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THE WEATHER
riMlr today: coMcr toilftit T*i
ilr and colder.
Theodore Roosevelt
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WASHINGTON. D. C,. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 24, 1919
CONGRESS WILL
PROBE DANIELS'
HONOR AWARDS
Complete Investigation to
Follow Sims' Rejection
Of Service Medal.
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DISPUTE IS PERSONAL
Admiral's Veiled Reference
To Lieut. Bagley Striking
Feature of Letter.
Newport, R. I., Dec. aj-?
At the Naval War College to
day Admiral Sims smilingly
declined to discus* bis con
troversy with Secretary Dan
iels.
"1 cannot discuss the mat
ter with the press," he said.
"What abo?t the report that
you intend to retire or resign,
. Admiral?"
"If there is such a report it
is unknown to me. I have no
intention of resigning."
Congress will make a complete In
vestigation of the circumstance* of
^he award of navy decorations in view
of tte action of Admiral Stms, com
i mander of the American forces in
Kuropean waters, who has refused to
accept the distinguished service medal
offered to him by Secretary Daniels.
Admiral Sims based his refusal on
the ground that grave injustice had
been done to officers under his per
sonal command in the North Sea dur
ing the world war.
!<laa Lists Mlaeteea.
The admiral sent the secretary a
list of nineteen officers, for each or
whom he recommended the distin
guished service medal, and in only six
of these cases the board allowed the
decoration suggested by htm.
Secretary Daniels revised the report
of the hoard, and while he granted
only six distinguished service medals,
he changed the board's suggestion of
naval crosses for several men to dis
tinguished service medals.
^ The entire controvert between Sec
retary Daniels aad Admiral Sims 09
ftaval awards has been smoldering
r/or a month. It ?*aae to a head faa
\erday with the Issuance of a state
' rnent detailing the stand of the naval
commander, and Secretary Daniels
Immediately made public a letter
written to Admiral Sims by Daniels,
and another letter which the Secre
tary wrote to Senator Page, chairman
of the Senate Committee on Naval
Affairs, in which he set -forth the
principles on which the awards were
made.
Caatroversy Made Peiaaaai.
A personal aspect has been given
the coming investigation by Admiral
CONTINCM OS PAGE TWO.
PERSHING CANDIDACY
DENIED BY GEN. DAWES
Chicago, Dec. 23.?"Gen. Pershing If
not. and will not be. a candidate for
^President."
V This statement today by Brig.-Gen.
Charles G. Dawes, who is said to be
l Gen. Pershing's closest friend and in
* timately In his confidence, was said
by poHticians to have completely ex
ploded the "Pershing for President"
boom launched by some of the gen
eral's friends.
' Gen. Pershing has told me many
times he would not be a candidate."
sa'd Brig.-Gen. Dawes. "I was with j
him a great deal of the time during i
his Chicago visit. If ha were a can-;
didate I would know It."
AT WASHINGTON
THEATERS
Poli's?"Zip, Goes a Million."
National?"The Better 'Ole."
Shubert-Garrick ? "Piccadilly
?? *?
Jim.
Sbubert-Belasco?Jane Cowl
in "Smilin* Through."
Crandall's Metropolitan ?
"The Girl from Outside."
Moore's Rial to ? Katherine
McDonald in "The Thunder
bolt"
Loew'* Palace ? Marguerite
Clark in "A Girl Named
Mary."
B. F. Keith's?Vaudeville.
Crandall's ? pons tan Tal
madge in "Scandal."
Moore's Garden ? "Kvery
woman."
Moore's Strand ? "Desert
Gold."
Loew'i Columbia?"The Cin
ema Murder," with Marion
Daviea.
Cosmos ? Continuous vaude
ville and pictures.
Crandall's Knickerbocker ?
J. Warren Kerrigan in "The
Joyous Liar."
Gayety ? Burlesque; "Oh.
Girl" Company.
? Folly ? Burlesque; "Bine
0j_ j. a
Birds.
The Coliseum?Roller Skat
I;
Honors Bestowed
Profusely Upon
American Nurse
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HAASCOCH
Mi?. Mortimer Glory Hancock, of
Asheville, N. C.. is one of the most
lavishly decoratd American women
who participated in the world war. i
She served as a Red Cross nurse. |
Seven decorations, all told, bespeak'
the appreciation of the allied nations ?
for her four years of unremitting ef
fort.
For bravery displayed under shell
flrc. Kin? Albert knighted her a
"Chevalier of the Order of Crown." I
and the Belgian decoration of the'
'*Order of Elizabeth" was likewise I
conferred for distinctive service on j
the battlefield.
KANSAS MINERS;
HEAD RELEASED
Alex Howat Agrees to Gill
Off Strike in His Dis
trict.
Indianapolis. Dec. 23.?Alexander j
Howat, president of the Kaaaaa j
district of the United Mine Work-;
era. was today released from jail |
and allowed to return to Kansas
when he agreed to call off the!
strike of miners in his district. I
' Called before Judge Anderson.
Howat agreed not only to call off
the strike which has been in effect
?ince last July, but also to order
back to work miners who struck
in protest against Howat'i arrest.
Howat's action was the result of
pressure brought upon him by Will
iam Green, secretary of the mine
workers' union.
The international officers sent"
out telegrams to all Kansas locals
ordering them immediately to re
turn to work. By his action in
calling ofT the strike. Howat was
released from his obligation to ap
pear before Judge Anderson next
Monday for a hearing on charges
of violating the anti-strike injunc
tion and the Lever act.
If the Kansas miners have re
turned to work by next Monday, it
is understood the charges against
Howat will be indefinitely con
tinued.
Wouldn't Shave Moustache,
He's Got Appendicitis
Paris, Dec. 2S.?Appendicitis caused
by moustaches is the latest curious
case just reported to the French So
I ciety of Medicine by two Parts sur
I geons.
? They declare they recently operated
i on a patient in whose case the In
flammation was found to be <?ne to a
I hair from his moustaches wttch he
j had swallowed with his food.
Girl Sees Her Fiance
Shot Dead in Duel
Anniston. Ala., Dec 23 ? In a pistol I
duel fought in the presence of the j
girl he was soon to marry, Orrin
Hopkins received four wounds and |
was killed today. Jack Carter, his I
adversary, was shot twice and is not ]
expected to live.
The pistol battle was fought in Car
| ter's home at Maxwellborn. this
j county. It was said the trouble
I Started over Carter's objection to the
marriage of Hopkins and Carter's sis
ter. The youn* woman, who wit
nessed the shooting, is prostrated.
Both families are prominent in the
community.
Raid N. C. 'ShinersT
Seize Much Liquor
Ashevllle. N. C.. Dec. 23.?Revenue
agents today raided three stills In
Polk County and arrested two oper
ators. Twenty gallons of whisky and
8,00? gallons of beer were con
flacated. * -
Today's activities brought the total
number of stills captured" up to forty
and the number of operators to
twenty since December 1 The work
of the raiders Is the result of a pre
Christmas campaign against North
Carolina moonshiners.
i
"BAR SINISTER"
IDEA IMPRESSED
ON NEWS TRIAL
Deposition in Murder Trial
Suggests Mrs. Burger
Sought Money.
PECULIAR TRAITS TOLD
Known as "Nutty" Among
Youthful Companions.
Defense Attacks Nurse.
Jf?" CM.. Dec. a.-Decla
ration that she believed Mra. Lily
?n ^e mind of
nr 7, th' a,,e*ed '?ct of hi.
JireTrnmacy. ,n order that gh#
pnUed States Senator New
for money. ?? made In a deposi
?f Mp? Eleanor Jane Drum
mond. of Indiana polls, read at today s
?f Hlrr>- trial for
the alleged murder of Frieda Leaser.
Mra. Drummqpd said Harry New
brooded over hla "unfortunate birth"
when he was a, young a? 10 years.
New'? Peculiar Traits.
Reading of the depositions was
continued after Mra. Dan Condon
had testified New visited her father's
home the night Mrs E, L. Banner
a nurse, claimed to have dined with
him at a cafe. The depositions em
phasized the following points:
New associated with boys much
younger than himself
When he was ID years old he had
a tendency to "make love" to girls.
He was unable to keep important
employment.
He never read or wrote anything, j
although he went to college.
Most of the depositions said New
realized the difference between right I
and wrong, but was subnormal men
tally.
Money From Fnther.
A. B Kaufman, an Indianapolis
realty dealer, in his deposition Indi
cated New received money from his
father and became moody when the
money did not come promptly.
"He would brood and I thought It
was because he did not get money
from his father." Kaufman testified
New was knows among his boy
hood companions aa "Nutty" New, j
according to a deposition made by I
Or-anjiCKT) O.N PAGE MDt
BARONESS BACK, j
TO REMAIN HERE
Two Trunks All That Re
mains of Sternburg Prop- i
erty, Result of War.
New Vork. Dec. 33.-'I never intend
to leave America again." said Bar
oness Lillian May Speck von Stern
burg. widow of the one-time German
Ambassador to the United States, to
friends who met her at the pier to
day on her return from Germany.
The baroness, who wa? ?.Uss Lillian
May Utngham. of Louisville, Ky.. said !
her funds had been exhausted dur- |
Ing the war and for the past year she |
had been depending on the generosity
of friends in Berlin.
Her American property was seized
by the custodian of alien property and
is still held by the government.
"I had to borrow money for my
traveling expenses and all the prop
erty I possess is In two trunks I
brought with me. I would have re
turned long ago if the authorities had
permitted it." the Baroness said, witly
tears in her eyes, "but the Germans
wouldn t let me leave their country
and the American authorities wouldn't
have permitted me to land here dur
ing the war anyhow. There are lots
of other people undergoing the same'
Hardships and humiliation I suffered."
PHONOGRAPH ROUSES
EIGHTY-DAY SLEEPER
Norwich, N. Y , Dec. S3-Mrs. Fred
Tracey. of Oxford, who has been,
sleeping for eighty days, was aroused
today for the first time since falling
rf victim to stupor, by the playing of
a phonograph.
"What was that?" she asked as the
machine began flaying. She fell
asleep again, but was aroused several
times afterward by thi playing of
familiar airs. The physicians believe
her recovery Is now assured.
Mra. Tracey Is 56 years old. She is
reported to be in excellent physical
condition.
2 KILLED IN AIRPLANE
CRASH IN CALIFORNIA
Riverside. Cal? Dec. a.-Lleut
Herbert M. Tlchborne, of Mount Ver
non, N. T. and Private Allister Lima
were Instantly killed today when
their plane fell 2000 feet.
The cause of the accident Is un
known.
ItUMii Wreck.
L<Mdon. Dec. S3.?Ten persons
w?re killed and twenty Injured i?
a train wreck near Doual, In North
ern Prance, said a Central News
dispatch from that city today.
* V
Fire Destroys Historic Church
On Eve of Big Christmas Fete;
War Veteran PastorCarriesOn
Epworth M. E. South Con
gregation Loses Edifice
Built at Seventh and A
Streets Northeast in 1895.
Loss Placed at $30,000.
Rev. J. P. Tyler Urges
People to Assemble at Site
Of House of Worship for
Children's Party
;?S,]
Epworth M. B. Church South, which
for.nearly a quarter of a century had
stood at Seventh and A streets north
east, virtually was destroyed by fire
early yesterday evening on the eve of
a great Yuletlde celebration planned
weeks ahead to cheer the hearts of
scores of Capitol Hill kiddies. THe
Rev. J. P. Tyler. pa*tor of the church,
estimates the damage at 130.000.
The fire originated in the basement,
and was caused by an overheated fur
nace In which a tire had been started
to warm the church for a rehearsal
of the Christmas entertainment.
Pa?tor Former Chaplain.
The Kev. Mr. Tyler, who has been
pastor of Kpworth Church since the
armistice was signed, and who as a
chaplain In the army, saw eighteen
months' service overseas, had Just
returned to his home after mailing
Christmas greeting cards to every
member of the congregation, when
he was told <?f the Arc.
Fire department officials, who re
sponded to the two alarms sounded,
said last night they believed the
fire had started some time previous
to its discovery by Nelson Young.
704 A street northeast, whose home
adjoins the church. Half a doaen
homes in the vicinity were damaged
by water. Two houses, at 107 and
109 Seventh street northe%*** occu
pied by William A. Lance and Ma
bel Shank, were damaged to the
extent of $f?o each.
Traflr Tied I p:
Firemen battled with the flames
for more than an hour. Street cai
traffic in the vicinity was tied up
for a like period.
The Seventh street of the
church cracked under the intense
heat, and police. under Lieut.
Hodges, of the Ninth precinct, roped
off the danger area. It. was thought
last night the wail would have to
be torn down a* a precautionary
measure.
Many of the firemen became wet
and chilled and were served steam
ing coffee by residents in the vicin
ity.
The Rev. Mr. Tyler urged members
of the congregation who had planned j
to attend a Christmas party today in
the Children's Horn at First and New
York avenue northwest, to assemble
at the church site as if their place of
worship had not been burned Au
tomobiles will be provided to take
them to the Home, he said.
Remodeled La?t Spring.
The church was remodeled last j
spring. While fire department officers
placed the damage at 15,000, the Rev.
Mr. Tyler declared he knew the fire
meant a Ions of $30,000, as it would
that much to put the building in
shape again.
The Kpworth M. E. Church was
built during the pastorate of Rev.
John O. Knott in 1816. The congrega
tion has grown steadily until the
present membership is 510.
Daniel C. Roper. Commissioner of
Internal Revenue, was at one time a
prominent member of the church.
With His Church In Ashes
Wishes All Merry Xmas
\: "" ,
Daaatloss spirit ni displayed by the Rev. J. P. Tyler, pas
tor of Epworth Methodist tphcifd Church Smith, when he
viewed the ashes of the hoase of worship.
"I have worshiped Qod it charcbes ? Flanders that were
ia auch worse f&t/BUm thai ours," said the dcrprwi, who
served ia the A. I. f. as a rhaphh
"Tel the people of Washaftoa that the people of Epworth
Methodist Episcopal Charch Sooth wish the* a Merry Christinas.
I hope they are happy as we shall be.
"Wo are foiaf ahead.
"We don't know sfhere, bat some place."
President Gives
Turkeys to 135
President Wilson brought
holiday cheer to many hearts
yesterday.
Following a custom he es
tablished in 1913, the year
he became President, he dis
I tributed 135 turkeys to em
| ployes and the policemen at
tached to the White House
and the executive offices.
Per diem employes of the
District of Columbia, who
number thousands, were made
glad by a Presidential order
giving them half holidays at
full pay the days preceding
Christmas and New Year.
WARlERpHOT,
JAILS TWO MEN
Sheriff Collapsed 'Alter Put
ting Alleged Booze-run
ners in Cells.
Parker. S Dak. Dec. 23-Olif
Karp. who claims the honor of hav
ing sent the first shell hurtling: from
an American gun into German-held
territory after America entered ttie
world war, is in a hospital here suf
fering from two gunshot wounds in
flicted by Joe Paine and Marion
Junction, alleged whisky runners.
Karp. now sheriff of Turner Coun
ty, was shot in the right arm and
left leg. but placed the men under
arrest.
Shifting his revolver from his itgM
to his left hand. Karp brought his
prisoners into this city, a distance
of six miles, and then collapsed
and was taken to the hospital.
Kaiser Report Demied.
London. Dec. '.'3.?Holland denies
the statement published by La Soir
that the Dutch government ha? re
fused to grant the extradition of
the ex-Kaiser. ?aid a Central Newi
dispatch from Amsterdam today.
Citizens Rush Work
To Save the Schools
I !
Combining of the business and civic
interests of the city for the purpose
of gaining supporters in Congress for
public school improvement in the dis
trict will be effected at a meeting
Saturday night 1n the office of Roy
C. Claflin at the Columbia School for
Drafting.
Represen tat i veil of business and
civic organizations will confer with
COURT PROTECTS
CONVICT'S NAME
Conceals History of Rich
Man Whose Nephew Tried
To Blackmail Him.
New York, Dec. 23 A prison sen
tence served twenty-Sve years ago by
a man now wealthy and respected,
remains secret from hi* friends today
as the result of the action of Judge |
Chatfield In Federal court here.
John Y. Richardson, 17. nephew of
the man, pleaded guilty to attempt
ing to extort 15.000 from hi? uncle un
der threat of exposing his past and
was given a suspended sentence. His
uncle's name was suppressed in the
court proceeding*. Richardson was
paroled In the custody of his mother.
It waa said that not etfen the man's
sons know of thla event in their fath
?f? Ufa. '
Claflin, who is chairman of the ^Joard
of Trade Committee on Public
Schools.
The school question was taken up
yesterday by Mr. Claflin with repre
sentatives of the organizations and
all agreed for preliminary discussion.
Claflin saitj. that the efforts of The
Herald in pointing out the conditions
and showing the needs incited much
favorable comment.
Leader* Are Consulted.
Those who were approached on the
question yesterday were Robert N. j
Harper, president of the Chamber of !
Commerce; Jesse C. Suter, chairman ;
of the school committee of the Fed- I
oration of Citizens' Associations, and
Charles I. Corby, chairman of Group
1 of the Rotary Club which has in
stituted an investigation into the
school system. Today Claflin will
confer with Dr. Arthur Ramsay, vice
chairman of the school committee of
the Chamber of Commerce.
Those who have been asked to at
tend thex first joint conference on
CONTINUED ON~PAGB tHRE*
Soldier Ambitions for
President Please Baker
Soldier candidates for President
have a free field, with ni) handicap*
and no favoritism, so far as Secre
tary of War Baker is concerned.
This was made clear yesterday when
Secretary Baker said, answering a
query as to his attitude toward sol
dier candidates:
"Qod bless them all. It surely Is
gratifying; to see the people baye con
fidence is the men of the army."
SENATE TO SCAN
ALL RUSS IN U. S.
Borah Sub-committee to In
vestigate Propaganda
Of Rival Factions.
Investitration of all Russian prop
aganda in the United State*, includ
ing that against the Lenine-Trotzky
regime. as well an that in it* favor,
will be made by a subcommittee of
the Foreign Relation* Committee
named by Senator I^odge yesterday
Ita member* are Senator* Bo-ah.
Moses, Knox. Shields and Pom- j
erene.
The subcommittee war appointed in |
accordance with a resolution intro
duced by Senator Kenyon. which th- |
Senate adopted. Originally tbe re*o- j
lutlon provided only for an investi
gation of the activities of LAKlwig I
A. C. Marten*, acknowledged rep-!
reeentative in this country of the I
Soviet government. But on Senator'
Borah** motion tb# resolution wa* |
amended to Include an investieatlon I
of the propaganda being carried on
by *upporter8 of the old monarchist
system.
It i* alleged that representatives
of the anti-Bolshevik government j
have free access to the State IV-1
partment and that fund* of the
United State* have been disbursed
to sustain them In thi? country.
"There i* * great deal of Rus
sian propaganda in this country be
sides that which is heinc Put out bv
Martens and his associates," said
SenatO" Borah yesterday.
"T believe we ought to pet at both
sides of the case and find out who
1* financing the other kind of Rus
sian propaganda a* well a* going
after Marten*. That is why I had
the resolution amended.
Pershing Back
Home Reveres
His Mother
Pays Tribute to Training
As Laclede Takes Him
To Its Heart.
I^aclede. Mo.. Dec. 23. ? Johnny
Pershing is back home. He came to
day and ended temporarily, at least,
a 'tugging at the heart strings"
which, it became known at the
homecoming. has been growing
more persistent the longer Johnny?
known in Paris. I>ondon and other
European capital* as Gen. Pershine.
commander-in-chief of the A. E. F.
?remained away from home.
While Gen. Perching was in Paris
he received a cable from Mayor d
Allen, of I.#aclede asking when he
"was coming home "
The general's reply indicated that
he would be home at the "earliest
possible moment." H?? arrived in
New York several weeks ago?but
he "got home today." As the gen
eral's special train drew up at the
little station here the general, for
getting for the time being hi* snap
py military carriage, bounded out
of the rear door of the coach on to
the rear platform.
With him were Mayor Allen and
Clay Bigger, former schoolmates.
Charley Spurgeon. another boyhood
pal. was there also. He had taken a
day off from his duties as clerk in a
clothing store to welcome Johnny
home.
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.
POPE TO BUY PLANES
FOR VATICAN SERVICE
Rome. Dec. 21.?Pope Benedict in
tends to buy two airplanes of the
latest type for use on special diplo
matic errands of Vatican couriers
The Holy FatheF also wishes to have
the plane* available for himself in
the event that his hurried departure.
should be required at any Una
t
Harem Mysteries
And the 75 Kiddies
Repealed to Her
. _P lin Graphs
Mrs. P. E. Van Gogli. wife of a
Dutch lieutenant governor In Java,
known what no other white woman
known?the "inside" mysteries of the
harem of the Sultan of\ Djokpokarta.
By his majesty's special invitation,
she repeatedly visited the Sultan's
four legal wives, who rank as ^ul
tanans, and his fifteen other wives,
who don't. Sh?> became acquainted
with his seventy-five children. The
women taught her the secret of
"batik"* embroidery, known to few
except Orientals.
Price of Whisky
Hits Down Grade
Apprehension on the part
of local venders of liquor that
they are due to come under
immediate and searching Fed
eral scrutiny hafe resulted in
a sharp "break in the market."
Whisky that recently has
been selling for $12 a quart
now is being eased onto the
nervous market at as low a
figure as $10 a quart, and in
s watty cast lower. Liquor
dealers whd^>?\fe been asking
as high as $15 a quart are
reported to have considered
it the point of discretion to
modify their demands con
siderably.
One of the men of the lat
ter classification was quoted
la>t night as saying he didn't
carc to be conspicuous."
BLAMES WILSON
FOR PEACE SNAG
Ex-Premier Ribot of France
Criticises "Refusal to
Listen to Reason."
Rt ALEXANDER RIBOT
Former I'lralrr of Fraace.
Parts. Dec. 23 ?France regards with
the gravest misgiving* the Knox peace
resolution, which if adopted will
shelve the peace treaty permanently,
according to the general belief here.
Presidnt Wilson's stubborn refusal
to listen to reason and accept the in
evitable reservations proposed by the
United States Senate, which are now
favored by the Allies, has apparently
created the impression amon-* the
American people that peace will never
be obtained by, the peace treaty and
must, therefore, be negotiated sepa
rately.
The Knox resolution adopted, peace
will be proclaimed between the t'nited
States and Germany, and the respon
sibility for the grave consequences
following America's separation from
the Allies * ill fail upon President
Wilson
The recent decision of the I'nited
States Supreme Court on the liquor
question, in which it is pointed nut.
incidentally, that "a treaty is only
a proposal until approved by the Sen
ate." is legally sound. as everyone
in Europe knows
Nevertheless, the European prec
edent has always been to ratify trea
ties signed by the representatives of
the contracting nations in spite of
the most glaring flaws. The threat
by President Wilson to reject ratifi
cation of the document with reserva
tions will not rycive the approbation
of the Allly.^
Emmanuel to Vuit United State*.
Rome. Dec. 23.?King Victor Em
manuel of Italy is planning a visit
to the United State* and South Amer
ican republics in tSSU. It was learned
Here today.
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Holiday Railroad Tickets oa Sale.
A. a siwcisl aramunnjatinn for Uwv ?ho ?itt>
to s?*d <1* hoildsn ru?i bj bu)la? thru rait
ro. J and ?Wi?nl cmr tirtw. ahMd or mix tat
th.ir CMMaas tnpi the Coasottdated TMut
Othce. at 191 F MiMt. wtB naiin oewn
da fa until In. ? fron Dsosuitw 1? to ss It
t. tapected that th? hstidsj trawl Uua >rm oil
br ttty ' -a*J and watioalats wtll s>*ii? thra
arlx. oI llwa ? antwiillaliisii bf appir
inr toe thm ?sH?. Bf mlbimionf thr saount
of rhMksMc inrna iher can mm tli
drlaf. and hrip matsciallf la radncwf Us anal
Christ om. cuoFStHa-ad*.
Allied Reply on Scapa Flow
Must Have Reichstag De
cision Before Signing.
NEW BREAK IS HINTED
Demand for Surrender of
Ships and Materials Al- I
leged Content of Note.
1 ?
Pari*. Dec B ?All M|m of pmti
between the allies and Germany he
coming operative tomorrow or
Christina* Day a rain were shattered
today. Baron von Lersn?'. the Ger
man plenipotentiary, left for Ber
lin tonight taking with him the al
lied reply to Germany's laat note oa
the peace protocol and the Heap*
Flow reparation.
Before leaving the baron told
newspaper men It mtcht be neces
sary to submit the document to the
I German national assembly (now gen
erally called reichstagl for Anal de
CUIOT^
Art After
I Since tha assembly u not expected
to convene untM aftVr the holiday .
| a further delay is looked for which
I may drag the matter Into January.
I Secretary Dutasta. of the Peact
Conference, handed the note to Baron
von Lersner thia monung adding
some oral observations In elab
oration of the contents. Marcel
Hutin, a usually well informed Jour
nalist. asserts this afternoon thai
the French viewpoint has agalr
prevailed in the allied councils, and
that the reply reiterates the Insist
ence upon the surrender by Ger
many of ^ve cruisers and frvtoe tons
of docks, dredges and harbor ma
terial. and further repeating the de
mand that the protocol must be ac
cepted as it now stands.
Praaee la IMasppolated
I/ersner's departure came aa an un
pleasant surprise, for It had been
presumed be had full powers to sign,
and all prediction* had been optimis
tic Public opinion la FYaacs had
been led to expect the pnaoe proc
lamai ion as a Christmas gift
Alow a new deadlock is threatened,
for the Germans ane suspacted by
close observer* of Intending merely
to repeat their procrastinating tac
tics. prompted by the desire to awali
America's final action on the treaty
1 before putting peace into effect.
L'ln trans ifreant, commenting of
Von I-eranei-.* departure, says best
'opinion In French diplomat!, circles
is that there Is a possibility of ?
new rupture with Germany.
Mmj IWj Allies
It Is considered powible that il
th? event the United States ahoult
' aire.- to make a aeparate peac*
with Germany, the Germans wll
openly defy the Allies to enforw
the treaty in Its present low -rv
French military leaders say thai
, ita this caw they are ready to provt
; -the sword is more powerful that:
the pen' and that they would wel
come an occasion to administer f*
Germany a dose of the same medr
cine she inflicted upon Franc
MRSJ.P.SHONTS
i MAY BE EVICTED
Widow of Traction Magnate
j Can't Get Money Tied
Up in Litigation.
New York. IVc 23.?Mrs. Thro
' dorr r Shouts, widow of th* lat*
? president of th?- Intr rht-rouph
| Rapid Transit Company, and moth
j er of the Duche?s d*1 I'haulnca
has not been abl^ to pay the rrnl
of her Park avenue apartment fot
1 December because h^r funds are
I1 tied up by lltifrati??n and wfc*
served Hith a dispose*? s notice
| today.
I Artoth. r daughter, Mrs. Pingham
i says Mrs. Shonts ha> no ready
money. A bequest of lioo.oftf from
'her liusband i>? ti?*d up at* a re
sult of the cnnt?\Nt ol his Will,
and she has been unable to collect
$5.WW due ?n an in*>urance policy
on his life.
"We have had many offera of
financial assiatance. however.** Mra.
I.insham added, "and It appears
that we nhall have to take advan
tage of them."
The Uucheaa de Chaulnea ar
rived today from Europe.
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