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January 20, ALTON, FRIDAY DECEMBER 6, 1918. TWELVE PAGES CHARITIES ilLL i ENGAGES WEC.L- WOMAN FOR SER V.CE AND DECIDES tO 0 PEN HEADQUAR-. TERS AT ONCE. TTof tlie Public HetUh vized to engage a re- charities department of have necured the Florence Whlpplet charge of the office and which in- of distributors of char- will assist in of those to whom the i'nrloiw wil1 ltstrlbut year Captato oTthc Salvation. army per- service'and- the rej satisfactory at that of illiuict Officers were secured to-day in the ''2 es building and the equipment and iSture will Do installed to-morrow.

The office will bo formally opened I'Monday morning and Miss Whipple rSu then lake charge of all the work 0 the Health Council. WEATHER FORECAS I Pair, to-night and to-morrow. Warmer to-night with temperature above AMERICANS THREE RHINE Will Probably Have Occupied Whole Front'TBat-ls to Be by December 13. fey Webb Miller. (United Press Corespondent.) With American Armies, Dec.

6. left wing of the American army of occupation within three days' march of the Rhine. It is expected that the whole front to be occupied will have been reached by the Americans by De'cember 13. A corps of engineers left for Coblenz to determine the exact.area of bridgeheads to be occupied. EXEMPTION BOARD ORDERED TO SHIP UNUSED SUPPLIES AH Office Records, Securely Sealed, Ordered Returned Monday- Stringent Orders Given.

Tlie local exemption: board received an order this morning to ship to headquarters all unused supplies at once.j order is in addition to the der received some days ago, the board to seal up all their records and ship them In on Monday next. The order regarding the procedure next Monday is very strict. The tioard has been informed chairman wll bo held personally responsible for all lost or destroyed property, where a money consideration sutr that he will be made tp pay for nil such damage. Chairman John D. McAdams local exemption board has rangements with Manager W.

Ji. Baer the Central Union Telephone Company for the services of a man who will wire up the records securely So that all possibility of loss or damage may bo avoided. After the records of the office have been shipped in the local board is directed to retain the services of the chief clerk until further orders. Major Lowe Teaching In Florida University. Alton friends have learned that Major W.

G. 8. Lowe, formerly of the Western Academy, has recovered his health and has again taken up school work. He is teaching law in the Florida. PEACE DISCUSSIONS TOOPENDEC.47 Germany Will Begin' Participating In I Conference About January Treaty To Be Signed By April 1, BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS Correspondent.) Paris, Dec.

discussions of peace' will begin December 17 and wllL continue for nearly a month. The 'formal discussions Germany will begin January 16 and peace treaty may be signed about April 1. lift LEWIS FEARS NATIONS LEAGUE WARNS OP DANGER WHIP OF DEMOCRATIC PARTf INI THE HOUSE WARNS DENT WILSON TO BEWARE OF SNARES LAID IN EUROPE, By Ufclted Press. Washington, Dec. Levy IB, Democratic whip, today told the Senate the proposed league of nations might become a danger, to world peace, and he warned the President to beware of snares that might be set for him during his trip to Europe.

"Speaking on my own responsibility put "before my country this warning that the great wars of the world have been fought by nations that used; to be Allies and sprung from the execu- tion.of the compacts of peace." Detailing his fears concerning the league, said hie fear is not that the league will fail. It is founded on its success. 1 When the league has succeeded and any dispute or demand of this country has been, decided in our favor and we are enjoying the fruits of It, there may come a counter demand which will make it necessary for us to yield. For instance, if a demand were made by us anil Japan forced to yield, then in turn one would be made of us and we might have to yield our Monroe doctrine. William Bayard Hale Headed German Propaganda.

By United Press. Dec, Wm. Bayard Hale, employe of William Randolph Hearst, was also 'confidential agent of the Germany embassy a ad was head of'the German propaganda in this country and had charge of the dissemination of German prop, a ganda, receiving a salary of $16,000 a year, was the testimony of A. Bruce Blelaski, of the Secret Service to-day. Bielaski said so far as he knew Hearst knew nothing of Kale's connection with? German propaganda.

Dr. Karl Puer was one of the brainiest men connected with Ger- med propaganda and directed much publicity from New -York. A long list cf names containing at least 20 men, In public life was seized by the Federal secret service showing those who helped German propaganda. Under the direction of Dr. Fuer a large number of articles were prepared and distributed! These covered a wide range.

President- May summon 1 Others to' Europe By United Press. On -board the George Washington, Dec. Wilson will sum mon other officials to France immediately his arrlVal there, to aid in directing the distribution of foodstuffs tyjd raw materials.among the nations of Europe. Bernard Baruch, who has resigned as chairman of the War In dustries Board, may be of the men selected for this work. State University at De Land.

Percy Lowe, the only son of and Mrs. Lowe, Is in Prance wftjb the regular army. He Is now a lieutenant in the Const Artillery of the regular army. Lieutenant Lowe 'attended the Officers' Training School Ft. Sheridan and later took some extra military work in Ohio.

He secured admission in tho regular array and hats been in France for months. Woman Taken to Hospital. Mrs. Lillian Smith fell on the pavement on Fourth street at Hayner Library last night at 6 o'clock, and was found liy a passerby In an uncon- condition. She 'was removed Into the lilirary and a doctor summoned who ordered her removed to the hospital, whore she was taken in 'the city ambulance.

was unable last night to give any information concerning her per-, Bonallty. Tills morniiiB she had recovered her normal comiiilon and was able to slvo but she refrained from statins IK uddroas, The hospital attendant Mated that her condition fu attanlrr Captiiiii iiuynes trxw Kansas city whore to, bring flown a low of barges. The trip "lido within the paet week and down to tho Ajtou alqugh tin ijiininu ere tied up. Ml'liaoi Kromer has "finished mil un orchard on the" Brown arm on Ol atton rc.unuy uurchasea. 'There was ln es set out on the tract.

win i Gun Upsilon aororlty ii KUeBt Baturdft aveultng of Ll1 t'littUacombe of "IUIO hll'I'Ol of Club this evening eTher Amerlc.a Supports Kaiser's Extradition By United Press. Paris, Dec. 6. America' supports the Allied demand for the extradition of Kaiser was reported today on good authority. The details of the plan for extradition have not been worked out, nor the charges on -which he- will be extradited.

It is believed the will be oh genera) Germany FaHed to Bribe Sweden Into Entering War. By United Washlngtdn, Dec. tried twleV to bribe Sweden to join the Central Powers. was first offered and then North Schleawig. Germany threatened to land troops in Sweden.

In the early days of the war, Sweden's export prohlbltlomj viewed by Germany as subservient to the Allies. Berlin Told to Pay Up at Once. By United Press. Washington, Dec. French armistice comuilssioa has sent npte to payment of armistice expenses so far incurred.

It is understood the American claim is for 113,500,000 expenses so, for, and that Great Britain has asked for 0QO.OOO? Deprecates Entry of Turkey Into War. By United Press. Constantinople, Dec. Hehraed yasid-ed-Dln, the new Turkish ruler, declared to-day tbat participation by Turkey In the war was an accident and the people responsible tor Turkey's entry should be severely punished for It. Allleii Mity Occupy Berlin.

Cologne, Deo. German news- piper here publishes the statement that Allied and troops will Berlin for the purpose of po- oity. Deo, iOoourAd in Violent AfU- when ALTON MAENNER- CHOR TO GIVE NEW VEAR'S CONCERT Event Will Be Fifty-Sixth Annual Turnvereln and School Prosperous. At a meeting last evening of the Alton Turnvereln, An Tumor hair it was decided that beginning January 1 the dues will be increased from 35 cents a month to 50 cents. It was also decided not to rent the hall for amusement purposes t6 unorganized societies.

A Several applications to rent the hall were last night and indications are that the social season will be the liveliest since the war started. Many new applications were voted upon favdrably, antTa large class will be admitted the next meeting. George'Linsig, principal of the Turner school, made his 'report which shows the school to be gaining in public favor right along, and the classes ore becoming much larger weekly. He announced that the girls' class is the largest in the history of the school. "After the Turners concluded the transaction of business a meeting of the' Alton Maennerchor Singing ciely was held.

The members of one society are members of the other also. and it was decided that the singers should begin practice for the New Year's concert at the next Thursday meeting. January 1, .1919, Jifty-six years 'ago, the Maennerchor began'giving a New Year's Eve concert and dance, and after a Ittle discussion it was decided that there should be no missing out on the affair this winter either, It will be the fifty-sixth annual concert, and these concerts have always been hailed with delight by Alton music lovers. WAGE INCREASE ASKED AHACUOE SIEfl ECHO AT WASHINGTON WAR LABOR OFFICIALS WITH- dUT DETAILED INFORMATION, An application for en Increase in wages in, the two plants of the Laclede" Steel Company had been filed with the National War Labor Board at Washington. The increase asked at the Madison plant amounts to 35 per cent and at the Alton'plant 60 per cent.

The application was made yesterday and the following 'dispatch appeared in the morning papers regarding the matter: cases, involving approximately 9,000 men and women, were; filed Thursday with the National War iLabbr Boards The two plants of the 'iaclede Company of St. Louis; located and. Madison, petitioned' for'an order stopping alleged discrimination against union menl Tliere are 640 workmen at the two plants. The Aftou men seek 60 per cent increase in wages and the Madison plant employes want an advance of 35 per cent. Alton Plant Not Informed 'j.

Details. General Manager Lafayette Young of the Alton Steel plant stated this morning that he had no Knowledge regarding the details of the demands aside from the dispatch Washington. Mr. Young stated, however, that he was certain that the present requcrst for an increase; be-fore the National War jjLabor Board was the outgrowth of the recent labor trouble that vfas had at their.plant, and that the request-had' just gotten before the Washington body. Mrt Young called attention to the fact that after the labor troubles had been adjusted an announcement was made'by the company of increases 1: various departments.

Murderer Hanged in By United Press By United Press. Chicago-, Peer Bolt, con-, victed murderer of Policeman' Carman Mallow, was hanged to-day. Strike on Illinois 'Traction Line. By; United- Press. Popria, 111., Doc.

in operation on the Illinois Traction System between Peoria and St. Louis as the result of a strike. Urges Federal Ownership. of Wire Lines. By United press Washington.

D. Dec. Federal ownership at telephone and telegraphic lines is recommended by Postmaster General Burleson in his annual report. Lord Cecil Handles League of Nations Subject. By United Press.

London, Dec. Cecil hau bean selected to handle the British policy as to the plan for a league of nations. Peruvian Cabinet Resigns. By'United Press. Lima, Peru, Deo.

Peruvian cabinet has resigned. The Bolivian consuls hive taken over Peruvian consulates In Chill. Miss Hudson's 8. 8. Class.

The ladies of Miss Sara Hudson's Sunday school class of the Congregational Church will he uuierUlued this evening by Mrs. J. P. McQInnla at her home on Iflleveuth street, This is the first meeting; held by the class in weeks. Mr.

and Mrs, HJdward Abenbjclnk of Kdwardsvllle have goae wfcera tho former.h«s position in the shipyards, ftft T.G.EMERSON SAYS IS VERY MUCH ALIVE Former Upper Alton Man Writes to John O. Cooper After Reading His Own Death Account In Alton. Papers. John 0. Copper, of Leverett avenue, received a letter this morning from Thomas Emerson, former Upper Altoii business man, in which Emerson denies that he is dead.

Emerson gets the Alton papers at his home in Veco, Florida, 'and a few lie jead an account of his doatli. He writes to Mr. Opoper and in his etter he makes the statement: "If you had seen me eating Thanksgiving dinner and consuming'turkW, cranberries and all other trimmings that go with It you have been convinced that I was far from a dead man," How the story got started in Alton that Mr. Kmerson was dead' is a mystery and so far no one has been able to find where it originated. Mr.

spent two months two years, ago with the Emerson family in Florida and Mr. has been trying to prevail upon him to come down and spend this wtater. When the account of Mr. Emerson's death was published Mr. Cooper saldjhe did not beleve It was true and had been anxiously awaiting, a letter from the family ever He said yesterday he would wait day and if no word came he would, write down to find Whether or iiot theire Was anything to the story.

The expected letter came today and it was quite a relief Mr. Cooper to see that the letter was In Mr. Emerson's own hand writing. Girls' Friendly The monthly meeting cf the Girls' Friendly Society was held last even Ing at the Parish House and during the business session' the members beard reports of the various sections, Including a most Interesting one from the- Social Service Chairman. During the evening the society voted tp pay for the support of their French orphan-tor another year.

For two years 'the society had supportort a fatherless child in Franco, The mom- bera are planning.to aend the little one some Christmas greetings, uc cording to announcement made. Last evening a note of sympathy was sent to Miss Ethel Strong, a sister of Mrs. Helen Strong Shalluck, who buried this week. Both girls are members of the society. Congratulations were- extended to Mrs, Evelyn Bender gnurgeoh, whose marriage to Jwaes Spurgeon.

wan on event of a. recent PhH Gervljj to Return to Railroad Work Philip M. Qervlg, who was employed in the llllwou Terminal office be fore iplng to au officers' training camp, hat-been ottered a position with the Alton railroad ana will dutiej. Mr. and Mrs.

Qervlg JEHfobftbly hotel thin win-' in the ALTON HARD ROADS PROJECUPPROVED WORK WILL GO AHEAD TELEGRAPHIC INFORMATION RECEIVED BY BOARD OF TRADE THAT CAPITAL ISSUES COMMITTEE INDORSES PLAN. The Capital Issues Committee of the Federal Reserve Board at Washington; D. has approved the project of completing a hard road between Alton and St. Louis, according to telegraphic information that came from Washington Thursday night. The Alton Board of Trade had been working to the end of getting the approval of the- Capital Issues Committee for the issuing of the bonds that will pay for the-road, and the building of the road was urged as a war measure by everyone 'of the manufacturing industries in the Alton Industrial District.

The road will be paid for by bonds which will be Issued by Madison County, under the $600,000 bond issue plan, and later when the state hard roads bonds are issued, these county bonds will be taken up and the state will assume the responsibility for the roads to be built. The stretch of road that will be built will close the gap in the present hard road between St. Louis and Alton between Nameokl and Wood River. It is one of" the very worst roads in the county and Is a much travelled road. That there will be no time lost was the assurance given by the good roads boosters in Alton to-day.

Manager Seitz and A. T. Bivens were seen and they declared that the roads boosters would keep things moving. The resolution adopted by the County Board of Supervisors authorizes the chairman of the board, John J. Brenholt, to Issue the bonds after arrangements for the sale had been made, and for the County Clerk to wkn them.

Mr. -Brenholt, when interviewed, said he prefers to sell the bonds in Madison county and thinks there will be a good demand He is heartily in favor of making all possible speed. Mr. Brenholt concurs In the view of Manager Seitz of the Board of 'that: IhVcliie? consideration. With the Improvement job authorized now, the good roads project in which Alton is interested has advantage of a head start over other projects, Mr.

Brenholt said, and he believes that, selling the bonds before the market is flooded with other roads improvement bonds will give better prices for the issue. BoardvChairman Brenholt is in complete harmony with the plan for building the road at once and will render all the aid he can consistently render. He the need of the road and Is for it. The official steps necessary have all been taken to admit of quick advantage being taken to admit of quick advantage being taken of the giving of consent for making the roads improvement. Manager E.

B. Seitz of the Board of Trade stated this afternoon that the first, important undertaking in connection with the building the new Alton-St. Louis hard roads link would be the placing of the bond Issue. The authority for an Issue of $277,000 of bonds wan officially given last January by the Board of Supervisors of Madison county. The action of the Board authorized the issuance of 5 per cent bonds running for a term of twentyyears.

Manager Seitz stated, that business interests contemplated a flood of bonds on various propositions within the next ninety days and that the officials of the Board of Trade, as well as the other interests connected with the building of the road, would make an effort to get the bond Issue placed before the big avalanche of financing came. The engineering, financing and other preliminary work in connection with the project is expected to be completed within the next few weeks so that actual conduction work may be under way with the coming of spring. Received Christmas Box From Son In France Mr. and Mrs. George Hempken were much surprised today to receive a Chrlptmas box from their son, Oliver, who IIBB been In Prance for the past seven months, The box contained beauUful gifts for every member of HIP family.

Ho also sent a cigar lighter made from a German prisoner's belt buckle. It Is the size of a large watch and ou it is Inscribed "flott Mlt Aluo the Gorman Hewpken the lighter wax made by a wounded French soldier. Body of Elmer Holclen Arrives. The body of Elmer Hoi den arrived lu Alton this morning from Sharon, I'D. The remains were taken from the truuln to the home of a Bister 1 Mrs, Charles Ruylo, Seventh and Ridge streets.

The funeral will be held tomorrow from the Uuyle home and burial will be at Kemper, III. The brothers, Bart Holden of Chicago and 0. H. Holdeii of aUlenpie arrived in Alton yesterday to attend the funeral, IS PLANKING MOVEMENTS DRIVE WILL START BIG JOBS NOW THAT WAR IS OVER AND PUBLIC WORK IS ENCOUR- AGED, CITY WILL TAKE UP SOME LONG DEFERRED BIG JOBS. The Board of Local Improvements has started work on preliminary plans for extensive improvements to be undertaken next spring.

The plans are of a tentative nature, however, and their completion will depend upon a number of conditions that may obtain when the new year opens. The Board of Local Improvements consists of Mayor Vf. M. Sauvage, City Engineer Truman A. Landon and Alderman Frank 15.

Johnson. After several consultations the Board has decided to prepare tentative plans for several important public improvements so that it can proceed without delay if labor conditions are.right and the price of building material is reasonable. The board also contemplates the fact that the nee-, esalty may arise for furnishing temporary employment to the returning soldiers, arid in such event the work would bo jat hand. One of 'the proposed improvements for which tentative plans will be prepared will be the paving of West College avenue from Central avenue east to complete the thoroughfare from the river through Rock Spring Park and to the eastern limits of the city on College avenue. Another improvement in contemplation is the 'construction of a sanitary sewer in the Yager Park district, as well as the completion, of the paving of Brown street.

Plans will likewise be made for the paving of a number of short streets in Upper Alton, as well as Alton. Perhaps the most ambitious improvement, for which tentative plans are in contemplation, is the enclosing of Plasa Creek. This would be a continuation of the present Plasa sewer. It would reclaim a "large territory for building purposes on Upper Piasa and Belle streets, and its completion, as would modify the topography of that part of the city to small extent. Speaking of the plans today, City Engineer Landon said that the Board of Local Improvements realized that delays must intervene between decision to do a job of improvement and the beginning of work.

It is considered the thing to do to have all the necessary preliminary details disposed of, then be able to launch a job when it appeared that the circumstances made it advisable. Tlie city counci will doubtless have before, it many public improvement ordinances during the winter, and they will be ready for swift action In the" spring. NO HUN TALKING MACHINE RECORDS Alton Dealer Declares He Thinks That German Propaganda Is Calling For German Records. Insisting on getting talking machine records In the German tongue is believed by J. A.

Kieselhorst as being part of a propaganda, to rehabilitate German In this country In the position it enjoyed before the war. Since the United' States went to war, there was a general abandonment of German speech in churches, schools, lodges, fraternal societies and other places where it was used and along with this ostracism of the German tongue went its elimination from talk- Ing machine records. Mr. Kieselhorst said that the talk- Ing machine house weer not making the German records and he was not selling any. He reports having had some telephone messages the past few days from persons who did not make themselves known to him, demanding records in tho Gorman tongue, and surprise that their demands could not be supplied.

JAMES F. MURPHY BACK TOPBN He Finds It Impossible to Make Start in Alton and Contend With High Cost of Living Jamea Francis Murphy, recently released from the penitentiary on parole, departed this for Chester, where, he snld, he planned to confer with, the warden and see what the warden could do for him to help him make a start In life and "coma back." Murphy Raid lodny the high cost of living had litm beaten to a frazzle. Ha assumed the responsibility for taking care of his children which had been in an orphanage but had been withdrawn from there by his wife's mother. When he came out of the penitentiary hot assumed charge of the children but- he found it was altogether too much. Murphy eaid he was getting $2.95 a day for his labor, but, that it wan Just under what it cost him to furnish necessities for himself and children and ho has given up the struggle, baffled, beaten.

He said he wrote to the warden and told him he was coming back for advice as he had been told to do, if he failed to make good. He thinks the warden may decide to send him elsewhere. Murphy says, that he flnda some who persist in casting.clurs at him because he has been a convict. He says he has not talked his popular socialistic beliefs since he came out of the prison, but that he did write a letter which he had hoped would be sent on to President Wilson to prevent the President making the same mistake made by Kerensky, Jefferson Davis, Napoleon Bonapart and others, and he said he did: not get the letter sent away as someone to whom -he entrusted It to show it to Mayor Sauvage burned it. WILL FINISH PAVING TUESDAY Grading of Street Intersection at Ninth and Belle Causes Delay.

Contractor ChnrlcK H. Dcgenlumlt, who is in charge of the Belle htroel Improvement, flushed tho work early this afternoon up to tho Houih line of tho intersection of Ninth street. At this point, however, a delay WIIH experienced with tho work on the In experienced with the work on the Inning. At (he south lino of the Ninth and I Belle Htreets intersection Contractor Dcgenhurdt found that tho nature of tho old puvlnx changed and that the brick laid over a bOHe of macadam. Workmen have been put to glng out IhlH macadam to tho Btreet ready for the nub-grade, and good progrcHR In being made.

PERSHING NOT FAVORED AS NEW NAME FOR STREET People Along Street Favor Retention of Belle Street's Name and Let Street Come Back. The formal opening up of Belle street, Saturday evening, with an, appropriate program, has caused discussion of the proposition, to change name of the street to Pershing street and the suggestion is not' being given the cordial support that might have been expected. There is no lack of of the services of Gen. Pershing, but the people along the street who are interested in a come back of Belle, street, say they want Belle street to retain. her name, and come back in reputation.

"It used to be a good street, then its reputation got bad for a long time, but the reputation has been improving right along for a few years and now we think that Belle street must come back under Its old name without any change being made," is the way some of-the Belle street boosters tell it. The Belle street property owners plan to make of Belle street a fine business street, and they think that their new paving will make it a mucte more desirable place than it was. They th'ink, too, that the improvement in the street will be so marked there will be no room for undesirable characters and that property owners will improve their property and completely rehabilitate the street in every way. They think that it would be a bad mistake to change the name and they much approve of the idea of letting the old name stay and let the street complete Its redemption under that name it onco proudly bore. ALTON MAN IN DRUG CORPORATION R.

C. Luly One of Organizers of Huge Corportlon That Plans to Do Great Business. The Continental Drug corporation, a Delaware corporation with headquarters in Alton, was Incorporated by the Secretary of State today at Springfield to transact busIneHS In llluols. Hubert C. Luly, of Alton, is president of the corporation and H.

I. Iloby of St. Louis Is hte secretary. The corporation has a capital stock authorized HI 71,500,000 and of thin sum $245,000 IH to bo employed In lllnola The plan of tho promoters of tho corporation is to engage on a largo Hcale in the druK business and It Ifl their hope that ultimately the corpora- Host will have a national reputation Huch us IB enjoyed by nom cof the othor great corporations that handle Mlmllar lines. Wood River Conples Wed.

Two Wood Uiviir couiiluu worn licensed to weil by County Clerk Blolt- nor in Edwiirdwvllle: J. L. Muson and Winifred Fritter and Arthur Hunt nnd Loveniv Maxey. Death of Lucy Stltes. Lucy Stito.r), agwl 13, diod at her homo in Woodlawn, Upper Alton, yesterday morning utter a short Illness with pneumonia.

She loaves her mother, MTH. Kiuina J. Robinson; throe sisters and two brothers. Mrs. D.

Pilling, William StllcH, Frank Stltes, Lucille and Amy Robinson are the and brothers. Tho funeral will be hold privately on Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Interment will Im lu Oakwood Cemetery. fit.