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The Washington herald., 1918-12-29
Vets Plan
Hot Fight
On Rider
Will Raise Point Of No Quo
rum in House Tomor-
row Deferring Action on
'Bone-Dry" Clause.

When Representative Randall. Pro-
hibitionist, offers his motion tomorrow
in the House to confer with the SEN
ate on the "bone-dry rider to the
revenue bill, a lively fight is eX-
peCted.
Because of the fact that Represen-
tative Kitchin deferred sending the
bill to conference until tomorrow,
Representative Randall did not have
the opportunity on Thursday to intro
dUce his motion.
The wet" element, it is expected.
will raise a point of no quorum, which.
if done, will automatically postpone
any action on the motion until the
first week in January. Many members
of the House are away for the holi-
days and the vets" do not expect
the slightest trouble in putting OF
action on the motion.
Nevertheless the 'drys" are conf
dent that no matter how many OBJ
stacles the "wets" throw in their way.
Representative Randall's motion will
be carried by an overwhelming vote.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-29

London, Dec. 2S.-Mrs. Wilson cap
tured the hearts of the Londoners, not
because she is the wife of a great
man, but by her own charms.
mo queen could be more QueenIy in
manner" says the Daily Chronicle.
mo great lady could be more gra-
cious, no woman more utterly winning
than President Wilson's wife.
Mrs. Wilson is a tall, stately
woman, who has all the chic of a
French woman. As she shook hands
those who saw her realized the differ
ence in her manner from that of an
ordinary society woman There was
firmness and strength in her grasp
and her smile was intensely individ-
ual and altogether spontaneous.
she said she was enjoying every
The Washington herald., 1918-12-29
WOMAN
T0PARL|AMENT
Sim Fieers Sen dCountess
Markiewicz to London.
Win 70 Seats.

Dublin, Dec. 2S.-Countess Markie-
wicz, one of the Sim Fein leaders,
has achieved the distinction of being
the first woman elected to the British
Parliament. according to returns re-
Ceived tonight.
The Countess was arrested in con-
nection with the Easter rebellion and
was held in prison for some time.
Bonfires were lighted on hilltops
throughout Munster tonight and
many torchlight professions were
formed by the Sim Fefners in ceie-
bration of their successes. Altogether
they have carried seventy seats.
Premier Lloyd George has been
returned to power in veritabIe
coalition landslide"
With Sc per cent of the votes on
the December IA parliamentary cleo
tiOns counted, the coalitioaists were
leading the opposition 437 to 169,
giving the former plurality of
26S. The new Parliament will have
7O7 members. The latest count
showed:
Coalition Unionists. 317; Coalition
Liberals, 112; Coalition Laborit IS,
s. Total. 467. Laborites, 81; Sim
Feiners, Al; Unionists, 80; Liberals,
2y; Irish NatiOnalists, 5: Indepen-
dents, 4ff Nationalists, .; Socialists,
I. Total, 1853.
The sensation of the election was
the defeat of Herbert Asuith, former
premier, who had ben leader of the
opposition in parliament since forma-
ton of the coalition ministry in De-
cember, 1916. Sir Alexander Sprot,
who held a coloners commission in
the war, polled 1896 votes to As1uith's
6,99I. Another party leader who failed
to retain his seat was Arthur Hen
derson, laborite. He ran a poor third
nhis district.
Five of the fourteen women candi-
dates are known to have ben de-
feated. Among them was Mrs. Char
lotte Despard, sister of Viscount
French, former commander-in-chief
of the British armies, who ran on
the Labor ticket She was defeated
by Richard Morris, coalitionist, 7,231
to 1854
John Dillon, Redmond's successor
as nationalist leader, was defeated by
Prof. de Valera, who hadd a majority
of 1882 votes. De Valera took a
prominent part in the Dublin Easter
rebellion.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-29
CANADA MAPS
PLANE ROUTES

Montreal. Que, Dec. 2S.-Oficial
approval was given today by the
Canadian government to the pro-
posed two main aerial thorough
fares and several subdivisions form
ing the Canadian link in the chain
of airways which will join the
British possessions throughout the
world into one big charted system.
The Canadian All Red Route"
connects st. Johns. n. F., the gate
way of the transatlantic air routes
with Victoria, B. c., and includes
Quebec, Montreal and Ottawa, fol-
lowing the line of the Canadian Pa
cific Railway through the Canadian
national parks and making various
depot stops at cities on the course
to the Pacific.
The Sunset Airway. Canada's SC
ond great air route, will start at
st. Johns and will touch sgd
ney, Halifax, Fredericton, Quebec,
Montreal, Toronto and many lesser
cities on its way to the Pacific.
Branch air routes will connect
with Alaska, Detroit, Minneapolis,
Seattle, Tacoma, Chicago, Niagara
Falls, Buffalo and New York.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-29
HUN GENERAL
TO JOIN SOVIET
Ludendorf Reported tc
Have Offered Services
to Lenine.

London. Dec. 2S.-Gen. Ludcndorf.
former commander-in-chief OF the
German armies. was variousiy re-
ported today as preparing to blossom
out as a bolshevik general and as a
rising young author
4 Copenhagen dispatch quoted the
Svenska -Da Ebladet as saying Russian
refugees reported LudendorT had ar
rived in Russia and conferred with
Nikolai Lcnine, the bolshevik pre-
mier. The refugees said they believed
Ludendorff would take over command
of the soviet army.
The Kreuz Zeitung. accordinS to an
Amsterdam dispatch. says Ludendorf,
living secretly in Germany. is COM
pleting his memoirs, in which ne deals
with Germany's responsibility for the
war, and with the Bucharest and
Brest-LitOvsk treaties.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-29
Mrs. Wilson Wins British
Hearts by Queenly Charm,
Press Characterizes Presidents Wife as "Gra-
cious and Stately"-Say Her Smile is
Individual and Spontaneous.

moment of her visit The warm vel
come OF the crowded streets has been
to her a joyous revelation Of English
friendship.
she received titled women and
American nurses and shook hands
with all with the same warmth indis-
criminately. The visit OF the Presi-
dents wife was like the passing OF a
queen in medieval Rome
The Daily Express says
Mrs Wilson. Americas queen. cap
tured all with the graCiousness and
sincerity OF her smile. She joked about
her POcahOntas ancestry, saying:
Everybody halls me as a red In
dian. feel ! ought TO give war
whoop wherever go. so as not to dis
appoint the people
The Washington herald., 1918-12-29
TUo Youths
Escape in
Big Seuer
Undaunted By Shackles,
Pair Battle Atlanta Po-
lice Much Like Dorsey
Foultz Did Here.

Atlanta. Ga. Dec. 2S.-Atalanta's po-
{ ce force was up against a tough job
ate today.
Two white youths, confined in the
.ity stockade, escaped. Repeated calls
'or volunteers to run them down were
Of no avail. Policemen balked at the
lob.
Although wearing shackles. the
Fouths made a successful break for
liberty. DuckinE into the yawning en-
I.ranCe of a big truck sewer in the in
stitutiOn grounds. they quickly disap-
2eaTed in its cavernous depths.
By opening manhOles along the
sewer police were able to trace the
progress Of the two pilgrims in the
slough OF despOnd. Reports said the
youths. with clanking shackle chains,
ike two lost souls wandering in neither
regions. were headed toward the heart
of the city
A reception committee of policemen
wearing gas masks was stationed at q
nanhole downtown to receive the wan
ierers. At a late hour tonight the
pair was still at large.
Washingtonians will recall the
strange disappearance of Dorsey
s'oultz, colored, who baffled local po-
ice years ago by vanishing down an
open fnanhOle after he had murdered
I policeman No trace of Foultz has
ever been found
The Washington herald., 1918-12-29
GREAT BRITAIN IN COMPLETE ACCORD
ITHPRESIDENT, SAYS LLOYD GEORGE;
LONDON F0RMALLYWELC COMES WILSON
President Happy
To Join LOvefest,
He Tells Britons

London. Dec. 8.-Immediately fol-
lowing his reply to the address pre-
scented to him at Guild Hall in a gold
casket, the President and Mrs. Wilson
went to the Mansion House where they
were guests of the Lord Mayor and
Mayore.ss at luncheon. Among the
other prominent guests was the Duke
of Connaught
Mrs. Wilson was presented with a
bouquet by the Lord Mayors daUgh-
ter
When President Wilson rose TO re-
ply to the welcome Of the Lord Mayor
he was given a great ovation. He
assured his listeners that he is not
the blOodless thinking machine, whicr
he said, many believed him to be. He
said the Scottish strain in him held
in check many Of his human quail
ties" but that he believed his "occa-
sional irresponsibility" must be due
to his Celtic blood.
Before going TO the Guild Hall. the
President went to the American En-
bassy, where he received several dele
cations. NisCOunt Grey, Arthur Hen
dersOn, Herbert Asquith, Niscount
Bryce. the Archbishop OF Canterbury
and others assured him of their en-
thusiastic support OF his peace pro-
gram.
Memorial from Millions.
Henderson. representing the Trades
Union Council. presented Wilson
CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE
The Washington herald., 1918-12-29
Foreign Trade Markets
Object of Convention

Memphis. Dec. 2S.-Prospects OF
forming a southern valley-wide or
ganizatiOn to promote foreign trade
will be discussed at the Mississippi
Valley foreign trade convention,
January 13. in New Orleans, which
will be attended by a delegation of
the local chamhSr of commerce,
Joseph Newburger' chairman of the
foreign trade committee of the
chamber, will head more than twen-
ty delegates from this city.
Association delegates from through
out the South will be in attendance.
The foreiGp trade convention
hopes to provide adequate shipping
facilities from Gulf ports to mark
cts of Mexico, Central and South
America, the Orient, Australia,
Africa and Europe.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-29
swat for Me-
Cries President
to Doushboys

London, Dec. 2S.-"Wait for
me-" cried President Wilson from
his carriage today when he
caught sight of twenty-three
American soldiers who had been
in German prison camps. They
were standing in the courtyard
OF Buckingham Palace as the
President returned from the
Mansion House.
President Wilson stepped from
his carriage and greeted each
man with a handshake and spoke
with each one. Each was photo
graphed.
The men are from Pennsyl-
vania, Montana, Ohio, Indiana
and Arkansas.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-29
Fier Falls 1000 Feet,
Suffers But Slight Bruises

Boston. Dec. 2S-Hundreds of per-
sons on the water front late today
saw a naval aviator fall 1000 feet in a
seaplane, the machine landing in the
harbor.
The aviator, whose name was not
made known, escaped with slight
bruises. He was rescued from the
machine. to which he was strapped,
by a naval patrol vessel.
The plane, which was a new one.
was being taken from the Charles
town Navy Yard. to the aviation sta
ton at Chatham.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-29
RADICALS SEIZE
REIGN IN BERLIN
Ebert Government Falls
and Liebknecht Will
Form New Cabinet,

Amsterdam. Dec. 2S.-The Ebert
government has fallen the Kreuse
Zeitung announces.
A cabinet will be formed by DR..
Karl Liebknecht. the radical leader;
Herr Ledebour, one of his chief lieu
tenants, and Eichorn, who at last ac-
counts was civilian commander OF
Berlin.
A dispatch filed in Berlin Thursday
night and received today by way of
The Hague said the Ebert government
at that time was virtually nom
existent" and that Philip Scheide-
mann had fled from the city. The
dispatch said the Tidende predicted
that the new cabinet would include
Liebknecht and Ledebour. 1t also
stated that the Centrall Soviet would
be summoned at once.
Made Berlin Commnndant.
Brutus Molkenbuhr, a LiebkneCht
supporter has been made command
ant OF Berlin. it was reported in a
dispatch dated Thursday night
Another delayed Berlin dispatch re-
ported that government troops renew
ed bOmbaTdment of the royal palace
Thursday morning and that the mutt
nous sailors defending it finally sur
rendered after several had been killed.
Berlin, Dec 6.-Government troops
renewed bOmbardment of the royal
palace this morning. killing several
of the mutinous sailors entrenched
there. The defenders finally surren-
deTed.
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg, with
an army of loyal troops. is reported
to be marching on Berlin to restore
order. The BOlsheviks still control
the former Socialist newspaper, Vor-'
waerts.
Allied occupation Of Northern Ger
many. to restore order was generally
discussed today.
Most of the civilians and soldiers
with whom the correspondent talked
openly favored such a move. They
said they would welcome American
and British troops, but not the
French.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-29
War Cost 155 Billions:
Allies Share TWo-thirds
French Deputy Proposes Financial League of
Nations, with Pro-Rata Share of Huge
Debt-Suggests Bond ISSUE

Paris. Dec. 2S.-Deputy Stern in
the Chamber today estimated the
total cost of the war to all nations
at $4,000. 900 900 of francs ($155,-
900. 100000. OF the total the allies
cost Is SIS, 900, coo. 900 francs (sTos,-
500. .OOO,OOO), he estimated.
Deputy Stern proposed a financial
league of nations to distribute an
nuaI charges of 2S,OOO, 900, 900 francs
CS5, 30O,0OO,OO0) so that the tax
payers of the big nations-France,
England. the United States and
Italy-would pay the same amount
The Washington herald., 1918-12-29
TO ASK
FOR NEW P. O. BRANCH
Meeting to Be Held Tomorrow in
Eckington-BloomingdaIe.

A movement to secure branch
postoffice in the Eckington-Blo
ingdale district will be started to-
morrow night at a meeting of the
North Capitol and lexington Citf-
zens' Association to be held at the
Emery School, Lincoln road AMI
Randolph place.
The postal facilities in this COM
it is believed. have become
inadequate. The support of the en-
tire community is expected to back
this movement.
The association will make an eff
fort to secure a membership of 1000
before the end of 1919.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-29
Former Soldier Is Nabbed
As Restaurateur's SLAYER

Little Rock. Dec. ~. W. Staunton.
-. recently discharged at Camp Pike.
was arrested hon" today. charged with
the murder OF Peter Stavros. manager
Of restaurant near the camp. on
the night OF December L.
Stavros was murdered while sleep
ing in room IN IN, rear OF his restau-
rant. Robbery Was the motive for
the crime. but the slayer overlooked
81 IN SJavros' pillow.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-29

of taxes with the smaller nations
paying proportionate amounts.
The speaker further suggested a
bond issue amortizing in twenty
years and to be guaranteed by the
member nations and other tangible
properties which the league would
seize and operate in case of default
The deputy said Germanys share
of the payments should be left to
the peace conference. He drew at
tention, however, to a statement by
DR.. Helferrich. former German min
lister of finance in 1913, estimating
Germany's annual revenue at $1O,-
900, 100000
The Washington herald., 1918-12-29
Divers Try to Repair (
Little Rock Pipe Lines

Little Rock, Ark, Dec. 2S.-Deep-
sea divers are trying to repair the
break in the pipe line which conveys
natural gas from the Caddo fields to
Little Rock and other Arkansas cities.
The break occurred in water eight
feet deep in swamp near the Sui
phur River, near Texarkana. Little
Rock and many other cities and towns
were without gas today, while the
weather is the coldest of the present
winter.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-29
DAUGHTER SHOOTS FATHER.
Slightly Wounded Man Flees When
Taken to Hospital for Treatment.

Camden, N. J.. Dec. 2S-When Will
lam S. Stewart, Burlington Park,
quarreled with his wife and threw
her to the floor his 12-year-old daugh-
ter Lillian, shot at him today.
The bullet, after striking Stewart
on the head. infiicting a slight scalp
wound, glanced and entered his wife's
arm. Police were summoned and
Stewart was taken to a hospital. but
fled before his injuries were treated.
Police are searching for him.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-29
Remarkable Reception Is
Held Amid Blaze of Red
and Ermine Robes.
TUMULTUOUS CHEERS
Scene Within Ancient
Guild Hall Never Before
Surpassed in Splendor.

London, Dec. 28.-Amid a blaze
of red and ermine and blue state
robes, wigs and gowns, and in the
presence OF almost every notable
in the British empire, President
and Mrs. Wilson were formally
welcomed to the city of London
today.
The reception was held in his
toric Guild Hall, whose walls date
back to the fourteenth century.
The lord mayor and aldermen Of
the city of London were the hosts
of the occasion.
Most Important Speech.
Standing beside the magnificent
Lord Mayors chair facing a thousand
distinguished Englishmen. President
Wilson made the most important ad-
dress since he began his overseas
journey. When. after Speaking Of the
CONTINUED on PAGE FIVE.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-29
U. S. DELEGATES
SHARE PEACE
TABLE TASKS
Lapsing to Pass on Law
Questions, Gen. Bliss,
Military Arbiter.
COL. HOUSE BUFFER"
Presidents Friend to Act
as Mediary in Solving
Intricate Problems.

Paris, Dec. 2S.-The American
Peace Commission has tentatively
decided upon a division of work
among the members during the
coming interallied sessions of the
Peace Conference proper.
The ALLEGATION Of official duties
S as follows:
Secretary of State Lansing will
be the recipient of all questions on
subjects pertaining to international
law, in addition to his regular
business as one of the five Peace
Commissioners.
House in "Bu1er" Role.
= Col. Z. NJ. House. for the period
OF the Presidents stay in Europe. will
occupy a sort OF buffer" position be-
tween the President and the states
men of Europe. When the President
leaves for the United States, presum-
ably the first week OF February. the
Colonel will. of course. continue to
act as his personal spokesman both
In the meetings of the American COM
mission and the meetings OF the COM
mission with other groups at the peace
conference
Henry White will have the role of
field man" for the commission be-
cause of his long career as a diplomat
and his intimate knowledge of Eu-
rOpean affairs.
Gen. Bliss will see TO matters of
military aspect. as well as whatever
subjects the commission may assign
to him
1t is the belief of the commission
that much duplication will be saved
and greater results obtained
through a definite division Of its
work The program outlined above
Is one reached by the American
plenipOtentiaries during the first
week on the ground here.
In preparation for the work
ahead, the commission has begun to
ran upon a corps OF experts who
accompanied our mission to Europe
and who are housed in the Hotel
CrillOn with working quarters in
SSjOining buildings .-'
Outstanding Subjects.
The League of Nations and the
freedom of the seas will be the two
outstanding subjects at the coming
peace conference.
Apart from these two problems
. the American delegates are storing
up knowledge regarding the Ger
man colonies. the DardanelIes. jap
anese occupation of the German
possessions in the Far East, the Al
barian question. the Russian situa-
tion and dozens Of other subjects
which will play a part in the dis
CuSsiOnS.
The efficacy of the guard around the
Hotel CrillOn is now being completely
demonstrated as Paris is beginning to
hl. up with interested parties" all Of
whom seek to play the "buttOnhole
rame" and further the interests of
themselves and the countries they rep
resent.
An example is given by the fact that
if Col House granted audiences to all
persons seeking one from him he
would have to start to work at 6
o'clock in the morning and keep going
until midnight.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-29

that the President would not apre-
ciate the real havoc of war. The trip
to the war-wrecked regions will be
made between the Presidents visits
to Italy and Brussels.
Upon his return from London the
President will rest here a few days
before going to Italy. Mr.. Lansing s
two-day tour of the American front
has/made deep impression on the
Secretary of State.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-29
JAPAN COURTS
WESTERN TRADE
Buys Treasury Certificates
to Stabilize Exchange
With u. S.

In an effort to stabilize exchange
rates between the United States and
the Orient. the Japanese government
has begun buying Treasury certi-
ticates of Indebtedness, it was learn
ed here last night. To date, the
Japanese have bought s35, 600, 900
worth of the certificates which
mature in six months.
IndiCatiCTS here were that with
each issue of certificates which is
biweekly, the japanese government
will subscribe to a limited amount.
Treasury officials expressed the
opinion that hereafter commercial
interests of the Orient would fol-
low the lead set by Japan.
Japan Creditor Nation.
Japan, at present. is a creditor
nation. Her commercial position is
similar to that Of the United States.
but the balance in her favor is not
so great as is that of America
Japan is expecting a heavy trade
with the United States. it is point
ed out Relations existing between
the two nations at present are such
as to be highly conducive to great
Iy increased commercial intercourse,
officials say. But whether with the
United States or with European
countries. American securities will
form a basis upon which she can
bid for the worlds trade, it is as
serted.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-29
Solon Flies
ToNeUYork
In 81 Hours
Senator Jones Reaches
Height of 5000 Feet;
Averages l20 Miles an
Hour.

Mlneola. y. Y. Dec. Ex-senator
Wesley l. Jones. Of Washington
State, arrived here today in an air
plane from Washington. d c. MAX
ing the trip in three and half
hours. He was piIotcd by Lieut..
LoEE in Curtt>s type dual control
plane. which made only one sion at
Philadelphia TO repIcnish the gaso-
line supply
Lieut. LoEE scared 20 height OF
5000 feet at times The therlnonne-
ter registered as low as fifteen de-
Crees below zero. The senator was
dressed in the regulation aviator's
costume. 4 strong head wind re-
tarded the flight somewhat but an
average speed OF 12O miles an hour
was maintained
This is the longest flight made by
a United States Congressman. Jones
was greatly pleased with the trip
and declared the posi- hilities for
the development OF air9lRnes for
commercial uses were unlimited.
He also predicted that an effort
would be made TO have Congress-
give the question Of airplane
development in peace time greater
consideration.
Before leaving the flying field
here for New York. Senator Jone.
said he intends returning to Wash
ington by airplsne with Lieut.. Logg
on Monday.
Two hydroplanes OF the mail serv-
ice of the Naval Air Station. at
Anacostia Yesterday pncouufered
two snOwstorms at a height OF 3.0e0
/ feet en- route 10 the Anscostia han
gars from Hampton Roads. They
! were forced to seek a low altitude.
They made their way, bufIetted by
a strong head wind. into the city
at 4:l5 o'clock. two hours late.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-29
Creel Expects to Quit
When His Work Is Done

Paris, Dec ST have not re-
1sned, but expect to quit and return
% the United States as soon as I can
clean up my affairs here-as 1 in
tended to do before l came to Eu-
rope" George Creel, head of the Com
mittee on Public Information, said
to'~v.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-29
BOLSHEVIKI WANT PEACE.

Copenhagen, Dec. &-M. Litvinoff,
the Russian Bolshevik minister. has
arrived in Stockholm, and announced
that his government has applied to
President Wilsop to secure peace for
Russia.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-29
WILSON WILL VISIT
DEVASTATED AREAS
Trip Will Be Made After President
Returns From Italy.

Paris. Dec. 8.-President Wilson
will visit the devastated regions of
France before appearing at the peace
conference. it was learned today.
The news dissipates the fesr here