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The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1918-12-27

seat of government the little nations
first thought was to express her graft
rude to the Commission for Relief in
Belgium for preserving the lives of
millions of her citizens.
Germany, on the other hand need
not figure in such a map for Ameri
cans because there is no present indi-
cation that we shall be called on at all
to take thought for the food needs OF
FGcrmany.4 g Germany probably can care
for her own food problem If she is
given access to shipping and is enabled
10 distribute food to the cities with
dense populations, which are The trou-
Bile centerS.
England, France, the Netherlands
and Portugal, all OF which. have been
maintained from American supplies
have sufficient food to meet immediate
needs but their future presents seri-
Gus difficulties. The same is true of
Spain and the northern neutral coun-
tries-Norway, Sweden and Denmark
whose ports have been open and who
have been able to draw to some degree
upon foreign supplies.
Most of Russia is already In the
throes of famine, and 10000 OOO people
there are beyond the possibility of
help. Before another spring thou
sands of them inevitably must die
| This applies as well to Poland and
practically throughout the Baltic re-
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1918-12-27
Trustee Sale.

WHEREAS, Dero Smith and wife Annie
d. smith ala on the lst day of Noyem-
Der 1918, execute and deliver to Francis
y. Hoffman, Trustee, a trust deed on
certain lands in 0ktibbeha County,
State of Mississippi therein described.
to secure the sum of S4o0 due by said
Dero Smith and wife Annie d. Smith to
the British Il American Mortgage Com
pany, Limited. which said trust deed is
recorded in Oktibbeha County. in Deed
Book 1872, Page 30 to which reference is
hereby made: and whereas default has
been made in the, payment Of the mon
eyS secured by said trust deed: and
whereas the undersigned has been duly
appointed substituted trustee IN the
place OF said Francis Is. Hoffman as
provided in said trust deed, see Deed
Book No, las, page %, and has been
duly requested TO execute the trhst
therein contaned:
Now THEREFoRE notice is hereby
given, that under and 10y virtue of the
power contained in said trust deed. |
the unde rsie ned substitute trustee. ON
thensth day of January 1919 between
the hours of II n. m. and p. M, at the
Court House door in the town of Stark
vile in Oktlbbeha County, will by pub
lie anction sell to the highest bidder for
cash the following described property.
viz.
West half OF the south east auarter
section twenty six (96) township
eighteen us) range thirteen (13) con
tanning eighty (so acres more or less.
Said land will be sold TO satisfy the
debt secured by said trust deed, aud
such title will be given as is vested in
said trustee,
9. oDIE DANIEL,
Substituted Trustee.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1918-12-27

A food map Of Europe today shows
not single country in which the fu-
ture does not hold threat of serious
difficulties and only shall part which
is not rapidly approaching the famine
point. With the exception of the
Ukraine only those countries which
have maintained marine commerce
have sufficient food supplies TO meet
actual needs until next harvest, and
even in the Ukraine, Wisl stores-aocu-,
1nulated on the farms, there is famine
in the large centers of population.
Belgium and northern France, as
well as Serbia, appear on the hunger
map distinct from the rest of Europe
because they stand In different rela-
tion from the other nations to the peo-
pie of the United States. America has
for four years maintained the small
war rations of Belgium and northern
France and Is already making special
efforts to care for their increased
after-the-war needs, which, with those
Of Serbia, must be included in this
plan, are urgent in the extreme and
must have immediate relief.
The gratitude ef the Belgian nation
for the help America has extended to
her during the war constitutes the
strongest appeal for us to continue our
work there. The moment the German
armies withdrew from her soil and she
was established once more in her own
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1918-12-27
Citation Notice.
STATE or MISSISSIPPI.

STATE or MISSISSIPPI.
Oktibbeha County.
To Ellen Douglass
lou are commanded to appear before
the Chancery Court of the county of
Oktibbeha, iu said State on the End
Monday Of March A. ID. 1919 to defend
the suit in said Court of Ben Douglas
wherein YOU are the defendant.
This the tth day of December. 1918.
j. K. LONG.
Chancery Clerk.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1918-12-27

The time set for the Armenian
Syrian relief campaign is Jan.
uary 12-19 next. The allotted
amount for Oktibbeha county to
raise is 81, $50.
G G.. SNOW.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1918-12-27

Carl and SisIer White of Water
Valley and Fred Hearn. of Mem.
phiS are visiting their grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs j T. Carter
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1918-12-27

Many papers over the State
dld not appear IN tulI this week
1T beng AL old custom to spend
one week eating turkey and
cleaning up the shop.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-01
Csor7Ders Heads u. s.
Labor Deyegation to
Paris Conference

WASHINGTON, Nov. Delegates
Of the American Federation of Labor
TO the international Labor Conference
in Paris while the peace conference is
sitting were announced day by the
executive council They are:
Samuel Gompers, president of the
federation.
William Green, secretary tire asurer Of
the United Mine Workers.
John R Alpine, president of the
Plumbers.
James Duncan president of the IN
ternational Association of Granite Gut
ters.
Frank Duffy, secretary of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners.
Frank Morrison, secretary OF the
federation. said the purpose of the in.
ternatlonal conference is "to consider
and help in peace discussions and to
establish new international trade
union federaton.'
The executive council of the fedora
tion. he said. wo;:ld issue invitations to
The trade organizations of all nations
TO participate, and he added that rep
resentatives from all the principal ma.
tlons We're expected to attend.
Although Mr. Morrison declined to
discuss the matter. it is understood the
conference proposes to make it's in
formation and views available to the
peace delegates. who may. if thev see
fit. consult unotficially with the con
ference. OK with individual delegations
cen - ngtt, on matters in which labor
is vitality dpncerned
Out Of the Paris conference. labor
New-York tribune., 1918-12-01
Only u. s. Warsh;ps
Expected to Meet
Wilson Off Brest

LONDON, Nov. 30.-President Will
son, on reaching European waters, in
all likelihood will be escorted to Brest
by only American warships, but there
Will be formidable array of them.4 In
view of the lack of official notification
regarding Mr. Wilson's trip, it is under
stood that neither the French nor the
British governments have been re-
quested to aid in the neval reception.
The British authorities, however, un-
officially are discussing plans to well
come the American President should he
come here.
American battleship commanders.
probably all nine of them in these
waters, are understood to be holding
themselves in readiness to proceed to a
point 100 miles or so off Prest to meet
the Presiedntia liner and the battle
ship accompanying it across the At
lantlc. 1t is probable that twenty-four
American torpedo destroyers will join
in the reception.
There is no likelihood it is stated
here, that the warships will proceed as
tar as the midAtlantic for the meet
ing, as has been stated.
PARIS, Nov. 80 (Havas) .-Brest is
planning great reception for Presi-
dent Wilson. The Chief Executive will
be shown some of the work that has
been done by Americans at i}rest. which
mas been one of the principal ports Of
debarkation for American troops.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-01
Ex-k aiserin Weeps


LONDON, Nov. 3O.-The meeting of
former Emperor William and the for
mer Empress at Amerongen is de-
scribed by a Dutch correspondent of
"The Daily Express"
The gates were thrown open, the
drawbridge was lowered with a noise
of chains and iron bars that sounded
very medieval, and in the courtyard
before the castle an elderly man in a
gray military cloak was seen at dis
tance, walking slowly and leaning on
his stick" the correspondent writes.
ut was the eX-Kaiser. The ex-Kais-
erin's car was driven into the court
yard, the ex~Kaiser threw down his
stick, and before the valet was able
opened the door and handed out his
wife.
"They shook hands and then threw
themselves into each others arms. the
ex-Kaiserin falling upon her husbands s
shoulder and crying like a child. The
closing of the gates shut out further
view"
New-York tribune., 1918-12-01
CONGRESS- VIII '...
Quiz Wilson on
His Peace Trip
Continued from page l

assistants from the department will ac-
company the party.
DR.. James Brown Scott and David
Hunter Miller will go as technical ad-
visers in international law and Dr. S. E.
Mezes, head Of the State Departments
buraeu Of inquiry, established last year
to study peace problems, will attend
the conference as director of special
lists. a party Of whom will accompany
him from New York
The composition Of the military per-
sonnel to accompany General Tasker H
Bliss was announced by General March,
chief Of staff, to-day, as follows:
Major General Francis j. Herman,
Brigadier General Marlborough Church
i'll, chief of the Military Intelligence
Bureau, and Coloners Ralph H. Van
Deman, Jordan, Ayres, Helms, Furlong
and Fling and Captains Auchencloss
and Childse.
Brigadier General William W. Harts,
former aid to President Wolson, will
be in command of the military aids
and messengers at the conference.
There will also be attached to General
Bliss's staff a number of army officers
who are specialists in law, finance and
ethnology, furnishing what General
March described as a "well rounded
military staff "
New-York tribune., 1918-12-01
Political Group Seeks to
Have Country Annexed
to United States
Food Grows Scarcer
City Turns OFF Lights Early
to Save Coal; Many Want
to Come Here

VIENNA. Nov. 90 (By The Associated
Press).-The political situation here is
apathetic. There is talk of revolution
.on all sides, though those proposing to
overthrow the government admit the
uselessncss of such an action.
The correspondent, whose presence
is known throughout the city, has had
many visitors, one of whom said he
represented political group which
wished to know If ii were possible to
annex Austria to the United States. He
SAID that Austria was now in a hopeless
situation, surrounded by enemies, both
men and women, who were rutnlessly
robbing.
Ihe correspondents visitors, who
swelled to such numbers as to almost
prevent him and the other correspond
cnts from preparing dispatches, wish
either to write to friends or relatives
IN the United States or else to go there
to work.
Food conditions in Vienna are gradu-
ally becoming more difficult. with the
poor eating black bread in small quan-
titles and a soup made of water and
baked flour or vegetables. The lack of
iats is undermining strength even of
the rich, who are able to eat large but
unsatisfying food portions 1t is Ger
tain there are some provisions in the
country districts, but the farmers part
with their food supplies only to speeu-
'ators in exchange for the shoes,
clothes, tobacco or money they need
In the poor quarters of Vienna the
women say they have no understanding,
all the pre-war stocks having been
used up.
1t is family calamity when it Is
necessary to buy shoes for any mem
ber, since the purchase means half a
months salary. 1t is familiar sight
in the restaurants, where meals cost
So and upward, to see patrons carry off
scraps of food in paper.
The grip has become prevalent again
in this city and at Budapest, with more
fatal results than in the former cpl
demic, although the cases as yet are
not 50 numerous.
Vienna tonight for the first time
took on the appearance of war zone
city, all the lights being turned low
in order to save coal All houses were
hut up at 8 o'clock, the stores and
restaurants at 9 and the cafes at 10.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-01
Rumania, Looted by
Germans, Seeks Help
Minister to Washington Says
Starvation Faces Most of
Fellow Countrvmen

PARIS, Nov. 28 (By The Associated
Press).-The clothing and food situa-
ton in Rumania is causing great mis-
cry, George Danielopol, the newly ap-
pointed Rumanian Minister to Wash
lngton, declared to-day. The German
occupation of Rumania brought poverty
everywhere.
"The minions of Won Mackensen were
as cruel as those of Won Bissing." said
the minister. Bucharest like Brus-
sells, has been stripped Of everything"
There is little food in Rumania, and
clothing and shoes are absolutely un-
obtainable, he declared, adding:
IF relief does not come soon a large
part Of our population will die this
winter from hunger and cold The
people are walking about in their bare
feet and they lack nourishment, MAX
ing them easy prey to contagious dis
eases"
New-York tribune., 1918-12-01

Oh the numerous persons who inter
Vened IN favor of peace. possessed no
document proving he was qualified 70
speak in the name Of hostile Govern
ment or to act as a man eniovinp the
confidence of President wilson
BERNE, Nov 27 (By The Associated
Press) s).-"Austria- Hungary will. itself
be future league of nations. and r
would not be surprised to see the or
ganization of this league planned b.
President Wilson," declared Councillo-
Julius Meini, probably the wealthiest
man in Austria, in discussing the pres
ent and future Of the Dual MONARCHY
to-day.
Confident of Union
DR.. Meinl came to Berne as the rep-
resentative Of Professor Heinrich Lam
masch, former Austrian Premier. So
sure is he that AUSTRIA Hungary Will
always remain a federation of states
more or less closely interknit that he
criticized President Wilson although
he is utterly n sympathy with him
for what probably was an uninten-
tional wording of his declaration that
peoples must have the right of self
determination
This phrase. when translated, he said,
tended to stir up the people of Austria
Hungary and make them restive under
authority. He continued:
What President Wilson might have
said. and what he doubtless meant. was
that Austro- Hungarian peoples should
have the right of regenerating and re
building the empire on a basis of per-
feet political independence of sover-
eighty between the various states. bus
with federal economic unity somewhat
on the lines followed in the establish
ment Of the United States''
New-York tribune., 1918-12-01
Tribune Cable Seruice

(Copvrght, 1915 New York Tribune. Inc
PARIS, Nov. 28.-Controversy con
tinues to rage high in Paris on the
question as to whether the. former
Kaiser can or cannot, be extradited
from Hollaa,., with view. to being
personally brought to trial for some
at least, Of the many offences for which
as the hea6 of the German Empire he
obviously isj been morally guilty dur
inc the wa.
This government, as cabled few
days ago, has consulted the highest
legal experts in France. but have rea-
son to believe that the subject of it's in
qury is not as to the specific fact whether
existing eXtradition treaties between
any Allied state and Holland can be ap-
p led to the ex- Kaiser, but rather as to
tNe exact position of the ex-Kaiser in
point of view of international law.
Napoleon First Abdicated
Napoleon. after the Battle of Water
loo, first abdicated and then surren.
dered to the British Captain Maitland
at Rochefort His nephew, Napoleon
III, SURRENDERED to the King of Prussia
after the defeat of MacMahon's army
at Sedan. and was taken two days
later to Wilhelmshohe, where he re-
manned prisoner until the signing of
the preliminaries of peace, six months
later
William II is going one better. His
fleet, which surrendered without fight
ing, has preferred to bolt for safety
under neutral flag rather than honor
ably surrender
- Professor Barthelemy, leading
French iurist argues that the ex-Kaiser
Notwithstanding his exalted status, can
be extradited and personally punished,
and there are many others who share
TINS opinion. The whole question of
eNtradltion, however, is notoriously
thorny one, from the fact that it is not
based on any general international
agreement. but merely on separate
treaties between given nations. These
treaties are as various in character as
they are numerous. The most astound-
ing fact. perhaps, is that in more than
one of the existing extradition treaties
the obligations entered into are not
even reciprocal.
With view to clearing the Ground
so far as the question of extradition in
the case Of the eX-Kaiser is concerned.
| called this morning on Sir Thomas
Barclay, who is admittedly one of the
New-York tribune., 1918-12-01
Itoly's Peace Enjoys
In Paris on Way to
London Conference

PARIS, Nov 80. - Premier Orlando
and Foreign Minister Sonnino. of Italy,
arrived in Paris to-day. They will de-
part this evening for London with Pre-
mier Ciemenceau, Marshal Foch and
General Mordacq.
LONDON, Nov. 3O.-When Premier
Clemenceau and Marshal Foch. of
France. and Premier Orlando and For
elgn Minister Sonnino, of Italy. arrive
IN London next week to attend meet
'ng of Allied leaders preliminary to
he peace conference. they will drive
from the station through Hyde Park
give the people Of London an oppor-
unity to welcome them.
Colonel +. NJ. House. one of the
United States delegates to the confer
nee was invited t" attend. but will
OF be able to do because of i'll health.
e will. however, be represented by
members of his staff
New-York tribune., 1918-12-01
Senate free to look after Ill 1ssa IA in
torestS indoneOdent1,y

Senate free to look after its SoSh in
terests independently"
Mr., Hitcncock added. however that
he thought perhaps the wisost course
would be for the Senate to continue in
session. without sending any Of it's
members to Versailles, and to discuss
the points brought forward at the
peace table from day to day ~ they
arise.
The theory also appealed strongly to
many of the Democratic leaders, and
it was assured that there will be
plenty Of light for Nersail es as Co the
attitude Of the American Senate Il
only some cable room can be provided
to carry abroad the views Expressed on
the Senate floor.
Many Speeches Ahead
President Wilson'S address to Con-
gress Monday afternoon viii start the
discussion of the peace questions going
in both houses. 1t is probable that
from that time on the debate on every
bill Will consist mostly of speeches
attacking or defending some point un-
der discussion at Versailles
The league of nations seems to be a
special target A very prominent
Democratic Senator, who has made
some effort to follow the Pres dent or
this question. and who is most anxious
fer some plan which would prevent
future wars admitted tonight that he
could. not find any support whatever for
the leagueof nations idea in the Sem
ate, and as to the freedom Of the seas.
he coud not find any Senators with a
CLEAR idea as to what tho President
meant
While there is going to be plenty of
discussion on Capitol IIill az to the
fpaorl,Onf 4 ho oF
the seas. rs we'll as all Of tho other
points which may be b ought up at the
peace table. the conversations to-day
centred mostly around tho personnel OF
the peace mission
The vigorous criticism by Senator
Johnson found echoes all over the Cap
itol
This is very intcresting," said one
Democratic Senator TO whom 1t was
shown. 'and very accurate, but do not
4" "'iHvc tho newspapers will print It,
They soft-pedal the criticisms Of the
President"
1T viii be printed tomorrow morn
ing he was told.
'You may fool me-" he said, "but I
shall glad to be fooled in this in
stance"
The speaker was Southern Demo-
crat who has been recognized as one
Of the Senate leaders for many years.
Then the Senator who hopes to be
fooled on the johnson Interview told
one himself
said, of & horseman few years ago
who entered a horse in a race down
in my state. I asked him where he
thought his horse would come out He
replied instantly that the horse would
be first, second and third"
New-York tribune., 1918-12-01
Can Kaiser Be Brought
To Trial? Paris Asks
french Government Consus Experts to Determine Exact
Position Of Ex-Ruer Under international Law as
well Extraditon Question

! worlds leading authorities on all ques-
tions of international law. Sir Thomas,
who pract'scd for many years here, is
the acting president Of the Institute
OF International Law. which includes
leading jurists Of all nations.
"The very idea Of extradition," he
sad in reply to my questions as to
Wilhclm's position, els juridcial. and
1t APPLIES solely to criminal and not to
political offences. Where there has
been doubt whether an offence is Grim
inal or political and an extradition has
taken place, it has taken place. because G
it has been decided that the offence was
criminal
Meaning of Extradition
"Now, in criminal law the guilty are
those who actually commit the offence.
If it is proved that the man was acting
Under the orders Of another when he
committed the offence and was unaware
that those orders were given with Grim
iral intent, then the real criminal is
the one who was responsible for the
act being committed But extradition
I would not apply to that person until it
was proved that he had deliberately in
stigated the crime.
''It would then lie with the country
asked to consent to his extraditon to
NSSluC w uStuClf lnc COIneCLlCU between
the mems real ruler and the act was
sufficiently definite to warrant extra
dition being granted. 1t Is obvious that
between the commission Of the Bel
gian atrocity and the Kaiser innu-
merable stages would have to be
traced before reaching the exalted cul-
prit. So far, therefore. az extradition
is concerned, the word has a precise
meaning and does not apply to the
case
reminded Sir Thomas of the case
Of Prince Eitel. Friedrich, who is un-
der Indictment in French court for
pillaging chateau in the north.
"What prospect is there" l asked.
"of success in proceedings which have
been begun against him?''
Breaches of international Law
"I think" was the reply, chat all
these cases of pillagng atrocities, and
ether breaches Of international law
should. as soon as the feeling is suf-
ficiently calmed down to insure a fair
trial be tried by some impartial tri-
bunal. From the point of view of inter
national law, and as an international
Jurist, / should regard the institution
and operation of such court as one
Of the most important develonments
that could be devised for the preven-
ton or repetition of such offences in
the future"
New-York tribune., 1918-12-01
Want Syria Protected
Marseilles Merchants Make
Pea for Small Land

MARSE1LLES, Thursday, Nov 28.-
The Marseilles Chamber of Commerce
has adopted the following resolution:
whereas, The victory so dearly
won by France allows her to expect
that her legitimate aspirations regard
ing Syria will receive the fullest sat
isfaction from the Allies. And,
"Whereas, 1t is inadmissible that a
new delimitation of Syria should re-
su't in the diminution Of the zone at
tributed to France Be it
= "Resolved, That the. plan to limit
French Syria to the Coast without an
New-York tribune., 1918-12-01
Ludendorf Threatened War
If Austria Made Peace

COPENHAGEN, Nov. 3O.-People of
prominence in Vienna who are in touch
with the foreign department there as
sert that in 1917, when Count Czernin.
then Austro-HungArian Foreign Min
lister, sought, by Emperor Charles's or
der, to induce Emperor William to con-
clude peace, he was referred to supreme
headquarters.
When Count Czernin pointed out that
Austria was exhausted and we might
be compelled to make a separate peace,
General Ludendorff, striking the table,
exclaimed:
"The same day that Austria con-
cludes a separate peace, it will receive
a declaration of war from Germany.
That will be our only answer to such
a breach"
Count Czernin thereupon returned to
Vienna and told the Emperor that moth
ing could be done. as Austria's fate
was indissolubly knitted with that Of
Germany.