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M'OflWWWtiMlMWMfcaftrinU PAGE TWO THE MODESTO MORNING HERALD SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1918 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT WAR SERVICE MEET BALFOUR FAVORS ELEVENTH HOUR BULLETINS (By Associated CHARLES GUNN. WELL KNOWN ACTOR, DIES IN LOS ANGELES LOS ANGELES, Pec. 6. Charles Gunn, wdely known as an actor in stock and of late months in motion pictures, died here today after a brief illness at the age of 35. He leaves a widow.

Mr. Gunn was for some time leading man at the Alcazar Theater San Francisco, and thereafter played opposite Mme. Yorska in motion pictures. He was an officer of tho Hollywood officers training scU00 here. AMSTERDAM, Dec.

7. British troops entered Cologne at four oclock Friday afternoon. SPOKANE, Dec. 6. Eight deaths and 330 new cases of Spanish influenza were reported here tonight, a slight decease from Thursdays figures.

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 6. There will be no strike called here in behalf of Thomas Mooney. Labor officials said tonight there had been no Mooney agitation here. PARIS, Dec.

6. The Havas Agency says that President Wilson has delayed his arrival in Paris 24 hours. He will land at Brest on December 13, but will not come to Paris until the following day. LONDON, Dec. 7.

The British battleship Hercules, with a naval delegation aboard, escorted' by five torpedo boat destroyers, arrived in Jahdebay Thursday. Jahdehay is the port of the German naval station at Wilhelmshaven. TACOMA, 6. The Tacoma labor council has voted to postpone any action on the proposed sympathetic strikes as a protest against the death sentence 'of Thomas J. Mooney, un-til after the Chicago meeting of the Mooney national defense Dec.6, Action recently taken by the Central voting to postpone a strike in behalf of Thomas indorsed tonight by the Boilermakers, Iron 'ShifBunders arttFHeljicrs Union.

A strike had been planned for December 9. Wednesday, Dec. 4. The encyclical letter addressed by Pope Benedict to the Catholic episcopate throughout the world exhorting it to Offer public prayers for the guidance by Providence of the approaching peace conference, bears the date ol December 1. (A brief synopsis of this encyclical was received from Home yesterday.) It says: That which the entire world so long sighed for, that which Christianity implored with fervent prayers and that we, interpreting the common grief, urged with paternal heart for the good of all, has in a moment come to pass as the last booming of the guns is silenced.

Peace has not yet solemnly ended the war, but an armistice meanwhile has suspended the slaughter and devastation by land, sea and air, happily opening the way for peace. The pope attributes the end of the war to Him who governs all events, who, moved to pity by the persevering prayers of the good conceded at last that humanity might recover finally frpm so many griefs. The pontiff rejoices a the impressing demonstration of piety that has occurred throughout the Catholic world, and continues: "There are remaining now to implore the Almighty that the gift granted us ha'-e its crowning, that the delegates of the various nations to meet in solernr congress give the world a just and lasting peace. Such grave and complex decisions will have to be taken as no human assembly ever took before. Therefore, words are wanting to express how greatly the delegates need to be divinely enlightened so as to be able to accomplish their mission.

"Their decisions in the highest degree will affect the interest and good of all humanity. Thus. Catholics who favor order and progress must Invoke the divine assistance upon those participating in the peace conference. We desire this duty tb be recalled to all Catholics. The pontiff ends by urging th episcopaev of the world to implore the Almighty by means of public prayers to each parish to shed His light upon the congress and enable it to secure a peace founded upon the Christian princple of justice.

The pope on his part, will use all the influence of his apostolic ministry to ha'-e the decisions of the congress everywhere accepted and loyally executed by Catholics with a view to perpetuating order, tranquility and concert in the world. RUSSIAN PRISONERS GO TO THEIR FORMER HOMES ARCHANGEL, Monday, Dec. 2 A considerable number of Russian soldiers, prisoners in Germany for four years, have made their way through the bolshevik lines to villages along the Dvina. They are strongly anti-bolshevik in their sentiments. Apparently the bolsheviki are permitting them to pass through their lines to the villages they inhabited before the The prisoners generally are the picture of starvation.

PHONE 6 We have several thousand feet Cheap by the thousand or by the pile. CALEXICO, Dec. 6 An American sentry, on guard at the border, today shot and killed an unknown Mexican In-, dian who attempted to cross the line without proper credentials and refused to halt when ordered to do so. The military authorities are investigating the incident. WILMINGTON, N.

Dec. 6. Three negroes were killed and it is believed a number 'of passengers injured when an At-; lantic Coast Line southbound train split a switch at Elrod, N. tonight. Further details have net been received from the i scene of the wreck by the railroad company here.

LONDON, An extraordinary meeting of the German cabinet was summoned at Berlin on Thursday evening to discuss the possibility of the allies occupying Berlin, owing to Germanys alleged inability to carry out the terms of the armis- tice, according to Amsterdam advises to the Express. MUNICH, Bavaria, Dec. 6. General elections to the Ba-i varign landtag will be held on Sunday, January 12, according government announcement today. All Bavarians, male and female over the age of 20 years on election day may vote.

All men and women more than 25 years old are eligible to election. tion must be taken immediately. Under" proper conditions my friends would be willing to take a one fourth 1 interest, provided some arrangement could be made giving them the option to acquire the majority interest at a future date, say after the elapse of one or two years from the close of the war, which would afford every opportunity, that could be possibly wanted. I understand that the project is now breaking about even that is, that it is neither losing nor making money; but my friends are satisfied that it can be made a sub slantial earner and I am disposed to agree with them. I shall be glad to hear from you as to Whether you are now in a position to take up this subject seriously and promptly with me and bring it to a conclusion, if, as I believe, the terms are advantageous.

I expect to leave here on the 28th, spending the forenoon of March 1 in Washington, and reaching New York that night. I shall probably have to leave about March 8 or 10 for South America, as a member of the international high commission, of which Secretary McAdoo is chairman. Mr. Bielaski also produced a copy of a message relating to Dr. Hale going to Germany for the Hearst newspapers, which, he said, was sent by von Bemstorff to Berlin June 2, 1916, through Buenos Aires and Stockholm.

Hale, the witness said, was on the German embassy payroll at $15,000 year and also received 300 a week as a writer fbr the- Hearbt papers. William Randolph Nearst' he said, did not know that Dr. Hale -was in the pay of the German Mr. Bielaski produced letters which he said Dr. Hale wrote tw Hr, Albert, advising him how notes written by Secretary Bryan during-the Lusitania Controversy should be answered.

He also testified that Hale was paid by the German government to visit Rumania, and if possible, prevent the entrance of that nation into the war. He said Mr. Hearst was ignorant of Hales employment on this mission. Mr. Bielaski gave the committee a list of names of prominent Americans which, he said, contained names of practically all those who were actively pro-German before the entrance of the United States into the war.

In addition, Mr. Bielaski said, there was a list of about thirty names of persons to whom German propaganda was mailed, but these men were not believed to be favorable toward the German cause. He excluded this let ter from the record. Among the American newspaper correspondents to go to Germany in 1915, Mr. Bielaski said, was Edward L.

Fox, a writer, who, he said, had been employed by Dernberg. On his return Mr. Bielaski testified, Fox presented a plan for stirring up trouble between the United States and Japan as the means of stopping munition shipments and in the hope that the United States would become an ally of Germany. Fox, said Mr. Bielaski, suggested the writing of plays, scenarios and vaudeville sketches as a part of his propa ganda, and as an author suggested Hiram Green, editor of the Illustrated Weekly.

He also suggested that Green be employed to write a series of, articles in his weekly on Japan. This plan also was discussed with Captain von Papen, formerly attached to the German embassy, the witness said. The thing to do is to make the United States an ally of Germany, 3aid a letter described by Mr. Bielaski as having been written by Fox. An examination of the files of the Hearst newspapers shows Hearsts opposition to Japan.

The Hearst papers will lead in the opposition to Japan. Hea-st must not know that this is fomenting. He will take it up soon enough. Fox suggested also, Mr. Bielaski said, that to stir up trouble with the Japanese in San Francisco would be a good means of making the people believe that war with Japan was im pending.

Mr. Bielaski testified that a committee of the German -propaganda organization formed in" New York by Albert and Ddrnberg, and of which Hale, George, Vierick, Edward A. Rqauely and others were members, met frequently. He said notes of made at a meeting of November 5, 1914,, recorded thai the Irish question would be an important one in the propaganda, and that James K. McGuire, former mayor of Syrarute, N.

had undertaken to organize a society to conduct propa ganda in favor of Germany among the Irish. The witness testified that McGuire received $14,000 front Albert for this work and for pamphlets. He said McGuire worked among religious organizations and that Dernbergs notes Oioved Dernberg had said most of the Catholic oublications would not publish anti-German matter. Organization of motion picture propaganda by the German agents also wqs testified to by Mr. Bielaski.

He produced a letter front Albert to von Bernstorff. asking that the German imhassador at Mexico City be advised that the showing of German motion pietnres in Mexico would be pushed by the American Film Corporation, or ganizeil by Dernberg, Fuelir and oth ers. In this connection the cone spondence indicated that the corporation was- haring difficulty in getting German commercial and ktiltur pic tdres displayed rand suggested lire building Of theaters in fitteen cities, into which commercial and kultm pictures might he smuggled. The records show, said Beilask'. that Rumely, as soon as Dr.

Dernbeig arrived in this country, rather attached himself lo Dernberg and was generally regarded as more or less of a shadow of Dernberg. He drew the money for Louis N. Hantmerling bj which Hantmerling was paid for the advertisement against the shipment of munitions. 'It was through Rumely that $3,000 was paid to Gaston B. Means, then employed by the Burns Detective Agency, in an endeavor to show that the British were sending supplies from this country to-their warships at ATLANTIC CITY, N.

Dec. 6. Appointment ot a European commission representative of American business men to go to France and be available for any aid it might be asked to give to the peace delegates from the United States in considering economic problems that might enter into the peace negotiations, was decided upon today at the final session of the Industrial War Committees. Other measures adopted asked the speedy return of the federal charter to their owners of all railroads now operated by the government, opposed government ownership and operation of telephones, and cables, appealed for modification of the Sherman anti-trust law, endorsed the industrial creed respecting labor enunciated by John D. Rockefeller, yesterday, and the creation of a central board of war service committees.

A resolution favoring modifications in the anti-trust laws declared that the war has demonstrated that through industrial co-operation great economies may be achieved, waste eliminated and efficiency increased. It is iu the public interest, the resolution stated, that reasonable trade agreements should be- entered into, but the failure of the government to either clearly define the dividing line between those agreements which are, and those which not, in unreasonable restraint of commerce. Restricts wholesome competition and deprives both industry and the general public of its benefits. A rising vote of unanimous endorsement was given the Rockefeller principles of industrial relations. It urgeres upon all units of industry where they may not be employed the application of such principles.

The resolution stated, however, that it neither approved nor rejected Mr. Rockefellers particular plan or machinery for carrying out the principles. What is regarded as an important step in the work of stabilizing business through the readjustment period was the creation of a war service constructive committee, which will keep the business and industrial interests of the country in close touch with the government. One of the duties of the committee will be to keep the various war service committees continuously informed on mat ters of common interest and to cooperate their work or national prob lems. Other resolutions adopted by the congress included: Recommending the development of public works of every sort so that employment may be created for unskilled labor; that the construction oi a great merchant marine be continued and amplified; that revenue legislation to be passed be continued and amplified; that revenue legislation- ta be by congress con form to the' views expressed by organizations of fcofnmerce and in dustry; that tax laws shall provide that during present conditions the tax ptner shall be allowed to make a deduction trom his apparent profit by way of a reserve for a subsequent shrinkage in the value of merchandise: the strengthening of relations with South America by a vigorous development of commercial and financial concerns and favoring adoption of cost account bv industry.

Other resolutions were, adopted looking to the further development of foreign trade. WEATHER MAN CANT DECIDE WHICH IT IS fRv Associated Press.) SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6 Climatic conditions in California tor 'the next 24 hours will be uncertain, the probability for a continuation of the storm or fair weather being equally divided, according to T. Francis Drake, U. S.

weather observer. Between 5 a. m. and 5 m. today 1.42 inches of rain were' registered here.

Sacramento received .22 inch es. Red Bluff .82 inches, San Jose .12 inches and Los Angeles .02 inches. Up to 1 oclock this morning .82 of an inch of rain had fallen in Modesto. The rain started about 'S oclock yesterday afternoon but was little more than a drizzle until after nightfall. During the early hours of the evening the fall was heavy and steady.

against Germany. Means posed as a wealthy Canadl in and I believe that he got two tug boat captains to swear falsely that they took supplies to the British ships It was the purpose of Means to get false affidavits so the state department would take it up with the British government. Means also acted a a German agent in affairs with Captain Boy-ed. I do not think that Means was connected with the Ger man government after Boy-ed sailed. Rumelv was interested in the payment of $3,000 but check stubs show ing payments to the Burns Detective gencv show only payments of aboul Perhaps some of it stuck to Rume ly's hands, said Senator Nelson.

From April. 1913, to three days be fore this country entered the Var, Dr Albert paid $701,000 for the operation of the New York Evening Mail, Biel 'sk' said. Alore than $150,000 of the -otai. (lie witness asserted, was paid iurin ihree months before th Unii-d Slates declared war. A scheme of arousing pro-German feeling in the south by making it ao-pear that England was responsible for causing the then prevailing unrest in ihe cotton situation was contemplated by Rumely, but never carried out, Bielaski said.

The project was to use newspapers of the south as propaganda mediums. The need of papers controlled by Ihe German government was expressed in a cable from German agents here to Wilhelms! rasse on March 15, 1913. The cable said need for a service bureau had become necessary and tnnt papers in which to print the news furnished were most needed. The LEAGUE OUTUIIE (By associated Press.) LONDON, Dec. 6.

Arthur J. Balfour, secretary of state for foreign affairs, is outlining his views on the peace conference today, told the Associated Press that he thought the meeting in Paris this month would be merely informal and preliminary to the conference of the associated governments after the first of the year, which would formulate all the important terms of peace agreements. This conference, be added', would be the most Important and longest of the series. When it was finished the enemy countries would be called in to ratify the conclusions reached, Mr. Balfour said the British government had not yet made any fixed arrangements for President Wilson to visit England, as it would be premature to do so until more was known regarding the presidents own plans.

Great Britain would' be guided solely by his wishes. The foreign secretary said he believed the question of a league of nations was the most important work imposed on the conference. The prominence Mr. Wilson has given the subject is a valuable contribution to he de- dared. I think," continued1' Mr.

Balfour, a league o'f nations is a vital necessity if 'this war is to produce all the good we expect'' to come out of it. The United States would have to bear it large share in the work it involves. It should be something more than a mere instrument to prevent war. The world is more complicated than we' are inclined to think. It would' be folly to imagine it possible to constitute a world with states endowed with equal powers and rights.

But I wish td say emphatically, in my opinion, to devise in concert workable machinery for them is one ot 'the highest functitons the conference can deal with. Mr. Balfour explained that he was not Chinking especially of Germany, but of new states in process of formation in eastern Europe. We must not assume, he said, that when such a system is created in eastern Europe like that, wrong will be impossible. The passions which arise between neighboring democracies make them quite as prone to undertake strife as if under other forms of government.

Some critics say that the changes that are being made in eastern Europe will Balkanize Europe, but I look forward to something different. It would be intolerable if Europe and America made no provisions against turning Europe into a cockpit for further wars. I believe a league of nations will be required to superintend and control, not only the critical ambitions of great autocracies, but to prevent any rash and inconsiderate countries from going to war. It is impossible to talk about democracy except for countries which have reached a relatively advanced stage of civilization. A league could be trustee for those less developed.

Holding this view, I regard a league of nations the greatest work of the conference. Asked if Russia would be represented at the peace conference, Mr. Balfour replied: It is lhard to define what Russia is now. We have no relations with the bolshevist government, which is the main de facto government in central European Russia. But there are many other de facto governments.

I think Russias status will be settled at the peace conference. 1 cannot concieve that the conference will regard any Russian government as at present constituted to send delegates. 1 Discussing the' i question of the war damages Germany will have to pay, he said: I think, if is to be determined by President'' Wilsons 14 points, the narrowest interpretation of those points would call for a payment which would strain Germanys resources to the utmost. Mr. Balfour said he desired to send to America in connection with the celebration of Briiish Day a message of warm thanks for the recognition and appreciation shown bv the United States for the British effort in the common cause.

The more we dwell on the work of the war, the more we realize it was a common work. NON-WAR CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT CHANGES WORK (Bv Associated Tress.) SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 6 The non-war constructtion department of he State Council of Defense, with its 58 county divisions, has been organized into an army and navy placement department and will take immediate steps to place honorably discharged California soldiers either in the position they held when they entered service or positions equally as good. John S.

Mitchell of Los Gatos, formerly president of the Los Anceles Chamber of Coommerce, has been appointed commissioner of placement. according to an announcment tonieht by Charles C. Moore, director of the council. MAPI INLAND FOOTBALL TEAM WINS ANOTHER GAME BREMERTON. Dec.

6. The undefeated Mare Island marines football team today added another victory to their credit when they won from the sailor team of Camp Perry here by a score of 89 to 0. AVIATOR CHAS. C. COLF.

D'ES FROM A FALL HOUSTON. Texas, Deo. 6. Lieutenant Charles Clayton Colo died late today from inbiries received in a fall at Ellington Field this morning. Lieutenant Coles home was in New Rochelle, N.

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If the allies insist upon the delivery of the former German emperor and crown prince to an tional court of justice, Holland will yield, but will first urge that the allies content themselves with an undertaking by Holland to intern them for life in one of the Dutch colonies, according to an Amsterdam dispatch to the Express. The Modesto Lumber Co. Cor. 9th and Sts. Branches: Turlock, Ceres, Waterford, Gilman If Modesto Theater VRUOEVUIILE I AERIAL MAIL SERVICE CHIEF HAS RESIGNED NEW YORK, Dec.

6. Captain B. B. Lipsner announced here tonight that he had tendered to Postmaster General Burleson his resignation as superintendent of the aerial mail service. The reasons given were that he had been informed novices are to lie placed in chaige of important branches of the service and special an Planes constructed for cairjing mail.

The resignation of Max Miller, first pilot ot tile service, was announced ut the same time lor the same reason. Captain Lipsner said he a tempted last night to discuss with Otto lrae ger, second assistant postmaster the order relating to the appoint uiont of inexperienced men to important positions in the aerial service as well as the pioposal to have special mail carrying airplanes, but had been cut short with the announcement I that the conclusions had been readied and ivouid be carried out regardless ot what hr thought or said. I sh to resign," Captain Lipsner raid, to keep spotless my record as first superintendent of the aerial mail service. We have made and maintained the most remarkable record of 100 per cent efficiency and the only way to supply the country with the extensive aerial mail service which it demands is to keep obstructionists away from it." Wiliiam Denman Will Go Into Mooney Case for U. S.

SN FRANCISCO, Dec. G6. Notification that he lv.nl been appoinled special reprosenUtne of the department ot labor to investigate rhaiges of ir regularities in the prosecution of the Thomas -J. Mooney and other cases here, was received by William l)en-manli, attorney, here today from Secretary of Labor Wilson. Secretaiy Wilson also noliiied Mayor Rolph that he had sent a telegram to Governor Stephens announcing Mr.

Denman's appointment, and directing Mr. Denman to co-operate in the investi-gition with lie attorney general's of-tice here. Mr. Henman was formerly chairman of the S. shipping board.

li. Rower, assistant attorney general. already lias boeh named to dnect tin1 investisaiion, which' is already I'luler wav and will be conlinucd when the jury meets on Monday night. Al the meeting of the San Francisco labor cotim il tonight, the Mooney case was made a special order of business EMMY WEHLEN in HIS CHARLIE CHAPLIN in Hot Dogs. FIRST ACCIDENT MARS SIX DAY BIKE RACES (Bv Associated Press.

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, N. Dec. G. The first serious injury to a rider in the six-day bicycle race this year occurred late last night on the last lap of the sixtii sprint. McNamara tried to get through to the front and crashed Into Fred Webers wheel.

Both were pitched down the banked 4 rack and it was found that Weber Siad fractured his nose so badly that be will not. be continue in fthe mw McNamara escaped, with a few scratches. He and his mate, Magin, won four of the sprints last night and are leading the field with 3(i3 points scored in the sprints. Madden and Corry have 301 and Grenda and Hill are third with 231. At midnight the Weber and Baton team was officially declared out of the race.

The midnight score for 120 hours was 2058 miles and four British Warship Strikes' Mine in 11 Lost (Rv Associated Press.) T.ONDON, Dec. 6. Kleven men are missing as a result of the British warship Cassandra coming in contact with a mine in the Baltic sea last Wednesday according to an official connmmicatiin issued ly the admiralty tonight. Torpedo boat destroyers rescued the remainder ot the crew. Here's our line-up for the coming week: TODAY All star cast in a return engagement of The Girl of the Golden West.

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