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RIEF RIGHT REEZY BITS OF NEWS B POPE WILL PONTIFICATE AT GREAT PEACE CEREMONY Rome. vXov. 19. (British Wire less Serivec.) Cardinal Gasparri. papal secretary o state, has invited the cardinals throughout the world and the patriarchs to meet in Rome for a great religious ceremony in St. I'eter's on the day of the sign ing of peace. Tope Benedict will pontificate. NO RED FLAG ALLOWED BY NEW YORK MAYOR New York. Nov. 18 To prevent occurences in New York of "the horrors and outrages of unrestrain ed mobs," which arc now causing anxiety in neutral countries abroad "in this critical time," Mayor Hy ian' today directed Police Commis sioner Enright "to disperse all un authorized assemblages and prevent t' public display of the red flag in .he city. PRESIDENT'S DAUGHTER MAY OPEN "VICTORY SING" New York, Nov. 18. The na tional council of women tonight sent Miss Margaret Woodrow Wil son, daughter of the president, an invitation to open the 'Victory Sing" ht France Thanksgiving day by singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the same moment that millions of Americans at home under the auspices of the council, join in the national anthem. The Young Men's Christian s sociation has cabled to its secreta ries overseas a letter from Secre tary of War Baker, expressing his wish that "Victory Sings" be held in every camp, hospital and rest billet of the American expeditionary forces. "Sings" also will be held, : . 1 1l ' n ii is amiuuiiccu, w an 1 ouiik ixieii s Christian association army huts in the United States. JOY BELLS ARE SET RINGING IN PARIS Paris, Nov. 18. The population of Paris, after an imposing celebration of the liberation of Alsace and Lor raine, turned out again last night and crowded the streets, particularly the important boulevards, which ; were lighted in full glory as in times before the war. Until long after midnight this morning voices in laughter and song fillled the air. The people, with linked hands, whirled around every American soldier whom they met. The conventions disappeared. Young and old were kissing and being kissed, happy over their freedom from the burden of war. They sang not only French tunes and English songs, but Amer ican favroites like "Over There" and Dixie." Sunday there was a mass and thanksgiving service attended by a large number of representatives of the nations which had fought, with France to final victory. FRENCH TROOPS Villi ENTER BIG FORTRESS TODAY THE INDUSTRIAL EAST AND " PRODUCTIVE WEST SHAKE HANDS THROUGH OMAHA. riTl A . TPK -rr tt -r TTTi-ir-t-n- U W W mU A U A A V rr H . H VOL. 48. NO. 132. Ettrd ti weoRd-eliu aiatttr May w. 1906. at Omaha P. 0. iindar act ( March J. 1879 OMAHA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1918. y Mall (I yaar). Dally, $4.90; Sunday, I2.J0: Dally aid Sua., iiO; (utilda Ntb., poitag axtra. TWO CENTS. THE WEATHER. Iowa and Nebraikat Fair Tuts day and probably Wednesday. Not much change in temperature. Hourly TemprrHturra S a. m Ml p. m 4t fl a. in M i p. m 41 7 a. m SAX p m l a a. m 314 p. m 41 a. in SS 5 p. m 41 10 a. m .....166 p. m .....4l 11 a. ni S 7 p m 43 13 m 40 8 p. m 41 ID UVJ YANKS IN HEART OF GREAT HUN Metz Will Be Occupied by Army Led by General Pe tain; On to Strass : burg Sunday. . By Associated Press. Paris, Nov. 18. (British Wire less Service) It is officially an nounced that French troops led by General Petain will enter Metz to morrow. Subsequently, General Cas- j telnau and General Mangin will follow with the armies." : The entry into Strassburg, which ;vil( be headed by Marshal Foch, take place next Sunday and Monday. English Continue March. . London, Nov. 18. Field Marshal llaig's report on the advance of the British troops says: ' "The Second and Fourth armies continued their march today. Our ailvanrcH rnfins reached the Gen eral line of Florennes, Charleroi, Seneffee and Hal." Name New Governors. 'Faris, Nov. 18. Havas) General ' De Maud'Huy, vh6 is a native of Lorraine, nas Deen appoinica gov ernor of Metz. says the Temps. Gen eral Bourgeois has been named governor of Strassburg. At a cabinet meeting today pre sided over by President Poincare it was decided to appoint as com missioners of the republic at Strass burg, Metz, and Colmar, Georges Maringer, director or the secret service; M. Miram, prefect of the de partment of Meurth Et Moselle, and M. Boulet, respectively. J King Albert in Ghent. . : Ghent, Nov. 18. (By Associated ' Press.) King Albert, Queen Eliza beth and Prince Leopold of Bel gium made their official entrance into Ghent. Huge crowds, delirious with enthusiasm," lined the streets. Th rnval nartv moved amontr the cheering throngs amid showers of 'roses and chrysanthemums. .very balcony, window and roof was cov rA with npnnle. some of whom clung perilously to chimneys and cornices. IRON FIELD Happy Civilians Greet Amer icans as Briey Is Entered; Germans Withdrawing Rapidly; Guns Taken. By Associated Press With the American Armv of Oc cupation, Nov. 18. (6 p. in.) American trnons entered Briev. the heart of Lothringyan iron fields, at 11 o clock this morning, there were arches across the main street and the town was bedecked with flags. Fifteen hundred civilians greeted the troops. After a welconme by the Briey offi cials, the thirty-eighth infantry band of the Third division gave a concert then the Americans lunched trom rolling kitchens, a large number of released Russians also being fed. Outwardly Briey showed few in dications of the war, the buildings being intact, but there were German siens everywhere, nointine in the direction of ammunition dumps and the various headquarters. The Germans abandoned a large number of trucks and DOrtable dynamos in Briey, owing to their haste Nto withdraw their troops. On Verdun Front With the American Army North east of Verdun, Nov. 18. Twenty two large caliber guns and great stores of lumber, barbed wire and various kinds of material used by engineers were formally turned over to the Americans by the Germans today at Bouligny. Much of the materia is new. - t " Withdraw Rapidly With the American Army of Oc cupation. Nov. 18. (By Associated Press) The Germans are with drawing as rapidly as possible. In the towns now occupied by the Americans great stores including machine guns, cannon and ammuni tion have been found. At Tellan court there is a big airdrome, but most of the planes left were dam aged, some apparently intentionally so. The hood of one machine had been pierced by a dozen pistol shots, probably in an endeavor to injure the engine. Business at Virton, northeast of Montmedy, was proceeding steadily an hour after the Americans entered. It was America's day in Belgium. The residents had decorated their shops and homes with thousands of flags of the allies and the civilian guards also appeared in brand new uniforms, which they had been sav ing. Villages Peaceful With the American Army in Lor raine, Nov. 18. (By Associated Precc Parlv tnio mnrniiiff the American advance toward the Rhine (Continued on Face Two, Column Four.) Americans Advance. With the American Army North east of Verdun. Nov. 18. (By As sociated Press.) To the Third American army under the com mand of General Dickman went the honor of the move forward yester day. Last night the new line was approximately 15 kilometers north northeastward, although at some points a greater depth had been at- . tamed. The divisions leading are the Sec ond and Thirty-second of the corps commanded y General Hines and the Third and Fourth corps, General Aluir Commanding. FORMER BAVARIAN PRINCE POSTPONES MARRIAGE 11; GREATEST NAVAL SURRENDER WILL OCCUR THIS WEEK Event of Delivery to Allies of Germany's Fleet of Ships Unprecedented in History; Speculation as to Final Disposition of Prize; Leaves Huns Helpless. London, Nov. 18. (British Wireless Service.) This week will see the greatest naval surrender which the world has ever witnessed. A great fleet of jGerman battleships, battle cruisers and light cruisers and destroyers will leave port Monday morning at 5 o'clock for an unknown destination. They will be met by the British fleet, accompanied by American and French representatives 'and conducted to their destination. A Berlin telegram received in Amsterdam gives this list of the vessels to be handed over: . Battleships Kaiser, Kaiserin, Konig Albert, Kronprinz Wilhelm, Prinz Regent Luitpold, Markgraf, Grosser Kur fuerst, Bayern, Konig and Friedrich Der Grosse. Battle Cruisers Hindenburg, Derflinger, Seydlitz, Moltke and Von Der Tann. Light Cruisers Bremen, Brummer, Frankfurt, Koeln, Dresden and Emden. The German cruiser Dresden was sunk off Falkland islands by the British under Admiral Sturdee, while the Em den was sunk in the Indian ocean after it had raided shipping in the far east. It is probable that old ships had been given the names of the ships sunk, or that new ships have been built to replace them. No Word in Washington. Washington, Nov. 18. There was no announcement here today regard ing the delivery of the fleet of bat tleships, battle cruisers and light cruisers which Germany was re quired, under the terms of the ar mistice, to surrender today to the associated nations. Nor was there any information as to the names of the ports at which the vessels were to be interned. There was much speculation as to the final disposition of the ships, but, in the absence of any official information, many officers thought tk;i matter would be left until the peace conference meets. Stripped of Half Fleet. The armistice provided that the vessels were to be disarmed tefore they left Germany and that th j were to be interned at neutral or al lied ports as the associated govern ments might direct with only care takers on board. Publication of the names of the battleships and cruisers which were designated by the associated governments for delivery reveals that Germany L stripped of at least half of the fleet of dread naughts which it had in Commis sion or buildine when the war be gan and of practically all of its battle cruisers. Ex-Crown Prince Rupprecht. Basel, Nov. 18. The marriage of Rupprecht, the former crown prince of Bavaria, and Princess Antoinette of Luxemburg, which had been fixed for "November, has been postponed until the middle of January, accord ing to a message from Munich. The former Bavarian crown prince commanded the German armies on the northern section of the western front until August of this year, when he returned to Munich for a rest. He is 49 years old and a widower, his first wife having died six "ears aeo. Princess Antoinette was born in 1899. and is one of five sisters of the' Grand Duchess Marie of Luxem burg. , . . CAPTAIN GOOD OF RED GROSS LOSES PLACE Red Cross Officials Refuse to v Give Specific Reason for Action; Rumors Vary. Capt. Fred L. Good, who recruited Omaha boys for Red Cross ambul ance service overseas, has been let out of the service, according to in formation from Major Hardy and Chairman Gardiner of the Central division personnel bureau. Rumors vary as to the reason. Prominent Red Cross officials ascribe it to "reasons best known to ourselves." J. E. Davidson, chairman of Ne braska Red Cross bureau of person nel, said he had no further knowl edge of the affair than that Captain Good was no longer in Red Cross service. Criticism was directed at Captain Good while he was in Omaha for the unbusinesslike manner in which Omaha boys were recruited. Cap tain Good first accepted 150 men and boys, but before he left Omaha, dis missed SO of this number. Many of the rejected list had already given up good jobs they were holding, ex pecting to be called into the Red Cross service and were forced to seek other employment. Information is that Captain Good was instructed to recruit but 30 men in this territory. When the Omaha contingent of 107 arrived in Camp Scott barracks where no accommodations had been provided, the commanding officer severely reprimanded Captain Good in the presence of the Omaha boys, according to M. V. Henson, Omaha boy in the corps, who is home on furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. V. Henson. The major said he had no accommodations for this number. Subsequently 20 more boys were returned to Omaha, some physically disqualified. A prominent Red Cross official stated that Captain Good had made himself, obnoxious to women at work in Red Cross headquarters. Bavarian Queen Alive. London, Nov. 18. The report of the death of the former queen of Bavaria is untrue, according to a Munich dispatch received by the Central News by way of Amsterdam dam. The dispatch adds that the queen is seriously ill. Maria Theresa lost her position as queen on November 8, when her husband. Kins Ludwig, was forced to abdicate. Her death was re ported last week by the Tageblatt, of Munich. Yankees in Frdnce To Observe Fathers Day November 23 Paris, Nov. 18. The Stars and Stripes, the organ of the American expeditionary force has arranged for November 23, as the day upon which all the American troops shall write home to father. Special delivery arrangements are under wcy in order that Fathers' day" shall be as successful as "Mothers Day," May 12, last It is. hoped that the fathers will write to their sons on the same dy. . , " - Last Legal "Prftp" Gone in Mooney Case; Fate Up to Governor San Francisco, Cal.. Nov. 18. The fate of Thomas J. Mooney rested tonight solely in the hands of Gov. William D. Stephens, and no inkling has come from the state capital as to what the executive's attitude will be. Mooney, who was sentenced to hang following his conviction on a murder charge growing out of the preparedness day bomb explosion here on July 22, 1916, is in San Quentin (Cal.) prison. f When the United States supreme court today refused the petition of Mooney's counsel to review his case, the "last legal prop of the de fense," his attorney here said, was knocked from under Mooney. Men Who May Represent U. S. at Peace Conference HOUSE,. If, W AS1SS3. f ROOT. L... J PRESIDENT TO BE PRESENT AT PEACE SESSION OVERSEAS Departure Will Set Precedent in Nation's History; First Chief Executive to Leave North Americ? During Term of Office; His Status Opens Discussion. Three prominent Americans, Sec retary of State Lansing, Elihu Root and Justice Louis D Brandeis, who are being mentioned in official cir cles at Washington as the repre sentatives of the United States at the coming peace conference. Presi dent Wilson has decided to go to Europe as head of the American delegation. If the president does not go, Secretary Lansing, because of his knowledge of European af fairs, will in all probability be appointed head of the mission. - Col E. M. House, who is at present in Europe, will undoubtedly act in the capacity of unofficial adviser to the delegation. SAY EX-KAISER PLANS RETURN TOOWNCOUNTRY Fears Disturbances in Hol land; Dutch Embarrassed; Russian Bolsheviki Not Welcome in Germany. BULLETINS. Basle, Nov. 18. (Havas) The German authorities, according to a dispatch from Berlin, have noti fied the Russian bolshevik govern ment that1 representatives must not be sent to Germany. To War Brides A week ago the whistles blew, announceing the advent of vic tory. Joyous and unrestrained, the whole country celebrated, but most of all did joy reign in the hearts of the war brides who gave up their men at the call of duty. How, then, did you feel when the glorious news of peace came? The Bee has printed countless interesting letters from the boys "over there." Now we want to hear the other side from the brave women at home. The Omaha' Bee offers eight prizes for theVst letters not to exceed 150 words on "What the Coming of Peace Means to Me." The best three will receive ?1 prizes and excellent books will be given the five honorable men- tionSfacmua Your name will not be used in the paper if you prefer, but send full name and address in case juju win a prize. War brides and war mothers are both eligible in the contest. Write at once. Address War Brides Contest Editor, Omaha Bee. Awards will be announced next Sunday. Basel, Switzerland, Nov. 18. Havas) The minister of war of Wurttemberg, has resigned, ac cording to a dispatch from Stutt- gart.. He has been replaced by First Sergeant Fisher. Amsterdam, Nov. 18. The former German empress has arrived in Hol land, making the trip by airplane, according to the Zenenar corre spondent of the Telegrarf. London, Nov. 18. The Potsdam soldiers' and workmen's committee learns that William Hohenzollern intends to return to Germany be cause of disturbances in Holland, according to a Copenhagen dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph com pany. The Lokal Anzeiger of Ber lin states that he is likely to be per-' mitted to return. Maarn, Holland, Nov. 18. Count Charles von Bentinck, son of Count Godard, in an interview declared that his father was unaware of the intended coming of the former Ger man emperor until last Sunday, when the Dutch government asked him if he would receive the exile. The count acceded to the request as a duty to the Dutch government. The former emperor's host seems somewhat embarrassed over the del icate charge given him, as his fam ily has considerable English con nections. Count Charles said that he asked the former emperor: "Well, how long will you remain?" "That depends upon the Dutch government," was the reply. DRY MEASURE TO GO TO PRESIDENT NEXT THURSDAY Is Accepted by Senate for Duration of Demobilization Period; Prohibitionists Expect Its Passage. Washington, Nov. 18. -Final leg islative action was taken today by the ' senate on the national "war time" "prohibition bill effective July lnext, and continuing during de mobilization. The measure will go Thursday to President Wilson for his approval, confidently expected by prohibition advocates. The senate struck out the Wash ington rent profiteering rider, which had held up the bill, and adopted the contcrence report on the re mainder of the provisions, which the house already had approved. The bill would stop sales of dis tilled, malt or vinous beverages June 30, 1919, and thereafter during the war and demobilization. Manufac ture of distilled spirits now is pro hibited under the food control law. which will expire with the world peace treaty. Bolsheviki Seek to Destroy Opponents Says Balfour in House London, Nov. 18. Information at the disposal of the British gov ernment, Foreign Secretary Bal four declared in the House of Commons, today, is to the effect that the deliberate policy of the boLhevik government in Russia is one of extermination by starva tion, murder and the wholesale executions of all persons who do not support their regime, Prince Gunther Declares Readiness to Abdicate Basle, Switzerland, Nov. 18. Prince Gunther of Schwarzburg Rudolstadt, a principality of Ger many, at the demand of the Diet, has deqfared his readiness to ab dicate according to a dispatch from Kudolstadt. ' DR.S0LF ASKS ELUCIDATION OF PEACE TERMS Declares Understanding of Armistice, Regarding Left Bank of Rhine, Neces sary to Avoid Trouble. By Associated Press. London, Nov. 18. A long wire less dispatch signed by Dr. Solf, the German foreign secretary, ad dressed to the American, French and Italian governments has been picked up here. The dispatch asks for elucidation "in a mollifying sense" of the condi tions of the armistice concerning the left bank of the Rhine, without which "we shall inevitably advance towatd more or less bolshivist conditions which might become dangerous to neighboring states." By the Associated Press. Washington, Nov. 18. -President Wilson will attend the opening sessions of the peace conference. This was an nounced tonight officially. He will go immediately after the convening of the regular session of congress, December 12. . This official statement was issued at the White House t "The president expects to sail for France immediately after the opening of the regular session of congress for the! purpose of taking part in the discussion and settlement of the main features of the treaty of peace. "It is not likely that it will be possible for him to remain -throughout the sessions of the formal peace conference, but his presence at the outset is necessary in order to obviate the manifest disadvantage of discussion by cable" in determining the greater outline of the final treaty about which he mut necessarily be consulted. He will, of course, be accompanied by delegates who will sit as the representatives of the United States throughout the conference. "The names of delegates will be presently announced." ' y-N - How long the president will re main abroad he himself probably cannot say now. The time for the convening of the peace conference has not yet been announced, butr the general belief is that it cannot be assembled before late in Decem ber, at the earliest. If such provea the case, the president will be absent from the country at least ; a month and probably longer. What plans the president may make for his trip other than to at tend the opening of the peace con ference and to participate in the dis cussions amongf the representatives ot the associate nations, which will precede it, have not been revealed. He undoubtedly will be accompanied by Mrs. Wilson, and it is expected here that besides visiting Paris, where the peace congress probably will be held, he will go to London and possibly to Brussels and Rome. Mr. Wilson is expected to receive abroad a greeting which has been ac corded but few men in public life. He will be welcomed not only as the president of the United States and the commander of its armies and navy, but also as the champion of world democracy. ' Establishes Precedent . Visiting Europe, the president will establish two precedents. He will be the first executive of the United States to participate in a peace con ference for the settling of issues growing out of a war in which thrt country participated, and likewise he will be the first president to leave North America during his term oi office. In reaching his decision to attend the peace conferences, President Wilson is understood to have been largely influenced by representation from Premiers Lloyd George of Great Britain and Clemenceau of France and other statesman of the entente countries. The principles and terms of settlement enunciated by the president have been accepted by both the associated nations and the central powers as the basis upon which peace is to be re-established, and it is Inderstood that it is for the working out of the application of these principles that his presence is so earnestly desired by the allied statesmen. At Peace Table. Since the president is to sail for France early next month, it seems certain that he will reach Paris sev eral weeks .before the peace con gress assembles. His purpose is believed here to be to participate ir (Continued on Pago Two, Column One.) Form New Council. Amsterdam, Nov. 18. A provi sional council has been fbrmed at Berlin under the presidency of Dr. Reisser, head of the Hansa league, for the organization of a citizens' committee to -afeguard the -ights of citizens, and to support the gov ernment. The council demands an immediate constituent assembly. A Luxemburg dispatch says that the chamber today adopted a mo tion demanding a referendum to de cide the future form of government. The chamber desires that the grand duchess abstain from all gov ernmental action pending the ref erendum A motion supported by the lib erals and socialists, demanding the abdication of the grand duchess and th establishment of a republic was rejected. Representatives of a hundred reg iments in a meeting at Berlin de manded immediate convocation of a national assembly, according to advices from that city. The inde pendent socialists have issued a proclamation glorifying the revolu tion, saying: "Politicians who agreed to the disgraceful Brest-Litovsk treaty cannot complain if the entente treats them similarly." The proclamation appeals to the socialists of foreign countries not to allow their brothers to be op pressed. Belligerent Nations Spent . $175,000,000,000 Up to May By Associated Press. Washinton, Nov. 18. The direct cost of the war for all belligerent na tions to last May 1, was reported at about $175,000,000,000 by the fed eral reserve board bulletin is ued here today, and it is estimated the cost will amount to nearly $200,000. 000,000 before the end of this year. These calculations were compiled by the board from varied sources, and, while their' accuracy U not vouched for, the board believVs the figures are substantially correct. For purely military and naval pur poses it is estimated that all bellig erents had spent about $132,000,000, 000 to May 1, or about three-fourths of the total war cost. The balance represented interest on debt and other indirect war expenses. How the cost mounted as the war grew in proportion from year to year is illustrated by tabulation- showing that th ? mobilization and the first five months of the war in 1914 cost all belligerents about $10,000,000,000. In 1915 the expenses jumped to $26, 000,000,000; in 1916 they increased to $38,000,000,000. and in 1917 they were estimated at $60,000 000 ()m This year expenses have run a little I .i aDove me rate last year. About $150,000,000,000 of the total war cost has been raised by war loans of various nations and com paratively little by taxation. The public debt of the principal entente allies is calculated at approximately iua,uw,uuu,uuu, or more than twice as much as the aggregate debt of the central powers, estimated at $45, 000.000,000. This does not take into considera tion debt incurred since last May, Will Ship 18,000 Men From English Shores , During Next 10 Days London, Nov. 18. The first Amer ican troops to depart homeward as a result of the signing of the armis tice will be 18,000 men stationed in England. The American army ex pects to start the first shipload of th ese soldiers homeward within a week and to have all the men on their way back to the United States 10 days later. Lutherans of Swedish, ' Birth in New Church New York, Nov. 18 The Au gustiana synod, comprising nearly 1,000,000 Lutherans of Swedish birth or descent residing west of the Mississippi river, vtas iven rep resentation on the foreign mission hoard of the United Lutheran church in America in a resolution adopted by the latterorgariization here today. The united church also pledged co-operation with the Swedish congregations in their mis sionary work in Japan and th Vir. gin islands. '