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THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1918. MAENGE GIVES WARM WELCOME TO ALLY TROOPS Coming of Armies Creates Pro found Impression Among People; Soldiers Stop Pillaging. Maence, Dec. 16. (By Associated Press.) Entry of Generals Fayolle and Mangin into Maence created a profound impression among tliat part of the population that did not remain indoors. It was one of the Most lyipnmrahle ceremonies of the occupation. The strong guard o? French troops requested by the authorities of the city had put an end to the pillaging of the military stores December 7. Their conduct since tliat time had won most favorable comment on the part of the citizens and officials and that impression was strengthened when the men of the 10th army marched through Mayence with the ame dignity that has characterized the forward movement of the French verywhere into (iermau territory. The Frenchmen swung through the old Hessian town which was French for a score of years after oc cupation by the revolutionary army with the business-like gait so famil iar in the last four and a half years, ipparently unconscious that they were victors inarching into the con quered town of an adversary. The attitude of officers and men greatly iacilitated the task of occupation. The people of. Mayence maintained greater reserve than the inhabitants )i the other towns occupied by the French. Many of the houses ami buildings were tightly closed, a d a large proportion of the people on the streets were women and chil dren. Burgomaster Makes Speech. After a review of the troops of the 10th army, General Fayolle and General Mangin we-e presented to (he city and provincial authorities in the old Hessian grand ducal palace. The burgomaster, the president of the provincial government and the president of the Chamber of Com merce advised with General Fayolle, expressing the hope that the mili tary authorities would co-operate with theni in maintaining order and keeping the economic life of the region going. General Fayolle. in reply, re minded them that the war imposed by Germany was one of the most cruel and unjust in history. It drew a picture of the devastation in France' and Belgium and the distress of the families wilhout shelter, their goods, products and manufacturing machinery having been carried off into Germany and their soil of the desert. The general recalled how. after re peated defeats since July 15, the Ger mans had been obliged to ask for an armistice. He assured the authori ties that however natural reprisals might be considered, they had noth ing to fear from the troops of oc cupation, cither for their persons or posscsshuis, so long as they realized the situation and accepted the French occupation in a proper spirit. Teuton Soldiers Snub Leader Workmen's Council Berlin, Dec. 16. (By Associated Press.) Soldiers of the fifth in fantry regiment of the guards di vision, who entered Berlin today, ad ministered a direct snub to Hcrr Molkenbuhr, who is chairman of the soldiers' section of the workmen and soldiers' executive council. The assembled troops were ad dressed by Lieutenant General Lc quis, former governor of Metz, who closed with a cheer for the father--laud in which the troops joined vo ciferously. When Molkenbuhr mounted the tribune and began reading a speech, the regiment sta tioned directly in front of the stand shouldered arms and started towards the Brandenburg gate with its band playing and his voice was drowned "American to Give Aid to France in Reforesting New York. Dec. 16. To proffer American aid in reforesting areas France. Perftral S. Ridsdale, sec retary of the American Forestry as sociation, sailed today for Paris, where he will confer with French government officials. In an ordinary traveling bag Mr. Ridsdale carried plough seed to grow 50.000 tir trees. This seed is t.aid to be all of its kind which could be obtained in America at this time. It was re quested by the French government 'or experimental planting. Bolsheviki is Reported Returning to Berlin Berlin, Dec. 16. Adolph Joffe, Russian ambassador to Germany, who was expelled from Berlin be :aose of his bolshevik activities, is reported in a Breslau dispatch to have crossed the frontier after brib es of the soldiers' and workmen's council. He is said to be returning "o Berlin to attend today's meeting if the soldiers' and workmen's con gress in spite of the request of he Ebert cabinet that he keep away jijdm this city. Women Waiters to Stay, Says N. Y. Hotel Manager New York. Dec. 16 Women who displaced striking waiters in the din ing rooms and banquet halls of large New York hotels have been so successful that they never will be superseded by men, in the opinion of Oscar Tschirky, manager of the Waldorf Astoria. Planes Reach New Orleans. New Orleans, Dec. 16. Four army jeroplanes from Rockwell field, San Diego, Cal., engaged in mapping air mail routes arrived in New Orleans yesterday from Baton Rouge. La. l'hey will leave this rucming for "o bile, Ala., and afterward will visit Tallahassee, Fla.; Arcadia, Fla , nd Washington, according to Major A. D. Smith, who fs in command. Colony Grant No Better. Col. F. A. Grant, Omaha quarter . roaster, confined r his home by an attack of bronchitis, was no better l&nday morning, 1 American Casualty List The following Nebraska men are named in the casualty list sent out by the government for Tuesday morning, Decejpber,17: KILLED IN ACTION Priv. Leonard Conley, 4311 South Twentieth street, Omaha. DIED OF WOUNDS. Sergt. Arthur Clifton Taylor, Lincoln, Neb. DIED OF DISEASE. Corp. Paul A. Hagelin, Wahoo, Neb. y Privates ' William H. Scott, Lincoln, Neb. John Slapnicka, 1316 Drexcl r.treet, Omaha, Neb. WOUNDED SEVERELY. Corporals Leonard Quigley, Loretto, Neb. Hardy B. Smith, Prosner, Neb. Paul T. Beck, Seward, Neb. Eugene Roulard, Niobrara, Neb. Privates William P. Mead, Champion, Neb. Abraham Barberis, Broadwater, Neb. Joseph L. Husad, Leigh, Neb. Wm. M. Leader, 2407 West Twenty-second street, Omaha, Neb. James A. Hopkins, Dewitt, Neb. Benj. T. Sawhill Florence, Neb. WOUNDED: DEGREE UNDETERMINED. Sergt. Clifford L. Beardsley, Flor ence, Neb. Bugler Everett L. Nelson, Arcadia, Neb. s Priv. Frank Caldwell, Kenesaw, Neb. MISSING IN ACTION. Corp. Geo. Earl Caskill, Benedict, Neb. Privates Oscar J. Pfeiffer, Elwood, Neb. Fred W. Meuller, Syracuse, Neb. Bernard A. Pickhinke, Howells, Neb. HONS BLUNDERED. SAYS DUCHESS, WHO HOST KNOW The following lows. South llakolft mid Wyoming mm urn named In the ranimlty lint gent out by the government 'or Tues day morning, December 17: KII.I.K1) IN ACTION'. Wagoner Ruben M. Uugdale, Silver City, S. I. Alfred M. Thompson, Dolanil, S. I. Albert T. Fortune, Webster, S. 1). DIED Of DISKASE. Walter K. Abraham, Mom Kails. S. D. Christian Chrktrnen, Hurley, h. I). HOVNDKl SEVKREI.Y. I t. Ralph B. Krisson, Red Oak, la. Corp. Harry Nieholls, I)e Moines, la. Corp. John A. Maxwell, Cowrey, Wjo. Alfred ('. .Mllikelson. Thompson, la. Frank II. Miller, Klairsburg, la. Henry Cyrun Wing, Maquokeia, la. Ernest V. Venosky, Fort Dodge. la. Alexander W. t.iinness, Alhia, la. Wilhrlm V. C. Ilansolin, Deloit. Ia. I Irirh Jannesen. Cednr r ails, la. Merman It. Uettlehut, Summit, 8. I). Henry A. Fowler, Ijicona, la. R.i.vmnnd A. Leathers, Delta, Ia. Walter Shupe, lieona, Ia. Nells Jorgensen, Sandawell, Ia. Morris Reagen, Winner, h. I. Jerry I.. Hriggle. Terry, la. Werner II. Kishman. l.uana, In. John Opperud, 1'otsvllle, la. William I., l'arkin, Dubuque, la. Arthur C. Keilke, Hedford, Ia. Cecil K. Wills, Jefferson, la. Millard II. Orcutt, Des Moines, la. Clarenre tiowalskl. Hot Springs, Si. D. WOINDED: PF.tiHEti IN DETERMINED. Sergt. Martin Iloffer, Olivet, S. I. l-len M. Bishop, Irvington, la. Fdwin Debruln, Rock Valley, la. Roy E. Spurlln, Webster City, la. MISSING IN ACTION. I'rivates I'aul Siels, Telia, la. (iustav S. VVeidenhark, Scotland, S. D. Arthur C. Wood, Martinshurg, la. Die Alendal. Wlborg. S. D. Trnus Christensen. Moorhend, la. Johannes C. Christiansen, Denlson, la. j Woman Who Watched All of Machinations of Kaiser Machine Says She is Glad. Geneva, Dec. 16(By Associated 1'ress). Germany made a great blunder in entering the war and should admit that she was wrong, declared the Grand Duchess Anas tasie of Mecklcnburg-Schweiren. mother of the former German crown princess, in an interview today. The i;rand duchess, who is a Russian and a cousin of the late Russian em peror, came to Geneva at the out break of the war and now is about to go to the Rivcria for her health. She had many relatives fighting against one another on all fronts. The co-respondent was the first newspaperman she had talked with since the beginning of the war. Re plying to a question about the for mer emperor and the former crown prince, she said pathetically: "There is a splendid maxim in your language: 'Don't hit a man when he is down.' Let us observe this principle, this sporting principle, during our conversation." Asked why she had left Germany as soon as that country began niili 1ary operations, the grand duchess replied: "I could not -remain in a country which had declared war on my own country Russia. This war came as a great surprise to me and my son (Frederick Franz IV., grand duke of Mccklcnburg-Schwerin, who abdi cated several weeks ago), although we were in constant touch with the royal families of Germany, Russia Imperial Wardrobe Has 598 Uniforms, Kaiser Probe Shows London, Dec. 15. (British Wireless Service.) An inventory of former Hniperor William's private belongings has led to the discovery of the famous imperial wardrobe, including 598 German and foreign military and naval uniforms, according to the Boer sen Zeitung of Berlin. Several thousand horses in stables for merly belonging to Herr Hohen zollern have been confiscated. Negotiations looking to the safeguarding of the Hohenzollern family fortunes are progressing slowly. and Denmark. It has been said that not ujore than 20 persons in Ger many understood what a cruel mis take it was going to be. I was one of them. However, as I never med dled in politics, I was not able to interfere." Vienna Fears Rapid Spread of Bolshevik Sentiment Cracow, Dec. 16. (By Associated Press). Tens of thousands of sol diers are moving back and forth across tho old Russian frontier. All are returning to their homes and some of them are pillaging as they go- The further the correspondent penetrated eastward from Vienna, it became more evident that the dis ease of bolshevism was threatening to overturn the normal life of the population. In some districts the situation is relatively quiet. In western Galicia and around Warsaw the Polish capi tal, there are said to be no food problems. It is reported here that the army of the German General Hoffman, which is supposed to consist of 200, 000 men, is scattered throughout Lithuania and northwestern Poland. It is decelared this force has be come a great menace to Polish peace. POUND' BREAKS WITH HfflMNY; EXPELS IMS IB i VATICAN CUSTOM p Ml BE BROKEN Y PRESENT POPE Teuton Authorities in Occupied Territory Are Accused of Having Worked in In terest Bolshevism. Amsterdam, Dec. 16. Poland has severed relations with Germany, ac cording do a telegram received in Berlin from Warsaw. Poland, as a reason for the rup ture, accuses the German authorities in occupied provinces of acting con trary to Polish interests and work ing with the bolsheviki. At the re quest of the Polish government. Governor General von Bescler and the entire staff of the German mis sion will leave the territory of the Polish republic. Carter Glass is Sworn in as Secretary of Treasury Washington, Dec. 16. Carter Glass of Virginia was sworn in to day as secretary of the treasury in the presence of the Virginia delega tion in congress and a group of gov ernment officials. The oath was ad ministered by Judge James of Vir ginia, of the court of claims, for many years a colleague of Mr. Glass in the house. Greeks Demand Turkish Rule Be Brought to End Chicago, Dec. 16. At mass meeting of unredeemed Greeks yes terday resolutions were adopted pro testing against Turkish rule of sub ject races in the Ottoman empire and calling for union with Greece of Thrace, Greek Macedonia, Asia Mi nor, Aegean islands and northern Epirus. Belief Exists Pontiff Will Break Precedent of Half a Century and Leave Vatican Grounds. Rome, Saturday, Dec. 14. That Pope Benedict is prepared to abandon a custom of nearly half a century and no longer consider him self bound to remain within the grounds, of the Vatican is the firm belief in several circles here. Many incidents lecently have led public opinion toward this belief. o pontif has left the Vatican since 1871 as a protest against the occupation of Rome by the Italian government. General Smutz Quits British War Cabinet Because War is Over London, Dec. 16. Lt. Gen. Jan Christian Smuts has resigned as member of the war cabinet on the ground that the end of the war has terminated the need o his services, according to the Express. Jan Christian Smuts has long been a figure in the political life of South Africa. During the Boer war he was in command of the republican forces in Cape Colony. As com mander 'of British forces in Kast Africa fighting against the Ger mans his success was remarkable. In January, 1917, the British gov ernment named him a member of the imperial war conference as rep resentative of the Union of South Africa, and in June, 1917, he entered the war cabinet. The following Nebraska men are named in the casualty list sent out by the government for Monday af ternoon, December 16: DIED OF WOUNDS. Lieut. Clair P. Fryer, Plainview, Neb. Corp. Albert H. Chavet, Ellis.Neb. Louis H. Mann, Hamboldt, Neb. John H. Saylor, Big Spring, Neb. WOUNDED, DEGREE UNDE TERMINED. Corp. Frederick A. Hurlbut, Hart ington, Neb. The following Nebraska men are named in the casualty list sent out by the government for Monday morning, December 16: KILLED IN ACTION A. Sanger, Franklin, Neb. WOUNDED SEVERELY Corp. Charles Leroy Perkins, North Platte, Neb. Corp. McKinley Scriven, Hamlet, Neb. Corp. Dale S. Terry, Beatrice, Neb. August William Johnson, Bridge port, Neb, Geo. J. McGovern, North Platte, Neb. Clarence Olsen, Farwell, Neb. Lloyd Spry, Grand Island, Neb. John Barrett, Red Cloud. Neb. Ben Penning, Glenvil, Neb. Tony J. Ritzo. 1317 South Twelfth street, Omaha, Neb. John E. Temper, Neligh, Neb. Earl Richard Lake, Bradshaw, Neb.' The following Iowa, Smith Dakota and Wyoming men are named In the oasmiltj list sent out by the government for . Moo dily afternoon, December 16: IIKI OF DISEASE. Ilriisle (i. Carter, Ottumwa, la. Arthur J. Zimmerman, Farragut, Ia. Henry ,ssinli, Kanauxh, Ia. WOINDED, DECREE UNDETERMINED. John A. Fritz, Denlson, la. Joseph A. T. Moe, Baltic, S. D. John II. Clausaen. Manning, Ia. Mark ('. (iilibo, Humeatown, la. Henry Kuxel, Dysart, Ia. Camp Kearny is Making Money for Uncle Sam Camp Kearnv, San Diego, Dec. 16. With all expenses paid, $70,C?0 charged off to profit and loss, the reclamation department of this camp is able to show a profit of $250,000 nr Uncle Sam in a single month. This re:ord was established in Sep tember by a department which but a few months before was housed in a few tents, but now requires several permanent structures. The work was started in May un der the direction of Capt. V. B. 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