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New-York tribune., 1918-12-08
Porto Ricans Petition
Wilson for Freedom
University Students Argue
Island Army Fought i'm Ex-
pectation of independence

SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Dec. THE
students Of the University of Porto
RICO have presented petition to the
Legislature asking it to amend the
memorial to President Wilson and the
American Congress so as to demand
complete independence as the only
status compatible with the ideals and
interests of Porto Rico.
Most of the petitioners were mus
tered out Of the Students Army Train
ing Corps this week and represent
some of the most prominent families
of the island. One, Antoniu Barcelo,
jr., is the son of the Unionist president
of the Senate.
The petition states that the action
of the students is based on Presi-
dent Wilson's speeches promising self
determination to small nations.
A dispatch from San Juan under date
of December said 4 memorial to Pres
ldent Wilson, requesting complete self
government for Porto Rico, had been
introduced in the lower house of the
Legislature. The memorial express ed
the belief that Porto Ricans had dem
onstratcd their capacltv for self-gov-
ernmcnt and said the Porto Rican SOL
diers had cheertu'ly and bravely left
their homes to fight for democracy in
the belief that when the war was over
and the victory won. Porto Rico would
be given the same freedom for which
it fought
New-York tribune., 1918-12-08
France Needs Rail Cars


PARIS, Dec. 1.-THE regions of
France invaded by the Germans and
recently reclaimed are in serious need
Of rolling stock for the railways, the
Minister Of Public Works. Albert Cla-
vclle reports. In this connection the
'Matin" speaks of the extraordinary
slowness with which the delivery of
German railway material is being car
ried out. The time limit fixed by the
armistice for its being turned over is
fast approaching the newspaper notes
but neither locomotives nor cars have
begun to become available for use on
the French railway systems.
Germany is pleading her own dis
tress in asking for the easing of the
armistice terms, it is noted, while the
evidence tends to show that there is, in
fact. no food crisis anywhere in Ger
many.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-08

gramme, to which Germany supposed
the United States and the Allies had
pledged themselves. will have only a
shadowy existence at the peace con
ference.
A large majority of Germans anpar-
emily believe IN President Wilson's
good intentions and all their pes
are centered in him. but there is
general fear. which amounts almost
to a settled belief that he will be un-
able to force his programme through
The "Zeitung am Mittag" says:
at is almost unimaginable opti
mism for one to hope that Wilson's IA
tervention will mitigate the destruc-
tive conditions of reace'
Other comment seems TO recognize
that President Wilson may not be the
dominating figure that Germans have
expected him 20 be- Some papers d -
New-York tribune., 1918-12-08
''i'm No Enemy Of Wilson,''
Says Roger e.. Sullivan

CHICAGO, Dec. Roger c. Sulli-
can, of Chicago, who was named at the
brewers hearing to-day in letter
signed by P. Reiswitz former German
consul at Chicago referring to the en-
Largo league. tonight said:
Il never heard Of either Reiswtz or
the embargo league before. The state
ment that | am an enemy of President
Wilson is nrt true. In fact, the entire
reference to ny attitude is absolutely
false"
New-York tribune., 1918-12-08
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n change from the days when. as the
end of the year, we made our balance
sheet and found Germany had acquired
more Allied territory than she had be-
fore, that new ally had fallen and
that another ally was tottering to the
fall and that Germany was advancing
ruthlessly aolng from conquest to con-
quest.
"That was the story up to the end
or December 1916. What is the story
to-day? Every German submarine is
in British mort to day. The best bat
tleships and cruisers and torpedo boats
OF Germany are now with lowered
hags, under the surveillance Of British
seamcn IN British harbors.
Army Entering Germany
And the British army which has
fought so galantiy, watch has fought
with heroism which the word has
never matchcd--that army. after
months of fighting and Of suffering is
to-day, ut this hour. marching across
lie Rhine into Germany into one Of
C most famous cities of Germany"
LONDON, Dec. 7.Regarding British
aid N the transport of American
troops, the Shipping Controller TO- day
made the following statement to The
1.-THE real effort to accelerate the
movement Of American troops began at
the end of March, when we realized
That 1T was necessary to do what we
could with British bottoms to supple
ment the American effort. We sent a
mission to the United States with the
object of seeing the fitting out facilities
there SO tar as they were not required
tor American troopships they were
utilized to the maximum in fitting out
British troopships.
Ships were gathered from every
source, with the result that in the SIX
months between April and September
$50 600 American troops, or 60 per
cent of the total number carried with
IN that period, were transported in
british bottoms. In all, of the OOO,-
o00 and more American troops trans
ported to France, we'll over a mill on
were carried in British ships. The
whole of this million were escorted to
the United Kingdom danger zone by
ships OF the royal navy. British ship
ping at that time was in a perious
situation, but, in order to further the
movement of American troops, we
we're prepared to make every sacrifice
"The following steps were taken:
From South Africa we removed every
passenger steamer. and for the time
being practically killed trade with that
country. From India and Australia we
removed all the fast steamers plying to
and between those two countries, and
we made very dangerous sacrifices of
meat plies-endangcring even those
of the British army-by transferring
these ships to the North Atlantic thus
wasting refrigerator space, as meat was
not available for export from North
American ports"
Loss of Imports 100000 Tons
"Our loss of essential imports owing
to the fitting out Of ships for the car
riage Of American troops amounted to
we'll over l 100000 tons. That sacri-
gee of imports was made at a time
when our total imports had been re
duced to 32,GO0,O00 tons a year, of
which $4,000, 900 were munitions and
13,O00,o00 essential foods, as compared
with the peace figure of $4,000 900 tons.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-08
You Are Loyal american,
Roosevelt Wires Hart

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Dec. 7.-Former
President Roosevelt to-day wired Pro-
fessor Albert Bushnell Hart, of Har-
ward, the following laudatory message
from New York:
I'm all the United States there has
been no more single minded, aggres-
sively loyal and deeply practical Amer
lean than you throughout your life
have proven yourself TO be. Heartiest
New-York tribune., 1918-12-08
Lloyd George Tells HoaU American
Troops and British Ships Won War

ish vessels of more than 100000 tons
deadweight were put specially in the
service of carrying American troops,
and we oven fitted up fighting ships
lor that purpose. While the sacrifice
to Great britain was heavy, the practi
cal lsoiation for the time being Of the
overseas dominions involved very serl
GUS hurdsulps 10 those domlnlons--~
hardsnips which were borne without
complaint, recognizing, as the uomln
IONS dId, the viLal necessity OF the
measures lehcn."
New-York tribune., 1918-12-08
U. S. Declines to Recognize
New Armenian Republic

WASHINGTON, Dec. THE Ameri-
can government, though entirely in
sympathy with the Armenian cause,
is not prepared to express it's views on
the recognition of the Armenian re-
public of Arrarat or the other Armen-
ian organizations as cobelligerents in
the war.
Notification to this effect was given
to-day by Acting Secretary Polk in a
letter to DR.. G. Pasdermadjian special
agent of the Armenian Catholics to the
United States.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-08
Germany Fearful
Wilson Can't Put
IA Terms Through

BERLIN, Dec. 6.-The summary of
the address delivered by President
Wilson before Congress last Mo- day,
which has reached here, is pres mably
inadequate and hence there has been
little comment on it in the news
papers. One of them, howeveh. the
"Korrcspondenz," organ of the Nation
al Liberals declares the Germans Will
seek in vain for any substantial COM
fort in the message. 1t expresses the
belief that President Wilson's pro-
New-York tribune., 1918-12-08

the Inter rallied Conference are held,
Immediately across the Seine
General Tasker H. Bliss, another of
the American delegates, was moving
into his quarters from Versailles to-
day.
The programme for President Will
sons visit here is not yet fully settled,
according to Marcel Hutin, of the
echo de Paris" He says however,
that the crack troops forming the
guard Of honor already have been Sc
lected. 1t is probable that President
Poincare will give d lunch for Mr. and
Mrs. Wilson, Saturday, December IA,
the day they arrive in Paris.
Socialists Are Busy
The Socialist organ, "Humanite," an
issued the day President Wilson ar
rivcs and urges Socialist and Labor
organizations to spread the edition.
"By giving this special number wide
circulation," it says, "our friends may
be certain they are doing good propa-
ganda work against the imperialistic
passions of the present hour and for
a just and final peace"
BERNE, Dec An invitation to
President Wilson to come to Switzer-
land is proposed by several Swiss
newspapers. The President, they add,
would be certain Of warm reception
from the SWISS
New-York tribune., 1918-12-08
London Reception Plans
4UGit " ord From " iison
BY Frederick Moore
By Virclcss

tCaiHriFiit l9ls Neiv Y1rs Trhlnc ~
LONDON. Dec =. The d.vcrgeney
of statements issued in the last week
regarding plans for the reception of
President Wilson here is not due 20
mental instability, but has been abso-
lutely unavoidable.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-08
Professor ScheriH Declares
He Is 100 Per Cent LOyaI

CHICAGO, Dec. Professor Fred
erick d. Schevill, Of the University of
Chicago, whose name was in a list
fcand in the diary of DR. Karl A. Fuehr,
to-day denied that he ever had done
or said anything that might class him
as pro-German.
My utterances and my innermost
thoughts always have been 100 per
cent loyal" said Professor Schevill.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-08

care shat he approved Of "Amer'ea's
imperiali7tic naval policy and hs.
failed to check the Entente's "p.rati-
cal economic plans.v
New-York tribune., 1918-12-08

good wishes to your wife and. yourself
and your two gallant boys in the army"
New-York tribune., 1918-12-08
H. 0vis0n and
Btsruch Hay
Go TO Paris

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RINESS AND SIMPLICITY RULE IN TFE NEW FALL SUITS

make an effort in the beginning Of
the season to appropriate one Of these
lovely suits and thus TO be able to
rejoice through the winter that the
clothes problem Is solved. .r
Dress Problem solved.
Like French and English women,
Ar9rican women demand the sort Of
apparel which donned In the morning
serves throughout the day for every
need. With the purchase Of one OF
the new fall broadcloth suits and the
addition Of a smart blouse this problem
at least is solved for tho average
woman. It must he remembered In con-
sidering this statement that the aver
age woman spends little OF her time
to-day in her home. but Is found IN
ONCE, factory. Red Cross workroom,
wherever there Is work for her to
do. 1t is therefore her needs which
seem to have received particular at
tention.
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CORNBREAD.

CORNBREAD continues TO be the
I ranking officer in the wheat
conservation battalion. Wher-
ever you live at least one OF these good
recipes should please you, for the
United States Food Administration has
picked them from n large collection
sent in from North and South. Corn
meal and -four should be sifted before
measuring.
New England CorncRke.
One cup corn meal cup white flour,
teaspoonfuls baking powder egg
IN cups milk. tabespoonfuls melted
fat and tablespoonfuls syrup.
Sift together the dry Ingredients.
Beat the egg light and add the milk
fat and syrup. Stir into the dry mix
ture and beat we'll Pour into a we'll
CREASED. shallow pan and bake twenty
five TO thirty minutes.
This cornbread may be made from
any kind Of cornmeal.
virginia Pone.
Ono cup hot boiled hominy, . cups
milk. Il cup fat. u teaspoonful salt,
cup white cornmcal. teaspoonfuIs
bakiuH powder and eggs. we'll beaten.
Cool and salt cornmeal and baS!nl
powder mixed and sifted together. then
the eggs well beaten. Bake In an
carthen dish forty-hve minutes Serve
in the dish cut In triangular pieces
Any kind of cornmcal may be used
for this pone. though white cornmeal
made of the whole grain is preferred.
southern spoon bread.
one-qusrter cup fat and crackllngs
from pork. beef or chicken fat, cups
boiling water, cup cornmeal. egg
and II teaspocnful salt.
Add fat and cracklings to water. and
| when boiling sprinkle In salt ard corn,
| meal, stirring constantly. Cook r. y
double boiler one hour, cool and add
well beaten eggs. Turn into oiled dish
and bake In a moderate oven three
quarters of an hour.
White cornmeal made from the
whole grain is particularly desirable
for this bread. II can be made with
Northern degerminated cornmeal If 1,
is cooked In double boiler for ar
hour, Southern meal needs only TO be
scalded.
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Beads and Wool Embroidery Used in New Way by
Premet and Drecoll Specializes in Fur

throughout the costume, he will COM
bine contrasting tones. One of his
modish tailored costumes Is checked
material combined with a solid color.
A new way OF giving the effect of
fringe on everything is the novelty of
the collection. a gabardine coat. EN-
broidered In gold butterflies, is slashed
into strips straight through the EN-
broidery, each strip being only about
half an INCH in width. forming what
appears TO be deep band OF fringe
around the coat. Each strip Is stitched
on the edges 10 keep II from fraying
out, but II is an effective trimming.
The same idea is carried out in velvet,
satin and taffeta dresses.
BulloZ uses silk and wool jerseys ex-
tcnsively and has another new trim
ming in pieces OF fur appliqued on
Jersey and embroidered around each
piece. This gives a rich effect TO the
frock. A black silk Jersey dress is
trimmed in this fashion. Marion is
the favorlte color throughout the col
lection.
Paquin has decided in favor of the
short and tight skirts, using as little
material as possible, but has perhaps
been more lenient than some of tho
other houses in exaggerating tho
skimpiness of the dresses.
1t Is rather difficult to make a short
and narrow skirt anything but a plain
straight skirt. but Paquin has accom-
plished the feat with several novel
cuts, and yet there is nothing frealSish
about any OF the dresses On the
whole the skirts have the appearance
of being either fiounced or very much
cut and slashed, especially those that
make any pretence at any kind Of a
tunic arrangement.
Deep loops hang from the waist line
or an overskirt is slashed into panels
or more often circular fiounces are
across the front OF the skirt, usually
above the knees. Velvet nth a pin
stripe of blue through It Is one Of the
novelty materials OF the season.
Brown seems TO be the favored color
OF the collection, Paquin showing three
or four models, either In soft brown
velvet or brown plush that resembles
hfur. They are more simple than any OF
the other models, being the only ones
having plain narrow skirts. The ma
terial Is such that no other trimming
is required. They are good dresses for
afternoon wear, as they can be worn
under any kind OF coat.
The model that stands out in the
collection more than any other is made
entirely of petit-gris fur. IT is neces-
sariiy OF the -chemise variety
very plain and simple and-tied In at
the waist by a band OF narrow silver
ribbon.
Materials have a great tendency this
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In choosing the new fall suit it is
well to remember that the smooth
cloths, such as the broadcloth we have
mentioned, and the duvetyns, wool vel
ours. silvertones and smooth vicunas
are newest. as We seem to have handed
over serge and the rougher fabrics Of
this nature to the fighting men.
Notice also that there is decided
disposition to combine fabrics, just as
in the one piece dresses. Perhaps
this Is in line with the wool conser-
walton efforts. At any rate some of
the combinations are extremely good.
For instance, there is n green broad
cloth suit with its skirt from the
knees down, maze OF a black material
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season TO initiate fur. Many fuzzy
woods are used. At a little distance
they can hardly be distinguished from
the real fur. But this model OF petit
girls is the real thing, and 1t Is such a
soft. pretty color and the fur Itself is
so soft that it has not the weighty APP
pearance one might imagine.
The collection contains many smart
capes One. called General Foch." is
most Partisan. 1t is double cape in 4
heavy navy blue velours de la!ne. AL
OF the coats have some cape effect
about them. the cape usually forming
the sleeves.
Rich fur coats and evening coats OF
brocade trimmed In fur are to be noted
in the collection. which Is rare for
these times All the coats are held
| tightly around the figure and round
DOWN In the back and up In the front.
Evening dresses OF soft tulles and
laces and spangled nets figure extern
sively in the Paquin collection, show
ing that efforts have been made to
have the models as attractive as In
prewar days.
Chpruit has boldly departed from the
short and narrow skirts and has dared
to show long dinner dresses that touch
the ground and revive the sweeping
! trains. The tailored costumes and
street dresses have the short and COM
paratively narrow skirts. but the din
ner and evening dresses introduce an
entirely new note in their length
| Those that are not actually touching
the floor have long panels that hang
! loosely around the ankles, giving every
| appearance of long skirts.
Coats With Charm.
New ideas in blouses to be worn
striking feature of the collection. They
are all of the jumper variety, fitting to
the hips below the waist line and fit
ting slightly at the front, while the
back is very loose and baggy. They
are made of soft silks and velvets in
brilliant colors-vivid reds and yel,ows
and quantities of green In every shade.
| All have the high but soft crushed or
turned down collars, with q little tie
at the fastening.
The coats. which are always the
| harm OF the Cheruit collection. are
still the loose kind with the narrow
belts. The jackets of the tailored CO.'S
| umcs are. however. often without
belts and are principally Of the three
quarter length.
The long separate coats have tre-
mendous square cape collars that are
half fur and crush up around the neck
and are equally smart left hanging
over the shoulders like a cape. Green
Is the favored color throughout the
collection A novelty In introduced on
| green mousseline evening dress In a
curious embroidery combined with
plumes. splashes OF feathers are en-
broidered in this vivid green. giving a
very new effect. Another fsathered
robe Is In black and white.
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A wide strip OF seal bands the out
side OF the jacket. slips underneath
the front OF the coat, which is short.
and forms belt over the skirt. The
effect is good. though at first glance
it seems somewh heavy.
Fur will be extensively used. Wher-
ever it can be added we find It, AL
rays this use, however. has some
practical intent, and fur seldom APP
pears merely as ornamentation.
The strictly tailored. we'll built suit
ia always n favorlte suit with most
women, and it has been developed this
season In pleasing colors, some Of
which reflect credit upon our home
dyes AID SHOW that America may al
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resembling baby lamb with its silky
fine curly surface. The coat IL one Of
the straight cut rather. box shaped
affairs, with its vest OF the same ma
terlal set in like one Of the smart little
waistcoats ubiquitous during the
spring.
In fact the waistcoat is moro in
evidence than ever. Now and then II
takes a back to itself, as in a stunning
tobacco brown velours coat suit which
has the entire body Of rich brown seal
and sleeves only of the velours. The
skirt is perfectly plain, but not awk-
wardiy narrow. A slight fulness at
the back is held in by two narrow
folds of the yelours
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,ran,o in hs,rg VAR, long and bappv.
ono h,ac,, ,,oIyst Srsss has ,nousse.
me sleeves e'hproiueFeu III ieu' ine
line and the sleeves with fur cuffs
extend to the finger tips, making the
dress appear to be all sleeves.
The Maison Jeanne Lanvin has
given its version of the new styles by
agreeing that skirts shall be short and
narrow, but perhaps not so much so
as the other houses insist. The Lam
vim skirts have more fulness about
the hips and have none OF the effect
OF fitting in about the ankles.
The one piece dresses and separate
coats are more favored than the tai
lored costumes. though the latter
have their usual Lanvin touch that
makes them different from all others.
The coats are all straight and loose
and without belts, q relief from those
that have been worn with narrow
belts for the last few seasons The
majority of the coats are faced on
each side with q band of fur about
six inches in width. Lanvin has O
new way of using corduroy as trim
ming by stitching tiny silver braid
between the stripes.
Goats Loose ana "ithout belts.
The I.anvin hats which are shown
with the dresses, have taken a new
turn this season by seeking inspira-
ton from the war. They are all
curious helmet arrangements. These
hats of armor, made Of some curious
metallic cloth. with little plumes
sticking out of the top, do not seem
to harmonic with the dainty little
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ways be depended upon not only 10
"espord to the need of the hour but
$50 to excel. Soft petunias. the new
henna and some extremely lovely
aupes and mole grays are displayed.
For the most part the quality of these
abrics is left to speak for itself.
Many suits show a semi lifted coat,
'ox shaped or following TIN, lines OF
he figure. The collars only have
Undergone decided changes from last
eason. As yet they are deep wide
trips Of fur fastening straight around
he throat and quite as high as one
an possibly wear them. They differ
'omewhat from the chin Chin" OF
nrmer years in that they do not fall
way from the throat and double back
s that model did, but button tight and
'ose.
Some makers have brought out