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THE WEATHER:
Vmtr and mild today and tomor
row.
Highest temperature yesterday.
55; lowest. 41.
THE WASHINGTON HERALD
NO. 4476
ONE CENT
ONE CENT
>? WaahlartAB mm4 ?ahi
Kltrvibm Tw? Grata.
Police Convinced Trio
Taken Sunday Are
Innocent.
500 COMB DISTRICT
Two of Women Victims of
Attacks Friday Continue
in Serious Condition.
Wiih evefy man. woman, and child
in Washington on the alert to cap
ture the madman, who Friday morn
ing attacked three women in their
homes, the criminal was still un
captured early this morning, and
the trail seemed to those engaged
in the hunt to have grown "cold."
Meanwhile, it Emergency Hos
pital two of the women are in seri
ous danger, their condition being
reported last night as "unchang
ed. * Mrs. Mary A. Hood, mother of
Miss IJllian Hood, the girt from
Tennessee, whose brave struggle al
most resulted in her ast?iilant's cap
ture, is with her daughter, havinsr
arrived in the city late Saturday
nisrht from her home in Browns
ville, Tenn.
Three men suspected t>f being
the criminal were arrested by the
police tast night, but upon examina
tion the authorities were practically
convinced of their innocence.
Two are HalUmorran*.
One of the men was a resident of
Soldiers' Home and the others were
Italtimoreans whose conduct and in
ability to explain their presence in the
city led the police to believe they
might have some knowledge of Fri
day's mystery.
The men gave their names as Henry
Pierce. U2ir? Kast Fayette street, Bal
timore. and David Atkins. 1717 Fair
mount avenue. Baltimore, and during
their examination told stories that to
the police seemed conflicting.
They were arrested at Fourteenth
and H streets by Detectives Bailey
and Waldorf and taken to the First
precinct station
One stated that they had only been
"over to see the- movies" and the
other that they intended returning
immediately. Bo<h are being held for
further investigation and word from
the Baltimore 'authorities.
.V)0 KiKnKfd in <iaent.
Wbil? the police do not believe that
he is guilty of this crime, they aro
looking for an Italian barber. Charles
P'icci. Jl>cars old. who three months
aco attempted an assault with a
dange?oii? weapon.
Despite th- apparent hopelessness
^ for the aiajftnar. the po
nce are determined to continue until
he is tn custoJ\. Yesterday it was
''""mated that more than .'.<10 polira
?'?en, soldiers, detective* and mem
bers of the Home Defense I ..-a* .!??
were engaged either in yie hunt or in
patrolling the streets to prevent the
maniac from repeating his crimes
Foiice authorities last night ex
pressed the opinion that the man
must have escaoed from the city ana
that .f he is caught it will be througn
u clue unearthed outbid* of Washing
ton.
RIVER MYSTERY
NEAR SOLUTION
Former Army Surgeon,
Wanted for Uxoricide,
May Be in Mexico.
Richmond. Va.. Jan. 26.?One of the
most mysterious crimes in the his
tory of the south is today believed to
be near solution in the identification
of the body of a young woman found
on the hank of the James River De
cember no. as that of Mre. Sue Kath
leen Hadiey.
She was the talented and attractive
*ife of Dr. Wiliner Amos Hadiey.
a former army surgeon, who has dls
appeyed and is now being sought in
Texas and other States.
before her marriage
c>nr,-yMar8 WM Prominent in Cln
r? and literary circles.
- Ff a<11''y disappeared from Rich -
mond I December ?. Just twelve days
VovImh!f di*"-Pt>earance. On
with him' "* ,he 'eft her al>artment
With him apparently to take a walk.
ij?ars later he returned alone
Hinted ?h? h?d suddenly
riT^utf, invitation to accompany
Rtchmond -
Wr*,r few \tlanta.
?Several day. after Dr. Hadiey a
? Lapp-arance hi. wife". .I.te* Mr.
. . ?ns' of Cincinnati, received
from him dated k
; from Atlanta G. whiX.W
In** "kI* h*d d'?<1 ln 88,1 Juan
hnrt^Thm^%S4:v*nd ,hat h'
h,*r hody 'h?re in the Amerl
ran cemetery.
Dr. Hadiey received hi. di?charge
roro the West Hampton Hospital
aere on December 5.
The woman's body, when found was
*5* rooU of a on
he bank, of the James River. When
:he body w-as found the glove on the
woman . left hand had been split and
,a"'y <*? Indicating, the police
that ,*"r" ton, from the
Ingers It developed today that I
.ome time subsequent to Mrs. Had
e> s disappearance Dr. Hadiey had a
r""t * women's set
;we,rnyt0storeman" " ? ??
Texas, where he was located on a
?eanr ihatU,h'"riCtal" ?Pm?ed
wrder^tto ^lekteo. e 'he
Lithuania Will Abide
by League of Nations
Paris, Jan. X-Lithuania i. willing
" P'?ce her case in the hands of the
eague of nation, and abide bv It.
lec.sion. Prudent w,|?n ww in
,n * memorandum sub
nltted to him by the Lithuanian
Iclegation. Just arrived here.
Features Proposed
In Marble Temple
Ample auditorium, first floor,
: central building.
Meeting halls and lounge for
| patriotic societies, second story,
i centra) building.
Cupola, or dome, over main
central building.
Carillon in cupola, chime
bells to be cast from cannon
captured in world war.
Museum of war in one wing.
Library and reading rooms
in one wing.
(Art gallery of patriotic
paintings proposed instead of
library).
To cost approximately $i,
J 000,000 and to be located on a
i government reservation.
EXTRA SESSION
| TO OPEN MAY 2
Tentative Date Set on Ac
count of Hopeless Jam
in Legislation.
| May 2 has been tentatively fixed a*
j the date upon which it probably will
I bo necessary for the extra session of
J Congress to convene. legislation is
? in such a hopeless jam that leader*
of both parties, admit an extra ses
sion cannot well b^ avoided.
j If an extra session is called by the
j President it will be difficult to fasten
j the responsibility for it upon either
j party. The Republicans, so far. have
I done nothing to force an extra scs
i sion. which they might have done if
legislative matters were not proceed
ing in a manner to please them; ,
while the Democrats have fallen
short of expectations in not forcing
; legislation through in such a manner j
that an extra session would not be i
! needed.
Only TJ Day* l.rft.
Including today, there are only 1
' thirty-two legislative days left in j
which to transact all the enormous 1
amount of business on the calendars
j of the Senate and House, including
jail the supply bills for the army and I
I navy and every other department of
the government. Congress is forced |
: to adjourn on March 4 whether any
I bills are passed or not.
Here is the situation which con
'fronts Congress in regard to the'
, big appropriation measures:
Six of the bills have passed the
J House and arc under cons idei?at ion 1
| by commfttee of the Senate, as fol-j
l lows: District of Columbia appro- )
: priation bill. Postolflce appropriation,
| bill. River and Harbor bill. Ijcgisla- I
tive appropriation hllV Diplomatic.
1 and Consular appropriation bill, and
Indian appropriation bill. Not one!
of these measures has been reported
to the Senate.
Seven of the other bills are still
in committees of the House, and j
I have to b*? reported by those com- !
mittees and passed by the House be
I fore reaching the Senate. They are: J
Navy appropriation bill. Army ap
I propriation bill. Agriculture appro
I priation bill. Military Academy ap
i propriation bill. Pension bill. Sundry
I Civil appropriation bill and the;
i Fortifications bill.
Come* 1> Tht* Week.
} The general deficiency bill, carry- 1
i ing something over S29T>.000,000. was
! reported to the House Saturday and
I will be taken up this week.
; From this statement it will be seen |
1 * it would require almost super-.
?n energy on the part of both J
? houses to finish all the business and
I get through by midnight of March 4.
I The problem of caring for the sol
Idiers and sailors discharged from the
! service is one that compels consider
able amount of attention. Senator
Kenyon. of Iowa, has a bill pending
in the Senate to spend a large sum
of money on public work in order to
'provide employment for those in
i need. There are several bills also ;
, pending to give extra pay to dis
, charged men. One of these, by Sena- j
tor Vardaman, of Mississippi, pro- J
. poses to grant the men a bonus of
j six months' pay. while other suggest
payment for three months and some
I for one month.
Advocates of Memorial
Project Expect Congress I
to Hasten B3L
COST TO BE $1,000,000
Conference of Committees
of Societies Interested to
Be Held Today.
Washington I. to have a temple of
patriotism unleM all present -lm?
(all.
| plans (or a magnificent structure ~
! a living monument to the ?"?e
land valor o( American soldiers and
| sailors have taken concrete form.
| A bill covering the project is being
I prepared by Representative W. Frank
James. o( Michigan, andI will be pre
sents in the House this wee*, it
will rarrv an appropriation o( 11.000,
?"rnc,? will he held today be
tween members o( the memormt com.
mlttee of the Presidents Own "."Tl
son. Army and Navy
Fine Arts Commission, and Maj. Ray
mond W Pullman. Chie( of Police,
who has fathered the Projected ?tnic
ture in the Washington Hoard of
Trade.
Will Petition Confreaa.
Following these conferences and in
troduction of the bill In Congress.
Past Commander W. b. Hull, of
President's Own C.arrison. will urge
all patriotic organizations in th
'united States to petition House and
Senate (or passage of the measure.
American soldiers and sailors re
turning from across seas, where they
assisted in "taking the germ out of
Germany." and those who were in
freadiness in the home ramps to go
'over, will he given opportunity to
petition Congress in favor of the me
morial. .
Representative James is a \ eteran
of the war with Spain, lie was a
member of a fighting regiment from
Michigan which took an important
part in wlniung that conflict for hu
manity. Mr. James also is one of the
live wires in the House. He belie j
this government should express its j
gratitude to the men who have fou?h*
the battles o( the Republic by a j
splendid edifice 111 imperishable ma-- j
ble which shall be both use(ul and |
ornamental. Hence he (avors the
temple of patriotism rather than j
other memorials that have been pro- I
posed.
Will Fill Crrlag Weeda. *?. 1
? Tt is fioirfled out that the proposed j
memorial structure will supply *ev-j
eral crying rip^ds for Washington, j
One of 'these is a great auditorium
for the national conventions that are
held her* from tim?* to time. An- '
other is meeting places for patriotic
associations, especially those of a
semimilitary character. A third is j
th* proposed museum of war In
which may be placed on public ex
hibition the many interesting and
historical relics of war. from the
Revolution to the World War now
being brought to a victorious con
clusion. many of which are stored
in government buildings. The ,
building itself will be a pic-;
tutrsque addition to the splendid
KoTernment edifices here. It will be,
an object lesson to the world of j
America's appreciation of its peer-1
less soldiery. !
Plans for the proposed structure j
have not vet been drawn in detail.!
but tentatively it is proposed to
have a large central building in
white marble two stories in height.
On the first floor the ample audit .r- 1
ium. flanked on either side by j
wings, one to be occupied as the
museum of war. and th- other as a |
library or gallery of art devoted to
patriotic subjects while the
second story would be d.-vofd to
halls as meeting places (or patriotic
associations, with a lounge and com
mittee rooms.
Tt is (urther proposed to hue an
inspiring dome surmounting the
temple, to be fitted with a carillon
or chimes, the bells to be cast from
cannon captured from the enemy n
the world war or other conflicts in
which this country has been en
CONTINUED ON PA^IE TWO.
FORMER HERALD MAN BACK
WITH LAURELS OF CONFLICT
New fork, Jan. Ueut Thomas
R. Lmlen. formerly a Washington
HeraJJ man. was a passenger on the
tranivort Carona, which arrived to
dayj^ieuL. Darden. who was awarded
theKroix de Guerre, the medal given
by Bing Altjert of Belgium, and the
"HAfnbunc Medal." given by the
Biwsh to commemorate the smash
mMe by the 'tankers" of whom the
American officer was one, had been
tvijbe gassed and showered by shrap
rm from a "baby trap" the Germans
iM set.
Jieut. Henry Clay Kinsey. of Peters
jjfrg. Va. who is a grand nephew of
?bnry Clay, was wounded in the right
Piee and left hand while fighting the
w?rmans. They strafed him while he
?as engaged in tank service, and
wain at St Mihiel where he was on
outpost duty after returning to the
front from the hospital following his
first wound.
? A pathetic scene was enacted
when Private Milton ^ Dodd, who
was drafted while worrying at Wdr-'
ren. Pa., stepped fror'n 'rana^]^'
Mel by his fr.ther anu mother, his I
first inquiry was for his wife. Rose, j
When informed that she had died, |
he staggered, dropped his rifle and ?
almost swooned.
"She died of a broken heart," the
soldier's father said. "She had re
ceived but one letter from Milton,"
he told newspaper men. "and declared
that she never expected to see him
again. She did not wish to live. She
refuseo all medicines when sick. A
postal card came from Milton after
she died."
feUSS
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TACKLE WORK
OF DIVIDING LAND
Also Begin Plans for Restoring
Railways and Highways.
djustment of the land problem
orthern Russia has been under
taken by the Archangel government,
?fllcial dispatch to the Russian
ssy yesterday announced. Pres
Tschaikovsky named comrais
at various centers to carry
e work of acreage distribution
his recent departure for
It was stated.
gnatieff has been named chie?
department of the interior.
to advices and busy on
build up railway and high
stems necessary ni restoring
agriculture throughout
.
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befo:
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plans
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DECLARES GERMANY
IS EXPIATING CRIME
Maximilian Harden Says Other Na
tions Will Be Revenged.
Berlin. Jan. 26.?"Never will injus
tice bring happiness." writes Maxt
the
Irihorn regions.
(Rill Ifohrnxollrrn In 00 jrsr* old today.)
People, Through The Herald, Wish
Ex-Kaiser Many "Hot" Birthdays
"Compliments" Express
True Feelings Toward
Exiled Monarch. /
Murder and misery, sixty I as hen and
a hearse, h with all its torment*.
death with every gruesome torture?
these and others too numerous to
mention are some of the things thei
people of Washington wish William j
Hohenzollern, former Kaiser, who;
tried to wreck a whole world, on the I
occasion of his sixtieth birthday to- :
day.
"Kompliments to the Kaiser"?with I
reverse English?have been dribbled
into The Washington Herald office
ever since the first invitation was ex-1
tended to the public to send greet
ings to W. Hohenzollern.
Enthusiastic response not only has |
been given by residents of the Dis
trict but by people in other States, to
this royal opportunity to unbreast
LINES OPERATED
AT VAST SAVING
U. S. Control Virtually
Saved Railroads, John
Barton Payne Asserts.
How vast economies in operation of
the nation's railroads under Federal1
control have been put into effect is j
shown in a report made public yes- .
terday. The report deals with the ,
work during the last year of the j
Railroad Administration's division of j
law. headed by John Barton Payne.
It is supplementary to former Direc- '
tor General McAdoo s report.
The most striking feature of the
report Is the flat declaration that un- |
der private operation the railroads i
would have sustained a tremendous
loss in the first four rnonths of 1918.
The fact that un4er government op
station approximately $100,000,000 loss
sustained has been made the
uasia Cor attack on government con
trol of the roads. The report de
clares that under private ownership
the roads In this same period would
have lost H36.116.533. The report says:
"Last December (1917) the ex
penses of the railroads were increas- i
ing ^ith great rapidity. They were
hedged about in their efforts to ob- J
tain increased rates by the numer
ous and various restrictions impos
ed by the States, also by the limi
tations imposed by the interstate
commerce act. They were confront
ed by imperative demands for great
ly increased wages, and were with- ;
out machinery to insure amicable i
settlement of those demands. They
were finding it almost impossible to
borrow money on any terms to make
the improvements which were in
dispensable to enable them to per- |
form their public service.
"These adverse conditions, coupled
with the extreme difficulty of borrow- j
ing money, probably would have re-1
suited in the failure of some of the |
most important railroad companies in j
the country to meet their obligations
under private management.
-Concerning the position the rail-!
roads are now 1 n as a result of gov- ,
eminent control, the report adds:
"Under Federal control the railroads
have the opportunity to contract with
the government for a guaranteed in
come on a just basis, which relieves
them of the formidable anxieties
which confronted them in December.
1917. and which would still be bon
fronting them under private control"
Oh! for Burial Permit
BuJ yesterday
^SSpe Chin toni;
Today
A Holland hermit:
A birthday cup!
A noose!
A sword!
Likewise
One burial permit!
?EDMUND VANCE COOKE.
The Washington Herald's Poet.
their true feelings toward the exiled
monarch.
Soldiers sent original greetings in
the official form of the service. Ci
vilians exercieed their originality
various ways.
Those poetically inclined contributed
G
REE TINGS
William Hohenzollern
A Scratching Birthday.
To William Hohenzollern:
In answer to
The Herald's cue
I'll send a compliment or two.
You piece of cheese!
May all the fleas
Transfer from other dogs to you.
And may your clothes.
From hat to hose.
Receive all cooties on this earth. 1
And while they hatch. )
I hope you scratch,
This anniversary of your birth.
FARRAR Bl'RN
Hell Cannot Rale.
To you this day. ex-Chieftain Hun. ;
I write these words to greet.
With deeds so vile as you have I
done
Honest men you dare not m#^t. j
Tho-' son of devils, sent from hell, i
On whom Attila's mantle fell.
We remind you now that your em- !
pire fell.
And we won't be ruled by forres of
hell.
ALJEX. W THOMPSON
l>eesbarg, Va.
\
Suggest* Sixty Lathes.
My idea 'or a birthday gift to
Wm. Hohenzollern is to put him
on a hearse with a band of music
playing and leading through the
principal streets and attract a
large crowd, and in their presence
give him sixty lashes, with the
understanding that if he lives
through that, each year as he
grows older a lash is added to
every birthday.
J. C. BI ATM BERG.
Buffalo. N. Y.
Would Brag Han Here.
I wish the ex-Kaiser Hohenzol
lern the most unhappiest birthday
he ever had in his fifty-nine years
of life. I wi?h that he should cele
brate his birthday in Washington,
D. C., Just for one hour and he
won't live to see his sixty-first
olrthday anymore than a man
would live to see his 200th birthday.
That is all I wish him If this would
only be true. I would wish him
some more.
MAX ZARIN.
128 Thomas street northwest.
TUsk of His Dreams.
William Hohenzollern,
Greetings:
May a just God suffer you to
OOOTINUJO* ON FAG* TWO.
Fiery Language in Prose
and Poetry Conveys Sen
timents of Readers.
their greetings in vers* while others
stuck to prow, using fiery languas?
to make up for the inimitable rhym- (
ing tilt.
Max Zarin offers a novel suggestion
when h? sayt> "I wish the former
Kaiser could celebrate his birthday in
Washington, just for one hour. After
that lie wouldn't live to see his sixty
first birthday any more than a man
would live to see his 2.0th birthday.
Many of the greetings were ty*??e- ,
written, others were hand-written in
both legible and illegible form.
Some were on plain stationery, while
others came on brilliant tint*-, all 1
scented up. All of them, however,
were Rood ones and representative ot
the ' Esteem" in which Hohenzollern
is held in the National Capital
LOOK FOR NEW
MEXICAN RULER
Politicians Expect Gen.
Obregon Will Defeat Car
ranza in Election.
The report that Gen. Benjamin 14ill j
had announced in Mexican new? !
papers that Gen. Alvaro Obregon will
be a candidate in opposition 10 iY?*s
ident (/arranza in the election sched
uled for the fall of isrju. xosterday
brought onee more to the front ru
mors and counter rumors of plans I
having to do with Mexican affair?.
For weeks the report has been cur- j
rent in Washington that Gen. Obre
gutj. during his visit here two months
ago. discussed the Mexican situation j
at length with Art* %n officials anfc j
that he won the friendship of many
American army officer.*-. It is no j
secret that the Army intelligence
branch has been concerned in no
small way in gathering data on Mex
ico and friends of Obregon are in |
the service of the intelligence section |
of the General Staff.
jJkftny of the statements relative]
t<^Obregon's status in Washington!
have been authenticated to such a 1
degree that in some quarters it is |
held he has the tacit promise of j
powerful interests that, should he!
make progress in establishing a gov- :
ernment in Mexico, he could depend
upon financial aid from Americans,
and that if he should call for inter- |
-vention and aid from the United'
States . government, certain leaders
would do their utmost to bring of
ficial action in his support.
These stories have been denied repeat
edly In official quarters. Men who
claim to be in touch with Obregon
have said that his private interests
were such that he could not be
tempted to leave private life. He
is making rich profits from the ex
port of concentrated chicken feed
to Spain.
The statement of Gen. Hill is
taken to indicate that Obregon has
been won to the belief that his
former chief, Carranza. cannot sus
tain the present administration un
til the elections of 1920. and that
Mexico faces chaos if strong coun
ter revolutionary measures are not
taken.
Belgium Makes Protest
Against"Steam-Roller"
Methods of Conference
McCormick Named
On Peace Committee
Paris, Jan. 26.?These addi- (
tional Americans were named
today on Peace Conference
committees:
Reparation?B. M. Baruch,
Norman Davis and Vance Mc
Cormick.
Labor legislation?Edward N. ,
Hurley and Samuel Gompers.
Waterways, etc. ? Henry ,
White.
LAUDS ITALY'S
RECORD IN WAR
Daniels Also Urges All
Immigrants to Become
American Citizens.
"Never in the history of the world
were the peoples of two nations so f
knit together in the plow of fellow
bhip as in the first days of this new
yar. when President Wilson was the
guest of Italy." declared Josephus J
Daniels. Secretary ft the Navy, speak
ing before th#* Italy-America Society,
yesterday afternoon.
Secretary I>aniels reviewed Italy's |
part in the world war and declared I
that it was an epoch-making day in
tfte world's history, when on August
1, 1914. the Italian government in
formed Germany and Austria that the |
obligations made under the Triple Al- ]
lianoe applied only to defensive war- I
fare.
Should Hrronv Cltlaenn.
The Prussian autocrat, said Mr. '
Daniels, did not pause to read that
Italy's plighted word was confined i
only to a defensive war and that to j
aid in a war of oppression, to be a
party to the rape of Belgium, the un
doing of France, and cruel warfare
against noncombatants and women
and children were crime* abhorrent
to the spirit of Italy.
After reviewing the incidents that
led up to Italy's entrance into the
>ar on the >;ide of the allies and her
contribution to the final victory. Sec
retary Daniels said In part
"May I not express the hope that
as one of the blessings that will1
blossom from this war will be a per- ,
feet Americanization of all who find j
hospitable homes in our land? All
men of Italian birth and all men
rearing their families in this country.!
no matter where born, owe it to ;
themselves and their children to be
come voting citizens of the I'nited
Slates. It is only in this way in time
of peace that they can do their part
to insure the equal justice for which '
they fought.
"Citizenship is alike a privilege and
a duty. us celebrate this victory
by a resolve that the day of alien
residents has passed and that those
who live in America will hasten as
rapidly as laws permit to become!
citizens in the full meaning of that
enfranchisement.
"In no nation should there be di
vided allegiance. Every nation has
the richt to expect of those who seek
its portals that they shall enter in
without any string tied to their full
allegiance, and the outward and vis
ible proof is citizenship and nil the
opportunities and responsibilities It 1
carries with it.
"Americans have been called 'the
Romans of the West.' " said Mr.
Daniels in conclusion. "It is a proud
title, and we accept it as proof of
kinship in valor and in virtue."
RUSS PROBLEM SOLELY
ECONOMIC, SAYS HILL
Special Commission Declares Al
lied Nations Must Act Promptly.
Portland. Ore.. Jan. 1*6.?The I'rot*
lems of Russia are wholly economic
and must be settled bv intelligent,
practical assistance rather than by
force of arnt.
That i* the opinion of Samuel Hill,
special commissioner of the United
States government to Russia, who
is in the city today after an extensive
trip through Russia. Japan and China.
He will go to Washington to male?
an exhaustive report to the State De
partment on conditions in the Far
, East.
Transportation in Siberia and Rus
sia is in need of immediate rehabili
tation, says Hill, who believes the
future prosperity of Russia depends
on transportation facilities.
"The spirit of unrest permeates the
whole population of the Orient," he
said. "<*hina and Ruasia are in a
state of ferment, and the situation de
mands immediate action by the allied
governments."
Will Archie Succeed
T. R.? London Queries
London, Jan. jO.?Will Archie
try to step into Teddy's shoes?
The late Colonel's son, who
served with the British array
in \Mesopotamia, is credited
by usually well informed gos
stpcrs in London clubs with
political aspirations in the
United States. .
The Daily Express, com
menting 011 the report, says:
"His brilliant military career
i insures a speedy political rise."
"Polite Complaint" Re
garding Lack of Rep
resentation Given to tbe
Smaller Nations Voiced m
Letter to Clemenceau.
Serbia Approves Stand.
Wilson, in Address to
Women of France, Ex
presses Hope of World
Equal Suffrage.
Pari*. Jan. 26.?The Rflpur prapr
commlMion today sent a protect to
Premier Hem^nceau, president of rho
Peace Conference, amplifying the
statement submitted to the conference
>esterday by M. Huysmans. one of
the plenipotentiaries. regarding lack
of representatives given to the email
nations.
Today's protest was in the form of
s letter. It points out that Belgium
was In the war as long as the other
alliea It expressed the view that be
cause of this and other facts con
cerning her geographical position
and her economic standing. Belgium
is entitled to greater representation
especially on the league of nation:
commission.
?bje?i U Mean Roller
The protest, which Is a "polite
complaint" against yesterday's
steam roller conferwe probably
will receive the approval of Serbia
who find* herwelf in the same posi
tion a> Belgium.
Th^se two powers were in the
war from the start, and they take
the stand that a division of the
powers on a basis proportionate to
the parts they have played in the
struggle, would have been far more
equitable than what is described as
" arbitrary action" by the conference
Belgium and Serbia have no de
fire to detract from the strength and
standing of the flve big power*, but
they hold the opinion that granting
Brazil a representation a* large a? t
them is unfair.
Wotld * p portion DirinlMa.
The feeling of tbe I^lgian an<
Serbian commissions here is the firm
division of the powers should include ^
the "big five" as It now does, the sec
ond division the smaller nations
which entered the war at the start
and the third the countries which ac
tually declared war again*? ?German >
but played a small part. one of
these, for instance, would be China
lor fuba. The fourth dtvsion, in the
view of Belgium and Serbia, should
| Include those nations which only sev
[e:cd diplomatic relations
i "The meeting tomorrow wiTt have
i representatives of two small nation.*
i from which will have to come five
i delegates ro serve for nil comma
sions of the league of nations.
I "If the sentiment which finds ei
pression today is a criterion, tomor
row's session may develop another
protest. M. Hiniraans yee(erda> de
clared he would submit to tbe de
CONTINT" Q> ON PAG K TWO.
50,000 ATrTND
LEEBKNECHT RITE
Processio.i Four Miles Long
Braves Guns to Follow
Body to Grave.
Berlin. Jan 36.? A procession fourr
miles long and composed of fully
50.000 persons attended the funeral of
Dr. Karl IJebknecht, chief of the
German "Reds."' and thirty other
fcpartacans.
i Field guns were posted at potnts of
vantage, and there were plenty of
j machine guns at all street corner*.
Traffic stopped, and signs were promt -
| nently displayed reading:
"Slop, or you'll be shot***
Government troops accompanied the
; procession. Many thousands in tbe
t multitude were in tents, but there
I was no demonstration.
I Laebknecht's widow and children
I watched the coTins as they were low
ered to their graves.
GERMANY FEARS
"RED" INVASION
Plans Raising 2.000.000
Troops to Resist Forces
Expected in Spring.
Copenhagen. Jan. 26.?The German
i government is expecting a great
Bolshevik invasion in the spring. It
j is preparing to raise an arnfty of
j 2.000.000 to be commanded by Field
Marshal von Hindenburg.
| One army group will be senc into
j Fast Prussia, another into Silesia to
I ward off the anticipated invasioto.
Already volunteers haw re
ported for service. The national as
sembly is expected to select srmy
I councils which will have no political
i powers. It will also consider tfor
| mation of a militia with S50.000 men
serving flve months at a time.
Travelers arriving from Rusaig
I say the "Bolshevik army is 750.00#
! strong, but only about a third of
(this total is well organised. The
j "Reds" have 25.000 troopa at Arch
I angel. 80.000 at the-Southern front.
1 40.000 on the Finnish border and
I 8,000 in Petrograd.
Poland and Germany
May End Differences
Amsterdam. Jan. 26 ?Settlement of
difference* between Poland and Oer
I many is reported near. Negotiations
I are under way for an economic eg
I change. Poland to send food to Ger
Jniany and the latter to furnish Ibe
1 Poles with coaL