LoikXhj, Dec. 26. —King George
was at the station to greet President
an«! Mrs. Wilson upou their arriv
*1 thi§ morning, und ui>cn the A
mericans alightiug irom their car,
King George went ul> to President
k Wilson and they shot-K h^'iiils in a
uu>a< cordial manner. King George
saying, "I heartily wiliom. _• oa to
Kugland." President W its n re*
piieii*. "I heartijy ap.'wi te it. I
assur# you."
King Gtorge then inlr^diieud
Prime- Minister Lloyd George, who
was waiting a signal from the kin;;
. to oome forward.
King George and; Que^n Mary
were then iutroduuced to Mrs. Wil
son, after which. General Haig, Sir
Boj.ar Law, Admiral Beatty and a
number ot other distinguished Brit
ish statesmen, who were also at the
su lieu to welcome the distiiijjuislt^d
Americans.
l.oi. don, Thursday. — P resident
Whson aud .Mrs. Wilson arrive^ iu
this city this morning. The Presi
dent and .Mrs. WilsMu were received
v.ilh as much hi nor as would have
been ccorded io royalty.
r'lvm ihf statu n to Buckingham
palace i ir .-uv.u through which th
heaj oi the American n"tiou «lud
party p-sscd were li-'td «u both
jid 's with the military. Countless
thousands oi civilians cheered the
progress oi the American chief exe
cutive.
Tue route of the pageant was de
corated with hunting aud greens
iu1! as the President of the Ameri
can people passed lie wag greeted
>viih the waving of the St^rg and1
.Stripes aud cheers.
I FOR II
ROYAL SNUB
Amsterdam, Thursday. — Ac wJ"
Ing to despatches received here
yesterday, more than otie hundred
meu were killed and a great many
wounded iu fighting which took
i>!ac«- Tuesday when an attempt was
made by the Repuolican guards to
taio tie royal stables and palace in
lier!in where mutinous sailors have
been barricaded and holding out,
(Jtmanding their pay.
The advice received from Berlin
today says that the sailors early
this morning hoisted the white fl;,S
i aim surrendered. 1 hey wore im"
meuifUiy removed under guard of
&eveniiucut troops, and later the
| latter occupied i-oth tli© palace aud
' tht stables.
Untu ilES
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Budapest, Dec. ^(1.—Carolyi, the
Hungarian leader, in a speech which
, hp made yesterday, charged the
j Allied nations with not living up
: tc ttie armistice agreements. No
• specific charges are made* the state*
m*>nt being general.
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I Twenty American Fighting
I Ships Steam Into Harbor
Now York, Dec. 26.—The Ameri*
cau armada, of 20 huge battle
ships, stretched out in one long
liui of naval parade, after its long
service in European waters entered
No* York harbor today, and' was
given a, tremendous welcome.
The great lan<i batteries boomed
their welcome home to the sea
lighters, and the great throngs of
humanity which packed the shores
ot New York and Jersey, sent up
' cheer after cheer ug each of the
mighty ships Bteamad majestically
by Secretary Daniels as he review
ed »he fleet as it slowly passed the
historic st«tue of thfi Goddtess of
Liotrty.
From ail parts of the nations,
sweethearts, wives, motners and
fathers, sisters and brothers ^ad
.come to welcome the home coming
of those who have been the
ships in overseag duty, and thous
ands ofr powerful telescopes and
•field glasses were leveled and held
with steady hands on certain ships
in the hope of seeing the home com
er most dear to the anxious watch
er.
it is believed that orders will be
giv->n to the men on board grant
ing shore leave late this afternoon.
WOULD MAKE If EASTfOII BE
IU1IIIG SOLDIERS TO OE1 FARMS
Washington, Dec. 26.—Secretary
' Lane, of the Department of the In- j
terior, is now engaged in working
j out a P'an whereby returned sol*
levers cau l>e supplied with, homos
| aud farms.
It te believed that some plan ca-n
be worked out whereby returned
soldiers may be employed to reclaim
legged off nad swamp lands in all
sections of the country .
Thp idea, is that by using the la
bor of the returned soldiers in
this manner, the ground can be put
into shape to sell to them on forty
years time.
Sescretary Lan© Stated that he
would asij for an appropriation of
One hundred million dollars in con*
nection with his plan.
PRESIDENT TELLS TROOPS COM
11 PEACE WILL BE PERMANENT
| Persuings Headquarters at Qhau
J uifciu, Dec. 25.—President Wilson
| arrived here this afternoon and as
planned, a banquet wag given in
his honor b>- General Pershing and'
nis staff.
Before the dinner was served,
President Wilson appeared before
thft Yanke© soldiers to whom he
I wade a fine address.
As Commander in Chief of the A
! merican Army, and aa their Presi
| dent, Mr. Wilson told his troops
that h» had found the leaders of the
Allied forces »nd himseU In substan
tia aocord on the principles of
peace.
President Wilson told the sol"
diers that, tliey could, one and ^1.
rest assured that when pe^ce was
.proclaimed, it would be a S°°&
peace, and one tliat would' tie last"
ing.
Chaument, (Later) — Having re
viewed the Ameiican trcops here,
and having dined with General Per
shing, commander of tlie American
force#, and the latter'p staff, Presi
dent Wilson departed at a late hour
tonight for Cailaise, enroute to
England.
! Neutrals To Be Denied From
Seats At Peace Conference Table
Paris, Thurs<iay. — According to
information "winch, has been glean
ed from a number of* the prominent
d'Jomat# ox the Allied nations, it
is understood that neutral n. ationfi
Manchester To
Go The Limit
Manchester, Dec. 26.—This city
ia all in readiness to give Presi
dent Wilson the greatest reception
in its history. j
'lie Municipality has extended
thfc freedom of the city to America's
chief executive, and all official do*
partmentg Doth of the government
and municipal will do their ut
most to show their appreciation,
of th% famous man, and tto honor
to him who ha# been no widely in
strumental in bringing about a
cessation of hostilities. ^ _
are not to t>e Permitted. *o take
j>a. t in the peace conference, tho'
jt '9 possible that they will be con
sidered in the formation of the
League of Nations.
Copenhagen, Dec. 26.—Berlin des"
pat ones received here this afternoon
Bay that many civilians are joining
the revolting German soldiers and;
sailors.
The revolt against the Present
government is gaining in strength,
with the passing o£ each hour,
and it i3 believed that the preseat
government will not b© able to
keeo its hold on the government
reins. ' ^ a . Jl £ ' ~ S
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FLU Bill MONK
imi sura isms
lll.tB i ! i:l| , .
San Francisco, Dec. 26.—The SS j
Moana arrived In this port last Sat-,
urday morning from Sydney, Aus-!
trails, and according to a repoit
made to the thip's office here by
the officers of the steamship the'
South Sea islands are being al-,
most depopulated by th-e scourge of ,
influenza which seems to be sweep- (
ins aU the islands of the South
Pacific.
'fliie Master and officers of tha
Moana state that in some sections
of certain islands the entire popu*
latioug have died, and in othe*3
only a very few have survived the
ravages of the disease. It 1*
tuought that the death toll will
niouut up into the thousands.
WILSONTBADDRESSGDNfiHEGATIOK
FROM 1 GRANDFATHER'S PULPIT
Carlisle, Eng., Dec. 26.—Presidei)
Wilson hag been extended an invi
tation to make an address to the
cons legation in the churoh built by
. his maternal grandfather nearly a
century ago, J'nd of which the ^at*
ter was pastor for a number of
! years.
RETURNING RUSSIANS LOOT AND
PLUNDER PASSING THRU POLAND
Warsaw, Dec. 26.—Two million j
Russian prisoners, who hay© been1
held in prison camps in Germany, j
while returning through Poland
from Germany are rioting as they
proceed on their journey. When
t' ey pasg through to^ng they em
ploy much of their time in robbing
individuals and aU the Btores are
plundered.
Wnere the people make 110 effort
to stop th0 Russians from accom
plishing their purpose no harm ia
done them, but when the return
meet with resistance there are ri°tsi
au* oonsjderable bloodshed follows.
GOOF POLES
Copenhagen, Dec. 26.—It was an
nounced here today tuat paderwski.
the great .pianist, accompanied by
British officials are n°w on their
way to Poland, where it is said that
the great artist proposes to found
a new Polish government.
Loudon, Thursday. — A des
patch from Berlin received here
tfcis afternoon indicates the anger
of many soldiers joining the re
volting sailors,
That the government is hard
pressed for loyal troops is also sig*
uified in the message.
Reports received in Berlin state
that many sailors from Kiel are
hurrying to Berlin where they will
join their comrades.
Great fear is entertainer that
tho present government will be un
able to cope with the situation.
Wt Wi0b
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