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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-18

NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-Thc British
stcpn.rs Juliana and Caronn-' bringing
small contingenls OF Amcr!cans--miti-
t,rv naval and civilians--from England
and Franco, came into port to-day.
ON th. former were SCTcral IyonpS OF
army and navy aviatOrs. the t,ar"hli
passrrErrs were largely American.
Canadian and Australian officers. Among
them were naval Licutcrants J. II. Full
cher. Of Frisco. n. c. and +. l.. Muilcr'
Of Oakland, Cal. who spent - days us
prisoners aboard the German submarine
Deutschland.
Tho two officers aboard the army
freightcr Ticondcroga. torpcd"cd sep
trn,pnr 80. were among tho few *urTiv-
urs Of what they termed n particularly
ruthless attack by the G-hoat. They
were taken TO Germany by their capto's
md turned over to the British when the
deutschland. with other submarines.
was SURRENDERED at Harwich. according
tn the terms OF the arin:Sticc.
4 wcarrr OF the Distinguished Service
Cross was n Pennsylvania coal miner.
Private Sam Saplin. llth Infantry, or
the Oakland ScrtiGn Of Pittsburgh.
whose wife and child are in Italy. lie
showed n clipping from Il newspaper
nuhlished in France which said that
without fear uf his prrsontt safety he
sought ont enemy snip"rS and killed ten
at thcrn. one Il lieutenant. and. together
with his first sergeant. John W. Thonp-
son. rushed an enemy machine gun nest
killing the crow Of one gun and turning
IT on the remainder Of the enemy with
deadly effect, capturing IS machine gun
ncrs together at the battle of Fismette,
August 16."
Civilian passengers on tho Carorna IN
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Deutschland Uber Allies
Sill Heard in Berlin

LONDON. Dec. 1T.-WritiSh Wireless
Service. )-The correspondent in l:"riIn
Of the Daily Express dealing with The
rct,irn of the German army. says the
scenes Of enthusiasm mar&in% III"
homecoming Of The troops ar" "n"ing.
''Mcn have been coming homo 1T IN"
ra,c of 10000 a day" says the corrc-
pondcnt "ivery day Herr lt""7t. III"
chancellor. takes his place on = r,stru'l
opnositc the French embassy. He adj
dresses the homecoming n"'l it"h ihr
bands play martial music. will" tho
crowds cheer and wave their handk"r-
chiefs.
'Dnutschlaud Uh"r Allies hr"ucht IN"
into ,hc stree. this nurniHS. To my
anlazcment---:l1d to Tin" apparent hTna&r-
mcnt of the French officers grouped N
tbe window Of Tho cmhassy--L regiment
rns nassing the Erandrnburi; Eat" In
the old tune. Later heard IT played
continuously aS cavalry. Infantry ana
artillery swept 10y. H"ajn"itIl flags
were. crowned with lHur"l wrctthS. fh'
tnrn wore r.rrcr""'E; ground their S'r"l
helmets unh their tun!'S and guns were
covered with tluW"f%.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-18
BRUTAL TREATMENT
Of AMERICANS BY
GERMAN SERGEANT

REPNE, Dec l7.--Llcutcnart James
Duke of Washington, Lieutenant Cas-
s!us Styles Of Willsboro. n. y. ana
lieutenant Robert Raymond of Newton
Center. Mass, have arrived In Swlt@cr-
land from q German prison camp. on
their way to Franco These officers
are attached to the American aviatio"
service.
Herbert Jones OF tho Ono Hundred
and Tenth infantry, declared To the
American Rcd Cross that German ser
ccani major nj LanGenSalza camp
struck American prisoners IN tho lace
with the flat Of his Swhtd without rea-
son. after lining them UP Tor roll call
Jones himself WAS k.ckHd 20. ny hty i guar WpH
,rtil the lower part OF MS p"dS WIS
temporarily poralyzed.
J,6nFrnsulva is the German prison
camp where a considerable number Of
French prisoners were killed or wound
cd by guards several days "''ee inc
lieutenant styles told the Red Cross
that his pilot, Lieutenant Wlstrr Nor
ris, had been killed. Although dying
and unable TO see. Marris said 10 HIM:
You there, Styles? 1t was my luult
that We smashed llolc you a'' ''''
~ The h. Americans Informed the Red
Cross that the Russians Mt faStati;
Germany. were dying at the rate "l
,bout six OF eight daily from starya-
finp The NITcIICaIlS NSiS H''''A
hv tho German guards to protect their
food stores from tho Russians, who
threatened to raid tho American com
pound. they said. ,,s,.
Tho American cemetery at Rasta't
now has nine graves
.rho German guards left the gates
NJ The camp open for the Americans Il?
escape. but an American Sergeant posted
tmrrIcau guards around the compound
and compelled the prisoners TO await
Tho arrival Of tho led Cross ana IN"
49, .H,,ricnn SANITARY trains from Swtz"r-
ND
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MARCONI OFFICIALS
OPPOSE GOVERNMENT
CONTROL OF RADIO

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1I.-Of(icalS of
the MurcDni Wireless Telegraph Com
pany OF America appeared before the
house merchant marine committee Today
to oppose tho adminiStFa ton bill pruvid-
ing for purchase and control BY the Navy
Department o. all rtdio stations in this
country John w. Grigss, pres sidrni OF
the company, Edward Nally vice prcsi-
dent and d. Sarnotf, commercial agent,
snve reasons why they believed tho sta
t!tin, s1u.uid.he a!eft In private nftnds.
MT. Naliy told the committees That 25
wireless stations i'll Mexico had been un-
der German control during the war. An
invests Ehtion Of IN" wireless system IN
that country recently completed hy nm
agent OF the MRrcnni Company. he states.
SHOWED that although The Michigan gov
crnnrnt claimed iilic 10 all wireless sta
tionS. German apHaraiu:; IL used and
German operators were ;"'nd III al! or
them He said the invest igHt!nn also
disclosed that government electrical
shops had German superintendent and
that thn whole system was supervised
by German radio experts.
Mr. Eaily recommended that tho gov
crnmcnt b." allowed ~ control coastal
stations which receive and transmit mes
sagcS between ships and the land. but
urged that the ownership Of stations
sending tranS-occanic or overland mes
sag"S should br allowed la remain i'll
private hands. He advocated a continue
zion ~ government control OF radio sta
tons.
Government ownership Of, the stations
was characterized by Mr.. GriEsS AS UNI
just. CunfiSCatnr! and Il menace to tho
country, aS IL would mean hr said that
not Il single private business or press
tR"SSaEr could bc sent without its pass
ing through government hands thereby
setting up IN arbitrary censorship
The Committc" asked to revise the
bill! so if passed 1t would prry:d" for
,rl,i "a, h,,p Ri I'm, Ip
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Is CREMAT TED
IN TRAIN FIRE

WINNIPEG. Dec. 17.--J'Iftccn per
snEs arc believed tonight to have been
burned to death in the fire that "ari!'
today destroyed tourist coach on Il
Canadian Pacific, train 1T Bon Hcur sta
iion. l20 miles west of Fort William
Ont. Twelve pRSS"EcrS were RESCUED
four sliNhily injured.
The fire, il was indicated. started in
berth occupied by family party. anu
quickly spread To the rest rf tho coach.
Other cars on tho train escaped dam
ages.
|. According to an official statement is
sued hy the Canadian Pacific railway.
tho second section of thr train stop
ped for train orders at Bon Iicur sta
tIon i%0 miles west uf Fort William;
Ontario. nj 6:IT n. m. today TIL" con-
durior SAW flames bursting from the
front end Of Tho tourist car. Tho train
and enf Inc crows rescued rs many. pms
scnErrs as they could roach. Eight or
the persons rescued were slightly IN
jur"a.
From IN" reports Of survivors. It
would appear that the fire started In
the curtains uf n berth occupied by a
man. his wifn and n baby. the staicfnrnt
says. 1t might b" surmisCrl they had
been trying To heat food for the child
With tn" spirit lamp. or had STRUCK II
light for some reason.
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IN
STRONG DENIAL
OF Pro-German Sympathy,
Though Admitting Friend
ship With Won Bernstorf.

WASHINGTON. Doc. l7.-Samucl Tn
tcrmycr of Nc~ York, appearing today
at his own request before the Senate
committee investigating beer and Ger
man propaganda. said he was present
10 dispruve the inucndocs and lmpilca
tons before the committee that he was
Of pro-Gcrman sympathy before tho
United States entered the WAR.
In admitting his friendship with Tor,
mc- German Ambassador BTrnStort'
and attaches Of the embassy Inter
,nycr said he had hut few conferences
with him, and added that he nSd &c &c,
clincd To &C: as legal adviser IN the en-
hasSy. although other lawyers had ac
ccptcd fees for such services.
He SAID that before the United state:
entered the war hc had formed the con-
clusion that II would not have been tc
The best interest,"; OK o: &C., e.',LiMa''' mar ''' '0'
1Ir. Cntcr!nycr explained his ncEol'a'
ions in 1915 with DR.. HcnnrrFh r
Albert. paymastcr Of the German proph
sandis,s. for the purchase III Ihe NHN
York Morning Sun. and said that tn"s
wcr" made with full knowledge that a. a.
bert vas attached To the German en-
hnssy. He said the transaction was &c
hc uurcly n business one. and thht i
made no difference to him whether Al
bert secured the money from fHrlln St
long MS control Of the paper rcmainec
with himself and his associates.
'rhr witness told Of his lrlrndshiE
viIb pr Bernard DernhurE. who left tht
United States. at the request OF iresl
drut Wilson because Of his public ut.
tcranccs in defense Of the sinking o.
,hr I,usitania. He said he did not be-
licyc Dcrnbcrg really believed all NJ
eoiI about tic LuSitania, and that NJ
did not believe pcrnbcrE approved Ger
,nany's submarine warfare.
During tho hearing today the commit
iicc received letter from Bradiore
Merrill editor Of the New York Amcri'
ran. saving that Edward Lycll Fox was
MOI employed by the Hearst newspapers
and that there was no record that MaI
:h:,I Kelly had horn employed: .f"T
name frequently was mcntlonru ht lh'
in c>tisatiru IN connection with German
nrounEanIa - while Kelly wns Said 'f
have h-cn sent to Baltimore by German
agents Ia attempt to negotiate l"r 'h'
nI,r,hasr OF the Baltimore sun.
Afirr rcroip; Of thr letter. CAptail
George l.. Lester Of III" army intcIil'
rrncr service who bad mont lon"h 'n'
names nf Fox and Kelly IN MS trS'l
,nory last week, WAS recalled. lie r"at
into thr record credentials which lie :aio
.rrr,. given Fox when the correspondent
wen; 10 Germany. and which showed nj
was connected with the Hearst otncf
thrrr Eapi:in IJrStcr said that thr IN
Irrnntion hc gave III" committee about
kclI, was obtained from the rohi"SSlnt
nf y former cG-wurkcr Of Albert nnd LIT
Karl Fcuhr. another German agent.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-18
NEAR SOLUTION
Of THE CRIME
MANY Witnesses VIII Connect
Milo Piper With Girl
Who Was Slain.

MUSHROOM. Mich. Dec. 1I--"1th
the probable arrival bero tomorrow OF
acQuaintauces and relatives OF MISS
Freida Wechnan. weo claims to nave
known Milo II. Piper before ms auessp
hlrarnous ruarriaG. to the girl. author1-
ties declared tonight they ~ould De
nearing 4 solution OF her mysterious
death and burial IN a lonely roaos4oe
grave near hero in 1916
Mt and Mrs Charles +. whitney OIL
Chicago. ut whose home Miss Wechuan
Iired prior r. her marriage. ana Whcle
Piper is se:d TO have called upon her
frequently. have been called TO huSAe-
gon to identify the local insurance man man
held as the girls slayer. The Kew. Paui
{. Curnick Of Indianapolis. who mar
ried Mss Wechman. and u man giving
IN. nrme Of M H. Piper at Rensse
laer. Ind, IN March. 1916. also Is on ms
cago. an aunt Of the dead girl. will come
tn MuSkegon. officials said. and oHne
friends who claim to have identifted the
Piper photograph ns tho man VINO palo
,Snurt to Miss rMechInan.
Mrs Whitney, in a statement To-Day.
declared the newspaper pictures OF Piper
tore a strong resemblance to the man
who visited Miss Wechman ct her home.
Piper called upon her regularly TOT SIX
months. she said and was the slrrs onl!
male visitor. Mrs. Whitney added that
shc had never heard Of William Gold
berg or John Sheldon" whom PIPER
oarned in his statement TO local authori-
ties.
Officials continued the grillinS OF the
accused man today. but nc Stoutly main
taiped his innocence and held to storJ
TO the effect that he had Travelled about
the country with the WechHan girl as
man and wife. but that it vas John
Sheldon" who married the girl N ms
name and later left her to Piper. GOLD.
berg" who officials have so far been
unable 20 locate. Piper says: can sub
ssanrta.e his statement. Neither has
John Sheldon" been further idcntlnea'
P;pers examination was set 1or pS.
Gambler % bu, an adjournment on that
hate was agreed upon because his at
rorncy announced he would be unable TO
,rocecd with the case then.
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Cohlenz, overlooking the Rhine and the
two bridges where more OF the troops
cross the river. has been taken over rs
quarters for Third army officers. The
Headquarters of the Third army are cS-
lnbl!shcd in Il government building ad-
joining the hotel.
BY noon the Third army was In com
,nunicAtion with the back areas By tcic-
phone, telegraph and wireless.
During Sunday various dctachmcnts
of infantry and artillery passed through
Coblcnz on their way TO Join the diri-
sions east OF the Rhine. ChurchGocrs
viewed the marching troops with much
interest. Late in tho afternoon the
Third division. which had been nlong the
Rhine south OF Coblenz. marched through
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-18
RAPID STRIDES
To ENACTMENT
Many Important Sections Of
Revenue Measure Are
Passed Upon.

WY SF1NGTOS. Dec. II. Rapid
progress on the war revenue. bill was
made today by the senate. with leaders
apnarcntIy uniting to hasten It's pas
sage by late this week or at least before
the holidays.
MIA senior Republican Of the rinanc"
committee. had delivered 4 prepared adj
dr"$s urging prompt passage OF the pi!l.
bait disa pprovinE its provisions to llN
1920 tax rates. the senate. with only n
handful of. mcmbcrs present and win
pcrfunctory discussion, adopted many
important amendments and approved
paEcs of minor provisions. Considera-
lion Of all 1920 rates. however, was
nostp0 by unanimous consent.
Among important sections .adopeeo
were: ,,,,
Tho war excess profits rates Tor 1918.
ranging from 30 to So percent rs revised
bv tho finance committee and estimated
70 raise SO 400 10000 as compared with
s.. .onn. ono. 900 Under tho house bill.
Individual income Surta%cs. ranSine
from ono to 65 percent, as revised by
tho finance committee. and designed 20
secure ST .N45.069. 600. as compared with
81 GCS OG0 moo under the house bill.
Rates of $40 and $50 per gallon
rospcctiycly on distilled spirits Tor oc'-
CONTINUED on Page ren.)
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P|T[SBORCHER WHO KILLED 10 AND
CAPTURED % GERMANS, RETURNS

cluded y. KaIopothatis. a Greek
mat. on 4 special mission 70 the
States.
The troop ship Maui. from
with g. officers and 2.1G1 men
also arrived. She WAS two days
account of heavy weather.
The troopers on til" Maui arc
virtually every state and many d
return wounded from battles on
western front. They include Dr.
fred NJ. BcrSstcn. Il medical corps +
tenant. Of pottsville. Pa with
Shrapncl wounds; Major Oliver =
White. Of Roanoke. Va. wounded at
Tcrdun. who said that the only thing
! that beat the Germans at Chateau
Thicrry was the dogIone determination
Of the Americans TO so ahead"
Lieutenant l.. r: Lcdbettcr. OF Anderc
son. S. G.. veteran Of lighting in ASace-
Lorraine and ArGonne forest. and Lieu
tenant J. R. Harden. a marine. OF New
ark, n. J., who fought from the Marno
to Vcr1un. was nine times. "over tho
top" was twice wounded and who. 40!
curting to companions. got n German
for every member Of his family-scven
in all-mostly IN hand to hand tight
ing -.
Other heroes on the Maui included
Corporal +. +. Brook. marine, OF
Trenton. Tenn. who. wounded. fought
his way through machin gun bar
rage. only four men OF 56 surviving:
Lieutenant Murray. of Pittsburgh, IN
command Of this platoon. who was
wounded in both arms and the right leg.
being rescued by Brock: Llcutenans
Julian s. Moore, Wadcshoro. y. c.. an
aerial observer. whose left foot was
smashed when an airplanc fell 5000
feet
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CORLENH, Sunday. Dec CBy tho As
sociated Press. )--Npproxim 10000
American troops have arrived at Coblcnz
since the advance guard reached mere
week nro a large number of these
troops hlve passed through tho city.
whiie considerable forces will remain
hcrs Temporarily.
The people of Cohlcnz got their first
glimpse OF American airpEanes to-dIy,
several OF the machines flying over the
Rhine toward the bridGchcad boundary
and then returning.
Tho Officers ;uld clerks OF the Third
army arrived here this morning. follow
ed by trunks loaded with equipment ana
office supplies. The largest hotel IN
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Begin ChiCagO-NeW York
Air. Mail Service Today

NEW YORK. Dec. l1.--Air mail ser
vice bctwrcn New York and Chicago will
III; inausuratcd tomorrow. VIXEN. tho hrst
machine will leave here from Belmont
Park 1T i IL M.
Icon u. Smith. formerly n civilian
army aviation instructor, Will pilot the
first New Yurk-tThicagO mail airplane.
carrying the io0 pounds OF mail as FAR
a. cleveland. lie is scheduled TO reacn
,'IryclnnJ shortly before noon. md n
third pilot and another machine Will
carr the mail for Chicago and tho west.
This machine isl expected to reach Chi
cagu abou, $3.50 o'clock tomorrow AFTER
noon.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-18
AMBASSADOR DAVIS
PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

LONnQN. Dec. 17.---Johr w. Davis.
the new American ambassador ri Lon
don. made his first official call to-day.
when ne won't 10 tho foreign Office 10
scr A. j. Ealfolr. the foreign secretary.
Mr.. Davis was introduced by Irwin +.
I-auGhliu. secretary nf the embassy.
The new ambassador will present his
credentials To King G"nrgc within n
fpN diva
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-18
THOUSANDS OF
YANKS ARRIVE
Celtic Latest Arrival of the
Day at New York, With
2,277 Men on Board.

NEW YORK. Dec. l7-Thc White
Star liner Celtic bearing %.@71 Amcri-
can soldiers from overseas. including
1853 wounded! men and large con-
tlngcnt OF negro tro"ps dropped anchor
off the Statue Of Liberty tonight and
will dock carly tomorrow. The Celtic
was the fourth spp Ia reach this por,
today with troops and its list brought
the total OF arrivals 10 almost 0.pO3
men.
The transport Maui. with 81 officers
and 2.lGl enlisted mon aboard. dockrd
rhiS morning.. shortly after th" Cunard
liner carunia and the holland liner
1uliana had put in: The latter ships
brouEh Only. 4 small contingent Of SOL
dcrS and sailors, thn majority ui their
passengers being civilians.
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Amazing Achievements
In u, S. Production of
Weapons Of Warfare
Dec. IL

WASHINGTON, Dec. IT.--FHcrd By Il
program nj producing 1000 guns of all
calihrcs per month without disturbing
the !luw OF guns 10 tn" alli'Nl nations "r
Tho nayy'S prior right. the ordnance
bureau of thr war department. had
achieved AN outpu; nf about 5hh guns q
month when the :lrmlSiir' ended h0Siil-
iiirs By June Of n"Nt year. production
would have h,'"n i'll full SWING.
These facts were revealed today. ID!
Assistant S"cr"tary truw"ll. director "f
m,ri:jnn$. in a personally ruHlur."l
lrin lu tn" nrw proving grounds At Ah-
,r.i.rn Md. where all tyl"'S "f guns
were. ,lrrnunSt rIt"d for Mr. tr"wrlFS
l,artv. and American built tanks anu
lrnrrGr$ wcrr gut through their tr""I.
Mr. CrnwrlI said that the Unit ~!
LGan4Innad on Eacn Tenl
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PARIS DurDs the rainy morning Mr. WI wtGn T "oFSeo V IN m
President Count Macchl d Cefe ne n
Wilson mad several
United
sympathy TOT Nays cRlnrs
virtually
of he governments
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100000 AMERICAN TROOPS IN COBLENz ON The Rhine

the city headed by band. each musician
mounted on grey horse. The Third
division crossed tho MuScllc north or
COblcnz. where ii has taken up q position
along the Rhine in support uf the troops
within tho bridgchcad.
All the larg"r hotels here have b"rR
taken over by the Americans for billGtinS
purposes. rs well as many OF the public
buildings, which arc being used as
offices.
German officers, who had remained IN
tho city IN turn over war material 10
tho Americans, soon completed their
task. proceeded across tn" Rhine in auto
mobiles flying white flags to join the
German armies beyond the bridS:heau
lines.
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BOMBARDED EE ERITISE.

S'TH -K1rDLM. M"ndn!. l,"". e.. An
Enrlisb .1iE.Irun !ra h"i"!Ird"I iiui-
shrvivi nrsi.inn% along the southern
cmast nf the Gulr a. Finland. acc"rIlnS
70 AN or;ic,:} statement ISSUED from
thc Tlihuu!au army headquarters. li"!-
rhcyis, forces l,av" hc"n r"puIS"d ac-
Cur,liug L. The r"p"rt.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-18
FIRST OIL STRIKE
In MASON COUNTY

POINT PLEASANT. w. Va, Dec II.
The first producing oil we'll In Mason
county was drilled tw" miles cast Of
here to-day by Il Pittsburgh oil COM
pany. 1t is expected In give - TO 80
barrels or oil Il day.
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OPENS
WARP FARE UPON
THE BOLSHEv|k|
PRESENT CHAOS MUST
BE BROUGHT TO F
Peoples Defense Force c
Formed to Render thsSI
National Assembly Safe.
(London Times Wireless-Copyright
1915, by Public Ledger Company

U,onJon Times Wireless-Copyright
:. 1915, by Public Ledger Company
TIE HAGUE, Dec. 17.-Chancellor
Ebert, addressing crowds at meeting
in Berlin yesterday. declared war on the
Bolshcvikists. saying the eXis9ng state
of things must not continue. the DUST
ness of the whole country and even the
impending peace was at stake. Either
the government muet be able 10 conduct
ISi business or rcpudiate responsibility.
y pcc2lcs defence force was peirg iorni,
cd to :,rE-Sf' the national assembly safe
and II would soon be completed. inc
government was determined to oppose
all attempts to. Interfere WIN the ia
tional assembly. which. should be caliea
in four weeks or earlier.
I,ondon Times Cable. Copyright. 1913,
by Public Ledger Company.
THE HAGUE. Dec. 1.-the German
national assembly, when 1t meets. propa
bly, sooner than is contemplated. Will
comprise eight parties:
'by Schcidcmann and Ebert: second. the
fndcnendents, with HaaSc. Lcdhour and
Bar,h: third, the SpartacuS group Oh an
IarchiSts. commup SITS. world reFoiuI,oII
aries. led by =. Llcbknccht ana ROSA
LuNcmbcrg.
The last named group is numerically
small, but will endcavor TO influence the
elections by terrorism, and perhaps mere
and there will make orderly cicctiohs
nossible The Independents also expect
to have rcla lively small success Mt inc
polls. ,,.,,, ..
;boursroisr parties namely. The fourth.
tho German Democratic party. repre-
scntng the. Bcrliner TaEeblatt ana INC
F'rnnkfur;cr ZcltunG. which demands
that It's supporters joyfully assent to;a
revolution and not only accept a Tepub-
lie, hut defend it. and the tifth. the
German rcnple'S party. of which Hcrr
Strrsclnan is the backbone. This part?
cnusists of members OF the NATIONAL
Liberal party who dcrancd true 10
National Liberal principles. II has re-
ccivcd some acceSsions from the Liber-
ais: and the sixth party. the German
National and the German Peoples party
Of Won Kardoff, which unites con5crSa-,
;tiycs. free conservatives. Christian So
, cialists and those known rs Dcutsch.
volkischc. The eighth is the Nntionai
Democrats. II new party or oourSco'sc
; Republicans.
U,ondon Times Cable. Copyright. 1915.
by Public Ledger Company.
THE HAGUE. Dec. IL. - y corre-
spondcnt in Berlin tclcgraphs that to.
; superficial observers Berlin presents no
revolutionary appearance. The i:"etS
arc filled with thousands of rroncnauluS
soldiers. who are joyful over having es-
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