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FRAU EBERT AVOIDS
WHIRL OF SOCIETY
Says She viii Observe Ira
ditions of Workmon's Family.

BERLIN, Feb. IS delayed The mis-
tress of the German Presidential resi-
dence Is a comely "hausfrau" OF medium
height and slender, who up to the pres
ent time always has attended to her own
household duties, done the family cook
ing and even has been her own dress
maker. Frau Luise Ebert. wife of tho
President of the new German republic,
was born forty-five years ago in a work.
mans home in Bremen. She views her
new social environment with resignation.
Il know We must be prepared for
attacks from the Right and the Left"
she said to-day in discussing the new
position IN which the Ebert family finds
ttseh. Those coming from the Left
probably will be the worst. They will
Charge us with attempting to extricate
ourselves from the caste in which we
have been reared, but that never will
occur. Whatever may come we are go
sng to remain true to our traditions as a
plain workingman's family"
The eldest son of the family, Fried
rich Ebert. Jr.. has taken up newspaper
work. The second son. a youth of 20,
only recently was discharged from the
army. The only daughter. Amalie. 10.
until short time ago was employed
as clerk by a downtown firm. She
privilege of riding in the Presidential
motor car.
President Ebert lost son In the fight
sng In Macedonia and another in the
Chemln des Danes operations.
The family up TO two weeks ago had
been living in a suburb of Berlin but
now Is installed in official apartments
of the Department of the Interior In
the Wilhelmstrasse which formerly were
occupied by high officials. The perna-
mont official residence OF the new Presi-
don't has not been determined upon,
and President Ebert has expressed
aversion to the Bellevue Palace as such
residence on the ground that It Is too
imposing"
Just how the newly elected President
and the first lady OF the land" will
approach the solution of the various
complex questions facing them in their
new status has not yet been developed.
The. question Of official receptions al
ready is worrying certain circles in the
capital who contemplated with some
concern the shift from the splendor Of the
Hohenzollern levees to the threatened
simplicity of tho new regime.
The new position to which Frau Ebert
has attained has caused her to be beset
with offers from Berlin modlstes and
tradespeople.
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that one Of the best OF our interna-
tionh comrades and leader In the Rus
sian revolution WIN has set himself an
enduring monument In Russian history,
has fallen a victim to the spies OF the
'Socialistic' German Government"
The Spartacan organ says that two
systems OF Justice prevail in Germany.
and adds:
THE first was applied in the instance
OF Liebknecht and Rosa Luxembourg. It
was an assassination. The second II
military. and evidence is accommodating
in the present case that the military
authorities are not relinquishing their
prerogatives 1t may be said, however.
that IL Radek IL 10 become a similar
sort of victim the russian Government
would not satisfy itself with mere moral
protests. Just as the moral protest Of the
German proletariat against tho murder
OF Liebknecht and Rosa Luxembourg is
not the FINAL word that the proletariat
will have to say In this matter"
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| INDIVIDUAL TRIALS
DENIED SOLDIERS
Gen. AnseH Tells of Whole
sale Couyts-mortial.

WAsHINoroN, Feb. 1b.-Trials of SOL
dlers by court-martial on fimsy evil
dence and instances Of the trial Of half
dozen or more men on the same
charge by the same court were cited
by Gen. Ansell. Acting Judge Ad-
vocate. to-day before the Senate Mill
tary COMMITTEES IN support Of the
pending bill revising court-martial pro-
cedure.
Referring to bringing several accused
| men before the Same court Senator Knox
| (Pennsylvania) remarked
That would be like trying several
men on the same charge before the same
jury"
Exactly" said Gen. AnselL land II
would be impossible for the court to
have an open mind"
| Questioned as to the issue between
him and other oficials Of the War
Department as to the need for legisla-
ton, Gen. Ansell said that since he
began his agitation against the present
| system judgments Of courts-martial had
been set aside, but this was unsatisfac-
tory AZ It invariably resulted In entirely
freeing the accused. because there is
no authority TO modify the sentences.
Gen. Ansell said that after he had
filed q brief with the Secretary OF War
IN October. 1917, setting forth his views
on the right Of the Judge Advocate Cen
eral to review or set aside judgments
Of courts martial he was relieved Of duty
in the Bureau of Administering Mill
tary Justice II was merely coinci-
dence and without sisnihcance, however.
that he was relieved after the brief was
filed. he said in reply to questions.
At the time OF the execution of negro
soldiers at Houston, Tex, Gen. Ansell
said he again called the attention Of the
Department to the necessity for some
tribunal review OF court martial findings,
pointing out that tho soldiers had been
denied the privilege Of asking olemency.
Again the Secretary and the Chief OF
Stan disagreed, he said.
Questioned by Senator Sutherland
| (w va-), as TO whether he believed ina t
steps could now be taken to set aside
injustices done in the judgments of
| courts-martial. Gen Ansell said the Pres
ident could exercise executive clemency
to soldiers in prison. But his power did
not extend to cases where soldiers had
been dishonorabiy 6icharged. He ex-
pressed the belief that Congress should
confer upon some functionary the right
to amend the findings Of courts martial
in cases Of unjust dishonorable dis
| charge.
Gen. Ansell said the legislation should
provide for the designation by the Judge
Advertisement of an officer from his
department to go with army units oper-
ating beyond the continental limits OF
the United States and for granting such
officers the same powers in reviewing
cases as possessed by the chief OF the
department in the United States.
The legislation. he asserted. also
should provide civil az well as military
| counsel for the accused.
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OF the 1921 Field Artillery Brigade, and
the headquarters company, supply COM
pany and Batteries A, Il, G, d, Il and II
OF the 33tth Field Artillery.
Other troopships en- route home are
the West Point, due at Boston February
~: the Florence Luckenbach, due at
New York. March 4, and the Artsmis.
due at New York February 2s with q
few casuals each.
hounced to-day as assigned to early
convoy:
Evacuation Hospital No. 1, Base Hos
pitfalls Noa 20 and ~. Eighth Aero Squad
ron, Photographic sections Air Service
Nos II and 90.
Minister Garrett at The Hague noti-
ned the State Department to-day that
the Netherlands Government had con-
sented TO aid in the return home Of
american troops by permitting trans
shipment to transports at Rotterdam of
soldiers brought down the Rhine. AS
surances also were given that war ma
teriaI sequestered in Holland would be
restored soon.
The Dutch Foreign Minister specified
| that the, transports should fly the com.
! mercisl flag at Rotterdam that only
| officers be permitted to bear arms, and
that notification be given to the Neither
| lands Government of each transport
The arms OF the soldiers during the
trip on the Rhine will be placed in sepa.
rate boats. Each convoy will also bs
accompanied by a Netherlands officer tc
act as intermediary In case OF any com
munications with the authorities of the
country.
| New York Heads List.
| A table showing the number Of mer
Furnished to the army by each Stat,
during tho war was made public to-da,
at the War Department New York Leo
with 367,ss+ and Nevada stood last will
b.105 in tho total OF s.757,s2t men OBJ
tained by draft, voluntary enlistment Of
through tho National Guard. The mel
actually furnished ran very closely. tn,
table shows. to the obligation of tn,
states making their quotas proportion
]. ate to their population.
| The figures arc compiled up TO No
vember IL. and the grand total include,
the overseas garrisons in Porto Rico
Hawaii and tho Philippines and ir
Alaska, as well ~ the American Expe
dictionary Forces and the army at home
| The states furnished the following
numbers of soldiers:
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GERMANS ORGANIZE
TO PROTECT KAISER
League Is Being Formed TO
Protest Against His Delivery
by Holland to Allies.
HINDENBURG is SPONSOR
Organizers Disclaim Any Pur-
pose of Trying to Restore
Old Monarchy.
BY the Associated Press.

wgiMAR, Feb. 13 (delayed) An ur-
gent appeal to all Germans to unite to
prevent former Emperor william from
being delivered up for trial was pub
lished tonight in the Lundessettuno
Deutschland, a new Government organ
being issued here. The appeal Is headed
League Of German Men and Women for
the Protection of the Person, Freedom
and Life Of William" Appended is a
statement by Prince Henry of Prussia,
who was asked to assume sponsorship
for the league, but declined in favor of
Field Marshal Won Hinderburg. The ap-
peal reads:
'.The life Of a German citizen f. en-
dangered by the shameless demands OF
our opponents that Emperor William II.
shall be delivered up for execution. This
would constitute a new and deeply hu-
initiating insult to the honor OF Ger
many. To guard against such deiiv-
cry there shall be created gigantic
league OF German men and women who
intend to save the German people from
this everlasting disgrace"
The appeal quotes the sentence "Cn-
worthy Is the nation which fails to do
everything for its honor's sake and
continues;
'.The league to be created emphasizes
specifically and protests from the start
against the implica ton that II has other In
tentions that are remotefrom its thoughts.
and declares It will make no effort to
restore the former Government or condi-
tons. On the contrary the purpose out
lined above is its only goal. Former
diplomatists and other councillors Of the
Emperor are to be induced by the league
TO place their knowledge OF the situation
at its disposal for the writing Of news
paper articles to be given out by the
league.
Through the compilation OF these ar
ticles into a White Book It will be easy
to prove completely the innocence OF
william II. and to show the world
clearly the truth that has been so dis
torted by the Entente. Even the Ger
man people-God have pity-have had
doubts themselves. But through the
fact alone that millions OF German men
and women openly announce their con-
viction by Joining the league in protest
against the Emperor's delivery the
Dutch Government will be strengthened
81 :ts determination to uphold the cor
rect viewpoint of international law. The
consequence will be that the Entente WI!
have to give little Holland credit that !.
does not leave him who put his trust in
her-the hard pressed Emperor--in the
lurch.
HE who does not wish TO be guilty Of
q crime which is preventable II We do
not show indifference should como freely
and openly into our league"
The appeal states that II has been
run,eFousiy signed ard gives addresses
where would be members may Join.
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ARMY DISCHARGES
I,174.545 TROOPS
NeW York Leads States in
Soldier Quotas.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l5.-Army dis
charges in rehabilitation in the United
States has reached yesterday o total
Of 1,174.545 officers and men. and the
total number assigned for demobillza-
ton was 100000. OF those discharged
1895 were officers. Tho figures were
announced to-day by Gen. March.
Up to February II. S05.000 soldiers
abroad had embarked for home. SO per
cent OF them being brought in Ameri-
can ships. In the first ten days of Feb
ruary alone $1,000 had embarked. The
total landed was given as $4,000, the
remainder being still at sea
Gen. March announced hfty-six cargo
vessels now have been ordered con-
| verted into troopships. giving an add
tional capacity Of 10000 men month
| and forecasting greater speed in the
return OF troops
The War Department has released
| former war tonnage to the Shipping
Board amounting to ninety-three steam
| ships of 6s3,o00 tons, and expects to
cargo craft from now on.
Since the armLstice a number of ships
assigned TO the army have been d.
verted to the use of transporting food
supplies 70 Europe. Thirty-n!ne ships
| of 334, 900 tons have been thus diverted,
| Gen. March said. and their work ia
now practically complete. They have
landed 170. 900 tons OF foodstuffs at Rot
terdam and $4,000 tons at Trieste and
Dalmatian ports.
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LAWYER FOR RADEK
BARRED BY TROOPS
BoisheUik Propaganda Held
Incomunicado in Irons.
BY the associated Press.

BERLIN. Feb. IL tdeiayed) .--seis-
fried Weinberg. attorney for Karl Ra-
dek, the Bolshevik propaganda who was
arrested several days ago. has been de-
MED admission 10 the cell occupied by
his client. Weinberg. who has been
prominently identified with the SPARTA
can movement in Berlin, obtained the
permission of the courts TO communi-
cate with Radek, but an interview was
,oenied at tho last moment by "A Lieu
tenant OF the Reinhard regiment which
arrested Radek.
Radek. according to a statement nads
by Weinberg. is in the Moabit iail ana
also Is heavily handcuffed. The Red
rldo, the spartacan organ. in discussing
fhe arrest OF Radek says:
we Hi,ke no secret OF our regrets
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U. s. TO ASK FOR RELIEF SHIPS
Board VIII Appeal to France and
Great Britain.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-The Shipping
Board will ask that England and France
provide vessels TO meet future require
ments OF the European relief committee
headed by Herbert Hoover. chairman
Hurley announced tonight. The re-
quest will be presented through the al
lied maritime and transport council now
at Paris on the ground that American
resources cannot allocate additional tom
mage.
American tonnage allotted to the
relief commission now totals 7<1,slS
lightweight tons, according to Shipping
Board estimates. In addition twelve
vessels of s2.970 lightweight tons have
been assigned to specific relief missions
for Finland, Czecho- Slovakia and the
Armenian and Syrian areas. American
commercial needs are pressing, Mr..
Hurley said. and for that reason the
board did not feel It was possible to
withdraw more steamships from that
service, inasmuch as none had yet been
assigned TO the work by the British or
other allied Governments
Efforts also will be made to speed up
the release OF ships still in American
army service, Mr., Hurley indicated, and
for the early utilization OF German ton
mage which Is to be turned over to the
Allies under the terms OF the arnlslice.
Americans wounded in Cardiff.
LONDON, Feb, lin a shooting af-
fray between American naval men and
negroes in Cardiff. two of the Americans
were wounded. according TO a despatch
TO the Evening NetCs from Cardiff.
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The battle death rate for the entire
American Army IN this war was 20
per thousand year. In tho Expedition
airy Forces 1t was 81 per thousand
n year. The disease death rate was
II per thousand a year in the Expe-
dictionary Forces and 10 in the army At
home.
Among the American forces, the table
showed the battle death rate was only
half that of the British Expeditionary
Forces. which was given as 10 per
thousand q year.
Gen. March said that the lower death
rate from disease undoubtedly was due
largely to the incubation requirement
OF the army. and, secondly, to the eff
Client work OF the Medical Corps But
for the influenza epidemic, he said. the
disease rate would have been cut in
half.
The table OF comparative battle and
disease death rates per thousand a
year for wars in which tho United States
has engaged since the war of 1872
follows:
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The total of 3,575.624 Included also
1858 from Porto Rico: 5,644 from
Hawaii: 2.102 from Alaska; ass from
the PHILIPPINES 1918 not allocated. and
1.4s9 accredited to the American Expe-
dictionary Force, comprising men who
Joined tho army IN Europe.
Battle death rates In the American
Army exceeded the death rates from
disease, Gen. March announced to-day
in making public statistics prepared by
the General Stan. In past wars disease
killed many more men than lost their
lives under fire.
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Reserve Commissions Granted.

Reserve commissions have now been
given to 15,4ls officers released from
the army, and applications for appoint
ment in the Regular Army have been
received from 9,026.
The transport Orizaba Is due at New
York about February "a, the War De-
partment announced to-day, with casual
companies as follows: Texas Q; North
Carolina. !; Virginia, 1: Tennessee, / ;
West Virginia, /; Alabama, /; New
York, / 4: South Carolina l, and marines,
/. Also on board is the headquarters
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British Ship Races With Fire.

LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE British steam
ship Moorish Prince. 5000 tons. Is afire
and making for the Azores Islands. &C
cording to a report received by Lloyd's
to-day. The Moorish Prince left Phila-
delphia on February 3 for England.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-05-03
TO REORGANIZE V. N. G..
Tentative Plans are Being Considered
and New Regiment Will Be
Mostly Veterans

While tentative plans to re-organ-
ize the First Regiment, Vermont Ma
tional Guards, are being considered
the start actually will not be made
until about July 1, in the opinion Of
Adjutant H. T. Johnson. Some states
already have received permission from
the war department to organize Ma
tional Guard regiments. One of the
first questions asked by Vermont of
ficer of General Johnson when he met
him on the boat in Boston was "When
are you going to re-organize the Ma
tional Guard" This officer said that
Al men in his company were anxious
to join the new organization. These
boys were from st. Albans. If the
same spirit prevails in other sections,
the new regiment will be a whopper.
Considering the training the men have
had General ohnson expects the
new regiment will be the best ever.
Out of $4,000 Vermont men who saw
service there ought not to be any
trouble to get 1000 veterans, in the
opinion of state officers. Many men
will probably wish to low pedal on
military activity for while but the
spirit will remain and it is believed
they will gravitate back into National
Guard fold eventually.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-05-03
200 ARRESTED IN RIOT
Cleveland May Day Celebration Ends
in Bloody Riot With Many
Injured

CLEVELAND, o., May 3-Two
hundred prisoners, one of the larg-
est crowds ever brought before po-
ice court here, were arraigned yester-
day morning as result of the May
day disorders. C. E. Ruthenberg, for
mer candidate for mayor on the So
cialist ticket, was among those de-
tanned.
Rioting precipitated by Socialist
parade in the afternoon resulting in
the death of an unidentified man and
injury of more than go others, two
perhaps fatally, was followed by
street fighting in many parts of
Cleveland last night.
Included among the injured were
16 policemen. Lieutenant Nelson ].
Meeker, whose skull was fractured in
a night disturbance, and an Italian,
were said by physicians to be dying.
A Socialist meeting was the scene
of much disorder Thursday night fol-
lowing the wrecking of Socialist
headquarters during the afternoon.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-05-03
WOOLWORTH ESTATE
Guardian Named to Protect Mrs.
Woolworth Until Daughters Can
Be Appointed

Hubert T. Parson, committee of
the property of Mrs. Jennie Wool
worth of New York, widow of
Frank w. Woolworth, has made
application for an order requiring
MRS. Woolworth's next of kin and
others interested to show cause on
May 5 why a committee to succeed
the late MI. Woolworth should not be
named.
Justice Mullen signed the order
and appointed a special guardian to
safeguard the interests of the widow
pending the outcome of the hearing.
The order directs that those concern
ed show cause why Mrs. Helena
Woolworth McCann and Mrs. Jessie
Woolworth Donahue, daughters of
Mrs. Woolworth, should not be APP
pointed to succeed their father as
committee of her person.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-05-03
new ENGLAND HAS
BIG FORWARD JUMP
In victory LOAN
1t Must Increas< peed to
Meet the Distl4
Quota
CONNECTICUT LEADS
Vermont Falls Back to Second Place
With Massachusetts, Third
on the List

BOSTON, May 3-New England
has taken another big forward jump
in the Victory loan. The subscrip-
tions as tabulated by the fed
eral reserve bank the 1st were $22,-
252,O00, bringing the district total to
$f45, ,191 900, approximately 38 per
cent of the quota of the $3.50, 100000.
Subscriptions averaging $37,50O,OOO
day during the remainder of the
campaign will be required to obtain
the full amount, the committee an
nounced.
Subscriptions by states were: Mas
sachusetts, $1O,382,000; Connecticut,
$7,943,000; Rhode Island, $2,453, 900;
Maine, $749,000; Vermont, $382,0O0;
New Hampshire, $343,0O0.
Connecticut, with a total of $780,
046,000, headed the list in percentages
the figures representing GA per cent
of the states quota. Vermont, with
$5,726,0O0 officially reported, had
slightly over 60 per cent of its quo
ta, and Massachusetts, with $65, $780,
900, had SO per cent.
Progress in the Victory Liberty
loan has been accelerated slightly in
the New England district by complet-
ed subscriptions of $22,252,000, but
while these figures marked "a steady,
gradual advance, the contribution
was, nevertheless, substantially less
than the amount required daily to re-
alize the $375,O00,000 quota before
May 10.
Campaign leaders were encouraged
because the total for the ninth day
was the second highest recorded since
the fifth loan was launched, but they
were equally impressed with the need
of unremitting, determined effort
during the rest of the drive. Although
this gain increased the districts total
to $145, 900, it left $27 100000 as
the future daily requirement.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-05-03
CHICAGO POLICE
REMOVE RED FLAG
AND MAKE ARRESTS
Activity of officers and
Rain Quenched All
Riots
CROWD is DISPERSED
Officials of the Labor Party Declare
Plot Was Investigated by
Wall Street
CROWD is DISPERSED

CHICAGO, May "a score of ar
rests were made in the May day de-
monstration Of radicals in Chicago.
An all-day rain and police activity had
the effect of quenching any revolut-
ionary fires that may have been strug-
Cling for expression. The days de-
velopments were as follows:
Mounted policemen charged and dis
persed crowd of Socialists who at
tempted to march to a hall.
Two policemen were attacked by
members of crowd outside a hall
where radicals were holding meet
ing. Sixteen men and one woman
were arrested.
Red flags were removed from two
elevated railroad stations, on flagstaffs
in two parks and on technical col
lcge building.
Hand bills printed in red ink and
bearing among other inscriptions the
words: "Walk today, fellow workers,
under the red flag of revolution" ap-
peared in several parts of the city.
Philip J. Barry, chief of the local
bureau of investigation of the depart
ment of justice, received. a letter sign
ed Committee Of the Bolsheviki
Party" threatening "you will get the
same as the Russian Gar" MI.
Barry didn't take it seriously.
officials of the newly formed Labor
party issued statement declaring the
recently discovered plot to kill gov
ernment officials and prominent citiz-
ems by bombs sent through the mails
was "a plant by hirelings of Wall
street."
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-05-03

ial emphasis upon the "Fundamen-
tals"-ability to solve problems, and
to read, write and spell properly;
knowledge of the historic background
of the American republic; an under
standing of cur neighboring states
and nations and their relations to
Vermont and to our country; the
proper use of the English language
and the love of good literature; and
knowledge of our civic institutions.
The changes in modern education
have made it possible to introduce
into these years of the child's school
life work in the manual and domestic
arts. Foreign languages--notably
French-are receiving attention in
the Junior High Schools because it
is at this age or earlier that children's
vocal organs and initiative abilities
best adapt themselves to the acquir-