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The Washington herald., 1918-12-14
WARNS MACKAY
| keep HANDS
OFF OF CABLES
Postmaster General Burle-
son Metes Out Drastic
Rebuke to Owners.
ALSO WARNS CARLETON
Committee Named to Oper-
ate All Telephone and
Telegraph Lines.

The Postmaster General yesterday
issued an order barring Clarence
Mackay and his chief lieutenants from
any connection with the operating or
supervision of his own cable com
panies. 1t is the most drastic rebuke
issued from the Postoffice Depart
ment since the government took over
the wires to any wire official for OBJ
struction to the progress of the gov
ernment's program.
Concurrently with this order Post
master General Burleson appointed n
committee of four to take charge of
the operation of the telephone and
telegraph lines of the country under
his control. The members of the new
Wire Operating Board are Union N.
Bethel, chairman, now vice president
Of the American Telegraph and Tele-
phone Company "a Bell company; F.
A. Stevenson, now superintendent of
plants of the A. T. and T; G. NJ.
Torke. now vice president of the
Western Union Telegraph Company,
closely allied with the Bell interests;
and A. F. Adams, president of the
Home Telephone Company, of Kansas
City. an independent company, which
has made a fine record i'm operation
ard financing.
= This board will have absolute con.
troll OF the operation of the land writ
lines OF all telephone and telegraph
under the formal Supervision of tn,
wire board OF the Postoffice Depart.
ment and the Postmaster General
himself.
Puts Carleton out.
This order automatically relieved
Newcomb Carleton, president of tn,
Western Union Telegraph Company
Of operating responsibility for hi:
company, it passing to the wire op'
Grating board, and Mr.. Carleton was
directed to assume operating charge
of the combined cable systems which
the Postoffice Department has taker
over
George Ward. vice president of the
Commercial Gable Company. a Mac,
key company. had previously beer
appointed head of the combined ca.
bles. but had refused to serve and his
appointment was not only Cancelled
yesterday. but he was included in the
order of prohibition against Mr.. Mac.
keys assuming any operating or su-
pervisory authority over the Mackey
cables.
The Postmaster General in his order
yesterday points to a letter OF Clar-
ence Mackey in which he is quoted as
saying that Mr. Ward had taker
no steps to unity the properties by
taking possession of the cables con-
trolled by the Western Union Com
pany and had no intention of Sc
doing. A letter from Mr.. Carleton
agreeing to the plan was also in
Cluded in the record.
Mr.. Mackey's letter was character
lied as showing the hostility OF
CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE
The Washington herald., 1918-12-14
PRESIDENT Due to Arrive in
| French Capital at ll:l0
This Morning.
CITY TAKES HOLIDAY
~ Welcome Promises to Equal
Demonstration Which
Armistice Caused.

Paris, Dec. 13.-Paris, joyous and
befiagged. is ready to welcome Pres
ident Wilson. He is due to arrive
at 1l:lO o'clock this morning.
The manifestations promise TO equal
those of armistice day. Tomorrow
has officially been proclaimed a holi-
day. The influx of peoples OF all
classes from the provinces has al
ready filed the streets with enormous
crowds.
Laborites generally decided not to
work, but street car men and sub
way employees later agreed the best
way to celebrate was to assure good
transportation: otherwise a serious
damper would be cast on tine demon
strations.
Practically every league and society
has passed resolutions to make the
reception to Wilson nationwide.
To Be Treated Like ''Hone Folks"
The program, as drawn up and sub
hitted to Ambassador Sharp, pro-
vides for the official visit in Paris to
last only 4S hours 1t is understood
that this is the Presidents wish.
After that he will be treated like
home folks"
These probably will be the busiest
two days of the Presidents life to
date. They will begin with gun sa-
lutte as his train draws into the Bois
Boulogne station.
President and Madame Poincare
will greet the Wilson party on the
station platform. The two presidents
will ride in one carriage and their
FTiyes in another. Following their
Marriages will be those carrying va
Irious officials.
The carriages will proceed along the
(Avenue BOis. Champs Elysees and the
Concorde Royal
To Go to Church Tomorrow.
A presidential dinner. a reception in
the city hall and a banquet by the
senate will be the principal functions.
| President Wilson will attend the
American church on Sunday.
The President already has been
showed under with invitations. from
various organizations and requests to
receive delegations.
The General Confederation Of Labor
and the League Of the Rights OF Man
have asked the minister of the interior
for permission. ia hold q. monster-p<-
Faie In front of Prince Murats palace.
which will be Wilson's home. The
minister replied that If Wilson is
willing he will also be willing
When President Wilson arrives in
Paris he will see plastered upon walls
and billbOards throughout the capital
a proclamation by the French League
for the Rights of Men. reading, in
part:
president Wilson has proclaimed
hat peace cannot be durable as long
CONTINUED on PAGE THREE.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-14

If the war had continued through
out the winter. America would have
literally smothered the German
front with a deluge of poisonous
gases such as the Germans probably
never dreamed of when they started
this new type of warfare.
Amazing secrets of the variety
and deadliness of the toxic sub
stances developed by the United
States, which were zealously guard
ed during the period of hostilities'
were disclosed by officers speaking
at a dinner last night given by the
commissioned personnel OF the
chemical warfare service to Major
Gen. VIM. L. Sibert, director of that
service.
Col. w. H. Walker. gas produc-
tion chief, told how the poison gases
one of them the most deadly ever
discovered by chemical science-had
been developed in-an isolated region
in Maryland known as the Edge
wood Arsenal.
Makes Startling Statement.
This plant had to be invented as
it was being built, as no such in
dustry as it represented had ever
existed before. Enlisted men, he
said, had worked with its danger
Gus products and he added the as
tonishing statement that at times
the casualties had been such as
would be hard to match on the bat
tie front.
No German army could have hVeo
through the gas attacks which hac
been arranged by the United states
Chemical Warfare Service. Gen. 81
bert announced at the dinner that on
the day the armistiCe went into effect
plants for the manufacture OF the
standard gases Were in operation with
a manufacturing capacity greater than
that OF England and France combined.
This capacity would have been
trebled in the case of certain gases
before the beginning of the new year
Shells loaded with these gases were
going to Europe by the shipload. Hun
dreds of tons of gas in containers were
stacked up at points of production
The Washington herald., 1918-12-14
War Risk
Hardness
Criticised
Congress Also Attacks War
Department for Not Max
ing Efficient Arrange
ments to Pay Wounded
Men Promptly.

Bitter criticism of the War Depart
ment and the War Risk Insurance
Bureau for failure to provide for the
prompt payment of wounded soldiers
and forwarding of allotments to sol
siers' dependents yesterday was exs
pressed on the floor of the House for
the second time this week
Similar attacks were also made at
q meeting of the House Interstate and
Foreign Commerce Committee.
Republican Floor Leader Mann read
to the House the following telegram
which he said had been received from
Richmond, Va:
Your statement in Congress in re-
gard to pay of wounded men is abso-
lutely confirmed by men returned to
hospital here. Men with whom / have
talked stated that they are in arrears
from five to eleven months. Large
proportions OF them are entirely with
out money except such as have tele-
graphed for and received money from
home since their return. The people
Of Richmond who know of this condi-
uOn are outraged at the treatment of
the men at the hands of the War De-
partment, and sincerely hope that your
action in Congress will cause the in
justice to be remedied.
"(Signed Henry f. baskerville"
q appreciate the difficulties which
the War Department encounters in
paying these men who are detached
from their regular organizations. -
said Mr.. Mann. And yet it does seem
to me that they ought to find a way
by such investigation as may be neces-
sary to pay at least something to all
the men returned and sent to the
hospitals, so that man at a hospital
may have at least a little money"
Representative Stafford CRepubli-
cam, OF Wisconsin, rose to the de-
fense of the War Risk Insurance Bu-
reau. He said there had been mis-
takes, but these were being ironed
out, and that the bureau was making
every effort to handle its enormous
task efficiently and with all dispatch.
The committee was considering bill
to correct certain features of the SOL
Gier's allotment law so as to expedite
their payment. Brig. Gen. Herbert
NJ. Lord. in charge of the War De-
Dartment's allotments, strongly de-
Tended the department and the War
Risk Insurance Bureau. He read a
report on the activities of the War
and Navy departments and of the War
Risk Insurance Bureau regarding al
lotments.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-14
Consented to Publication Of
Anti-American Senti-
: ments in Papers.
100000 AGENTS In u. S.
Record Of Every Newsps-
per Writer in Nation
Yet on File.

William Randolph Hearst. called
Wilhelm Hearst in Germany, con-
sented 10 the publication in his
newspapers OF articles containing
anti-American sentiments, Capt @.
b. Lester, Of the Army Intelligence
Service, told the Senate judiciary
subcommittee yesterday.
Capt Lester stated that william
Bayard Hale, representing the
Hearst publications in Berlin. had
written and sent back 10 the United
states articles denOuncing the atti-
tuoe taken by this government on
the war, and belittling certain ef-
forts Of the President These ar
ticl~s, Capt. Lester said, contained
little news matter and were almost
entirely Of an editorial nature.
The witness testified that after a
careful examination of these articles
he was convinced that the sympa-
thies expressed were entirely pro-
German and anti-English. and, in
many instances. anti-American.
Says Hearst Must Have known
Senator WalcOtt inquired II the wit
ness was willing to testify that
Hearst had been aware Of Hale's SEN
uments on the American question
when he published the articles.
Hearst must have known IL he
read Hale's cables" Capt. Lester re-
piled.
Senator Nelson. Of the subcommit-
tee, stated that he had read a number
Of the Hale cables and did not be-
lieve that a newspaper proprietor
could read them and have any doubts
as 10 the authors attsude
There were plenty Of cables show
ing an auu-Americsn sentiment" he
added, and that fills the bill for me"
Capt Lester stated that Hale had
testified that he had severed his con-
nections wsh the German govern
ment after receiving his appointment
as Hearsts representative, and that
3 his agreement with Hearst contained
[ the stpulatiOns that there should BE-
no attacks on Wilson. no advantage
taken Of his uti'ns 4 relations win
. the President, and that he should
take no part in the anti-Japanese
prOpa gsnda.
Statem~n- DIffer Nta~iy.
There Is. however" Cara. Lester
I declared. AN irreconciIable difference
between Hale's statements and the
/ testimony offered on the subject by
! Bruce Bielaski. Of the Department OF
Justice" He added that Halc's state
ments had not been made under oath
Despite this aEreNmeut which Hale
/ declared TO ENis, under his cCDtract.
/ he repeatedly capitalized his former
! connection, as Ambassador 20 Mexico.
| with tho United States government.
and his association with President
/ Wilson aid other prominent officials
/ Hale's attempts 10 establish a wire
! service between New York and Berlin
10 take the place Of the International
| CONTINUED On PAGE TWO
The Washington herald., 1918-12-14
Free Ireland
Bill Report
Okeh, Belief
Members Of Foreign Affairs
Committee Believed to Be
of Opinion That no 9th
er Course Is Open.

sThe House Foreign Affairs Commit
tee WIFI, it is believed by many mem
bers Of Congress. favorably report the
Gallagher resolution asking the Peace
Conference to declare for the self
determination Of ireland. This action
was indicated last night. following
hearings before the committee which
have extended over the last two days.
MemtMrs OF the committee are said
TO be q the opinion that there Is no
other logical course for them to take.
Advocates Of the resolution are basinE
their argument on the statements OF
President Wilson and other leading
allied statesmen that the smaller ma
tions should be granted the right OF
seecting their own form Of govern
ment.
Yesterdays session Of the committee
was marked by a charge that those
who are urging action by Congress in
behalf Of ireland are those who were
in favor OF Germany in the war. The
charge was made by George L. Fox.
of New Haven, Conn, who asked TO be
heard in protest against the resolution.
Mr.. Fox attacked the pTOpriety OF
the United States taking a stand ON
cially in the solution of the Irish
question.
The answer for the Irish delega :
tions on the propriety Of action by
Congress on the Gallagher resolution
was made by Richard F. Dalton, OF
New York He said the Constitution
gives the people the right 10 petition
Congress. He pointed out that the
proposed action by Congress does not
seek to lay down a form Of govern
ment for Ireland: the people Of Ire
land are not told what form Of gov
ernment shall be adopted, and the
Peace Conference is not to be asked
TO fix a form Of government for Ire
land
DR.. F. McCatan. envoy TO the Unit
ed States from the provisional gov
ernment of ireland. said:
I'VE ask England to get out Of Ire
land and leave US alone. We know
no religious distinction, no bigotry
We ask for justice only
Many petitions and memorials tC
Congress were presented to the com
mittee at the close OF the session
They will be considered in formulat'
ing the report Of the House.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-14
Woman, 65,
in Fire, Saved
By Stranger
Convalescent from Inhuen-
"a, She Is Helped from
Roof of Porch; House
Gutted by Flames.

Trapped in a room on the second
floor of her residence, 1912 Park
road northwest. Mrs. Angeline
Kingsbury. IS years old, con-
valesccnt from influenza, was res
cued from a tragic death by an un-
known passerby who heard her calls
for help yesterday noon and helped
her to safety from the blazing roof
kOf the porch.
Mrs. kingsbury. whose room was
BON the second floor was warned Of
rhe FIRE by Mrs. Mary johnson. who
onducted the residence as a room
Sng establishment for war workers.
When Mrs. KingsbuTy attempted to
find her way down the stairway
flames drove her back. She then
rushed to the window, cast aside
a screen. and climbed out on the
porch roof Then the roof of the
building and the interior walls
caved in. She called for help as
loudly as she could.
Climbing up the porch posts, a
stranger directed her footsteps to. a
part of the roof where he had gained
a foothOId and helped her to the
ground. He disappeared in the crowd
sSpd she did not have time to express
gratitude to him.
he first I knew of the fire some
came to my door and said,
here's a fire downstairs: don't be
rraid. but come down as quickly as
You can.'" said Mrs. Kingsbury.
|"'when opened the door of my room
waves of fire enveloped me. l could
hear my hair crackle as the fire leaped
around it. l slammed the door quickly
and made my way to a window. 1t
CONTINUED on PAGE TWO
The Washington herald., 1918-12-14
"WlLHELM HEARST" PIVOT
OF GERMAN PROPAGANDA
Senator Nelson Corrects
Erroneous Statement

Before the Senate committee
investigating German props-
ganda, Senator Nelson said yes
terday:
MIR. Chairman: The other
day | made a remark that the
Star was the only loyal paper
in Washington-that is, during
the early days of the war. and
up till the change in the Post,
which has been referred to.
II yish to correct that state
ment. | should have included
The Washington Herald, which
is in the same category as the
Star"
Senator Nelson's remark the
other day was:
The Washington Post was
bad up to the death of John r.
Mclean. ! used to read it every
morning and swear. For a cou-
pie of years we had only one
fair newspaper in Washington
and that was the Star"
The Washington herald., 1918-12-14
PIEZ NAMED NEW CHIEF
OF EMERGENCY FLEET
Vice President Promoted to Post
Vacated by Charles Nj. Schwab.

Charles Pisz was elected director
General of the Emergency Fleet
Corporation Wednesday to succeed
CharlessM. Schwab, resigned. it was
oficially announced yesterday. Piez
was formerly vice-president @and
general manager under Schwab.
The Shipping Board also accepted
the resignation of members of the
shipping control committee. Menu
bers of the committee are: P. A. S.
Franklin, chairman; H. H. Raymond
and Sir Connop Guthrie. Their
resignations are effective January !,
1913
The Washington herald., 1918-12-14
"Fritzie" Hohenzollern
Wants to Sell $4,000
Coat Gar Gave Him

\ WieringeR. Holland, Dec. 12-Fritz
5ohenzollern is hard up.
The former crown prince has in
ructed the keeper OF the MotherIand
I'm, where he plays billiards daily
tell strangers who flock here to see
i'm that he is anxious to sell a 5000
pr coat a gift from the late Gar.
A Dutch curio collector recently
bought from young Hohenzollern his
beer mug. The Dutchnnan asked him
DO sign document certifying that the
bmug sSas what it was represented to
be. The former crown prince laughed
and said:
'I1l sign, but you'll have to paw me
Houble for my autograph"
The DuAchman paid.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-14
President Bows Head
At Lus;tania's Grave

Brest. Dec. IA thrilling mo-
meht aboard the U. s. S. George
Washington was when the vessel
passed over the spot where the
Lusitania sank.
The President, who was on deck
at the time, and all men barred
their heads. For several minutes
all aboard kept reverently quiet,
sending silent prayers heaven
ward-prayers of thanks to- Him
who steeled Americas arm In
avenging her dead.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-14
M'ADOO TELLS GLASS
ALL ABOUT NEW JOB
Secretary-to-be and Retiring Off
cial Spend Day Closeted in
Conference.

Carter Glass spent his first day at
the Treasury Department yesterday
preparatory to assuming the office Of
Secretary on Monday.
Retiring Secretary McAdoo spent
much of the day with his coming sue
cessor discussing future fiscal policies
of the government and going over
many details with which Mr.. Glass de-
sircs to become familiar.
The two men plan to spend today
again in discussing the work ahead Of
the department.
Today will be the last business day
that Mr.. McAdoo will be Secretary Of
the Treasury. but he plans, he said
yesterday, to be present Monday morn
ing when Mr.. Glass takes the oath Of
office as his successor and to turn the
reins of office over to him.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-14
Former Kaiser Spends
Time Chopping Trees

Amerong. N. Holland. via Lon
don, Dec l3-Despite his handicap
I'm being limited in the use OF his
left hand. the former Kaiser is
chopping trees in the forest sur
rounding the Bentinck Castle,
while the police chase OF curious
persons. He also goes hunting.
but seldom has much luck.
The former Emperor avoids talk
ing about war and his RESPONSE
bility. but garrulously discusses
art and engineering and foreign
nations politics. He INDUCES so
much in these soliloquies that the
whole Bentinck household has be-
come bored.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-14
Nine Dreadnoughts Due
Home for Grand Review

Nine Dresdnoughts. some destroy
ers and other craft are due TO reach
New York from European waters
about December q. on which day
York.
turning are the New York. Texas.
Wyoming, Florida Arkansas, Nevada.
Utah. Oklahoma and Arizona. These
constitute the battleships Of division
six under Admiral Rodman and oiYi-
sion nine under Admiral Rogers. The
New York is the flagship OF the sixth
Division and the Utah Of the ninth
The Washington herald., 1918-12-14
Japan Will Turn Down
China's Request for Aid

London, Dec. 13.-Japan. according to
a Tokyo dispatch purporting to con-
tain official news has decided to with
hold financial assistance from China
giving as a reason thC< to do so
might complicate the international
situation in China.
1T is believed the allied powers will
approve Japan's course in this mat
ter" adds the dispatch.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-14
Jinx Breaks $3.50
On Friday the l3th;"
Chicago Is Content

Chicago, Dec. I2.-Today,~ the
jinx birthday, was dark and
gloomy, and damp and foggy,
and was ushered in by a wreck
on an elevated railway. a jump
in the price of hogs, and corn, and
a threatened janitors' strike.
Then a baby was returned to its
mother after being lost three
months, a department store an
announced a bonus for its em-
ployes, and announcement was
made beginning of work on Chi
cago's 100000 union railroad
station.
Fifty-ffty. The city is satisfed
The Washington herald., 1918-12-14
How Do You Like Your
Hen-fruit? Dried, Frozen,
Preserved-or Petrifed :?

Maybe the price of eggs will -ccrne
down.
The War Trade Board has removed
import restrictions on. eggs dried,
frozen, prepared, or preserved and
yolks of eggs"
How do you want yours?
The Washington herald., 1918-12-14
Matchusin Coming Here.

New York, Dec. 13.-M Matchusin.
said to be minister of the Russian
anti-Bolshevik government, arrived
here today from Archangel on the
steamer Westgambo. He is going to,
Washington.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-14
SIS, 900 FOR PROBE.
House Provides for Expense of In
vesigahng Leagues.

The House yesterday provided S5,-
900 for the expenses Of the special
committee in the investigation Of the
National Security League Discussion
of the resolution for the Appropriation
again demonstrated the united demand
among the Representatives for the
most thorough and exhaustive probe,
The taking of testimony in the in
ouiry will be begun by the middle OF
next week. Representative Ben John
son, chairman Of the committee, stated
last night
The Washington herald., 1918-12-14
To See User Battlefield.

Paris, Dec. 13-President Wilson is
understood to have accepted King Al
bertis offer to visit Belgium, particu-
lariy the User battlefield.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-14
Teddy" Roosevelt, Jr., Cited.

Paris, Dec. 13.-Maj. Theodore Roose
welt, ,jr., was cited today in an official
French army order.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-14
General Policy Revealed

With today's development many
members of Congress see in the ad-
ministration's recent moves a general
policy of government ownership of all
public utilities used in interstate COM
merce. Director General McAdoo's s
recommendation for continuation of
government control and operation of
the railroads is pending in the House
and the House Merchant Marine and
Fisheries Committee has been consid-
ering for the last two days a bill ad-
vocated by Secretary of the Navy
Daniels for government ownership of
shore wireless stations.
The importance of government
ownership of wireless during the war
or when this country is a neutral can
not be estimated" Breckenridge Long.
Assistant Secretary of State, told the
Merchant Marine Committee today.
I'm these times the communications
to the State Department must be kept
secret and a rigid censorship must
be enforced. This can best be accom-
plished with government ownership" I"
Commander L. c. Hooper, naval
radio expert, said the Navy Depart
ment has no other purpose in seeking
government ownership except that of
giving the nation the greatest possible
protection, as well as furthering the
progress of radio telegraphy."