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ilTTMANN'S RESIGNATION

IS REVIEWED sis Had Been Impending ice JNov. 9 ,Says Fonjier

Minister.

COALITION GOVERNMENT WINS MORE SWEEPING VICTORY THAN

HAD EVER BEEN ANTICIPATED

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n, Sunday, Dec..29.—(By the ited Press, i—Reviewing the

lion leading to his resignation, [elm Dlttmann; minister- of de-lization, transport, \ justice and ;h in the Ebert government, said f that & crisis had been impend-since November 9. He said that [matters which caused the princi-trouble were pressing economic liems and question^ "of demobili-m and military reorganization, ichard Barth, who also resigned inister of social policy, was pres-nd took a gloomy view of the diate economic future of Ger-l Both the food situation and roblem of. raw products present difficulties. He declared he was

,vor of sending a peace commis-to President Wilson immediately the request that Mr. Wilson dic-peace to Germany based on

democratic principles. • Leading independent Socialists in­

dicated-tonight that their pa.ty rep­resentatives would retire from the po-sitions they now occupy in state and government departments.

[EMBERS OF NEW GERMAN

CABINET ARE NAMED TODAY

>w ^First Meeting of New Offi­

cials Sunday—Scheide-mann to Succeed Haase

London, Sunday, Doc. 29.— (British Wireless Service)—Pre­mier Lloyd George and the coali­tion government won a more sweeping; victory in the general election than had been expected.

Not only was H. H. Asquith, former premier, defeated, but his personal following from the house of commons has been reduced to 37.

It is believed that a new seat will be found for him by one of his followers resigning in his fa­vor as soon as parliament meets.

In the defeat of Reginald Mc-Kcnna, Walter Runciman, Sir John Simon, Herbert Samuel and Thomas McKinnon Wood, the

- front of the opposition bench is deprived of all its principal oc­cupants. There liave been sugges­tions that Mr. Asquith might re­tire from politics as a result of his defeat, but this view is not en­couraged by his personal friends. Should ho retire, however, he

probably would .be snooeeded in the liberal leadership by Mr. Mc-Kenna or Sir John Simon.

While the labor party as a whole has strengthened Its nu­merical following in parliament, some of its more prominent mem­bers have lost their seats. The. most' notable 'defeat was that of Arthur Henderson, the de facto

. leader .of .the "Old Guard," of the labor party. The fact that James Ramsay MacDonald and Philip Snowden lost also is striking. The defeated women candidates in­cluded. Miss Christabel Panic-hurst, 'Mj& Despard, sister of Field Marshal French; Mrs. Peth-ick Lawrence, Miss Violet Mark-ham and Miss Mary MqcArthur.

In Ireland the success of the Sinn Fein party- was sweeping, only seven members of the old nationalist p(irty succeeding in es­caping defeat.' John Dillon, chair­man of the nationalist party, lost

Telegraphic Briefs

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SIX VESSELS SET OUT WITH

U. S.SOLDIERS 200 Officers and 7,500 Men

Are Returning From France.

Washington, Dec. 30.—Sailing of three transports and of three battle-

MAURETANIA ARRIVES IN

NEW YORK Brings Home 3,500 Troops

—Most of 374th Infan­try on Board.

New York, Dec. 30.—The British steamship Mauretania, bringing home

Copenhagen, Dec. 30.—The central J council of soldiers and workmen of •.Germany has appointed Herr Noske, l«overnor of Kiel; Herr Loebe, editor lot the Breslau Volkswacht, and Herr IM'j

as? j*"« r s<»» "*»«* «»-nounced today by the war depart- J Pany H, of the 87th division of the

American expeditionary force, 3,500 troops in all being on board, arrived here today from France.

Among the civilian passengers were Ambassador Sharp and his son re­turning from Paris and Pqrcy Chubb, an American yachtsman.

The ship was in charge of Com­mander J. J. D. Gilman, U. S. N., and carried a crew of 305 men, all from the navy department.

ment. In all about 200 officers and 7,500 men comprise the units of the six ships.

The transport Koengigen Der Ned-erlanden sailed from France Decem­ber 25 for'Newport News and will probably arrive January 4 with the following troops: Headquarters 163rd field artillery brigade; 125th field ar­tillery, comprising 46 per cent Minne­sota troops, 8 per cent to Iowa, 6 per cent to Michigan, 1 per cent to Mon­tana, 20 per cent to Camp Cody and 19 per cent to Camp Travis; casual companies 0 and 327; casual com­panies of marines No. 332 and 333. \

,, _ . . .. . ... On the transport Powhatdn which sjall, member of the reichstag. as also sailed December 25 for Newport"

News, where she la *lue January-* 4, are the following: '• ..-r'-'iV™"

Headquarters 69th • field • S»)-. ,t \ brigade; 12 7U*1

• 11 Rth

Paris—France does not desire any annexations as a result of the . war, but reserves to herself the right of discussion concerning the boundaries of Alsace Lorraine, Foreign Minister Pichon said.

Berlin—Foreign Minister Haase, Minister of Social Policy Barth and Demobilization Minister Dittman re­tired from the cabinet after the cen­tral council had decided against the independents.

Cork—Sinn Feiners after the an­nouncement of election results, blew up the monument erected to the Cork soldiers who had fought in the South African war.

Paris—Russian troops have cap­tured Perm from the Bolshevlki, tak­ing 18,000 prisoners, according to an­nouncements today.

Warsaw—According to a Polish of­ficial report the arrival of Ignace Jan Paderewskl and the hoisting of Amer­ican and Allied flags over the city hall, precipitated a riot and street fighting in Posen.

London—According • to dispatches from Danzig and Posen, it is purposed to proclaim a republic in Poland with Ignace Jan Paderewskl as president.

Berlin—-A ' "league for the protec­tion of the personal liberty and the life of the kaiser," has been formed by former advisers of the ex-emperor.

Bristol, Va.—Five large business houses were destroyed by fire, the loss being estimated at.$1,500,000.

Carlisle, England—President Wil­son visited the birthplace of his moth­er and attended services iri the church over which his grandfather once pre­sided. ,

TRANSPORTlS STRANDED OFF

ISLE D7EU Persons on Board Are Being

Rescued, Says Latest Dispatch.

INDEMNITIES QUESTION IS SETTLED, SAYS

M.ERZBERGER Declares Germans Obliged

to Pay Damages in Oc­cupied Sections.

iDi»et members to replace Foreign ifT.feter Haase, Minister of Social

Policy Barth and Demobilization Min­ister Dlttmann, who retired Saturday ^flight, according to Berlin advices re­ceived here.

The new cabinet held its first sit­ting Sunday afternoon. It was agreed, according to reports from Berlin, that

;!Ulipp Scheidemann would take ovgr va "Ssecrerett^jgjjaj- oi-.ru,

(succession fo . Will' become head of tfie military de­partment and Herr Wissell;. will be­come'.minister of social policy.

ment; 115th trenc^^ltnort' casual ' compftpy YN$. V, 8f 7" ?a*t wounded, 352,.'"'/ and

The battleship a cember 26 fi

win ^ASK RETURN

0FK1A0CH0W Readjustment of Interna­

tional Affairs Also Will Be Urged.

I ' > I new York, Dec. 30.—China will ask tevpeace conference the return of

wKlao Chow, the former' G6rhia'n" Con­trolled province captured by Japan early in the war, and a readjustment

||of international trade relations to J^place China on an equal plane with pother nations, Lu Cheng Chiang, jf Chinese. minister qf foreign affairs "and head of his country's peace com-

|mission, declared on his arrival here < today on the way fo Paris.

terican Warships s,/' , Arrive In Copenhagen Copenhagen, Dec. 30.'—American

varships arrived here today • and , vere greeted by cheering crowds. A .British fleet is . ait anchor outside

|;L&ngelinje. The newspapers welcome t the American and British bluejackets.

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flftxth trencH/jlKioVja: plete and the . 311th' battery.

The battleship Kansas sailed De­cember 26 for Newport News and is scheduled to arrive January 7 with the Seventh trench mortar • battalion, 3rd anti-aircraft sector and casual companies 320, 323 and 324.

The battleship North Carolina sailed December 26 for New York and will probably arrive January 8. She brings the 113th ammunition train head­quarters Companies F and G, head­quarters detachment, ordnance de­tachment and medical detachment; 498th aero squadron and casual com­panies Nos. 201, 202, 203 and 204 of 'the marine corps.

. The transport Pastores sailed De­cember $6 for Newport News and will probably ar/ive January 5. She has on board 1,176 sick and wounded, ac­companied by a medical detachment of eight officers, 40 men and 11 nurses.

OF ALIENS IS TOBE URGED

Berlin, Dee. 30.—(By the Associat­ed Press)—The question of indem­nities has been settled between Ger­many and the United States and the Allies, and German delegates signed the armistice on condition that there should be restrictions to indemnities, according to Mathias Eraberger, speaking here today.

War damages and war costs, he said, must be borne by each nation itself unless expressly mentioned in the notes which were exchanged, Ger­many being obliged to indemnify dis­tricts she occupied in France and Bel­gium and to pay all losses inflicted upon the Chilian populations.

WILSONMAY LEAVE EUROPE

FEBRUARY 10 Paris, Dec. 30.—.From present indi­

cations President Wilson will leave Europe on his return to the United States on February 10.

GERMANS OF SOUTH AFRICA WANT TO

ESTABLISH REPUBLIC

London, Dec. 30.—The American transport Tenadores, which left New York for Brest on December 18, was stranded on the rocks near the Isle D'Yeu, in the bay of Biscay on Satur­day. Advices state that those on board are being rescued.

Von Bentinck Would Not Be Displeased

If William Moved Amsterdam, Dec. 30.—It Is an

open secret that Count von Ben­tinck, at whose castle in Ameron-gen former Emperor William is stopping, would not be displeased with the departure of his guest, according to the Wageningen cor­respondent of the Neus Van Den Dag.

PHLAGINGON LARGE SCALE IN FRANKFORT

Troops in the City Refused to Fire on the Rioters,

Say Reports.

London, Dec. 30.—Pillaging on a large scale is being carried on by mobs in Frankfort, Germany, and the authorities are powerless to prevent it, according to a Central News dis­patch from Amsterdam. Troops in the city refused to fire on the rioters.

A C. TOWNLEY IS DISCHARGED FROM

BANKRUPTCY BY JUDGE AMIDON

Fargo, N. D., Dec. 30.—A. C. Town-ley, president of the National Nonpar­tisan league, was today discharged from bankruptcy by Judge C. F. Ami-don of the United States district court.

The order frees Mr., Townley from obligations aggregating nearly $80,-000, against which he balanced assets of less than $500.

CLEMENCEAU SAYS THIS IS

THE TIME TO JHAKECHANGE

Declares it is His Intention to Support Great Britain

on Freedom of Seas.

London, Dec. 30.—It is understood that German residents of Southwest Africa have sent a petition for trans­mission to President Wilson asking for permission to establish a republic, according to Capetown advices.

The Times describes the petition as a "preposterous misapprehension of the Wilsonian doctrine of self deter­mination."

BILLION RUBLES IN BANK NOTES

BEING HELD UP

General Gouraud Awarded Grand Cross

Paris, Dec. 30.—(Havas)—General Gouraud, who commanded the French armies in the Champagne sec­tor in the. final days of the war, has been awarded the grand cross of the legion of honor.

STEAMER CARIB IS REPORTED IN DISTRESS

St. Johns, N. F., Dec. 30.—The steamer Gracianna Which was due to arrive here today has gone to the as­sistance of the steamer Carib, which last night was reported in distress about 800 miles off this port.

!lemence.au Given Vote Of Confidence at Stormy ' Meeting on French Aims

New York, Dec. 30.—Isle D* Yeu, where the American, transport Tena­dores stranded, is ten miles from the French coast and about 28 miles northwest of Les Sables D'Olonne.

The Tenadores is a passenger ves-sel.of 7,783 tons gross. In addition to

tpa, Dec. 30.—Deportation officers ^.»d,jcrew.:|he Tenadores had oftt&rs and 'SI. men"of

the Italian i^rtny. '••M'

Interned in the United .11 be recommended to' con­

gress shortly by the department of justice.

Special legislation will be required' for the deportations and it was learned \today the department will ask also for authority to prevent the re­entry. of these men into this country later. . \ •

Some of the interned aliens are not considered dangerous now and no ef­fort will be made to deport them. Careful investigation of the records, however, convinces department of jus­tice officials that the larger pfopor-tion of those interned should not be left in this country to foment future trouble.

U. S. SHIP IS FOUNDERED. London, Dec. 30.—The American

steamship Lake Western is reported ashore near Nash Lighthouse.

Jap Representatives : Pass Through Chicago

Chicago, Dec. 30.—Members of the Japanese mission to the peace con­ference passed through Chicago to­day on their way to New York city and Paris.

WEATHER FORECAST.

Minnesota: Snow tonight and Tuesday; much colder; cold wave in west portion; strong cast to north winds.

North Dakota: Snow and cold­er tonlferht; Tuesday partly cloudy and continued cold; strong nor­therly winds.

Washington, Dec. 30.—One billion rubles in bank notes printed in this country and sent to Russia aboard an American transport is held at Vladivo­stok awaiting a decision by the Japan­ese, British. French and United States governments as to its disposition. News of the transport's arrival came in an Associated Press dispatch last night . The notes were ..ordered by a Russian bank some time. ago.

ican Soldiers Not Allowed To Talk

To Germans, Report Coblenz, Sunday, Dec. 29.—(By the

Associated Press.)—An order . has been issued to the American sol'diers that an officer or soldier who speaks tduTa German woman does so at the risk of court martial.

REDFIELD ARRANGES MEETING. Washington, Dec. 30.—Secretary of

Commerce Redfield today arranged conferences with officials of the oper­ation division of the shipping board with the announced object of obtain­ing lo.wer rates on water transporta­tion between Pacific coast points of the United States and points in Japan and China'.

T H E W O R L D : " I H a v e n ' t H e a r d a C h e e p o f R e p e n t a n c e Y e t , 99

Paris,'. Sunday, ..Dec. 29.—Premier Clemenceau was given a vote of con-Idence, 380 to 134, in the chamber pf deputies today after a stormy debate during which the war aims of France

[Were outlined by Stephen Pichon', for-teign minister, and the premier had [indicated his adherence to the "old ! siyslem of alliance called the 'balance

of tiower.'" It was indicated by the premier that

the formation of a league of nations might be carried out cdncerdantly with the drafting of the treaty of peace. M. Renaudel, socialist, brought about this statement by expressing his regret that the Allies had decided hot to organize the league until after peace had been declared.

"Nothing of the sort," was the an­swer of M. Clemenceau.

^'Whether this chamber gives me a vote 'Of confidence or not, I am ready to resign office," he continued. "If you have a minute's hesitation, - now is the timfe to check your pilot."

Replying to charges made btf Albert Thomas, socialist leader, that lie had kept the chamber without informa­tion, Premier Clemenceau paid: , "The question of- peace is terrible.

It 18 a question which is one of the . most' difficult ever . submitted to the nation any time. In a few days a con­ference of delegates will meet at'Paris Which w|U settle the fate of nations In all parts of the world.

"P*qple. aay 'Prtmlar Lloyd George •Nipoken, President : Wilson; haa

„ bken, but you have said nothing.' I havp glyen explanations whenever you t—T tfl a*. But it i» not because

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Mr. Lloyd George has spoken or be­cause . Mr. Wilson has arrived from America with elevated thoughts that I am obliged to explain myself and keep running to the speaker's ros­trum.

"France was in an especially diffi­cult situation. It was the country nearest Germany. America was far away and tpok her time to come into the war. England came' at once at the call of Mr. Asquith. We suffered and fought: our men were mowed down and our towns and villages were de­stroyed.

"There is an old system of alliances called the 'balance of power.' It seems to be condemned .nowadays 5 but if such a balance had preceded the war; if England, the United States,. France and- Italy had agreed, saying that whoever attacked one of them, attack­ed the whole world, the war would not have occurred. This syst«jn of al­liances which. X do not renounce, will be my guiding thought at the peace conference if your confidence sends me there.

."I have been reproached with de­ceiving President Wilson. I do not understand why. I have made it a rule not to questioA him but to let him develop his views. That is what he did. President Wilson, - to whom .certain persons in-the interest of their par­ties, attribute intentions which per­haps, are not hit;, opened his mind and inspired respect through simple speech' and the nobility of it.

"President Wilson said to me: 'I will try to convlnjifc you. tout perhaps you will convince me.'"

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Fargo, N. D„ Dec. 30.—C. S. Town-ley, a brother, jointly interested with A. C. Townley in the farming oper­ations, in which they incurred the debts, also is discharged by Judge Amidon's order.

In his decision, Judge Amidon sets aside all claims made by counsel for the trustee in bankruptcy, holding that the evidence has disclosed that A. C. Townley has no interest in the Nonpartisan league newspaper prop­erties, and that he has received no grants of money from the Nonpartisan league except his monthly salary of $300. Other monies paid to Presi­dent Townley, the court holds, were used by him in promoting the inter­ests of the Nonpartisan league.

Trustee in Bankruptcy D. B. Mc-Cutcheon had asked court to order A. C. Townley to surrender to him for the benefit of the creditors moneys that had been paid to Townley in form of lump sums of $7,000 paid to him which Townley said was re­payment by the league of a loan re­ceived from D. C. Coates and that he be required to turn over the newspa­per properties standing in the name pany and Messrs Edwin Wood and A. />f the Nonpartisan Publishing com-J. Fox, league organizers. These re­quests wers dented" by Amidon", who holds that evidence disclosed that newspaper properties really are beins held in the manner indicated for the benefit of the Nonpartisan league and that President Townley has no inter­est' in them. The court accepts' the explanation made by Townley rela­tive to the $7,000 loan from Coates.

As to the items paid by the league to Townley. .it is held that these were book credits entered from time to time and that the moneys they repre­sented were actually expended by Townley for the benefit of the Non­partisan league.

The court holds that the evidence discloses no secret deposits or funds or property interest of any nature whatever being held for Townley. Judge Amidon recites that detectives were employed to investigate with Townley in an effort to obtain infor­mation relative to secret deposits, but that such investigations led to noth­ing.

As to Mr. Townley's direction of news and editorial policies of such newspapers and organizers of the Nonpartisan Publishing company, it is held by the court that this exercise of authority is in line with his position, and conducted for the purpose of fur­thering the league's interests. Rela­tive to the claim that Townley failed to disclose a credit of $400 due from the league when he filed his sched­ule in bankruptcy, it is held that Townley had in fact drawn ahead and really owed money to the league at the time.

COTTON MARKET. New York, Dec. 30.—Cotton fu­

tures closed easy; January. 29.35; March, 27.87; May, 26.92; July, 26.03; October, 23.85.

Paris, Dec. 30.—In addressing the chamber of deputies last night Pre­mier Clemenceau made it plain that it was his intention to support Great Britain in the peace negotiatioxui on the question of the freedom of the seas and he declared that his attitude in this matter was approved by Pres­ident Wilson.

The premier told the chamber that if pilots were changed, now is the time to change, but the deputies gave him a vote of confidence by 380 to 134. Premier Clemenceau explained the peace situation as it concerned France, Great Britain and the United States, and his explanations appeared to satisfy all except the unified So­cialists who repeatedly interrupted him in a manner which President Deschanel characterized as "in­decent."

Premier Clemenceau said that his conversations with President Wilson had been profitable although; he add­ed. "I should not be telling the truth if I said I had always been in agree­ment with him on all points."

In summing up his argument for full confidence and the exercise of pa­tience by the chamber, the premier declared:

"There will be claims to be set forth and others which will have to be giv­en up. If I mounted the rostrum to elaborate the subject, I would be the worst premier in Europe. That does not mean we are not working hard to prepare a line of action for the peace congress."

The premier earlier had expressed the belief in the efficiency of the old system of alliances called "the bal­ance of power," but indicated that he was not opposed to a league of na­tions. Such a league, he said, might be organized at about the time the treaty of peace was completed.

The morning newspapers generally approve the premiers speech.

It is understood that the text of the speech will be telegraphed to President Wilson.

The chamber completed its consid­eration of the budget at 9 o'clock this morning, adopting it by an over­whelming majority after 24 hours of virtually continuous sitting. The deputies will meet again Tuesday to discuss the revision of the electoral lists preparatory to a general election.

"You know that reservations have been made on the question of freedom of the seas. Premier Lloyd George said to me one day:

" 'You will admit that without the British fleet you could not have con­tinued the war.' I answered in the affirmative. The British premier then "asked me if I yas disposed to do any­thing in opposition to British ldfeaf) of the freeioin of the,-Was. I an­swered in the negative. Concerning this question, President Wilson said to me:

" 'I approve of what you said. What I have to offer the Allied gov­ernments will change in no way your answer to Premier Lloyd George.'"

ANTI-TRUST" LAW IS TO

BEENFORCED • Washington. Dec. 30.—Concerted price fixing by any industry after the government ceases to exercise price control January 1 will be regarded by the department of justice as in re­straint of free competition, it was stated today. The explanation was made officially in answer to queries as to what happens to war time price fixing when the war industries board ceases to function at midnight to­morrow.

The attitude of the department of justice as outlined by Attorney Gen­eral Gregory is that the anti-trust laws still effective, will be enforced vigorously by the department. They have been in full effect throughout the war, but the department has not regarded the action of industry in maintaining prices fixed by the gov­ernment as contrary to law.

President's Visit to Manchester Brings Him

Closer to the People Manchester, Dec. 30.—(By the

Associated Press.)—America Is not interested in European poli­tics but she is interested in a partnership of right between America and Europe, declared President Wilson in receiving the freedom of the city of Manches­ter at the Free Trade hall here today. America is not interested merely in the peace of Europe, but in the peace of the world, ho added.

"If the future had nothing for us but,a new attempt to keep the world at the right poise by a bal­ance of power," the president ad­ded, "the United States would take no interest in it, because she will join no combination of power which is not a combination of us all."

There was a feeding of cordial fraternity and frlendrfilp be­tween America and Great Britain, declared the president, which was based on the principle of friend­ship and patriotism that, led men to give mote than was demanded. The partnership pf interests which hajt'attempted the gov­ernment of the world had broken down, he said, as Interest did not bind men together, bat separated them. Common devotion to the right was the only thing, he In­sisted, that could bind men to­gether.

In the settlement which Is Just ahead, something man difficult than was ever attempted before had to be awwtfMirt a genu­ine concert of Had and parpose,

the president said, bat a International conscientiousness would make it easy. There Is a great voice of humanity abroad in the world "which be who can­not hear is deaf," he added.

"We are not obeying the man­date of parties or pontics," the president .continued; "we are obeying the mandate of human­ity. If the world is to remain a body of friends," he said, "there must be an easy and constant method of conference so that troubles ooald be solved when they were little and not allowed to grow until they were big.

"1 wish we could, for the whole world, enter league and covenant and declare ourselves the fricndl of mankind," the president ad* ded.

T!»e president said he was nof hopeful that the individual items of the settlement which was about to be attempted wooU be altogether satisfactory.

"One only has to a«ply Mff mind," he continued, "to any of the quesdgna oC JbtMmdawy. oi altered aowdpity, oC racial im piration to do' aatnedMnc niM than oonJectnnB tUs, Ttere Is n* man, no body ef-ann who knowl lost how they oagfctno be and yet If we are to make factory settlements we anal to it that and more latisfartmji .ly r aeiaai quent adjaatatant wMdk ia aaaiI

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