Allies May Ask U. S. to Aid in Russian Inquiry Informal Proposals Made by Supreme Council Said to Favor Giving America Places on Commission Situation a Delicate One European Nations Report? ed in "Wild Scramble" to Land Bolshevik Trade WASHINGTON, March ?5.?-While no formal invitation has beert sent, in? formal suggestions have been made by the Supreme Council at London that the United States have representation on the commission which is to investi- . gate conditions in Russia. 1 The council is understood to appre? ciate that the subject must be ap? proached with delicacy owing to the conditions surrounding the considera tion of the German peace treaty in th? Senate, but has felt some apprehensiot: that failure to extend America an oj' ' portunity to participate in the work of the commission might be resented in the United States. Seeks Justification Consequently officials regard it as j probable that the council will extend i thfi invitation if only for the purpose of justifying- it in proceeding to deal with the Russian problem alone in the event of a refusal of the United States to participate. Front The Tribune's Etiropean Bureau Copyright. li?20. New 1'ork Tribune Inc.) LONDON. March 5.?The plans for the reopening of commercial relations j between the Allies and Russia are go? ing forward steadily. An emergency meeting of the league ! of nations council probably will be held in Paris next week to complete plans for ? the visit of an international commission ?to Russia. The Moscow government has I pent word that it is not only willing but i anxious to have the commission come. The representative of the Bolsheviki | in Berlin has announced that the Soviet | government is prepared to grant mining and forest concessions to foreign com? panies. The German government is ne? gotiating with L?nine on the pretext of exchanging prisoners. Russia to Send Envoys Maxim Litvinoff, the Bolshevik pleni? potentiary in Copenhagen, is arrang? ing transportation for a Russian for? eign trade delegation that is on its way here. Litvinoff is preparing for the reception of the Italian Socialist delegation which is en route from Lome to discuss Russian trade matters with him. J.0NDOX. March 4 (By The Associated Press).?Although the composition of the commission which will gr, to Rus? sia in the near future to si.udy condi? tions will be finally 'decided by the council of the league of nations, it is known that Spain, Belgium, England, France, Italy and Japan will be repre? sented. Aa fs ? ns can be ascertained here, no answer has been received to the invitation to the United States to send a representative. Japanese Abandon Plans For Siberian Expedition First Detachment of Troops Will Leave Vladivostok on March 20, ISeicspaper Says HONOLULU. March 5.?The Japan? ese government has decided to abandon the Siberian expedition, in line with the American policy, according to a cab'e message from Tokio, received by "Shinpo/' a Japanese language news? paper here. The first detachment of Japanese troops will leave Vladivostok March 20, simultaneously with the departure of the last Czecho-Slovak troops, the message said: The Soviet government's peace offer to Japan, according to the cablegram, asks recognition of Lenine's de facto govc-rnment and resumption of full diplomatic relations, promises to end terrorism simultaneously with Allied acquiescence with the offer, and to recognize Japan's special rights in Si? beria. WASHINGTON, March 5.?Deeply concerned over the rapid eastward ipread of Bolshevism, Japan is under- i stood to desire the creation of a buffer state between it and soviet controlled ! Russia. It is believed here that the i erection of such a state may be made one of the first considerations in any ; future relations between Japan and ; Russia. To what extent this has de termined the policy of Japan to with- I draw its troops from Siberia, however, ; officiais here are unable to say. Establishment of an autonomous Si- [ berian state centered about Irkutsk j has been contemplated recently by the I Bolsheviki, according to official dis- j patches received here*. Such a state, j while following the political outlines ! of the present Russian government, would, according to those advices, still Possess a sufficiently independent char? acter to satisfy any Japanese desire for a buffer between Japan and Bol? shevik-controlled Russia, Poland Opposes Truce With Soviet Pending Peace Parley WARSAW, March 5.?Demands that the Russian Bolsheviki enter into peace I negotiations without agreeing to an j srmibtice are embodied in the latest j proposals made to the Soviet govern? ment by Poland. It is contended by the i V^es that if an armistice is agreed toi the Bolsheviki will take advantage of ;ne time to concentrate troops and re? inforce various points along tho front ? where they are unable now to mass ?forces. Delegates from Finland and Letvia j nave arrived here to confer with For-1 e'gn Minister Patek regarding peace Problems, and other states, including! Rumania, are expected to send dele- j *?ates soon. It was announced to-day; "?at M. Patek would not go to Paris ; or London, a* he had planned, but that: roiand's proposals of peace would b^ I ^red to Premiers Millerand and Lloyd ^eorga for their consideration before wing submitted to the Bolsheviki. Canada Draws Line on Union D?nies Right of Government Employees to Organize ?n, i AWA> March 5.?The right of employees of the Dominion government Utv* labor unions was denied in a {?"er sent to-day by the Cabinet to gw Dominion Trades and Labor Con tire s s. There is no incentive from the stand Point of prof.t to cause the government W impose unfair working condition:. m ^aues-the lotter ^y8?auci Parlia mertt has made adequate provision for settling grievances. ., ? cnnn?t. therefore, be conceded," ine letter continues. "tha,t public serv? ice employees should be subject to con j*01 of any organization of industrial Jokers and be thereby liable to be ?nvolved in industrial disputes.* Ohio Miners Demand Full Citizenship of Members Will Conduct Campaign Among - Aliens to Aid Them in Pre? paring for Tests COLUMBUS, Ohio, March S.?Here after a aeclaration of citizenship hy a foreigner will not he sufficient to en? title him to membership in the United Mine Workers of Ohio. He must ac? tually become a citizen. Ohio miners, in session here, amended their consti- I tution making citiienship compulsory on all members of the organization. Two years ago the constitution of the Ohio Mine Workers was amended re? quiring declaration of intention to be? come a citizen a condition of mem? bership. This, however, was found not to accomplish the desired results in bringing about citizenship of the for? eign-born workers, as many did not complete the citizenship process. The miners also decided to conduct an educational campaign among aliens,, giving them every assistance necessary in preparing for examinations for com? plete citizenship. > Austrian Bankers Plan Business Visit to U. S. Delegation Eager to Restore Trade Relations; Want Food and Material WASHINGTON', March &.?A delega? tion of Austrian bankers plan to visit ! the United State, soon to reopen "bank- | ing relations' 'between the two coun? tries. The State Department has been '. asked to approve the visit and the j names of |.he financiers composing the delegation are expected to be submit? ted soon. Austrian government officials are re? ported to have under consideration the proposal of the Austro-Hungarian bank for creation of a corporation to which would be pledged all as? sets of the industries of Austria i these combined assets to serve as se? curity for food and raw materials to be obtained in the United States. Austrian Finance Minister Reisch re- j cently has had several conferences with ? members of the American mission, who report him as being confident that the position of the Austrian crown in in- j ternational exchange soon will improve ? materially. American Held for $500 'Ransom by Mexicans j Farmer and Merchant at Santa I Lucretia Kidnaped by | Bandit Band WASHINGTON, March 5.?Peter W. '' Summers, an American farmer and ! merchant in Mexico, ha_~ been kid- ' naped by bandits, and is being held j for a ransom of 1,000 pesos (,S00), the j State Department was advise! to-day. Summers is a former resident of Paw Paw, Mich. He is fifty-seven years old and has been engaged in farming and in the wholesale and mercantile busi? ness at Santa Lucretia. A dispatch from Salina Cruz to the State Department to-day said Summers was captured by Jesus Marell, leader of a rebel band. A3 is customary in the numerous cases of Americans abducted by Mex? icans, the State Department has in- j structed the American Embassy at Mex- j ico City to request the Mexican Foreign i Office to take steps to apprehend and i punish the kidnaper?. Sees End of Olives Peril j California Board of Health Withdraws Unsafe Brands Special Dispatch to The Tribune . SAN FRANCISCO, March 5.?That vegetable botulinus poisoning is virt? ually under control, owing to investiga? tion and action by the state Board of I Health, is indicated in an announce? ment made to-day by Dr. George Ebright, president of the state board, before a meeting of state and Federal experts and representative of the olive growers and packers. The meeting was called by Dr. ; Ebright to suggest to olive growers and packers further methods for the protection of the public. "Details of the investigation cannot : be announced at this time, because it is not completed," Dr. Ebtight said. ! "It will be two months or more before there will be any tangible result, but in the mean time we are taking every ; possible precaution. In cooperating with the olive interests we are with- j drawing large olive ?-? itputs from the market and making it safe for the pur- j chase of brands which remain on sale." ! New Haven Has Club Car Merchants' Limited Adds Com? forts to Parties of Four The New York, New Haven and Hart? ford, once again under private man? agement, has started its work of re? construction and reform by making the Merchants' Limited, the express be tween New York and Boston, more ! comfortable "for parties of four who may have matters of business to dis? cuss." A club car has been prefixed and an observation car added to the train. Each car contains two sections equipped with tables which are to be sold en bloc to parties of four. For the ben? efit of those who are overcome with business worries while deciding whether to break up two big pair and draw three cards, soft drinks and cigars are to be sold. 60-Mile Gale Sweeps City With Sleet r - Cont?nned from page 1 pected strata of garbage and ashes, it dealt more severely with Richmond. The northeast wind piled in an ex? traordinarily high tide that caused the long-suffering seaside bungalows to | suffer once more. Hundreds of them j between South and Midland beaches | were flooded. Part of the Midland ] Beach boardwalk was carried away, and the scenic railway there collapsed. Colder weather is coming, the Wash- ( ington Weather Bureau predicted last j night, but fixed no definite time for its ; arrival. In the mean time general i storm warnings have been issued along i the entire Atlantic coast. Schuylkill Valley Flooded READING, Pa., March 5.?Floods ; long feared in the Schuylkill Valley I from points thirty ?liles to the north j and south as far as Coatesville and the ? Perkiomen, broke loose to-night and the city is without trolley service. Pas- ? sengcr train service is curtailed and the river threatens to put the giant Edison electric plant in West Reading, which supplies towns as far west as Lebanon and others a3 far east and ; south of Reading, out of commission. The trolley shut-downs aro duo to lack | of current. The river continues to rise and if the flood grows worse the city will j have no lighting or power to-morrow, j Railroad men report floods all along j their runs and ice coming down the i river in great masses is battering down i some of the weaker bridges. To-day's j heavy rain and snow to-night caused j the river to rise rapidly and a regular blizzard set in with wind of high ve- I locity. The breaking of two ice gorges in I the Schuylkill River, above Reading, one j at Hamburg and the other at Port ! Clinton, to-night caused all industries \ using public electric power, including "The Reading News*-Times," to prepare to close. Houses in the lower part of the city j along the river bank were flooded at nightfall. Members of the Reading Boot Club and others were called out to ! man the small boats to rescue men, j women and children penned in their \ homes by the water. LANCASTER, Pa., March 5.?Bridges I and houses Jiave been swept away, the Lincoln Highway at many points is j under water and trolley service be- ? tween this city and surrounding towns ? has practically been suspended as the | result of scores of small streams j throughout this section overflowing I their banks. At Martic Forge the tracks of the Conestoga Traction Company have been swept away, while two houses at the ! same place are gone. At Lititz many ? manufacturing plants hnve suspended ' operations because boiler rooms are ' under water. ? Nine feet of water is going over the I dam at the city water works, eighteen i inches higher than any previous record, i Faced with the possibility that the filtering plant will break down has caused the issuing of a bulletin that I the people of the city must conserve water. At Leaman Place the oil develop- I ments are under water. Passengers on I the last car from Columbia to reach ! this city were forced to stand on the ! seats while the trolley crossed swollen streams. SCRANTON, Pa., March 5.?-After an inch and three-quarters of rain had i fallen here to-day, and people living in i the lowlands prepared for a flood, the | temperature dropped. The rain turned to snow about 4 o'clock in the after- ! noon and since that hour a blizzard has ! been raging. Five inches of-snow has i fallen and streetcar and railway serv? ice is badly impeded. a?????? Two Dead, One Dying In Battle of Brothers Special Dist atch to The Tribune LOUISVILLE, March 5.?Milford Hub bard and his brother-in-la-.v, Jerry Hub- i bard are dead and Willard Hubbard, brother of Milford, is dying as the re suit of a three-cornered battle on the \ Kentucky-Virginia border. , The fight occurred at the home of the \ Hubbard brothers at Pound, Va., after j the 'men had been drinking moonshine! whisky. Milford engaged in a rifle j duel with Jerry, the brother-in-law, ; finally shooting him through the abdo men. Willard, boon companion of his j brother-in-law, fought his brother and fatally wounded him. Milford, lying I ?n the floor, fired twice just before he died at Willard, one shot going through the body the other smashing an arm. Willard was rushed to a hospita.l at Jenkins Letcher County, Ky., and his death is expected. Six Jailed for Melting 110,000 Gold Sovereigns j LONDON, March 6.?Six months' im- ? prisonment was the sentence pro- I nounced upon the six men who have been on trial charged with melting gold coin. The gold they had in their pos? session, amounting to more than 110,000 sovereigns, was ordered forfeited. In- ? eluded in the group are Harry Lewis, a barrister, and Shuro & Chamberlain, diamond merchants. It has been brought out in the trial that the accused withdrew from the Bank of England during 1919 gold weighing 18 hundredweight. During December alone, it was charged, they i disposed of bar gold worth ?9,400. Dutch to Keep Ex-Kaiser in 200-Acre 'Cage' Holland's Second Note, Re? fusing Surrender Demand, Promises to Prevent Him From Endangering World Precautions "On Spot" Close Guard and Censor? ship to Mark Wilhelm's Detention at Doom i -. THE HAGUE, March 5.?The Dutch government to-day for the second time refused to deliver the former German Emperor to the Allies for trial. In a note addressed to David Lloyd George, the British Premier, however, the gov? ernment promised to take all necessary measures to minimize the liberty of Wilhelm and prevent him from en? dangering the world's peace. The second communication from the Dutch government, which was delivered in London this morning, states that these precautions will be taken "on the spot." While Doom is not mentioned in the text of the note, it is under? stood that in conversai ions with the Allied diplomats here the Dutch author? ities have assured them that close guarding and censorship will be insti? tuted when Wilhelm occupies his es? tate at that place. Surrender Contrary to Law The Dutch government, while ap? preciating the motives actuating the Allies, declares its inability to change its previous decisions. It says it is not I forgetful of the inhuman acts com? mitted during the war, but since Hol? land is not a party to the Versailles treaty the Queen's government finds itself in a different position from the other powers with regard to these acts. "Since the government's supreme duty is to respect the constitutional laws of the kingdom," the note con? tinues, "-it can only emphasize that it would be committing an act contrary to law and justice and incompatible with ? the national honor if it consented to j violate these laws by abolishing the ! rights accorded to a fugitive finding himself on Dutch territory." All Obligations Observed Protesting that this attitude does i not put Holland outside the community of nations, the note declares Holland ' is fully conscious of the duties the ? presence of the former Emperor lays : on the Netherlands government with ; regard to the country's own interests as well "as international security. ' The note protests that, contrary to the impression derived from the Allied note, the Dutch government from the beginning has observed the obligations ] entailed by these duties. The govern- ! ment, the note says, will continue to ! do so, being able in the exercise of ? Dutch sovereignty to take on the spot ; all precautionary measures deemed requisite to subject the freedom of the former Emperor to necessary lim- j itations. The Netherlands government says it : is anxious to place these declarations ' on record in the most formal manner, ; and in conclusion declares it to be its j opinion that these declarations wh'ich | prove that the government realizes the j dangers which the powers dread will dispel their"apprehensions. The note is signed by Jonkheer von Karnebeck, the Dutch Foreign Min? ister. High Fence About House Night . nd day shifts are working on the Kaiser's new residence at Doom, and it is reported he will move there from Amerongei) May 12. A high fence about the house nt Doom, to which ob- j jection was made at first because it i obstructed a public road, is now near completion, the authorities having | waived opposition to the work. A trainload of furniture arrived at I Doom from Berlin several months ago ? and recently five additional truck loads were received there. The building has | been radically remodeled, half of the ? first floor being prepared for Count j Hohenzollern's occupancy, while one of the wings will be given over to the former Empress. : While unprotected by high walls or | a moat, the* Doom estate is now in j reality a 200-acr. cage that can be j easily guarded and within which the I Dutch government expects William of Hohenzollern to spend the rest of his days, i -?-? Railway Express Clerks In Chicago Will Strike Walk-Out, Effective To-day, Will Tie Up Shipments to New York Special Dispatch to The Tribune CHICAGO. 111., March 5.?Shipments of al kinds to New York and the East j will be seriously affected by a strike : of American Railway Expressmen j called hero to-night. The strike will be effective at six o'clock in .he morn? ing. Incoming and outgoing service will be completely stopped, as far as the j Brotherhood of Railway Clerks is con- j cerned, officials say. The 3,000 mem- ] bers of this union, who are striking contrary to the order of their grand lodge oSicers, will be joined to-morrow by the railway expressmen. Authority for this is R. E. Sheperd, chairman of ! the Chicago district of fhe brother- j hood. The strike is for higher wages. Representatives of the union stated last night that shipments of the fol- ? lowing will be halted: Newspapers, perishable goods, including butter, egsg and fruits; dairy products, in-1 eluding- milk; motion picture films, yeast, baker goods, automobile acces? sories, live stock. The strike was called Friday and con? firmed yesterday against the orders of the grand lodge of international offi- ; cers at Washington. The Chicago dis? trict, led by its general chairman, C. B. Simpson, who also is a grand lodge of- : ficial, announced open rebellion against the national chiefs. 12 Johnson Men to Run Following an all-day conference yes- j terday at the Hiram W. Johnson head ! quarters in the Hotel Pennsylvania, i attended by Angus McSween, Eastern ?manager; William M. Bennett and Sen i atof George F. Thompson, it was stated ! by Mr. McSween that twelve Johnson : men throughout the state would con i test with the regular organization se? lections for delegato to the Chicago | convention. Former Senator Bennett will be' the | only one who will contest for deiegate ! at-large. The Johnson men said that I General Wood was not leading in all of j the Western polls, a*nd they furnished ?the following,'conducted by "The Daily , i Oklahomnn," of Oklahoma: Republican--Johnson. 421; Wood, ?366; Capper, S26; Lowden, 312; Persh | ing; 189; Taft, 173. Democratic?Se: aior Robert L Owen. ! 1,130; Hoover. 614; McAdoo, 565; Pal? mer, 318; Wilson, 248; Gore, 208; Debs, 186; Edwards, 55; La Follette, 46. | Tiffany & Co. Fifth Avenue &37T?Street Pearls Diamonds Jewelry Silverware Stationery Fights for Baby Of Another; Father Is Her Husband Woman Says Widow Gave Child to Her to Keep as Own; Now Mother Wants Little One Brought Back _ Mr. and Mrs. Karl Heidman, of 152 West Ninety-eighth Street, appeared before Supreme Court Justice Erlanger in chambers yesterday in response to a writ of habeas corpus obtained by Mrs. Marie Theresa Baco, a widow, who seeks to make the couple surrender a girl baby less than a year old of whom Mr. Heidman is alleged to be the father and Mrs. Baco the mother. At the request of Charles Braunhut, of 280 Broadway, counsel for the Heidmans, an? adjournment was taken until Wednesday, when a referee may be appointed. The case was barely out? lined before Justice Erlanger and no testimony was taken. Both Mr. and Mrs. Heidman want to keep the child, believing that they can give it a better home than can Mrs. Baco. They have no children of their own. According to Mr. Braunhut's brief outline of what his clients in? tended to prove in answer to the mother's demand for her child, the baby was turned over to Mrs. Heidman by Mrs. Baco. Mrs. Baco and Mrs. Heidmann arc the daughters of Porto Ricans, whoso plantations adjoin. They have known each other from childhood. But until she received a telegram from Mrs. Baco last August, Mrs. Heidmann did not know, according to Mr. Braunhut, of the intimacy between her girlhood friend and her husband. The telegram summoned her to Mrs. Baco'.s boarding house, the attorney said, and there Mrs. Baco thrust the baby girl into her friend's arms crying: "Here, take it! I don't want anything mpre to do with it!" Mrs. Hejfdmann, her attorney con? tinued, took the child home, pondering en her resemblance to Mr. Heidmann. Mr. Heidmann acknowledged that the child was his. Ho had arranged for the medical attention and care which Mrs. Baco had required and had thought that she was going to keep the child. Until recently, Mr. Braunhut said, the Hcidmanns had no suspicion that Mrs. Baco had repented of her bargain and wanted her child. 17 Tons of Sugar Seized In Drive on Profiteers Syracuse Candy Manufacturer Accused of Selling Without Permit and Discrimination Special Dispatch to The Tribuno SYRACUSE, March 5.?Thirty-five thousand pounds of cane sugar in a local warehouse was seized by Federal agents led by W. C. Phillips this af? ternoon, in the first open attack of the Department of Justice against food profiteers and hoarders. The sugar is the property of a north side candy manufacturer. It will be sold Saturday by Mr. Phillips to retail grocers at cost. Proceeds from the sale will be turned over to the owners. Mr. Phillins is at the head of a corps of government agent3 investigating profiteering here. The seizure to-day Is the first in a series. The north side candy maker will be charged with selling ?t an ab? normal profit; with selling without a Federal permit to do so, and with dis? crimination in that he refused a supply to some lirms. Spain to Restore Alhambra GRANADA, Spain, March 5.?De? cision has been reached by the govern? ment to begin the work of restoring the Alhambra, a considerable portion of which has fallen into bad condi? tion through lack of repair. I The Cavanaugh edge j is a distinctive feature I of all Crofut-Knapp hats. The Pomoma, a rookie brown felt with olive green band, has S this edge. 10.50 including tax ! ! IBe?t Se Co. Fifth Ave. at 35th St. ? Gentlemen's Haberdashery j ! You Never Pa)) More at Best's ' Thousands See Thieves Rob Woman of $3,500 One, Carrying Stolen Goods, is Caught After Chase; Three Escape Three men seized Ethel Segadel, of! 83 Ridge Street, yesterday nfternoon before the eyes of thoi ^r.r.ds of persons j in the pushcart market un?ler ? the j Williamsburg Bridge. While th^;- held the .young woman fast a companion snatched from her a parco' ce ttaining $1,000 in currency and $2A'?j in checks which she was taking to a bank for her father. Once the money had been obtained all four men fled. Miss Segadel had not been choked beyond the screaming point, however, and soon had half the market chasing the four men. Push? carts and stands were upset ruthlessly and fugitives and pursuers slithered along in a lather of eggs, fish and vegetables for several hundred feet. Clinton Street, into which the four men darted, was filled from stoop line to stoop line with the 'press of the pursuit. So great was the crowd that detectives who had drawn their re? volvers feared to fire. The chase led through Rivington Street and Attorney Street and back, again to Delancev Street. By that time three of the men had escaped by dodging into hallways or alleys. The fourth. Jack Popoff of 31 Clinton Street, was captured by De? tectives Herman and Murphy and proved to be carrying all the stolen money. He was locked up at head? quarters. Drunkenness No Excuse For Crime, Lords Rule British House Reverses De? cision of Appeal Court in Case of Murderer LONDON, March 5.?The House of Lords ruled to-day that drunkenness i? not an excuse for crime by ordering that conviction for murder be restored in the case of Arthur Beard, who was condemned to death for murdering a thirteen-year-old girl in Chester, thus reversing the decision of the Criminal Court of Appeal, which reduced the crime to manslaughter. Beard, while under the influence of drink, strangled the little girl, and a plea of drunkenness was put in during his trial. It is understood the death sentence will not be carried out. ? The case of Beard was brought be? fore the House of Lords in December. He bad been convicted of murder, and it was the first time the upper house of Parliament had dealt in a similar case where drunkenness was the ex? cuse. The Court of Criminal Appeal had quashed the verdict of guilty be? cause of the prisoner's intoxication and commuted the sentence of death to one of twenty years' imprisonment. The House of Lords at the time re? served judgment on an appeal brought by the crown authorities, but the Home Secretary informed the house that the penalty of death would not be exacted, no matter what the final verdict was. Turks Predict War On Allied Forces In Asia in Spring Nearly Million Nationalists Under Mustapha Kemal, Real Ruler, Will Fight, Constantinople Hear. i - CONSTANTINOPLE, March 5.?While the announcement that the Turks will be left in Constantinople has been welcomed, especially by the Sultan's supporters, it is daily becoming clearer that Mustapha Kemal's forces in Asia Minor will not accept peacefully the partitioning of Asiatic Turkey, which the Supreme Council is believed to con iemplate. It is universally conceded iustapha Kemal represents the rea; power of Turkey. Although the British, French and Italians hold Constantinople and the Straits with their navies, Allied tenure of occupied portions of Asiatic Turkey is being vigorously contested. Musta? pha Kemal's organized forces are vari? ous.y estimated at from 500,000 to 1.000, 000, with the cooperation of various Aiab and Kurd bands. His supporters predict war this spring, or sooner, ii the Greeks are left in Smyrna and the French in Cilicia. Through their control of the Turkish Chamber of Deputies, it is asserted Mustapha Kemal's Nationalists virt? ually dominate the Constantinople gov er. ment and laugh at Allied threats tc the Sultan and Ailied naval display ir the Straits. The real government is ai .?uignra, beyond reach of naval guns. PARIS, March 5. The total numbei of Armenians who were victims in thi massacre in the Marash region o! Asiatic Turkey last month does not ex cecd 5,000, according to detailed infor mation received by French officials Reports from London yesterday statec the number would be between 15,00i and 20,000. French officials admit the gravity o the incident, but point out it was im possible to foresee and prevent th< massacre, as the army of occupation i not large enough to furnish stron guards at every point where the Turk are likelv to engage in an uprising. THE water you drink will be no purer than, the ice you put in ft. It's economy to ksep a bottle of water in the ice box, but m.any people enjoy the cheery clink of ice in the ! glass. ? The ice you can be certain I about is the ice to u?se - Knickerbocker Ice. i i The young ?tern ?rill foften drink ? < tlase of TO'lk, flavored with chocolnte ' ? ana ?halien with crushed lets?wIms they will sert take plain milk. iChtcjkerbocE?r ICE Company Lloyd George Will Discuss Sale of West Indies Monday LONDON, March 6.?It is expect??! that J.he proposal to sell the Brlt'sh West Indies to the United States, as a means of helping balance the war debt of Great Britain, will be dis?;ussed in the House of Commons by Premier Lloyd George probably on Monday of next week. Pending the Premier's statement, members of the government display unwillingness to express their views for- publication. Opinions obtained privately, however, indicate that the proposal, if it were formally presented, would not be considered. Egyptian In?quiry Completed LONDON, March 5.?Viscount. Wi? ner's mission has concluded its investi? gations in Egypt and has adjourned to meet in London after Easter to pre? pare its report, according to a Cairo dispatch to "The London Times" quot? ing a notice issued to the Egyptian press yesterday. V CLOTHES OF CUSTOM QUALITY ^/E use only conspic? uously rare fabrics ?that is, fabrics that are conspicuously rare elsewhere. It's a treat to go thru our Spring novelty weaves i>a?.0 $c ?lompang BROADWAY AT 34th STREET Will Place on Sale Saturday 1500 New and Authentic $5.95 Wonder Hats ? the largest collection of hats to be s?en at one price in America ! In this collection of Modern Hats are revealed the newest and most charming styles created for Spring. Hats so beautiful in their captivating lines, so expertly made that it is almost unbelievable that their cost is so little. Irregular brimmed hats are enjoying a wide vogue in Pans?they are shown in great variety in this display. Chin Chin styles are also ver*y fashionable?you will find two hund? red in this special offering. Other beautiful styles include? Large Dress Hats, Turbans, Pokes and Transparent Hats Broadway gflkS ^ffiflt?.{!?Ml| ? 34th St.