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RIEF IGHT EE Z Y BITS OF NEWS OMAHA GOLDEN CITY OF GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES OF THE GOLDEN WEST The Omaha Daily Bee SINN FEINERS BLOW UP SOLDIERS MONUMENT. ' Cork, Dec. 29. Sinn Feiners on Saturday night, after the announce ment of the election results, blew up the monument erected by public subscription to the Cork soldiers who had fought in the South African war. PADEREWSKI SUFFERS FAINTING SPELL IN POSEN. Berlin, Saturday, Dec. 28. A dis patch to the' Lokal Anzeiger from Posen says Ignace Jan Paderewski had a fainting spell Friday. Washington, Dec. 29. The visit of Ignace Jan Paderewski to Poland is not for the purpose of creating a new government, but rather to solidify the present governmental activities in that country, said a statement issued today by the Polish bureau in Washington. The bureau announcement was baseJ on information from Taris. AMERICAN-ALBANIAN CONGRESS IS ORGANIZED. Boston, Mass., Dec. 29. An American-Albanian congress was organized here today Ao work for the return to Albania of territory vhich speakers alleged was wrong full) taken from their country after the last Balkan war. Delegates front 52 cities, representing all sec tions of the United States attended. Dennis Kambury of Niles, O., was sleeted president. VATICAN MODIFIES SCOPE OF WHITE BOOK. Rome, Dec. 29. Th Giornale D'ltalia asserts that the Vatican has decided not to publish a White Book dealing with the pope's diplo mat action during the war. The newspaper adds that the White Book will relate only to the pontiff's humanitarian efforts, during the pttiod of hostilities. : 30E THE MEMENTOS STOLEN FROM MUSEUM. Basle, Switzerland, Dec. 29. Burglars recently entered the form ir house of Goethe and carried off i quantity of mementos of the poet. Goethe's house was built in 1709 and was occupied by the poet from 1792 to 1832. It was bequeathed to the state in 1885 by the poet's last grandson and opened as the Goethe National Museum. EX-CZAR AND FAMILY TORTURED BEFORE DEATH. .Paris, Dec. 29. In the chamber of deputies today, M. Pichon, foreign minister, arguing the necessity tor intervention in Russia, related de :ials of the brutal execution of the whole imperial R issian family. The members of the former Russian em peror's family were placed as pris oners in a small room and jabbed with bayonets throughout the night, Se said.. The next morning revolver hpv ended their misery. ' ' ' "TTliis information, said M. fichon, J, iad been received through Prince Lvoff, the former Russian premier, while he was on a visit to Paris recently. VULi. 48 INU. 10 I. ontlii P. 0. fit act f Hired 3. I7 OMAHA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1918. Bit Mall (I er. Dally. 14.30: Sunday. $2.55: Dally and Sua.. J5.S0; outilda Neb. iMtaia antra TWO CENTS. THE WEATHER t Snow Monday, colder with sold ware by night; Tuaday, claariac and cold; winds becoming north wait (ale. Hourly Tfniperaturrt. 5 a. m Ml a. tn., 7 a. at., H . m., a. m., 10 a. m. 11 a. in. 1! m.... ..." . ..tl ...2f) ...SO ...St ...S 1 p. m... S p. m... S p. m... 4 p. m... ft p. m... p. m... 7 p. in... 8 p. m.,. w nn HUNS FIRE UPON IIS, FLAG IN POSEMLAND German Soldiers Defeated in Fighting Started by Out rage; Women and Children Slain. , Tnnrlnn Tltr 20. Firinff hv fier- 'Jn officers on an allied automobile i i ... a : ri. tu- parrying an sinicriiau '8 as lut tause of street fighting In Posen last Friday,, says a dispatch to the Ex . -hanr. TVlecranh from Conenhaeen. .... - - - - o c - . w , The Germans were defeated in the . Pght:ng. About 138 persons, includ V ing a number of women and chil ' dren were killed during the rioting Firing Begun by Germans. . .Warsaw. Dec. 29.-A Polish offi cial report concerning the riot in Posen on the arrival of Ignace Jan Paderewski, who is on his way here, says the trouble began when allied and American flags were hoisted over, the city hall. The Germans demanded that the . flags be hauled down. The Poles refused, whereupon the Germans brought up machine guns and began . firing in the streets, driving back the crowds and dispersing the Polish troops. Finally the German officials took down the flags. Meanwhile the ' Poles reassembled and began to re turn the German fire. The fight . .-tng continued from 2 to 7 p. m. , i he oermans provoitea anoincr incident by trying to prevent Pad erewski from going about the streets. They called upon the Brit ish colonel, Wade, and told him that if Paderewski was permitted to go about it would be the cause of trou ble between the Polish and German populations. Colonel Wade made v no answer. He merely turned his back upon the Germans and got into a car with Paderewski. The arrival of Paderewski and British and American officers has created much enthusiasm here. The hope is expressed that their arrival will stamp out bolshevism and pre , vent anticipated trouble in Warsaw. Taft Approves Wilson's Trip to Europe and Plans " New York, Dec. 29. Approval of President Wilson's trip to Europe and of his plan for a league of na tions was expressed by William Howard Taft in an address today under the auspices of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. He. asserted that the president had mdVe influence with the common people of England and the other allies "than their own princes" and attributed this to his enunciation of the principles for which the United States entered the war and to the league, of, nation proposal , JAPANESE ENROUTE TO PARIS STOP RERE Take Auto Ride Over the City and Peace Party Warm in Praise of the Gate City. The Japanese delegation on its way to the conference of nations to be held in Versailles, headed by Baron Nobuski Makino, lecognized as one of the shrewdest of the dip lomats of Japan, was in Omaha near ly an hour Sunday afternoon. While the members were perfect ly willing to d'scuss weather, crop conditions in Japan and probable prices next year, they shut up like the proverbial clams when asked what their country would demand in the way of freedom of the seas, standing armies, territory, or other things that might have to do with the assurance of a lasting peace for the world. The members of the party were enthusiastic over the beauties of the country, the weather and compli mented Omaha on having so many beautiful women. They saw a num ber of the women who conduct the soldiers' canteen at the Union sta tion and commended their work. Stand for World Peace. "It is not possible for any of this party to discuss intelligently any of the matters which must come before the peace conference at Versailles. We left Japan on short notice and have had little opportunity to in form ourselves on the developments since we left Japan. I will not have an opportunity to consult with my colleagues until I reach Paris, when I meet the other delegates to the conference. Everyone may rest as sured, however, that the Japanse government is whole-hearted jn the determination to co-operate with the governments of the allied countries and of all countries whose desire it is to secure a just and enduring world peace," said Baron Nobuski Makino, chief of the commission. Besides representing the Japan ese government at the peace con ference, Baron Makino is the head of the advisory council on foreign affairs and a member of the upper branch of the Japanese legislature. He is 57 years old. of medium height, stocky build and slightly bald. His English is perfect and as he sat in the private car "Pa triot," a duplicate of President Wil son's car, welcoming Omaha vis itors, his every word and act indi cated a keen and intelligent busi ness man. Personnel of Party. The baron and his party, consist ing of the following Japanese offi cials, arrived on a special train over the Union Pacifc at 3:30 Sunday afternoon. Michiharu Mishima, private sec retary. ' Secretariat: Vosuke Matsuoka, Sadao Saburi, Shigeru Yoshida, Eli chi Kimura, Hachiro Arita, secre taries of the department of foreign office; Kesaza Sato, Norio Ide, Jiro Tomoda. clerks of the department of foreign office. Military Representatives: Lieut. Gen. Takeji Nara and his staff, Lieut. Col. Harushige Ninomiya, Lieut. Col. Shunroku Hata and Capt. Manzo Fujioka. Naval Representatives: Vice Ad miral Isamu Takeshita and his staff, Capt. Kichisaburo Nomura, Capt. Shinjiro Yamamoto and Hatao Yamakawa, counsellor to the de partment of the navy. Commercial and Financial Dele gates: Eigo Fuki, director of the Bank of'JaPan; Yukimichi Shimo mura, private secretary; Kikusaburo Fukui, director of Mitsui & Co.; Ryukichi Takagi, private secretary; Matazo Kita. president of the Japan Cotton Trading company; Toyotaro Yasui, private secretary. As the train pulled in the sta tion, all of the distinguished Japan ese, with the exception of Baron Makino, hurried out onto the plat form and made a rush for letter box. depositing cards and letters to friends and relatives. Afterwards, when they were invited by a dele gation from the Chamber of Com merce to take a ride about the city, the temptation was too much for the baron and he joined the party. After the trip, the baron said: "Omaha is a wonderful city and it seems hardly possible that it is only about 50 years old. This is a won deful country and the impressions that I have gathered since leaving San Francisco has opened my eyes to the greatness of the United States. After looking out over the vast areas pf fertile land that I have seen today, I am no longer astonish ed to hear people say that this coun try can feed the world. Delightful Journey. "Thanks to the courtesy of the United States government extend ed to our party since our arrival at (CaBtlnned aa rata Two, Column Three.) Omaha Boy Escorts Jap Peace Legates to This City Lieutenant Commander Pat terson Accompanies Party All the Way From Yoko hama to Omaha. An Omaha boy was assigned to the important duty of furnishing safe conduct for Baron 'Makino and the members of the Japanese peace party all the way from Yokohama to Omaha. It was an honorable and important assignment for anyone and the young man to whom it was given was D. C. Patterson, jr., son of D. C. Patterson, real estate man of Omaha. While with his friends he is still D. C. Patterson, to .the United States and the world this Omaha boy is known as Lieutenant Com mander Patterson, aide to Admiral Knight of the United States flag ship Brooklyn. Young Patterson was graduated from the Omaha high school and later attended the United States naval academy at Annapolis. He made good and within two and one half years he has earned enough promotions to land him in the offi cial position that he now occupies. Lieutenant Commander Patterson will umain here a couple of weeks visiting his parents and friends be bctore returning to his ship that is now in the San Francisco harbor. & ?sf IM pd LT. COM. D. C. PATTERSON. FORMER OMAHA NURSE IS GIVEN LIFE SENTENCE Mrs. Margaret Mauzy Con victed of Murder of Dr. George Spear; May Appeal Case. From a Staff Correspondent. Lincoln, Dec. 29. (Special) Im prisonment for life is the sentence which was imposed by Judge Shep herd of the Lancaster county dis trict court yesterday afternoon upon Mrs. Margaret Mauzy, a former nurse from Omaha, who shot Dr. George E. Spear during thee cele bration of the signing of the armis tice last month in a rooming house, to which she had enticed him by a fake call over the telephone that some one was sick. Mrs. Mauzy and Dr. Spear had been business partners and there had been some controversy between them over business matters. She called him to the house and meet ing him at the head of the stairs fired four shots from a revolver into his body,, from the effects of which he died a few hours later at a local hospital. During the trial she was very de fiant toward County Attorney Peter son, since appointed assistant U. S. district attorney, and in a state ment to the court last night stated it was because she knew some things against the county attorney and his neglect of duty. It is understood that the case will be appealed to tho supreme court. FAMINE RELIEF PLAN APPROVED BY PRESIDENT SJt. Louis Agent of U. S. Food Administration' Going to j Europe to Distribute Supplies. 1 London, Dec 29. The Express understands that President Wilson, vyho has been giving considerable personal attention during his visit to Europe to the question of fignt ing famine in the central empires, has endorsed and submitted to the allies a definite plan .for relief form ulated by his advisers,- including Herbert Hooyer. , , It is felt that the' need-of some action is imperative. President Wil son favors the . immediate appoint ment of a director general of relief for Europe, supplementing the work of the inter-allied food council. Hoover Summons Flash. St. Louis, Dec. 29. Edward M. Flash, St. Louis agent of the United States food commission and second vice.1 president. of the .United States food administration . and grain cor poration, will leave St.. Louis for London Wednesday- to assume charge of the distribution of all food supplies in Europe at the request of Herbert Hoover, the United States food administrator. Appeals for Funds. Baltimore, Dec. 29. Cardinal Gibbons has issued an appeal to all Christians for aid for the Armenians and Syrians. French Discussing Plans For Liquidating War Debt Sum to Be Demanded From Germany and Allies as In demnity Estimated at 470,000,000,000 Francs. Paris, Dec. 29. The financial as pect of the settlement of the war problems has been uppermost in the minds of those concerned in Pa.is during the last few days. This is regarded, not only by the Ameri can delegates to the conference, but by the representatives of the allies, who have arrived here, as one of fhe foremost problems requiring settlement. The debates in the senate on the renewal of the charter of the Bank of France and in the chamber of deputies on the provisional military appropriations have disclosed lively interest by both senators and depu ties in the proposed organization of the "Inter-allied Financial Society' for the liquidation of the combined war debt of the allies. The socialists, who are taking a prominent part in the discussion, ap pear to prefer the title "Financial Society of Nations," which would not prtclude the eventual entry of enemy powers into the association. They suggest that the members of the Germanic coalition might be called on proportionately to the other powers to pay their shares in round numbers, Germany, 6,5C0, U00.0OO francs annuallv; Austria, 5,000,000,000; Turkey,-2,000,000; Bul garia, 500,000,000, in addition to the interest on whatever sum the peace congress may demand as indemnity for war damages, which some have put at several hundred billion francs. Deputy Jacques Stern, author of the proposition of an inter"-allicd financial society, estimated the tot il sum to be demanded from Germany ana its allies as indemnity at 470. 000,000,000, francs in the chamber yesterday. , . The principal difficulties anticipat ed are in finding a working basis for such a society and in Germany's ability to bear such an immense bur den. The bill proposed by Deputy Jacques Stern, establishing among the allies an international financial union, seeks to distribute the ex penses of the war between the na tions on the basis of populations and power to contribute. This proposi ioii. according to the Paris repor.f.. is. jiipported by 100 delegates of c l! parties. Thz estimates o,f the war expenses of the allies wereiveh at the time the measure was presented for the government's consideration as 424. 000,000,000 francs, while the ex penses of the central powers aggre gated 370,000,000,000 francs. To avoid international bankruptcy, it i 'as declared that such an associa tion was necessary to float an inter national loan, estimated at 518.000. 000.000 francs, to be distributed on a basis of population and production, each state to guarantee its propor tion from customs and other revenues, IIAASE AND BARTH OUT OF BERLIN CABINET Majority Socialists to Form New Government; Ebert and Scheidemann Still in Power. By the Associated Press. Berlin, Dec. 29. Foreign Minister Haase, Minister of Social Policy Barth and Demobilization Minister Dittman retired from the cabinet at midnight last night after the central night last .night after the central council had decided against the in dependents on a majority of the questions the independents had sub mitted for consideraiton. Premier Ebert, Finance Minister Scheidemann and Minister of Pub licity Landsberg are now in charge of the revolutionary government. The cabinet and the (jouncil ol soldiers and workers sat in confer ence throughout all of yesterday afternoon in what was a cross-examination by the council of the cab inet on the cabinet's recent admin istration. Afterward the council went into executive session and sat until late at night. To Form New Government. The impression now is that the majority socialists will form a new government with the assistance ot the liberal bourgeoise. Herr Barth told the Associated Press that his faction does not ap prove of the tactics of the Spar tacan socialists or violence in any form. He permitted the inference that Hugo Haase's party does not at present contemplate a counter revolution. Herr Barth concluded With the statement that the general economic and food situatioi would chiefly determine the future course of events. The intervention of the central council, comprising 27 majority so cialists appointed by the recent na tional congress, indicates that the revolutionary forces outside of Ber lin finally propose to assert the sentiments and opinions of other sections of Germany, which are well known to be at variance with the Berlin interpretation of revolution ary aims and methods. Add 15 Huns Sailors Pledge Loyalty. Amsterdam, Dec. 29. The sail ors' council of the German admiralty and the marine general staff have issued a declaration that they will be faithful to the government in view of the difficult times Germany is experiencing. - Situation at Berlin Obscure. Paris, Dec. 29. Advices from Zurich are to the effect that the situation at Berlin remains obscure, but that the city evidently is ex tremely disturbed and it was thought Sunday might prove a crucial day. Both political parties were said to be making formidable preparations for the announced demonstrations. The dispatches add that serious news is being received from Ham burg, Lubeck, Kiel and Danzig, where revolutionary sailors are mas ters of the situation. It is also as serted that there have been san guinary encounters in the Ruhr ba sin region of West Prussia. The German propaganda bureau asserts that in the fighting in Ber lin on Christmas eve, 76 persons were killed. The attacking troops lost 56 men killed, while six sailors and five policemen, who were fight ing with the sailors, lost their lives. Arms Distributed at Bremen. Basle, Dec. 29. The Cologne Ga zette says arms were distributed today at Bremen to the followers of the radical and socialist parties. Cold Wave Predicted : to Reach Omaha Today Snow and colder weather are pre dicted for Nebraska today, with a cold wave by night, according to the weather forecast. Clear weather is predicted for. Tuesday, with 4 northwest gale scheduled "for the evening. .Rain or snow for Iowa to day, with snow and colder Tuesday, is the forecast. Count Brusati Dead. N'ew York, Dec. 29. Major Count Renzo Brusati. a member of the Ital;an military mission to the Unit ed States, died here tonight of pneu monia following an attack of influ enza. Major Brusati, who was 35 years old, was a son of Lfeut. Gen. Rob erto Brusati. President Wilson Speaks From Pulpit in Carlisle Shipping Board Agent Resigns New York. Dec. 29. Capt. Charles Yates, managing agent at New York for the United States shipping board division of operations, has offered his resignation to Acting Chairman John A. Donald, to become effective sot later than February 1, , Recounts Memories of His Mother in Visit to Her Girl hood Home; Welcomed by Townspeople. s- By Associated Press. Carlisle, Eng., Dec. 29. President Wilson, accompanied by Mrs. Wil son, came to Carlisle today in rain and a cold, penetrating mist to visit the girlhood home of his mother. But the warmth of the greeting of the people of the town and of the thousands of strangers from the surrounding country more than off set the dreariness of the weather. Large crowds lined the streets and cheered the presidential party lustily as it drove from the station, where the president was received by Mayor Bertram Carr and local notables, to the Crown and Mitre hotel where the president signed the freeman's roll. The president visited Annetwell street, where the site of his late grandfather's chapel was pointed ou to him, and the house in Caven dish place that was built by his grandfather. Later he attended ser vices in the Lowther street Con gregational church. Here during the services the Rev. Edward Booth, pastor of the church, requested the president to come into the pulpit and address the assemblage. This the president did, delivering a short speech, in which he touched simply but eloquently on his mother. Pays Tribute to His Mother. The president spoke as follows: "It is with unaffected reluctance that I inject myself into this service. I remember my grandfather very well and remembering him, I can see how he would approve. I remember what he required of me and remember the stern lesson of duty he spoke. And I remember painfully about things he expected me to know that I did not know. "There has come a change of times when laymen like myself are per mitted to speak in a congregation. There is another reason why 1 was reluctant to speak. "The feelings excited in me today are really too intimate and too deep to permit of public expression. The memories that have come of the mother who was born here are very affecting. Her quiet character, her sense of duty and her dislike of ostentation have come back to tne with increasing force as these years or Outy have accumulated. Yet, per haps, it is appropriate ihit in this place of worship I should acknow ledge my indebtedness to her and her remarkable father, because, after all, what the world" now is seeking to do is to return to the paths cf duty, to turn from the savagery cf interest? to the dignity of the per formance of rirrht. Drawn Together by Moral Force. "I believe as this war has drawn nations temporarily together in a combination of physical force, we .shall now bf drawn together in a combination of moral force that is irresistible. Jt is moral force as i.uch as phy :cal force that has de feated the effort to subdue the world. Words have cut as deep as swords. "The knowledge that wrong has been attempted has aroused the na tions. They have gone out like men for a crusade. No other cause could have drawn so many of the nations together. They knew an outlaw was abroad and that the outlaw purposed unspeakable things. "It is from quiet places like this all over the world, forces are ac cumulated that presently will over (Continued on Face Two, Column Four.) WILSON MET BY LORD MAYOR OF MANCHESTER President Cheered Lustily in His Drive Through Streets of British Industrial Center. Manchester, Dec. 29. Fresident anc Mrs. Wilson were greeted on their arrival here at 5 o'clock this afternoon by thousands who filled the streets to overflowing on the half-mile journey from the station to the official residence of the lord mayor, and by many more thou sands who were packed together in the huge square in front of the town hall, lhey cheered lustily ficm the time the president's car started through the troop-lined thoroughfares until he disappeared within the building. The presidential party alighted in the strikingly decorated station which was ablaze with lights that set off the crimson carpet on the platform, the rows of palms and masses of bunting, the scarlet robes of Lord Mayor Seagure, the huge white wigs and full dress of the h:gh city officials and the portly, florid, white-musthached mace-bearer, who was quite a favorite with the American troops during the wait for the train. The president and Mrs. Wilson spent the night quietly as the guests of the lord mayor. The president had no engagements and made no speeches. Arrange Farewell Dinner. London, Dec. 29. The arrange ments for a private dinner for Presi dent and Mrs. Wilson and King George and Queen Mary Monday night on the president's return from Mai. Chester have been changed. In stead the function will be a farewell dinner in honor of the president and Mrs. Wilson. It will be given in the state dining room in the Buckingham palace and about 30 guests will attend it. MILITARY AND MASONIC RITES FOR DELANNEY Major Who Gave Up His Life in the Service Buried With High Honors Sunday. CHAMBER i NFORMED OF STEPS IN RUSSIA Pandemonium Breaks Loose Among Socialists Who Shout "The War Is Be ginning Anew." ADOPT PUBLICITY POLICY Government Ready to Publish Peace Proceedings; Form ulating Plans for League ; of Nations. m Four Street Railway Employes Injured in Explosion at Car Barn Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 29. Four employes of the street rail way company .were injured, two possibly fatally, when an explo sion occurred in the office at the company's principal car barn here tonight. The front of the building was wrecked. The night office clerk at the barn told the police that he saw sparks from a fuse on the window sill between the window and the screen just before the ex plosion. Mrs. Daisy Kreisel and Mrs, Anna Overman, women conduc tors, said they had seen two or three men run from near the building. Mrs. Kreisel says she heard one man say, "We got one of them." With troops of the Seventh regiment, Missouri National Guard, assisting police, street car service, impaired since December 11 by a strike of motormen and conductors, today was above, the normal Sunday service. The largest military funeral con ducted in Omaha over a body of a veteran of the European war was held at 2:30 Sunday afternoon, when Maj. Em:l DeLanney, who died last Tuesday at Fert Des Moines was buried in Forest Lawn cemetery. Major DeLanney was the highest ranking officer from Omaha who has lost his life in the service. The funeral was in charge of the miltary officers from Fort Crook, and was participated in by two com panies of soldiers from the fort, the military band from Fort Omaha, and an honorary body of soldiers from Fort Des Moines. The members of Masonic Lodge 184, of which Major DeLanney was a member also took part in the ser vices. The cortege started from Brewer's chapel, with six medical" sergeants from Fort Crook acting as pall bearers. The honoray pallbearers were sergeants from Fort Omaha. Procession to Church. Headed by the Fort Omaha band the procession marched to St. Mar tin's Episcopal church, of which the major was a member, where a short service in the rituals of that church was conducted by Rev. A. H. Marsden. The members of the Masonic lodge also marched in a body to the church, a large sec tion of which was reserved for them. ' The church was sufficient to hold only a small portion of the immense crowd which attended the funeral, and hundreds of people lined both sides of the street as the casket was carried into the church. The crowd waited outride during the services, and until the cortege was well on its way to Forest Lawn cemetery, showing the marked respect held for Major DeLanney by his friends and neighbors on the South Side. Riderless Horse. On the march from Brewer's chapel to St. Martin's church, the casket was followed by the major's riderless horse, with boots reversed in true military style. At Forest Lawn cemetery the regulation military service was con ducted, after which the Masons held services in the rituals of their lodge. Major DeLanney, before entering the military service was a promi nent physician on the South Side. He was born in Liege, Belgium, in 1872, cqming to the United States with his father, Archile DeLanney, when he was 6 years old, settling near Topeka, Kan. In 1891 the fatrlily 'moved to South Omaha where he attended the South High school and entered Creighton col lege in 1897, graduating in 1901, working his way through college by odd jobs during vacations. He im mediately started the practice "of his profession on the South Side, and in 1905 married Miss Alma Calkins, who died two years later. In 1909 (Continued on T$t Two, Col um Six.) By the Associated Press. Paris, Dec. 29. The storm which has been threatening in the French chamber for the past four days broke this afternoon, when Stephen Pichon, minister of foreign affairs, amid violent interruptions by the socialists and counter-demonstrations by the government supports outlined France's peace terms. . The minister declared that Franct is absolutely in agreement that full publicity be given to the proceed ings of the peace conference. He anr ounced that intervention in "Rus sia was inevitable, but that it would be of a defensive character so far ai French troops were concerned, and that if offensive operations were undertaken it must be by Russian troops. -It has been evident for the pasf week that the opponents of Premier Clemenceau were destined to ob sf:uct in every way possible th voting of the budget of 10,500,000, COO francs for the first three months of 1919 unless the government stated its peace terms, either through Premier Clemenceau or M. Pichon. But it was not expected that the government would do so before Monday. Pichon Replies to Attack. M. Franklin-Bouillon of the com mittee of foreign affairs, brought matters to a head, however, by a v olent attack on M. Pichon and the government's foreign policy. Since Thursday the government bench sat in obdurate silence, re fusing to reply to any queries, but when M. Pichon ascended the tri bune this afternoon, he was ready to answer. He declared: First That the goyernment was in accord that the utmost publicity should be given to the peace confer ence, thus replying to the interpel lation of the socialist deputy, Mar cel Cachin, of last Friday when he asked Premier Clemenceau to state whether secret diplomacy would be abandoned in the peace conference and the discussion given all pub- lirifv Working For League. . Second That the French govern ment has adopted the principle oi a league of nations and is now busy working towards its effective reali zation, thus replying to the inter- . pellation of the socialist, M. Bracke. Third-That the government does not desire any annexation, but re serves the right to fix the Alsace Lorraine .frontiers, to guard against, future attack, thus replying to M. Franklin-Bouillon. Fourth that the, government does not think that the question of : diplomatic . representation of the Vatican arises at the present mo ment. , Fifth That intervention in Rus sia is inevitable. Upon Russian" intervention, M. P'chon explained, reading from in- (Continued on Pago Two, Column Two.) Five Large Bristol , Business Houses Burn; ' Loss of $1,500,000 Bristol, Va.-Tenn., Dec. 29. Five- " large business houses, including the Dominion National bank, were de- s stroyed tonight by fire which for a time threatened to sweep a large portion of the business district. The flames were checked only after the arrival of fire companies from Kingsport. Tenn. The loss was esti- mated at $1,500,000. The fire was discovered in the five-story hardware structure at 8 . o'clock. A large quantity of ex plosives, including shells, was in the building and soon after the firemen . arrived explosion followed explo sion. A large department store nearby burst into flames and then the fire spread rapidly to the electric light company building, the Kimblc-Coch-rane building and the Dominion Na tional bank. In the meantime the city water supply gave out and it was necessary to move, the fire en gines to a small creek nearly in or der to get water. 1 ' ,