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VOLUME XXXI. No. 178.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN., WEDNESDAY EVENING. MAY 51, 1919.
THREE CENTS.
i
;00 LATE FOR GERMANY
TO DEMY AGGRESSION
Clemenceau Also Says Foe Can't Escape War
' :"J
01 i Tiger of Trance Replies to Arguments Set Forth by
; Brockdorff-Rantzau, Head of German' Dele
f gation, as to Reparation.
Paris, May 21.' (A. P.) It is too late io Germany to seek
lo deny both the aggression in the war and her responsibility for
.1. This declaration is made by Premier Clemenceau as president
of the peace conference, in replying to the German note on re
parations, the text of which, with the reply, was made public last
night. 1 ; ' ' - . ' -
'The argument put forth by Cotant ron Brockdorft'-Rantzau
was that Germany did not start a waf of aggression, that the
German people were convinced they fought a defensive war, and
lliafe the present German government cannot be held responsible
for 'faults" of- the former German government.
( Premier Gtfemenceau takes up the points made by the Ger
man . delegation and declares the German government last No
v tuber made no protest against thecharge in a note of Secretary
rising that Germany was the aggressor. The president of the
t inference points out, further that Germany -made the French
Vernment of 1871 .and the Russian government of 1917. respon
se for the acts of the imperial regimes in France and Russia.
FATE UNKNOWN.
J Like Gustave Hamel, another
jpioneer flier, the fate of Harry
. Hawker and Commander
Mackenzie Grieve, who fell .
somewhere in the Atlantic while
attempting to fly to Ireland, .
probably will never be known.
Hamel In 1918 tried i to fly.
across the English channel, a
'Teat, now performed every day.
He was never heard from, after
"he started. V ,
7ILS0N TO MAKE
0 CONCESSIONS
jg Five Consider Recom-
mendations for Certain
I Changes in Treaty.
:0 THAT "HUN MAY SIGN
Seraans Wffl : Have Reply
Ready Thursday if Allies '
f Refuse More Time.
(By John Edvin Ncvn.) . ..
Paris, May 21. U. N. S.I Prest,
int Wilson. Lloyd George and mm-
' - .. ,).. . mrt this moi'ltnx
nk considered recommendations for
e'rtaln changes In the peace treaty.
Which will make it more acceptable
O the German government,
s'fhe recommendations were made
y tJie French economic experts r-d
vere submitted by Premier Clemen
eau. They had to do with the de
mands for reparation made by tne
illies and objected to by the Gcr-
hians. ine mouuitiiuuna
Mgned to make It easier for Germany
o meet the conauions-reBauimt,
lemiiitics imposed by too allies.
These sujrKcfltions for
changes '
'.. i,
were made following receipt ul
- from secret sources in.ii ,
hances
ces tnat tne rre n v, ......
nment would aiK ...I the treaty
i be greatly increased if o-
trover
VAllM
aln modifications were made. It 1
-xpeeted that the recommendations I
vlH be adopted.
4 t rinisning ibuuhbi.
The Germans are completing the
inching touches on their final notes
n anticipation of a poaslble ad -erse
e.ply from the allies to their request
oi mo-e time a d will nave them
n readiness tomorrow.
Their arguments rest largely upon
tie: economic sections of the trrity
v-hlch the French experts propose to
i mend.
If the allies decline to grant any
xtension of time, the big five will
esrin considering the German coun-
er.proyosals immediately and may
iv their reply Saturday or Monday.
rh issue will then be Joined and
ha Germans will have to decide
rhether to sign the peace treaty or
anew hostilities.
Elaborate preparations for an alr
ight economic blockade or Germany,
ii the event she refuses to sign, have
i0w been completed. Not a single
onsigmnent - of provisions will be
'ermitted to enter while tne allied
irmles advance and occupy various
itrateglc centers. However, officials
ir confident that the minor conccs- I
ons to be made Germany will be
etzed by the German government
s a pretext for Bignlng.
Wilson's Attitude ' Unchanged,
following the conference of the
president with other members of the
Kmerican peabe delegation at the Ho-
ei brinon, late yesterday, it was
earned that President Wilson's at-
itude tegarding Germany is un
hanged. The president, aiong with
h other American envoys, feels
hat Germany will sign. He it not
onsidering any concessions whatso
ever. It is now understood that Presi-
lent Wilson will remain in France
intil both the German and the Aus
rian treaties are signed.
The president has drafted a reply
a the Irish-American request re
arding passports for Prof. De Va-
"ra, president of the Sinn Fein or-
anization, and this has neen given
v Secretary Lansing for presentation
vhieh will probably be made tomor
ow. REGARDS IT UNFORTUNATE
! Prohibition Leader Says Recammenda
: tion Does Not Represent Wishes
; of People.
Indianapolis, Ind., May 21. "Presi
l ent M'llson's recommendation for the
i epeal of so much of the wartime pro
j ibition act as applies to beer and
i ines is most unfortunate." .7. Frank
I'fanly, former governor of Indiana, who
as a candidate for president of the
nited States on the prohibition tleket
1'IIfi. declared todsv In pneakitiK' of
she message the president sent to the
tra session of congress now in see-
on.
"It does not represent the best of the
-iintry or the wishes of the American
ople," Mr. Hanly addeiT. He asserted
lit repeal of an section of the mm
- would make difficult enforcement of
' national prohibition act snd pre
ted that the present congress would
' repeal any section of the act.
Responsibility. "'
NC-4 WILL NOT
HOP OFF TODAY
Ponta Delgada-Li$bon Flight
. . Delayed Engine ; Not
Functioning Properly." :
NO HOPE FOR .HAWKER
Safety of NO-3 an Encourage
ment, but Odds Against
British Birdman.
Washington, May 21. The NC-4
will be unable to hop off from Ponta
Delgada for the coast of Portugal
today.
The navy department at 7:23 to
day received a message from Admiral
Jackson stating that one of the en
gines of the plane,, which -had been
expected to start the fourth kg of Its
ransatlantic flight today, was' not
functioning properly. The necessary
adjustment would keep Commander
Read at Ponta' Delgada throughout
tne day, it was stated.,. . i
, RehliiMinn M r V,i " 4
Stv Johns, N. f; May 21. The kel
etan of Frederick R. Raynham's Mar
tiuside plane, a thing of frail appear
ance, stripped of Its covering pt linen
and veneer, was set up, in a repair
shop today to be reassembled. Cant.
C.W. F Morgan indicated he would
not fly with Raynham in- the attempt
to win fame for which the machine is
being rebuilt. He said when he re.
covered froip his injuries he would
make an effort to obtain a new plane
and start an independent flight for
me uriusn isles.
Postponement Imperative.
London, May 21 (A. P.)The
American .navy seaplane NC-4 will
not start for Lisbon from Ponta Del-
KH(ia T.ooav. nnnni-fllnp- tn m m n.d
- ro VV W hv ZZZZZ
' .-.
naval authorities, yi'he engine of the
Bf.a(nne is to -k Ratisfac:
,,. m , R po,tponemcnt 0, th
flight imperative.
Only Cockleshell Emergency Boat.
' St. Johns. N. F., May 2f. Hope
for the safety of Harry G. Haw
ker and Commander Mackenzie
Grieve, mining since they set out
eastward through the air on Sun
day in their Sopwith biplane for
Ireland, was virtually abandoned
today by the British fliers pre
paring here to take wing in their
search. News of the safety of the
, NC-3 after being so long on the
water had been a source of en
couragement, but it is recognized
that the Hawker-Grieve machine
carried only a cockle shell emer
gency beat as compared with the
stout hull of the American naval
plane.
Undaunted by Misadventure.
t'ndauntcd by the Sopwith's dis
appearance, members of the other
cross-bceah expeditions today con
tinued to mature their plans for
flights with the next full moon, three
weeks hence. From Harbor Grace came
word that the Handley-Page super
bomber would be in the sir within
ten days, instead of a fortnight, as
the assembling of this machine is
being expedited.
Capt. Alcott, of the Anglo-Amerl-
can team which will attempt a flight
m a Vimv bomber, expects the latter
machine to reach here tomorrow or
Friday. M'hile here he will use. a
his base the Mount Pearl plateau
airdrome, vacated by Hawker. Fly
ing light to Harhor Grace, he will
there take on a full load of 865 gal
Ions of gasoline before "hopping off."
His plane will have a range of 2,440
miles. Capt. Alcott said today he
would carry . as life-saving equipment
only an inflatable vest, as he consid
ered other contrivances of such doubt
ful value that he. would not burden
his machine with .them. .
Collapsed Soon After Starting.
St. Johns, May 20. Regarding the
fate of Hawner and Grieve, some of
the airmen here believe the Sopwith
collapsed within a short time after
leaving St. Johns and that the wire
less failed. The opinion Is gaining
ground that field ice and icebergs
extending for 100 miles off the coast
may have affected the work of the
engines through the intense cold con
gealing th oil. The American air
men who flew to Trepassey from
Rockaway, N. T., found this condi
tion caused them serious inconven
ience, disturbing all their engines,
some of which virtually burned out
from this cause, according to officers
aboard the United States supply ship
Frairie.
Up by Dawn. "Timing Up'' Motors
Ponta Del Gada, May 21. (A.P.)
Engine trouble caused the postpone
ment of the flight of the NU-4 from
Ponta Del Gr.da to Lisbon, which it
had been planned to start at day- j
b k todaV- rhe crew boarded the
plane two hours before sunrise to
tune un the motors. After making
three unsuccessful attempts to take
off with one engine functioning Im
properly. Lieut-Commander A. C.
Read decided it was. too late to rem- J
edy the trouble this morning: in order
to take off in time ta make the flight
DETERMINED NOT
TO SIGN TREATY
Ranfcau Satisfied Schetde
mann Cabinet Indorses
His Position.
DATE AGAIN ' POSTPONED
f
Allies May GivajBerman Pro
posals Consideration Par
tition of Turkey piscussed.
(By Telegraph From th. ifev Tork
World, copyrighted.)
Paris, May 21. Count Von Brock
dorff-Rantzau , returned ' from . Spa
quietly but determined not to sign
the allies' terms in their present form
His talk with Flnano-M!nister
Dernburg at Spa evide atisfled
him that tho Scheldej J cabinet
heartily Indorses the , he has
taken.
"To accept the cor c is the al
lies, have formulated i" , commit a
national harikarl," j" .'marked to
the members of hJ .-;? arage in the
hearing of one. of J- tllied laiaaon
officers.
The general lmprwJon which one
gathers about the German hadquar-
ters today is that the German dele
gation has banished all uoubts and
is committed to a definite, all be it
possibly, disastrous course of action.
French officials admit that the
date for the signature ot the peace
treaty is again receding, count Von
Brockdorff-Rantzau, they say,
brought back voluminous counter
proposals' to the treaty which will
be delivered Thursday, it Is antici
pated that the tallies may consider it
necessary to give these proposals
from eight days to three weeks con
sideration. 'When the allies deliver
their answer the Germans will be
directed tol slgp the treaty forth
with. If they refuse, it will mean
that the armistice is at an end. It
is impossible, therefore, to set the
act aaie tor the signature.
The partition of the 1-nrvtnh m
Pire, mainly to satisfy Itaio-Greek
ambitions, is being reconsidered
again by the Big Four. The French
iy iney win lose by any partition,
as their important and widespread
interests throughout- Asia Minor
Hunt suuer.
Secretary of State Lansing haa
icociilcu me- letter or the Irish
American delegates to Presidnt Wil
son, "on th grounds of high policy'"
V . j""c"y nnown, Messrs. Mi
v.mei r. Kjan, Edward F. Dunno
and Frank P. fl'alsh aakeri Mn l o
sing to use his good offices to procure
from the British government safe
conduct from Dublin to Paris and
back for "the elected representatives
of the people of Ireland," so thev
may present the. claims or Ireland
for "international recognition as a
republic." --,. . S. i'JI
ON LODGE'S COMMITTEE
wrg4mztlon Complete Progresses
,,- , . Represented.
JvV:,?i? '.,?'Rto,n' A1,av --Organization of
.v..,, tnui-r uoage's committee
Oil COnilll tfroo " """iiiiiee
Mean member,; of the sUnXJ 7eZt
committees, waa completed today wit).
........ n., , appointment as a
member. it). Senator McNarv. of
,! ".' B w,u represent the progres
The committee today discussed the
...iT, 1 uemoora,ti! leaders tnat the
rr.iiiibl c ii ittu n. iv r i..
.v.;i, i , . itiil'uriHlil. roin-
mittees be reduced to two Instead of
three, hlle withholding f jdK-lii'-nt,
tire repuhlieaus are understood to
. .. leniHiive.iy lo tins re
duction for thai appropriations rommit
tee. but declined to cut down the three
majority on the foieiRn relations. Inter
state commerce, finance and privilcKos
and elections committees.
OFF FOR NEW ORLEANS
Handley-Page Plane on Trip From
Montgomery.
Montgomery, Ala., M 21. The big
Handley-Page airplane, under command
of Capt. Dunning, and carrying four
officers and six enlisted men, left avia
tion repair depot here at 10:05 this
morning for New Orleans on its wav to
Ellington Held, Houston. Tex. The ma
chine has been here several weeks un
dergoing repairs.
MANY PLANS CHANGED
Pershing Abandons Projected Visit to
England.
Paris, May 21. ( Havas.) In addition
to the abandonment of the projected
trip to England of Gen. Pershing the
American commandcr-ln-ehief. several
of the higher American officers and cer
tain members of the American peace
mission, according to reports, have
given up the idea of a return to Amer
ica in the near future.
BANDITS ROB BANK
Throw Cashier In Coal Bin and Get
Away With 10,000.
Chicago. May 21. Five bandits today
bons, in Cicero, a suburb, .threw
Charles Baker, the cashier, in a coal
bin, and looted the bank of J10.000
They escaped ill an automobile.
1,000 REACH ATLANTA
Lieut. Blanton, of Selma, Among Those
Returlng With Eighty. second.
Atlanta, Ga., May 21. Over 1,000 re
turning' soldiers of the Eighty-second
division, of which about 800 were of
the 325th regiment, arrived late last
night at Camp Gordon. Among them
were Lieut. C. Blanton. of Selma. Ala.,
and many otheiv Alabamans' and Geor
gians. ONLY TWO DEFINITE BIDS
For Construction of Two Naval Dread,
noughts.
Mshington, May 21. Only two defi
nite bids were received by the navy de
partment today for the construction of
the remaining two of the ten super
dreadnoughts authorized by congress in
1916. ' The Newport News Shipbuilding
and Dry Dock company offered to build
one in forty-five months for S21.900.0UO.
and the Bethlehem Shipbuilding cor
poration one in forty months for J22,
2,280,000. to Lisbon in daylight hours.
Thousands of persons who crowded
the decks of ships In the harbor and
vantage points on the water front,
were disappointed at the failure to
start today. Commqnder Read is
confident the engine trouble is not
important and that it will be rem
edied in time to begin the flight to
Lisbon at daybreak tomoirow.
weather permitting.
Crowds of souvenir hunters who
tried to get pieces of the NC-3, the
flagship of the fight, which is moored
In the harbor lure. m.-id it necef.orv
today for the naval authorities to is
sue orders that the ship be guarded
day and night.
COOLER HEADED GERMANS
FAVOR SIGNING TREATY
Chief Division Among Teutons Is Over Provis
ion for Surrender of the Former Emperor.
Rantzau Opposes Delivery of William
HohenzollerntoCourtofJust.ee.
Berlin, May 21. (Exclusive Cable i
lo I. N. S. From Indon Pally Kx-i
to
press.) Some of the cooler-headed
members of the German cabinet now
favor signing the peace treaty If
slight concessions are made. The
majority of the cabinet, backed by
the national assembly, is opposed to
signing.
Tho chief division la over the clause
providing for the, surrender of the
former kaiser. Count Von Hrock-dorff-Rantzau.
head of the German
delegation, opposes the kaiser's sur
render. ,
President Ebcrt and Premter
Scheldemann are possibly willing; to
eliminate the ex-emperor, thus re
moving him as a possible monarchi
cal competitor. '
Germany Suggests a Committee.
Amsterdam, May 21. Germany, in
Resume of Peace Situation German
Cabinet Declares Refusal of Terms
. (By the Associated Press.)
The definite statement that Germany will not sign the peace terms as
thev were presented to her plenipotentiaries at Versailles was made by the
German cabinet through the Associated Press. Statements along a .ome.
whut similar line by President Ebert, Premier Schlcdemann and other Ger
mans in high places have preceded this one. Meanwhile, Luropean dis
patches show Germany's representatives are still endeavoring to secure
modifications of these terms. Thus another note was sent yesterday by the
German peace mission at Versailles to the secretariat of the peace con
ference. This haa been forwarded to the allies by the Germans since they
received the peace terms. The contents of the note are not as yet known.
The fifteen-dav time limit for the Germans to make known their stand
poinTelpfiireseThurySd.y. 'up 'yesterday at least the prevalent opln on n
Paris seemed to be that, notwithstanding all their protests, the Germans
ultimately would sign the treaty. : , .... ,.ih
Premier Orlando, of Italy, has gone to Rome for a conference with
members ot his cabinet on "certain interior and foreign questions, accord
ing to a Paris dispatch. It seems probable, therefore, the peace terms win
not be presented to the Austrian delegation before Friday when the Italian
premier is due to return to Paris.
In vh?w of the ract that .the aettlement of the Italian and Jugo-Slavii
claims to Flume and parts of Dalmatla are still not settled and that every
effort has been made to bring about an agreement before the peace terms are
laid before the Austrian peace mission, it may be assumed Bignor Orlando s
flying trip to Rome Indicates some new development in the work of adjusting
the situation. Apparently Premier Orlando will at the most remain at
Rome only a few hours. '
Judge Schumacher, who represented ffyrol on the Austrian peace delega
tion, has returned to Vienna, it is stated in Paris advices. It is pointed out
that ho was bitterly attacked by the Italians and the French press for his
activities against the Italians at Trlest. where he was stationed during the
war. It is said Chancellor Karl Renner, chief of the Austrian missioif. sent
hira back to Vienna in the interest of harmony during the negotiatiopa.
GERMAN PEOPLE DID NOT WILL
WORLD WAR, DECLARES NOTE TO
PEACE CONFERENCE NOW PUBLISHED
Paris, May 21. (A. PA The peace
conference last night made public the
text of the German note regarding
reparations and the repiy made by
Premier Clemenceau, ass president of
the conference. . " si v ' J
- .Tews-of German No?i ""'
The German note rcaas:
Versailles, May 13, 1919.
"To His Excellency, M. Clemenceau,
President of the Peace Conference.
"Sir: In the draft ot the peace
treaty submitted to the German del
egates. Part VlH, concerning repara
tion, begins with article ZitI, which
reads as follows: 'The allies and
associated governments affirm and
Germany accepts the responsibility
of Germany and her allies for caus
ing all the loss and damage io which
the allied and associated govern
ments and their nationals have been
subjected as a consequence of the
war imposed upon them by the ag
gression of Germany and ner allies.'
"Now the obligation to mane rep
aration has been accepted by Ger
many by virtue of the note from
Secretury of State Lansing, of Nov.
5, 1918, independently of the ques
tion of the responsibility for the war.
The German delegation cannot ad
mit lhat there could arise out of a
responsibility incurred by .the former
German government in regard to the
origin of the world war any right
for the allied and associated powers
to be Indemnified by Germany for i
any losses suffered during the war.
The representatives of the allied
and associated states have, moreover,
declared several times that the Ger
man people should not be held re
sponsible for the faults committed by
their governments. The German
people, did not will the war and
would not have undertaken a war
of aggression. They nave always
remained convinced that this war
was, for them, a defensive war.
"The German delegates ao not
share the views of the allied and
the origin of the war. Thev cannot
consider the former German govern -
men as tne party which was solely
or chiefly to blame for the war. The
draft of the treaty of peace trans
mitted by you contains no facts in
support of this view; no proof on
the subject is furnished tnerein. Tho
German delegates, therefore, beg you
to be so good as to communicate to
them the report of the commission
set up by the allied and associated
governments for the purpose of es
tablishing the responsibility of the
authors of the war.
Pray accept, Mr. President, the
assurances of my high consideration,
tsignea.)
"BROCKDORFF-RANTZAU."
Text of Clemenceau's Reply.
The text of the renlv of Prrviinr
Clemenceau Is dated Mav 2ft. inia
and is as follows:
Mr. Chairman In vonr nnt rt
May 13 you state that Germany,
while 'accepting' in November, 19.' 8,
'the obligation to make rcnuniinn
did not understand such an accept
ance to mean that her responsibility
was involved either for the war or
lor the acts of the former German
government and that it is only pos
sible to conceive of such an obliga
tion If its origin and cause is the re
sponsibility of the author of the darn-
age, you add that the Geiman peo
ple would never have undertaken a
war of aggression.
"Yet. in the note from Secretary of
State Lansing of Nov. 5, 191S, which
you approve of and advise in favor
of your contention, it is stated thel
the obligation to make reDaration
arises out of 'Germany's aggression
Dy iana, sea and air.
"As the German government did
not at the time make any protest
against this allegation, it thereby rec
ognized it as well founded.
"Therefore. Germany recognized in
1918. implicitly but clearly, both the
aggression and her responsibility.
"It is too late to seek to deny them
today.
"It would be impossible, you state
further, that the German people should
be regarded as accomplices of the faults
committed by the 'former Herman gov
ernment.' However. Germany has never
claimed, and such a declaration would
have been contrary to all principles of
international law, that a modification
?
V
her reply to the allied peace treaty
proposals, suggests the creutlon of a
German and allied committee, with a
president from a neutral Country, to
assess damages and rule on economic
questions, Strys tho Tugeblult,
"Germany Will Sign," Finally.
London, May 21. (I.N.S.) A tele,
phone message to Renters News
agency from Paris this afternoon said
that the Germans will sign the pence
treaty, though possibly with a slight
delay.
Americana Dissatisfied.
London, May 21. (A.P.) Dissatis
faction on the part of some members
of the Ainoncan peace delegation
with the German peace treaty is re
ported by tho Paris corroHpon.lent of
the West minister Gazette today.
of its political regime or a change in
the governing personalities would he
sufficient to extinguish an obligation al
ready undertaken by any nation. She
Sid not act upon the principle she now
eoiitehds for either .in 1871 as regards
ffrance s(tr.,the proclamation of, the
rtW)lijior In 1917 in regard to Russia
after the revolution which abolished the
cxarlst regime.
"Finally, you ask that the report of
the commission on responsibility ho
communicated to you. In reply we
beg to say that the allied and associated
powers consider the reports of the com
missions set up hy the peace conference
as documents of an internal character
which cannot he transmitted to you.
"Accept, Mr. t'liairman. etc.
(Signed.) "G. CLEMENCEAU."
BRITISH AT LUGA BAY
Advance on Bolshevikl Who Threaten
ta Burn Petrograd.
Stockholm, May "I. British troops
hiive been landed at Luga Bay, seventy-five
miles southwest or Petro
grad, and arc advancing against the
bolshevik forces, it was learned from
Helsingfors today. Estonian troops
are repn-ted only thirty miles from
i rograd.
The lio,.sheviks threaten to burn
Petrograd if they are forced to evac
uate the city.
ASK PERSONAL HEARING
Paris, May 21. The American
representatives of the Irish societies,
who are now in Paris, hive requested
President Wilson to give tnem a per
sonal hearing on the application
they desire to have made to the
British government for permission
tor Edward De Valera. and other
Sinn Fein leaders to come to Paris
to present Ireland's case to the pen e
conference. Their request whh origi
nally made to Secretary of State
Lansing and by him rcferren to the
president.
A Paris dispatch reported that tho
request would be transmitted to the
British authorities, but mat a refusal
on the part of the Brltlsn govern
ment was anticipated.
J.H.ALLISON RESIGNS
Nashville. May 21. J. H. Allison, for
some Hme general manager of the Tcn
nessean. will leave shortly for Texas,
where lie wi1! be connected with the
Fort Worth Record, it is learned today.
Mr. Allison came to Nashville several
years ago from a paper in Ohio, lie
has been active in various civic rluhs
and m Rotary, and news of his con
templated departure from the city will
come as a surprise to his friends.
CROWDER LEAVES CUBA
Havana, May 21. MaJ.-Gen. Enoch
II. Crowder. U. S. A., left this morn
ing for Key West on his way to
Washington. He expects to return
to Havana after engaging in confer
ences in the United States in connec
tion with the work he has In charge
of revising the Cuban election laws.
ATTENDS CONFERENCE
Washington. Mav 21. (Special)
Hal Clements, of Knoxville, chairman
of the Tennessee republican state com
mittee, arrived here today lo attend
the conference of the republican state
chairmen which is being held In Wash
ington. Cool, Says Billy 'Possum.
I'm glad
they'ic selling
doughnuts and
my heart Is w it li
the cooks, .
think the hit!"
aprons improve
t he w e a r e r' s
looks. At any
rate I'll tell my
wife she nevir
heemed to st eet
and thee per
haps she'll cook
for ine, the picture to repeat.
Fair and continued cool tonight.
Thursday fair and slightly warmer.
2i
SUFFRAGE BILL
PASSES HOUSE
Woman's Rights Measure, Be
fore Congress for 40 Years,
Taken Up Today.
PASSAGE ASSURED
New Senators Bring: in Neces
sary Votes to Make the
Needed Two-Thirds.
Washington, May 21. ( A.Pfl) The
woman suffrage constitutions!
amendment resolution was passed to
day by the house after less than three
hours debate.
The vote was 3(H lo 89, or 42 more
than tho necessary two-thirds mil -.lority.
The resolution now goes lo
the senate, where supporters plan to
urge speedy action. Kinal enactment
of the m ea .sine within two weeks was
predicted by some sufl'liige Icuders.
Champ Clark was given a long ova
tion from both sides of the chamber
when he spoke in favor of tho amend
ment. "I do not bollevc thai woman suf
frage is going to precipitate the mil
lennium," tho former speukcr said,
"nor do 1 believe it is going to dam
age the American Institutions to such
an extent as some of -Its opponents
believe it will. I believe that my wife
and daughters are as tit to vote as
any man, and 1 would be ashamed to
raise a dauehter that wasn't." ,
Representative Mann, who has en
gineered the present drive for suf
frage, spoke but a few minutes.
Washington, May 21. (A. P.) The
woman suffrage resolution, before
congress more than forty years, whr
taken up In the house today as the
first real work of the extra session.
Four hours of debate and adoption of
the resolution before adjournment
were planned.
The resolution Is the historic Susan
B. Anthony druft,wpropostng submis
sion to the states of an ciiual fran
chise amendment to the Constitution.
It was adopted by the last house 274
to 138 on Jan. 10, 1918, but twice
failed in the senate, first by two votes
and then by one.
Representative Mondell, floor lead
er, republican party in the house,
promised that the resolution provid
ing suffrage would be brought up In
the house today and suffrage leaders
were confident that it would lie
passed before the end of the week.
Under the skillful leadership of Rep
resentative Mann, of Illinois, the suf
frage resolution was rushed through
committee proceedings and was given
first position on the calendar of the.
house,
Wilson's Urge a Great Aid.
Suffrage leaders have been active
during the interim of congress and
they declare that for the ilrst time
since tho fight for suffrage was
started, success Is absolutely assured.
Jn the senate, where tho siiffruge.
resolution has twice before been de
feated, suffrage leaders declared they
now have the . necessary aixty-ftve
votes" to carry It. New senators have
changod the complexion of the senate
nn.l according to suffrage leaders
have brought in the iiccesnary votes
to make the needed two-thirds vote.
President Wilson's urge In the mes
sage of yesterday is counted on by
suffrage cohorts to swing a vote on
the democratic side .of the chamber
and pass the resolution with more
than tho needed sixty-five votes.
Tireless Woman Workers.
Corridors and offices are still the
hunting ground of tireless woman
workers, who now are known by
every senator and representative. Cine
loader in congress expressed the ap
parent sentiment of the majority
whin he said: "Let's pass it and get
free of these women. If you are lor
suffrage they continually ask you to
do things for them, and If you are
against them they are. a Iter you
every minute until they convert you."
Evidence of the thoroughness of the
suffrage workers is shown by the
Tnet that there were twelve senator:!
who were pledged to introduce the
resolution providing for tho suffrage
amendment In the senate.
Debate Ends at 5 p.m.
Washington. May 21. Coimiderntlon
of the eiial niiffrane constitutional
amendment resolution began in the
house shortly after noon today under
an agreement to close general debate
In two hours and with leaders expect
ing a vote, immediately afterwards.
In calling up the resolution. Repre
sentative Mann, republican, of Illinois,
chairman of the woman suffrage com
mittee, asked unanimous consent to
extend the time for debate to Ii o'clock,
but Representative Ferris, deijiociat,
of Oklahoma, refused to agree. Repre
sentative Little, republican, of Kansas,
opened the debate with an address In
support of the resolution.
War Proved Woman's Equality.
"If this war has shown ns anything,
it has shown us that woman is the
,.,,11111 of num." said Mr. Little. "When
our bovs were called away the girls
and women left, tlielr firesides and
proved for all time that, man is not
their superior."
Representative Kitcliln. democrat, or
N'orth Carolina, criticized the republi
cans for having neglected their oppor
tunity tn pass the woman suffrage bill
during the sivteen years they had con
trol of the government.
Representative Clark, democrat, of j
Florida, moved to amend the resolution
so It would not become effective unless
ratified by the states within seven
ears.
Reviews Kansas Conditions
Representative Little, republican, of
Kansas, opened the debate for those
favorliu the a mend merit with a review
of cotKlitionfl in Kansas under equal
suffrage.
Representative Claude Kitohin. of
N'orth Carolina, former democratic
leader, charged that the democratic
riarty had been ignored in the presen
tation of the resolution, but added:
"I want to congratulate the republi
can pnrtv for its quick response to the
president's ' message of yestcnlnv."
Kitehin declared that the rennhlieans
were In control of congress for four
teen years and had failed to adopt
suffrage legislation and that it re
mained "for a democratic congress and
il inoeralic president to give snffrnge
its Impetus."
Representative Clark, of Florida, pio
poscrl h ri amendment lo the resolution
whieh would make It necessary for
three. fourths of the states to ratify the
amendment within seven years after
its pnnge,
First Republican Opponent.
TV preventative Focht of I'ciui.- vlva -tun,
ms the first republican tn speak
againsl the resolution, declaring thnt
"deep down in his heart no man from
New York, Pennsylvania or Ohio"- fa
vorer! it.
Kinresetalive Raker. democrat, or
California, speaking in support or the
measure, predicted not only wouM It
he riiii.-lrd In the house, hut that the
senate wou'd pass it within ten davs.
Former STaker Champ Clark spoke
In favor ef the resolution. When lu
arose he was aeeorded nn ovation hy
demoi rati and republicans alike, the
lnpn1hers n'-lrc in their j"-.-!! snd
eheri in for sr-C'--,l minute. H lirg'!
the n".S'.."lt. o' fhe n-ivi'tir" herau 1
had heen recointnen'IM hv the preHdent. i
Voire From Acre Ocen.
"There has been a great dal of
RANTZAU ASKS EXTENSION
OF TIME FOR PEACE REPLY
Head of Enemy Delegation Says Notes Can't Ce
Completed by Thursday.
Cabinet Authorizes Statement That Germany Declines
to Sign Terms Spelling . Dishonor for Unborn
Generations as Well as Nation at Present.
Paris, May 21. (A.P.) Count Von Brockdorff-RantBau,
head of the German peace delegation lias asked an extension of
time for Germany to present her reply regarding the peace terms.
The count stated that further notes were being prepared and
that it would be impossible to complete them by 1 p.m., Thursday,
when the time limit is up. It is' believed, says the Havas agency,
that the request for the extension will be granted.
The note says the Germans desire more time to study a num
ber of questions in the treaty which they have not yet had an
opportunity to examine. There is no official intimation regard
ing the decision of the allied and associated powers on the request.
Cabinet Gives Out Statement. '
Berlin, Tuesday, May 20. ".Germany declines to sign . the
peace terms laid before it because they spell the onomie destruc
tion, political dishonor arid moral degradation of the entire Ger
man nntionnot only for the . present but also for still unborn
generations," was a statement authorized by the cabinet this
morning through the Associated Press. , '
"That these consequences must logically follow acceptance
of the peace conditions the American press itself has recognized
without question," the statement continues. "Toward them Ger
many took the standpoint that acceptance of such conditions could
not be demanded and that the entente was unjustified in proposing
such demands. , .,
"Germany has not only a moral right to compliance with the
general promises made it, but a firmly grounded, definite,' clearly
defined claim, according to the basic rules of international law, on
all the entente powers, and especially on the United States. A
specific recognition of the right of Germany and of the German
people to a peace of right, justice and reconciliation, instead of
the paragraphed song of hate which was written at VersaiUes'is
contained in the note of the American Secretary of State La n sine:
of Nov 5, 1918. ( y
"In it the secretary of state notified the' Swiss minister in
Washington unconditionally that the established basis of Presi
dent Wilson's fourteen points should be authoritative for the
peace conditions. Secretary Lansing announced further that the
entente governments after .careful consideration also were pre
pared to recognize the conditions set up by President Wilson as
the basis for the conclusion of peace.
'Accepted Wilson's Points.
"The declaration of rights emanating from these specific dee
la rations of all the entente powers and the United States con
stitutes Germany's sole asset pi the general moral breakdown of
all international politics which has found unsurpassable expres
sion in the Versailles terms." .
No Clue as to Contents of Reply.
Berlin. Monday, May 19. ( A.P.) Diligent inquiry in official quarters
and In political clrclrs up until 8 o'clock tonight fail4. to reveal any clue an
to the PBture of contemn of the Oerman reply which la to be prcNented at
Versailles Thursday, Th peace commission of the nailfmjil ,aaixWy met
wittr-the "cabinet ul o'clock this evening, the netmion being under guard
nnrt held In strictest secrecy. Even members of parliament Hot belonging
to the committee wi;ie barred. The government today announced forecasts
of the German reply aont out by several foreicn correspondents were wholly
without foundation and were based on individual conjectures.
Htich comment n it was possible to adduce in official quarters permits
the inference thnt the Oerman reply will basically underscore the contradic
tion alleged by Germany between the terms of peace and President Wilson's
program, which, it will be said, was accepted in good faith by both partial
as a basis for negotiations. - ' .
The German peace mission at Versailles will In the course of the next
few day transmit a series of important notes dealing With the issues In.
volved on the eastern frontier, in Alsace-Lorraine and occupied territory,
the size of Ihe indemnity, the manner of its payment, Oerman private prop
erty In hostile countries, and the rights of labor.
"Germany answers them with Its We do not believe that any one In the
clearly juristic, right in international
law. Toward the politico-moral
bankruptcy of Versailles the German
nation stands an a. creditor with un
deniable rights, ond it is not in a po
sition to yield on this chief point.
Germany concluded peace on tho ba
sis of President Wilson's fourteen
points, which all America has made
Its own, and all America, every In
(llvidunl, Is rtsimrisihle. for the ful
fillment of it a claims.
"Up to" Wilson and Othert.
"It la not, the German people's busi
ness to Indicate how its rights Hh ill
lie realized by the fourteen points, or
especially hy the note of Secretary
Lansing. That, rather. Is the task of
those who constructed the fourteen
points and brought tlicm to accep
tance, thereby Inducing Germany to
lay down her weapons. Wo do not
I'Clic.ve that President Wilson, Secre
tary Lansing and, the American peo
ple can take, other than this stand
point if they do not wish to do that
which President Wilson in his mes
sage of Dec. 4, 1917, condemned cate
gorically when ho said: 'We would
dishonor our cause it we treated Ger
many nny other than justly and In
a non-partisan manner and did not
insist uppn Justico toward all, no
matter how the war ended. We de
mand nothing which we are not ready
ourselves to admit.'
"And the German people, demand
nothing more than that which Presi
dent Wilson announced In this dec
laration. We demand nothing more
than that Americans place the four
teen points opposite the peace terms.
talk." he said, "about the influence or
the president, and some people think
that I have not been up to date. But
I realize whut an influence he has, and
I think it would he a mailer of pride to
every American citizen that Woodrow
Wilson has been proclaimed the great
est man of the world.
"Now troni across the ocean comes
his voice urging that women should be
given equal rights with men. That
voice will he listened to."
THURSDAY FIXED AS DAY
j Germany' Reply. Says Berlin, It Ready
for Presentation.
'oppnhii jr.n Mny lM. -Th1 Germn re
ply io the H'iitvJ peace tonn will bp
j (winded to the bit; tour on Thursday,
i hni'1 h li'-rliti dispaleli tod'ty.
! (It-nnany will Bay that she ennnot ac-
ivpt the eonomie eomlitioiis imposed by
the Hllir.H. wnd will state that Austria,
art her ntly durinK the war, is equally
rehpon.sible in making: reparations. The
CiftrmHti newspapers eont in we to assert
that Germany wil! not sign the treaty
if the counter-proposals hi rejected.
FRIARS INVITED BACK
Oxford to Receive Member Expelled
in Twelfth Century.
New York. May '!. Dominican
friars who went to Oxford university
In the twelfth century and were ex
pelled at the time of the Reformation
now hae been Invited to return, ac
cording to F!cv. Hugh 'ope, superior
of the Knghsh Dominicans.
Kither Pope, whil made the state
ment m the roiii-f.r of a lecture, here
before the Catholic Converts league.
mid the Dominicans hope to build a
house at Oxford.
United States will then have the
courage to claim that there, can be
found in the peace conditions one
single trace left of President Wilson'.,
program.
America's Duty ts Stp In. '
"And here begins America's definite
duty lo step In. America either must
put its fourteen points througlt "or it
must declare that, it is unable to do so.
or that it doeg not want to do o. so
that in no case may the world be led to
believe that America desires to have the
peace conditions count as President Wil
son's fourteen points.
"That Is our demand, to which we
cling. Rnd we cannot imagine what r
Kiinicnt from the American aide would
be effective against it."
In President Wilson's message to con
gress of Pec. 4, 1!U7, no passage ea
he found in textual agreement with the
quotation in the cabinet statement. The
iiuotatfon appears to be a condensation
from the following passage In the mes
sage in question:
"We run do thia (concentrate on the
prosecution of the task of winning the
war! with all the greater real and en
thusiasm because we know that for us
this is a war of high principle, debased
by no selfish nmbition of conquest or
spoliation. It Is because it ia for
ua a war of high, disinterested purpose,
In which all the free peoples of the
world are handed together for the vin
dication of right, a war foi the preser
vation of our nation and of all that it
has held dear of principle and of pur
pose; that we feel ourselves doubly con
strained lo propose for Its outcome only
that which is righteous and of irre
proachable Intention, for our foes as
well as for uur friends. The cause be
ing Just and holy, the settlement must
be of like motive snd quality. For this
we can fight, but for notliliitr I'ss noble
or ;ess worthy of our traditions."
FORMER POLICEMAN
SENTENCED TO LIFE
PERNEY BAXTER MUST PAY
PENALTY FOR MURDER.
Convicted of Killing Sergt.
Imbrioski, of Ft. Ogle
thorpe, Year Ago.
Dalton. Ua.. May 21. (Special.)
The supreme court has affirmed the
decision of the lower court in the
case of Baxter vs. The State, and
Penny Baxter must serve a life sen
tence for the killins of Sergt. Im
brioski, a soldier from Fort Ogle
thorpe. The killins occurred here last yeur
when a crowd of soldiers, who had
hem drinking, were In a local res
taurant. The wife of the proprietor
of the restaurant went for the police,
and Baxter and Nelson answered the
( call. In the trouble which followed.
Baxter shot and killed Iinbrioal.i.
who was a caali man. In the hear
ing, Baxter and Nelson claimed that
the officer shot in self-defense, the
state insisting that the officer kilted
the soldier without Just cause. Eax
ter v. as convicted of murder and rec
ommended io the court's mercy, and
was jriven a life sentence. Judsre
Tarver refused his motion for a nw
trial, and the decision has been af
firmed by the supreme tourt.