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Show 12 PAGES DECEMBER MONDAY- 1G 1918 SALT LAKE-CIT- UTAH Y. STKTY.NIXTII; - Former German eror Refuses . Holland in Refuge year LOYAL HUH swarming with nearly 9,009 blue and khak veterans overseas service, the' liner Leviathan, which foiled five submarine attacks while transporting, troops to France, docked today. , The former German liner cams up In the bay amtd a din, surpassing volume any previous welcome toan;-turnin- g troop ship. Of her sick and wounded, 14 officers and 1,421 men, .the majority were on deck, while her rails were lined with almost 5,000 naval officers and men, veterans of the submarine defense patroFoff the French and British coast, and 2,500 Diplomatic Relation Are Soldiers, heroes of bitter fighting. The naval contingent included men Broken Off With Ger-- . both from fleet and aviation units. MaJ. Gen. Barnet, head of . the Bolsheof Result as many marine corps, returned from two and a half months spent in Paris and at the vik Movement. front, enthusiastic over the record of hi fighters from Chateau-Thierr- y to the end of the war. Hs said (hs were marines 'wonderful the AMSTERDAM, Dec. - 1C. Poland only Complaints werethose and of ths hM severed relations with Germany wounded denied a chance to go back to according to a telegram received In the front. Berlin from Warsaw. Poland, as a result . of the rupture, Brig. Gen. Young accuses the German authorities in ocSails on Manchuria cupied provinces of acting contrary to and working with the Polish WASHINGTON, Dentil. Ths war Boisbeviki. At the request of the Po- department announced today the mail Besler ling from France of the transports lish government, Manchuria. Persia IfruvCarillo and and the entire staff, of th German Nansemond, with returning American mission, will leave the territory of the troops ' Aboard ths Manchuria are the 118th Polish republic. and 117th field artillery, headquarters 68th field artillery brigade, Poland Should he . i 198th' ammunition train,, head62d infantry brigade; train. Recognized by Allies quarters ing cadres from the 21st division and WARSAW, Via Vienna, Sunday, Bee. 984 sick'and grounded... The IB. (By the Associated Press.) government of Poland shouM.ke.ssfr ognlzed by all the Allied powers tn order te deal properly with the situation In Poland, Gen. Joseph Pilsudskl, the military head of the present gov SEIEET SUCCESSOR ernment, told the correspondent today. . Gen. Pilsudskl is opposed by some a he .is groups on ths ground that Socialist, but he says he Is a demoas he TO UTE PRESIDENT ths ' while Gen. crat. Pilsudskl,' signs military head of the government all government decrees and Is considered the civil- - head also. The correspondent saw him In the villa of LISBON, Dec, 1. The body of Belvldere In the outskirts of Warsaw Paee, president of Portugal, who where he lives with his staff. Hs was assassinated Saturday by a man conducts the business of .the Polish government in a suite of magnificen- named Jeetne, was taken today io ths tly furnished rooms occupied until a Belem Palace to await the funeral month ago bythe German governor-gener- ceremonies. - Meanwhile the Portu, Von Besler. . "The government now Is In a pe- guese government Is continuing In ofriod of transition, he said. A per- fice under Ossorlo Castro, the minister manent government wilt he estab- of Justice while both chambers of tbs lished after the January elections to parliament havs been summoned tothe diet. day to discuss the question of a " suc"I am neither a Socialist nor a but a democrat. I think the cessor to the presidency. Bolshevikt danger Is imminent in PoThe whole capital Is In mourning land unless we are able to put up a with a deep undercurrent of exciteRussian Influence. fence against the civ"Let me first say how happy I am ment among both military and rr are who Is ilians Poland. a united Our organising there parade that Independence Is due entirely to. the which the marchers call for venAllies, otherwise it would always have geance. The government has Issued an been a fiction. Now we may realize cherished Ideals. Our present task Is appeal to all public officials asking to keep peace and order while await- them to preserve' order. ing' the elections. d. as ' 'Gov.-Genera- Si cmmrnr- - ' al -- Bol-shevi- kk Dr. Paes Assassin -7i Made Sure of His Shot COLORADOS BONE DRY LAW SIGNEb BY GOVERNOR DENVER. Colo., Dec. U. Cotorsl-do- s bone dry Jaw was signed by the governor today. While the executive was affixing his signature long' lines of citizens assembled at the express companies offices to secure their liquor shipments fr5m adjoining states before midnight tonight, when the law Is effective. The express Company estimated it had 8,000 packages on hand and would be able to deliver all but 5,000. The latter, It Is believed, will be Confiscated. The "bone dry" law adopted at the November elections will supplant the Horton law, which allowed Importation of two quarts of whisky or 24 quarts of beer to the Individual . once a month for medicinal and sacramental purposes. Under the old law for the Importapermits Were - Issued tion. r of law was held up the tiew "Signing by Secy, of State Noland, who refused to certify the election returns until today, taking the stand that approximately 20,000 persons who had bought permits should be given time ' to get their shipments. r- ed 7 V LISBON, Sunday. Dec. 15. The ae-Dr. Sldonio aes, president of Portugal, made sure of his aim when he attacked the president. Dr. Paes was talking with a number of ministers at a railroad station here when the young man approached the group. He succeeded In reaching the side of Dr. Paes and, drawing a pistol, fired polntblank at the president. Dr. Paee never regaining consciousness. The murderer was killed by the crowd and another man, suspected of complicity in the crime, waa arrested. After the minister of the Interior bad assumed the office of president, Alfredo Magalhles, minister of marina was charged with the duty of heading the foreign office, which portfolio was borne by Dr Paes In conjunction with the presidency. The government as thus constituted will remain in office until action is taken by the chamber of deputies, which has been called te meet tomorrow. Police authorities suspect that the crime waa planned by the League of Republican Youths. There is a unanimous protest again the crime on the part of the population. Union labor leaders have been placed under protection by the polios. ' of urge; promotion of FOOD SAVING FOREIGN TRADE DEVICES PUT ON EXHIBITION WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. Erpan-Sio- n of the government's facilities for promoting foreign trade Is urged In the annual reportf the chief of the and domestic com- bureau of foreign merce, made public today. The report said It Is Inevitable that the United States wlil play a more Important role In international ttade than ever before and that It la a matter of the the government greats urgency increase Its efforts 'to have the new on sound ethical and ecotrwde built . nomic foundations. Extension of the commercial attache and trade commissioner services was particularly urged. New attaches wese asked for Rome, Madrid, Ottawa, Mexico City," Santiago,' Chile, Athena and other places. tht L NEW YORK. Dee. 18. Three hundred saving stamps and food saving devices, many of which have been adopted by hotels as a result of the war were placed on exhibition here today at the opening of the third annual hotel mens exposition In Madison Square Garden. It waa estimated that 20,000 hotel men from all parts of the United States as well as from France,, England and Belgium are ht- attend. ance.' Among the devices were a wattless tsble.an automatic oven and potato frying machine, an Iceleaa ice cream freezer, a soup clarifier, a vacuum ash remover, a dishwasher grease salvager and an automatic "buttons" service, ' . j Great Number Who Went Soldier in Prussian Capital United States to To the Polls --Took Their Tp be Kept Under Arms Conditions of Reiar;:3 New Responsibilities Very Chief Executive Yells Great Chief Witness Until Crisis Passes in Gov Of Germany Posit1 Into At Inquiry S' of Seriously.. ernment. V Throng of Sympathy., Say Von Reventlow. Hup Propaganda 'United the of People L&NDON, .Wee. 1 Saturdays AMSTERDAM. Deo. !. State For France. (By Arno Dosch Fleurot .) election was featured by the aston. -- . WH-Ha- ishing number of women voting. Tbs novelty of possessing ths franchise President WilPARIS, Deu. 1 seemed to appeal to them In all parts of the country, the women flocking son delivered an kddrees today at to the booths In crowds and outnumthe city hall, where ceremonies bering the male voters In some dis- x had been arranged for- - The prestricts. Many were accompanied by ident replied to the greeting extheir husband, but the majority went alone. In working class districts mothtended him. ers in many cases took their families "Your greeting has raised many along. within nW the presiemotions Generally speaking the women redent began.-".- garded their new, responsibilities very It Is With no ordinary sympaseriously and showed themselves to be fully acquainted with the procedure thy that the people of the United of voting. In some constituencies, comfor whom I have (he priviStates petition among women to achieve ths lege of speaking, have viewed the distinction of being the first to record their votes resulted In long queues besufferings of the people of France. 'ened. fore the booths Many of oer earn people have mber of aged, even witnesses of been--, themselves . A remarkable of in the infirm women voted, spite these sufferings. . We are' the persistent rain which prevailed over, more deeply moved by , the virtually the whole country. Men often wrongs of the war because we 1 remarked that their votes were nulli- , knew the manner tn which they were perpetrated. . fied by their wives supporting opposas tc I beg that you will not suppose that ing candidates. Reports go so far com-, contend that the hew house of a wide ocean separated us in because mons has been mainly chosen by wom- space W were not in effect eye witen. nesses of the shameful ruin that was wrought and ths cruel snd unnecesLLOYD GEORGE IS sary sufferings that . were brought Upon you. These sufferings have filled VICTORIOUS AT eur hearts With Indignation, We know but wo know fPO LLS what they wirs.. not only, t 'f- FliEyiT what they signified, and oifr hearts ihy, them, LONDON, Sunday, Dec.- - 15 Con- were touched to the quick, ftie whole sidering the novel conditions under our Imaginations filled with which yesterday's elections were held picture of what France and (Belgium and the necessity of' waiting for a in particular had experienced "When . the United States entered fortnight before the ballots due counted It ed. there is very little indulgence in the war, therefore, speculation as to the result. It is uni- not only because they were moved by versally admitted to be almoet a fore- a conviction that tho purposes of the gone conclusion that the Lloyd George Central Empires were wrong and mu coalition has been victorious and will be resisted by men everywhere who members In loved probably have some--49- 9 liberty and the right, but also , the new house of commons. which Naturally with many millions of beesuss ths Illicit ambitions new voters, women as well as man, they were entertaining and. attempting there is ample room for surprises and to realise had led to the practices the government party will feel doubts which shocked our hearts ag much as as to Us success, even if several mem- they offended our principles. bers of ths cabinet, including Sir Erie "Our resolution was forth ed because Geddea, first lord of ths admiralty; ws knew how profoundly great. prinBir Albert H. Stanley, president of the of right were affected, but our board of trade, and Edward Shortt, ciples moved aleo with our .resoluhearts chief secretary for Ireland, havs been tion. elected. Greatest curiosity centers, been exceedingly generhowever, on the strength of the labor ous"Youhava in what you have been gracious vote, which under new conditions is an unknown quantity. It would be enough to say about me. generous far no surprise If U is found that in ths beyond my personal deserts, but you Midland and northern Industrial have Interpreted wtth real Insight the counties ths woman vote largely sup- motives and resolution of ths people Whatever Inported labor. ' The Tabor party hoped of the United States to win over 190 seats. fluence I exercise, whatever authority Political speculation 1s chiefly I speak with, I derive from them, with the reconstruction of ths know what they have thought, I know cabinet after ths election. One rumor what destred. and when I credits Premier Lloyd George with have they have spoken what I know was In their favoring the appointment of the fir woman minister. The name of Pank-b- minds It baa.beeu delightful. to see how the consciences and purposes of is mentlqned in this cfimectlon. free men everywhere reeponded. We have merely established our right to HUNS AID TURKS ths full fellowship of- those people and throughout the world - who IN GREEK OUTRAGES here reverence the right of genuine liberty and Justice. (New York World Special Cable to Flossed With Welcome. Deseret Nows.) "Ton havs made me feel very much (Copyright, 1918, by Press Pub. Co.) at home here, not merely by the de' LONDON, Dec." It. Massacre lightful warmth of your welcome, but of also the manner in which have Greeks,' organised by Turks and Ger- madebyme real ire to the utmostyou the inmans, are circumstantially exposed Jn timate community of thought and a d input ch from the Const&ntlnopls ideal which characterizes your people correspondent of the Morning Post and the great nation which I have the He says the massacres, like those of honor for the time to represent Tour the Armenians, had for their object welcome to Paris I shall always remember as one of the unique end Inthe extermination of the race. Wholesale expulsion of Greeks from spiring experiences of my life, end Asia Minor ,and Thrafte, which had while I feel that you are honoring been continued without interruption ths people of the United States lh my after the Baikal! Wars, ths corre- person, I shall nevertheless carry away becanie most ths writes, spondent with ms a very keentpersonal gratifl wavs persecution the world has ever cation In back upon these known, with the outbreak of the great memorablelooking , days. war," the intention being to stamp Permit me to thank you from a out the Greek race in Turkey. - The following figures are given by full heart the correspondent in proof of the of the outrages; 460,009 President Mithouard enormity Greeks deported and dead, 160,000 Addresses Prest. Wilson placed in labor battalions and dead, 250,000 fugitives from Asia Minor and Thrace into Greece, 250,000 deported In addressing President Wilson at in the period between the Balkan and the city hail ceremonlea, Adrienne the great wars. MJthouard, president of the municipal He says the atrocities have not been council of Paris, 'said: armistice. checked by the Complicity "I have the honor, In' the presence of the Germane in them has been of the- - president of the republic, to demonstrated. . and both . King Con- present to you ths municipal council stantine and Queen Sophia, he Jflrma, of Parts, whose interpreter I am In have impeded the amelioration of the welcoming tho ehief of the great na;. lot of the victims. tion whose aid, arriving so opportune, ly, brought us victory and ths upright man whoso conscience fashioned his SAILORS' COUNCIL policy and whose diplomacy was made DEMANDS CONTROL OF of -loyalty." 1 Turns td Mrs. Wilson. . c MERCHANT MARINE Turning to Mrs. Wilson, M. Mlthqu-ar- d said: "Madame; Paris is infinitely happy COPENHAGEN. Dec. II. Control of the merchant marine is demanded and Is touched, that you, who have formed at Ham- aooompanled the president, have bees by a sailers council burg, according to a Berlin dispatch good enough to add to this occasion to the Berllngake Tldende, of this the charm end the grace of your city. The countrll threatens to sink presence. We have long been aware ail the ships if its demand is not com- of yonr devotion and of the wise and plied with. The council insists that beneficent activity you. have - shown the financing i borne by the (Continued on page UimJ (Now York - News Btaff Correspondent.) Press Pub, Co.) (Copyrtghtr'1919. by BERLIN, (via Copenhagen), Dec, 14. Several regiments frezh from the western front have arrived In Berlin, The government learntng of the efforts of tho Spartscus group to force a government crisis, decided to delay any burthei demobilisation until ths danger to ths government should rl V r J - . they-enter- -- ; , , &MUCK PICMIKI A Columns of- newspaper space bare bee ir devote d"rcentiy' to the textb mony given by A. Bruce Bislsskl, chief of the bureau of investigation, department . of Justice, before tho Senate committee invertigating the brewery and German , propaganda. This photograph was taken at Washington after he had begun his sensational disclosures. - -- Pope Benedict Is To Drop Role of con-ern- ed ur Vatican Prisoner ROME, Dec. 14, Saturday. That Pope Benedict is prepared to abandon a custom of nearly half a eentury and no linger consider himself bound to remain within the grounds of ths Vatican la tho firm belief In several circles here. Many incidents recently havo led public opinion towards this belief.' No pontiff has lef) the Vatican since 1971 as a protest against the occupation of Romo by - tho Italian government. . AMERICAN AID TO -- ' T REFOREST FRANCE NEW YORK. Deo 18. To proffer American aid in reforesting areas of France, Percival 8. Rldsdale, secretary of the American forestry association, sailed today for Paris where he will confer with French government officials. In an ordinary traveling bag. Mr. Rldsdale carried - enough seed to grow 60,000 fir tree. This seed was said to bo all of its kind which could be obtained in America at this time. It waa.requestd by the French government for experimental planting. - t's -- MAY SUSPEND 4 THE PARLIAMENT 18. MADRID, Dec. Premier after a cabinet meeting called to consider serious outbreaks In Catalonia. has . aimed a note declaring that tha king had been asked to sign a decree suspending parliament I - WARNED AGAINST ; RELAXING EFFORTS ; TO CHECK "FLU CONFERENCE t Dec.- - 14. Frob-lem- a of reconstruction snd readjustment of conditions growing out of the war wiir occupy the greater part Of the time of (he annual conference of governors of states 'which met at the statehouse hers today. Governor Harrington of Maryland welcomed the morning distinguished visitors. Th session was devoted to preliminaries. "Now that the war is over, said Gov. Harrington, In hts address of welcome, "the questions of xeconstructmn, are derestoration and readjustment, manding early solution. Old ' candl-tio- n. can never return. New conditions now confront us. Bolshevism must never be permitted upon, the western continent, but ths surest way to avoid Socialism of such a character, or anarchy, is for us to have sue 1 foims of government that givp equal and Just rights to every citlsen of our . ; , country. "Public utility corporations and big business mu now .understand, that can only ex.st when they recogthy nise that their existence Is permifed only for service and th they u f str-ya- r. . ts and. not masters," -, f , WMMW Dec.' 16. The danthe ger of relaxing efforta-to-chec- k spread of influenza was smph.alted again today by Burgeon General Blue, of the public health service.' "The epldemlo i not ended, the aurgeon general said.' "Any statement at the present time that the epldemlo has come and gone for good' can only do harm, for It will lull people Into false sense of security and cause them to relax tha precautions they should take to avoid the Infection." . ANN A FO LI 3, Md tjr Sunday, Dee. 15 -Press.) Diseer. President Wilsons trip to EertT Count Ernst von Reventlow, M L ) Tages Zeltung aays: - - t.- -i ,j "The German people most per gay price.-o- o matter how" high, the United States names as a condition t'T the resumption of their position relations with the world, , - Count von Reventlow believes StiS " Mr, Wllsone consent to the am' ao nd I Uo as ' Imposed on bound t pmre intmlenj'td BERLIN. ths " Associxted u cp.ct, ,7 Get, j t ant Attache 4, lfr bedCcrrty Blunder to Enter Lr .,' GENEVA. Bunday. Dec. II. the Associated Prase.) Gem. made a great blunder In entsrtaj 1 war and should admit that she wrong, declared th Orand Duct i v Anastasia of Mecklenburg-Bchw- e mother of the former German err ' princess In an Interview today. 1 grand duchess, who is a Russian at . cousin cf ths lata Russian emper . .. I i come to Geneva at the outbreak war and now Is about to go te Lr- vlera for her health. She had mey ne anouur relatives fighting again on all fronta ws - tha flrrt Tha correspondent newspaperman she had talked wji . since the beginning of the war. Replying to a question about the former emperor and, the former crown prince, she said pathetically: There Is a splendid hiaxM til yoY, Dont hit a man whan be,. language: Is down. Let us observe this prtacipkv this sporting principle, during our con. ' t , versation. Asked why she had left Germany av' soon as that countrv began .military the grand duchess replied: operation, t could not remaiu In a , country which bad declared war on my own country Russia.' This war cacao as a great surprise to me and my aon (Frederick Frani'IV. f rand dukt Cf Mecklenburg-Rchwerl- n who abdicated several weeks ago), although wa were . In constant touch with the reval f amt-li- es of Germany, Russia and Denmark, It has been said tha,t not more than 20 persons In Germany undmutor ) what a cruel mistake It was going te' be. I wee one of them. However, as ( . never meddled in politics, was " able to Jnterfery. ,, . Germany lias Tost AIL - I continued to think that Gef many made a great blunder in entering this terrible struggle. Now she has to all. Germany should recreate V political, financial and artlatlc nation by opsnlv admitting; Wa acted wrongly; we are aorry. The grand dnehesv said she had no , news from her daughter.-- th former crown princess, since September, ex- 1 cept through a letter from her side daughter.-thqueen Of Denmark, saying that both of them were well. She made an appeal for help for the cotiw try of her birth, saying: If the Atliea abandon Russia, 'Ru aia'ls lost, About It per cent of Russians have respect for only tw thlnsv.God and the czar, Tha Tenants now eay.-W- e have no czar, whom -- d . : ' -- id ' - ' - IL m Hohcnsollcrn, the fora German emperor. The Trlegrsaf . says It amlerrtands, has refuse to leave Holland after official yo rcMeniatioHs have been mads tket hlf) continued presence in Hnffael , likely to Involve the ceuirj , in serious t'lfflc-ultlc,, (. ' The f acr emperor, the peper . ; adds, was told that his free purl ure would be a matter vt - -gratification to the Hatch goserm . ment. . SPANISH KING - -- ' . pazt The fresh force, added to the loyal regiments atready In Berlin gave to the government a sense of security today which ths Rpartacua Tnaas meetings havs been unable to disturb. against Many meetings both for andheld.-but being the greatest success was Herr Eberts where a crowd at ths Bloas-Frelhmade ringing demonstrations for the Ebert-Haan- o government. Meanwhile the government Is making complete Investigation of ths reactionary movement which , caused the shooting of the Bpartaeus people the troops Friday, which is oonvlnclng of its sincerity. Several divisions of the demobilising troops, att reported solid behind the government, zre expected here towhen a gala reception will morrow, -be held. Jt looks se lf tho ocUIesi period, which was real enough, would ' pass sway quickly. The Germs n government Is In ths midst of a crisis caused by prcvoca-tor- y attacks by the Extreme Right and Extreme Left. It Is tho open wish of ths Extreme will Right to cause such disorder as Berbring tho Entente troops to reaca Incite to lin, hoping thereby tion that will lead to a oictatorshtp and end ths prospect of socialisation of ths country, Ths Extreme Left, Spartscus group, are openly Bolshevik and wish to bring about a of .tho proletariat and dictatorship terror. It Is a dangerous situation. The point of safety is that ths troops understand tho danger and are firmly Whether behind tho government they can inform and steady the masses of returning soldiers from ths front fast enough to prevent them being drawn Into one of the two extreme parties will be tested in the next- few days. j The government has succeeded- - tn s putting Its first curb on the dtsurb-erby uncovering a plot of the Extreme Right In which the soldiers were ordered no one knows by whoso orders to fire upon Sparta cue demonstrators. For a week (h Spartscus group had been making an open fight on tho government as too conservative. Th demonstrators - upon whom fired wove the- - reactionary soldiers leaving an Incendiary meeting in which the overthrow of ths governSo the ment had 'been demanded. government was under necessity to act for Its own protection. ' Lleb-knech- , - ot elt, , - ho World-Door- WASHINGTON, NOTABLES-ARRIV- E ON FRENCH J3TEAMSHIP NEW YORK, Dec. 14. Passengers on th French steamship La Lorraine which arrty?dJiere todayJacluded Mfa Theedore Roosevelt, Jr., Mrs. Vincent Aator, Mra W- - K. Vanderbilt and Mery Garden. Other passengers weej Commander W. S. Croasley, American naval attache at Madrid; , "Ted- - Ford of. Washington, D'. C-- , an American aviator" who was formerly of th Lafayetts drills; and Van , Duzer . Burton, . a French aviator. - r - th. th a II "It the population 60 years understand the meaning of the - to will take - words 'republic and president.' The Russian people want aome one to worship because It is their custom, their religion and their lfvee. Let the AI ilea takes nots and help poor Ruasfea before It la too late. ExKaierWUhelir - Uniforms Discovered ' LOXbON, Sunday, Dgc. IS (British Wireless. Service.) An inventory-o- f former Emperor Williams private belongings has led to jhe dinqovery of tho famous imperial wardrobe, Inelud-in- g 698 German, pnd foreign military and naval uniforms, according to th Poereen' Yletung of Berlin- - Several, .thousand horee1n- stables formerly J, belonging to. LI err Hohenaollern harp . - been confiscated. Negotiations looking to the sC guarding ofthe Hohenaollent. fortune are progressing slow. - . |