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THRHE CKNT3
ON TRAINS AND ELSEWHERE.
KAPP RESIGNS DICTA TORSHIP; FLEES BERLIN;
NOSKE ORDERS ARREST OF REVOL T LEADERS;
FORCES LOYAL TO EBERT REGIME IN CONTROL
BRYAN PLEADS
fflTH SENATORS
'0 PASS TREATY
Asks Democrats to Break
"With Wilson and Accept
Lodge Reservations.
EXPECT DEFEAT FRIDAY
All Efforts to Recognize As
pirations of Ireland, Egypt
and Corea Fail.
tpervil to The Srs a.nd Ntw Took Hrrfitn.
Washington, March 17. William J.
Bryan made ti last mlnuto appeal to
the Senate Democrats to-day to break
away from President Wilson and ratify
the peace treaty with reservations.
He asserted that tho Lodge reserva
tion on Article X. did not make the
League of Nations Ineffective.
In sharp difference with tho view of
the President, Mr. Bryan does not be
lieve tho "heart of tho treaty" Is de
s'royed by the Lodge reservation. And
In further difference, ho Is opposed to
carrying the issue into the coming
campaign, as would be the case should
the treaty bo defeated.
Mr. Bryan Injected himself into what
appears to bo the last stages of the
rfl r lid rvi firntnif fr-n m ALhnvi o tin
klt(U IIIVl IllJif, tl Ulll nttMllkl 4.U
wnen no win go to New lone city lor
an address celebrating his sixtieth
birthday anniversary on Friday.
Other developments to-day in tho
treaty fight were:
The Senate, by an overwhelm
ing vote, tabled a reservation ex
pressing tho Interest of the United
State in the aspirations of Ireland,
Egypt and Corea for independence.
Voted down a variety of modltl- '
cations of tho same proposal.
Defeated a reservation drafted by
Senator Lenroot (Wis.) declaring
that hereafter the United States
would view with "grave concern"
menaces to the peace of Europe and
consider what it would do In the W
premises.
The day closed with every prospect
of disposing of the last reservations j
to-morrow and adopting the Lodge !
wjervaMons. It seemed certnln to- j
night that a vote would be reached on J
ratification on Friday, with prospects j
of the defeat of the treaty.
Sees Severnl Senator.
Mr. Bryan did not co near the CaD-1
Hoi, but remained at the Hotel Lafav- I
'tte. He was in touch with several . ,vh'P "le insurgent Republicans Into
Hemocratic Senators, however, includ- Ilne- The Assemblymen, including most
lrg Senator Owen (Okla.) and with j of tho ex-service men and Republicans
ethers who carried his word to the from up State cities, are refusing to on
tioak room of the Senate. To get the ter a caucus. Kxccpt for the Sweet ob
v'dest publicity for his views Mr. Bryan "mictions, the compromise beer bill
received the Washington correspondents could be passed any day. At least a
and gave out long statements. In one i ECre of Republicans insist they will
of these he said : rot ne t,ea by party rule on the booze
"I assume that the Democratic Sen-1 Question.
:ors who favor ratification now will Speaker Sweet has two powerful
"apport the reservations agreed upon,
these having been supported by mor i
ter a maiorltv. an,l In most cases bv
nore than two-thirds of the Senate, i the beer bill. That will force tho in
Por example, what seems to have been I urgents to vote directly against his
're most bitterly contested reservation, , leadership and thereby lay themselves
'tat on Article dC., was carried by a ' Men to punishment. The Speaker Is
vote of 56 to 2T. That Is four mora I chairman of the Rules Committee, which
than' a two to one majority. If the can kill every local bill demanded by
lotcs of the 13 so-called lrreconcllablcs I the Assemblymen nnd upon which their
"ere subtracted from the 56 who voted , success at home depends,
for the reservation the vote would stand Senator Walters sent for Col. Gillett,
3 to 16. which Is a majority of 17 of
tlio.vs voting on the proposition.
"It Is Inconceivable that the Demo
cats who fought for eight months to
t-rocure ratification of the treaty, and
'iavc held up to public scorn and crlt
Wrn t(io?e who delayed ratification,
oild now Join with the Irreconcllables
' defear the treaty and make It a cam
Wsn i"ue
hrfore the Senate had expressed It
tcif dciiiy it was a matter of opln
lr'i uyon which Senators could differ.
Tut it -eased to be a difference of opin
ion am has become a test of the Sen
sts belief in democracy, because de-'ior;i.-y
is belief iti the rule of the
Majority
"After what we hav fcpent In life
'i(i money to make the world safe for
Ul tnOCrnrv vn .nn -i rff, n nnnt,, fnnf
foctrine ,n the Senate. Arnulescenrn In i
Ic sion of the majority, or, as Jef-
'rs-n said. in the will of the people,' i
n nr t principle of a republic.
"TMs does not mean necessarily any
'irrender of opinion, because appeal to
tt
"s iieopie ,-tiways Is possible. But It
"'I be an appeal to the people for a
fevers,! of their Judgment, not an ap
ral o obstructions to their will as ex
pressed Object to FIlllinatcrlnR.
"F'lllb'jsterlng a not popular In this
6'lntry ,n end was put to filibustering
' te Rouse thirty years ago. and the
T' criticism directed against the
'er.ate to.,lay 3 against the rules of
Senate that enable a minority to
iMtruet progress.
n ,iav no doubt that the rules of
i it. ,na,B WIU be cnanl at an early
r ' r ae lu priinll ttie majority to
" debate and proceed to a vote.
'biMering against the treaty Is mado
fonMniW on Fourth Page.
... IAKRS OF KM'OSl'ItE.
,.' 'feather conditions may b over
,ta it . "P. Uke father John' Medicine
Y and drone Adv.
State Senate Observes
Ireland's Greatest Day
ALBANY, March 17. For the
first time in its history tho
New York State Senate to-day
formally recognized St. Patrick.
The calender of bills, instead of
appearing in its customary dress
of black type, was printed in
bright green ink.
Bernard Downing, Democrat
of Manhattan, introduced a reso
lution, which was adopted, that
tho Senate adjourn out of respect
"for the day in which we re
joice here and the promise of a
better day across the sea."
WETS UNITE FOR
FIGHT TO FINISH
Senate and Assembly (Jet 2.
Beer Bill With Wines
Left Out.
to
CAUCUS BE VOLT GROWS
Many 'Republicans Resent Dry
Tactics Prepare to Block
Moves by Sweet.
Special Id The Rcn and New York llriuin.
Albanv, March 17. Lines were
drawn clearly and sharply to-day In
tho legislative fight on prohibition.
Tho wet Republicans in tho Senato and
Assembly compromised on a working
agreement which provides for a 2.75
per cent, beer bill and throws light
wines out entirely. The prevailing be
lief Is that the measure will pass both
houses.
J. Henry Walters, majority leader
of the Senate, conferred with Col. Ran
som II. Gillett, Republican Assembly
man from Columbia, and the latter
agreed to withdraw his beer and light
wlno bill and substitute the compro
mise beer bill. All the wets In the
Legislature now are solidly united on
this proposal. Senator Walters heads
the wets and will direct their fight:
Speaker Sweet lends tho drys and is
prepared to use his strong position to
block all liquor legislation. It Is to be
a finish fight.
Now n Test of I'onrr,
The situation now has resolved Itself
into a test of power between Speaker
b'veet and the rc:st of the Legislature.
Li.ck of tho Speaker stand the sixty up
. State Republicans from rural districts
which are bone dry. They will join in
the Speaker's demand for a caucus to
weapons at ins command, lie may re- .
fueo to let the Rxcito Committee, which
be. controls nnd which is dry, report out
who started the insurgent movement in
th" Assembly. Mr. Walters stated that
the Senate was ready to pass a bill pro
viding for 2.75 per cent. beer, but would
shy at the proposal to legalize 10 per
cent. wine.
Agrrr on Conipromljie II 111 .
Col. Gillett Immediately agreed to
withdraw his bill, which allows 2.75 per
cent, beer and 10 per cent. wine, by
striking out all reference to wine. That
was acceptable to the Senator.
The compromise appears to be agree
able to the Republicans In the Assembly.
Formal call has not been Issued by
the Assembly leader for a party caucus,
but It Is tho understanding that the old
organization method will be adopted
next week In tho effort to force the In-
laxvnnta lnn ltnA
Thn Anti-Saloon Irfamie Is fran-
tlcally demanding
dry Assemblymen
qulcK action by the
to stop tho trend
which nppeara to have set In toward
the moderate beer bill. The league is
urging the caucus and is uiing the cus
tomary threats against Assemblymen
who show signs of revolt.
Col. Gillett announced that he would
offer his tmbstituto bill In the Assembly
to-morrow and request a hearing before
the Kxciso Committee.
As a result of the canvass of senti
ment made In the last few days in the
Assembly It it stated that if that body
Is permitted to act freely and without
coercion there is little doubt tho beer
bill will pass. Col. Gillett and his asso
ciates believe they can put through the
bill even ovpr the' Speaker's opposition,
but admit they have a hard fight ahead.
ti Ships Launched nt Holt Ialond.
Philadelphia, March 17. Two more
ships, the steel cargo carrier Conenatta
and tho transport Somme, were launched
at Hog Island to-day.
JL'IXJE HLTIIKUFOltU TO 81'KAK
In Hippodrome In heart cheerlnc lecture.
"Million! now living will never die." Sun
day 1 I. M. Free. All Invited. Jit).
SHEFFIELD WAR
PROFIT IN MILK
51 1-2 PER CENT.
".Sacrifice ami Effort'' in
First Year Xctleil Excess
Surplus of $881,000.
SWAXX SUBMITS FIGURES
City Seeks Law to Loosen 2
500.000 Gallons Daily With
held From Public.'
District Attorney Swann has in his
possession evidence showing that the
Sheffield Farms Company, one of the
principal corporations which stand ac
cused of Influencing the withholding
daily of 2,500,0(0 quarts of milk from
the metropolitan market, made an
actual profit during the war year 1918
of 51 ? per cent, on its capitalization
of $1,500,000; nald to its stockholders
a dividend of 14 per cent., and now
has an accumulated surplus which Is
in excess or Its capitalization.
The following statistics bringing out
those facts have been submitted to
Judge Swann by James R. Stafford,
Federal Fair Price Commissioner, hav
ing been compiled from the Shetlleld
company's reports by Mr. Stafford's
deputy commissioner, Frank J. Wil
son: "Actual net profits for the year 191S,
I77-I.00O. or 51 Vi per cent., which is
three and one-half times the profit
made in 1917." Analysis of the figures
shows that the company had an extra
surplus fund of $231,000 above aver
age and nn extra depreciation fund of
$267,000, totalling $493,000, or 37W per
cent. Tho declared dividend for 1918,
which was 14 per cent., distributed to
the stockholders approximately $276,-
000.
.uiik HlKiirt lu History, 'carried after trying to kill himself in
"In 191E," says Deputy Commissioner the Park Avenue Hotel, George Evans
Wilson's report, "the f nlted State was confessed yesterday that he strangled
U haYVveu -ifo on Tuesday In their home. 652
Sheffield Farms Company took the high- Mt -M'im street. New Uritain. Conn,
e.st dhldend 14 per cent. It had ever Ho wound around her neck a strap of
taken In tts,hUtory. They charged oft j their four-year-old boy's toy harness
the largest amount for depreciation they nnd put iier body into a trunk. Then
had ever taken $53,000 which Is . , f. u w with ft relative and
about double the sum reported for dc-1 " ' , l" , a pauu aml
pi eoiatlon for the preceding flvr years. cam 10 Nt'w iorK
They set aside a surplus of $492,231. j Evans was the only person who
the largest amount they have ever set knew of the murder when he arrived
aside and about double the amount pet at the Park Avenue Hotel at 11 o'clock
aside an surplus during the last five ; Tuesday nlsrht. TTp wmto hl rlu-ht
yea is. The surplus of the Shofflold
Farms Company Is now greater than Its
capital."
According to Moody's Manual, which
is quoted In the statement furnished by
Mr. Swann, the capital stock of the com
pany Is $1,500,000.
The city's Department of Health Is
now cooperating with the county prose-!
cutor and the I-edeial authorities in the
effort to find some legal way to lift the
restraint under which up-State farmers
are withholding 2,500.000 quarts of milk '
dally from the Xew York market where
the consumer Is compelled to pay
record nrlces for that commodity. '
Commissioner Stafford In the after-1
Jnoon conferred with Dr. Royal S. cope-j
Ian(1i Cty Health Commissioner, but no i
conclusion was reached concerning the I
best method or procedure, in a statement
Commissioner criticised severely officers
of the Dairymen's League and Bald: "I
a.m sure 1 sneak n the name of the
Governor's Fair Price Commission when
I invite tho producers of the State to
assemble a group of their own number
to confer with us who represent the
consumers. If wo can come together
without the Intervention of tho middle
men this problem could be solved In one
day."
C'cipclnml tin pa Dairymen.
Following is Commissioner Copcland's
statement:
"My attention has been called to a
statement by Judge John D. Miller, vice
president of tho Dairymen's league.
Among other things he said:
" 'It la perfectly apparent that Dr.
Copeland has not the Interests of the
farmer or the consumJr at heart. Were
this not so he would not insist upon
legislation that would drive the dairy
men Into serfdom and render uncertain
the city's milk supply. Only a few
weeks ago ha called the farmer a
profiteer. Now ho i3 quoted as saying
the farmer does not get enough.'
"Judge Miller knows better. These
statements are untrue. Ha knows from
my own lips exactly wbat my iiosltlon
Is as regards the milk producer. I
never did call tho farmer a profiteer
and Judge Miller knows It. Thousands
of our citizens can testify that my in
sistent claim has been that the farmer
Is a victim of the milk trust.
"Tho only tlmo the New York con
sumer has any reduction In tho prlco of
milk Is when tho milk trust, operating
under ono formula or another, succeeds
In reducing the price paid the farmer.
"It Is my nlncere -bellaf that if the
present Legislature is permlttcdi to ad
journ without some legislation looking
to the control of tho dairy Industry,
"I am sure I speak in the name of the
Governor's Fair Price Milk Commltteo
when 1 Invite the producers of the State
1o -assemble a group of theh own number
to meet In Albany, Syracuse, New York
city or any other point In the State for
a conference. On tho one sido they rep
resent the producers and wc represent
the consumers.
"If we can roine together without tho
Intervention of the middleman to whom
I have referred, this problem could bo
solved In one day."
JOHN REED IS
FOUND ON FINNISH SHIP
Bolshevist Agent, Arrested on Steamer Bound for
Sweden, Says He Is American and Gives Name.
taxpOK. Ma roh 17. A despatch to
the London Times from Abo, Finland,
says that at a preliminary hearing and
under cross-examination the man nr
rcstcd in a coal bunker of a Finnish
steamer bound for Sweden recently
asserted that his name was John Reed,
and declared that he was the editor of
two newspapers in Oregon.
The man, who previously had given
his name as Cas.;ormlich and declared
that he was an American, said he had
arrived in Russia live months ago, ac
cording to tho despatch.
A despatch to the London 7'tie.i from
Abo Monday In announcing the arrest of
the man on board a Finnish steamer said
he had English. Ainerli-an and German
passports and diamonds and money ag
gregating a large sum. Also there was
found on him, according to the despatch,
Soviet propaganda literature, cunningly
SLAYER OF WIFE!
FAILS AT SUICIDE ' TURK CAPITAL
New Britain Man Confesses on French -Batrolliii"' Sramboul,
Operating' Table as Doctors j British Guarding- Bern, Ital
Try to Save Him. inns Hold Scutari.
FLED HERE AFTER CRIME
Woman Strangled With Her
Child's Strap: Body Put Into
Trunk by Jealous Man.
Lying on nn operating table in Belle
vue Hospital, whither he had been
name in rough letters on the register,
with "Denver" after it, engaged a
room with a bath on the third floor,
paid the bill, $5, In advance, as ho had
no baggage, nnd went upstairs imme
diately. At 10:30 yesterday morning
a chambermaid, Annie Dempsey, found
liim unconscious on his bed.
The man had cut his throat with a
piece of glass whllo standing in the
bathroom and wandered about until he
feU across t, , , T, ,
,, . , ... . , , . .
fragment of a bottle containing white
tablets which he' had brought with
him. Some of tho tnblets were scat
tered on the floor and some were In
bis pockets
otherwise there was nothing In the
!?C Vf"";! , f. tW. th"
atl l'cl,cts' Hp llau Pet h'a last $.1
iu' 11 "r- ciass notei room.
Evans gave Qulnn bis right name and
address and said he bad killed bis wife
on Tuesday. He charged that he found
out some time ago "she was going out
with other men" ; that they quarrelled
over this.
The hotel physician. Dr. Dc Noually,
gave Evans first aid and sent him to
Bellevuo in an ambulance. At the hos
pital ho regained his senses nnd told the
doctors to do nothing moro until he had
freed his mind of eomething be wanted
to tell the police. Detectives William J.
Qulnn and Anthony Qulnta were sum
moned. Thry found the patient stretched
out In the operating room.
Mrs. Kvans was rather good looking,
wanted to bo nn actress and filled In as
a show girl In a "Very Clood Kddle"
company when it played In New Britain
last summer.
A little after noon on Tuesday Kvans
appeared at the homo of his wife's
mother, Mrs. William Ordner, 111 Co
lumbia street, Cfew Britain, and left the
boy, Teddy. Ho said ho was going to
meet his wife at the railroad station and
go with her to Waterbury to Consult a
physician. Later Mrs. Kvans's sister,
Mrs. Albert Powell, looked into tho
rooms occupied by tho Rvanses. saw
clothes which Mrs. Evans should have
worn If she were going on a trip and
called In the-iollce.
They found JCvans'a trunk unduly
heavy, unlocked It with a key found In
a pocket of Kvans's old coat and dis
covered Mrs. Evans's body.
CLOSING TIME FASD
Ije j&m AND NEW YORK HERALD
DAILY ISSUES
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8 P.M. at former Her ld Office, Herald
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8 P.M. at all other Branch Oflicei
(Locations lilted on Editorial Pa;e)
REPORTED
prepared photogiaph 111ms, reduced to tho
size of postage stamps, and a very small
compass.
John Reed, editor of the Voice of
Labor, said to be the party organ of the
Communist Ltbor party in tho United
States, was indicted in Chicago along
with a large number of other nllegcd
radicals last January, charged with con
spiracy to overthrow the Government by
force in violation of the State syndical
ism act.
Previously he was reported to have
sailed from New York on his way to
Russia to Join the Bolsheylkl. While In
Russia, It was asserted, It was his in
tention to arrangu for closer adulation
between tho Russians and their sym
pathizers In the United States.
Reed was born in Portland, Ore., and
Is about 32 years old. He Is said to bo
a close friend of both Ienlne and Trotz
ky. In February of last year he ap
peared before the Congressional commit
tee at Washinston Investigating propa
ganda. In his testimony he defended tho
Russian Soviet Government.
ALLIES OCCUPY
'A CLASH AT WAR. OFFICE
Turks Resist Punjabi Forces
and a Few Arc Killed on
Both Sides.
' the Aswiottd Vein.
CoNSTANTiNOi'Li:, March 1C. Con
stantinople was occupied this morning
by allied forces under Gen. Sir George
F. Mllno of tho British army. There
was but one clash, which occurred at
the War Office, where .the Turks re
sisted the allied troops. An exchange
of shots rern'.iod, In which several
Punjabi of l!ie Rritlsh Kast Indian i
forces and a fcv. of the Turks were
killed.
Tho excitement caused by tlu occi.
tntion quieted down before da,'Uv.e,s,
which brought absolute calm
The Allies occupied the .Ministries of
War and Navy and assumed control of
the post olllces, telegraphs and tele
phones, wh'ch have b.-fr. temporarily
suspended. Shipping also has been
suspended.
Notification of the occupation of Con
stantinople was given the Grand Vizier
In a formal letter signed by the French,
British and Italian high commissioners.
Among the agitators arret. ed were
DJemal Pasha, former Minister of War,
and his chief of staff, DJevad Pasha. An
Imperial prince who was conspicuous in
tho crisis and Senator Mabmud Pasha
were also taken Into custody.
The resignation of the Cabinet Is ex
pected. The British. French and Italian High
Commissioners Issued the following
proclamation :
"First Occupation Us provisional.
"Second The Entente Powers have
no Intention to destroy the Sultan's au
thority. They wish rather to strengthen
It In all places which shall remain under
Ottoman administration.
"Third The. Entente Powers persist
In their purpose not to deprive the
Turks of Constantinople. But If, God
forbid, troubles develop and massacres!
occur that decision probably will be
modified.
"Fourth In this critical hour every
one must attend to his own affairs and
assist in maintaining general security
without permitting himself to be de
ceived by those whose frenzy lends to
destroy the last hope of building upon
the ruins of the ancient Turkish Empire
a new Turkey. In 6hort, it Is the duty
of every person to obey orders Issuing
from the Sultan,
"Fifth Certain persons implicated in
threats, of which more will be told later,
have been arrested In Constantinople.
They naturally will be held responsible
for these acts and for the consequent
results."
The Allied High Commissioner hero
has Issued a statement declaring the
Allies have no Intention of destroying
the authority of the Sultan, but wish
to strengthen his power. It also says
the Allies will adhere to their intention
not to deprive the Turks of Constanti
nople, but that they may bo compelled
Continual on Third Page.
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INTERNATIONAL
PLANNED STRIKE
IF KAPP HELD ON
Dutch Secretary of Federa
tion Thought Move Not
Necessary.
MANY KILLED IX DRESDEN
Red Flag Raised in Westphalia
and Independents Want
Russian Alliance.
Tnu Hawe, March 17. An interna
tional strike as a protest against the
destruction of the German republic is
probable unless the new regime in
Germany is overthrown very soon, ac
cording to William Oudegcest, secre
tary of tho International Federation
of Labor.
Such a strike probably would not be
necessary, however, Oudegcest Is
I quoted as saying in an interview in
the Dutch press, "as Kapp cannot last
long."
Reports received here from Heerlen,
Holland, which is on tho frontier of
tho allied occupied German territory,
f-ay thnt the Spartacans hoisted the
reil flag and deposed the Mayors at
Hallo. In We-tphalia, and Ohllgfi. In
Jthenish .Prussia, hut that Rritlsh
troops restored order und reinstated
the Mayors.
The Telrgraaf'a Dresden correspond
ent, under yesterday's date, describing
tho lighting for thn telegraph office, says
the Spartatans had tti engage a small
force protecting the ofllce, but later had
to encounter a larger force, which fought
with grenades and armored cars. One
of "the cars was destroyed by the Spaita
cans and all the crew killed.
The Civil Guard by mistake fired on
the Government troops. Toward 7 o'clock
the building was In tho hands of the
Spartacans. Many were killed or
wounded.
The Teleuraaf says that 100 soldiers,
Including four otllcers, were killed In the
fighting with Spartacans at Wetter. The
official losse.s of the Government troops
l In this conflict, however, are placed at
one otllce and nine men.
' In the eastern parts of the Industrial
region at Borhum, Dortmund, llelMen
klrchen nnd I'nna the proletariat Is In
charge. Armed laborers are speeding
to various places to assist their com
rades engaged In fighting. The Gov
ernment troops are using artillery.
All Rhenish and Westphalian indu-
I try N declared to be ready to follow ire
the footsteps of the soviet.
Amrtkiidam, March 17. A" serious
Spartaclst movement in Westphalia has
resulted in battles with the troops and.
there have been a number of casualties,
according to th Tclegraaf's Munster
correspondent.
Two battalions of troops have been
disarmed by the Munster worKmen, the
despatch says, and the total of armed
laborers Is now 8,000. Airmen sent as
observers have been received by the la
borers with a heavy machine gun fire, j
The remainder of the troops are con
centrnted near Socst and Well, where
they nre awnltlng reenforcements.
Fighting broke out nt daybreak In
Hagen, Westphalia, between regulars
and troops composed of the workmen, In
which tho regulars were worsted, losing
more than thirty killed and seventy
wounded. The workmen had two killed
and several wounded. The regulars sur
rendered their arms and were taken
prisoners.
Basle, Switzerland. March 17. A
despatch from Chemnitz, tho Industrial
centre of Snxony. with a population of
more than 200,000, says a republic of
worklngmen's councils has been pro
claimed there. A "committee of action"
has been formed, comprising 10 Com
munists. C Independent Socialists, I
Majority Socialists and 1 Democrat.
Alt the bourgeois papers In the city
have been suppressed, the despatch
adds.
HEAVY FIGHTING IN
BERLIN AND &SEN
Workmen's Council Takes
Control in Latter City.
CornxiiAOEN. Itarch 17. A telegram
from Stuttgart says that according to
absolutely reliable news from Berlin
very heavy fighting Is Impending there.
A telegram from Essen says that at tho
first sitting of the revolutionary work
eis' council held on Monday afternoon
a committee of thirty-three took over
the conduct of affairs. "Efforts arc be
ing made," adds the despatch, "to se
cure common action of all threo So
cialist parties for the lower Rhine dis
trict and Westphalia on the basis of a
proletarian dictatorship."
Forty-four persons have been killed
In Essen, according to an official tele
gram. The demonstrators whose activities
bnvo resulted In clashes with security
guards In Hamburg nro apparently
Spartlcans, nccordlng to despatches from
that city. In yesterday's hostilities the
casunlty '1st totalled seventeen killed and
wounded.
Collisions In Brunswick on Tuesday
Coiillnucd on Third Page.
iEBERTSAYSHE
WILL NOT TREAT
WITH UPRISERS
Insists Upon the Uncondi
tional Retirement of the
Militarists.
HAS MANDATE OF PEOPLE
Servant of Constitution and
Will Be Bound by Decisions
of Assembly.
Ily HAYMOXD SAVING.
StaS Corretvondcnl of Tnr Sen isn New
Yuniv IIkiui.d. Copyright. 1M0, ov The
Sun am New York Hitiui.n.
Stl-ttoakt, March 1C (delayed)
"The criminal, catastrophic effects
which the militarist coup d'etat had
on German life is now apparent every
where," said President Frledrich Ebert
to the correspondent of Tun Sun and
Nkw Yonii Herald. "Our entire eco
nomic system is badly shaken and can
be restored only by the greatest effort.
"Tho supply of rations mid fuel for
tho cities is greatly endangered. It Is
an unlawful misfortune which has
fallen upon the nation, and the rebels
must submit unconditionally.
"General Merlter, commander of the
Saxon Relchswehr, had no mandate
from us to negotiate with his Berlin
colleagues. Wo have Informed repre
sentatives of the coalition parties that
we must Insist on the unconditional
retirement by the militarists."
Referring to the demand cy the
Independent Socialists that his resigna
tion and that of his Defence Minister,
Gustav Noske, was tho price of their
cooperation with the Majority Social
ists Ebert said :
"Neither I nor Minister Nosko nor
any other member of the Government
regards himself as anything but the
j mamiatory of the people and of their
representative body, the National As
sembly. None of us would hesitate to
retire If our country were to gain by
It. We are servants of the nation and
of the constitution and nothing else.
The National Assembly, which will meet
hero to-morrow, is the lawful repre
sentative body of the German people.
Its decisions will guide and will bind
us."
Regarding tho situation throughout
the country President Ebert said :
"Wurttemberg is clinging to us. Baden,
Kssen and Saxony adhere to the con
stitution and remain loyal to us. Only
east of tho Elbe ha-o the rebels found
any support, a support which Is re
cruited from old Prussian reaction."
VIRGINIA ELECTS 4
LOWDEN DELEGATES
nays Criticises Wilson in
Addressing State Convention.
ro.xoKn, Va., March 17. In one of
the rtormlest scenes that ever attended
a political gathering in the State, Vlr-
gln'a Republicans, in conventenlon here,
to-r.Ight elected four delegates at largo
and four alternates to the national con
ventlon In Chicago, and Instructed them
to support Gov. Prank O. Lowdcn of
Illinois for tho Presidential nomination
The opposition fought for unlnstructed
delegates,
Will II. Hays, national chairman, was
the principal speaker before the conven
tion.
'"Ve have heard It suggested that the
South needs the Republican party," Mr.
Hays said. "This Is true, but I say
that the Republican party needs the
South, that we may fulfil our avowed
purpose nnd function In our faithful
performance as a real, national party.
I believe that the business men are
coming over to tho Republican party
because of the failure of the present
Administration and -because they want
some of the burdens lifted from their
shoulders."
Mr Hays made bitter criticism of
President AVIIson's Administration, de
claring the President had a "one track
mind and a sidetrack Cabinet." He
referred to Balnbrldgo Colby, nominated
for Secretary of State, "as not a diplo
mat, but a doormat,"
DYING LAD ACCUSES
FIVE SCHOOLMATES
Death of Poor Boy Laid to
Jealousy and Feud.
Pltblo, Col.. (March 17. Ted, :hc
eleven-year-old son of Mrs. II. . Kuy
kendall, In a statement to-day shortly
before his death charged he had been
kicked nnd injured by fho schoolboys.
Physicians Fay the lad died as a result
of these Injuries.
Behind the death of the iad Is a
schoolboy feud. Ted's mother Is poor.
Ills clothes earned for him the unine of
"Poverty" among schoolmates. Despite
handicaps the bov led his clawes. rh!
Is believed to have created Jealousy.
Ted, according to his statement,
whipped two Iwys of his own ago Thurs
day when they Jeered at his clothes On
Friday five older boys attacked hhrtand
kicked him Into uncoruriousnes'?. Neigh
bors found blm behind a billboard.
rinrliurot, N. f Great l)e Shov. Apr T-S,
Hntrlrs lose Jlnr. Addrrtj tJeo, K t'olcy.
1103 Saniom St.. l'hlla. Jdr.
Junker Chancellor's Retire
ment Laid Tartly to Bol
shevist Peril.
FORCED BY CONFEREES
Imperial President to Be
Elected by People as (Con
stitution Requires.
MAJORITY PARTIES AGREE
Complete Reorganization of
Government Called For
Berlin Still Tied Up.
O'j trie Associated Trti:
HERLIN, March 17. AVolfgang
Kapp has tied Berlin, .leaving the
Chancellery hi an automobile at (
o'clock this evening
It is stated that the Communists
ar constructing barricades at many
places in the northern and north
eastern sections of the city.
Tho leaders of the general strike
have issued a proclamation saying:
"The general strike of the railway
men lias been completely successful,
and therefore it is suspended forth
with." TAIilS, March 18 (Thursday).
Orders for the arrest of Dr. Wolf
gang Kapp, Gen. von Lucttwitz and
oilier leaders in the reactionary re
volt were issued last night by Gtistuv
Noske, Minister of Defence of ttw
Ebert Government, according to a
Zurich despatch to the "Petit Far!
sicn."
By the Associated Press,
Beelin, March 17. After holding
tho reins of power for less than five
days Dr. Wolfgang Knpp, the self
appointed Chancellor anil Dictator,
has retired from oillce nnd control.
He resigned to-tlny.
An official communication explained
thnt the Chancellor considered Ills
mission fulfilled when the old Gov
ernment decided to meet the most
essential demands nddressed to it.
He was also moved to this action by
the extreme necessity of the father
land, which dcmnntled union against
the dangers of Bolshevism.
The ofllclal communication announc
ing tho resignation endeavors to give
n patriotic nspect to his withdrawal.
It says :
'"flic Bauer Government having
voluntarily decided to fulllll the most
essentinl political demands addressed
to It, the rejection of which on Satur
day led to tho establishment of the
Kapp Government, Chancellor Kapp
considers his mission fulfilled nnd
retires, resigning the executive power
again Into the hands of the military
commander lu chief.
"In this he Is moved by the con
viction of the extreme necessity of
the fatherland, which demands solid
union of all ngalnst the annihilating
dangers of Bolshevism."
Gen. von Sceclit Succeed.
The following official announce
ment was also issued :
"General Provisional Director Kapp
has retired with the object of bring
ing about internal peace. Gen. von
Luettwltz has retired for similar
reasons.
"Tho VIce-Cliancellor, In the name
of the Imperial President, has no
cepted the resignations and has en
trusted Mnjor-Geii. von Keeeht with
the provisional conduct of affairs as
commander lu chief."
The semi-official news agcuicy an
nounces that an' agreement has been
reached between the members of the
majority parties, the German Na
tional party and the German People's
party, on the following points:
First Itelchstng elections to be
held in .Tune at the latest.
.Second An imperial president ti
be elected In accordance with the
constitution by the people.
Third Thorough reorganization
of tho Imperial Government.
The Prussian Premier, Paul
Hlrsch, has Issued a statement that
the Kapp dictatorship has collapsed.
Gen. von Seecht hns taken over the
command of the troops loyal to the
Ebert regime for the purpose of mnin
tti iulng order. The Baltic troops
have been removed, the orders of
Kapp cancelled nnd the ban on news
pnjK'rs and telephones lifted. The
Railway Workers Union has decided
to call off the strike.
The real clrcunitanccs of Kupp's
retirement nre Still shrouded in lay
tery. An Important factor undoubt
odly Is to be found lu the d'ellbera-