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M10DFOUD, OKIWOtt, SATURDAY, NOVUM li'KIt 1018
NO. 211
Medford Mail T
EX-KAISER SIGNS BRITISH THREAT
FORMAL DECREE " OF WAR RENEWAL
OF ABDICATION SCARES GERMANS
Wllhelm Expresses Hope That the
"New Regent" Will Protect Ger
many Against Anarchy. Starvation
and Foreign Supremacy Awaited
Arrival of Wife Before Leaving.
LONDON', Nov. 30. Former Em
poror Will him signed his abdication
ut Amoroftgnii. llollnnil, yesterday,
according to n dlspntch to Iho Wolff
bureau of Merlin, transmitted liy t ho
Exohjingo Tolegruph correspondent
nt Coponhngon.
Tho abdication decree, according
to tho mossuKO, oxpressod tho hopo
that "tho now regent" would bo utile
to protect tho Cierman peoplo against
anarchy, starvation and foreign su
premacy. Tho uso ot tho word rcKent In tho
mossngo la cominentvd upon hero us
possibly significant.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 30. Stalo
depurtmont advices from Tho lluguo
today reported that Admiral von
Illiilze, former huud of tho (ionium
navy, was In Hollnml to obtain from
tho former kaiser a formal declara
tion of abdication.
Text of Alsllctlon .
ItF.RI.IN, Nov. :)(). Via llnscl. (Hv
the Associated Press.) The text r
the former German emperor's act of
renunciation which was issued hv the
new (iermnn government, "in order to
roplv to certain misunderstandings
which Imve arisen with regard to the
abdication'' follows:
"Bv tho present document I re
nounce forever mv rights to the crown
of I'russia and the rights to the tlcr
nriii imperial crown. I release ut the
siiiiio time all the officials of the (ier
mnn empire and I'russia and also all
officers, non-commissioned officer
and Boldiers of tho Prussian navv and
nrmv nnd of contingent from confed
erate states from the oalh of fidelity
the v have taken to me.
"A.s their emperor, kinir nnd su
preme chief. I expect from them until
n new organization of the Gorman
empire exists, that thev will aid those
who effectively hold the power in
Germnnv to protect the German peo
ple against the menacing dangers of
anarchy, famine and foreign domina
tion. -
"Mado nnd executed nnd sinned hv
- our own hand with iho imperial seal
ut Amerongon, Nov. 'J8.
( Sinned ) "WILLIAM."
Meeting With Kniserln
LONDON. Nov. 3(1. The meetintr
of former Emperor Willium and the
former empress at Amerongon is de
scribed hv a Dutch correspondent of
the Dailv Express.
"The gates were thrown open, the
drawbridge was guarded with a noise
of chains and iron bars that sounded
vcrv medieval, nnd in tho courtyard
before tho enstlo an oldorlv man in a
gray military cloak wns seen ut n
distance, walking slowlv and Icnriintr
on his stick," tho correspondent
"It wns the cx.-kitiser. The ex-kui-scrin's
cur wns driven into the court
vnrd, tho ex-kniscr threw down his
stick and before tho valet wns able,
opened the door and handed out his
wife.
,"Thev shook hands nnd then threw
themselves into each other's arms, the
.ex-kniscrin fnllintr upon her htis
bnnd's shoulder mid crviiiL' like a
child. The closimr of the mites shut
out a further view,"
Plan Ills Itetuni '
AMERONGEN, Holland, Nov. 2D.
It Is understood horo that William
llohenzollern has been awaiting tho
arrival of his wife boforo going clso
where. Germans In bis suite bollove
be will return to Gormnny and aro
optimistic enough to think he will re
sume tho throno.
A member of Count von Dontlnck's
household said today that tho former
emperor was groatly movod wMon his
wife arrived and Boomed particularly
dollghted. One of' Herr Hohonzol
lorn's sorvants Ib roportod to liavo
said - that his mastar was "much
brighter" and to havo addod "things
are looking bettor for us."
N1W IfOCIIF.LLK. N. Y.. Nov. 30.
' Mrs. lielh 8. Fairbanks toduv won
tin interlocutory decree of divorce
from Domrlns Fnirlmnks, a tnovihtr
picture star in tho supremo court
here. Sho was awarded tho custody
of thoir son, Douglas Fnirhanks, Jr.,
eight years old. Tho record of tho
testimony in Iho nnso refers to the
i. respondent ns "an unknown wo
tv ." The Fnirbnnks wero innrricd
' V ut Wulc.li Liill. II. I.
Mistreatment of Prisoners Reported
Remldied Plenty of Food In Ger
manyRadicals Seize Wireless
Plants and Color News Solf,'s
Resignation Reported Demanded.
AMSTERDAM. Nov. 30. In ro
HponHu to a throat by tho llrltlsh ar
mlsllro commissioners that hostil
ities would bo resumed unless tho
conditions under which prisoners
wore arriving In tho allied linos wore
remedied, a llerlln telegram declares
that everything Is bolpg done by Ger
many to assure tho orderly return of
prisoners. Tho (Iermnn response
adds that tho rcKulnr transport of
returning prisoners now Is assured.
I'lcnly of Fond
ZURICH. Nov. 21). Food condi
tions In Gurmuuy aro by no menus
so critical nud urgent ns Dr. W. 8.
Self, the forelKn minister would lead
tho world to bollnve, according to In
formation received horo. Guruiany
has food cnouKh to last until April If
tho army rnsnrvo stores aro placed at
the disposal of the people. Since Oc
tober these reserves have not boon
touched.
There should bo no famine In Gor
mnny thin winter, It Is said, If strict
ratlonlni; Is onforced anil slocks arc
methodically distributed.
Itltdirals SoUo 'Wireless
II E III. I. V Friday, Nov. 29, ( fly
Associated Press.) A group of Inde
pendent socialist democrats closely
Identified with the Spnrtncim clement
of Dr. I.lebknecht has seized control
of all wireless stations In Gormany
nnd now In transmitting propaganda
and other news, the llerlln Tugcblatl
says It Is Informed.
Chancellor Eliort nnd Herr llanso
on behalf of tho government, the
nowspnper adds, warp Iho press at
homo and abroad of this condition
and declare further that tho govern
ment will not nssumo responsibility
for wireless Information now being
sont out of Germany. '
PARIS. Friday, :ov. 59 tllavas)
Tho first of tho 150. 000 railway cars
which Germany must deliver to the
allies under tho terms of tho urmls
tlco arrived yesterday at the frontier
anil wore rocolvcd by military author
ities, according to tho Matin.
Demand Self's Hcnlp
AMSTERDAM, INov. 30. Tho
Tagoblntt of llerlln. siib It bus boon
officially Informed thnt tho Work
men and Soldiers' council has dn
mnndnd tho most speedy retirement
of Dr. W. S. Soir, (ho German foreign
socrotary. Tho council also bus ord
ered the Belzuro of all documents re
lating to foreign nffnlrs and tho old
government systom.
WASHINGTON. Nov. :in. Ilrewimr
of beer nnd oilier malt beverages
will stop nt midnight lonighl through
out the I'nilcd Slates. The special
presidential committee which recom
mended the presidential prneliiiuil
lion prohibiting brewing as n war
conservation measure, decided lodnv
lo make no rccomincndulion to Prcsl
dent Wilson on suggestions I hut Hie
procliimiilion should be rescinded in
view ot the armistice.
L1EBKNECHT SLEEPS
IN EMPEROR'S BED
LONDON, Nov. .'10. When the cor
respondent nt The limine of Iho
Daily Mail visited Hie Royal pnluce n!
lierlin recently ho found Iho aged
servants I horo bursting with indig
nation over the fuel that Dr. Leib-
kechl. the radical socialist leader, had
slept in the former emperor's hod. Tho
correspondent iiuotes tho servants ns
savmir:
"That cursed Lieliknecht slept for
two nights in the kaiser h bed."
PORTLAND. Ore., Nov. .10. A
plea of not iruillv was entered here
lodav by J. Ilonrv Albcrs, lormer
president of the Alliors' Ill-others Mill
ing eoiuiinnv. charged with 'violation
of I ho cHpionuho net, In tho iihsence
of United States Attorney llnnev, no
dule for Iho I rial was set hut it was
indicaled it will lie held early in Jilii
uiiry. . , ... ... i .
DELEGATION TO
PEACE MEETING
MADE PUBLIC
President Wilson, Secretary Lansing
Former Ambassador Henry White.
Colonel House and General Bliss
Comprise Delegation President to
Address Congress on Monday.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 30. Prepa
rations for the participation of the
I'nilcd Slates in the peace coulcr
moo practienllv were complclc today
with the naming of the tuitions rep
resentatives, America's position on
the trout nucstiims to he settled nt
the congress will be set forth hv the
following:
President Wilson,
Hubert Lansing, sccrctnrv of stuto.
Ilctirv While, former embassador
to France nnd llnlv.
K. M, House, special representative
of the I'niti'd Stales government lo
the Kuropciiu governments.
General Tinker II. Illiss. roprcson.
tative of the Ainericiin nrmv ill t lie
Supreme Wur I'ouncil al Versailles.
I.nnsllig (lialrinnii
Officials indicated Indiiv that Ihe
While House announcement purposely
left in doubt the exact status of Hit
rcprcscntalivcs because the president
hud not b t fully informed as to Iho
exact formalities of procedure in or
ganizing the conference.
Secretary LnnsiiiL' was chosen lo
head the American dclccntion, but
the one-lion of whether Iho president
diiriiit' his stay in France will he con
sidered a part of the delcL'ation
probably depends upon the .course
adopted hv the heads of the other
trroat associated uovcrnincnls. Since
in .Mr. Wilson as president, lies nil
the power that will he exercised on
Hie part , of America in the confer
ence, the only uuestitin involved so
far as he is concerned is one of form.
Senate, to Scud Some Olio
The failure. of the president lo in
clude n member of the senate ntuotif:
the dolinutos ris-nltcd today in a
movement hv republican senators ...
send a senator or a cumuiitteo lo
France, to transmit in format ion of
discussions at the peace conference.
Resolutions to this cud are said lo
have been framed for submission
Monday.
Secretaries of Ihe deh"i;iitioll. an
nounced today hv the stale depart
ment, will be Joseph C. drew, former
secrclarv of Ihe American embassy
at Merlin ami later chnru'e ut Vienna
and who now is in Paris makim; pre
liminary arrangements; I.cland Har
rison of the Ltiiin-Amcricnn division,
and Phillip II. Pnlcliin, confidential
assistant lo Secretary Lnnsinir.
Composition ot tho military per
sonnel to accompany Gonnral Illiss
with tho peace delegation was an
nounced by General March todny as
follows:
Military Aides
Major General Francis J. Kornnn.
Ilrlgndter Gouernl Murlboroiigll
Churchill, chief of tho military Intel
llgenco burouii, iiuil Colonels Ralph
II. Van Domun, Jordan, Ayrofl, Helms
Furlong. Fling; Cnptalns Auchon
closs nnd Chllds.
, llrlgndlor Gonornl William VW.
Harts, former aldo to President Wil
son, will ho In command of tho mili
tary nldos and mossongars at tho
conference. Thoro will nlso bo at
tached to Gonornl Illiss' Bluff a mini-
bor of army officers who aro special
IhIh In law, finance nnd olhnnlogy,
furnishing what Gonornl March do
scrlbcB as a "well rouadod military
Btllft."
A promlnoiit republican of the
houso statod today that two republi
can ropinBontatlvos havo carefully
prepared uuestlotia which they may
personally propound to Iho president
whon ho delivers his ikUIi'okb Mon
duy.
JAP DELEGATION
WASIHNOTON. Nov. 30. An of.
ficiul dispatch from Jaonn IniliiV uu
uounccd Hint Mariiuis Kitiiuochi Sal
on ii, former premier, bus been ro-des-
iu'iiuled lo head llm Jaiuineso dclu
iriilion lo Ihe peaeo conference. Ycs
lerday word enme that Ihe mnruuis
hud been replaced hv Viscount Knfo.
former foreiun minislcr. hut now il
is said Ihe original personnel has been
restored and iscounl kalo will not
ho a member of Ihe parly,
AMSTERDAM, IN'ov. 30. Repre
sentatives of Groat Britain, Frnne.o
liml tho ITnltnd Stntos will nrrlvo 111
Horlln shortly to discuss tho nuH-
tlon of tho nrmlflllco, tlio llornn cor
respondent of tho Cologno Clny.otto
says 1)0 uudurutands,
Latest Picture of Bill-Bc-Damned
. (NOTICE HIS WITHERED ARM) "
) i$ Witt: . iLir?)
JI in mml ViiiiiitAii
(O.) Pros IU. 8orrtro ,
- .
WIUJAM HOIIENZOrXEnfS'. I
This picture, tho only one of tho former katnor" to "reach tho
United males since America entered the wnr. was rushed from Holland
by a special courier. It shows Wllllnm Mohonxollnrn aa bo looks after
four yours of war hl hair entirely uray. hla taeo drawn and thinner,
his fuco much wrinkled. It also ahowa. Id a remarknblo way. his
withered arm ahd deformed lull hand never before havo those defocta
ben seen so clearly In a photogrnph. Tho picture was takon In llm
doorway of one of Iho ax-kuiaur a Luxmur palacua. In a momoul whuo
ha waa off bis guard. "
CASUALTIES SENT GERMANS FORM -AS
SOON AS CHECKED' NEW PARTY TO
WASIIINdTON'. Nov. III).- (lencral
Persjiini; cabled Ihe war department
toilnv that evorv one is hcini: iniido
to report proiiipllv Ihe eoniplcle rec
ord of ciisuallies amonir his force.
Reports of deaths are furwarded liv
cab le toWashinuloii, hut us the ariuv
is on the march, there is incrousint!
difficulty in cbeckiiie casualtv lists.
l.l'XI'.MIU IKi. Nov. -J I. ( Itv Ihe
Associated Press.) American cinri
nccrs crossed the frnnlicr liriiiues be
Iwcen LuNemlmnr and Rhenish Prus
sia today at various points on the
American I rout. Thev cMiiuincd Ihe
bridge piers for mines, but louud
none. The emiiuecrs won! inlo (ler
iiiaiiv iiiilividiiullv ami in imirs and
reporlcd the bridges in u"il coiiill
Hon. The ends of Ihe bridges ou'lhe ,uc
einburi.' side arc euurdcil bv Ameri
can troo)is. t 'ivilians ure pormiltiMl
lo pnssi back and fori It provided thev
have passes issued bv officials in
various villuue-y ulonir the line.
At KehleimirMi liml (Iruvenmncher
nnd other points where there lire
bridges, croups of (ionium civiliuiiN
nud soldiers assembled dnriiiL' Ihe
dnv hut Ihev inude no attempts to
cross.
For Him ii v vears it'has been Ibc
cuslom iilonir Hie border for relatives
nnd friends lo visit each oilier across
Ihe bonier on Sundays, The nhioinu
of American uunrds' nud Hie limita
tion oT I lie number of pusses issued
bv the Luxombunr officials inlcr
rupled Ihesc nsiiiil visits lodnv. How
ever, there wns no complaint.
lU'KNOS AIHF.H, AriicnliMii. Nov.
M). The dcinouslriillions nt Aiitol'n
u ii si ii have assumed such a serious
character that the Chilean uuvern
menl hns scul the cruiser Snpitnn
Prnl to thnl port with troops, ue
cordiuu' lo press dispntehes received
here from Snntiii'.'o. The first nnd
second nrmv divisions linvo heeil or
dered mobilized. , , , (. v
LONDON, INov. 30. Tho mooting
of Iho nlllnd loaders In London noxt
wonlt will bo preliminary to tho poaoo
confornnco, tho Dally Kxprosa says.
Colonol Hounn and Prom lor Orlando
of llnly will bo hero Willi tho llrltlsh
niift Froiii'li ututoamon. '' "
liKUI.IV, ThuriiJay, Nov. 2S(lly
AsMocluteil Press.) The alms of tho
new German democratic party wore
outlined lo tho correspondent today
by Theodore Wolff, oditor-lii-ohlof ot
tho llerlln TiiKohlittl. It wus on Herr
Wolff's Initiative that the party was
formed. Ho said:
"Our parly bun boon formed to
support the republic, to further dem
ocratic forms on socialistic-economic
bnsls nnd to furnish a rallying point
for tho middle classes and Jtoop theta
from falling Into the power ot the
rencllonarles. Tho party will natur
ally iippo.o Bolshevism with all
means at lis command. In other
words, we aim to win nnd hold tho
middle claws for democracy."
Heir V'o'i; explained that all for
mer i iiunht rs of tho progressive or
other pint is who have been nctlvo
In mllllnvbil Ir. anil nallonallstlc agi
tations, or who have actively advo
cated tho Kiibuiarlno campaign havo
been rtuily Informed that while tboy
cannot be oxclndod from the party If
they desire to Join, they will never
theless be rigorously oxcludod from
liny participation In lis leadership.
Tho party's membership Ib al
ready colossal," said Herr Wolff,
"and Ihotisunds -of accessions aro
coming In dally. Virtually all tho
progreiislvo parly membership except'
a few of tho oxtruino right will Join
nnd many prominent democrats, who
'formerly stood bo far to iho left that
thoy wero kopl. out oT party councils.
Thnno Include men llko Hugo Press,
(lornuinys foremost, authority on
constitutional law, Who Is now draft
ing a constitution for Kiibmlsslon to
Ihe national assembly: Professor
Wiilthcr Heliiieeklng of Marburg uni
versity: Prof. Gorlaeh, Deputy Fish
beck and Professor Max Weber,"
Tho loft wing or tho national llb
oralu In a Iho furnishing recruits, ac
cording lo Herr Woirr. llorr Woirf
declared that his party, next to tho
socliillsls, wiih bv fur tho strongest In
tho empire. It will favor tho social
ization of corlaln 'lnduslrlcB such as
minim and will demand Hint groat
estates bo divided for snltlomont on
by rot ii ru In n soldiers. It holds, how
over, that prlvalo property shall not
bo touched without full compensa
tion, j
GLASS SI.ATeV FOR
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
WASHINGTON, Nov, ,'10. Repre--enliilivo
('nrler (lluss of A'iruinin,
clii'.ii'iunn of the house lmnkiuc and
currency eominilteu, is understood. to
havo,lieeii asked liv President Wilson
loliecome a member of t ho I'cdevul
reserve hoard In sticcced Frederick
Holanti, who resigned, to cult v tho
lU'iny. . ..... . .,,..
150,000 YANKS
TO BERETURNEDi
COMING MONTH
39th, 76th and 87th Divisions Amonii
Those for Early Transport Revis
ed Cacnalty List Shows 262.723
Excliidina Prisoners, of Which 28.
363 Were Killed In Action.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 Genera!
Pershing bus designated for early
convoy to (ho Pulled States a total of
IlKil officers and "fl.lir.II mon, Gen
eral March announced today. Tho
nulls comprising these men will be
made public later.
In thu list appear as entire dlvls
Ions tho :iDth. tho.Tfith und tho X7lh
The other troops comprise urtlllery
units and army corps troops.
General Mnroh guvo out amoadod
casualty reports from General Persh
Ing giving the official total lo No-
VMiihcr 20 as 2C!!.T2:i, exclusive of
prisoners. Tho figures on prisoners
wero unintelligible In Iho cablegram
General March said the total under
this head probably would bo practic
ally 1ho sumo us announced lust Sat
urday. Official Casualty 1. 1st
General Pershing reported tho fol
lowing official casualties to Novem
ber 2 0:
Killed In action. 2S.:i0.1.
Died of wounds, 12,101.
Died of disease, 10, (KM.
Died of other causes, I9S0.
Missing In action. 1 1 .2 !l 0.
Prisoners ( unintelligible. )
Wounded, 1 S 9 , '. 5 ."1 . divided ns to I
lows:
Severely wounded, SI, 701.
rndctermlned. 4:1.1 IIS.
Slightly wounded, D!l, 03(1.
Return of Troops
Tho war department expectB to
bring back homo In the month of Do
coluber .between ISO, not) and 175,000
men, General March said. To ne
coinpllsh this, It will uso In addition
to army transports und converted
rurgo boats, enough old battleships
and cruisers to furnish an nddltlonnl
cnrrvhii. culiiirltv for 'JTi.tlOO men.
shipping experts expect to transport
I, lit Alii. ,....tl.l. u.tw, Um .li.illnllll.
Unt Inn Is under full speed.
The lotal number of troops al
ready designated for early discharge
In tho United States -was given us
HI!). 000. Th oho Include depot nud
diivelopmont battailous 20,1)00; div
isional troops 1 0,000: railway troops
2S.IIO0; United Slntca guards 20,000
tanks corps 7,000; chemical warfare
troops 7000; central officers train
ing schools 20.000: student army
training corps 100,000.
Save 1(1 lllllloiis
Revised nrmv estimates for the
comine: year resulted in outliiiir Ihe
$ll),tllll).lll)0.l)(ll) of nrmv npproprin
lions to less Hum three billions. Gen
crul March announced.
General March has been directed bv
President Wilson to confer Hie dis
tinguished service medal on (lencral
Illiss, Lieutenant (lonorals Ligitclt
nnd Ilullurd and .Major Generals
Dickinnn. McAndreWs ami llarhoard
General March corrected an erron
eous impression that tho 2Tlh nud
llOth divisions reported as withdrawn
from Ihe Ilritisb lines, hud been des
ignated forenrlv return to the I'nilcd
Slntcs. These two divisions, lie ex
plained, have been returned to Per
shiiur's eoininand and have not vet
been nssimied for transportation
home.
Plans for hrimrimr soldiers home, it
wns announced, include the use of
hospital ships for severely wounded
and Kiieciallv filled transports lor
Ihe slightly wounded nnd convales
cents, On Ihe arrival the men will be
met bv hospital trains and the Pull
limn eoniimnv has been directed to
convert a number of sleepers into
hospital enrs to curry them to the
nrmv reconstruction hospitals, base
hospitals nnd other pluocs already
provided. '
To dale -1(1.378 men have been mus
tered out of the camps in this country
The schedule under which tho de-
pnrlmcnt is working culls for the re
lease of uti averaire of .1.000 per per
cartip per day, and ftcnernl Slarch
said that every effort would be mndo
to maintain the nveraue.
FAIR WEATHER-
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30. Woalh
or predictions for tho wook begin
ning Monday lasuod by the wonthor
buroau today are:
Piictflo BtntoB: Froquont rains
over north portion nnd generally fair
wnalhnr ovor south portion; noarly
nonmil tomnornturoB. ?
T
ANDING
DAY OBSERVED
Z
Services Held at Traditional Ameri
can Dinner Provided Troops Over
seas Pershlnn in Address Ex
presses Hiah Ideal of Countrymen.
Mourns for Departed.
AMFRICAN HKADOrARTF.RS IN
FRANCE. Nov. SH. -liv tho Asso
ciated Press.) Where possible
Thunksgiviiu; Day was observed
throughout the war stone bv the Amer
ican forces, all unnecessary military
duties liciilLT suspended. Tho day
In mid maiiv troops iimrehimr or en
trained for ports, but in cantonments
and fixed eiiinps services were held.
IN WAR
NE
nud 1111 effort was made to provide
some substitute for tile traditional
American dinner.
An impressive service was held at
Ihe Great (leiii rnl I leadouarti-rs. The
troops were paraded without linns
und the officers and men held 11 mcct
hiir which was attended bv local tliu
nitarics and members of (he nllicd
mis-ions here. The Rev. Charles
Ilonrv lirciit. former Protestanl
Kpiscopul bishop for the Philippine
Islands ami now working ninonir the
Auirricnn troops, rend the president's
prorhiiuatioti announcing Tlianks
uiving Da v.
Thanksgiving Program
General John J. Forshintr made a
brief address. y
Led bv the headiiuarters hand, the
meeting snug the P.nttle llvuin of the
Republic, Marseillaise and America.
After Ili.shop Ilrcnt's benediction,
a bund concert was given.
The Icxt of General Pershing's ad
dress follows:
"Fellow soldiers, never in Ihe his-
lorv of our count rv have we ns n peo
ple come together with such full
hearts 11s on this grentest of nil
Thanksgiving Davs. The moment
throbs with emotion lo find full ex
pression. Representing, tho high
ideals of our countrymen nnd cher
ishing the spirit of our forefathers
who first celebrated this festival of
thanksgiving we are proud to have
repaid a debt of gratitude to tho
land of La Fayette and to have lent
our aid in saving civilization from
destruction.
Cost of Gift to Nation
' l'he unscrupulous invader Iins
been driven from the devastted scenes
of his unholy coniiucst. The tido of
conflict which during the dark days v
of mid-summer threatened to over
whelm the nllicd forces has been
turned into n glorious victory. As tho
sounds of buttle die nwav and tho
beaten foe hurries from the field, it
is fitting that the eonsiiering armies
should piiiise to give thanks to tho
(iod of Rattles who has guided our
ciiuse aright.
"Victory wns our goal. It is a
hard won gift of the soldier to his
country. Only the soldier knows tho
cost of a gift wo now present to tho
nation. As soldiers inspired bv every
spiritual sentiment we hnvc each si
lently proved that Ihe success of
righteousness should bo owers. To
day, with thankfulness, wo humbly
acknowledge thnt His strength hns
given us the victory. We are thank
ful that the privilege has been given -to
as to serve in such a cause.
V Tribute to Fallen Heroes
"In this hour ot Thanksgiving, our
eternal gratitude goes out to thoso
heroes who loved liberty better than
life, who sleep yonder.' whero Ihev
fell; to the mninicd, whose honorable
scars testify stronger than words lo
their splendid valor nnd to tho bravo
fellows whoso strong relentless
blows finally crushed the enemy's
power.
"Nor in our prayers shall we for
get tho widow who freely cave the
husband more precious than her life,
nor those who, in hidden heroism havo
impoverished themselves to cnrieli tho
cause, nor our comrades who in moro
obscure posts here nnd nt homo hnvo
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T I0F!
EXCEEDS 51BIIU0NS
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30. It costs
$5,045,000,000 lo run tho Aniorlcan
nrmy during the yonr muling Juno
30 Inst; $1,3(1S,000,000 for the navy
and $1,516,000,000 for tho civil gov
ernment propor. The shipping hoard
Rpont $862,000,000 nnd $1S1,000,
000 wns pnld out In ponslona.
Those figures nro nhown todny by
tho annual report ot John Burke,
troiiBiiror of tho United States to 800
rotjiry McAdoo, Tho report ahowod
the public debt on Juno 30 was $12,-806,000,000.