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RUSSIA LOOTED
BY B0LSHEVISTS
kercnsky's Secretary Tells of
Enormous Sums Cached in
Neutral Banks.
TEUTON POWERS FOOLED
Vast Expenditures by Reds for
Propaganda in Sweden
and Switzerland.
TEUTON POWERS FOOLED

Special Cnbie Despdtch 10 THE suS from the
London Times Ssrrice
Copyright. lels: oil rights re'>r'sd.
LONDON. Nov. 1S.-Dr. David Sosk!ce.
formerly Kerensky's secretary, writes:
'Bolshevik leaders In Russia are pack
ing up For long time Bolshevik
couriers have been going abroad with
their portmanteaux packed with millions
Of rubles.
These ruhles. stolen from the Russian
ration, they exchanged at any price
they could obtain for foreign money and
placed in neutral banks. When the
Central Powers were arranging for An
entrance into Russia in the expectation
Of carrying away grain and merchandise
they began to buy rubles. which they be-
lleved would enable them to acquire
goods.
They were mistaken, because peas
ants refused to part with their grain
for paper rubles, but II was an immense
help to the Polshevists Ruhle exchange
In Sweden. instead of dropping hope
lessly on the advent OF Holshevisrn. has
risen rapidly. The Boshevik agents
thus were enabled TO deposit immense
The money thus accumulated was
used lavishly in acquiring the influence
Of the democratic press and especially
that ot the labor press. 4 great num-
ber of labor papers with strong Bol-
shcvik tendencies appeared in neutral
countries The Swedish Government
long allowed the Bolshevists TO accumu-
late financial power and TO use 1t In
undermining the social order or the
state. Lately they have begun TO realize
the danger. A couple of months ago
GukovslSy, former Minister of Finance
In Lenine's Government. arrived in
Sweden with 5o.OOO,oO0 rubles and
cargo OF platinum. which ne tried 10 sell
in Sweden for foreign money. This time
the Swedish Government intcrfered.
"Tn Switzerland tens Of millions OF
rubles likewise have been exchanged and
deposited in the banks"
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WHEN OUR BOYS RETURN.
VIII You He Able to Speak to
Them I'm Frenchf

NEW York. Nov. ia sixty-four
page book entitled Language Logic"
profusely illustrated with full page half
tone engravIngs, tells how French can
be acquired by very wonderful method
by which you can learn to speak as we'll
as read and write French. Spanish,
Italian and English simply by listening
to specially prepared photograph records
on any machine. Its publishers. the
Cortina Academy, 12 East 46th St, Desk
IS. New York. announce that for a linn
tied time this book will be given free 10
all who write for it.--ASY.
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ALLIED CRAFT
TO MEET ENEMY
Act of Submission Will Be
witnessed by L. S., British
and French Vessels.
IMPERIAL C0LORS TO GO
Ceremony Will Be Significant
of Germany's Loss of Her
Oversee DominiOns.

LONDON, Nov. 1S.--A great feet of
German battleships. battle cruisers and
light cruisers and destroyers left port
this morning at O'Clock for an un-
known destination. They will be met by
the British fleet. accompanied by Amer
ican and French representatives. and
conducted 10 thelr destination.
The Times naval correspondent, writ
ing on the subject OF the submission Of
the German feet. says:
The surrender in accordance with
the armistice conditions will be made TO
force in which the navies OF France
and America, as we'll as our own. are
represented. In its outward signs the
business cannot fail to he impressive
THE appearance OF the long lines OF
vessels to be surrendered, carrying re-
duced crews and no armament, the
method of their transference TO the al
lied escorts. the exchange OF fiags on
the German. ships when that happens
and the striking of the colors which
have replaced the imperial ensign. the
ancient token of yielding. will be among
the more interesting features OF the
manifestation.
Feature of Significance.
There is another significance which
attaches to this act Of submission, tor
II represents the non-tulfllment of one
Of the principal purposes for which the
German navy was created-to protect
Germanys sea trade and colonies, The
war has come to an end and Germany
has lnat her colonies and her trade. She
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TO RELEASE
5000 THIS WEEK
I5Ist Depot Brigade First in
DemobiIizution.

AVER, Mass, Nov. lS.-The return OF
soldiers from Camp Devens 70 civilian
pursuits will begin the end OF this week.
wghen men from the 151st Depot Bri-
gade will be sent TO their homes. Orders
we're received from Washington to-day.
The 15lst Brigade consists of lO.5OO
men. II will be reduced to 1000 men.
All permanent cantonment organiza-
tions are 10 be brought up TO maximum
strength and Glass \ men from the
Depot Brigade and development battal-
ions are TO be transferred FOR this pur-
pose.
All men who voluntarily enlisted will
be discharged. except those connected
with telegraph or wireless work.
Officers relieved OF commands by the
rehabilitation will report TO the Adju-
tant-Generai in Washington for orders
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President Expects to Be Present Only at
Preliminary Discussions of Delegates
Special Despdtch 10 THE srN


Nov 18-The following
at the White House to-day:
The President sail for
the opening of the regular session of Congress
of taking the discussion the main
features of the treaty of peace.
1t is not likely that it will be possible for him
throughout the sessions of the formal conference
presence at the outset order
fest disadvantages of discussions by cable determining
greater outlines of the final treaty he must neces
sarly be consulted.
He will of be accompanied by delegates who will sit
as the representatives of the United States throughout
ference The names of the delegates will be presently
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For the neutral countries. Denmark,
Spain. Holland. Norway and Sweden
which We're principally affected by the
war, the public debt increased from a.
SjS,OOO,0o0 francs before the war TO 49,
51l,0O0,000 on January |, 1918
Detailed figures for Belgium. Serbia
Rumania, Portugal and Montenegro and
others among the Allies are wanting, az
are those for Bulgaria and Turkey, but
the bulk of their expenditures was borne
Ivy their allies
The negotiable securities that have
been fioated amount to nearly six times
all the gold and silver mined since the
beginning of the world. The total debt
Of the United States is estimated at
sl9,54l, 100000.
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PRESIDENT TO ATTEND PEACE CONFERENCE:
AMERICANS ACCLAIMED IN GERMAN LORRAINE;
TEUTON FLEET LEAVE PORT TO SURRENDER
$4,000 Americans Start
for Home in Week

7 .ONDON, Nov. 1S.-The first
American troops to depart
homeward as a result of the
signing of the armistice will be
$4,000 men stationed in England.
The American army expects to
start the first shipload of these
soldiers homeward within a week
and to have all the men on their
way back to the United States
ten days later.
The American hospital units
will be left in England until
policy for caring for future cases
of illness among the Americans
has been decided upon.
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SOLF AGAIN ASKS
FOR EASIER TERMS
Fears BolsheUism From Occu-
patton of ,RhinelandS.

LONDON, NOV IN.--N I0nS WlrFIess
despatch. signed by Dr. Solr. the Ger
man Foreign Secretary. addressed to the
American. British. French and Italian
has been picked up here.
The despatch asks for cluCidation,
"in notifying sense OF the condi-
tions of the armistice concerning the
left bank of the Rhine. without which
I'VE shall inevitably advance toward
more or less Bolshevist conditions which
might become dangerous to neighboring
States"
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GERMAN BANK IN PEKIN BURNS
Building Had Bcen Dynamited and
Probably Is Complete Wreck.

f"ND"N, Nov. lS.---The German Ash
~. Bank AZ Pekin was dynamited by
unidentified persons late last week.
@'a au EXchlnse Telegraph despatch
ION Tcn-,yin
Tie American Legation guard at
'Hp'"i 70 cXtinsuish the fire which
'1'D.''a. but the water supply was low
.Na ' IS believed the building will be
l9'a wreck.
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restoring Herds in Europe.

The Federal Food Board issued yes
terday a statement emanating from Dr.
Vernon Kellogg OF the United States
Food Administration, now in France,
expressing the opinion that larger i'm
portations Of meat and pork products
from the United States. thus lessening
the slaughtering Of native animals. will
ha the most effective means of restoring
the depleted herds OF Europe.
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BAKU REoCCUPIED BY ALLIES
Port Thoroughly Looted Before
Turkish Forces Retired.

LONDON, Nov Is British and Rus
sian forces on sunday reocCupied the
Russian seaport of Raku on the west
coast of the Caspian sea- says an Off
cial statement issued this evening by the
War Office
The allied forces got an excellent re-
ception, especially by the poorer classes.
The Turks, before evacuating the port,
lontEI II
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For tho six great Powers involved In
the struggle the approximate public debt
per capita has increased from 200 francs
$500 to 1000 francs $4,000.
\ comprehensive analysis of the wars
cost and the public debts or the nations
involved will he published in the Novem-
ber issue of the Federal Reserve Board
Bulletin. which will be issued soon. Com
plation was started seven months ago
and goes up to July l. or the last date
for which figures are available. The
figures surpass many of the widest esti-
mates.
The figures show that the war has
cost the Entente twice as much as Il
has cost the Central Powers before the
nuge reparations and indcmnties are in
rluded. II likewise shows that the big
nations on either side largely carried the
expenses Of the smaller ones.
1t is also shown that the neutrals not
only suffered serious material losses.
which are not calculated and cannot be
for many months. possibly years, but
that they bore other indirect costs that
were heavy and increased their indebted
ness
The figures on the direct cost up to
July ! OF $500 600 900 are shown
c'early to he but fraction OF the enor-
NOUS total that must be calculated in
the years to come, 1t Is possible that
IN the last analysis the cost of the war
win be larger than the total for all the
wars in history.
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Table OF Companions.

Public debt figures. taken before the
war and for the last date for which
they were obtainable show the following
results IN millions Of francs
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ARGENTINA AND
NEUTRALS WILL
FEED GERMANY
Britain Has Released the
Seized Ships and Blockade
Is to Be Relaxed.
ALLIES INDORSE PLAN
TeutOn Vessels Are to Be
Used Only in the South
American Trade.
CONTROL TO BE RETAINED
Arrangement May Not Give
Complete Relief, but 1t
Will Help Greatly.
CONTROL TO BE RETAINED
Special Despatch 10 TIE srx.

WAsHISGToN, Nov. ls.-President Will
sons plan TO feed Germany has been in
dorsed by the allied Governments and
agreement has been reached on the main
features Of the prospective programme.
The United States will not feed Ger
many. nor will Germany's food supplies
he sent from other allied countries. The
plan is for Germany to be permitted to
purchase supplies from Argentina, the
Allies releasing the necessary tonnage to
carry the food. simultaneously agree
ment has been reached to ease the block
sde regulations so that neutrals can help
feed Germany unde- absolute control
and supervision of the allied and United
States Governments.
Great Britain already has released a
certain amount of German tonnage, and
the understanding here is that these
ships will go to Argentine ports. The
arrangement between Germany and Ar
gentina Is to be purely a commercial
transaction.
Credits to He Arranged.
There are many important German in
terests In Argentina, and the allied and
wherever possible in the matter of per-
mitting arrangement OF credits. Beef
and wheat will make up the bulk OF the
cargoes.
Data collected by the United States
and allied Governments show that there
will not be sufficient available shipping
TO permit the supplies from Argentina TO
make UP Germany's prospective food
needs. but the arrangement will help
greatly.
Figures at the disposal of the Asso-
ciated Governments show that Germany
now has about two-thirds enough food
to supply the indicated needs of the
near future. This supply Is not, how
ever. evenly spread. There are parts of
Germany where starvation threatens
which are adjacent to parts we'll fed.
There are other means whereby food
could be sent TO Germany, but the gem
eral policy OF the allied and American
Governments Is TO be worked out so that
the populations in allied countries do not
suffer hsrdships to facilitate providing
the enemy with food
General scope of Plan.
In a general way the Allies are TO
supply allies. the United States being
reckoned as an ally In this process.
Neutrals are to supply neutrals and also
Germany.
Hungary the granary of Europe. has
plenty OF food, and the Czecho-Slovaks
have food in Bohemia. while other adJa-
cent nationalities are not in dire want.
President Wilson's reference to public
order being maintained in Germany as
a prerequisite to sending food supplies
there Is destined partly to prevent re-
leased German troops from forcibly
seizing food in civilian communities.
Thousands OF German deserters already
have caused havoc in this way.
These soldiers reach the interior OF
Germany with no bread cards or no
meat cards and no means of getting food
legally. with the result that they resort
10 force Of arms. This condition OF dis
order cannot be allowed, It Is explained.
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Concert by Marine Band.

Dcta chments Of the Second Division
spent part OF the day in Montmedy.
During the afternoon the Marine Band
gave a concert in the city square. which
had been renamed by the Germans Der
liner platz" The civilians crowded
around and embraced the bandsmen
Continued on Second Page.
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MURDER, BoLSHEvIK POLICY.
Reds Would ExtermInate All Who
Oppose Their Regime.

LONDON. Nov. lS.--Information at the
disposal of the British Government. For
eign Secretary Balfour declared in the
House of Commons to-day. Is to the
effect that the deliberate policy OF the
Rolshevik Government in Russia is one
OF determination by starvation, murder
and the wholesale executions of all
persons who do not support their re-
gime.
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Ceiebtate-at PINEHURST, y. c.
Carolina Hotel nov open. Great Golf and
all other sports in IN swing.-AdV.
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Provisions of Armisticc.

WASHINGTON, Nov 1S--There was no
announcement here to-day regarding the
delivery OF the fleet of battleships, bat
tie cruisers and light cruisers which Ger
many was required under the terms OF
the armistice to surrender to-day to the
associated nations. Nor was there any
Informal ton as 10 the names of the ports
at which the vessels were to bo interned.
There was much speculation as TO the
fnal disposition OF the ships but In the
absence of any official information many
officers thought this matter would be
left until the peace conference meets.
The armistice provided that the vessels
were to be disarmed before they left
Germany and that they were to be in
termed at neutral or allied ports as
the associated Governments might di-
rect, with only caretakers on board.
Publication OF the names of the bat
tieships and cruisers which were desig-
rated by the associated Governments for
delivery reveals that Germany is
stripped OF at least half OF the fleet Of
dreadnoughts which it had in commits
SION or building when the war began.
and OF practically all OF its battle Cruis-
crs.
The dreadEoughts Kronprinz Wilhelm.
Grosser Kurfuerst, Markgraf and KONG
arc OF the same type. each $50 feet long
and of 26. 900 tons, They were designed
for a speed OF twenty-three knots and
had Just been completed when the war
opened. They were armed with ten
lo inch and fourteen SO inch guns.
The Prinz Regent Luitpold, Koenig
Albert, Kaiserin. Kaiser and Friedrich
der Crosse were completed in 1913, and
are 564 feet long. with a speed OF
twenty-one knots and OF $4,000 tons
They also carried ten twelve inch guns
each and fourteen So inch rifles.
Available naval records here do not
show a battleship Bayern. but 1t is re-
garded as possible that this is one Of
the three newer dreadnoughts completed
since the war started. These were au-
thorlzed in 1913 and 1914 and were 10
have been OF $4,000 tons displacement,
with eight fifteen inch rifles each.
Besides the craft delivered, Germany
had four older dreadnoughts, but their
surrender was not required. They must
be disarmed and laid up in German
ports. however
Rattle Cruisers Described.
The DerHnger is the largest Of the
battle cruisers. her displacement being
1000 tons and length us feet, Her
armament consisted of eight 12.inch
rifles and her designed speed was
thirty knots an hour There Is no mem
ton OF a cruiser Hindenburg in naval
records available here, but this ship
probably is a sister OF the Derfinger and
originally was named the Lutzow.
The Seidlitz is a battle cruiser II
Continued on THIRD Page.
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A thousand civilians greeted the van
guard of the Second American Division
which reached Montmedy shortly be-
fore S o'clock Sunday morning. The
civilians knew the Americans were COM
ing. but were surprised at the carly
hour of their arrival. The Americans
likewise were surprised 10 find so many
civilians awaiting them.
Montmedy is little SCARED as TIE re-
suit OF the war, except for the rn'road
yards, where the bombs OF American
av!ators displaced tons OF earth and
TOR" up me railroad When the hmrri-
cans ar","ed in Montmedy the c.Siliars
were st,!l =; work putting up la:s l'onc
the principal streets Soon after the
excitement OF the welcome was over the
Americans were surprised to s"n shop
k,c?"r" open their stores.
French hsgs, which had not b1aa nm
tuf!el fc, four years In Montmniy. pre-
dominated the scheme OF decoration, but
here aad there American flags appeared.
T'he Americans were at loss to under
sand whore they came from until \
clv'liln explained that they raj b"en
made by The French women OF ;hr tow n
il &nt;r ation of the arrival ct Ile
Americans.
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WAR COST PUT
AT 200 BILLIONS
Federal Reserve Board Esti-
mates 1t Was S18O.OOO.-
100000 Up to July I.
S19.541.0 100000 FOR L. s.
Securities Floated Total Al
most Six Times Gold and
Silver Ever Mined. =
S19.541. 100000 FOR l.. :.

WASHINGTON. Nov. ls-The direct
cost OF the war since the outset in 1914
is somewhere between $50, ,ooO. 900 900
and 10000, 10000 francs. which means
roughly slSO.oOo. 100000 according to
estimates prepared h. the Federal Re-
serve Board and probably will be more
than s20o, 900, 900. 900 by the end Of the
year
These estimates are by no means all
inclusive and with few exceptions they
DO not go past last July. They repre-
sent principally public debt figures for
the larger beligerents Tho enormous
indirect cost, the tremendous losses suf-
tered by individuals. communities and
business concerns as well az nations are
not included
Four-flfths or the direct cost or thc
war the Reserve Board states. is a debt
on future generations. Only Great
Britain and the United States attempted
10 meet even a portion OF the cost
through heavy taxation.
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BASEL. Nov. lS.-The German author
tiles, according to a despatch from Ber-
lin. have notified the Russian Bolshevik
Government that representatives must
not be sent to Germany.
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Before the war the population or
Briey numbered about $500. Civilians
employed in the mines by the Germans
we're paid from four TO six francs day.
The people OF Briey did not have any
particular complaints TO make OF the
treatment by the Germans during the
last two years. but for the first two
years they had different stories to tell
Of the brutalities they suffered
The Germans abandoned a large num-
her OF trucks and portable dynamos In
Rriey owing to their haste to withdraw
their troops
Smoke streaming from the rhimneys
Of many mines greeted the advancing
Americans. for a number % the mines
we're in actual operation and there were
fires under the boilers In other mines so
as 10 keep the punTs going Several
mines had been flooded by seepage. hav-
Ing been idle for two or three years. Tho
Germans had removed the machinery for
other purposes.
Most of the mines had been operated
until last week. when the Germans be-
gan to release the Russians and others
who had been employed in this work.
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WEATHER FORECAST.

Rain and colder to-day, with strong,
west winds; tomorrow fair.
Highest temperature yesterday, 6s: lowest. co.
Detailed weather reports on last page
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Continued on Third Page.
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YANKS CROSS
LINE AT BRIEY
Third Division Warmly Well
coined on Reaching Great
Iron District.
SECOND ENTERS BELGIUM
Route Lies Through Mont
medy, Where Marine Band
Gives Concert.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY OF Occu-
PATTON, Nov. iS-Amsrican ii oops are
we'll beyond Briey, the heart of 10th
ringian iron fields. Fifteen hundred
civilians greeted the troops at Briey this
After welcome by the Briey Of
fc!als the Thirty-eighth Infantry band
OF the Third Division gave a conccrt
then the Americans lunched from roll
ing kitchens, large number Of re-
'Cased Russians also being fed
Outwardly Briey showed few nd "a
tons OF the war. the building cling
intact. but there were German signs
everywhere pointing in the direction OF
ammunition dumps and the various
headquarters
On q decorated arch. under which the
Americans passed was home made
American flag four feet in length lanked
by the French colors The flag, which
had been made by three French girls,
had eleven stars and seven red and white
stripes
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Continued a. Third Page.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-08

date. more to be made as needed.
Our Chapter was the first unit OF
Red Cross work here, although we
have not accomplished as much as inc
other units, perhaps. Since April
we have donated to them $25' nave
horgbt $50 Liberty Bond the hrst
oroo nization here to do so), have a.
Mated $40 to the Old Soldiers Home
have participated in two parades VI
which we made a most credltapie
showing; and though numeficaiis
last hut in reality first, we are proud
r. state that we have donated Sloo u
orr hospital bed in France. For our
ability to acuuit ourselves so credit
oh,v in This war relief work, we are
lasting obligations to one of our dele
gates. Mrs. H. Logan, for the very
ohla manner in which she conouctec
an entertainment that enabled us 70
ren,enish our treasury to most sat
liefactorv amount. Our Chapter also
lovingly remembered three OF our y
D. G. members with pins, when rem
dered the recipients of these unex'
nected gifts almost speeches., bu
thew soon rallied and voiced their ap
nreciation in a most happy manner
!, # is with the deepest sorrow tina
we report the death of one OF ou>
most-loyed members, Mrs. C. G. Aren
dell who died September 6, 1917.
"None knew her but to love her;
None named her but to praise.
o The Lakeland Chapter would sug
gest that a change be made in tn
, song book now used, as the type !
SO small that the words are not yer
: Giscernible. Let it be of good, large
clear type; we would also ask tn
n Lees Surrender" be included in tn
+. next issue; also song that con
: mences like this: "On the Banks
the Potomac with his Army so Great
Name of latter song is unknown
d US.
7 While we believe in dispensing GOO