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,;Y 1 t ' V VI f. The Weather. Fair, colder Monday and Tuesday, temperature probably 'dose to freezing Monday jiight In west and central por tions. . . . - , .1 Y;:ra ; M ifMmmm Complete Seryice r the x "Associated Press '4 i r VOL, CIH-NO. 112. WlIlNGrTO 1918 WHOLE NUMBER 39,634 i I PRESI&ENT VISITS WOUNDED HmoM lN mmm gives AN INYITATIOH TO AIRPLAIIBSMM : TO BE IJADE OF THE NORTH PliLE v '-(.' ni ' svassnmaBBaBBSBBBBBBaBr en " ' .. ' - . . . . ".' ........ -, NATIONAL BANKS . SET NEW; RECORD ' THE PAST MONTH! . . ... . - ,. i . .' " , . , ; Resources Aggregate $19,82lV 404,000; An Increase Of " $1,777,799,000. . r GARDENS FlfcllTZ PLANTED WHEN HE WASNT FIGHTING HELP TO FRESHEN UP SAMMIE'S MENU NE U ILLY HOS PITA 12 IRELAND VISIT 'T LTL ':PAY V - - " SS9SSSB3H i I ill I HI 'IIM PWPBI 'II 3K 4- Remains Four Hours Shaking Hands and Talking With -the 1,200 Patients STOPS AT EVERY BEDSIDE Finds Many Affecting Cases and Leaves Tired and Worn From the Ordeal. FINDS THE MEN CHEERFUL Only a Few, Though Badly Wounded, Looked Very HL Paris, Dec. 22. (By the Associated Press.) President Wilson today, visit ed the Red Cross hospital at Neuilly, where he shook hands individually and talked with 1,200 badly wounded Am ericans, for the most part survivors of the Chateau Thierry action. He spent more than four hours in the hospital, visiting every, ward ' and stopped at every bedside,. Later he visited the French . hospital, Val de Grace. Speaking of his experiences atJ the American hospital, the president said: "I went through the American hospi tal at Xeuilly with the greatest in terest and the greatest satisfaction. I found the men admirably taken care jf and almost without exception in excellent spirits. ' ' " ' "Only a very few -of them looked really ill and I think that their moth- rs and their friends wQUld have been entirely pleased by their surroundings I Ea was sunk Sept. 30, by. the subma and by the alert look i ntheir -eyes rine tJ-125, have just . returned to this and the keen ?4jiterest- they took In iverything about them. v .., 4f :, "I am sure that, lfij wilijg back "to' their lovedones at horftfc with "a new feeling- of joy, alike tn their re rovery and in the fe-fihe service they iave been able O -jrender." - Going to the American hospital with the expectation of remaining an hour, the president- found four hours all too short, as he felt that he could not leave without speaking J with every man, and he expressed regret only of his inability to clasp the 'hand of every American soldier in France. The president looked tired and worn tfhen the ordeal was finished fbr not withstanding the cheerfulness of the nen and the care they were receiving there were many affecting cases in Lhe wards. When he came to one very badly rounded the president sat on the edge of the cot for a moment and- asked rhere hewas from and where he had een wounded. He admired his. war :rosses and decoration Noticing that 3iany of his wounds were in "the legs, 'he president asked: "Why have we iere no men wounded I nthe upper part f the body?" ' "Men who are wounded above the wist are not here; they have gone on," answered the soldier simply. One of the men the president came to stood proudly erect with medals on his blouse and one arm outstretched in an appliance for restoring its use fulness. He looked suggestively like i traffic policeman on duty. "I'm glad to see you look , so cheer- tui. said the president. "You have seen me many times be fore, Mr. President," responded the soldier. "I used to be a traffic police man at the grand central station. Don't you think I look natural?" The president laughed softly. It Probably was the only - merry moment he had in the hospital. ' Another strapping fellow gave his name as Private Wilson. "I am proud to know I have a name sake like you," said the pVesident. "It is a verv honorable name. I 'iily tried to do it proud," responded 'he soldier. One soldier had lost both legs by a shell. "1 am thankful they didn't get. an arm." he said cheerfully. More than 6,500 wounded Americans from the battles around Chateau Thierry have passed through Neuilly hospital. The 1,200 remaining are the most serious cases, whom miracles of Modern surgery are rebuilding to re sume their places in civil life, though some win probably never leave the hospital. ' The president abstained from at tendance at churcrk in order, to make visit. He was accompanied bjr Mrs. J'lson and Rear Admiral Grayson and as met at the entrance by the' com mandant and his staff. But he made it v am that he wished no ceremony. 1 just want to go in and visit the ays and have a chat with them," he am. .' ' Beginning at the first ward, -the evident went down one side of the om and Mrs. Wilson the other, stop- l ln- to chat here and there with 'the funded and grasp a hand for a mo ent or say a word of cheer and en - ;ouragement. The president .himself ha '"an, saying: we ngpa w ou back soon with us," or" "I n you the best of luck and a speedy recovery." arVhe president "went from ward to ind always askin'S eac11 man's name ,,saj'ln? something intimately per "ai. As h6. left each rooin he turnt you h a mornent and said: "I wish Wivr-7 erry a tJnnstmas as ; l under the circumstances." Ther re u-Qfl i . m . . "ie or tho jut..' sinp- ering: there wa' no handclap- nana in snrcinol annKiiniua ? Hnt Were U-Boat Prisoner uevt. ocrxiuff rvxxxztt! Two navy officers who were' made nrUnnra whAn the TT S S TinnfIorft. country. They are Lieut.. Junius Ful- Cher. of. -Frisco, N. C. and Lieut. Fi M. Muller f Oakland, Cal. They were held 1 aboard -ttfrM of October, then 'taken to , Kiel and eventually- to Harwich, England when the Germans surrendered their under1 seas fleet. WALTER HIKES PAGE DIES AT PINEHURST In Critical Condition Since His Arrival From England in October. AT PINEHURST TEN DAYS ReMtgrifced as Ambassador to tlie Court of St. James in Augnst Noted as a Pabllsbier -Fnneral at Aberdeen Tomorrow. Pinehurst,.) Dec. 22. Walter Hines Page,' former ambassador to the Court of St. James, died at Pinehurst late Saturday - night. f He returned ' from England October 12 in a critical condi tion and" was taken from the ship to a hospital' in, New York where for the first few weeks his condition -seemed to steadily improve. Late.in November ho suffered a relapse, but rallied -and was brought to Pinehurst about ten days ago. . He apparently gained ' in strength for a short period after reach ing here, but beginning Thursday he grew appreciably weaker and Saturday night passed away. ' Members of Dr. . Page's family who were 'with -liim at tne end were Mrs. Page; "this daughter, Mrs. Charles G. Loring, of Boston; son, Ralph W. Page; daughter-in-law, Mrs. Arthur W. Page, of New York, and his brothers, Henry A. Page, Junius R. Page and former Congressman i Robert N. Page. Major Frank C Page, who came over with his father from England, arrived at Pinehurst this morning.s Capt. Arthur W. Page, another son, is at present in service in England. . -.The -funeral: services will be held from the Page Memorial church at Ab erdeen, -N.C., Tuesday at 11 a. m. .Walter Hines Page was editor of the magazine, 'The World's Work, an l a member off; the publishing firm of Doubleday, Page and Co., of Garden, L. I. when in March, 1913 President Wilson appointed him American Am bassador' to Great Britiain. The President's selection of an editor and i an author for theis post elicit ed favorable comment in Great Brit ain where Mr. Page was referred to aa f"scholardiplomat" . and his ap pointment was characterized as an in nr.tr oTTiirimp,nt. - -tiis selection was considered in some British circles as a compliment to the good sense of th BritishVneople s who, it was stated, preferred a' man of ' personality .and achievement as American Ambassador rathef than a man of wealth capable offeiving Javisn anq ,,ep?uw v mrtiLiivVftUiMn Page's life before his . ambassadorial : appointment had been spent ..lns literary , work.; He ,wM the author : ot Pmmeyelo meit of the southern portion s of the 1 Sunday Wilson Day and More Than Forty Towns Join in Celebration. RESOLUTION , DRAN UP Sinn Fernery Appeal to the Pres- ident Not to Overlook the Irish Cause. Dublin, Dec. ?2. '(By the Associated Press.) This was Wilson day in Ire land. Meetings were held in more than 40' tons and, resolutions drafted by the Stnn Feiners inviting President Wilson to c visit Ireland and pledging him Ireland's support were adopted. At most of the meetings constitutional nationalists' joined with the Sinn Fein ers. The attitude of the- unionists' is that the 'president? wiu not interfere in the domestic politics of Ireland, but that -he would be welcomed to Ireland to examine into real conditions; and problems. Thje meeting at Dublin was; presid ed over -by the lord , mayor. The city trades councils co-operated. "At' the meeting held under Sinn Fein auspi ces the majority of the speeches ap pealed' to Presdlent Wilson not to overldok Ireland's case at the peace conference. t PRESIDENT WILL DINE IN FAMOUS LONDON MANSION London, Saturday, Dec 21. Lancas ter house. Where the British govern ment will give a banquet In honor of President Wilson next Saturday night, is one of the most famous-old man sions in London. It fates XSreeri" Park, only a. stone's throw from Buckingham palace, and was for many, years the residence Of the Duke of Sutherland before he sold it to Lord Liverhalme, the. soap magnate, who-presented it to the government and foffnded a museum i reuc oziqiu - -j t or reiics or iomion. taken over by thego"vTmnntfdf of flee use 'and several statedinners have been, given thete. . ,5 The interior of the. place is .palatial, its crqwning feature being its famous staircase. Queen Victoria, once, visited it and is said to have remarked to the Duchess of Sutherland as she entered: "I come from my I house to your palace." GREAT GATHERING TO GREET PRESIDENT WHEN HE ARRIVES London. Dec. 22. President Wilson's arrival in London on a 'public holiday makes it certain there will be a . great gathering of Londoners to : welcome him. The only handicap to would-be observers is the fact that the distance from the station to the palace is so short that, it is likely there 'will be many persons who will be unable to get places from which they can wit ness the passage of the royaand pres idential parties. A better opportunity to see the presi dent will be offered the public when the American executive goes to the Guild Hall Saturday to receive an ad dress fTom the Lord Mayor of London. President Wilson then will traverse the route the king usually follows when he visits the city for public functions through the Strand and Fleet street and past St. Paul's, cathe dral and returning along the Thames embankment. Various public bodies have expressed a desire to present President WilsOn with .addresses, but the president's time in London will be so , encroached upon for official visits that he is not expected to receive them. American organizations in London are anxious J to entertain the presment at a amner or luncheon but they also are likely to be disappointed. It is expected that the president will find time for a short inspection of some of the American soldiers still in London. The diplomatic corps is interested in the Question of precedence which will prevail at the state banquet The gen eral view is tnat tne roreign ambassa dors as personal representatives of their sovereigns or governments, will precede all except the king and the president. NOTE FOUND PINNED TO PIPER'S CLOTHING Indicates He had Planned Suicide for Some Time Coroner to Probe Ab-sence-of Guard. Muskegon, , Mich., Dec. 22. That Milo. H. Piper, who last night ended his life in a cell at the county jail here where he was held, on a charge of killing Miss Freda Weichman, had for some 'time contemplated suicide was the belief ex pressed by the authorities today." This assumption is based by the po f Tice on. the finding of a' brief ana some what cryptic note whiclj Coroner James P. Balbirriie announced was found pinned to the dead, man's unde.rwearr The note which, according to the coro ner, seemingly .was written while Piper was in Hamilton, . Ont., reads as fol lows: - r - "Dear Mother,, father and brother: Thanks for all you have done for me. Take good care of Hilda and Choppy (Piper's . wife and three-year-old son) as Vtx or I must go, let it be me. Good bye all. I am not guilty. Mile' " ," . No theory has been ; advanced as. to what Piper-, meant - by the words'; '"you or I must go." : -l:-;? ' At tlfe coroner's inauest which will bo held' tomorrow,- Coroner ; Balbirnie stated today van effort, would "be made to : determine -.why piper - was ''left' un guarded long Vnough to permit ; hini to hang" himself. The cell, it" was learned tndav.- - was.: left 'unwatchedv. "fori two V. I hours before Pipers body, -was. found- Capt. R. A. Bartletjt - Will Head Expedition WhfchWill t Leave Next une r PEARY CONCEIVED. PLAN Exploration of "Upper :ir and Bottom 6f Polar Basin Proposed. New York, Dec. 22.--;An expedition to be led by Capt. Robert Av Bartlett, not ed explorer, will bOsentHo-the polar regions'next June tosurvey the north pole by airplane, according to an an nouncement here tonight by the aero club of America." : The?plan,it was said,,. was conceived by Rear Aanifral Robert E. Peary, discoverer of the "pole. ' The purpose of this expedition, which it was said, would b the . most com pletely equipped Wer.'eent out, will be to "explore, "survey and photograph the unexplored-parts of the arctls !regions and establish the existence ornoa-x-istence of land or land-iif- that region." It also is intended, according: to -the announcement, vto Explore the ' 'upper air and the bottom 6f . the polar" basin. "Results of inestimable value to the United Statesf and to science will surely be obtained fromCthiSiekpedftiori," said the announcement which added that the club would raise $250,000 to finance the trip. - - "The North Pole has been discovered, but the ma jor part ot tne "work . still remains- to be dono," the announcement etates. "Both Admiral learv -and Can- tain Bartlett want to "do .:' -great deal of scientific research in ihiiipolar basin of which over l.OOO.OOO sauare miles re main unexplored and lhey would want to nave a laDoratory on tneewp wnere the flora and fauna from, the ocean bot tom will bejeept untij'.the'feturn of the expedition. Little or rio dfta has been obtained from the oottoni-of the Polar basin and : no meteorological surveys ave- ben "made .In tbe.zpAKri Jiieifn JJiertfngxittrttt iwith,dhe0Patl'n title bodies : assured," Tt :. 'Is " planhed-rto have the expedition leave the-United States next June, - the announcement continues: - -, ' x "There are six weeks offair .weather in July and August when 'even in the polar regions. It "is seldom lower; than 60 degrees above " zero. The pfans are to have a ship go to Etah, about1 SO 0 miles from' the North Pole, In '. June y, i a t,..i,.i :ti permit: the' ship to cross Melville bayH The ship would carry a large seaplane or land airplane for the final flight across- the top of the earth and for ex ploration of ;the unexplored, regions, as well as smaller planes for the scouting flights. . "Immediately upon arrival 'at Etah, a base would be established and while waiting for the ice to breax up further north to permit the snip to go as far as. Cape Columbia, the small seaplanes would fly to Cape Columbia and. estab lish a base there for the large plane which is to be used for the flight across the top of the world, from Cape Columbia on the American side-over the pole, to Cape Chelyuskin on the Si berian side and for exploration over long distances. . .' ' "For the six weeks after the middle of July, when the weather conditions are best for flying in the polar regions, the large plane as well as the small planes will be put into service and the Important , work of the expedition will be done." Asserting that only one-seventh of the earth's surface has been accurately mapped , and two-thirds only mapped from rough sketches, officials of the club stated, that by use of airplanes it would be. possible to do in 20 years what would- require 200 years by the usual methods. s Austrian shipping To Be Put in War Supply and Transportation Service. 1 None Will be Used fp', , Commercial Traffic Allied Hutttvc Coudl - Decides :X5ytm. Pllfebal- g the Eneiay iTesaela Paris, Dec;; . 22. (By the Associated Press) Italy , will act ' as trustee .of 500,000 tons of Austrian shipping now in Italian ' ports and distribute ; it t or the exclusiye use ;o. war supply and transportation,- none to.be - .Used tor commercial traffic.'" 1: This ' , agreement was reached today at a meeting of the. (allied maHtfme 'cduncll. ;' ; ' The Italian "flag wllf be: fiwn from those shipB roannel and , managed, b" Italians, pn "' these ships .the flag of the allied, maritime , oouneil ' will , make Its first appearancev on the. eeas. ' Four admirals representinie theitrrilt- I ed States,. .5reat . Britain. France and Italy, whose ; flagshipg are In JEtallan waters, wijf take : immediate: charge of the disposition- of ., the shipping under the direction' of the ounH.V -v ' Edward . Hurl airmatf ef - the Ame'rtoan t shipping laTdi r Thomas FL Ixgari-adlRearTi Adantral Benson, rep resented" the "United: Statef at the coni ference; - aiovatmi . ' VUa minieter' ot transport: 'Pr; Crespi,; minister -of - food, an d Admiral Gfafisf repr esented Jtaly ; a i representative -of- the foreIgn-offH;e ITALY WILL USE :"- V ..; 4 " J TTTit'i'mPfm Germany's ,&Ig: cost of . living may be high rut -the resourceful doughboy IBagiAg. jtp ip,ake out very well at tneal: tlhie. f thank you. Thrifty Frits evidently found " time between ' tours Of duty 4ni the front .line . trenches to plant- Una tend 'inrany a ' garden. Here if RUSSIAN CASUALTIES DURING THE WAR PLACED AT 9,150,000; NUMBER OF MEN KILLED TOTALS 1,700;000 - . nVA.;-:- - '.- -. '"; . . ', Copenhagen, "Dec. s i2.r-;(By the As sociated , Press.)-Russia's' .war casual ties total. ,150.v00 men. .according to a3telegram received here': today-i from Ftfrogradf w h ilei. 2, 5 0 0, 00 tii - ot hejKit ih1 d.teFeSpe wounded. " The "-Russians taken pri soner, total 2,500,000. ' : Estimates of- the Russian- casualties in cthe 'war made "lastweefc by the li Russian ; information bureau 4 director. a. iaoin .je w X orii ngurea ui totai at.-''&iot less than' '8,000,000 men" Hf whom .000,000 - were killed and about . i,000i000. disabled - for life." CHRISTMASFIPS Liberty Rests Upon Justice; in Which Might Bows Before Force of; Right. SEC. WILSON'S MESSAGE . All Mankind Is Joud In a Firmer Fellowship ' He ' Declares, and a TJaSverse I United By a Oom mon Purpose. - Washington, Dec 22. Secretary of Labor Wilson, in a .holiday message to the employers and workers of the country,' made : publio today, - says Christmas this year. gives vigor to the generous- spirit which stirred the na tion " in the trying time of war and binds all mankind in a firmer fellow ship. . ." "Christmas this year," said the mes sage,' "dawns upon a nation that has done Its' duty, that has met the ;great eat task in the country's history and has bravely fulfilled "that task., All the people th the .'year mow coming to a dose, have been called upon to sac rince anu tney nave; "given iervm re- sponse. Tne nauon-s. muusines ana the nation's workere'have been put to their highest test in skill and tn ina. . They toave been' true to 'their trust.' ' , ''; .'''..-'" I Christmas this year smiles upon, a new era an.'era ta-.which, the peeple's will -controls their destinies era. in which libertjr rests upon Justtoe. ; an era' In 'Whf ch might bows before the force, of right. " . "Christmas , this. year bids us forget the price we have paid for the free dom we have won to shape our course of life, to meet the' grave trust which universal liberty imposes upon our people; ' to Jturn our thoughts to the glories of 'the nation's future. '-Christmas of this year gives vigor tb ithe generous jspint whioh stirred thiis nation lit the time of war. . rit :binds all . msanikind in a firmer fellowship. It greets a. universe that -hail been united by a : oommon pur- peso.'- . v.- ' v. " , r ' The - world . has sorrowed long enough. This pat is behind us:, the future la ahead of, us. Let -ui. meet it with W8t;PPe and courage. . . I . ' lv.V; Boost ' Sdnrtk tor " President : , . ;;iSB,cag6VTee. IS.i-Gheiee tt Charles Jttsf ITthwal for the next president of !ithtoittsdtte was voiced at a bananet grlveii by the Chicago ;ifa Ch'tner oltib' to T50 plant superintend entpr1 and ether, representatives et , 750 machinery f;l;;eonstructlon ' " and .; s,metal Working onoerns. '"Partisanship was OS IN A NEW ERA .:s-:-x..--.v.y..:.: 1 0M mm.. mm are, two Arriertcans, who-, . while follow ing Fritz back over the Rhine, are profiting by hie labor and forethought. These soldiers, who - will, have corned beef and cabbagefQr; dinner, if they can find the beef, "are ; Benjamin Falls of Tuscaloosa; .Alavarid.A. T. Langley of William'sp'or't," PaT Figures compiled Gazette : ancl .'publlsl the Cologne !d November 25 placed the ; total .. rerman casualties at more .than 5,000, Of this num that about .2,- ' - v . ber ' it was e'timatl Skirled in th war ber 20, -by LucTEu Veilln, -.a Socialist deputy nflmber 1.4801fl00: Italy lost 600.000" inen in killed or died of wounds, ' A : scatenient to this effect wasmfcde in ' Parw, . "December 21 by 'Salvatore Barzilai,-a'former mem ber of thelaiian' cabiriet, ' who ac companied King Victor Emmanuel 'on his visit to the- French capital. The British ' army r official losses in killed total 658,70?. " ' MILLIONS ENROLL WITH RED GROSS Forty Per Cent, of Chapters In Twelve Divisions Report 13,000,000. FINAL ROUND-UP TODAY Official Belle-re -the Enrollment Will Equal ... That of Last Ohriatmas Wfcen the Final Flamres Are Received. ' Washington, Dec 22. -Scattering re turns rffcefved up' to noon today, at niU tional headquarters shewed an enroll! nient of . 18,000,000 persons In the. Christmas roll- oall of the American Red Cross. This represented reports from 40 per eent of the .ohapters in 12 divisions with, no reports lfrom any chapters ; In oiie division. When the campaign ends at midnight tomorrow night, R.ed Cross officials be lieve that the total, enrollment will equal tne '22.000,000 'of last year. The roll call has been handicapped, by In- fluensa and bad weather in, many parts of tna country ,and the final;day tomor row will bet devoted to rounding up all persons who. are not. wearing, the 1919 Red Cross, button, . The central ul vision- Michigan, Illi nois, Iowa, ,Wiisoonsirt ahd N"eraska was still in the lead today with approx imately 4,000,000 enrojlmentsr-: The Atlantic division York, New: Jersey and Connecticut retained second, place with close to 8,000,000 members,. . ' .Figures, for. other districts fellow: ' SouthweHtern Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas 1,228, 415. . ' . New En-gland Maine. New Hamp shire, Vermont and- Maseaehusetts and Rhode .Island about 1,000,000, ' , i Pennsylvania, Delaware 1.000, 000. - Lake Ohio, Kentucky 1,400,000, from the northern, districts, WATCH OS THE SEIHE HOW BEING KEPT BY AMKSICAMg With the American Army of Occupa tion. Saturday, Dec. ?1 (By the Asso ciated Press) American patrol boats, each armed with' a machine un used by the marines-at Soissons. or in other drives are. plying ther Rhine. . The Rhine American fleet consists of 12 boats, ten patrol craft, one supply boat and thel "Prussian, which, is being used by .General .Dickman.',.- . f :, , The Prussian ;:wasirequIsitl6ned irom the head mayor of the Cobletts district and : is 4n of r. the; finest" steam .yachts on the -Rhine. x Ko returns have as yet been weelvsdj'S10" om the northern districts. 1 are, receiving .training preparatory to COMPTROLLER'S REPORT The Total Exceeds Resources of Banks of Ten Other Coun- i tries, Combined. Washington, Dec 28 Resources of-7 the national banks of the country 0nv November 1, the date of the last call,' , aggregated 1 19,821fb4,oee, Comptrollei . of the Currency Williams announced -today. This not only was a new high. record, but was an increase of X,77t, 789,000 over the totai shown sy ta- can last August 31. j. ne resources of the national banks ' of the United States, Mr. Williams said,!' exceed the combined aggregate resour-' L ces of the national banks of England, the Dominion of Canada, France, Itary. the Netherlands, : Norway, Sweden' Denmark, Japan ana Germany, a shown by their last availableports. ' Mr. Williams also said that the na tional banks resources were tuly on billion dollars less than the combined resources of all state and other banks' and trust companies in the country, as shown by their reports of June, 1917, and that in the past five years the growth, of the resources of the national institutionis had been greater" than the increase which, took place In the preceding 25 years. m During the present year, the comp-V troller's, report said, only one national bank in the entire country had failed,? that being a Smali institution irr- Call- ' fornla. This, was declared to be the best record since 1870. ' Returns from the-national banks qV November 1, Mr. Williams said, as compared to those .on last August 31, Deposits 8.fl5I,OO,0 an Increase ''b'Mk flts,2,3I5,,000,000, an increase of $33,- I-tMV1 000,000. ' " . . : -" . Blllaf payable ' and , rediscounts, ' $ 1- fif-. H opi,uwv,ouu"an.,.jncrease ,or 5273,000,000, the borrowings hems "principally on liberty bonds, and . certificates of in debtedness. ' " f - The total holdings of U. S. bonds, including liberty bonds, and. certifi cates of indebtedness amounted to 156,000,000, an indrease of $700,000, 000. v j The circulation of all national banks November 1, was $675,000,000, an in crease of approximately $1,500,000. , The lawful' reserve h,eld by national banks, wif.hr,-"federal reserve banks, 1 was $1,101,000,000, adduction of , $1, 000,000, and the excess of reserve held over the amount required was $69,-' 000,000, a reduction, of $38,000,000. , Cash in vaults and due from. federal' reserve banks, totaled $1,808,000,000,, an Increase of. $131,006,000. . ,'- ; Mr. Williams said the lnorease Jn resources ... :(4s,; , widely . distributed: throughout the nation the country banks showing a. material increase in every state except four Nebraska, Kansas, Ohio and Illinois and in thes the decrease was smaill. PREPARING SURPRISE r FOR THE PRESIDENT Re and Mrs. Wilson to Reeelve -Chrlsx mas Tree and Gorgeons Collec tion of Souvenirs. .With the American Army. of oeupa tion, Saturday, Dec 81. (By the As' soeiated Press,) Here :i - a guard rmy secret concerning the president of, the United' States for publication in the United States, but not in France, The story has been passed by the army, censor and concerns the' welcome that is being arranged' jfer thea president fit Christmas time. The army, to arrang ing for President and Mrs. Wilson 5 a-. Christmas tree as a surprise and alio the most gorgeoua collection of Qer man. souvenirs yet gathered -by the Am erican army of oocupatien, , The souvenirs inolude officers gold and steel helmets, anti-tank - gtin" shells, swords, iron crosses and , the like. " j Passes good' throughout the Third army area for President and Mrs. WfU son were issued tody by the provost marshal,; Lieut. Col. Julian Podgfe, provast of the occupied district.; Presi dent Wilson's pass is numbered 500 and that of Mrs. Wilson 506, SCHOOL FdR BOLSHEVISTS IS ESTABLISHED AT MOSCOtV Copenhagen, Dee, 23. Harold IV, lie ' Scavenius, -former Danish minister - fit -Petrpgrad, stated today, that a apeoial revolutionary saheol has been esta lished at Moscow" under the directiqn of the bolshevik leader Radek, , where t returine- to their bwn. countries spread revolutionary ideas, . . . , " Gen. F. 'J Kent, Dead. Troy, N, -T,, Deo, .22. MaJ.Qea. Pof d j. Kent, u, js. At creiireai, oiea. a ns. home in this 6itf this -afternoon aftjr ' 1 ' a brief lllneBB. ensraV Kent .was - r second lieutenant at the: ; autbraaHipf v, tha-ClTil 'WW.i He , vail made ma.v; JJ in 1868 fof ''gallant and, tnerltories C;' y services In the 5 battle of -1 Spottsyt , vania" and colonel in 1364 for imilar-- t ( services during- the campaign befoje - . - Richtaiond. ; Ite served throughout thd r Spahlsh-Am frfean .wai1 and reached the rank of major-general , in .Octobeo, ' . -v . 5i ,'!! - i a t :im mi i-'l T 1 n .-:i'?i :1 P.I SI 1 J'';' i'fe' r. i 1 i it 1 1 n a; it. I V t At X 1 . 1 1 t n
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Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Dec. 23, 1918, edition 1
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