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KILLING Hun BUSINESS.
Alicn Property Custodian Reviews
WORK OF Taking Over and :Ameri-
caniZing Business.

Philadelphia, Nov. German in
dustriaiism is as much menace tc
world peace as German military au-
tocracy, A Mitchell Palmer, alien
property custodian. said in an ad-
dress here tonight reviewing the
work of his Office in taking over and
Americanizing enemy owned proper
ty
The business built up by the Ger,
mans in the United States will DC
forever lost to them. Nh. Palmer said
He added that no other course wou.t
be compatible with the safety O:
American institutions. for German
autocr2cy is quite as apparent in it
economic exploitation Of the world
as in it's governmental and militar,
domination Of control
Mr. Palmer, who spoke in the Uni
versity Extension Society Of Philadel
phia, said the alien property Gus
todian's Office now mas assumed con-
troll of nearly $500, 900, 600 worth o
enemy controlled or owned property
All Of the interests of enemy persons
in Industrial and commercial business
where that interest is large enough tt
either influence or control the busi.
ness, Mr.. Palmer said, will now be
sold at pubic auction to American
citizens and whatever accounting i:
to be made when the war is over fol-
enemy property taken, SO far as that
accouting affects investment in
American industry will be for the
money value thereof and not for the
thing itself"
Germany must be made to under
stand" he concluded, that her plar
has failed in the industrial field as in
the military
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perpetrated on the country at tht
death of Pope Plus the Tenth. l;
was announced by the United Press
some hours before it occurred, but as
the dispatch did not specify the hour
and minute great achievement in
giving the news TO the world was
claimed.
In the present instance, however
there will be abundant official evi-
aence to guide the public. The ar
mistice, being historic document
will bear the hour and minute al
which the signatures were set upon
it, and the hour at which hostlities
are to end likewise will be officially
recorded and announced to the
world.
No one, OF course, can say with
certainty when the arnlistica will dc
signed Or when the fighting Will stop.
Official proof, however, and the hour:
rolling steadily onward, are ample
evidence that it was not signed az l.
o'clock this morning and that the
fighting did not stop ct o'clock thi:
afternoon.
Moreover it never had been expect
ed that the terms of armistice on
the western front might be accepted
at one brief meeting. Many cues
tions are involved now which were
not involved when armistices were
granted TO Austria. Bulgaria an6
Turkey. One Of the principal point.
concerns the disposition Of the Ger
man fleet, so vital to England. Now
that the fleet is in the hands Of the
revolutionaries, it is not iEiproba bic
that the German plenirotentiaries
may not at once be enabled 10 give
the the assurances the allies will de-
mand. 1t should oe recalled in con-
nectiOn with this point that Great
Britain insisted on having one OF the
admirals present with Marshal Focn
at the meeting with the commissions
ers and that Germany sent Admiral
Won HintZe
So far as is known tonight the GRO
neous report was published in Only
two cites in Europe-in London and
in Brcst. France. The London news
paper later withdrew its edition and
printed Il retraction. The publica-
ton in Brest was by a newspaper
which received the report from the
United Press.
a question being asked tonight by
many is why the naval censors pass
ed the dispatch for publication if i
was not true The answer is that
censors do not pass upon the truth of
falsity Of dispatches: they are only
with whether they contain
likely to be Of value tc
the enemy or damaging to the En-
tente military forces.
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SOCIALISTS AGAINST KAISER.
GAIL FOR ABDICATION OF BOTH
EMPEROR AND CROWN
PRINCE.
Prince Maximilian Advised That Fall
ule of Rulers to Eliminate Them
selves Will Result in Withdrawal
OF Party From Government With
out Delay.

BASEL, Switzerland, Nov. S-The
abdication Of Emperor William and
the remuneration Of the throne by
Crown Prince Frederick William be-
fore noon today were demanded in an
ultimatum sent by the managing
committee Of the German Socialist
party at o'clock yesterday afternoon
to Prince Maximilian of Baden, the
imperial chancellor, according to the
Correspondence Socialiste, the Off
cial organ Of the Socialist party Of
Germany.
The managing committee of the
Socialist party considered the entire
political situation and it's decisions
were embodied in the ultimatun1
which Philip Scheidemann, Socialist
member Of the German cabinet with
out portfolio, sent to Chancellor Max
inilian. These decisions were:
First. The right of public assem-
bly,.
second. The military and police
must be ordered to exercise great re-
serve.
Third. The immediate transfor-
nation of the Prussian government in
conformity with the views Of the ma
jority in the reichstag.
Fourth Greater Socialist inf1u-
ence in the reichstag.
Fifth. The abdication of Emper-
or William and the remuneration OF
the throne by the crown pDince-'
The imperial chancellor was asked
to reply before noon today, accept
| ing the conditions. Otherwise the
Socialists declared they would with
draw from the government.
A Munich dispatch gives additional
details of the meeting at which the
repuelid was proclaimed. Several
thousand persons were present, haV-
ing come b. invitation Of the Soclallst
party. After fiery speeches by nu-
merous orators the crowd adopted a
resolution demanding the abdicatlon
of the kaiser remuneration of right 60
succession by the crown prince; the
introduction of a democratic regime
in Germany, acceptance Of an ar
mistice, no future wars except for
national defense, social reforms and
eight hour day for workmen.
The speakers were received with
great enthusiasm. They all affirmed
that the Socialist party urged neither
strike nor revolution, but desired
only complete reform.
In. a procession which was formed
and which was a mile long were
many soldiers Of all arms headed by
a bard The procession marched to
the royal palace and the ministries,
where the government hurriedly post
ed appeals for the populace to re-
main calm.
The foregoing information was con-
tanned in a dispatch fled in Berlin to
day.
Basel, Switzerland, Nov. S.-Tne
Berlin Gazette announces the inter-
party committee Of the reichstag has
taken no decision respecting the ques-
ton of the abdication of the Ger
man emperor, but that the majority
recognizes the inperious necessity OF
an early solution Of the problem.
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WASTE AND FAMINE RUN Wild.
AUSITaA,S DIsORGANIZ7;D NJ:
NILES SUFFERING SEVERE
HARDSHIPS.
Many Dying OF T'atisuc-IIorrors OF
Napoleon's Ectereat From Eilssi;
TriiIins by Way Of Comparison.

With the Italian Army at Tren'.
Wednesday, Nov. 6.--(By the Asso-
ciated Press. )-Amid the rejoicing %
This redeemed city scenes OF des'ruc-
ton and starvation are common Il
one passes over the roads over Wn@"h
the Italian troops are trying to pass
the thousands OF Austrian prisoner:
who were cut off by the Itallans
southwest of Belzano. Every roal
leading up to this city is crowded Win
men and On every hand there are
evidences of the collapse Of one OF
Europe's mightest armies.
The horrors of Napoleon's retreat
from Russia, it is said by military oo-
servers were trifiing compared WITH
the suffering Of Austrian troops ~
this region Great. masses OF men
wait for long hours TO move ie"
feet or few hundred yards, to halt
anew on road iillcred with the
carcasses Of ho1ccs and with cannon
pieces of shields, pistols, rifles, broE-
en-down auto trucks and machine
guns.
Many Austrians are dying from
sheer fatigue and starvation and no'
wounds. The italians are doing al
they can to hurry up food supplies
This is difficult. and in the meantime
the wounded horses are eaten. Largo
bodies of 1Austrians are helpless. Ths
correspondent passed between tso-
vereto and Trent, a distance Of
miles, and saw an unend;ng column
of men marching. none knew with
er. They asked orders from an otii-
Ger who was with the correspondent
When asked if they knew about th<
armistice they said: 1--WE want foo:
Food is the only thing that we az
interested in. We are indifferent &c.
ward peace and death-evecytaiIl:
but food"
It is estimated that nine Austrian
divisions were taken, with the stairs
Thirty-nine divisions We're parity dis
organized and in bad condition, an'
are retreating from the advancin:
Italians. These troops, while equip
ped for their retreat, are withou
orders and go travelling here an'
there like droves Of sheep. 1t is
common thing to see an entire brig
ade without officers. the latter haVln
been ordered to go separately to tn
concentration camps.
Returning to the lower Levels O
the mountains By way Of the As!aS
plateau, the correspondent saw fur
ther evidences of devastion Of wal
There is not a, house left standing /
| the town of Asiago. There also
much suffering among the peopl
throughout the mountains, who ar
foodless and have been robbed
their possessions. By G miracle tn
rigorous Alpine winter has not ye
set in and these ravages are neces
sary. They remain glorious memo
ries of our salvation The problem
of feeding the multitude OF prisoner
is grave. but the Italians are makin
a superhuman effort. They also ar
treating the prisoners as well as pos
sible. 1t is common to see hard:
Italian troops generously toss thei
own bread rations to the Austrians
saying laughingly: Tomorrow
another day; we will eat then
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DRY AMENDMENT SAFE.
Anti-SaEocn League Declares Prolsibi.
ton vii! Triumph as Result Of


Washington, Nov "A statement
issued tonight at the headquarters OF
the Anti-SalGon League Of America
said the results il, Tuesdays elections
insured ratification by the States OF
the national prohibition ameadn2cn,
to the federal constitution.
"ohio, Florida, Nevada, Wyoming
and Minnesota said The statement,
'have voted dry and elected ratifica-
ton legislatures. These States, add
ed to the IA that have ratified the
amendment and the 19 States now
dry that are sure to ratify the amend
ment, make 33, or two more than
the required &c States for ratification
''These additional wet States have
elected legislatures that Will ratify:
Vermont. Missouri. Illinois, Califor
MIA and Pennsylvania"
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WILL BOUNCE KAISER.
Majority Parties Determined to Force
William to Abdicatc.

London. Nov. S.-The German ma
Jority parties have held a final dis
cussion of the question of Emperor
J" imam abdication and will, with
out doubt, unanimously demand that
he abdicate. 1t is probable that the
demand will come tomorrow. accord
ing to Berlin dispatch to the Co
penhagen Politiken.
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WAGE INCREASE FOR TELE.
GRAPHERS.
Order VIII be Issued Within a Few
Days.

Washington. Nov. S.-An order
granting railroad telegraphers a gen.
erai wage increase will be issued
within few days by Director Cen
eral McAdoo, it was said today at
the railroad administration. The ad-
vance it is said will average about
thirty dollars q month.
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RED FLAG RAISED.

Socialists Came TO the Front III
Schieswig and Eaiseo Standard CT
Anarchy.
London, Nov. S.-sonderburg, a
Prussian town in Schleswig, thirteen
miles northeast Of Flensburg, is IL
the hands of the revolutionists. -Ac-
cording to q Copenhagen dispatch the
red flag has been hoisted on the ships
there
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Of Sedan by American troops arous-
ed keen satisfaction in Paris today
because of the historic Importance of
the city and it's association with the
war Of 1870. More than that. the
advance Of the Americans is believed
to have brought about a strategic
situation in which the Americans
will be able greatly to harass the
German retreat.
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NEWS NOT WITHHELD.
Secretary Lansing Issues En,phatic
Denial OF Report.

Washington, Nov s.-At President
Wilson's direction Secretary Lansing
issued a statement shortly after noon
saying that any statement that news
regarding the armistice is being with
held is utterly false.
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Short Congress Session.

Washington, Nov. The senate
and house today held perfunctory ses-
sions and adjourned until next Mon
day. Congress plans now to resume
business next Tuesday.
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Germany has found a substitute
for everything else 1t shouldn't be
hard to find a substitute FOR the Kais-
er.-St. Louis Star.
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With the American Army on the
Sedan Front, Nov. Z, $50 P. N. (By
the Associated Press).-The matter
Of peace negotiations failed to slow
down in the slightest degree the op-
erations along the front today. The
news that Germany has taken definite
steps to secure an armistice reached
advanced headquarters but was not
accompanied by any orders affecting
the big drive now in progress and it
is expected that the American line
Will be carried forward without pause
With that part of Sedan resting on
pied, the American army is consoli-
dating its positions and preparing for
a further advance.
Yilosnes, Sivry and Haramont. to
the south, and east of Dun-sur- -Meuse
were. among the places taken this
morning. The American troops are il
close touch with the line on to Marti-
court where the railroad has been de-
stroyed To the south of this Remil-
~ was captured.
1t is evident that the Germans are
determined not to yield Sedan unless
absolutely forced to do so. They have
made big concentrations on the
heights back of the city and in such
places as can be defended both above
and below on the river Concrete en-
trenchments near the city are strong
~ held. while all the woods and
bridges in the neighborhood have
either been destroyed or mined"
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Paris. Nov. Occupation of part
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C0fnnaander i'm Field Reports United
States Forces in Historic fre1le'n
4 City at 4 O'Clock wednesday AItef-
sS noon-Rainbow Division Does
Good Work.

Washington, Nov. American
.troops entered the historic French
scstysof Sedan at 4 O'Clock yesterday
AFTERNOON, General Pershing report
ed in his communique for this morn
ing All that portion of the city
west of the River Meuse was occu-
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CAPTURE OF NOION
BIG BLOW TO ENEMY

The fall of Neyon comes as a heavy
blow to the Germans. who were
thought during the carly days OF the
Picardy offensive to be planning to
hold Noyon as the southern pivot OF
their lines, which runs northward
along the old battlefront of 1916
Noyon is situated on the right bank
of the Disc River at the confluence of
that stream and the little River Verse.
To the south and east there are large
while to the north is a winding valley.
To the southwest is Mount Renaud
and the Lassigny massif. which dOmi-
nate the whole region. To the north.
east a range Of hills juts out into tile
valley.
One railroad runs through Noyon.
It comes up the Disc Valley from Com
piegne and turning east at Noyon
leads to Chauny and La Fere. A cana!
leads off to the north and terminates
at Nesle. Two small railroad lines run
north and northeast, the former to
Nesle and the latter to Ham.
Noyon Is a great highway center.
One ROAD runs 10 hoNe, 10 tIe noIln'
west; one to Ham. to the northeast: :
one goes up the Disc valley and an.
other leads down into Carlepont For
est, to the southeast. Another goes
down the Disc to Compiegne.
Noyon is a very ancient town. being
known to the Romans. Charlemagne
was crowned king of the Franks at
Noyon in 76S and Hugh Capet was
elected king there in 9S7. II was the
birthplace of John Calvin, who was
born July 10, 1909.
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Humbert Gains Eight Miles
by Ten O'clock in
Morning
TERRAIN IS DIFFICULT
Poilus Push on to Gates of
Noyon, Outflanking City's
Last Bastion
by WALTER /. DURANTY
Special Cable to Erenirp pubI;c JoJ.,

'"'D'iOhf, 1913. bV Nctr York Times m
WIN the French Armies, Aug, %
Inc French armies are driv,rg tho
e"eihS oefore them on the whole front
from Chaulnes to the Disc. Since the
''rs' battle Of the Marne the advs nce
mas never been so rapid.
General Humbert's troons had
s"''eo eight miles at the extreme
uepth by 10 o'clock yesterday. desnito
NE most difficult country, wooded
~, in'uhtalnous and broken, by ravines
~. the masstf west Of Noyon. The
n.rois fortress of Mont Remand. com.
;a,lI'hS n;a.I, the Disc Valley. which re.
sisted the hurricane of German as
saults in March. was storn,od b., as !.
pump hand rush. The French n,isbo ID
onto the gates of Noyon. whose Ia g,
oastion, Porqueri.Courthill, was an.
hahked and is bound to fall.
In places the enemy infantry ,t fire,
attempted to bar the French propress
'hough from the outset the artijl.,.T
reaction was very feeble. But ~.
elah or the French was resistless and
the islands" of resistance were suh.
merged in the general decentralization
While immediate results were u.on
by the triumphant drive of the R,i,.
ish to the northward. who are renortad
TO have pierced the Hindenburp iina ~
the region OF CrOiselles, the victorv 10
no less due 10 the extraordinary vital.
itN of the French armies The ~,
nouncement that Debeny's troon,
took Chaulnes is an admission of tpa
extension of the French front to the
left. which releases n large force ~
British for vital operations in tho
north. vic
Perhaps now Germany will adri,
that FoCh's strategic reserve js not
such fiction as she was once pleaoed
TO imagine. Gigantic as has heen
Frances efforts throughout the wa,
she was never called upon To hear
such a burden as in the las, Ave
months. Everywhere the French
troops bore the brunt Of the Germa n
drives. which broke against their iron
resistance. WI
1t was Mangin and De Goutte WIN
first turned the tide. then Humbort
Debeny and Mangin. Despite all that
when a new call was made unnn
Frances energy, there was no hesita.
tion. Debepy's line was extended
and the latest victory is proof tina t
Foch's confidence in his men was Jus.
tilted. 1t Is most astounding tribute
to the grit and martial quality Of the
army and its commander.
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GERMAN MACHINE
NOW CRUMBLING'
Paris Sees Evidence That
Foes Fighting Power Is
on Decline
HEAVY LOSSES TELLING
Kaiser's Subjects Awakening
to World Hatred and Future
Economic Danger
Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger

Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger
ropuyioht 1918 bv Nctc York Times co.
Paris. Aug. %.
Paris has resolutely set itself against
being deluded into any belief that the
end Of the war is in sight but at 'he
same time the conviction Is increasing
that we are now witnessing the begin
ming of the crumbllng OF the German
war machine Evidence in support OF
this view is regarded as accumulating
in various directions
There can be no question that the
heavy losses the Germans have suffered
since the war began have by this time
brought their man-rower perilousIH
near the point Of exhaustion. Evidence
ga athered from literally thousands OF
prisoners, 70 say nothing of neutral
sources which have been drawn upon.
confirms the belief that the German peo'
ple have now begun seriously to doubt
the justice Of their cause.
From the same sources there Is amnI"
confirmation that the kaiser's subjects
at least have begun to awaken TO the
fact that the policy Of their ruler has
excited the active hatred of the whole
world against them, and that this
hatred will be transformed after the
war into a policy Of ostracism that will
iniure beyond repair their whole eco
nomic future There Is also ground for
believing that both the army and the
people at homo have begun to contem-
plate with a feeling of absolute terror
the fateful fact of the imminent entry
into the ranks of their enemies Of
magnificently prepared American army
millions strong.
With all these adverse factors assum-
ing larger proportions every day. it is
regarded here as impossible that Ger
man resistance can continue much lon
ger, and although it is generally ac-
cepted here that the fifth winter cam
paiyn Is inevitable. the majority Of the
people here are becoming more and more
convinced that next spring will sec the
final triumph of the Allies.
Special importance attaches here to
the latest British attack on the Scarpe
because of the menace II offers against
a vitally important group of Converging
lines which affords the enemy his On.y
means Of operating strategic conCentra-
tions behind his Belgian and northwest
ern French front Note on the map the
relation between the British attacks on
the Scarpe and the great triangle formed
by Cambria. Douai and Nalcennes. The
group of railways in this triangle are
the distributing lines down which flow
the troops that the enemy brings up
through Belgium from time to time
when Allied pressure calls for II. and
that other great triangle of railways
marked by Longwy. Longuyon and Mon
medy down at the other end OF what
constitutes the real western front to the
north of Nerdun. Each of these tri-
ang,es is complement of the other.
All of the strategic reserves are drawn
up through one pass and down through
the other, or vice versa. as the need
may be. according to whichever end of
the line is threatened.
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HAS NO FRIENDS"
SAYS VORWAERTS, MOURNFULLY
Weakest Yet Constant Dragging Has Forced Her to Stand
Alone-Ardenne Explains Defeat by Admitting
High Command Erred
BY GEORGE RENWICK

FULLY 1t gives vent to its feelings thus:
In reports from the western front
we have often heard Of the superiority
OF the enemy. but who among us day in
and day out told us that France had
been bled white, that Italy was ex-
hausted. that the U-bCat war had
brought England near to her end? Who
greeted The entry of America into the
war with relief? Who told us that this
same America would never be able to
bring a single man or single ship to
Europe?
Belgium is little country which
alone would have been powerIess
against Germany. but which has not
agreed vet to conclude peace, because
in her need friends streamed to her side
from all parts of the world. France was
militarily inferior to us, but has stood
against us for four years, and has been
able TO protect her capital from hostile
threats because she was supported by
powerful allies. England is In herself
a great power. but when danger threat
ened her she found enthusiastic support
from the whole English world and
finally America sprang to her side.
Why" Vorwaerts sadly asks, has
Germany no such friends? The natural
inclination to support the weak side,
for she is the weakest side in this great
war. has not made itself felt. Why?"