Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1918)
R I E F RIGHT REE Z Y BITS' OF NEWS B A PRESENT REMINDING DAILY OF THE GIVER A YEAR'S PAID SUBSCRIPTION TO THE BEE. The Omaha Daily Bee WILSON TO DINE WITH TROOPS CHRISTMAS DAY. Paris, Lie 19. President Wil son's present Christmas plans con template Jn is departure from Paris Christinas ev for Chatimont, Amer ican headquarters, on General Persh ing's special train. Christmas morn ' inij he will go by automobile to a nearby rest camp and dine with, the troops, returning to Paris the same night. SEASON'S LARGEST FISH SHIPPED TO PRESIDENT. Boston, Dec. 19. A 24-pound cod fish, caught off Nantucket by the steam trawler Fish Hawk, was ship ped today to Parii as a gift to Pres ident Wilson for his New Year's dinner. It is the largest codtish that has been brought into mar ket here recently. President I. M. Taylor of the East Coast Fisheries company, said the gift was an expression of apprecia-v tion of the set of the president in issuing priority orders which per mitted the construction of the steam trawlers Kingfisher and Fish Hawk during the war. The Kingfisher was sunk by a German submarine M'ADOO SAYS RAIL RATES MUST BE REDUCED Washington, Dec. 19 Director General McAdoo said today that with an assurance of five years of governmen control of the railroads, existing freight and passenger races could be materially reduced within the next calendar year without any reduction of the existing railroad vage scales. 'AIR LINE" LETTERS FORWARDED BY TRAIN. Chicago, Dec. 19. The second day's operation of the Chicago-New- York aerial mail route was marked :.g;."n today hy the failure of the air postmen to reach either Cnicngo or N'rw Yprk. Under the proposed schedule tne time between the tvo Title's was to have been . l-oiit cii;ht hours. "Air line'' letters which were car ried from New York to Bellefonte, Pa., yesuvi'ay morning by air plane were; recf'vtd in Chicago today, liaviug been forwarded by train. FLU WORST PLAGUE SINCE BLACK DEATH. , London, Dec. )9. The Time's medical correspondent says that it seems reasonable to believe that throughout the world about 6,000, )00 persons perished from influenza md pneumonia during the past three months. It has been estimated the war caused the death of 20,000,000 per sons in four and a half years. Thus, ihe correspondent points out, in iluenza has proved itself five times :lead"licr than war because in the me period, at its epidemic rate in fluenza would, have killed 100,000, D00. Never since the black death has such a plague swept over the world, he says, adding that the need of a new survey of public health measures has never been more forci bly illustrated. MRS. ROLLER INVOLVED IN ALLEGED SWINDLE. Atlantic City, Dee. 19. Stephen N. Curry of New York, arrested here Monday on a charge of passing worthless checks aggregating $60,- 300, and Mrs. Maud Roller, divorced wife of Dr. Roller, the wrestler, who is charged with being an accessory, were taken back to (New York to lay by agents of the Department of Justice. i Curry's operations, it was said, began last September and were car ried on chieiiy in Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey. Gov ernment agents said today they were investigating reports that he may have had some connection with ihe recent hold up of a Brooklyn Iink in which the cashier was killed nd a large sum of money taken. LIBERTY BONDS STOP BOLLETS SAYSJOFFICER Detective Tells of Instance in - Connection With Case of Delia Dodder Against Insurance Company. The value of a package of Liberty bonds as a bullet arrester was refer red to in district court yesterday af)enioon during the progress of a civil action brought by Delia Dod der against the Standard Accident Insurance companjr. Detective Lew Strain was testify ing to the destructiveness of bul lets under certain conditions. He had visited tht scene of the death of Edward L. Dodder. Attorney W. J. Connell questioned the materiality Df the witness testimony "I know o a case," Connell said, "of a former Omaha lawyer John Moore who exchanged shots with a man in- a southern town recently. Moore was shot over the heart, but ti e bullet was arrested by a package of Liberty tends which wero in Moore's pocket." Judge Sears observed that the thickness of the package of bonds would determine the effects of a bul iet in such a case. "I have heard of a bullet being stopped," the judge said, "by a Testament and also by a pack of cards." n . Attorney Arthur H. Churchill testified that after the finding Of Dodder's body in an automobile seven miles northwest of Florence, he accompanied several men to the scene where shots were fired at a sack of sand which was placed in side of the cr VOL. 48. NO. 159. Enttr.d weond.cl.M matttr May 28. 1906. it Omafit P. 0. under act tl March 3. 1679 OMAHA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20. 1918. By Mall (I ytar). Dally. 14.50: Sunday. $2.53: Dally and Sun., IS. SO: outtliia Ntb. poitaoa trj TWO CENTS. IHJ WEATHER: Generally fair in northweit, rain or mow in entt and couth portions Fridayp"Saturday unsettled. Hourly Trniieratum. 3 r. in.. n, in.. 7 a. m.. K a. in.. K. 111. Ill a. in. 11 a. m. 1'J in..., . 10 . ... .in .. . . 41 41 t ). in, 41 t i. in 41 3 p. in 41 4 p. in v. . .41 5 l. in 41 fi i. i:i 43 1 i. in 41 H i. m 4 'J l: SOLDIERS CONGRESS TO GOVERN Scoutmasters Defy "Flu" Round Roaring Campfire Gather in Elmwood Park to Devise Means for Boost ing Work Among Youth of Omaha. - i Representation Bill. Sydney, N. S. W Dec. 19. (Via Montreal.) The proportional rep resentation bill for the next state elections passed both houses of the legislature." . - 1s Vorwaerts Fears as Result of Situation Allies May Stop Negotiations and Oc cupy Entire Colintry. Stockholm, Dec. 19. The Swedish foreign office has handed to .'Ameri can Minister Morris a &mmunica tion from the German minister in Stockholm on behalf of the German government appealing to President Wilson for leniency to the German people. The communication of the minister declares that unless . the food situation in Germany is im proved there is grave danger of "more serious social disturbances." Situation Deemed Perilous. Berlin, Dec. 19. Evidently reflect ing the views of the Ebert-Scheide-niann group, Vorwaerts takes the most serious view of an incident yes terday, when the congress of sol diers and workmen was invaded by a party of soldiers. It accuses the extreme left of aiming to disrupt the congress. "It must be declared openly," says the newspaper, "that there is danger of the whole government apparatus crumbling and the armistice and peace negotiations being broken off on the ground that no competent German government exists and that all Germany will be occupied by en tente troops." The Freiheit, on the 'contrary, de clares the invasion Of the congress could, be explained by the indigna tion of the soldiers and the counter revolutionary activities by the offi cers of certain troops. Power Transferred. Amsterdam. Dec. 19? The con gress of the German soldiers' and workers' councils on Wednesday adopted a resolution, according to a Berlin telegram, transferring legis lative and executive power to the people's commissioners (the Ebert government) until some other ar rangement is made by the German national assembly. The congress further appointed a central council of soldiers and work men to exercise parliamentary su pervision over the German and Prus sian cabinets with the right to ap l,oint and depose the people's com missioners of all of Germany until the final regulation of state affairs of Prussia. s To Supervise Ministry. In order, to supervise the conduct pf business in the imperial ministry "adjuncts will be appointed by the people's commissioners. There wil! be two adjuncts in each ministry. They will be selected from the two social democratic parties. The congress rejected a resolu tion dmanding the complete elim ination of the bourgeoise class from he government. Report Ebert Resigns. Paris, Dec. 19. The German gov ernment headed by Friederich Ebert has resigned as a result of events Tuesday, according to a dis patch received at Zurich from, Stutt gart, says the Journal's correspond ent there. Robbers Stage Bold Holdup v m Freytag Drug Store y. The drug store of John J. Frey tag, Twenty-fourth and California avenue, was the scene of a bold hold-up late Thursday night, when two robbers forced him behind the prescription counter and took his watch and then rifled the cash regis ter. While they were in the process of the robbery, two women came in, but did not know what was going on, although they say they are able to identify the two men. The robbers got $15.00 cash and a watch. Property in prance Valued $12J0O,000fiW Destroyed by Germans Paris, Dec. 19. Deputy Louis Dubois, in the Chamber of Depu ties today during the discussion of bill dealing with reconstruction and war damages, said he estimat" ed the value of French houses de stroyed at "20,000.000,000 francs; furniture at 5,000,000,000; agricul tural losses at least 10,000,000,000; mines at least 20,000,000,000 and railroads 9,500,000,000, Hie deputy claimed that these losses ($12,900,-, 000.000) should have priority. The Scout Masters' Training as- i sociati.in. of the Omaha boy scouts, entertained the scout executive com mittee in a novel and appropriate way, around a roaring campfire in the wilds of Elmwood park Thurs day evening, portraying the instinct ol f ringing the boy scouts more closely to nr;ture, and offering a seitirg in which Dr. Manning and all the "flu" bans in the world have no terror. Twenty-five of the scoutmasters gathered around the fire, and with the executive committee, made speeches on ways and means of im proving the organization, and the best methods to be used in keeping the boys interested in the work. Between the speeches, the crowd sang patriotic and popular songs, telling character stories, performing "stunt;.' 'and devouring a generous lunch of sandwiches and coffee. W. W. Head. William E. Rhoades, and DrMirucning of the executive committee made short talks which were responded to by Scout Execu tive G. M. tloyt, Charles Stewart ard Charles G. Triem of the scout masters. S;iveial other scoutmasters ters aiso offered suggestions relat ing to troop work. Saturday the boy scouts will go to Camp GifTord to start the erection of the camp cabin. Boys are as.ked to report at scout headquarters at ?:.() a. m. tiiat morning. Tuesday, 100 boy scouts will as sist th war camp community ser vice ia the distribution of Christ mas baskets to the needy, several of tl'.i boys to go with each truck furnished by the Fort Omaha of ficers to laul packages. SENATE VOTES DEATH OF WOMAN TO REPEAL ZONE CAUSED BY BLOW POSTALSYSTEM Progress With Revenue Bill Increases Confidence of Its Passage Before Ses sion Ends Monday.' Washington, Dec. 19. By adopt ing the finance committee amend ments to the war revenue bill af fecting second class postage and in surance reports the senate today cleared the way for disposal of the few other contested, but important features remaining. Leaders now have increased confidence of passing the bill before adjournment next Monday. By a vote ,of 34 to 22 the senate approved the committee amendment proposing repal next July 1 of the present zone system of second class postage rates and substitution of a rate of one cent per pound within 1 50 miles and one and one half cents be yond. flan Stricken From Bill. Most of the day was spent in spirited discussion of this amend ment and one, by Senator McKellar of Tennessee for a modified zone plan, which was rejected without a roll call. Senator Hitchcock voted for and Senator Norris against the amend ment. Hitchcock Attacks Mail Service. During the debate, Senator Hitch cock of Nebraska, and other senators vigorously attacked the Fostoffice and War department's management of the military mail service. He charged that the "breakdown of this system had been disgraceful" and declared the onljr. explanation possible for it was the rank incom petence on the part of the two de partments. Senator Hitchcock said this was even worse than the "breakdown in the matter of payment of allotments to soldiers." Senator Hitchcock declared that management of the military mail got so bad that tlfe War department it self took it over from the Postoftice department and now the former had broken down in its management. In formation received by him showed that tons of mail addressed to sol diers were stacked up undelivered. Reserve Officers' Corps tor Bellevue and Creighton Washington, Dec. 19. (Special Telegram) A Reserve Officers' Training corps. will be located at Creighton university to take the place of the Student Officers' Train ing corps, according to information from the War department made public today by Congressman Lo beck. The university also is to be furnished with some field artillery pieces if there is a field sufficient for their use. Similar arrangements for Bellvue college are in contem plation. Highways Conference Called. Kansas City, Dec. 19. A call was issued here today for a nation wide conference to be held in Kansas City January 21, to discuss the concen tration of the efforts of highway associations throughout the country and the establishment of a national system of highways. Soldier -Returns to House. Washington, Dec. 19. After six months' service with a machine gun company in Europe, Lt. Royal C. Johnson, member of the house from Sutfi Dakota, today resumed his seat. ON BACKOF HEAD Autopsy Performed to Obtain Evidence in Case of In surance Agent, Held on - Charge of Murder. Muskegou, Mich., Dec. 19. Find ings in the autopsy performed to day on the body of Frieda Wiech man of Chicago, that her death was caused by crushing of her skull, have not cleared up the circumstan t:al developments, police admit, in the case of Milo H. Piper, local insurance charged with her murder. The body was disinterred- today at a local cemetery, on order of the prosecuting attorney's office. This was the first time since the case was reopened that a post-mortem exam ination had been ordered, previous examinations having been merely for identification purposes. Three physicians who examined the body today declared death re sulted from blows struck on the back of the head. PLANS FOR n a ni nift r An LL T o STILL ARE IN THE AIR Six Million Enrolled in American Red Cross in Three Days of Drive Washington, Dec. 19. Six million persons have joined the American Red Cross since the beginning of the Christmas "roll call" Monday, in making this announcement tonight tvprt Prrtes lippHmmrtprc cairl rpnnrts from all states indicate that the cam. paign 'now is going at top speed and steadily gathering a momentum that will continue until the close of the drive next Monday. Of the six million new members, it was said practically all were obtained up to Wednesday night as few re ports were received on today'1 suits. The Atlantic division, compris ing New York, New Jersey and Con iiprfirnf continues fn Irarl in number of memberships with 2.225,000 enroll ed up to late yesterday. Bolshevik Troops Advance in Wake of Retiring Germans Stockholm. Dec. 19.-Bolshevik troops, marching westward, have reached a point 100 miles east of Riga and representatives of the Let tish republic have asked the entente legations here for military assist ance. The soldiers of Lenine are advancing immediately behind the retiring Germans. They are taking hostages, pillaging and levying con tributions. Germany Ruined for Generations, Says Industrial Leader London, Dec. 19. "Germany is ruined for generations, politically, industrially and economically," Dr. Walter Rathenau, president of the German General Electric com pany, is quoted as declaring to the Berlin correspondent of the Daily Express. "It is the greatest calamity that has happened to any country in 2,000 years," added Dr Rathenau, who is one of the largest employ ers of labor in Germany. "If the idemnities are high, we shall have nothing with which to expand our industries and there will be a great tide of emigration, probably to South Africa, the Far East and certainly to Russia. The result will be the Balkanization" of Europe." ' ',- Wilson Said to Be Satisfied French and British People Are in Accord With His Peace Principles. Paris, Dec. 19. Definite plans for the peace conference are not shaping as rapidly as some of the American commissioners expected. Meanyhile, President Wilson is taking advantage of the opportun ity to assess public opinion in France and incidentally in Great Britain. His advisers say that he is entirely satisfied that these peo ples are largely in accord with the principles he has announced as necessary to a durable peace. The members of the American mission are spending their time be fore the peace delegates from the various countries actually assemble in a series of informal conferen ces, which eventually will include a representative of each of the entente belligerents. Neutral states will not come into these discussions. I Making Peace First Task, i The feeling among all the en i tente conferees is that the making of peace should be the first task, so that they may determine upon the broad outlines of a league of nations, which later representa tives of neutral counries will assist in completing. While the American commis sioners are holding these informal exchanges which are designed to clear up divergencies of opinion, the president is constantly giving the closest attention to immediate problems. He is receiving reports from the United States, from Amer ican diplomatic agencies through out the world and from the grqup of investigators brought here for the purpose of studying the many spe cial problems which will arise. The president may change the program of his movements while awaiting the opening of the confer ence. It was not supposed until to day that he would visit England before the new year, but he has received urgent invitations to come soon. All Conferences in Paris. . American-observers deduce from the pressing invitation to the presi dent to come to England during Christmas time that some confer ences of the' statesmen with the president here would logically fol low. It is understood, however, that' the president favors the hold ing of all conferences in Paris as far- as possible. It appears to be virtually settled that all the actual peace conferen ces will be held in Paris and that the informal exchanges, which will lay the groundwork for the final deliberations, also will be carried on here. It is .thought that the president may try to crowd his visit to Bel gium Jnto the time preceding the conference. Favor Open Sessions. There is still much uncertainty whether, the sessions of the Ver sailles conference will be open to the public or be secret. v The general opinion inclines to the view that the conference may be modeled after the procedure of the United States senate where the for eign relations committee considers international affairs secretly and later reports to the whole body. It is asserted that President Wil son still holds to the view that it would he preferable for him not to sit at the peace table. This prefer ence it was said today was connect ed in a measure with divergence of opinion among the entente missions as to the number of persons who should represent each of the nations. It is understood that Great Britain is pressing for five members from each nation and in addition is con sidering the claims of her own col onies for representation. Delegates Give Newspaper Correspondents an Audience Paris, Dec. 19.-President Wilson personally has taken a hand in see ing that the United States is in formed of what is going on in the peace conferences. He took the first step last night at his conference with the other American delegates. It was decided and later announced that the delegates would see American newspaper correspondents each morning for a frank discussion of developments and the proceedings of the conferences. ' Haig and His Generals Given Ovation1 in London Warriors Evince Delight at Cordiality of Reception; Welcomed by , King at Buckingham Palace. London, Dec. 19. (British Wire less Service) Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, commander-in-chiet of the British armies in France and Belgium, attended by Generals Plumer, Rawlinson, Birdwood, Byng and Home, who were his mainstays in aiding to defeat the Germans, reached London today and was ac corded a notable welcome. The train bringing the field mar shal to London was accompanied from Dover by about 20 airplanes which also hovered over the proces sion which passed through the densely Wowded thoroughfare from the station to Buckingham palace, where King George welcomed the returning warriors. Cheered in Trafalgar. As the carriage emerged from the station yard the bells of St. Martin's rang out and the crowds again broke into tumultous cheering, 'throngs had taken possession of Trafalgar Square long before the royal carriages containing the field marshal and his generals came into view. When they came abreast' the historic square a mighty cheer, such as had rarely if ever been heard there, rose. All the generals clearly evinced delight at the cordiality of the reception. As the carriages pas sed along Cockspur street, Pall Mall and St. James street the enthusiasm was unbounded. At Marlborough house there was a brief halt during which Sir Doug las saluted Dowager Queen Alex andra, who was standing outside her residence. Entertained by King. Fit!cl Marshal Haig and the gen erals passed into the palace and were received by King George. Queen Mary and the members of the royal family. After the recep tion they were entertained at lunch eon in the state room. It was notable that the luncheon was an. entirely informal function. The guests numbered about 50. The conimander-in-chief is to spend Christmas at his home at Kingston Kili It is said that one of the first acts of the rew parliament will be t have submitted to it a vote of thanks from the entire empire to Sir Douglas Haig and his generals and the troops serving under them. It is understood thatthe vote of thanks will hz followed by the usual monetary tc. WD WS WILSON TO nr nsirftT Dt bULd I OF KING IN ENGLAND ITALIAN RULER PAYS VISIT TO 0. S. PRESIDENT King Victor Given Vociferous Welcome by Throngs in Paris Streets Despite Unpleasant Weather. Paris, Dec. 19. King Victor Emmanuel, accompaniedvv.by the hr of the Italian throne, the prince of Piedmont, and a small person al guard, arrived in Paris today. A wtirm welcome was Riven the Ital ian monarch by President Poincare, Premier ClCmenceau and the other ministers, and the throngs in the streets acclaimed him vociferously as the procession left tiie station and went to the Italian embassy. Calls on Wilson. This evening the king paid a visit to President Wilson at the Mttrat mansion. It had been ex pected that Victor Emmanuel and Wilson would meet for the first time at the luncheon to be given in honor of the king by Stephen Pichon, the French foreign minis ter, tomorrow and that they would again come together, and possibly find time for conversation, "at a dinner to be given at the Italian embassy by the king to the presi dent Friday evening. Invites Wilson to QuirinaL Speaking to a group which sur rounded him this afternoon, King Victor Emmanuel said that besides coming to Faris to visit the French people and government he was very glad to able personally and official ly to invite President Wilson to b his guest at the qjirinal and that he had been requested hy Queen Helena to extend the same invita tion to Mrs. Wilson. Grain Supervision Work Transferred to Chicago Washington, Dec. 19. Charles D. Brand, chairman of the bureau of markets, announced today that the board of review and the federal grain supervision work, now main tained in Washington, would be transferred to Chicago, to establish closer contact with field supervisors and licensed inspectors. Y. M. G. A.PLANS TO REORGANIZE WORK OVERSEA Dr. Mott Admits There Has Been Just Ground for Complaint; 200 Unfit Workers Recalled. New York. Dec. 19. Dr. John R. Mott, chairman of the war work council of the Y. M. C. A., discussed in detail here tonight adverse criti cism directed against the organiza tion by .soldiers here and in France. He vigorously defended the work of the organization, as a whole, hut did not deny that in isolated cases there was just ground for com plaint. Dr. Mott said 200 men and women workers had been recalled from France because of unfitness and he was anxious that there would be a general "tightening up" to correct conditions which have resulted in criticism. He stated that George W. Perkins, Mortimer H. Schiff and F. S. Brockman have gone abroad for the express purpose of eliminat ing, so far as possible, any further cause for complaint. He explained that the YM. C. A. had not concerned itself specHtellv with the wounded and ill because it had been agreed that this work should be done by the Red Cross. Denies Profiteering. He denied the most frequently heard complaint, namely, that the association has been profiting by operation of its canteens overseas. He declared it has lost thousands of dollars. Denial was made by Dr. Molt that a "holier-than-thou" attitude was typical of Y. M. C. A. work. (Continued on I'age Two, Column Three.) Moritz Sachs, Resident Here Forty-One Years, Dead Moritz Sachs,' Majestic apart ments, died Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock of heart disease, at the age of 71 years. He has been a resident of Omaha for 41 years and was a retired travel ing salesman. He is survived by four sons, Theo dore, Martin, Dr. A. Sachs, and G. A. Sachs. Ex-Kaiser's Face Ahen And Hair Becomes Gray Amerongen, Wednesday, Dec. 18. The constant worry of the last five weeks and his virtual imprisonment in Count Bentinck's castle here, have changed William Hohenzollern's i appearance considerably. Hi3 face has become ashen, his i hair aitd moustache gray and his features deeply lined. Since j he has lain abed with his illness his face has remained un shaven and the 72 hours' growth of beard seems to have j added 10 years to his age. i The ex-emperor's favorite adjutant, Capt; Sigurd von Usemann, also is ill and the former empress has become her husband's almost sole attendant. No strangers are permitted to enter the castle grounds under any pretext while all arrivals in the village are being mqt closely watched. British Officials Making Plans Tentatively to Receive President Immediately After Christmas. Lovdon, Dec. 19. President Wil son will probably be the guest of the king at Buckingham palace during his visit to England. This official an nouncement was made tonight. ' . The British government still waj' without information this evening re girding the exact date on which President Wilson will visit London. The officials, however, are making tentative arrangements to get him immediately after Christmas as that is the time suggested by Mr. Wilson for coming to this country. I Xing George ' has canceledthe arrangements which provided that he should go to Sarfflringham palace for Christmas and he will re? main in London instead to wel come President Wilson. There is undisguised confusion in American centers here as to the result of the change. in President Wilson's plans regarding his coming to London- and the most directly interested are anxiously awaiting an official notice of the president's early coming which was not to be had up to noon today, v Travel Plans Unknown. It was suggested in American cen ters today that the president might come to England in a French or British vessel, although there is nothing available at the British ad miralty to show that such plans are contemplated at present. All of the American battleships that were in European waters have sailed for home but there are plenty of American destroyers for the escort of any vessel bearing the president. . ' " Maj.-Gen. John Biddle, command er of the American forces in Eng land, is still here, but most of the troops are homeward bound or arc preparing for the trip. British army officers, ever since it was announced that the president was coming to England, have been expressing the hope that they would have tha entire honor of supplying whatever mili tary forces are required for the pro tection of the president and for his guards of honor and for any oc casion when the presence of troops might be desired. Thinks Wilson Means Business. Manchester, Eng., Dec. 19. In commenting editorially upon Presi dent Wilson's visit to London, now in immediate prospect, the Glardian today regards it as signifying that the president means business which the leisurely arrangements prev iously contemplated hardly seemed to rnply. "It is unnecessary to speculate," continues the newspaper, "upon the precise-causes of this sudden change of plans, but obviously the circum stances of th(? moment are not such as to brook delay. The news from Ormany shows 'that two things are essential if order is to be kept and a stable government maintained the population must be fed and the industries started by the returning soidiers and munition workers thn wn out of employment and yet wc hear of nothing effective being done. "Mr Hoover has been herc nearly . a fortnight. He has a vast task to perform, Has he all the resources and all the authority he needs? tie has immense experience and energy; -but no man can make bricks without .-traw, and we are not so sure about ' tii- straw." Before he lcjt America, says the Guardian, Mi. Hoover said' he fav-' ored raising the blockade, but hii statement to this effect, it says, was not allowed to appear in England, the: opposite impression being con veyer) instead. "Has Mr. Hoover changed hU , niirn,- has tu- been overruled, or is the decision pending?" the news- . paper inquires. ' 'He Guardian believes that Pre mier Lloyd George desires to act with President Wilson but that ex planations and the reaching of a :, definite agreement are needed. No " step in advance can be taken until this is done, it declares. Wool Embargo Lifted. Melbourne. Dec. 19. The embar go on the manufacture of woolen goods has been removed and civikSi orders can now be filled.
