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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-06
CZAR'S MANSERVANT
TELLS OF EXECUTION
RoMANoFF HoUsEkbLD
-" MURDERED IN BED.
For Weeks Before End, Royal
Prisoners Had No Privacy.
Duchesses Beaten.

(I.Ondon Times Ihll. Ledger CoP. S"pic'
The Hague, Dec. Ga Berlin teie-
gram dated Dec. 3 says the news
paper, Golas Kiewe. states tnat ioi
lowing details have been puolisheu
concerning the murder or the Gar
and Czaritza, the heir to the throne
of Russia, and the four grand ducn-
esses. Various members OF the sulte
OF the Cars family were also mur.
dered. The CZaritza's man servant
was imprisoned by bolsheVists snort
ly before and thereby escaped the
fate of the Cars family. he sue
ceeded in escaping by making an I'M
portant declaration, from winch the
following is taken, about tne occur
renee In the last weeks before their
murder, the whole Cars family was
locked IN In one room where only
one he'd was at their disposal. The
Czaritza slept in this bed, the other
members of the family being COM
nelIed to lay on the bare fioor. "A
sentry of the red guard was In the
room day and night. The members
of the cars family were not left
ono moment without supervision
they were exposed to unspeakable
insults. They were frequently awak--
ened in the middle of the night and
compelled to answer the most bruta
and shameless questions. The grand
duchesses were exposed to the gross
est insults, The man servant VINO
poye this evidence before a COM
mission of inquiry, said death was
n deliyerance for the whole FAMILY.
Diamonds in Ashes.
Tba execution occurred on the
night of July II. An agent namet
Andoieff Informed the prisoners they
we're TO be shot, whereupon they were
! taken to the cellar, placed against
wall and shot.
The ex-Czar's last request wa
| that he should be killed with MI
exhausted heir in his arms. He wa'
| shot first and the Grand Duches
| Tathtna, wounded first by seVera
! bullets. was dispatched with blow
/ from the butt ends of rifles.
! The dead bodies were taken TN
! same night from Ekateriburg am
/ burned forty velsts from the city
! The man servant found among thei
ashes diamonds which belonged u
| Grand Duchess Olga. which she na'
sown in her underclothes. Furthe
| details were established by the com
mission Of inquiry appointed by IN
Siberian government. TWO pro1es
sors of Tomsk university, member
of the Tomsk Ekaterinberg judic'o
bench. were upon the commission
Next day the bolsheviks announce
the murder Of the ex-czar, put kep
| secret that other members OF tn
family had also been killed. Trace
~ blood in the cellar were removed
Grand Dukes John and Igor Con
stantine and Sorge Michaiiowltc
were murdered at Wolepajowsk re
spectively. Rumors are current una
Grand Duchesses Elizabeth and Fre
dorowna are alive and staying IN IN
ITralS,
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RRIBLE CONDITIONS
I IN RUSSIA REVEALED
OUSANDS STARVING IN
PETROGRAD.
Us Rob Polish Legation OF
Fifteen Billion Roubles.
Legation Flees.

Dec. 81. N. ST.
|rible conditions in Russia ore re-
keH by the latest arrivals mere
\ petrograd. Thousands Of peo.
|haye starved to death In the city
|petrograd. where the population n
4 fdecrea sed to half million. Many
insane from hunger.
Ne announcement of the intention
Re allies to take action in Rus
tcaused a panic among the reds, J.
nrc numbering and plundering
fans and burning houses.
he reds robbed the Polish lega-
1 in Pctrograd Of 15.000,000 rou-
Members Of the Swiss legation
vonia, Esthonia and Couriand
appealed to the civilized world
Intervene and oust the plundering
hevtst forces.
rmnn troops have departed from
Il. The Poles who took Brest-
rrk have driven the Ukrainians
the territory south Of Lemberg
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SHIP RUNS ON
NAVY SCHEDULE
Everything on Good Ship
George Washington Moves
Like CIoCkWork.
NOTHING LEFT TO CHANCE
President Adjusts Life Belt
With Precision and Takes
Part in Lifeboat Drill.
NOTHING LEFT TO CHANCE
(John Edwin Nevin.)

With President Wilson Aboard the
George Washington Somewhere Mt
Sea, Dec. Cd. n. S.)-(By wireless
TO New ork.)-Desplte rongh
weather. the presidents voyage is
continuing absolutely on naval sched-
ule, with everything moving win
clock-work precision. The trip was
enlivened on Thursday afternoon by
n Ufeboat drill In which President
and Mrs. Wilson personally paruci-
pated.
Hurried From Office.
When the alarm sounded the presi-
dent hurried from his office to his
suite on the opposite side OF the
steamer, where he adjusted Mrs. Will
sons lifebelt over her wraps. After
making secure all Of the fastenings
the president then escorted Mrs. Will
! son to a lifeboat station, No. IL on
C deck. President Wilson wore an
oyercoat closely buttoned up. In ad-
justing his lifebelt over the overcoat
the president was careful to see that
| all the loops were fastened, saying
| that he did not intend to leave any
| thing to chance.
Test Lifeboat.
| At the request Of the president
| lifeboat No. 16. the boat assigned "a
! Mr.. and Mrs. President. was lowered
| to c deck and from f deck In order
| to see exactly where 1t would rest ir
| case of emergency.
Capt. McCauley had instructed the
president previously to the drill ant
| explained the procedure, at the same
! time showing the minor adjustment
| of the lifebelts and how they worked
The president rested most o.
| Thursday.
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SEATTLE FEELS
/. EARTH SHOCKS
Tremor Shakes Downtown
BuiIdings-British Colum-
bia Reports Quake.
NEEDLE DlSL0D GED
Washington Says Official OBJ
servatory Seismograph Re-
corded Disturbance.
N EEDLE DISL0D GED

Washington, Dec. Cd. N. 81
An earthquake so severe that the
needle was dislodged from the seis-
mograph was recorded at Georgetown
university observatory early today.
The disturbance was south of wash
ington and apparently only $500
miles away. The tremcrs started at
S:4S am, and continued until Adv
reaching their greatest intensity at
4:0l, when the needle was shaken
from the seismograph. At 1922 an
other shock in the same locality, put
not so intense was recorded.
Over Entire Pacific Coast.
Seattle, Wash, Dec. 6.--U. n. 81
The entire North Pacific coast was
shaken py an earthquake early TO-DAY.
The tremors lasted for two minutes
and were felt plainest at l2:4e
, o'clock.
Reports from Vancouver, Victoria,
B. c., Bellingham. washington ana
other cities outside OF Seattle' tell
of severe shocks.
Seattle Awakened.
Seattle, Wash, Dec. 6.-Q. N. 81
| earthouake were felt here at an early
hour this morning. The buildings In
the down town districts were shaken
Reports from Vancouver, b. c., are
that similar disturbances occurred
simultaneously. The tremors there
seemed to run from north to south
lasting two minutes. Especially III
the higher buildings were the people
| disturbed. People were driven IRON
, their homes by fright, believing tneif
homes were to be demolished. Sim
liar reports came from Victoria, b
C.. as from island points in the i'm
mediate vicinity.
Tall buildings trembled, dishes
were thrown from shelves and doors
slammed by the tremors, whici
travelled from south to north.
Employees at work in building II
the southern part of this city re-
ported the tremor at 1874 ociock
Apparently the shocks were mos
severe north Of this city, with van
couver suffering most. Many per
sons in that city rushed from thei
beds and others were seized WIZ
nausea. A distant rumbling accom-
panied the shocks in the British Co
lumbia cities.
Shocks Felt in Canada.
. Victoria, b. c.. Dec. GA. P.)-
A pronounced earthquake or seVero
, seconds'. duration was felt here
12:45 o'clock this morning. House
shook and windows ratified over IN
CITY. Island points in the immediat
. vicinity also reported noticing TN
: disturbance.
Vancouver Alarmed.
Vancouver. B. c.. Dec. 6.-(A. +.
This city was shaken violently o
an earth tremor at 12:45 this morn
ing. The tremors, which appear,
} to be from north to south. were tel
for two minutes. A distinct rumpiin
! was noticeable. Occupants OF ia
I buildings were especially affected D
:, the disturbance, many being selZe
= with nausea.
The shock was felt In all parts
the city, many persons pein
@ awakened by the shaking of furnitui
hand the tumbling Of dishes
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COUNTER REVOLUTION
FLAMES IN GERMANY
RED FLAGS AT KREUSNACH
TORN DOWN.
Mobs Surge Through Streets,
With Cries of Long
Live Kaiser.

London, Dec. Il. N. S)-Coun-
ter-revolution is flaming up through
out Germany, with great rapidity,
said a dispatch from Stockholm 10
the Post today. Rioting. accompan-
led by serious casualties, was re-
ported from many towns and cities.
German officers, who served under
Former Crown Prince Rupprecht OF
Bavaria, are attempting to launch d
counter revolution in Bavaria. ON :
cials, speaking at Kreusnach' cr,eo.
1T onr live the kaiser" The red flags
at Kreusnach were torn down. Mobs
surged through the streets and many
casualties resulted from the clashes
The red flag was then hoisted over
city hall. Officers pulled down the
revolutionary banner and burned the
hall. Bullets flew thick and fast
through the streets.
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international News Service.)


The new socialistic government At
Berlin is apparently more seriousiy
menaced by counter revolution today
than at any other time since It was
set up less than a month ago.
The perils come from two:
1. From the monarchists and mill
tarists who are plotting the restora~
ton of the throne.
2. From the German bolsnevlki
who want to establish their extrem-
ist policies modelled after the prin-
ciples of the Russian terrorists.
Fatal .RIoting.
Fatal rioting was reported from
numerous towns and cities In Ger
many today, the worst outbreak ap-
parently taking place at Cologne:
where many persons were killed and
much destruction OF property oc-
Cured.
Terrific street fighting broke out In
Kreuznach, where mobs led BY army
officers, clashed with others LED py
civilians. Red flags were torn oown
and burned. and the city hall was
destroyed by fire. 80,
THE disorders have spread Into
South Germany. and army oncers
who fought under Rupprecht, tne
former .rown prince OF Bavaria. arc
attempting to overthrow the nation
alist government at Munich, headed
/ by Kurt Eisner.
Demand Princes Arrest.
In Northern Prussia, the German
.holshsyiki ere. demanding the arrses
of Prince Henry, brother OF the ex-
kaiser, on the charge that he Is con-
spring to put William back on the
throne.
The extremists are becoming bold
or in their movements. and Lieb-
knecht, their leader, openly poasted
that he would soon be " controI Oh
the central government.
A counter-revolution Is scheduled
to break out in Berlin tonight, ac-
cording to reports sent out from
Zurich.
The growing turbulence and chaos
in Germany may lead to peace con-
ference complications. The armis-
tice was signed on Nov. II, by repre'
sentatives OF the Ebert government
now in power, at Berlin. II this gov
ernment Is overpowered before tnt
peace conference meets, 1t Will NEAR
that a new set Of German delegates
representing entirely new principles
from those now animating the Ger
man central government. must D.
chosen. II a new government IL es
tablished and 1t seems unstable, tn
allies may refuse to treat with IL.
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HOLD GUILTY GERMANS
Lord Cecil Would Punish III reat'
ment of Prisoners.

London, Dec. 6.--German officials
guilty of acts which resulted IN IN
Jury or danger to British prisoners
of war should be held personally re-
sponsible, Lord Robert Cecil, former
assistant secretary Of state Tor 1or-
eign affairs, says. This statement
was made in message relative 10
the attitude of the government on tne
subject of treatment of prisoners,
which has been generally discussed
since the signing of the armistice.
Lord Robert said:
''If we are satisfied that any OF our
soldiers or civilian fellow subjects
have been i'll treated in such a way
as to injure their health or endanger
their lives, we should make 1t per
fectly clear that we will personally
hold the official responsible for the
i'll treatment. and, II necessary. try
him for his life. This should be DONE
be he kaiser or any subordinate.
eve cannot make It too clear that
the i'll treatment Of prisoners Is no!
like occurrences in battle. committed
in hot blood or ignorance. It Is de-,
libcrate, old-blooded cruelty and
ought to be punished II there is any
relic OF justice left in the world"
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Washington, Dec. 6.-(Special. -
Prompt action saved the Rossville
boulevard reconstruction work. For
tunately. the order for It's discon-
tinuance lrad some slight errors In II
and was withdrawn for correction.
Mai. Lockett said this forming that
the general staff after reopening the
matter, had decided at a meeting
yesterday afternoon to go ahead with
the road and the order for cessation
of work reissued he felt sure would
have no reference to the Rossvilie
boulevard nor to some OF the hospi-
.ol work being done at Greenleaf.
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JU0o.SLAvS DEMAND
- UNION WITH SERBIA

Paris, Thursday. Dec. s.
.(Havas.)-Prince Regent Alex
ander Of Serbia has received a
delegation from the national
council OF the Jugo-Slav peo-
pies which presented an ad-
dress demanding the union
with Serbia of all Serbians.
Croatians and Slovenes. for
merly under the domination Of
Austria. Prince Alexander as
sented to the proposal. accord
ing to Belgrade advices.
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SWISS URGE WILSON
Early Intervention for Oura'
BILE Peace.

Berne, Dec. 6.-President Wilson is
urged to do his utmost to have the
peace conference held at the earliest
possible date, in cablegram sent to-
day to Washington by the Swiss
committee for durable peace.
It is pointed opt that a proionga-
ton of the present situation threat
ems Europe with anarchy. The ca
blegram expresses thanks TO- Mr..
Wilson for his noble minded inter-
yention for peace"
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AUTONOMY WANTED

Peace Conference May Discuss Question
Madrid, Dec. 6.--Autonomy FOR thc
province OF. Catalonia may be discussed
Mt the peace conference. 1t was reported
here today. 49,.
A. new cabinet has been formed by
Count Romanones, who takes the posts
OF premier and foreign minister.
The Spanish province OF Catalonia.
has long been the seat OF republican
agitations.
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DEMAND HENRY's ARREST.
German 6olshevlkI Fear Ex.kalser'
arother IL plottInu.

London. Dec. 81 N. S.)-Gernnan
Bolsheviki are demanding the arrest OF
Prince Henry, brother OF the ex-kaiser,
on the ground that he Is plotting a
counter revolution to restore the
throne. said a dispatch from Amster-
dam 10 the Daily Express today.
The monarchial plot is said to De
developing" fHl
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PROMPT OFFICIAL ACTION
SAVES ROSSVILLE BOULEVARD
General Staff After Reopenng Case, Decides to Com
nlete Construction Work as Designed.

The status as before the issuance
of the recent order would be resumed
as far as the government IL con-
cerned.
The contract with Hamilton cosxn-
ty and the state of Tennessee win be
carried out unless something un-
foreseen happens. The only thing
which could likely prevent the -
building OF the road would Be Z cr1~
troversy with the state highway a.
cials. It Is expected that the axno94-
ed order referring to Greenleae v1ll
be issued today. t.& v
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USE ARMY MOTOR TRUCKS
To Extend Rural Parcel Post ana
Cut Il. c. 1.

Washington, Dec. 6.--Plans for an
assault on the high cost of living, by
extension Of rural parcel post
through the use of army motor
trucks, were explained today by AS
sistant Postmaster General Blakes-
lee to the house postoifice committee
which is framing the 1920 postal ap-
preparation bill. .a
Mr. Blakeslee, in asking for SS'-
100000 for the rural service for the
year beginning July l next, said
trucks for the proposed service wouid
be turned over by the war DEPART
ment without charge.
Truck trains of one tractor and
six or more trailers, he added, could
make postal rates compete with
freight rates.
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HEAD BRAZILIAN ENJOYS

bosa has been asked to act as chairman
of the Brazilian delegation to the peace
conference at Versailles. according 10
newspapers here. He formerly was pre-,
siding officer OF the Brazilian senate ahn
is the president Of the Brazilian ,Aca'-
cmy of Letters.
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HOOVER AWAITS WILSON

London. Dec. ct Is understood that
the proposal TO appoint Herbert O.;
Hoover director general Of allied relief
was discussed at the conference OF the
premiers OF France, Italy ana Great
Britain which has been In progress
here. In the absence of representatives,
of the United States It was decided that
no action would be taken untli fresi-
dent Wilson arrives in Europe.
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MAKES BIG HAUL

Bandits Rob Bank of $4,000 and Escape
pittsburgh, Pa, Dec 81 =. 81. 81.
Two masked bandits held up the tlgs.
National bank at Bridgeville. about III,
teen miles from here, today ana escapeu
,vith s1o 900 County detectives in au-
tomobiles are pursuing the men.
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Cooler, Says Billy 'Possum.

The are riotlng
in Deutschland
and the German
b oil s h c V | k are
killing off the
Prussians seven
days in every
week. And !
know it is a COM
fort, just before
their spirits fit,
to remember that
their kultur was
the thing that
started It'll 0 W
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they spurred the Russians onward,
gave the bolshevik boost-and were
Matching chicks that later would
come winging home to roost.
The weather? Fair and collier to-
night. Saturday, fair and continued
cool.
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BANK ClEARlNGS

The Chattanooga Clearing
House association reports that
s bank clearings for the week
ending at 2 Thursday after-s-
noon, amounted. to $5,670,269.15.
For the. same week a year ago
the clearings amounted to $4,-
826,780.9S.
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STRUGGLE FIERCER
Berlin Government Casts Asperslons
AZ Ravaran Premier.

london Tlmes-Phil. Ledger Cop Capie)
Copenhagen, Dec. 5.-The struggle
between Munich and Berlin govern
ments seems to be growing mercer
Berlin maintains that Kurt Eisner,
the Bavarian premier, is no German,
but an East Galician Jew, whose real
name is Solomon Kusnowski. Berlin
prophcsies his early fall.
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ARRIVES FRIDAY. DEC. 13.

Paris, Dec. 6.-Attention Is called
n the coincidence that president
wilson will arrive in Paris on Fri
day. Dec. 13, by Marcel Hutin, In
the Echo dc Paris.
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|0vd GEORGE Declares Kaiser Must Be Prosecuted
BADEN SEEKS UNION
WITH SWITZERLAND

London, Dec. 6.-Southern
Baden is seeking incorporation
In Switzerland. according to
Baden newspapers, says a CO.
penhagen dispatch to the Daily
Telegraph.
Baden is east OF the Rhine.
The famous black forest occu-
pies n large part OF southern
Baden.
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FATAL RI0TINC
IN MANY TOWNS
New SociaIistic Government
Menaced by Counter
Revolution.
TWO SOURCES OF PERIL
Contending Factions Clash
and Disorder Spreads
Rapidly.
DISORDERS BREAK OUT
IN GERMANY'S CAPITAL

IN GERMNNTS UNIT ~
Amsterdam, Dec. 6.--Serious
disorders have broken out IN
Berlin, according to reports
from the frontier today. They
began on Thursday. There has
been much firing on the prin-
cipal streets OF the city, the
bolsheviki leading the rioters
1t was reported. but no further
details have been received"
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|ess 81 meney-savins val.
|sar In Nsws advsrdss-
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News pages.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-11-25
DEATH TAKES MOTHER
TWO SMALL CHILDREN

Mrs. Greenberry Wade, aged IS
died this morning at four o'clock from
pneumonia at the family home here.
The funeral occurred late this after
noon at borough cemetery. Two
small children little boy and a lit
tie girl survive The little boy is now
now severely i'll. A
Mrs. Wade is survived by her.
father. George Brown, and sister
Mrs Emma Thomas, ine Cordele and
brother, B. o. Brown. Rev Wallace
Wear pastor of the Baptist church,
conducted the funeral at the grave.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-11-25
BoIshevism Coming

London, Nov. 25.-This mornings
London newspapers display prominent
" the German advices regarding the
agreement between the Soldiers and
Workmens Council and the govern
ment, which is regarded as develop
ment OF the greatest Importance and
tantamOunt to the overthrow OF the
Ebert Haase combination and the
adoption at least theoretically of the
existing Russian system.
Third, pending the election OF rep
resentatives of the soldiers and work
mems councils to the executive coun-
Gil of the German republic. the exc
cutive council of Berlin is to exercise
it's functions.
Fourth, The appointment or dismis-
sal of the members of the various
legislative bodies OF the republic, and
until final constitution is establish
ed for Prussia viii be made by the
general executive council which also
has the right of control.
Fifth, Before the cabinet appoints
assistant ministers, the executive
council must be consulted.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-11-25

Sixth, The convention of deputies,
drawn from the soldiers and work
mems councils is to be summoned as
soon as possible.
1t is admitted that the German
councils have not yet developed the
extravagancies which led to the dis
interrogation and archy i'll Russia. The
councils are not being dominated by
the Bolshevik element. Nevertheless,
the Daily Telegraph remarks, it is
rather significant that Germany should
have adopted even as stop gap
measure which is one of Lenine's orig
inal and characteristic contributions
to legislative doctrine.
The Express thinks the menace of
extremsm is possibly exaggerated for
the purpose of impressing the Allies
with the difficulties of position.
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NOVEMBER TERM
SUPERIOR COURT
GRAND JURY WENT TO WORK
EARLY THIS MORNING AND
BUSINESS. is BEING DIS
POSED OF.

Calling special attention to viola
tions of the game laws and various
other offenses against the laws of the
land, Judge D. A. r. Crum this morn
ing cOnvenceed the regular November
session of Crisp superior court. With
in very short time the charge to the
grand jury was over and the body was
organized and own to the business
of the term.
c. 3. Wilkes was made foreman and
r. ID Minis, secretary, The work OF
the grand jury will cover the regular
business of the term There is no in
tmation that there will be heavy
grind of work for the body.
The petit jury was soon through
civil branch of the court This con
sisted in the taking of verdicts in un
contested cases, divorce cases and
such matters. The work of the morn
ing was soon finished and the juries
released till tomorrow morning.
Although there is considerable III
ness reported from many sections, the
work of the session of the court will
probably be concluded without serious
handicap. The court went under good
Roadway for Monday and the bust
ness on hand will soon be over.