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":-."". . " ?, . " . .': 11 .""..., , . " ", - . -" . ' - - - . -.-:,.. .'.... .... .."..;:.... . , i . ".. 1 i - . . . 9 Complete Seirice of the -J Associated Pr633vv f. VOL. CIH-NO. 118. WILMINGTON, 1 WHOIiE NUMBBB 1 39640 ' f I WILSUN VISITS MANCHESTER (HYES miDTOILSON ORWELGCiE PRESIDEKTTO FRENCH CAPITAL. ffl THE GERMS CAPITAL FEARED GIRLHOOD SCENES OF MOTHER AT CARLISLE I ii ' j : i Fair, aerrmer Monday, Tuesday rain ' ii . L " 4 3 LJL - SERIOUS TROUBLE t ; . " r h. ' armth of th Greeting Given , Him Offsets the Damp, Dreary Weather. WILSON WITH HIM reMdent Attends Services At Congregational Church; Makes Brief Ta&. METED BY BIG THRONG sis Line Streets Despite the Downpour of Rain. . Carlisle, Eng., Dec. 29. President : 3 1 uu wui Rlson, accorapaitieu Tiriiaon, Be to Carlisle today in rain and a aid, penetrating mist w vtaii; sin- Lod home of his mother. But the irarmtli of the greeting of the people i the town ana oi tne mousanos or ry more than offset the dreariness o lie weather. Large crowds lined the iu-eets and cheered the presidential Lrty lustily as it drcve from the sta- lion wnexe cue jimeittcut n tcseiveu ly Mayor Bertram Carr and local no- ables, to the urown ana jaitre cotei, kere the president signed the Free- can's Roll. The president visited Annetwell l;ree:, wnere me sue oi ais i.ie grana- Other's chapel was pointed out to him lid the house in Cavendish place that Us built by his grandfather. Later he Ittended services in the Lowther Street rongregational church. During the Iy-vices the Rev. Edward Booth, pas or, requested the president to come p the pulpit and address the assero- lige. mis tne presiaenc aia, aeuver- ix a short speech in -which he torched bply but eloquently on his mother. lie president spoke as follows: "It is with unaffected reluctance that I inject myself into this service.' -I re enter my grandfather very.weltiJfcnfl, pneinbering him I can see hxjw he huid not approve. I remembervwhat le required of jne and remember the rem lessons of duty he spoke. And I smember painfully about things he tpected me to know , that I did not "There has come a change of timefc rhen laymen like myself are permit- li to speak in a congregation. There i another reason why I was reluctant i speak. "The feelings excited in me today are Wly too intimate and too deep, to hnnit of public expression. The mem- Iries that have come of- the 'mother tho was born here are very affecting. ler quiet character, her sense of duty ad ner dislike of the ostentatious have tone back to me with increasing force i tnese years of duty have accumula- Tet, perhaps, it is appropriate fat m a place of worship I should ac- Mwledge my indebtedness to her and er remarkable father, because, after U, what the world now is seeking to o is to return to the paths of duty, ram trom the savagery of Interests t&e dignity of the uerformance of 2hL I T believe as this war has drawn na- t ns temporarily together in a corn nation of physical force, we shall now drawn together in a combination of oral force that is irresistible.. It is pal force as much as physical force mi nas defeated the effort to subdue p world. Words have cut as deerj as I "The knowledge that wrong has been ia-ptea has aroused the nations. py have gone out like men for a Lade. other cause could have n so many of nations together. ;Je Knew an outlaw was abroad and F the outlaw purposed unspeakable is from quiet places like this all ;he "world that the forces are ac tuated that presently will overpow- u attempt to accnmnllsh evil on I Peat scale. It is like the rivulet at gathers into the rivera arm the f-er thct goes to the sea. So there OUt Of rnmmiiniHaa Itlra fhnA rji, w -..iiii am aaau rams that fertilize the conscience of . and it is th r,,t. v, 'h. h others tried to usurp." I'riL Slhy Program of the day was .' w out with the single exception arnved at the ci station on rme time. W "lr John Cowan and the hleh sidpnt it-, LIie Pianorm wnen uent ;ison aliehted from Alter tht r,r-o: Mrs The..;: .""son a huge bouquet. ted t IT Party was then con- here lh entrance of the station, eopie urv sluare was thronged with Tt. no burst into VlAnrt-o- .iAAt-b 's ll t d StriPes and the British or,,:.. J1SLeu on the tower of the Th dsriar,ln(1.Cor'Unue? to fall,' but the "''lO st u the way to the Crown and Pss er " ! ,f;ie otner prominent cit- st pPr;,; ung to receive the noted Dai' 1I10mas Woodrow, an aged the ,an'i le last living pupil randfathPr 1 resident 'Wilson's fesident ' Was lntroduced to the t-ats dealino. .son inspected .docu- tais grand for n tne residence here mtll !a.ther- the Rev. Mr. Thomas l'on a" u, nen drve to the Sal Where nnra mtnixH tOtK tha, was tne President's r'shome. The Sb Hou fe. in v n he visited Caven- arwick road, built by ather, vCon and where his grand ea on rage Two). ? Four Years of War, Three Wounds, and Here He If t 11 Ml Few. men have seen more, service in the worldwar "than Lieutenant Edgar Bouligny, of . New Orleans. Early in August, 114, he enlisted in the For eign Legion, and was" woundSd three times. He served:. with- those famous warriors, until 1917," then was trans ferred to, the French aviation service and aw action in Serbia and Albania. Before th armistice was signed he was transferred to the American air ser vice and lias just returned to America. His decorations tell the story.. CREWS TELL STORY OF BIG MYAL GUNS Monster Weapons Used by the 'Americans Have Range : f of 21 Miles. FIRE POWERFUL SHELLS Men Who Manned the . Guns .Give Des cription o;.Tliem in Article ; Pub- . Halted in Newspaper Aboard Battleship Utah. New York, Dec. 29. The story of the . success of America's land bat tery of ' 14 -inch naval guns,, as told bjr; - members of the gun crews them selves was given to the public here today j when copies of "The Big U," a newspaper prined on -board the bat tleship Utah; were circulated on shore.' It was the Utah's picked gun crew, the newspaper said, that was sent ashore to; "get" the German'; super gun which . was shelling Paris. . The gun was. removed, it was sal-d, before the batteries could get into action, but the navy men shad the satisfaction of smashing - away at the German-, line for several .months before the armis tice was: sipned. . ' ' , ; The : shells ' fired by the naval guns, according to -"The Big U" were al most twice the size of. those fired-by the . German super-gun and were- so powerful! that - on .one ' occasions one explodin!g shelV hurled ;two ' loaded freight cars ifroin1 a; track' to the top of a rail way s station v Another shell landed 4n 'hut where 100 Germans were watching a motion nieture show ' and when, - American trooos later reached 'the spot -'forty identification - tags ;w,ere all that could ha found to tell the fate of the party. . The 1 naval 'sBruns 'ihabitually i fired at articlesaid, -and more tnan uu rounas had been-mreav , wnen ; me ;- ariui,o was 'flis-ifed. : It- wotild - have- been., nec essary - to have removed ; the 'guns for. relining w-ithina .shortf time ; maa,: not th armistice put an end to their work. ' isands Fill Streets to Over- flowing As He Drives From I: the Station. HE IS CHEERED LUSTILY Station is Strikingly Decorated and Platform, is Lined With Carpet. Manchester, Dec. 29. (By the Asso ciated Press) President and Mrs. "Wil son were greeted on their arrival here at S o'clock this afternoon by thous ands who filled the streets to over flowing on the half-mile journey from the station to the official residence , of the lord mayor and by many more thousands who were packed together in - the huge square in front of the town- halL They cheered Kistaly from the time the president's car -started. through the troopined thoroughfares until he disappeared within the build ing. The presidential party alighted in the strikingly decorated station, which was ablaze with lights that set off the crimson carpet on the platform, the rows of palms and masses of bunting, the .scarlet rotoes of Lord Mayors Sea gure, the huge white wigs and full dress of the high eity offiicials and the nortl v florid white-mustaohed mace Nearer, ho was quite a faTorite -with the American trotfps durlngr the wait for the train. The president greeted, and chatted briefly with the lord mayor and . other officials. He then inspected the Brit ish guard of honor under Lieut. Gen. Snow and F and O companies of the 162nd American regiment f rom : IitVer pooh ' , After posing for two flashlight pic tures the presidential party started Cor tne town nau amm conunuoui onoex ing. For two days until late tbi's af ternoon rain had fallen1 very heavily, but the weather still' faVore,d the pres ident, for it cleared shortly -before; Ws arrival. Nevertheless, closed aufomo, biles decorated witu American, antx fttrlle-c?ra ' nay of ttS fidTt hs " town elerSfe rode witbjitba President an the- flrst car. while Mrs. - Tilson - accompalitexi the lady mayoress1. Others' in the pari ty included Rear Admiralv Grayson, Brigadier General Harte, "Vice 'Admiral Sinls, Major General Blddle, the Ameri can ambassador and "Mrs. John w . Da vis and the town councillors. The president and Mrs. Wttson spent the night quietly as the guests or tne lord mayor. The president had no en gagements and made' bo speeches. FAREWELL DINNER TO BB GIVEN BY KING AND QUKEN London, Dec. 29. -The .arrangements for a private dinner for President and Mrs. Wilson and Kihg r George and Queen' Mary Monday night on the pres ident's return from Manchester have been changed. Instead the function will be a farewell dinner in honor-of the president and Mrs. "Wilson. It will be given in the state dining, roomy in Buckingham palace and about thirty guests will attend it. MUNICH EXPERIENCES TVB MOST GLOOMY CHRISTMAS Munich, Thursday. Dec. 26. (By the Associated Press.) Christmas passed more quietly than ever before in -Munich. 'For the first time since the war, began, the custom of exchanging prifts was almost ybandoned or con fined to trifles, since every one, rich or poor, is anxious abqut the future and is inclined to spend as little as possible Jewellers and dealers in luxuries have issued a statement . asserting trade tous fallen to almost nothinjp. Joy is felt only by those whose relatives have been demobilized or have' return ed from the front, but the shadow of the future, with Its uncertainty and the present instability in public life is overwhelming everything. . In an ticipation of trouble at some 'of the various political meetings, tne govern m-ent has organized strong guards to maintain order at any time the Spar tjtust element: is inclined to become disorderly. ! " ENGLISH AND AMERICAN TROOPS WANTED IN BERLIN London, Dec. 29."We' will -not have peace hereuntli English' anid 'American troops come to keep order," is fa state ment attributed to one of the riotous German sailors in Berlin,' by the corre spondent of the Daily Express; at the German capital. The " correspondent ravs he talked wtth adbzen- other of the men. who: expressed themselves aimiiariv. Some of them added: "Don't let them send the French; or, ; there will he more ngnting. i Ttichard Barthi is quoted -by the cor respondent4 as saying" that he i and -his fellow cabinet membera, Hugo Haase and Wilhelm Dittmann; would not ac- cept tne responsiDiuty oi oruenus- nn rtie ttiif'irit: .-InRtraotkins for i a, kkcdvii. .v v n : the attacks he added, . were given by Premier Ebert, Phillipp Scheidemann and Herr -liandsberg. '-! Silver Chevrons' Stay. Washington, DeCS There has been! some criticism of. the war department order regarding the wearingof silver; chevrons;. .toVdenote, service only at home, Secretary Baker .said . today, but thereis no ( disposition' on the part of the denartment to rescind it. '"A 4eWH years from . now," said - the. secretary, "the ariny of the United States will; be composed of two parts, those wh serv- ed in this;war and -those who didahot,1f Th .che.vrons. both ..those denoting, ser-. vice abroad and -the other denoting. seri. vice at home, will become increasingly valuable." 1 ' 4 "IP if , . f . m s A - ... 4 Ma?--?' m ! ? 4 WiW 111 - sips5 off mmm REC1MYE MORE PAY New Wage Scales On Vessiels Hying From Atlantic and t Galf Ports to allow m nomBEs iScntes Based on, Ste ?h Skins, Which DivMed Into Fife Ota. . r.rti" . k I Washin gton- Dei).! . K. S.Wew; " ag'e scales tor licensee! officers of iaU steamy ships playing sfroan: AlanttcN and gulf ports were 'ptontnlga'ted' ,today Lby the shippiaig boar44ffective f rom -. J anuery 1 to May l..Theyraxe:lased.' on the sfse of the. viwels whlch - are- divided into five . classed , are; the same , as the present - rate "imfd.vin, the - coastwise traffic and do - ytoji, contemplate pay nerit of ibenuses,' in any ..form what ever, .. - . ' . -. ... - Masters will "receive front l 00 v to fS75; a month, .depending. on ; the "; f sise of the ship; : chief engineers . from. 1212150 to $287.60:.' first ' officers and first , assistant engineers, -. $181.25 , to $206.25; second offloers. and second. as sistant: engineers;. $162;W - to $187.50; third officers an third.' assistant en gineers. $143.75r.to $168.75; I fourth -of ficers and fourth,, assistant " engineers,' Al.H- Xo .$150. and -junior, engineers, H25. .y, . , ). i - - - v j- ,rV"age f increases whch might., have been fav9raMy fconsid'ered. dijjring'; cpn diti'bns of warfare-w.ould. nbtnow e warrantediy-TinV D tlWttled vcoin ditionsfoltowing;sice.ssatit)n of ;ihpstilC tles" said e fiaard;.'; -."It Jwari added; "however, :,ajt there are tnb'vim; mediate f prpsects.;of ".reducioiij i'nffciie' cost of livin&',the,presentrate.j of : pay in the coastwise. 8ervice 'hpuld-no1; -he aiminished,s;bHit' ahoujd ,be made j-oinf-versalr for ;ai; services from; Atlantic and gulf ports. s y i j vr.. ' The new-scaleiis4mandfttoryion;,aU vessels o wn.ddr under. -r.e(iuIWtitn' tb'y the, shipping board .. A dliff ereric; of opinion, . however-, was .'. said V.to4 have arisen amohg$nembers j of?' tiel-v? coih' mission making' the- awarni,:as tof.tlie extent "of , whicfe the "award sahiuid be mandatory oh:orher Americah tveBsels; inasmuch, "as vthe- ai-misticewa's JsfghJed after the' aigrenientt'for'theiarbitr-" tion ot th f w5agt;OaTei5,wis adfe.f Ow-i ing to - the . continued:? urgent national. necessity ih f efatibn to :?sliippinsj'.-'1 how ever, the bbardUTgerd that r ail 'priVatfi owners and operators of vessels-" , .'not requisitioned? ahouid vpay.' h'e-?soae. voluntarily to prombte '-. stability V-6f conditions anafpreveHt'lntefrupfion'lof .traffic.'' v;jf..t: :yH.ii'v'- FRENCH BRKONtpte , TO WILMINGTON LOST The Antoinette,- Bringing1' - Cargo 1 ot Nitrate 4 'f55ft.i $o?m -. , Picriea TinCnribbeantSea V Savannah. Dec2.ir-!Norwegian stern er Terrier docke'dhef e to'day " ViliV So 1 ;men of the rortw'oCtheFtencabark; Antoinette, who uvcrepicKoai Uptise .. ' i '. Ss;'" i Oariblfean'v BeajEquth-'rvvof CSabaL.-ii The Antoinette weat'ito pieces on-- a coral 1 -- . i T J.AI . ..- -I reel on jjscem lf fy( l tnu. fct ew iuuk to lifeboats. AQjfr6&l4y?L?3 wasrer. ported s lost -Ve Ahtbirietl?, which was'--under tnK'Tfti'? ted' 'States &hluer.ar . ' Vli.'.-rs-r. TJoard,oca.rnedJndaleif.r Jura. kn'.i j tiiriiiAvy V J'- i ' Innuensir Epidemic ISiibsldes.;': ; "-.Norfolk; Vk Dec. ';29.'-s--Followin-g; the annoinceme.ofKe hsaltlf authbrltieB: that the influenza, eptdemic x had"' gain services , Was t lifted ModaV inV Norfolk -and -Suffolk and: the public 'schooleoX whoth cities i'will reonen --m' ornmg.-'i The disease was prevalent I occupied area -HWiil ce.'iM.-niariu tor i Tncnt'; in tne cnamrer oi aenuties to-j eminent" Is sending troops Jo - aid th V '. - '" ' - j i "iipaiiy. kmongr.vauoieikt ;--tiivvrsncB vv.,.,. ,( - , " , ? 4 -.-ari5vians.a-ainsi tpe mosiems. t " STORM BREAKS IN THE FRENCH . CHAMBER WHEN FOREIGN MINISTER v OUTLINES FRANCE'S PEACE PLANS Parle, ' Dec 29. (By the Associated Press.) The. storm which has been threatening in the French chamber for the past four days broke this afternoon when 1 Stephen Pichon, , minister ; .of foreign affairs, amid violent '.inter ruptions by the socialiats and counter demonstrations by the government supporters, outlined France's ' peace teTtms. - ' The minister declared that France is ahsoitttisly In iigreement-that jfull .puj (icity giyen"f to' tne .prtwedihgs '6f f th Jfeace. conference. ?4jB(e .announced Weiicoili . tnac tt wotxhcu ow tti a - - leasrre - onaracteit, j so xar. as f ranca tropps re concerned, and that jif oiKensiver.' operations ; wer.l undertaken It must foe by Russian tropps. . . It . had . been . evident -for! the '. past 1)0ESjBIGtMMAGE Five Business Buildings De r stroyed With Loss Estimated . : At $i;ooo,ooo. FOURTH ; WITHIN A MONTH Lack of Water and Explosions of Pow c. ' dr and. SlieU in'IIardware Store v;Han4ioap"reme--OB , : ' V BmartobleEsap.'- " Bristol, Tenn., ; Dec. ' 2 9. Fire ' early tonlfetWhlc'.'orlgft&'eo'' in rtte', five-, etbiyhulldingjoccupied byi.theyMitchell P(owBrs (Hardware' in: Sta"te,; street on '-.t the Virginia sidejcompleteiyr4 de stroyed t!thatV structure and!' four 'other buildings - in the heart of the business district at: an; estimated loss iif. ,$1,000;T OOOV partly covered by -insurance. "The pied y'th'e Bristol Sas &' Electric Co.? office,! the tjrnn-Kay lor " company," and the other; tTCobyclQthingtores.! I -:The fire.; which-. was the -most -disastrous Mn. the history, ot the ? cfty, was gotten-under control shoftfy aftermld nfght ; when it reatehed the 'Dominion National. -bank xhuiiding; on- the north arid ':.trle . Strau,ssvdepartment ..store on the south damaging . , these buildings.. !Lackxf water and the ' explosions of poVder.Wpd shells- in ithe Mitchell -Powr "era Jb;uilding;igreg,tly handicapped the repien ; and s when the blaze began . to spread pa eithei- jside -of this 'building an ;?ap1beal ' ,Vas ' "made , for '. assistance f toni Kihgspprt and .Johri's.bn Cfty'.. Wa ter', was flhaily obtained "from -a; small pr eek. -tfcrou gl . a1" pmmp f and this, . it . is said probably, "saved th;te'ntire down ,town,;'dltrifct frbm destruction. . . No(pne';i.w'asKinJure'd,'S.'athbiigh .one flremanr"becanieVoverba.lanced on top of ca!Vhree-stpry. buildipg -where he Vasfighjtin,g,e 4re. Turning a somer sault" In'i'tne ai r; he'landed -head down ward between rungs ,ot a ladder stands Ink on i the ' first- floor.' Other firemen ran tes his assistance thinking he was jta "rtrViari "iotB'9i1 ha - vn iiTihiirt. BiU." , " i. v. w . ' - - . Fqj-thyf'urth time wl,thin' a month Bristol,; hasvoeen yisitea .y :.. large nres, wol!of vhich ,were:th'e most disastrous jn ithe history of the city, . The "one I tonlgKt' wpjce-; our in tne same manner alasvthe other three. . Ail of them were . h th .. ; . ' : . , . i," ' State i street. ':: An " inveBtfgation, it. is thought, may be made by the city oiH cials.;; 0 .7 ; v... '. ;. , : ', .i , .fs' : . . . . -C'-' W'-k ::i8' Marks For 100. Franca. lt?ith Lthel AmericanArmy of Occupa tion, Friday, Dec 27. (By j the QVsso elated ptfess--Beginning . Saturday the -exchange- on 'marks throughout tne fKmmstol week that the opponents of Premier Clemenceau were . determihed to ob struct in every possible way the vot ing of the budget . of . i0,5p0,90Q;0a0 f ranees for the. first three .months of 1919 - unless the government stated its peace terms either- through . Premier Clemenceau . or M. Pichon. But it was not expected that the government would do so before Monday. V aiMMX9winsu.9 haasju, iin M. Franklin-BoulHon, of : the com- Aip.DITTMAKX HJIT OABINE1 mittee of 'foreign affairs, brought mat-. Berlin, Dec. 29 6 a. m (By the As ters to a . head, however, .by a violent sociated Pres.)-i-Foreign Mlnistei attach on? M.-Pichon. and .they govern- -Haase,. Mfttlse .of Social Policy Barth ent' foreign pMcy.; f '. and Detnobili&tion 'Minister Dittmann .' Since ; Thursday; the : "government retired. 'from the cabinet at midnight bench has sat in obdurate - silence, re- accord that the utmdst publicity should (Cbntinued on Pag Eight ERAHGE ASKS FOR JO AMEXATIOHS But Reserves the Right to Dis- cus$ Boundaries of Alsace Lorraine. TO INTERVENE IN RUSSIA Foreign : Minister . Pichon. Says This . is - Inevitable Bat That 'It Will Be Of Defensive Character on i . - ..." - It ' Part of France.. - . . Paris, Dec 29. :France does not, de sire ,anyr;annexations as a result of the war, but reserves to herself the richt of "'discussion ': concerriinW the , . a, t '"V-f uuuutt.i . a-y..u.f.vwy.u- l&g? tq ap5tatement. made today .ty Foreien 'Minister Pichon. r ' ir -li.-v'-- " j-i,' pnnk I . - , . 'i i. - government xiau.' itccevicu. wi jkiu-, .ciple'of a,:.oMety of; aation.and.that it'; now is working on its4 effective re- alization in. a practical way,-. - .. ,.i - "Interventin 4n Ru'ssia the minister declared is inevitable,' out it would be of a defensive character. , .so ' far as TrwiT, . -'. Anant" Tf Afj tensive , operations '.were .undertaken against thelbolshevifeW he added, they must.be cartied.out.by Russian irbops." The Russians have 10d.0(M men. at Odessa, ready to intervene against the bolshevikiyj-s&id M..?sPichonr knd f Gen. Berthelot'sarmy in Rumania-was ready if t any-' attempt at , intervention , was made; by Ukralnia.. . . ' y - FULL -PUBLICITY tFOR THE . - PEACE, CONFERENCE . FAVORED t Paris, - Dec. ; 29. (By- the 'Associated Press.) France is absolutely 'in agree ment" that -full' publicity be given to the proceedings of the peace confer ence. -.Tfis announcement was made by Stephen"-Pichon,th; foreign minis ter, in ' the -ehamber of deputes today. .' ' i--?,, '. EAST. WINjnK IS AWAITED - - BEFORE HIP IS FLOATED . Norfolk, Va.; Dec29. The big Greek steamer EUtrt,' which went ashore off Currituck, ihlet" twp-. weeks ago dttfling a fog and gale; cannot he floated until the rescuers are aided-by -an east -wind, according to a wireless report received from tho' tug Rescue,' which'is standing by' the Ellin this'af ternoon. The steam er has been dragged to the outer bar. ; "ii " ' r 'i ' i ; , " , . LOYA RUSSIAN CAPTURE ' -. I il 1S,000 BOLSHEVIK PRISONERS Paris Dec. 2J. Russian troops . have captured ; Perm t'f rom- the 'bolsheviki, taking 18.000 prisoners. - M. Pichon, the foreign minister made this an n ounce - wneii M..rjBfl( ttKwjicu,Wie. uiuijue on,,a,vma3ority or questions-the m this aftemo.eii; he was' red)rto answer, dependents Submitted xfdr ccm$id vHe-de-claradr - - - ration- il'reitnier eberr,' Findnce Min-: ' -"First. ftKatilhe vernment'WASin i-ter Scheid'emann . arfd " Minister oi . Sunday's Events Awaited By tht People With ConsiderabH ' Anxiety. SAILORS HOLDING PALACE Ex-Kaiser's Former . Domieih Still Bears Signs of Re sent Shelling. London, Dec. 29. BerMn reports fron Copenhagen and "Amsterdam indicate ' that Sunday was being awaited iU the German capital with anxiety, K being feared ' that ' the great open' a meetings which had been arranged would lead to serious trouble. . The dlspatchessaid the bourgeois M -press was urging , the support of tu ' government of Freiderich Ebert and -Philip Soheidemann, while the Sparta cans were convinced that . their hour had arrived and that they would b able to sweep aside all resistance. Despite the promised evacuation, tht dispatches add, sailors still occupy th imperial palace and sentries far past ed at all its entrances; The . Berlin Taiges Zeitijtng asserts that - marine . have occupied the reichstag building, Acoording to one of the dispatches, the Vossische Zeitung of Berlin say ' the palace shows -signs of the recent bombardment. .A shell passed through the marble-covered wall and lodged in the courtyard. - . . The long, narrow dining room wai concverted into a. hospital ward, and in. it basins and pans of blood-stained, water are still lying ' The former em-'. peror's private . rooms we're closed bj the ministry , of nnarvce. Five dead sailors were found-lying in the small vestibule of the second courtyard. last , night aftfer the A central ; jaounciJ Scheidemann ." i'PQblicit'aHdsberg,are!now in' charg The cabinet . and the council of sol diers and workers , sat in conferenc throughout all of , yesterday-afternoon in what was a cross-examination by the council of the, cabinet on.' the cabi net's recent administration. . After ward the council went into executiv session and sat until late at night. The impression -JS' that the majorits socialists will -form, a new government with the assistance- of the liberal fc?eoisie. ., ;..ljt that his faction does not approve oi the tactics of theSpartacus socialists, or violence in any form... He .permitted the inference that Hugo Haase's. part; does not at present contemplate a counter-revolution. BERLIN IS KXTBJSMKLY DISTURBED OVJB SITUATION Paris, Dec. ' 29.-(Havas) Advice i from Zurich are to the, effect that' th t situation in Berlin remains obscure, but that the city evidently is extremely , disturbed and It was thought ' Sunday ' might prove a crucial day. Both po litical parties were seen to be making formidable preparations Tor the an nounced demonstrations. " The dispatches 'added that ' serious , news is being received from Hamburg, rLubeck, itiel and Dansig, where revo rlutionary sailors are masters of the situation,- It is also "asserted that there fiav6 been sanguinary encounters in the Ruhr hasin region of West Prussia. ARMS ARB DISTRIBUTED TO . RADICALS AND SOCIALISTS - " c ' -f ' asett; savaaVwst Co- I! uted today at Bremen to the followers - oi.tne raaicai ana socialist parties SAILORS PLEDGE? LOYALTY TO BERLIKT GOVERNMENT. Amteraam, uec. ' z. -xne sa Amterdam, Dec.' ,29. The sailors'' unc'il of the German " admiralty and fe?ncll" ,of thf .GefWairadmlralty and tLvifi VL llftt, , ftlJLZ ff i1""1- the marine general staff have Issued a' , ti1..V;",fcJ JJ .1" "7. "r flcult times Germany is experiencing. STEAMER CARBI'S CARGO REPORTED BREAKING, LOOSE ; Halifax, N. tS., Dec' 29.-A' wirless iee .4un.,wuiu ow f American sieamer HvariD reporwo iiiii xjie m.oa.icr.wB iu .Lisui.uae ii.xu,. Longitude 58.20, with, her, 'cargo shift-, ing and breaking loose.; A later mes-5 sage intercepted tho're was sent from" another steamer; to. the- Carib -saying, that the' second steamer -would arrive at the same location at about 8 o'clock tonight andad vising the Carib .to show , lights and send up rockets. t. The Carib sailed from Nantes on De cember 19. for; Norfolk. The position , given Is about 350 - miles southeast of Halifax... :'t. 1 , . Blor Up Soldiers'. Meaoment. Coke, Ireland, Dec' 29.(By the As sociated - Press.) SlhnV'-FetaeraV- on t Saturday night after the 'announcement ol tha" k election results, blew, up:' the lent erected : by public' subscrlp- mounment erected by public' subscrip tion to - the1 Cork r soldiers , who had fought 'in the South ' African war. - v; - Trouble .lit Abyssinia. " " " Washington, "Dec 2 9.ULA report from Cairo received at the state department says 7- trouble has arisen in Abyssinia . it. is reported that the Abyssinian gov t it- i l . lliir ' "I. t . Ik; 1 Mm 'I f , i ::' in .l- ' Mi. m '.H-V; en- i If; Hi i I m It ..7 J ' f. m m. 4-t?-.- ' ,- t" in 1 '4 . K.l, ' .'! -.' i .'.' i '?;' 4 f . ' p v.- r- 7:;-L." U v ' - 'J ''It'
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Dec. 30, 1918, edition 1
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