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CHARLOTTE; , N. C, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 14, 1918.
PRICE FIVE CZl
i :
MUSTS
SE11T Hi'
I'iLD III 1IH
German . Organization in Ameri
ca Had Over 200,000 Members.
HEADED PY WM. B. HALE
a Senate Committee Told by Capt
Lester, How Huns Gathered :
' Information and Used
' ' Washington,' 1)60.,'. lS.rOperatlona
t of the German propaganda system Jn
;the United States through which val
uable information for transmission to
' ' "Berlin was gathered at the same time
thai German -dectrlses were spread
1 over the country, were laid bare today
, by Captain O. B. Lester, of the army
intelligence service, in testimony be.
fore the senate- committee Investigate
Ing beer and German - - propadanda.
. Most of the evidence related to actlv-
... ity of Teutonic agents before . the
United States entered the war. ;
Captain Lester declared that an on
named Informant, now Interned, told
him that the Berlin government on
July 10, 1(14, nearly a month before
the war started, called into confer
" ence about 111 trained and educated
German propagandists and sent them
to all parts of the world with In
structions to prepare for the world
war which they were told was about to
be precipitated. Thirty-one of these
landed in the United 8tates two weeks
after hostilities started and became the
nucleus for an organisation of between
200,000 and 100,000 volunteers, mainly
German-Americans, who fathered in
formation of all kinds and reported
it to German consuls and agents in
, hundreds of communities. '
Hato the-Eventual Head.
WIT Jam Bayard Hale, a writer for
the Biearst newspapers, and formerly
confidential representative of Presi
dent Wilson in Mexico, eventually be
came head of the publicity branch of
. ' the organisation thus built up, Cap
tanv.Lester said. .The officer also tes
tified that' newspapers .and writers
were Influenced to promote German
propaganda, film plays were produced
promoting distrust of - Japan i and
Mexico, a. Washington newspaper man
was hired to report secret government
information to the German headquar
ips, writers were sent to Germany
. tv-eehd back dispatches, praising the
German cause, and. a golden book?
was circulated throughout the United
!taes to"get s1gatui'sotAimrtean
. citizens leaning toward pro-German
sympathies.
J. J. Dickinson, a newspaper man
'' and former major in the army, was
hired at M0 a week to report on con
fidential interviews with officials to
German headquarters in New York,
v said Captain Lester. Dickinson claim
ed that he had confidential relations
with
" "get
cabinet members, .that he could ""'e.on jar ma
in the back door 'of the White! i?lLair!51J?. Lw.h.?.ter tney had
House." and boasted- that he was re
sponsible for the notorious leak on
the peace note. Captain Lester de
clared. The .witness admitted that
. records ehoweu Dickinson did have
'considerable, official Information of a
confidential nature, and gave it to the
German representatives.,
Captain Lester, continuing hia tes
timony tomorrow,' expects to tell how
the German agents tried to stir up
revolt antong American negroes to
servo German purposes.'
Propagandists Arrive.
. The Intensive German propaganda
efforts had their' beginnings, Captain
Lester 1 said, in a series at lectures
given the chosen agents at Berlin by
representatives of the foreign office
and other German government agen
cies. - Elaborate memoranda . were
prepared on detailed subjects, and,
armed with these, SI sailed from Co
penhagen for the United States, 'Aug
' ust 4. 1914. arriving Auarutrt 15. on
the same boat with Dr. Heinnerich
Albert, paymaster for the propagandas
forces. The only ones of these men
mentioned by Captain Lester were Dr.
Adolph Meklenberg, Dr. Eric Kraske
and Dr. Philip Bonn, all of -whom
havev returned to Germany. He ex
plained that, for military reasons,
other names could not be disclosed.
The group sent to America as well
as those sent elsewhere had specific
functions laid out for it.- One group
al.l' " c 51a"z
and Mexican relations
, The delegation -on arriving in this
country established headquarters - at
1123 Broadway, arrangemenu having
been made in advance. Cantaln Center
said, by George Sylvester Vlereck. then i
publisher of a weekly known' as The
Vaterland,: Matthew , Claussen.
publicity manager for the Hamburg
American; interests,, the ' wltnens testK
fled,' directed work of the German
press bureau at first In preparation of
2 $?Jll??? rVt
"v -"" y
but later he was replaced by Hale.
Great Secrecy Maintained.
Great secrecy was mafntalned con
cernlng the maintenance of the head
quarters, Captain Lester said, a pass
word, Burgomaster being required
9ri flirlinlitonn tn Taw AtnArta nfRnaa
there, through part of the Hamburg- j orders from civilians for' monster air
American line ticket offices. ' This was ' planes capable of a non-stop flight of
the frequent meeting place of Voaf 300 miles. ' -,
Bernstorff, Captal Boy-Ed, Von 1 . 1 '" '
Papen. Wolf Von . Igel and other , EAT AND BREATHE "FLU"
German representatives, according to rcDMC uhtuaiit uanu
the witness. ; and direct wires were GERMS WITHOUT HARM
maintained with the -Sayville wireless! " a ',
ntatlon, which communicated with the L Boston, Dec. 13. Experiments un-
radio tower at Tvauen, Germany;
Great; quantities of German news -
papers ; magazines and .books were
shipped Into the United : States ifor
use pf the propagandists,' and, these,
'also went to Mexico aw.d other ooun-
trtea, A Mexico City newspaper. La'
Pensa, described by Captain Lester as :
'many of the articles, which . were Aki
.... . . w vuuv;u
trtbnted there through the. German
min: ter, V;on Eckhardt'- i. ? .
Captain Lester road Into the rec
ord a cablegram from Lord Northcllffe
to Arthur Brisbane, in Decedber, 1910.
two months after the International
News Service's cable privilege had
been revoked, urging Brisbane to come
to Engtejnd. . , -
DISCHARGED SOLDIERS TO
, KEEP THEIR UNIFORMS
Washington, Dec 1.1. Secretary
Baker Informed Chairman Dent, of
the house military committee, today
that the war department had decided
that all discharged soldiers may per
manently retain the uniform and
overcoat they wear when mustered
out. Mr. Dent prepared a bill em
bodying the necessary authority. Pre
vtonsly the department had. planned
to bare the clothing returned to the
government three mouths after a sol
dier's discharge. '
Fearful That Sudden Ending of
War Will Injure .Them.
Are Anxious to Know WhaH Gov
ernment Is Going to Do
About War Contracts. :
- BY II. E. C. BRYANT, r
Washington Dec. 1. Marked dis
satisfaction with the manner In
which the" government is cancelling
war contracts Is expressed by 'dozens
of' manufacturers who have come to
Washington to see how they are to
get "from under.' Although 'there
has been every assurance by govern
ment officials that fair play will rule,
and no contractors suffer through the
sudden ending of the waf, many who
went ahead on verbal orders are fear
ful that they will not be taken care
of. - fvrv-is-.
The Dent bill, purporting to take
care of manufacturers who accepted
war work in good faith and began
making up war supplies without re
ceiving signed contracts, is declared
no remedy by contractors and other
business men. It is attacked , prin
cipally on the score that It puts all
adjustments In the hands of the sec
retary of "war, permitting no re
course to the courts. It also Is assail
ed because it, prohibits any settle
ment with contractors beyond actual
costs involved, permitting no compen
sation for time lost.
Among the leading protestanls
against the course cancellations are
taking are the shoe interests. After
an agreement for settlement for mil
lions of pairs of army shoes, that will
not be needed Was reached between
the war department and - the con
tractors, it in asserted, the .agreement
was abrogated by the quartermaster
general's department with the result
that the shoe men ' are in serious
doubt as to-what will happen. The
situation for them , la aggravated by
the fact that millions of dollars, is
Ufisuwn,' , On .the other 'hand It Is
asserted that the shoe Interests want
the government to take the shoes off
their hands and' dispose nf the
An effort has been made to Induce
the war industries board to teirn..,ieu
matters out-but this has failed, the
board, holding that It has no juris
diction. Chairman Baruch has very
definite 1 ideas on the rights of the
men who hurried work on war ma-
signed contracts, however
"No conductor, whether the form
of, his contract Is acceptable or not
in a legal sense," said Mr. Baruch
today, "should be allowed to suffer
financial loss by reason of the sudden
end of the War. The war Industries
boasd takes the position that every
agreement made by the government
should be lived up to. The govern
ment, is too big to attempt to take
advantage of the contractors who ac
cepted in good faith its assurances
regarding orders." ' '
JUDGE BINGHAM HEADS
COMMERCIAL CONGRESS
Clarence j. Owens Also Re-
Elected Director General.
l Session Adjourns. . ' ;
Baltimore. Dec. 13. Rnwt um.ih
Bingham, of Louisville. Ky., and Dr.
iClarence J. Owens.vof Rlverdale. Md.
were re-elected president and director
general respectively, of the Southern
Commercial congress at its final ses
sion here today. The present vice
presidents and the board of directors
also were retained. Next year's con
vention will be held In Washington,
the time to be named later;
A military parade, provided as an
attraction or tne convention took
i different army posts near Baltimore
wav
vessels in the harbor participated
, pi ipn WFIfiUCi ecucw TAMO
F'",CK "t'wnOipfcVfcW IWNb
AND CARRIES SEVEN TONS
' . . .... . . '
' T1"1 .wi75 toTlio Observer Jrom
(Copyright, Ml, by Public Ledarer Co I
London. Dec. 13. Mn Hannv
Page says the machine which flew into
bonder englnana
tnaia rrom Cairo was a converted
was snout naif tne alzti nf th
Handley-Page four-engine machine,
the wings of which have a span of
137. feet The latter machine weiahs
seven tons and carries a load of seven
under Its wing without touching it
vMii - Uonillftif.DsM la. . nAt
iuns. a , wia . motor torry can stand
dertaken by the navy department at
1 the navy nubile health service fion-
pital on Gallups island to ascertain
the cause and spread of-Influenaa
have had merely negative results, ac-'
cording to a f-eport given out today
On hundred volunteers Vho have
been under observation for several
( .: nave- nun v jnuuenza verms
placed in their nostrils and throats
and have eaten them with their food
and some have been inoculated with
serums, but no cases of the disease
have developed thus far. , .
Increased appetite and more -vigor-pus
health have been the ' only no
ticeable results of the experiment, ac
cording, to the physicians, .The tests
will be continued. y ,
CUB OS fli
wm mm gas
Germany's Knowledge of Prep
arations Believed Important
Factor In - Causing Her to
r Seek' Armistice. . . - :
; New ' York, ? Dec. 3. Details of
America's "enormous preparations"
to overwhelm the German armies with
poison gas were made public today by
the New York section of the American
Chemical society. - Military authorities
and' engineering -r chemists, ' It was
stated,, had expressed the belief, that
Germany's, knowledge of these prep
arations had been an Important factor
in causing, her to seek an armistice.
- Asserting that In May, 1017. the
production," of gas masks was started
by a group of five volunteers. Colonel
Bradley Dewey, commanding officer
of the gas defense, declared that UP to
the time the truce was signed, there
had been produced 6,000,000 masks,
3,000,000 extra canisters, 600,000
horse masks and large quantities of
mustard gas suits, gloves, ointments
and antidotes. The production of. gas
masks when hostilities ceased, he
added, had reached 40,000 , a day.
The lilt model, he said, showed a
revolution in design overcoming all
discomforts of earlier patterns and
adding 10-fold efficiency.
Colonel William H. Walter,' com
manding the Edgewood arsenal, said
that on November 11 "we had all the
facilities for producing mustard gas
at the rate of 100 tons a day, to say
nothing of our resources for deluging
our enemies with chloride! phosgene
chlorpicrin and new vapors previously
unknown to them."
He added "that there was never a
day when the production of material
did not exceed the ability to utilise
it" and paid tribute to chemists who
had braved the dangers of poison gas
plants far from the glamor of the real
battlefields, and who in some cases
had made the supreme sacrifice. ; .
HYDRO-AIRPLANE CARRYING
FIVE PASSENGERS PLUNGES
NOSE FIRST INTO HOUSE
Two Enlisted Men Instantly
Killed; Two Others Injured;
v One Escapes' . Unhurt in Acci
' dent Near. Norfolk.
Norfolk, Va., Dec 13. Two enlist
ed men were Instantly killed and two
ensigns injured this afternoon when a
big hydro-airplane, known u i 18je,'
speeded head, first into the Wllloughby
ctttb.t wear- the- Be tenth "n Mt"Httw
on Wlllpnghby' spit, about' It miles
irom tne city. The maonine was com
pletely,, wrecked and the roof and
veranda of the clubhouse torn away.
. The dead:. r..-t .,,f
Radio Expert- Thomas Vincent
Jones, V. 8. N., of Gadsden, Ale ;
Machinist Llewyn Alexander, of
New York city. - . v, ... '. '
Ensign Robert Palmedo, who was
piloting the. machine, 'escaped-with a
iracturea leg. " Ensign David Thomas
sustained slight injuries to the backt
Quartermaster W. V. Avery, wireless
operator, was uninjured.
The big hydro-airplane, known as
18-16, was One of the largest in use
by- the navy and was equipped with
two powerful motors. The machine,
with five aboard, left Baltimore at is
o'clock this morning for a run. to the
Hamp'ton Roads naval ' base and re
turn. At the head of the bay the pilot
lost his way in the dense fog and mist
overhanging the coast, and was forced
to land In order to obtain his location.
The machine was successfully dropped
in the water . near the scene of- the
accident. A few minutes later, the
flight was resumed, with the head
pointed shoreward. Emerging from a
mist bank, the machine plunged, nose
first Into the club building. The
machine crumbled In the wreckage of
the .roof, and .veranda. Jones and
Alexander were caught under themo
tors and crushed to death. " "
s It was the second round trip the
men had attempted .In the machine in
two successive days. Throughout the
trip down today the men were foreed
to hug the bay surface closely in order
to avoid the dense fog and maintain
direction.
The escape of the other men in the
machine is considered little short of
miraculous. Spectators who rushed to
the scene exneete s " five dead.
CAMERON M0hnlUN TO - v
. ANNOUNCE HIS CANDIDACY;
Formally Enters Tield j for Demi
, ocratic Nomination to Sue
: ceed Governor . Bickett v
BY n. E. C. BUVANT.
Washington,' Dec. . 13. Cameron
Mqrrison-. ' conferred ' With v Senator
Simmons and other friends here: to
day. He will formally announce his
candtQacy for governor, . to succeed
Governor Bickett. tomorrow or Sun
day. '.Mr. Morrison has contemplated (
taxing mis action ror some aays DUt
did not .get ready tbx pull the trigger
until toaaV. ;
It la not known whether or not
Senator Simmons
will support Mr J
Morrison, wno nas oeen nis noiiticai
I and personal friend for years. It Is
u.ti.k.ft i a. a t 1 1
believed here that he will give his
support to him or play hands off.
. When the' Morrison announcement
is out, the ball will begin; to roll.
There are' others ready to, announce, '
It is understood here that Robert N.
Page, of Montgomery county, wilL en- -ter.
Max - Gardner, of Cleveland
county, is already running, y t ?r
BURLESON NAMES! BOARD ; j
TO OPERATE "WIRE LINES1
Washington, Dec. 18. Postmaster f
General Burleson tonight appointed a'
board for. the operation of . the tele- .
graph' and telephone service under
government controi . Union NV Bethel, -,
vice president of the American Tele- s
phone & Telegraph Co., is chairman '
and ' the other members are F. A. '
Stevensoni superintendent of plant of
the American Telephone & Telegraph ;
Co.; G. M. Yorke.vlce president,' oft
tne western union Telegraph com
pany, and A." F. Adams, president of
the Kansas City.' Home Telephone
company.- ,k , ,
SGEI1S
the eiiiTon
PEACE'
Estimate Placed Upon Wilson by
', the German ' Press.
DAILY APPEALS . CONTINUE
Will Be Able -to Atfcnd Only
'7 Small Part of Decisive Peace
Proceedings, Says One Paper; -
Special Wireless to The Observer
. From The London Times.
(Copyright, .1318, by Public Ledger
:- . Company.) .
London, Dec' IS. The German
pjress dally , continues its appeals - to
President Wilson. Particularly char
acteristic Is the leading article in The
Frankfurter Zeltung on December . 5,
which begins saying that It is a long
time until spring when President Wil
son hopes for the conclusion of peace,
and adds: " , ;
"Mr. Wilson will be able to attend
only a small part of the decisive ne
gotiations. This would be regrottable,
for, whatever we may think about him
otherwise, the American president is
for us Germans the guarantor of. a
fair peace."
While It is prudent to discount re
ports from Germany coming through
the Hague, which usually are more
pessimistic than those coming out of
btockholm or Copenhagen, the first
account of the economic revolution is
so similar to the course of events m
Russia under Kerensky that It cannot
be passed over lightly.
The British army won the boxing
tournament with 60 points, the United
States army, with '33, the royal air
torce and tne royal navy with 32
each, the United States navy with 33
and others with less.
In last night's bouts,' Ratner beat
Fullerton, Down beat Ring, Wells beat
McGoorty, Brown beat Stephens,
Chaney beat Coulon,' Moore beat
Wljde and Basham beat Delaney.
WOMAN CAMPAIGNING IN '
i ENGLAND MAKES IT HOT
Special Cahlo to The Observer Front
1 The London Times. '
(Copyright,. 1313, by Public Ledger
Company.)
London, Dec X3.-One of the most
waited by Mi QloBjhstJalhe
MJddlesex division, who Is standing as
an Independent coalition candidate.
She is a college woman and was for
merly parliamentary secretary of .the
Xattonal Union of Women's Suffrage
societies during the war. She orgap
ised the Women's ', Service league
which recruited 60.000 women. Onel
of her opponents, Col. Grant Morden,
formerly a Canadian, in the course of
his speeches, has been telling Mrs.
Strachey , to go home to mind her
children. The electors apparently
consider this an outworn prejudice
and resent It. Mrs. Strachey retorts
with caustic remarks, '
A committee of unionists, liberals
and laborltes who object to Morden,
asked Mrs. Strachey to run. Morden
is being kept busy and is offering
$6,000 reward to anybody who can
prove that he made any money out of
the British Cellulose company, a war
Industry whose shares mysteriously
Jumped from six pence (12 cents) to
$72.50. Morden says he lost $125,000
In the company and loaned others
$500;000 - There has been a lot of
talk about this company, which Is
being Investigated by a commission.
CAMP HEALTH' CONDITIONS
CONTINUE TO IMPROVE
Washington, Dec 1 3. Health con
ditions in army camps In the United
States, continued to improve during
the week ended December, 6, a re
port to the surgeon general 'of the
army today . , said.. JJoth the non
effective and death rates were do-
ciaeaiy- lower, than for the preced
ing Week. Influenza continues to pre
vail at practically all stations, but
the report said the disease Is less
Virulent' and less- frequently compli
cated' by jpneumonta than during the
earlier .-weeks of the epidemic. ;
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
. TO HAVE LONG SCHEDULE
Minneapolis?1 Minn., Dec '13. A
schedule of 154 games for. the Ameri
can association this season was agreed
upon at the meeting of club owners
tonight The season will . start May 1
and end late in September. A com
mittee to draw up a schedule will be
appointed later. ,
J.0-J0 SAYS
-tyt.n w ..a muuaaly ,8unday.
Curious thing that the fellow Who
is most popular with himself usually
has fewest friends , , ' :
, ; : . , . ... . .
I ir jryvi
HOUSE VOTES TO RAISE
FEDERAL JUDGES PAY
Washington, Dec. 13. By a vote
of 193 to 79, the house tonight
passed a bill providing salary in
creases of 31,500 year for eech
of the 131 Judge of the .United
States district and circuit -courts
and the court of cuUma, The
measure now goes to the senate.
District and court of claim Judges
would receive (7.&00 a year and
Circuit Judges $8,500. -
Raw Cotton Distribution Com'
: miHea te .riiccnlvorlo
"1
II II I IK W W -WMVVIVWVI .
lnderstood That Officials No
Linger Regard i1j Necessary
to Control Distribution.
Washington, Dec. 13. All govern
ment regulations affecting raw cotton
ended today with the dissolution of
the cotton ' distribution committee' of
the war industries board.
' While there was no announcement
either by Chairman Charles J. Brand,
of the committee, or by Chairman
Baruch, of the war Industries board,
as to the considerations which led to
the declstdn to abolish the committee.
It was understood that officials no
longer regarded it as necessary to
control distribution - now that the
world .markets ' have been reoeened
with-the ending of the war.
The committee appointed by Presi
dent Wilson to Investigate the general
cotton situation was dissolved several
weeks ago after it had reported to the
President that there, was no necessity
for fixings a price for. the various
grades of raw cotton,
today affecting cotton was the alloca-1'
tlon by the shipping board of two
ships of 21,200 tons for the cotton
carrying trade. The Kirkle, of 9.400
tons, was ordered to Galveston to load
cotton for England and the Challen
ger, 11,800 tons, was sent to New Or
leans to load also for English ports.
In making this announcement,
Balnbrldge Colby, of the shipping
board, said that great quantities of
cotton are awaiting transportation,
and that he is "very hopeful of being
able to follow up these allocations
shortly with additional tonnage" as it
is released from war requirements.
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CZERWIN'SXjETTERTO
XV-.. ess
IPRQR..CilABL&-lN
191? IS MADE PUBLIC
Told the Emperor Condition of
. Empire Was Crowing; Desper-
ate and Urged Seeking of I
Early Peace.
Sy the Associated Preen,
t, Dec, 11. -Count Csernin,
former Austro-Hungarlan. foreign
minister, gave the correspondent an
the letter which he sent to Emperor
Charles In April, 1317, In which the I
minister ueciarea tnat tne conaition or
Austria was growing desperate. In
the letter, Count Csernin told the em
peror that he did not think another
winter campaign was possible and as
serted It was necessary that peace ne
gotiations should be begun.
The letter, which was referred to
in Interviews Count Csernin gave the
correspondent last week, follows:
"Tour majesty: It Is evident our
military power is on the verge of ex
haustion. "I need but Instance the. complete
drying up of the sources of manpower
and the despair which has taken hold
of all portions of the population who
are so underfed that the misery of
war can no longer be borne by them.
"Though I hope that we may suc
ceed in holding. Out during the next
few months and in maintaining a suc
cessful detfenslve, I am quite con
vinced that another winter campaign
Is thordughly Impossible. (At all costs,
the war must ne orougm to a con
elusion In the summer or the early
' Dart ef the autumn. It Iw essential
mat peace nei uiuiuuns euuuiu us
started before the waning of our
strength is appreciated clearly by our
enemies. ' .it.--..-; v,;o
"Should we approach the' entente
when conditions in the interior of the
empire leave no doubt of our Im
mediate collapse, 11 would be futile
to believe that the entente would
S TLJSZTZm
tlon of the central 'powers. . , . .
Permanent ownership,, :
.. ne rur uimc .cvctciio.1
vr 1 rlfc : illilfa w I w l tnlw
Prdvided in ' Bill Introduced In
v House by Moon, Approved by
Burleson. ' ' '
I wasnington. uec. it, leiepnone
and telegraph lines ' Would become
permanent government-owned utilities
under a resolution Introduced in the
house today by Chairman Moon. , of
the postofflce commltee., Mr. Moon
said the measure had been drafted in
consultation with Postmaster General
Burleson, who had Informed him that
the legislation was approved by Presi
dent Wilson.
The resolutloh was referred to the
postofflce committee, which, will soon
begin hearings on it,
Discussion of 1
ih.?. Proposal In the house, however,
win prvceae.ine commutes report.
?i..i!,f.rf?? and.,.t!,!.?h0,n!. "nf!
is limited by the existing resolution to
the period of the war. But under the
measure offered today, it would con
tinue until "otherwise ordered by Con
gress." ; i ' . , -
JUDGE EMORY SPEER
DIES IN MACON HOSPITAL
- Macon. Ga,r Dec,. 1 Splodge Emory
Siwcr, of the. rutted States distrk-t
txjurt for the sou Litem district of
Georgia, died In a hosplul here at
o'clock tonight. ' . - . '
M5H! LBS III
lEiHSTlTi:
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PRESIDEfiT'S LAST NIGHT
ABOARD THE PEACE SHIP
Marked by Demonstration That
Greatly Tpuched Him Blue
Jackets Sing "God Be With
You Till We Meet Again."
By Wireless to the Associated Press,
On Board the U. 8. S. George Wash
ington, Thursday, Dec. X 3. President
Wilson's last night aboard the ship
that now to almost within sight 'of
France, where ha, is to attend the
peace conference at Versailles, was
a memorable one. It was marked by
a demonstratioV on the part of the
personnel of the ship which greatly
touched him.
President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson'
had attended a moving picture show
aboard the George Washington, and
when the show had ended, and they
were ready to depart a great chorus
or blue Jackets, unannounced, entered
the saloon and sang two verses of
"God Be With You Till We Meet
Again." s
After the singing the President ex.
pressed his appreciation of 'the signi
ficance of the words of .the old hymn,
especially as coming .from men of all
walks of life, many of them former
prosperous business men who had sac-
riflced their interests in serving their
country in time of need. --
At the conclusion of the singing
the orchestra burst forth with the fa
mous "Auld 'Lang Syne" and the
voices of the whole of the ship's com
pany were raised to the tune, which
must have been heard on the decks
of the torpedo boat destroyer convoy
a quarter of a mile off. The President
bowed his acknowledgments to the
sailors, but he left the saloon without
delivering an addreni.
,s May Remain Two Months. V
President Wilson will i remain in
Europe probably for two months, re
turning to Washington, if indications
elos of -the present
congress. 11 utter ne is requirea at
the peace table, it is said he will not
heiiitate to return to France. It is
known, however, that he hopes to
avoid this latter contingency and that
all affairs requiring his counsel will be
disposed of before the middle of Feb
ruary. Refreshed and Invigorated by 10
days at sea. President Wilson is in
excellent physical condition for the
hard work ahead of him. From the
time the George Washington passed
out of sight bf the statue of liberty
the American executive has exercbed
consistently. He has rested a great
deal, but still has found time for much
WOrk in dally conferences and with
state papers. : He has made appoint
ments, accepted resignations and sign
ed pardons, and conducted by wireless,
probably for the first time in history
sti the head of any nation, more work
than ever before has been accom
plished in this manner,' 'Meanwhile,
he has been In constant touch with
American officials in Washington and
Paris. k
President Wilson seemingly has
thoroughly enjoyed tho voyage.
ATTEMPT TO LYNCH
' NEGRO UNSUCCESSFUL
York County, South Carolina,
Mob Baffled by Sheriff Quinn
Who Sent Prisoner Away.
Special to The Observer. .
York, 8. '- C, Dec. 18. -An unsuc
cessful effort was made at 1 o'clock
thin morning to lynch John Young,
negro, arrested Wednesday for the al
leged making of an Insulting proposal
to the wife of a prominent citizen of
Ebenezer. About 150 men, all masked,
aroused Sheriff Fred E. Quinn, at the
York county jail, and demanded the
surrender of the negro. When, , in
formed that the man wanted was not
. ..-7rT-,
there the mob demanded admittance
body, but agreed to let two of
theip ,( on condition that
compiled with, two men were permits
i J -. the 111. , vtnlted the cells
and quickly assured themselves that
Young was not there., When this in
formation wart communicated to their
companions, the entire party left Im
mediately. ' They came ? in - cars
from the direction of Ebenezer.
Young was hurried to the state pen
itentiary at Columbia soon after the
arrest, to prevent possible mob vio
lence. , " ,....
GREAT NAVAL PAGEANT
. TO MARK HOMECOMING
Washington, Dec. 13.Return ' to
home waters of the first ships of the
American armada sent to Europe to
combat German seapower, will be
mi amIaiI VkS m exant . Mnliat viaeaanf In
j 8emUry Daniels announced today
hat he will no to New York on the
will be led by Admiral Mayo, com-
mander in chief of the Atlantic fleet,
on ' his flagship, the- Pennsylvania,
which' accompanied President Wilson
to Europe. '
In ' the home-coming fleet will be
nine dreadnaughts, 30 destroyers and
more than 4 converted yachts, mine
planters, submarines and other oraft.
The destroyer force, part of which
already is on the way to New York,
Includes many of the vessels first sent
to the war tone and some of them
carry on their - funnels the stars
awarded for destruction of" German
submarlnessj,. . i
ACCORDED
DECLARED HIKE
Fl
UL
FonEicci visiTon
Left Brest for Paris at 4
xOXIock Friday Afternopn.
PRESIDENT'S LANDING A
, REMARKABLE SPECTACLE
Cheers of Vast Multitude Mingle
' With "Spangled Banner."
MR. WILSON TALKS BRIEFLY
First Formal Welcome Given
Him as Guest of French Nation;
Responds Mayor's Address.
' Brest, Doc 13, (By thJ Associated '
Press. ) President Wilson landed In
France at 3:25 o'clock this afternoon
amid a demonstration bf popular en
tbusiaam and national sympathy such
as rarely. If ever, has been accorded
the head of a foreign government vis- -
ltlng France. The President left
Brest at 4 o'clock this afternoon for ,
Paris, where the heart of France win
acclaim him tomorrow as the nation's -
guest. ;; ). .'': ' ''t:-Y:-&$. ,."
The landing' of the President was
not only a remarkable spectacle, with
a notable naval pageant for its back
ground, but it also marked the first '
fntrv of an American President tnt a :
personal contact with orope and ita
affairs. : . -
Vast crowds- watched 'the ' trip
ashore and the fleets of. warshln
Vbared a salute as the last stage' of -
the Journey was accompUahed. - -
.'fin thil haivw lvlat Milnv .iIiam :.
the President "Was seen standing on
the upper deck with Jules J. Jfusser
and, French ambassador to' the United .
walls mid monument of the ancient
city. ' . -.' ' " "v' :v-:
4 Ass ihi Unf rrtA . Htnis a;
AO I V 1VS VVT UVIIVM )fCI jUO ;
r rencn ana American gujuras or .
honor presented arms and the strains
of the Star-Spangled Banner mingled,
with the cheers of the great multitude.
Mrs. Wilson came up the gangplank
wun uenerai rersning. one' camea ,
a large bouquet and as she passed
the American army nurses they hand- -ed
her an American flag which she
oore prouaiyr w - --,. - , -
The President was the last to come
ashore, amid great applause. He held
his silk hat in his hand;, his face waa
wreathed with smiles, and he bowed
his acknowledgments to those 1 about
and to the masses of people on the .
rising walls and terraces of the city.
Stephen Plchon, the French foreign
minister, and Georges Leyguea, minis-'
ter of marine joined the President as
ne stepped asnore ana ponauciea mm
to a beautifully decorated pavilion.
Here the first formal welcomes were
given President Wilson as the guest of
the French nation. " : .
It was a striking picture as he stood
there, surrounded by Old World states
men, Ideals and generals. The Presl-
dent met each greeting with a smile .
and a hearty handshake, only speak
ing a few words as some well known '
friend welcomed him. . .,
As the mayor of Brest stepped for
ward, President Wilson listened atten
tively to an address of welcome and
received with a bow, a large parch
ment roll, wound with the American
colors, containing the city council'
greetings to him.. Speaking In a clear
voice the President acknowledged the
greeting and from a manuscript read
a brief address in response. t
Following the addresses,, the presl-,
dential party drove the Cours Da Jot.
where vast crowds were assembled . ;
Every foot of the way was Uned with
American soldiers in their rusty serv
Ice khaki, and '.along the road were
great stores of war material, recently
being rushed to the American front.
It gave the President his first glimpse
of the American troops and material
on the fighting ground. .Military
honors were accorded as harassed
and large numbers of soldiers off duty
mingled with the , throng ; in., Us en
thusiastic tribute.- - , i - ; ' ,
NEVER WAS GUEST MQKt
WELCOME THAN IS WILSON
Special Cable to The Observer From'
' The London Ttanesv' . . .
(Copyright, 1H, by PubHo Udr Co. -Brest,
France,- .Dec. 18. This aft-,
ernoon, for the first time In history,
a 'President of i the- United States
landed on European soil. - Never was
a guest more welcome than Mr. Wil
son was In France. ; It would be easy
to expatriate at length on the differ.
ent reasons wnicn s assure nun .
whole-hearted greeUng from every
section ot r rencn upmion, vui..uii
is one cause of cordiality common
to all classes. ; It Is gratitude for the
achievements of America in the war
and the hopes which France derives
from Mr. Wilson's activities tor tne
future of peace.
There are people m mis country
who seem to Imagine he brings in
his pocket some sort of a cure, a kind
of patent medicine, which will ril
the world forever from Its old malady
of war. These are not many, but
the whole country has derived a ben
efit already fronv the loftiness of Mr.
Wilson's thought, and ; wishes him
welt in hia efforts; with the statesmen,
and the allies, to translate for tho
common good an ideal of peace Into
lasting practice.'
i President Wilson lands with tliu
complete good will of all the li '
freely given - him. They don't : k
to him as an arbiter, but as one v .
having been glorious In as.oc.
with the. allies in the war hn t
right to co-operate with t' i i
peace. There are, neverthelo , ob tain
difflculties and currents j j !
course down the river of r
Some WouM MCc:'ar" 1
One of them consists in
mlnence. of the French fm ;
tions, and .an lll-conccai I
certain political sections t '
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