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Officer. Forget Their Duties.

since December s. 1918. | have been
In charge of the port OF debarkati ton
at New York. The great change that
has come over the spirit OF many Of
our returning officers is borne upon me
With peculiar force. Some OF our Off
GERS on returning seem 70 forget AL
obligations OF duty or discipline.
"Of course II Is only natural that Off
ccrs and men that have been long abroad
should be eager to greet relatives and
friends, bgt many OF them chafe at any
kind OF duty or restriction. Some Of
them go absent from the gangplank.
now have to deal with the cases of
some officers who absented themselves
before Christmas and who are still alb
sent without leave
Another tendency on the part of off,
GERS is to get their names in print through
the medium Of complaints of one kind
or another Not infrequently those that
complain most loudly have rendered the
least service abroad. One complaint
that has been received is from an officer
who refused to 20 to camp and was
absent from the ships SIDE.
The duties of. debarlting the troops
and sending them to their homes are
immeasurably more difficult than the
duties of embark!ng them, because ui
the tendency of many officers to Shi'k
duty that may lie placed upon them and
their desire to go from the ships side
TO the gay lights of Broadway
Il have conferred in regard 10 this
matter with Gen. GOethals and Gen,
March and they have advised me that
Continued on rum Page.
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PARIS LIFTS RESTAURANT BAN
Rcstrictions on Hours, Prices and
Menus Are AbrOgnted.

PARIS, Jan. ITO the decree signed
Yesterday by Victor Boret. the Food
Minister. abrogating fixed prices upon
condensed milk, tapioca, macaroni and
similar products, as well as on eggs, rice
and beans, is added the warning that
any abuse OF the privileges VIII lead TO
the reimposition OF fixed prices
The restaurants. under the new ruling,
no longer are restricted as to hours for
serving meals or menu or prices charged,
They may now serve cheese, butter. milk
and cream The price list. however.
must still be posted outside of eating
houses.
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Would Have Unfortunate Eject

Should continued effort he made 10
avoid the implied challenge Of the Knox
resolution by simply letting !; rest N
committee the charge undoubtedly would
pe madr that the Administration WAS
'csorting to pigconho.iuE tactics to pre-
vent expression of tine popular viii. and
TIE effect ul tAis admittedly WouI Dt
most unfortunate abroad supporters
of the resolution cannot keep bring ug
Tie subject u? aud call attention IT, III"
taCt that II is being side'rac!lci Ey the
nature Of things here and abroad the
advantage seems to lie with the sup
rortrrs Of the resolut'on so long As the
Presidents friends fail to bring the fight
TO finish
The opposition - Incorporation q
,.e league of nations proViso IA tie
peace treaty, II sufficiently strong to
Committee may De able by voting in the
open Senate to discharge the Comn.'tc"
from further consideration Of the Hi.
and bring tho subject directly before
the Senate. TIE act of nNhus.eIiHS
against resolution to discharge the
committee onN could result in the
charge being laid against the Demo-
rats OF the Administration group that
they were resOr'ing to dilatory lesis-
lative tricks to save the President from
the verdict Of tine American people on
the basic feature of his peace plan
THIS in the final araly Ms many con-
slider. would he even worse than per-
hitting the resolution TO be discussed
ard 70 win
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Smokes for Soldiers
Still in Hospitals

A CRIST of cards from the
"A base hospitals in France
without a grumble in any of them
gives enthusiastic praise of THE
SUN Smoke Fund. These cards
may be read on page A.
To-day the smoke fund starts
a busy week, the high light of
which will be the party on
Wednesday night in the Bal
Tabarin.
WARNING! THE SUN To-
BACCO FUND has no connection
with any other fund, organization
or publication. It employs no
agents or solicitors.
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Want senate on Record.

Tho readiness Of the opponents o.:
the Presidents league Of nations plan
10 abide by vote In the Senate. and
their eagerness to see this subject put
to the test Ia necessarily discoucerting
TO those friends OF the Administration
who realize how important IL is AT this
time for the President 10 be able 10
claim that the American people arc
backing his programme.
by opening the fight in the Senate on
the Presidents behalf Senator Lewis
seemingly mas challenged the President s
opponents to a finish fight on this issue,
but If other Administration Democrats
seek to avoid the test OF ono pretext
or another the initial efforts Of the Ad-
min!stratioA whip will have been In
vain, II is coutended. Therefore, despite
the many hardlcaps, there is an in
creasing tendency in some Administra-
ton quarters to press tho fight over
the Knox resolution and put the Senate
Oh record one way OF the other,
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Chinese Paper Wants
Jap Treaty Abrogated

PEKIN, Jan. 4 (delayed) A
demand is expressed to-day
by the Chinese owned Pekin
Leader that the Chino-Japanese
treaty of 1915, embodying the
twenty-one demands made upon
China by Japan, be abrogated.
The newspaper contends the
treaty should be abrogated "as
honesty and justice alike demand
that japan enter the Versailles
council chamber with clean
hands, and that China, equally
with other States, shall be free
and unfettered to develop along
her own natural lines"
The Leader also suggests that
the treaties Of Brest- -Litovsk and
Bucharest likewise be abrogated.
A Japanese newspaper received
here contains an article by q
Japanese publicist advocating q
Chino-Japanese alliance in view
of the growth of the French,
British and American armies and
navies.
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Meanwhile that wOndrous region cun
rrisirg tie Forum, tn, pahtme. the
Capitol and tie Coliseum. he7g...
n!acE with ,owd o. the popul..r
climbing the rulr-, the broken columns.
the arches and the tomhs. and acclaim
ing Anne ri,U a. the modern champion o.
the civilization whioh had its b.rtL there
nearly 5000 Years ago
After having couvcrsed for almost
! twenty minutes With Pop" Benedict &C.
ter his reception hy tac puntir, Pres.
! dent Wilson presented 10 the Pope s.y-
eral members Of his cntuurago. TbtSe ia-
Guided W u. Moran, chief oC the Ar,u-
lean secret service. the Presidents -, p
Ietary Tor his tour and the clerks Of .,s
suite, comprising ia a., more than g.
dozen individuals Pope Benedict cor
Ncrse4l with each In turn
After hi- visit 10 tho Vatican p.a...
dent Wilson returned 10 the Am,J.rar
, Embassy. whence Ne drove. with Nl,s
Wilson, {" the American P.o'csta...
! Episcopal Church. lie was accompa.ied
/ by Thomas Nelson Page. the Amorior.
Ambassador, Brig .-Gcu William ~
| flartS, L. :. y, and Count Bruso, -
'agari, gentleman in waiting To krs
| Victor Emmanuel ana Countess Brus a -
Fargarl, lady IN waiting TO Quee
, Helena,
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GERMANS MOVE
TOCURBR REDS
Government Decides to Take
Drastic Measures-Eich-
horn Ousted.
POLICE CHIEF ACCUSED
Independent Socialists Vote to
Quit PrusSian Cabinet;
Crowd HOOts Radical.
POLICE CHIEF ACCUSED
By me Associated Press.


BERLIN. Jan. 1.-THE Cabinet has de-
posed Eichhorn. Chief of Police of Ber-
lin. who refused to vacate his post.
Herr Ernst. director OF the Vor,cderts
Publishing Company, has been ap-
pointed to succeed Eichhorn.
tE,chhorn. az chief Of police, assisted
the members OF the Spartacus group on
December 25 in raidng the premises Of
the Socialist organ and in the suppress
sion OF the paper.l
1t Is reported the Government has
decided to adopt drastic measures To
suppress the activities OF the radical
Socialists throughout Germany.
The Vorirderts says It learns Eichhorn
is still in the pay ot the Bolshevist Tele-
graph Agency. with which he was con-
rected before his appointment as police
head. The newspaper also charges him
with having diverted police funds which
were TO have been used for the pllrchass
Of weapons 20 uses by the Spartacans
end OF expend!ng a million marks with
out accounting for the money.
Eichhorns administration is under IN.
vestigatioh by the Committee Of the peo.
pic S Council.
independent Socialist members Of the
Prussian Cabinet have decided to resign
II has been learned Among them will
he Adolf Hoffman,, whose course toward
churches and schools has resulted in
bitter opposition, even from some OF his
colleagues.
PARIS, Jan. 5.-The independent So
cialists in the German State OF Bruins
wick have resigned, it Is announced Ia
German advices reaching here.
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 5.--Sixty thousand
Catholics and Protcstauts OF Berlin. az
ter mass meeting on Thursday
marched in a procession to the Ministry
, demonstration against Adolf HOFFMAN,
Independent Socialist. who holds thai
portfolio. say advices from the German
capital Or. Kari Liebknecht and Rosa
TNxemhun-, the Radical leaders. were
also targets of THE crowds anger. As
the throng marched along the streets il
sang deutschland Ueber Allies"
After reashing the Juilding entry was
gained and large number of people
was not found. The crowd then dis
persed.
PARIS, Jan. German despatcnes an.
, uounce that the elections to the BlNa-
rian National Assembly have bceu HNrd
for January -.
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LONDON, January 5.--George McI.aren
Brown. European manager OF the Cana
dian Pacific Railway has been made
a Knight OF the British Empire, in
recogEltion OF services rendered by him
to Great Britain during The war
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Germans and Poles
Rescind Agreement

PARIS, Jan. 5. - Berlin des-
patches received here report
that the agreements between the
Poles and the Germans have been
rescinded.
kruchwitz has been occupied
by the Poles, who are advancing
along the Kreuz-Danzig Railway,
the dispatches add.
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GoRKY ELECTED TO SOVIET.
Russian Author Joins Bolsheviki
In Petrograd.

ZURICH, Jan 5.-Maxim Gorky. the
Russian author and revolutionist, has
been elected member of the Petro-
grad Soviet. according to Russian ad-
vices received here.
Dispatches In late November reported
that Gorky, who was at first opposed to
the Bolshevikl. had joined them and he'd
accented a position In the Bolshevik De-
partment Of Education.
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BRUSSELS. Jan. 5.---CRrdna, Mercier
will go 10 America soon. it is announced
by the newspapers
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Figures for Big Cities.

Deaths from influenza totalled 69,439.
with 42,149 deaths from pneumonia. All
told the deaths in these forty-siX cities
aggregated 442,374. The death rate in
some of these cities follows:
The sun., 1919-01-06

In the vcStry Of the church TIC
President received representatives %,
Evangelical churches in I'ily TIL
were introduced by DR., DcNte- .. w.t.
unghill superintendent OF the America
Baptist Mission; tho Rev. Walter LcH-
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DEATH RATE UP,
DUE TO SC0URGE
Influenza Sends Ratio to 1873
Per Thousand, Against
1872 for 1917.
WHOLE NATION HARD HIT
Baltimore Suffered Most, With
Death Rate of 26.8-St.
Paul Least. With 13.9.'

The influenza epidemic which ragged
here in the autumn caused the total
death rate for the past year in this
city to jump to 1SS per 1000, accord
ing to figures made public yesterday
by the Census Bureau at Washington
This is the highest mortality rate New
York city has had in the last fourteen
years.
Such a proportion is in strong con-
when it was announced by the Board
Of Health that the city had the lowest
death rate in its history. On the basis
of the 1918 rate 1t was estimated that
more than 100000 persons died in this
city in the year Just ended-the high
tory Of the city.
The figures for the influenza and pneu-
monia plague, which contribute 50
heavily TO this toll. date from the middle
of September. when a state OF quaran-
tine was placed on the city by the
Board Of Health. The malady first APP
peared here in the middle of August.
when eight passengers died on a Nor
Wegian bark arriving at this port.
Disease Spreads Quickly.
The Board of Health however. an
nounced that the city had nothing to
fear at the time The spread OF the
disease seSame pronounced in the en-
suing month. and does not appear TO
have fully run its course yet, as indi-
Gated in the health report for Saturday.
showing a jump TO ds6 cases, which was
ascribed to holiday gastronom!c indis-
cretions."
Severe as the inroads OF the disease
were here, New York was not in so bad
q plight as Philadelphia, where the total
death rate was 24.2, compared with III
in 1917 Among all the forty-s!x largest
cities in the country on which statistics
were tabuated by the Census Bureau
Baltimore led with 26.S per 1000. st
Paul was lowest with 1879.
In these forty-six cities the epidemic
caused III, ,6sS deaths and increased the
combined death rate for these commu-
mites in 1918 TO 1876 per 1000. Tofa
figures for the entire country were not
available. but the proportion among these
large centres of population hark bach
to 1880, when persons died at higl
rate OF 19.s per 1000, according &c
| figures estimated by experts on Wild
statistics.
The sun., 1919-01-06

For considerably more than year.
including the period of heaviest troop
shipments. l had command OF the port
of embarkation at New York city. l
had daily opportunity to see the various
organizations as they passed through
this port In response to their country's
call.
"Not always were the discipline and
the general showing as we could wrh.
but with few exceptions the officers put
forth their best efforts, They gave to
the Government the best that was in
them. The spirit Of both officers and
men was fine. They were all going to
war and bore minor discomforts and
hardships with the spirit OF the true
soldier.
The record of America in getting to-
gether such an army and placing II in
active service on such short notice is
one that We may well be proud of.
But with the close OF the war the
spirit OF many OF our officers and men
has sadly changed. Perhaps this is in
evitable and unavoidable, for this same
change has affected other armies as well
as our own. It corresponds to the change
in a football team when the season is
over and the team has broken training
1T is not my purpose to attempt an
essay on discipline The object have
in view is n practical one. an appea! 10
the public to prevent our returning Off
GERS and men from forgetting that as
long as they wear the Governments uni
/ form and draw the Government pay
they still owe a duty TO the United
states.
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|Epw The national point OF view.
1T-lt,. ! consider Government owner
'.r e'd operation as gravely and far
.'a.hug.y detrimental socially, economi-
Ut, ana politically. 1t is incompatible
".. uNr system and methods of gov
'-... ot and with the genius Of Amerl-
Hn H-'.tutio:s.
T. would mean lessened efficiency and
.'- - ~'aGuation and retrogression. II
.I mean the setting up of a huge
ll'",."ra',s machine, political wire
fl.- and log rolling. largely increased
t'.' - ~" merchant and farmer, in
e1ai largely Increased cost all around
''1 clU, other evils.
We .rs ~ the fortunate situation OF
'r,as &c., through constructive legisia-
M "1F.ding among other things for
.|0 2 .It not stTangling. G1vernmep'
-'1.a'l.u and supervision. TO correct
'4'h -hpr,comings in the system and
.''r'"- = private railroad management
'' Ar .tucr has disclosed. and to Sc
F' 'o- the public practically all the
'h9.o,r advantages which are claimed
'. '''or Df Government operation with
'' d'uuv'ng the nation of the inesti-
"a ' aGrautagc Of private initiative
80 'u'"~pr sc and competitive service.
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u I'NerUment operation is continued
w us" Years situation will have
'-' ~ t'cd financially and otherwise
I'3. : A"l!eve. inevitably means per-
'"' 'overnment operation. or which
7'' a' the very least that the return
private management could only be
r. tIr,6 op Foiirlb Pd1c
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ARMY OFFICERS
ON RETURN FACE
COURT-MARTIAL
Discipline and Duties Neg
lected Since Armistice,
Says Gen. Shanks.
! SOME JUST WALKED AWAY
Chaotic Conditions Alarming.
1t Is Charged, With Morale
on Steady Decline.

A collapse OF morale and an in
difference to discipline, duty and re-
sponsibility on the part of officers and
men OF the United States Army re-
turning from France have necessi-
tated the arrest and detention for
court martial of n number OF officers
and will bring about by the stern order
Of Gen. Peyton c. March, Chief OF
Staff OF the United States Army, the
arrest and punishment Of still others.
These facts are set forth in a letter
which was sent yesterday to the news
papers Of New York by Major-Gen
David c. Shanks, L. s. A., command
ing the port Of debarkation. So in
tensely. indeed does Gen Shanks con-
template the breakdown OF morale
that he deliberately employs the words
"a distressing and worrisome fact:
"the spirit of many of our officers and
men has sadly changed" and "a sad
fact" The appeal Qor that is its pur-
pose) to the press issued by Gen.
Shanks, is TO help correct the humilia-
tions and perils OF broken down dis
cipline
With considerable reluctance" the
General writes. II desire to invite pub
lie attention to what la to me. at Least.
a distressing and worrisome fact. the
deterioration and general let down IN
discipline on the part of our officers
and men returning from abroad This
Is u sad fact. and the evidence Of Il can
be readily obtained by any one who has
opportunity TO gain first hand informa-
:!on.
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r. 'br,d on Fourth Page.
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BULK OF US. MEN
COMING BEFORE
END OF OCTOBER
Correspondent Learns Plans
to Move 100000 a Month
in Summer Season.
RUSSIA TO BE EVACUATED
Big German Liners ImpcratOr
and Bismarck to Be Used
in Transport Service.
RUSSIA TO BE EVACUATED
ny RAYMOND q. CARROLL.

SDtcio, cable Dcspafch TO THE suN and the
Public Ledoef,
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PARIS, Jan. 5.-German dispatches an
uounce that the elections to the BlNa-
rian National Assembly have been lNrd
for January -.
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Continued on FUth Page.
The sun., 1919-01-06

PARIS, Jan. 5.-The Independent So
cialists in the German State OF Bruns-
wick have resigned, it Is announced In
German advices reaching here.
The sun., 1919-01-06
WEATHER FORECAST.

Cloudy, probably snow to-day; unset
tied tomorrow; fresh northeast winds.
Highest temperature yesterday, 40; lowest, IA.
Detailed weather reports editorial page
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-24
Mexicans to Combat
Anti-AmericaniSn1

San Antonio, Tex, Oct. 2.-An
association to combat anti-American-
ism in Mexico is being organized in
the southern republic, according to
private advices received here The
movement is said to have been mi
tiated in Durango and Mexico City
and it is planned to establish branches
}; the organization, which is to be
known as "The Friends Of America, /"
in every Mexican city.
Membership will be open to both
Americans and Mexicans according to
the advices, but persons with "politi-
cal inclinations" will be barred. Off
GERS of the association will be select
ed from both nationalities.
The sole purpose of the society, it
is said, will be to fight anti-Ameri-
canism and to promote good feeling
between Americans and Mexicans in
Mexico. National headquarters will
be in the Mexican national capital.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-24
Caillaux Appears
Before High Court
On Intrigue Charge

Paris, Oct. 23.-Joseph CaillauX,
former premier of France, appeared
before the high court this afternoon
to answer the charge of intriguing
to bring about 4 premature and dis
honorable peace with Germany.
The eX-premier has grown thin
during his long period under deten-
ton in prison and sanitariums, but he
walked into the court today with a
steady gait and without any display
of emotion.
Mr.. Caillaux declared himself ready
for immediate trial. During 20
years of political life, he went on to
say, he had sought only the welfare
of his country and in view of his CON
ception of world politics, his con-
conscience was noWise uneasy for
what he had done. He denounced
the prosecution for the way in which
it had aroused public opinion against
him and the methods by which IAN
inquisition against the freedom of
human thought had been prepared
against him.
His attorney then asked that M.
Caillaux be released Professionally,
pending the date set for trial, and the
court retired to deliberate. The trial
was set for January IA.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-24
Car Preference
For Grain Shipping

Austin, Tex, Oct. 23.-Prevailing
instructions of the federal railroad
administration are that when cars
can be released at ports and primary
markets preferential supply over all
other requirements must be given to
grain, especially that upon the
ground, according to a telegram re-
ceived by Gov. w. P. Hobby from
Federal Director Walker D. Hines to-
day.
Fullest cooperation by the federal
railroad administration in the move
ment of the Texas grain crop Will
be given, according to the telegram,
which is reply to message IN
which the governor stated that unless
the Texas grain is moved promptly
millions of bushels will spoil.
Difficulties encountered by wheat
corporations in securing boats is a
large factor in preventing more rap
i'd movement of grain through Gal
veston," the message said. "All the
North Atlantic ports and New Or
leans have been closed for cargo
wheat tonnage in an endeavor to
force more boats to Galveston. You
may rest assured we are alive to the
situation and will render fullest CO
operation to ameliorate conditions"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-24
GrOcers' Suit In
Alleged Packing
Monopoly Is Begun

Chicago, Oct. 22.-The complaint
OF the National Wholesale Grocers
ASSOCIATION against Walker D. Hines
director general of railroads, ana
each OF the railroad systems indiyid-
ualiy, hearings on which are to be-
gin here tomorrow before Chairna.
Clyde b. Altschison OF the interstate
commerce commission, is a case in
which evry important wholesale
grocery concern, packing company
and railroad in the United States
appears either as plaintiff, defendant
or lntervenor.
The oasis of the complaint is a
charge That the packers, through
their control OF the refrigerator cars
and other equipment, have been aD!e
TO OBTAIN rate determination and
traffic favQrs from the railroad COM
panles and consequent unfair ad-
vantage IN the marketing of food
stuffs.
Clifford Thorne, attorney for the
grocers, in their petition thus sets
out their grievances:
The maintenance Of these unjust
and discriminatory provisions in the
tariffs of the defendant carriers has
enabled the packers rapidly to extend
their powerful influence outside of
the SAFE OF the products c. slaughter
ed animals. II these provisions be
permitted to continue in effect the
packers will gradually acquire a
dominating control over the purchase,
sale and distribution of many of the
principal food products of the Anleri
can nation"
The grocers do not ask the inter-
state commerce commission to de-
prlve the packers of their refrigera-
tor cars but demand the abolition Of
all alleged determinations in service
and rates to the packers.
One OF the principal complaints of
discrimination has to Go with the So
called "peddler cars" used by the
packing companies. These are en-
ployed for the distribution Of fresh
meats and other packing house pro-
ducts but it is claim may also be
loaded with other commodities, in
Guiding q large number of articles
handled in the grocery trade. 1t is
charged that by these cars the pack
ers are enabled to make more speed
Ter deliveries than the grocery con-
Germs which lack such facilities and
consequently can dominate the mar
ke. in much trade territory.
1t is alleged the packers already
exercise dominating control over
the butter, egg and cheese markets,
and are rapidly acquiring large
share of the general wholesale gro
Gerry business. The grocers contend
rate provisions applying to the ped
dler cars in some parts of the coun-
try enable the packers to ship gro
ceries at considerable less freight
expense than the wholesale grocery
houses.