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"IB) IB RIE F RIGHT re'ezy BITS OF. NEWS "DRY" MAJORITY IN MINNESOTA VANISHES. St Paul, Minn., Nov. U-Tne un I official maWity for the state prohi bition amendment melted away to night with the receipt of official re turns from 59 counties. It was esti mated Minnesota probably would , remain wet by a margin of a few hundred rotes. ' '' CENSORSHIP ON SHIP V MOVEMENTS WITHDRAWN Washington, Nov. 12. Withdraw al of the voluntary censorship regu lations under which newspapers iir the United States have Jrefrain-d ' from mentioning -tbe movements of all merchant ships plying in and out o! Atlantic ports was announced tonight by Secretary Daniels. ' RECRUITS WANTED FOR MERCHANT MARINE ' Washington, Nov. 12. Orders to . rush recruiting of men for the crews " of merchant ships were sent today to shipping board agents in all parts of the country. . . "We shall want thousands of men for our fleets, Chairman Hurley said. "Our recruiting Service and framing ships will keep right on pre-paffflg-meji for jobr on merchant ships. FLEDGELINGS NEED nSt FILL OUT QUESTIONNAIRES. Washington, Nov. 12. Draft boards were ordered today to stop classifying men under 19 or over 36 years, and to withhold question naires for such registrant not al ready sent out. It was officially announced at the provost marshal general's office that r registrants of 18 and from 37 to 46 , years old who have received ques tionnaires need Wt fill them out. jVMETHODISTS ASK SPECIAL DAY OF THANKSGIVING , : Philadelphia, Nov. 12. President , Wilson is called upon to appoint a special day of prayer and thanks giving for victory in a resolution adopted today by the Methodist Episcopal Board of Home Missions and church extension, in annual ses sion here. Under a plan endorsed by the board of bishops, the church will ex pend $5-.fl00,000 on reconstruction during 1919. THE INDUSTRIAL WESTSHAKE HANDS THROUGH. OMAHA. The Omaha Daily v.. V- v, VOLf 48 NO. 127. EatarM aa wora'-tlui atttK May 2S. 1908 it Omaha P. O. aadar act 04 March 3. 1871 OMAHA, , WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13 1918. By Mall (I year). Dally. MM: Saaday. tt.M: Dally aad Sua., JJ.50; cittsldt Nig. aeitaat antra TWO CENTS. THE WEATHER. For Iowtt Fair Wdndjr nj Truiraday with modrU trm- Hourly Temperature. S ."m. . m. 7 an. a. m. a. m. 10 a. m. 11 a. m. IS m... .4 ..40 ..W ..as ..41 ,.4S .. ..81 1 t. t p. m, . I p. at.. 4 p. an.. I p. ro.. a p. m. . 7 p. m p. na ...84 .. a? ...M ...w ...58 .. 54 ,..6 ...M i f: 300 000 BOY SCOUTS MARCH IN PARADES. "New York, Nov. 12. In the first organized parade here in celebration , of the end of the war,-10,000 Ameri can Boy Scouts marched today from Central park to Washingtott-square. Led by the police band and escorted by mounted police, the scouts pro , voked almostf continuous cheering for their soldier-like formation and v "bearing. - ' s Similar parades, participated in by more than,300,000 of the 317,000 reg istered scouts in the country, .were held in all cities having scout ' troops, iiatioitiJ headquarters "an nounced." - , BELGIUM DEMANDS FULL INDEPENDENCE Washington. 'Nov. 12. The illllilt 111 j)EfiLillivl; u W 'ui iiriuj Id) VMd rs 2s 1 a. . T I QUICK OPENING OF PEACE CONFERENCE . REQUESTED BY S0LF Summary of Chan'ges Made By Foch in Armistice Terms As Drafted atVersailles Washington, Nov. 12. Following is a summary of changes made by Marshal Foch in the armistice terms as drafted by the supreme war coun- President Wil.on Asked to 'Accelerate Negotiations; Officials at Washington Say Minister Is Needlessly Alarmed About "Fearful Conditions" of Armi stice; German Assured of Food Supplies. Bel- pan legation in an official statement todav announced- that Belgium will "no lonirer submit to a status of "guaranteed " neutrality" like that which existed before the war. It aspires to i"cotnplete independence; to-the rights Common to all free ; people's." - - " ' - ' A return to "the status quo of 1839 ".the statement said, will entail a perpetual intrusion by Germany upon the domestic life of the nation and create a situation "intolerable to public- opinion and certain to cause serious difficulties." - , PEOPLE SOON MAY EAT " WHOLE WHEAT BREAD ' Washington. Nov. 12. "Victory" bread soon will disappear from the American table andjts place-will be taken by bread made from whole wheat flour. Victory for American and alKed arms, however, is respon sible only iit part for the change. It is chiefly due, according to the food- administration, to the tre mendous wheat crop raised by the American farmer this year, the vast stores in Australia and other wheat growing countries .now made avail able and to a serious world shortage in dairy foods. Milling vof more wheat will tend to alleviate the shortage in dairy foods' throughj production of bran. MME. BRESKOVSKAYA ALIVE AND ON WAY TO U. S. New York, Nov. 12. Mme. Cath erine Breskovskaya, known as the "grandmother of the Russian revolu tion," Vho was reported executed by the bolsheviki on October 27, is alive and on her way to the Unite1 States, according to a statement to night by A. jTSack, director of the Russian Information bureau in this country. . ; . . This information .was contained in a cable received by the Russian em bassy at Washington from the All Russian provisional government, sit ing at Omsk, he "said. ' Mine. Breshkoyskaya, who is 73 years old, has spent 44 years in Rus sian and Siberian prisons as a po ' " litical offender. , ' 1 5,000 Armenians Massacred . at Tasu ; Is Report at Bagdad. Bagdad, Mesopotamia, NoV. 12. Reports have been received at the American consulate here that 15.000 , Armenians have been massacred at Tasu, SO miles southwest of Bitlis, i Asiatic Turkey. . t Georgetown Seismograph Records Severe Qiiake Washington, Nov. 12. A severe earthquake shock was recorded this afternoon on the seismograph at ' Georgetown university. It began at 4:49 o'clock and continued until 5:40 o'clock and is believed to have been in Porto Rico the distance from Washington being estimated at about 1.600 miles. r -- ., - s- By Associated Press. London, Nov. 12. Germany has requested the presi dent of the United States, according to a German wireless message from Berlin, to arrange immediately for the open ing of peace negotiations, there being a pressing danger of famine. . . The message was sent by Foreign Secretary Solf to Sec retary of State Lansing. It adds: "The armistice being concluded, the German govern ment requests the president of the United States to arrange for the opening of peace negotiations. , ' "For the purpose of their acceleration the German gov ernment proposes first of all to take into view the conclusion of a preliminary peace and asks for a communication as to what place and at what time the negotiations might begin. As there is a presaune dauirer oW taniine the Oerman government is particularly anxious j for the nego tiations tq begin fcimediadcly," Stirs Criticism In London. The' Times describes the aoffeal of Dr. Solf the German foreign sec retary, to President Wilson regard ing the armistice conditions affect- tntr the food simnlv' nf"th Herman people as a "contemptible attempt at,niischief making." The newspa per says Dr. Solf has but to look at the armistice to see tbat the allies nd that the United States contem plate such provisioning of Germany during the armistice as .shall be found necessary. The Daily Chronicle says Ger many, "which never showed mercy, now has to implore it." It adds the allies no doubt will take such steps as humanity dictates, so far as they can consistently do so, and feed their own populations. ; "But that is no trivial proviso," the Daily Chronicle concludes, "and the food cargoes that Germany has criminally sent to the bottom of the sea cannot be fished up.tven to feed Germany." Appeal Reaches Wilson. Washington, Nov. 12. The appeal of Dr. Solf, foreign secretary at Ber lin, for intervention by President Wilson for mitigation oi the "fear ful conditions" of the armistice to save Germany from starvation was delivered to Secretary Lansing to day, by Minister Sulzer of Switzer land. .Jt vwas sent immediately to the president. ,' Officials say Dr. Solf is needlessly alarmed". While every stipulation of the armistice terms must be kept in force to prevent the possibility o? treachery, Such rolling stock and ships as may be necessary to pro vide food and other essentials will be put into use in Germany and or. the seas. In view of the situation in Ger many, where outside aid may be necessary to prevent anarchy i,t is possible that the president may see fit to take up with the allied govern ments the question of giving some kind of reassurance to the humane purposes of thciSsociatedpowers. Among other things, it is under stood, the plan is to put the Ger-J liittii yiciiniciui luaiiuc nuu scivivjc as soon, as possible after the prob lem created by the naval revolt is cjeared up, and such vessels neces sary will be. employed for sending suppUes through German ports." -Due' precautions will be taken, of course, to see tbat these supplies are devoted to the purposes for which they, are intended. President Wil son has already instructed Food Ad ministrator Hoover to proceed to Europe and represent the United States in dealing with the iituaticn, which will include the care of the German populace as well as the vic tims of the war in France and Bel Canadian War Casualties , 211,358; Killed. 34,877 ' Ottawa, No. 12. Canada's cas ualties in the war up to 11 days be fore .the capture of "Mons on ' the final morning of the conflict.rotaled 211,358 men, it was announced here today.- - These are classified -as fol lows: ; , Killed in action, 34,877. Died of wounds or disease, 15,457. Wounded, 152,779. Presumed dead, missing in action and known prisoners of war, 8,245. INDUSTRY BAN LIFTED IN PART DY WAR BOARD Output May Be Increased at Once 50 Per Cent ot Amount of Jestric tions Imposed. , Washington, Nov. 12. As the first step in national industrial re adjustmwit from a war to a peace basis, the war industries board to day announced' modifications in the restrictions against nonwar con struction and manufacturing, - All jndustries .whose peace time output has been curtailed in" the interest of the nation's war pro gram may now increase their out put 50 per cent of the amount of restriction imposed by the board, while all restrictions are. removed against the building" of farm or ranch buildings, structures, road ways or plant facilities for railroads, railways and other public utilities and the construction, maintenance, improvement or development by federal, state or municipal authori ties of highways, roads, boulevards, bridges, streets, parks play grounds and public utilities, including water sewerage, light, power and street railwavs. ' v Forty-twfl specific industries, chief J among them, tne passenger automo bile industry, are affected by the modifications -"of curtailments im posed on manufacturers since the war began. - More Autos Authorized. "Under the new ruling passenger automobiles ' henceforth may be manufactured to the extent of 75 per cent of the annual output. ' Last August the automobile industry was (Continued n Page Two, Column Two.) of 14 are allowed for the repatria tion, beginning at once, of all the in habitants removed from invaded countries, including hostages and persons under trial or convicted. Article 4. Providing for the sur render of munitions and equipment, reduces the number of machine guns to be delivered from 30,000 to 25,000, the number of aeroplanes from 2,000 to 1,700. f Article 5. Providing for the evac uation by the Germans of the coun tries on the left bank of the Rhine, stipulates that these countries shall be administered by "the local troops of occupation," instead of by the local authorities under the control of the allied and United States armies and the occupation is to "be carried out" instead of "determined by" by allies and United States gar risons holding strategic points and the principal crossings of the Rhine. Thirty-one days instead of 25 are allowed for completion of the evac uation. No Prosecution. Article C.-Pkoviding that no dam age or harm shall be done to per sons and property in territory evac uated by the Germans, has a sen tence added specifically stipulating that no peion shall be prosecutea for offenses of participation in war measures prior to the signing of the armistice. , Article . 7. Providing for . the abandonment or delivery-in good or der to the associated powers of all ro-ds and means of communication 'avd transportation ju evacuated ter ritory, calls for 150,000 wagons (rail- road cars) instead of 50,000 ; 5,000 motor lorries instead of 10,000 and requires that all civil and- military personnel at present employed on such means, of communication and transportation, including wkterways, shall remain. Thirty-one instead of 25 days are allowed for handing over the materials. Thirty-six days are allowed for the handing oyer of the railways in Alsace-Lorraine, to gether with the pre-war personnel. Article 8. Forty-eight .hours is given the German command, to1 re veal destructive measures, such as polluted springs and wells, and to recover and assistin discovering and destroying mines or delayed action fuses on evacuated terrjiorj. No time limit was fixed originally. Keep German Prisoners. Article 9. Providing fcr theVight of requisition by tht United States and allied armies in occupiedMerri tory, has the clause added, "subject to regulation of accounts with those whom it raay'concern." Article 10. -Providing for vthe repatriation without reciprocity of all allied and United States prison ers of war, including persons under trial or conviction, has the following added: "This 'condition annuls the pre vious conventions on the subject of the .exchange of prisoners of war, including "throne of July, 1918, in course of ratification. However, the repatriation of German prisoners of war interned in Holland j and in Switzerland shall continue as before. The repatriation of German prison ers o war shall be regulated at the nciutjfen ft th preliminaries of peace?'', '( .- ' : Article 12: Providing for the withdrawal German troops from (Continued otfrage Two, Column. IjvtJ Roumanians Said to Haye Declared War. Upon Germany Paris, Nov. 12. (Havas.) A dispatch to the Frankfort Gazette from Budapest says the new Rou manian government has declared war on uermany. nany The Bee's Free Shoe Fund To Buy Shoes For Shoeless Children , to Everybody was too busy Monday remember the poor mue snoe- less babes and no money came to the shqe fund. However, shoes are Deing given out just the same, peace or war, for the children mifst have whe 8hoe to go to school. The - Needlework guild has sup plied their needs in stockings. Let us see that the youngsters are given shoes io keep out therain and cold and snow that will sofl be upon us. Warm, protected . feet are vital in warding off influenza and the dis- eases ot cnuanooa. neip us io ucp the kiddieswrelL Only small con tributions are asked, but we must have those to complete the quota of $1,000 which we will need to take care of the poor school children. Celebrate by contributing to the Shoe fund. We have received $572.25 to date. 'FRIENDS' OF BILL IN BERLIN FIRE UPON SOLDitRS Officers Loyal to the Deposed Ruler Arrested or Dis'-' . persed After Clashing ; With Troops. AmsterdaniyNov. 12. There wereH exchanges of shots in Berlin Sun day between soldiers and the- few officers remaining loyal to the Ho henzollerns, according to- advices from there. These exchanges oc curred around the Central hotel and the railway station in th? Friedrich Strasse, the Victoria and Astoria cafes and theoyal library, from which the officers fired at the sol diers, some of' whom were wounded. A number of the officers were ar rested while others escaped. Ten thousand railway men have decided to maintain railway" traffic in Germany. The fortress at Posen is in the hands of the workers and soldiers and 'the military authorities have placed themselves at the disposal of council. , I Copenhagen, Nov. 12.-A dispatch received from Berlin says that Prince Heinrich XXVII., of Reuss, of the younger line' has abdicated. J 'he prince had the sole executive nd part of the legislative power. Farm Forces in Need" ;of Better Organization - Washington, Nov. 12. Secretary Houston in a statement foday urged steps be taken to secure the better organization of the agricultural forces of the country, especially of the local farm bureaus, in prepara tion for the execution of the neces sary production program for 1919. He dwelt especially upon the need for an increased production of beef and fats, saying it seems clear that for a considerable period the world will flemand particularly a larger supply than normal of these com modities. . i I German Rear Guards Race Madly for Their Border With the British Army in France and Belgium, Novell. (By the As sociated Press.) All day long the rear guard troops of the shattered and defeated German armies oppo, sjte the British front have been racing - for their own border as though ,their' lives depended " on reaching their own land by nightfall. HUMS OBJECT TO BLASTING ROAD BY AMERICANS Operations by U. S. Engineers rouowmg Armistice mis taken by Germans ' for Hostilities. ,By Associated Press, With the American ForceTbn 1 ttTe Meuse, Nov. 12. Blasting by Ameri can engineers in a road repairing de tachment caused the German high command to send a message to the allied high command Monday after noon contending that the Americans had not ceased 1 hostilities on No vember 11. The message sent by wireless to the allied high command was timed 2 p. m., and read: "On the " front of Ste'nay-Beau-mont along the Meuse, American's continue despite conclusion of ar mistice. Please, order the stopping of hostilities." The, American answer to the Ger man, message read as follows: "Received your , radio. Orders have been given for the American activities signalled on the Stenay- Beaumont front to cease immediate- k ly." -I bo the engineers did not Blast dur- KILLING OF HUN GROWN PRINCE IS CONFIRMED Council at Berlin. -However, Announces That He Ar rived in Holland With Pa and Ma. :, BULLETINS. ' Paris, Nov. 12. (Havas.) The death of the crown prince is con firmed by The Hague correspondent of the German News agency at Munich, according to advices to the Matin. Amsterdam, Nov. 12. The work men and soldiers' council at Berlin announces that the former emperor, the former empress and their eldest son, Frederick William, have arriv ed in Holland. , Kaiser Partially Free. Amsterdam, Nov. 12. According to Eisden advices the German of ficers with former Emperor William will be interned at Arnheim. The exemperor will not be asked to give his parole, but it will be silently assumed that he is under a moral obligation, Some measure of free dom will be permitted him. Knows End Has Come, The Tjjdl learns the former Ger man emperor s. night was decided upon after receipt of the armistice terms at headquarters and the Ger man government s communication ob this subject. Although the em peror, despite pressure, refused for a time to sign the abdication procla mation on behalf of himself and family, he realized the end had come, ' Falkenhavn WithiHim. On hearing the armistice terms, the emperor bitterly reproached the supreme armjrcommand declaring that he had been misled, une gen eral advised against flie emptror's fffght as Uhworthy. Field Marshal ! TT' f f . i J." I von HinaenDurg designated vuenerai vjn Falkenhayn, the former chief of start, to accompany the emperor, with whom was his youngest son. U. S. to Be Dry by June, ' i Say Prohibition Leaders Columbus, O., Nov. 12. World peace did not come soon enough GERMANY LOSES ITS ENTIRE OF PIRATE FLEET CRAFT ! Amendments to Armistice Terms Made by Marshal Foch Extend Time for Evacuation of Rhine Lands to 31 Days and Provide for Provisioning of Conquered Country. BULLETINS. . Zurich, Nov. 12. A republic was proclaimed at Berlin on Saturday, according to advice received from Munich. Amsterdam, Nov. 12. The provisional government composed of all parties formed at Karlsruhe has issued a proclamation announcing that Baden will remain part of the German empire, according to advices from Berlin . . The grand duke of Hesse has been placed under pre ventive arrest, according to a Darmstadt dispatch to the Dusseldorf Nachrichten. - ' " By Associated Press. ' t Washington, Nov. 12. Amendments of-the armistice terms made by Marshal Foch, after his first meeting with- it he German plenipotentiaries, as announced tonight by the . State department, include the delivery to the United Stater and the allies of all of Germany's submarines, instead of the 160 specified in the original draft of Ae armistice, within 14 days. . .. . , . Y t 'Another amendment specifies that "the countries on the jleft bank of the Rhine, Evacuated by the Germans, shall be administered by thQ local troops of occupation instead of by the local authorities under the control of the armies of to permit European nations' to be generally represented at the confer ence of dry leaders for world-wide prohibition, which convenes here November 19 for a four days' ses sion. However, it was Announced today-representatives for France, England, Switzerland and South America now ar on the way. ' Plans for carrying. .on the pro hibition fight in foreign countries probably will be furnished. Nation al prohibition leaders say the united States will be dry by next June. They say recent elections insure ratification of the federal prohibi tion amendment by 38 tates, two more than is necessary. Arizona First to Reach . Quota of War Work Fund New YoVk, Nov. 12. Contribu- ing the remainder of Monday after- tiens for the first 24, hours of the noon. Early this afternoon how- ' United War Work campaign thus far ever, they resumed their blasting, j reported to the national beadquart " The engineers are .repairing a ers here total $23,100,054. roadwavvin the region of' Stenav i Michiean and Ohio led the other They rushed to a quarry immediately -.states with $5,348,000 and $4,111,000, atterthe , armistice conditions be- j respectively, Put tne major parts oi came ettective. not thinkinz their tneir gins represented allotments blasting -wonld attract atention.. The i from "war chests" previously col- explosions today did not bring any message from the Germans so the engineers blasted with much energy, endeavoring to make up for the lost time. ' Helgoland is Held by v ' Teuton Soldier Council Amsterdam Monday, Nov. 11. The entire German northern fleet and the island base of Helgoland are in the hands of soldiers' councils, according. to a telegram, from Bremen." . . .iii.ii.i. . n,aiiwi i War Risk Rates Reduced Washington, Nov. 12, Secretary McAdoo today announced a,75'peri cent reduction In government wafc: risk insurance rates on hulls, car-; goes ana seamen s insurance, n.s made the rate on ships and cargoes through the war zone one-half of 1 per cent instead of 2 pr cent ' lected in local drives. The record contribution for the day was $500,Q00 given by Cleveland H. Dodge. s N Arizona has already reached its quota, tnus earning the honor of having a hut in France named aftet it. " Soldiers and Sailors Attack N. Y. Socialists Carrying Red Banner New York, Nov. 12. Soldiers, sailors and marines engaged to night in a fight with several hun dred members oi the socialist party of Greater New York, who, with red flags pinned to their lapels, had paraded tip Fifth ave nue on their way to attend a meet ing at which, funds were to be . raised for the defense of Thomas J. Mooney, the labor leader, under death sentence in California. HUN MUTINEERS MAY REFUSE-TO GIVE UP SHIPS v Difficulties Foreseen in, Carry ing Out Terms for In- ; terment of German War Vessels. Washington, lov, 12. Control of theGerman fleet by revolutionists, factions of whpm are reported to have urged resistance tothe allies andhe United States, may inter fere with carrying out the amended armistice provisioa that vessels designated to be interned be ready to leave German ports seven days after cessation of hostilities. " - At the end of the seven day period, which will expire at midnight next Sunday, the designated units of the fleet, the armistice provides.-vmust be completely disarmed. Prompt action, when under normal condi tions, would be required of, the Ger man naval forces to disarm vessels Of the battle cruiser and battleship type within seven days, naval ex perts here said. In omt quarters tonight fear was expressed that with the German navy in a disorganized condition owing to the revolution the necessary preparations for turn ing oyer the vessels might not be competed in the period specified. Action to be taken by the allies and the United ,States in event" ie vessels were' not prepared for sur render at theexpiration of the al lowed period was not indicated to night by officials.- ' - In such an event only two courses are regarded as open; either exten sion by agreement 61 the associated governments, of the time period or forcible seizure. Should forcible seizure be necessary, it was thought resistance by he disorganized crews would be a hopeless enterprise.,' Emperor Charles' 5 Abdication Announced Officially at Vienna f : , - Copenhagen,' Nov. ll-The abdji cation of Emperor Charles "of Aus tria is officially1 announced at Vienna. . v . Victor Adler, leader xof the Aus trian socialists and foreign secre tary in the German-Auswian cabinet formed at Vienna on October 34., is dead, k reported. . " X ' mm..h a a,AM ,i .i J , . . Instead ' of the immediate with drawal ofsGerman troops front Rus sianas originally provided, the amended terms specify that they shall be withdrawn "as soon as the allies, taking intq consideration the internal situation of these territor ies, shall decide lhat the' time for this has come. . " - ' Must Deliver 150,000 Carsi y Reduction is"made in the amount of certain military equipment to be delivered by the Germans: to the associated governments, including 25,000 , instead of 30,000 machine guns and 1,700- airplanes instead of ' 2,000. y. The number of railway cars to be delivered, however, is increased three-fold from 50,000 to 150,000. It is 'against the' delivery of this amount of rolling stock that Dr' Solf, the German .foreign secretary, has protested to ' President Wilson, asserting that the' distribution of food in Germany to the civilian ooit- ulation . will be greatly hampered. V T Provision Gerotany. Anotner amendment provides hat "the allies ; and the United States should give consideration to the pro- visioning of Germany during the armistioe to the extent recognized as necessary." - To assure the execution of the armistice convention "under the best conditions the principle of a perma- nent international Armistice commis sion is Emitted." This commission will "act finder the authority of the allied military yid naval comman--ders in chief.'' v- t , r t j An amendment to the naval clause provides that ill vessels designated to be interned shall be ready to leave German ports within seven days of the signing of the armistice. Directions for the. voyage (to either neutrak ports or those of the allied countries t be designated) will be given by wireless: Treaties to Be Renounced. - Other amendments include : 'Renunciation," instead of "aban donment," of the twatiese of Bu charest andBrest-Litovsk and of supplementary treaties'. Evacuation-by. all German forces " operating in East Africa within a period to be fixed by the allies in- stead of within one nfonth. - " - German troops are . .requjred to withdraw immediately - front Austria-Hungary, as well as from Rou mabia and Turkey. ' " -. Evacuation by the enemy of th Rhinelands (left and right bank) " shall be so ordered, as to be com-' pleted within 31 days in all after the signing of the armistice, instead of iy oays. Lord Northcliffe Resigns asPropaganda Director jonoon, jmov. u. Lord North--. curie, has resigned from the min istry of propaganda. Lord Northcliffe, who is the fore most newspa'per publisher in Great Britain was appointed to the an&t I of director of propaganda in enemy countries early in February, 1917. v In addition to this office h is aUo chairman' of the London headquar ters of the British mission to tin United State . v.