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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-06

| OF the problem presented, the Chamber
| OF Commerce of the United states Is
requested to enlist the cooperation Of
national bodies devoted to the extension
and promotion Of American commerce,
and particularly foreign trade, in the
appointment of a commission represent
tatiVe of American business, which shall
proceed without delay to Europe and
establish machinery for the following
purposes:
ITO study at first hand the reconstruc.
ton needs of European countries In
| connection with business men of these
nations In order to advise the bus ness
men OF the United States as to how they
may be most helpful In meeting the ne
cessities of hurope and caring for the
interests OF American industry and
commerce.
TO be available to the peace dele.
gates of the United States for any
needed information which they may be
! able to present or for any other aid
which may be given by the business
men Of the United States through the
medium of a such commission.
THE Chamber of Commerce OF the
United S ates also is requested to
appoint members of the commission t.
represent the business men of the
| United States at the Forthcoming meet
ing of the permanent committees of the
International Congress of Chambers OF
Commerce.
Recommended that the United States
Chamber OF Commerce appoint a COM
mittee to investigate and study the
! question of local transportation as |,
relates to the control Of rates and serv.
ice. franchises, taxes, the attraction of
capital into the business and such other
questions as the committee may fine
pertinent
Government Ownership Opposed
I'VE are opposed to Government own.
ershp and operation of telegraphs
telephones and cables.
we strongly urge upon our Govern
ment the vital necessity of encouragin'
and developing our foreign trade through
all appropriate means possible. In orde
that the production of industry may af
ford employment to wage earners AM
prosperity to the nation.
"It has long been the policy Of this
nation to cultivate relations of clos,
sympathy with the nations Of the West
ern Hemisphere as expressed in tn
Monroe Doctrine. We believe that thes
relations should be supplemented an
strengthened by vigorous development
of our commercial and financial associ
ations with our neighbors of North. an
South America.
THE Governments control Of shippin,
should be brought to the Accomplishment
of this purpose as soon as it is consis
tent with other urgent need; and tn
work of the Pan-American Union shoult
be continued and broadened in scope.
BY provisions in the constitution
adopted while much of the country wa
engaged in civil strife, and through sub
sequent legislation. Mexican authoritie
have threatened rights acquired b,
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producer Of raw materials should be a
member of the national organization In
his trade and cordially support II in Its
work.
1T Is in the public interest that all
war orders placed by any contracting
agency of the Government and accepted
in good faith, whether formally and reg
ularly executed or not, should, upon can
collation. by such contracting agency. be
promptly and equitably adjus ed and sat
isf1ed as IL every formality had been OBJ
ervod, and when so adjusted the amount
ascertained to be due by the Govern
nent should be promptly paid to the end
hat these funds may be utilized by the
Industries Of the country TO speed their
transition from a war to a peace basis
Il 1t should be ascertained that legisla-
ION is necessary or desirable to accom-
plish This end Congress should forth
with enact such legislation.
"Officials dealing with questions of ad-
'rstment on account of war orders. must
necessarily be familiar with all the con.
ditions affecting the order. IL will
greatly promote expedition and the in
'erests Of both the Government and pri-
vate enterprise for the officials who made
the contracts to remain In the Govern
ment service to participate In the read
justments.
Reasonable Trade Agreements Favored
1.-THE war has demonstrated that
through industrial cooperation srea'
economics may be achieved, waste elm
mated and efficiency increased. Th,
nation should not forget. but rather
should capitalize these lessons by adapt
ing effective war practices to peace con
ditions through permitting reasonabl,
cooperation between units OF industr!
tnder appropriate Federal supervision.
"It isN in the public interest that reas
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$4,000 PAPER MAKERS STRIKE
Men Ordered Back Pending De-
cisiou of War Labor Board

0lsns Falls, N. ", Dec. 6.--(By A. P)
Shortly after the strike of $4,000 union
employees of newspaper mills in New
York and New England went into effect
this morning, J. T. Carey. president of
the International Brotherhood of Paper
makers, sent the men message in
structing them to keep the mills rum
ming and notifying them that the war
labor board would soon render de-
cision regarding the wage controversy
which precip'tated the strike.
As the result of this message arrange
ments were made to resume operations
today in the mills in this city and ad-
jacent towns, emp. Dying 5000 men.
Al Ba,lan Falls, VT, the men return
ed to work at I p, m, on receipt of Or
ders from the Brotherhood officials.
Washington, Dec. 6.-J, Harry Gov
ington, former Chief Justice Of the Dis
trict of Columbia Court, was named to-
day by the war labor board as umpire
In the case OF paper mill employs In
New York and New England on receipt
OF advices that the men had gone on
strike.
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enable trade agreements should be en-
tered into. L. the failure OF the Cow
eminent to either clearly define the
dividing line between those agreements
which are. and those which are not, ia
unreasonable restraint OF commerce, or
70 pfoviae an agency TO speak for IL
on application OF those proposing to
enter into such agreement In effect re-
stricts wholesome cooperation ana de-
prives both industry and the general
public of It's benefits
The conditions incident to tho
period Of readjustment renders Il inn
perative that all obstacles to reasonable
cooperation be Immediately removed
through appropriate legislation"
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operation under American control be
kept safe by such legislation as may
be necessary TO insure It's stability
and its lasting value to American
Concurred in the recommendation Of
the United States shipping board that
there should be a local port commls-
upon our coast. Facilities should be
installed to meet the needs of tho
port. and a zone system should be
arranged by which exports and i'm
ports would flow through these ports
which are within economic transpor a.
ton distance of the points of origin
and destination.
Resolutions Adopted
The resolutions adopted by the con-
gress follow:
industrial activity is dependent upon
the available supply of power. bill
which would affect the development OF
hydro-electric power upon waterways
and lands which are subject to Federai
jurisdiction is now before a committee
Of conference between the two houses
of Congress II Is important in the
public interest that Federal Legislation
on this subject should be enacted with
our fur her delay We accordingly urge
that the conference committee arrive al
an acceptable form Of legislation In sea
son for enactment at this session OF
Congress-.
I'm war we have made common cause
with the Allies. We should likewise
make common cause with them In seek.
ing the solution of the immediate prob.
lens of reconstruction which they face
because of the efforts they put forth
in the war. These problems peculiarly
depend for their solution upon commerce
Raw materials and industrial equip
ment which we possess the Allies
urgently require that they may reconsti
tute their economic life We should dea
generously with them in. sharing thes,
resources.
"In order that we may share our ma
terials with the Allies. we must also pro
vide them with credits through whlcl
they may make the necessary payments
"Our ocean tonnage must supply ou
roops overseas and help to provision tn
inhabitants of war-devastated regions
| The part of our ovean tonnage not re
luired for these paramount needs, AM
vessels OF associated countries which ar
n a similar situation. should be entere'
nto the common service OF all nations
This common service shou secure t
all nations their immediate needs of food
raw materials and transport for thei
products.
THE business men of the Unite
states, having devoted their energies an
resources oward the winning Of the wal
regardless of sacrifices or burdens. Il
support of the pr nciples for which thi
country fought, appreciate the necessit
of continuance Of unremitting effort i
order that the world may be restore
to normal conditions as quickly as pos
sibe and the blessing Of peace brough
to all peoples.
"In the accomplishment of these re
suits the highest efficiency of the grea
commercial and industrial powers G
our own country and that Of the Allie
nations will be developed only throug
cooperative efforts and common coun
sci.
"In order, therefore, to contribute
The fullest toward the prompt solutio
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Trade Congress to
Send Men Abroad
Continued from Pape One

Continued from Pare One
given by Congress to the consideration
of the amendment of tax legislation.
Taxpayers should be allowed to
make a reduction from the apparent
profits shown by their inventories and
set the resulting sum aside to cover
shrinkHge in values.
Recommended that the const ruction
of a great merchant marine be con-
tinued and amplified, and that its
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Berlin Reds Open
Reign of Terror


proclaimed the German republic. but
the Spartacides are making such a
noise all over Germany and excel In
such desperate stunts" that they have
got the late heroes Of the old regime
Thoroughly frightened. Ebert and the
other peoples commissioners. know
ing the Spartacides better, remain per-
fectly COOL refusing to take them Sc
riously or use force and give them the
chance of posing as martyrs for lib
erty, which they are craving.
If during the last few months OF
Kaiserdom, by curious force of cir
cumstances, the feudal members of the
Reichstag always voted with the mem.
bers of the Extreme Left, both sides
have now become extremely Jealous,
each fearing that the other will hatch
some conspiracy against the present
Government that might defeat its own
sinister designs.
Spartacides Post Red Bills
Today the Spartacides cry murder"
pointing a threatening finger at Thorn,
q stronghold Of junkerdom. which they
assert has received royalists. Accord.
ing to this information. which the
Spartacides have made public by post.
ing red bills. royalist troops demand
entrance into the fortress.
''The situation Is extremely serious"
says the announcement. only ruth.
less energy and the firmest measures
can save the situation. But the Gov
ernment stands with folded arms and
even encourages these criminal rebels
by circulating imaginary stories OF
Bolshevist conspiracies, at the same
time lending it's arm to the stransu.
lation of the revolution by leaving the
commandership of the troops to its
enemies.
"The people themselves must arise
ard wrest power from unscr1pr'ous
officers. We demand that the Govern
ment at once arrest Hindenburg and
all reactionary officers, at once re-
move headquarters from Cassel to
Berlin and at once take measures to
prevent these officers from entering
the interior of the country as COM
manders Of troops"
At the Chancellor's palace all knowl.
edge of a siege Of Thorn by royalist
troops was disclaimed. Most likely, 1t
was said. the Spartacidns had been
magnifying another Of the flag Incl
dents in order to win converts
Seize Essen Newspaper
While thus the Spartacides are try
! ing to focus public anxiety on the east
thew themselves have committed one OF
those newspaper outrages for which
they are famous in the west. For
week they have been extremely busy
in westphalia. Liebknecht himself in
citing the masses to take possession or
Industrial works and other private prop
erty. They need not fear Berlin. he
said. He and his friends were preparing
a little coup in the capital that would
Knock everything topsy-turvy before the
week was over.
Last night at meeting Of Spartacides
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McAdoo
William West
National War
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-11
TROOP SHIP FALLS VICTIM
TO SUB Off BRITISH COAST
MEMS RESCUE MARVELLOUS
Boys Clambor Down Ropes From Boat to Deck of De
stroyers in Convoy Without Even Injury to
One-Ilnois Troops-U- Boat Sunk.

London, Sept IA oop ship with 2 300 Amer
lean soldiers board has been tOrpedOed. All
hands were saved. The troop ship was beached.
In order to time instead of launching the
boats the men clambered down ropes to destroyers
which swarmed around the stricken vessel and
close alongside.
This operation greatly facilitated by the fact
that the not rough
The troop ship was a member of a large convoy
approaching the English coast. The vessel was tor
pedoed 200 miles from shore at o'clock on Friday
afternoon.
The transfer of the American soldiers from the
stricken vessel to escorting British and American
torpedo boat destrOyers quickly made without
injury any They all escaped injury when the
torpedo exploded and they their way
TO British port.
There was no sign of panic on board and the ad-
mirabe behavior of the men was especially gratify-
ing to the officers.
Many of troops came from Chicago and Cleve-
land and large percentage of them were factory
hands of foreign extraction. Their behavior proved
that they~had a4ai1nilated the true spirit of the
>''~' '~'' U.BOAT IS SUNK.
Several soldiers told the Associated Press that
they saw the German submarine lifted clear out of
the water after of the depth bombs exploded
and then entirely disappear.
Something had gone wrong with the troop ships
engines, which compelled her for a time to lag be-
hind the of the convey but the trouble had been
fixed up and she fast catching up with the other
transports when torpedo hit her just forward Of
the engine
The vessel at once began to sink by the bow.
Many of the soldiers at the time taking baths.
They did not wait to dress but made for the deck
with what little clothing they could hastily lay their
hands on. The water rushing in at such a rate
that it thought the steamer would quickly
founder.
To the surprise of most of the soldiers the troop
ship did not sink Some means apparently were
found to check the thrush of water and she got
near enough the shore to be beached. 1t is hoped
that the vessel ultimately can be saved.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-11
The Roll
WI OfHOnOr

dena, Cal: Lafayette p. Bauley,
Newport, Mich, GellndO BorasChi,
CNone): Joseph NJ. Cleary, Hart
ford, Conn; Austin Cullen, Brook
lyn, y. y, Frank J. Dequette. Prov
idence, r, l.; Clare Kent Eggles-
ton, Aurora, Ohio; Mark Elvidge,
Jessup, Pa. Jacob F. Fox. Charles
town, Ind; GuilIO Fredo, Erie. Pa ),
Marvin Hawkins. Davy, Mcdowell
county. W Va; Albert r. HUI,
Rockygap, Va; Fred Jones. Phila-
deIphia. Pa; Charlie Marinie, Chi
cagO, GuglienlmO PaSettO, Sn En-
brOgiO, Italy: Constantine Pedranti,
Olema. Cal, Stephan Alfred Rapp,
Somerset. Pa: Clyde Thompson,
New Haven. Conn. MOrlen W
Young, Tahlequah. Okla. Nose Cen
ter. Golfer Springs, Ala; Daniel J.
CiccOme, Philadelphia, Pa; Paul
Farup, Park River, y. d; Richard
Louis Hintz. EImhurst, H.; SiIburn
Holland. Lanieve, Ark; Edward
hurt, Ashton. Neb.: Fred A Hutch
ins. Scranton. Pa; Charles c. Lii
ley, WaIdobOro. Maine. Wayne Nc
Allister, Litchfeld. Ill; Robert b.
Maphis. TOmsbrOOk, Va; AlesandrO
Patete. Franklin. Mass: Claude C.
RAIDER. PritChard. W. Va, John
Reedy, Marion. Ill; Adolph Ste
phan, Coal Ridge. Mont.
Died Of Wounds Received in Action.
SERGEANTS Lee Hacker. Man
chester. y. Y; Bernard G. Kro-
mer, Ashland, Wis.
CORPORALS Demarquis Ander-
son. Mooreheld, Ark; Lloyd Joseph
Bodell, Monroe, Mich; Clarence f.
Hackett. Syracuse. y. Y: Robert
J. Morgenroth, Newark. y. J.; Ern-
est Shreeves, Alpena, Mich.
WAGONERS Frank Bower. Will
Transport, Pa; Franklin Petit Up
dixie. New York, y. Y.
PRIVATES Joseph /. Ainsworth.
Worland, Wyo.. Alfred J. Baldus,
DeIano, Mimi; John f Burns. Wau-
sau, Wis. Victor Cimei. New York,
y. Y; Harold +. Crawford, Cleve-
land, Ohio; William II. Davis. Cen
trail Falls, r. l.. Roy r. Hill, La
grange, Ill; Francis Granville Jen-
nings, Mildred. Mo; Miles F. Jor-
don, Florian, Fla; Andrew Joseph
Kelley. Clarksburg. W. Va: Mike
Roller, Sherry Planker. Wis. Law
renee Mulyey, Hammond. Ind;
Frank Perkins. Huck. Ariz.; Arthur
II. Radlof, Oakley, Kan; Virgil P.
Tudor. Natural Dam. Ark; Sam
Wilson Memphis. Mo; Claude Col
Continued IN Page Two
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-11
ENEMY CHIEF
ASKSPARLEY
WITH ALLIES
Baron Burian Says Fight
ing Is Futile-In Plea
for Understanding.

Amsterdam. Sept. 11.-An eX-
change of views between the cen
tral powers and the entente was
tentatively suggested by Baron
BuTian, he AustrO-HungaTia for
eiEn minister, in an address TO Wis
ilIng German newspaper men. ac-
COrding to a Vienna dispatch to-
day. He said:
This question arises: isn't It a
crime against humanity even to
think of completely putting down a
structure which has become histOr-
iC2l and which, certainly. here and
there. needs Improvement. but is
only capable Of improvement. in
order to found a paradise in future
on It's ruins?
The defect in this. however, is
that in accordance with the de-
structivc methods of our enemies l.
can only be created with a much
too great sacrifice.
Pleads for understanding.
Count the past hecatombs Of
this war. Think Of those TO come.
and ask whether striving to attain
" dI AIMS dL SuCu q price Is JuSlI-
fable-war aims in which the
principle Of justice is put fore
most without investigating
whether an understanding could
not be reached by fair applica-
tiOn Of that principle.
1T is unthinkable that even the
most confident hopes of final vic
tory could permit the enemy in the
long run 10 avoid considering
whether the most terrific exertiOns
and sacrifices can longer be justi-.
fed in order to carry through prin-
Ciples which are not the enemy's
monopoly or to regulate the affairs
of other peoples who can manage
them quite as well themselves.
81 VIII Stand Up for Rights"
4 believe that careful and sin
cere investigation would bring
many on the other side TO realize
that they often are fighting for
imaginary things II may be an
ungrateful task to want to COM
municate ones own perceptions OF
things to the enemy.
The enemy group can, if it
Continued on Page Eleven-l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-11

An Inland Rest Camp in Eng
land. Tuesday, Sept. 10.-tBy the
Associated PresEy The majority
OF the $500 American soldiers from
the troOpship which was tOTpcdOcd
last Friday Of the English coast
hut was not sunk and upon which
there were no casualties, have ar
rived here none the worse for their
thrilling experience. The men are
finding some consolation for the
loss Of their vessel in the assur-
ance that the submarine that at
tackled her suffered far worse fate
at the hands of the ayengiHg de
gtroyers which were speedily on the
scene hunting the U-boat with depth
charges
Torpedoing Confirmed.
Washington, Sept 1.-THE navy
department announced TODAY the
, eceipt of a dispatch that British
liner carrying American troops was
torpedOed Sept S of the English
coast. All on board were saved.
i Third Victim.
The troop ship torpedoed by a
German suband beached on the
l-lEIl-U coast last r tlldF Is IEt
third vessel carrying American sol
diers to the war zone 10 be at
tackled with any degree Of success
by U-boats The two other vessels
we're the Anchor line steamship
Tuscania under charter TO the Gun
ard line. and the Pcninsuiar and
Oriental liner Moldayia
The Tuseania was torpedoed and
sunk off the Irish coast early in
February of the present year.
while carrying troops, composed
chiefly Of detachments Of Michi-
gan and Wisconsin national guards
ment TO England.
OF the 1912 officers and men on
board 204 perished The vessel was
under convoy when attacked.
The Moldavia was torpetloed and
sunk May % presumably while
carrying American troops across
the English channel from England
to France. Fifty-five Americans
lost their lives.
Another Transport sunk.
New York. sept 1.-THE Brit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-11
LATE BULLETINS

Washington. Sept. IL. Fuel
Administrator Garfield inform
ed the senate today III response
10 the Lodge resolution OF III
quiry that unless conservation
steps are taken Immediately
there viii he IA deficit of ap-
proXimateiy one million barrels
oi gasoline at the end of the
year. At the rate OF cOnSump-
tion in August he estimated
that there was only about one
m0hth's supply ahead.
Vienna Sept. II, via London.
in the tSalOne sector OF the
4uStro-Italian front where the
Italians had penetrated the
AuStrO- Hungarian lines. the
situation was restored yeSter-
day by an AustrO attack.
Washington. Sept. 11.-A call
for 2,000 men qualified for lin
tied service and capable of
working as stenographerS and
typistS. was issued today by the
provost marshal general today.
They will entrain Sept 23 and
viii come from all states and
the District of Columbia
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-11

Washington, Sept 1.-THE cas-
uaIty list given out today by the
war deDartment has a total of 666
..
tSFCTI0N ONFl.
III. eoil,r-Fr., o.,zraItie. arc re-
NO, r.,-.+ Ill dim, General
OF the American expeditionary
forces: Killed in action, IS; miss
ing in action, 81. wounded severe
ly, lis; died Of wounds. 36- died
from accident /, died OF disease,
3. wounded. degree undetermined,
20 Total, 322.
Killed in Action.
TIFI-TENANTS Charles r. Mid
daugh. Jackson. Mich. William
Muir Russell. Detroit. Mich, Irby
r. Curry. Marlin. Texas.
..rD,,u.>-T,- ,Lrab.,r, Friedman
r,-aaI't,-, y y Coleman A No
60. C.'qf,,o,, ( a. Albert NIev-
ore Torsay Ci+v \ /. Charlie
T5;at~sszak Toledo. ohio: Seamon
T. T,-T..sTrr l,7eycIand ohio Dan
faT n Wright Providence. r. l.:
l,Fs~ras : Wvke. Andrews. \. G.:
80, 1F.Tr-oeb Jackson XIV
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MttitANi' Joseph 9aioHIS' -\S"
YORK, ~ 4.
WAGNER William Horace War
den. Augusta, Mont
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-11
Hun Regiment
MutinioS When
Sent to Front

Amsterdam. Sept. ia Ger
man regiment, the Twenty
fifth. mutinied at Cologne aug.
81, according to the Telegram.
An eye witness Of the incident
said that the soldiers on being or
dered to leave Cologne for the
v uestern front. refused to board a
train. Another regiment was then
TO force the refractory
troops to enter the ears but they
refused to fire on their comrades.
A detachment of home defense
guards, composed of youths, was
ordered 10 undertake the task and
a night followed in which II boys
Of the defense guard were killed
and many others were injured
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-11
PetrOgrad Is
Afiro;AnarChg
and Murder on

Washington. Sept IA dispatch
from the American legation at
thristlaua today said reliable iufor-
nation had reached there that Pet
ro@rad was burning iu - different
Places and that there was iudis-
criminatc massacre OF people 10 the
streets
Secretary Lansing ia anuouncins
the message said it did not Indicate
" Whether the massacre was Oreau-
lied OF merely was a result OF q
general state OF anarchy. There
was nothing 10 show what part the
Eoisheyia authorities were play
.ug in the situation.