
last JANUARY by publishing shl article
inGerman newspapers accusing the en-
p6ror of blackmalling German business
men before the war.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-09
Ebert Pledges a Convention

Meanwhile. the column had lined up
in front of the palace court and called
for Ebert. Tremendous cheers were
given by the under officers and the
populace when that popular Commits
sioner appeared and ascended a table
which had been placed on the pavement.
Comrades" he addressed the crowd,
II thank you heartily for the confidence
you show in our Government and our
earnest desire to maintain law and or
der. to avoid all disorder, and to create
work for everybody are the immediate
and most pressing duties. We are de-
termined that nothing and nobody shall
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-09
An Ebert Demonstration

with its band playing the old.time
marches, the suspicious column turned
from Inter den Linden into Wilhelm
strasse, about two thousand strong,
with immense crowds following. In
front of the ranks somebody waved
red handkerchief. At the same time
the leaders called out to the machine
gun men in the palace court that they
were all under officers who had only
come to demonstrate their allegiance
to the Ebert-Haase Government.
They had held Il meeting. II was eX-
planned, at which 1t was decided to or
ganize. place themselves at the Govern
ment's disposal against any counter
revolutionary movement. and demon
strate to the whole world that it was
not necessary that Berlin should be po-
Iced by Entente troops. as had been
suggested in the foreign press. but that
law and order could be upheld by Ber-
lin itself
New-York tribune., 1918-04-22
FINANCIAL MEETINGS
The CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAIL.
WAY COMPANY
NOTICE or ANNIIAJ, MEET1Nc,

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING.
Notice is hereby given that the annual
APEAkE AND OHIO RAILWAY CON.
PANY will be held. provided in the by
laws. at the Office OF the Company in tho
CITY OF Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday
the 23rd day OF April. 1918, at II O'clock
a. m. (D for the election of Directors:
otherwise as may be provided by lnw to
the acquisition by purchase or otherwise
of the corporate assets, rights. privileges,
franchises easements. rights OF way and
all other property OF the following corpora.
tons In which said Railway Company owns
ALL or substantially all. the capital stock
taJ OF Kanawha Bridge & Terminal Conn
;1ny: tb} of The Gauley & Meadow River
Railroad Company: (c) of Logan & South
e-n Railway Company; (dj of Pond Fork
Paint Creek Railroad Company. co of Elk
horn & Beaver Valley Railway Company:
a@d (g) OF The Chesapeake and Ohio
Northern Railway Company; CD TO author
ize and consent to the form and terms Of
such acquisitions and of any agreement or
herewith; 60 TO rattfy and confirm such
action heretofore taken or authorized by
the Board of Directors by the Executive
Committee of the Company as may be
submitted to the meeting; and go to trans
act sue. other business as may lawfully
The stock transfer books VIII be closed
at the office OF the Company. No. II
Broadway, New York City, or SATURDAY.
the 23rd day OF March. 1918 at IL O'Clock
noon, and Will be rcopened on Wednesday
the 24th day Of April. 1913. al 10 O'Clock
q. IN.
1918 '''"N' "s'"'A' 'soruary L.
BY order OF the Board Of Directors
CARL REMINGTON. Secretary.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-22
Personnel of
The Trade Board

Canada's War Trade Board, which is
thus springing into the limeight for
the first time, has for it's nominal head d
Sir George Foster, Minister of Trade
and Commerce. Through him the board
is an arm of the Cabinet, and thereby
responsible to Parliament and people
but his connection with the activities
of the board are largely nominal. The
board itself is the antithesis of what
such boards usually are Outside the
dignified and mellowed chairman there
are no spectaclcs or graybeards. If
you were to encounter the group COM
ing out of the dining room of the
Chateau Laurier in Ottawa you might
think you had run into college fra
ternty dinner Nevertheless they rep
resent as keen business as is to be
found in Canada. The personnel in.
cludes Frank Jones. vice chairman. or
ganizer and head of the Canada cement
combine; ]. w. Mcconnell. young
business wizard of Montreal; j. II
Gundy and C. B. McNaught. two bow
ish looking financiers from Toronto.
Finance is only one Of the four basic
subjects that this wartime organiza-
tion has to get to grips with. The
others are raw materials, power. and
labor.
Raw materials are, of course. essen.
tial to the continuance of Canada's in
dustrial prosperity. The munition
plants and the new shipbuilding yards
New-York tribune., 1918-04-22
Greatest Export
Movement of
Copper Is On
Drastic Steps Needed to
Speed Up Production,
Says Cable Company

The greatest export movement OF
copper ever known has recently devcl-
oped, making it necessary for produc-
tion to be increased, according to the
current issue of Cooper Gossip" pub
lished by the National Conduit and Ca
BILE Company. Calling attention to the
fact that efforts to speed up production
in Arizona, Utah, Michigan and other
important mining districts, have not
met with satisfactory success, the pub
lication says:
at is evident, therefore, if the ten
sion in the copper situation to fully
meet the huge war demand is to be
thoroughly relieved, something very
definite will have to be done very
speedily to get maximum production
from every copper property located in
the United States, as we'll as those else
where, which the under American man
agement.
Prompt and vigorous action is nee
essary to provide the increased ton
mage If supply is to catch up with the
present gigantic consumption. The
hugest export movement ever known
has developed lately, and America is
vitality concerned to sec that it is sup
piled to the last pound needed"
Several leading producing properties
showed substantial improvement in
their March production figures over
February, but six of the most impor-
tant companies suffered decrease.
These were the Anaconda. Inspiration,
Kennecott, Braden, Greene -Cananea
and Calumet and Arizona, with an ag-
gregate decline of 9,810,O0O pounds.
"The above decrease of lat per
cent" says Cooper Gossip" occ1rs at
critical time when supplies are need
ed in abundcane. 1t is absolutely nee
cssary to the government in carrying
on the war to be able to count on get
ting more copper next year than this
year without dcpriving regular domes-
tic manufacturers of the supplies need
ed for home consumption. Economic
law has been seriously upset by an
ultra-radical price-fxing policy Of the
jug-handle variety. 1t is not at all cer-
tain, however, if matters in this re-
spect will be rectiied. Enormous guam
titles Of copper are needed, and badly
needed, and business interests are
watching each stage of developments
with kccnest interest to see if those in
control of the situation will accurately
gauge conditions dominating the cop
per industry"
New-York tribune., 1918-04-22
Labor Supply Meagrc

1t is true that the labor supply is
very meagre this spring, and it will
take the best headwork we can com
mand to manage the old place. Just
because the boy has gone to the front
though, let's not lie down on the Job
and starve him to death. Well drive
four and six horses where last yeay
we drove two and four, a section of
the harrow will follow the sulky
plough, and the two-row cultivator will
take the place of the one. Needed fer
tilizers will save labor and we'll be
surprised when we find out how much
it is possible for us to do.-Farm Life
New-York tribune., 1918-04-22
Not Designed to
Check Extravaganza

The embargo, it will be observed.
though war measure, is not designed
to prevent wartime extravaganza. Its
sole purpose is to redress to some eN-
tent the adverse balance Of trade. SO
far there has been 70 suggestion from
official quarters that factories working
upon luXuries or non-essentials would
be closed and the labor transferred to
war industries and production.
There is suspicion in some quar-
ters that this adverse balance Of trade
business is being paraded like bogey
by the manufacturing interests gen
orally. In the old days, when the tariff
was the supreme issue, the same bogey
did ycoman service. In the vague man :
ner that is the characteristic of unor-
ganized classes the farmer and cor
sumer have a suspicion that perhaps in
its wartime dress it is still the same
bogey. They wonder if after all there
would be such q trouble about arrang-
ing Canadian credits in the United
States if serious attempt were really
made.
The farmer and the consumer gen
orally want more, not less, imports from
the United States. The farmers wants
duty free agricultural implements. a big
item, and something that would be a
real boon to him. One of the Union
Cabinets leading supporters DR.. Michael
Clark, kicked over the traces on this is
sue in Parliament the other day He
turned his scorn on plans for increas-
ing production which did not include
as it's first provision the removal of
all implement duties. The consumer
wants the duties removed from all food
stuffs. All the efforts of the Food Con-
troll Department to reduce the cost of
living, he says, are hypocritical until
this first step is taken.
But the adverse balance of trade
bogic waves his arms and rolls his
eyes in horror at the thought Of what
would happen if these things were put
into effect. There is even report that
agricultural implements, far from be-
ing put on the free list, may be put
on the embargoed list. If they are
there will be such a wall come down
heard before.
Any prohibited list, if it is reciprocal,
will have much more important bear
ing in Canada than it will have in the
United States. Canadian manufacturers
except in exceptional industries have
never had an opportunity to do bust
ness in the United States. The Amer-
can manufacturer, however, has always
been nightmare to his Canadian con-
temporary. If the former can be shut
out and the doors barred and locked
it will be the beginning of a new era
for the latter.