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AUSTRIAN MILITARY
TRIBUNALS EXECUTE 11,400.
Amsterdam, Dec. IS. The su
preme military tribunal at Vienna
has announced that 11,400 persons
were sentenced to death by Austrian
military tribunals during the war
and executed,' according to a Ber
lin dispatch to the Handelsblade.
PARIS PAPERS TURN '
SPOTLIGHT UPON WILSON.
Paris, Dec. IS. Paris newspapers,
in discussing this afternoon the
Sunday activities of President Wil
son, note that he joined vigorously
in the singing at the American Pres
byterian church. The president wore
a black morning coat, grfy trous
ers and a high hat.
One reporter was struck by Ahc
fact that he did not take a seat in
the first row of pews but sat in the
eighth row. Another reporter notes
that the president paid great atten
tion to the preacher s discourse.
The Temps, says that he wore the
same air of serenity as on his ar
rival on Saturday, "not severity as
we misprinted yesterday."
WILSON FORGETS HAT
AT EXCITING MOMENT.
Paris. Dec. 15. Among the amus
ing incidents told in connection
with the reception to the United
States peace delegates yesterday is
one to the effect that President Wil
son became so excited that on leav
ing the train he forgot his hat.
which was picked up and handed to
him at the first opportunity by Gen.
Pershing.
ITALIAN CASUALTIES
IN WAR TOTAL 1,500,000.
New York, Dec. IS. Italy, with a
population of only 36,000,000 and
with 5,500,000 men called to the
colors, suffered approximately 1,
500,000 casualties in the war, Gen.
Emilio Gugliemetti, military attache
of the Italian war mission, announc
ed in an address at Red Cross rally
here tonight.
General Gugliemetti said approxi
mately 500,000 men -war killed or
died of wounds, and 500,000 were
permanently disabled.
BURLESON InTlOT,
CABLE HEAD CHARGES
New York, Dec. 15. Clarence H.
Mackay, president of the Commer
cial Cable company, charged, in a
statement issued here tonight, that
Postmaster General Burleson was
implicated in a "plot" to bring about
government uwucisin wi i
communications and incidentally en
able the Western Union and Bell
Telephone companies to sell out to
the government at a high price.
Asserting his companies were
"marked for anhilation" because
they had always opposed govern
ment ownership, Mr. Mackay said
ne was in uus Jigm iu iuuoh.
WILL STRIP OFFICERS
WHO MAY BE ARRESTED
San Diego, Cal., Dec. l5.-To
make certain that the uniform of an
American army officer shall not be
disgraced by being placed in a cell,
the military authorities have. sanc
tioned a plan proposed by Chief of
Police S. P. McMullen. In case of
arrest for th violation of any law,
a discharged army officer would,
upon being taken to the police sta-
UOn, DC aivestCQ ui ms umiwm oiiu
i given a suit of overalls.
SYMBOLIC SYSTEM
- ADOPTED IN CHINA.
New 'Haven, Conn., Dec. 15.
" rhi'rm liae aHnntPft a svstem of SVtTl-
UntiV ' urrifincr. which is exoected tO
wwi.v. -- - ,
r-sOi.t inniTA , 1 m e n t ar v pnnrattnn
of that nation and. reduce existing
illiteracy, it was 'announced here
today by Edwin C. Lobeifsteins, who
has been in conference with the
Vale-in-China home office.
j : The system invented by the Chi
nese themselves and approved by the
government board of education at
Peking, consists of. only 39 symbols.
Any sound in the language can be
represented by combining two or
Hi ih mnd thr of these svmbols.
Bl till. l"VJI '
' and experiments made with hun
dreds of individuals have conclu
sively shown that an adult Ulitetrate
man or woman can learn to read by
the use of a system of this kind in
. three or four weeks.
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Sinn Feins Strength
Outstanding Feature
of Election in Ireland
s
' Belfast, Dec. IS. The feature of
Saturday's ekctions , in nationalist
Ireland was the strength shown by
the Sinn Fein. It is reported here
that Cardinal Logue and Archbishop
Walsh both supported the Sinn Fein.
The defeat of John Dillon, the Ir
ish nationalist leader in East Mayo,
is anticipated, when the final count
is completed. The Sinn Feiners
- pOliea a iicajr wit in w". w "
and city of Dublin and in cork. In
northwest Ulster the Sinn Seiners
will carry the city of Derry, three
seats in Donegal and South Ferman
agh nd northwest Tyrone.
1 qe unroiiisis ccti i mom
their seats in the north. Joseph Dev
lin, nationalist for west Belfast, was
re-elected by several thousand votes.
Marshal Foch to Be Member
of French Peace Delegation
Paris, Dec. 15. (Havas) The
Echo de Paris say's that the French
delegates to the peace conference
will be Premier Clemenceau. Mar
shal Foch, Foreign Minister Pichon.
and Leon Bourgeois, former pre
mier. Adds that Captain Andre
Tardiu, head of the general commis-
Sion tor f ranco-mentan mai
tcrs, probably may be named.
Germans Scan Carefully
' President Wilson's Views
Berlin, Dec. 15. Dispatches re
t porting the arrival of (President
Wilson in Paris are displayed prom-
The president's utterances are be
ing scanned carefully. Newspapers
which formeYly were foremost in at
tacking the president's policies, now
ulcad that they were -deceived..'
Enttnd ii wead.clM aitt.r lUy M,
Omiht P. 0. under act of Mirth
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UlNAVY
GUARDS IN
Session of Conference
Deferred Until Jafmary 1
FIGHT AT
TAMPICO
American Gunners Aboard
Ward Liner Kill Mexican
Customs Guard Captain
and Wound Soldier.
New York, Dec. 15. In a clash
on November 29 between the armed
navy guard of the American steam
ship Monterey and Mexican cus
toms guard at Tamplco, one Mexi
can, said to have been captain, was
killed; a Mexican soldier mortally
wounded, an a chief gunner's mate,
named Berry, in charge of the Amer
ican guard less seriously hurt. This
was learned today with the steamer's
arrival here from Havana and Nas
sau, where she touched after leav
ing Tampico.
Members of the armed guard and
officers of the ship refused to dis
cuss the incident, but details were
learned from passengers on board
at the time. According to them,
the fight occured shortly after 5
a. m., after members of the navy
guard went to the rescue of Berry,
who had been attacked. The Amer
icans had first responded to the call
without -arms, but upon the Mexi
cans opening fire, they secured their
weapons and responded in kind.
Mexicans Put to Flight.
The fight, passengers said, was
brief, the Mexicans running away
as soon as the Americans opened
fire, leaving their dead and wound
ed. Later, officials of the port took
the matter in hand, the passengers
asserted, and a demand was made
upon the captain of the Monterey
that the armed guard be delivered
up to them pending an investiga
tion. This the captain declined to do,
his action being supported, it was
said, by officers of two American
gunboats in the harbor. Later the
matter was disposed of by a decision
to leave the entire subject to dip
lomatic settlenent.
It was said tttat the gunner's mate
had' gone ashore on an errand just
before the Monterey sailed. Sev
eral blocks from where the ship was
tied up was a saloon. -and as Berry
was returning to ,his ship, passing
in front of this saloon, he was called
upon to "treat." When he refused
to do so several Mexicans started
after him. As the American ap
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Erzberger Asks Blockade
Against Germany Be Raised
London, Dec. 15. (British Wire
less Service) According . to dis
patches received today from Am
sterdam and other cities Mahias
Erzberger, the leader of the German
armistice commission, lias again
complained of the severity of the
armistice terms. He asks for the
raising of the blockade, liberation of
prisoners of war and immediate
opening of the peace conference.
Marshal Foch, it is said, has re
fused to recognize the soldiers and
workmen's councils.
Wilson Violates Custom
By Taking Own Wreath
to Tomb of Lafayette
Paris. Dec. 15. When Presi
dent Wilson went to the tomb of
Lafayette today he insisted on
taking his own wreath, contrary
to the custom here by which the
florist delivers the wreath and
the donor later makes the visit
and leaves his card. The presi
dent sent Admiral Grayson to
buy the wreath and after some
difficulty in explaining to the
florist, who could not understand
why the traditional custom was
being braken, obtained it and
drove to the tomb.
On- his personal card, Presi
dent Wilson wrote this inscrip
tion: "In memory of the great La
favette from a fellow servant of
liberty."
Entirely unannounced the
president drove to the old Pic
pus cemetery where the amazed
aged gatekeeper was almost too
flustered to unlock the gates
when he learned who his caller
was. The news pf the president's
visit spread rapidly to the con
vent nearby, an4 as he left he
passed through lines of aged
nuns who came out to pay their
respects to the American chief
executive.
Wilson to Confer Meanwhile
With Leading Statesmen;
May Visit Italy and Pope
After Christmas.
r
Paris. Dec. 15. Plans for the re
assembling of the interallied con
ference and the meeting of the peace
congress are gradually being ma
tured. It was the first intention tc
have the interallied conference meet
tomorrow or Tuesday, but owing to
the inability of Premier Lloyd
George and Foreign Minister Bal
four to be here because of the Brit
ish elections and the approaching
holidays, the formal session will not
be resumed until January 1.
Meanwhile, President Wilson will
have an opportunity to confer wltn
the premiers and leading statesmen
of the allies and to visit the'battle
tields and, perhaps, Italy. King Vic
tor Emmanuel, the "Crown prince
and Premier Orlando arrived in
Paris Thursday. They will dine
with the president some time this
week. ,
Hold Informal Discussions.
The merits of the questions and
considerations to come before the
conference thus far have developed
only in their initial phases, discus
sions of them having been more or
less informal. For the American
delegates, the chief object to be ob
tained during the next fortnight is
a first hand understanding of the
views of the European statesmen
and an opportunity to convey to
them the American viewpoint.
While President Wilson has not
announced positively that he will
visit Pope Benedict, it now seems
probable that he will do so. It is
known here that the pope is anxious
to receive the president, and the
Vatican officials have announced that
the visit may be made without
danger of embarrassment because of
the differences between the Vatican
and the quirinal.
Will Be King's Guest.
It is likely that if President Wil
son goes to Rome he will visit, the
quirinal palace as the guest of King
Victor Emmanuel. Afterward he
will go to the American embassy,
where he will be met by the rector
and students of the American Ec
clisiastical college. The rector will
convey to the president Pope Bene
dict's desire to see him.
If President Wilson goes to the
Vatican he will also call on Cardinal
Gasparri, papal secretary of state,
who will return the call upon the
president at the embassy on behalf
of the pope, who cannot, by prece
dent, leave the Vatican. This was
the program followed when King
Edward visited the king and the
pope.
If the president goes to Rome, it
will be after Christmas as King Vic
tor Emmanuel will be in Paris until
December 23.
PRESIDENT
ATTEND
SABBATH
SERVICES
Cordial Tone Noted in
Welcome Given Wilson
Wilson Goes Twice to Church
in Paris, Pays Homage
to Layfatte and Holds
Conferences. s
GREW RESCUED
FROM STRANDED
ALLEN STEAMER
Corinthian, With Valuable
Cargo, Pounding to Pieces
'in Heavy Sea on Ledge
Off Brier's Island.
John, N. B., Dec. 15. The
British steamer Corinthian, which
struck on Northwest ledge at the
mouth of the bay of Fundy yester
day a few hours after leaving this
port for Glasgow with a valuable
cargo, was reported today to be
pounding to pieces in a heavy sea.
All its company of 87, under com
mand of Capt.v David Tannock, are
safe. It carried no passengers.
A few of the crew are reported to
have reached Westport, N. S., and
Freeport, N. S., in snip's boats. The
rest, including Captain Tannock,
have been taken off by the patrol
boat Festubert and the Canadian
government steamer Aberdeen,
which left Here yesterday in re
sponse tr a wireless call for help.
Owing to the heavy weather- they
did not reach the scene of the wreck
until this morning.
It was believed here the vessel
struck the ledge five miles off Brier's
'island at low water during thick
weather.
The Corinthian carried a valuable
cargo under British government or
ders. It included 120,000 bushels of
wheat, a large quantity of airplane
timber, deals, apples, condensed
milk, lard, nails anda heavy con-
fsignment of boxed meats. She is
owned by the Canadian Pacific
Ocean Steamship Service, Ltd., but
was built in Belfast, Ireland, in 1900
for the Allen line.
"Bill" Hohenzollern
Has No Present Desire
v to Change Residence
Amerongen, Holland, Dec. 15.
The former German emperor con
tinues to lead the life of a near
recluse. He is virtually cut off from
all communication with the outside
world. Reports that he was in con
stant communication with his form
er advisers are not true.
The empress has been troubled
for years with an affection of the
heart but her physician says that her
condition has showed no change
since her arrival here.
The correspondent inquired into
the rumor that the former emperor
intended to move his quarters and
learned that Herr Hohenzollern is
not interested in other houses in
Holland and is not likely to move
anywhere until he knows more re
garding his future.
lowan Dies of Injuries
From Explosion on Cruiser
Yokohama, Dec.""15. Four more
Americans, members of the crew of
the U. S. armored cruiser Brooklyn,
have died as a result of injuries sus
tained in the explosion, supposedly
of coal, dust, on board the cruiser
last Monday. Anions' them was
i Leonard C. Carter of Musctatine, la.
YANK TROOPS
REACH LIMITS
OF GREAT ARC
American Army Spreads Out
., Like Great Fan Along Boun
dary of Semi-Circle,
Pivoting on Coblenz.
V
By Associated Press.
With the American Army, of Oc
cupation, Dec. IS. The objectives
of the American army of occupa
tion were reached Sunday at various
points. Spreading out like a great
fan the advanced units of the Amer
icans took up their positions along
the boundary of a 30-kilometer
semi-circle pivoting on Coblenz.
The Thirty-second division is oc
cupying the bridgehead on the left,
the - Second division comes next,
while the First division is on.the
right of the Second division. TSyo
French divisions are occupying a
part of the bridgehead, their posi
tion being on the extreme right of
the Americans.
As the various detachments reach
ed the boundaries of the bridgehead
the infantrymen marched into the
towns behind bands playing spirited
American airs. In some instances
the bands gave concerts for the bene
fit of the natives, while the in
fantrymen hustled about, looking
for quarters.
The men of the bridgehead force,
as they reached the limits of the
great arc during Sunday, began set
tling down for a rest after their
hike from the battle line in France,
which began just four weeks ago
Different units all along the line
are in the occupied villages. The
officers are using public buildings
as headquarters, but are being billit
ed in hotels and private homes. The
men spent Sunday in making them
selves comfortable for an extended
stay on the bridgehead. The dough
boys having reached their objectives
are now asking each other: "Where
do we go from here?"
British Reach Olpe.
London, Dec. lS.-j-British troops
rapidly are completing the occupa
tion of the Cologne bridgehead and
east of Cologne already have
reached the town of Olpe, accord
ing to an official statement issued
tonight The statement reads:
"Yesterday our advanced troops,
completing their occupation of the
Cologne bridgehead, reached the
genetal line of Obercassel. Seel
scheid, east of Hohkeppell. Olpe, So
lingen and north of Hilden."
New Jersey Republican
Committeeman Resigns
Trenton, N. J., Dec. 15. Former
Gov. Franklin Murphy of Newark,
a leading figure in republican state
politics for a quarter of a century
and a member of the republican na
tional committee for 18 years, has
resigned from the national commit
tee because of his advancing years, j
The New Jersey state republican
committee will meet here Wednes-'
day when it is expected that Hamil
ton Kean, of Elizabeth, a brother of
the late U. S. Senator John J. Kean,
will be elected national committee-1
Paris, Dec. 15. President Wison
spent his first Sunday in Paris by
going twice to church, laying a
wreath on the tomb of Lafayette and
having a brief conference with Pre
mier Clemenceau and another with"
Col. E. M. House. In the evening
he rested in preparation for the com
ing strenuous weeks of preliminary
conterences.
During the afternoon the presi
dent made a short call on President
and Madame Poincare at the palace
of the Elysee.
President Wilson also had a long
talk with Herbert C. Hoover, the
American food ..administrator, who
gave him the latest information on
food conditions in Germany.
Attends Presbyterian Church.
In the morning, the president, ac
companied by Mrs. Wilson and Ad
miral Grayson, and by secret service
men, .went to the-American rresby
teriah church in the Rue de Berri.
His coming was known to only a
few. of the American colony who had
guessed that the president, being a
coftsistent church - goer, would
choose a church of his own denomi
nation. The Rev. Chauncey.W. Goodrich,
the pastor, took his text from the
ninth verse of the ninth chapter of
Iasiah. He dwelt on the necessity of
impregnating political and civil life
with idealism and showed how the
evolution of humanity was reaching
the last stage in the constitution of
a society of nations.
The edifice was filled, but there
was no special service. The presi
dent took part as he would if he
had been at the Central Presbyter
ian church in Washington,
In the afternoon President Wilson
went to a church of Mrs. Wilson's
denomination,, as is the custom in
Washington when he goes twice on
Sunday. The church selected was
the American Episcopal church of
the Holy Trinity, the bishop of
South Carolina officiating.
Visits Tomb of Lafayette.
The president visited the tomb
of Lafayette in the Picpus ceme
tery in the southeastern section
of Paris, While returning home
after the morning church service.
No ceremorTy haoVbeen arranged at
the cemetery and the president went
accompanied only by Brig. Gen.
Hirts, a secret service operative and
a French officer assigned to him as
a personal aide. The president, re
moving his hat entered the tomb
carrying a large floral wreath.
As the president placed the
wreath on the tomb, he bowed his
head and stood silent before the
resting place of the famous French
man, who helped America in her
fight for liberty. He made no
speech whatsoever. He then re
turned to the Murat residence.
In the meantime, all the residents
of Paris apparently had turned out
in the hope of getting a glimpse
of the president. It was remarked
that the Wilson luck was continu
ing, for the sun broke through .the
murky clouds for the first time in
days and began to dry up the muddy
streets. The sun lit up the city in
all its fluttering banners and flags.
Honor All Americans.
To a foreign observer it appeared
that everyone in Paris was on the
boulevards. There was no space
whatever on the sidewalks. A great
crowd gathered in the Place de la
Concord befor. the headquarters of
the American mission. The cro d
Vote of Confidence for Future
Linked With Thanks for
the Past, Comments
Paris Matin.
4-
Paris, Dec. 15. The friendliness
of the welcome given President Wil
son and the cordial tone of the
J speeches delivered at the luncheon in
the Palace ou..the Elysee are dwelt
upon by the newspapers today.
L'Homme Libre declares that Sat
urday's .manifestations was a tri
umphant welcome to a great man.
The presence of President Wilson
in France, says the Petit Journal,
is an assurance of the practical and
assiduous co-operation of two great
democracies in the world in the
pursuit of the same ideals.
In Full Agreement
President Wilson, in full agree
ment with all the allies, declares the
Matin, wants a peace of justice and
security. The welcome given him
by the people of Paris, it adds, voted
confidence ill him for the future,
whilt, thanking him for the past.
The Petit Journal quoted Presi
dent Wilson as making the following
remark to General Pershing:
"I expected a cordial welcome, but
I never could have dreamed of the
sincere welcome. Paris gave me. 1
am greatly pleased."
Praised by Italians.
In huge headlines the Italian
press welcomes President Wilson to
Europe. The editorials praise the
president's course during the war,
the Epoca declaring:
"No man in Europe since Napol
eon has been more popular than
President Wilson and no one has
been more loved. He is loved today
by those who once hated him and
scoffed at him. They see in him
hopes for a better world."
Italy is awaiting impatiently of
ficial announcement of the presi
dent's itinery when he comes to
Rome.
Hailed as Citizen of Spain.
Madrid, Dec. 15. All the news
papers here, regardless of opinions
and sympathies, welcome the arrival
in Europe of President Wilson.
"President Wilson is the most
humane man of the century," says
the Heraldo. "His presence in Eu
rope means that the hour of justice
has struck."
The Dario Universal declares that
President Wilson is a citizen of
the world and that to Spaniards he
is a citizen of Spain.
J
COLOGNE PUT
UNDER MARTIAL
LAW BY BRITISH
Germans Begin to Realize
What Occupation Means
When Regulations Are
Proclaimed by Haig.
cologne, Dec. is. cologne now
is under rigid martial law for the
first time since the British troops ar
rived here and the people have be
gun to realize what formal occupa
tion is going to mean.
Contained in the list of rules are
two which the residents appear to
dislike particularly. . One provides
that all males must greet British
officers and the playing of the Brit
ish national anthem, civilians by re
moving their hats and men in uni
form by the usual military salute
The other order forbids residents
to leave- their homes between the
hours of 7 at night and 6 o'clock in
the morning, with some exceptions,
such as clergymen and physicians.
Nq newspapers or pamphlets may
be printed or circulated without per
mission. Today the Cologne Ga
zette and other papers were not pub
lished, although they expect to re
sume tomorrow.
The transportation and sale of
liquor, except beer and wines, is
forbidden. No street assemblies will
be permitted and other assemblies
must be authorized. Amusement
places cannot run without authoriza
tion. Residents must surrender all
weapons and must aid the military
in the pursuit of law breakers. There
can be no telephone communications
save in extreme cases and then only
with permission.
Field Marshal Haig has issued an
order to the entire occupied terri
tory in which he declares that the
inhabitants will be protected as long
as they are obedient and peaceable.
The death penalty or some othei
punishment as may be decreed is
provided if violence is done soldiers
or the supplies or works necessary
to the military operations are dam
aged.
Use of Horse Flesh for Food
in England is Increasing
New York, Dec. 15. Use in Eng
land of horse flesh for food to such
an extent that slaughtering regu
lations have been adopted was cited
by the federal food board as indica
tion of the necessity of continued
conservation of meats in this coun
jammed about the doors and look Ury so as to help supply Europe's
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man.
keen interest in every American
passing in or out. The most in
consequential attache, carrying a
case of official papers, was surround
ed and carefully inspected by admir-
mg French men and women.
American army automobiles were
surrounded and cheered whenever
they stopped. All one needed, ap
parently, to be taken into the hearts
of the crowd was just to look like
an American. Every sort of convey
ance was out on the boulevards or
in the ftarks, eacl carrying individual
cheering groups. Taxicabs carried
crowds of American soldiers and
even the old one-horse chaise again
was on duty. ,
The pirading happy crowds
smacked of Riverside drive on a
(Continued on Face Two, Column Two.)
needs. Restoration of European
cattle herds to their pre-war size
is one of the paramount needs of
the reconstruction period, the state
ment said, pointing out that this
can be most speedily accomplished
by increasing American exports of
meats and fats.
GolrJ- Reserves Increase.
Washington, Dec. 15. Gold re
serves of the federal reserve banks
i.icreased $11,104,000 during the
week just ended, according to the
consolidated statement of the
twelve banks as of December 13,
business close. This increase served
to increase the ratio of gold re
serves against federal reserve notes
in circulation as money from 59 per
cent to 59.5 per cent. y
FOG OVER PORT
DELAYS DOCKING
OFLEVI ATM AN
Biggest American Transport
With'8,000 Men Aboard
Held for Day Outside
Sandy Hook.
New York, Dec. IS. Due to heavy
fog which has hung over port for
the past 24 hours, the American
"transport Leviathan, with more than
8,000 American soldiers and sailors
from France, was unable to dock
todav.
The ship arrived off Sandy Hook
yesterday but its size made unsafe
any attempt to proceed through the
channel. If the. fog lifts the Levia
than will dock early tomorroy morn
ing. The French line steamship Chi
cago, which went aground early to
day in the lower harbor while out
ward bound, was freed at high tide
and proceeded on her voyage to
Bordeaux.
W. H. McCord Returns ,
From Rochester Hospital
W. H. McCord, head of the Mc-Cord-Brady
wholesale grocery house
of this city, who has been under
tiie care of Mayo Bros, at Rochester
Minn., for several weeks, returned
to Omaha yesterday very much im
proved in health.
Three Die in Auto Wreck.
San Franciso, Dec. 15. Three
persons were killed and two "severe
ly injured today near Millbrae, south
of this city, when the automobile in
which they were riding was struck
by an interurban electric car. Two
of the dead afe Lieut. Walter G.
Famlacher of San Francisco, on
leave of absence from Camp Lee.
Va., And Chalma Famlacher, his
wife.
"Vive Wilson" Blazoned
in Lights in All Parts
of Capital of France
Paris, Dec. 15. The city prob
ably was more brilliantly illumi
nated last night than ever before.
Electrical devices erected in
honor of President Wilson blaz
ed in all parts of the capital. The
words "Vive Wilson," outlined
in electric lights, were displayed
at many vantage points while the
coat of arms of the United States
frequently was seen outlined in
red, white and blue.
The exterior of the chamber of
deputies was outlined in lights.
The headquarters of the Ameri
can peace delegation was lighted
with a huge electric sign bearing
the motto "E. riuribus Unum."
The building . occupied by the
American Red Cross was ablaze
with liglits and a huge electric
sign stretching across the Rue
Royale from the French naval
building to the peace mission
headquarters bore the slogan
"Vive Wilson."
The immense searchlight on
the Eiffel tower, heretofore used
in searching the sky for raiding
aircraft, radiated over the city
carrying a message of peace.
All public buildings and monu
ments were lighted brilliantly.
DR. PAIS
SHOT AT
RAILWAY
STATION
Executive Dies of Wounds
Within Few Minutes;
Assailant Quicklv-
Slain by Crowd. 4 ' V
London, Dec. 15. Dr. Sidonia
Paes, president of Portugal, was
shot and killed by an assassin short
ly before midnight Saturday whila .
he was in a railway station at Lis
bon, waiting for a train to Oporto.
Advices from Lisbon reporting, the
assassination say he was struck by
three bullets.
President Paes died within few
minutes after he was shot. ,
The president's assailant, named
Jectne, was killed by the crowd.
Paris, Dec. 15. According to a
Havas dispatch from Lisbon, the
assassin of President Paes of Port
ugal was lynched by the crowd.
Tamagnini Barbosa, the minister
of the interior, has assumed the
presidency. '
Headed Revolt in 1917.
Dr. Sidonio Paes was formally
proclaimed president of Portugal in -December,
1917, and was named
president of the provisional Jfoverfl
ment December 9, a few days more
than a year before he was assassi
nated. Dr. Paes was a professor of math
ematics in the University of Coinbra :.
when he entered the Portuguese
cabinet in 1911 as minister of public
works. At the outbreak of the war
he was Portuguese minister to Ger
many and remained in Berlin -until
the early part of 1916 when he re-,
turned to Lisbon.
While provisional president Dr. ,
Paes declared that Portugal would ' .
continue in agreement with the allies .
against Germany. One of his first . ;
acts after being proclaimed president
was to take active steps for greater
participation in the war by Portugal.
On December 6, while walking in
the streets of Lisbon, Dr. Paes was
fired at, but the shot went wild. ' .
Portugal became a republic in
1910, about two years after the as
sassination in the streets of Lisbon .
of King Carlos and Crown Prince"
Luiz. During these two years King
Manuel, second son of Carloj, ruled.
When the king and crown prince .
were assassinated, Manuel also was
wounded.
Frequently there have been mon
archist plots in Fortugal with the
object of overthrowing the republic
but all of these have failed.' Many
persons among the monarchists and '
the republicans have met death in ,
street fighting at various points and
numerous personages have been jar-
rested and sentenced to long terms'''
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bombs has been a frequent incident
of the disorders. Strikes of all"
kinds have been of frequent occur
rence and plots to assassinate presi- -dents
and cabinet ministers have :
been unearthed. Mutiny several
times has broken out in the navy,
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ing many persons and causing great
mateal damage. . v
Miss Mary Furay, Omaha , -Woman,
Dies in St. Louk
Miss Mary Furay, daughter of the
late John B. Furay. one of the real .
tiinnpprs of Omaha iiA iinlav
morning at St. Louis of pneumonia,-'
while on a visit with her sister, Mrs.
Leo Daly. Her mother was a sister
of the late Count Creighton. .Her'
brothers, Guy and Charles, and sis j
ter, Mrs. Daly were with her at tb
time of her death.
The body will arrive this morn
ing and will be taken to the J. -A.
Taggart chapel, 2212 Cuming street,
from which place the funeral will -be
held Tuesday morning at 9:30 to '",
St. John's church. Twenty-fifth and
Cnlifnrnia street:. Rnrial will Vm in
Holy Sepulchre cemetery.
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Thousands Inscribe Names
on Wilson Visitors' Book
Pari; Dpr IS 'I'll nn can Ha t
names already have been inscribed
on the great visitors' book in the
entrance of the Murat mansion,
Wilson's temporary residence. Not ".
only have all the prominent men of,
the official world'' called and signed
the book, but also the leaders of '
society. The names of scarcely aiy
prince, duke or marquis, is absent.
Side by side with the names of '
v-mi iiivii i nun I'l anirilic tfliu Alb WBf
the names of humbler persoafe
