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ENTENTE POWERS TO SEND
IN ULTIMATUM TO WFJMAfi
Demanding: Appointment of Plenipotentiaries
Within Certain Number of Hours. ,
iacK or Official Advices Causing, uneasiness Treaty of
, President Poincare to Be Cruest. i
Paris, June 25.. (A. P.) If the heads ci the allied
j power in Paris do not hear
j ing the German delegation for the signing of the pea!ce treaty ;
v an ultimatum will be sent to the German government, accord
ing to the Paris office of Reuters, Limited. The ultimatum
will demand the appointment of plenipotentiaries-within a c'erV
tain number of hours.. ' '! s '
- 1 , Allies Undisguisedly Perplexed.
Paris, (June 25. (A. P.) Up to 4:45 o'clock this afternoon
jo official word has been, received here regarding Germany's
L ... . . . .'.. ... '
an with regard to the formal
jeace conference pleaders wer
jie situation. .
It was conceded to be impossible that the ceremony of ign-
hg could 'take place before Saturday. Unofficial reports were
lia't it probably would 'Je delaved until Monday.
Haimhausen Also Without News.
Paul Dutasta, the general secretary of the peace conference,
entito Versailles this afternoon under the instructions of the
buncil of three to see if Herr Haniel von Haimhausen, reprtsent-
asr the Germans there, had anv
Utenticns. The German- representative, said, however, that he had
eceived no news except that the
f eimar for Versailles last night
j Hour for Ceremony 2 P.M.
J : Paris, June 25, (A. P.) The
treaty of peace will . be signed
either Friday or Saturday, it i
(believed. Although the day-hat
Snot been definitely fixed, it has ,
jbeen decided the hour afor the
(ceremony will be at 2 p.m. The
peace conference secretariat is
still without official knowledge
of the personnel of the new Ger.
I man 'peace dolegation and does ...
I not know when it will arrive at
! Versailles. i
This lack of official , advices from
ermany with regard to the new
Jenlpotentiaries has caused some
neaslneas to manifest Hselfi in con-
?oles Intercept German Telegram
Revealing Maneuvers for Civil War
Paris. June 25. (A. P.) The Po
sh high command has forwarded to
'romier Clemenceau eopy of a
ierman e'ficial telegram which Tt
itercepted in Silesia. The text of
he telegram is as follows:
: "fosen, June i.
"The oovernment Will sign j (the
eace treaty). Nevertheless, Horsing
n Silesia, and wig in western ana
attorn Prussia, will proclaim' war
igainst the Orient. The government
Germany Slow m Making Known
Flans tor Formal feigning ot reace
(By the A.sfsriciated Press.)
Germany has proven slow in mak-
ng known to the peace conference in
I'aris what her plans are regarding
her representation at the formal sign-
ling of . the peaco treaty. Conference
irclcs are reported somewhat uneaRy
over the lack of official advices from
the German government as regards
I the personnel of its new delcgationj
and the tlma of its coming, as an me
...... ... . i ...
i n.irangements for the ceremony are
! being held up.
It is still hoped in Paris that the
treaty wyi be signed. Friday, but the
taut may go over until the follow
ing day. Everything manifestly now
depends upon the time of the ar
rival of the German delegates. '
It is expected the new Italian dele
gation headed by Tommaso Tittoni,
the ryw Italian foreign minister, will
arrive in i'aris i-rmay to resume uiu
activities of Italy relative to the
treaty with Austria. There are sev
eral Important matters still to be ad-,
Justed before the remainder of the
Austrian treaty can be presented to
the Austrlnn delegates and it is ex-
ieuTeu rhi rnp iliiii in iiiiMtiiini win
lose no tlmih bringing before the
Thousand Persons to
Ceremony of
TtB OK 4 1 Jntnhle
x alio, i wi.g u .
among the persons who will attend
the ceremony of the signing of the
treaty with Germany late this week,
will be five senators who partici
pated in the pampalgn of 1870. Mar
shal Petaln, accompanied by six
French generals. Mrs. Wilson and
,her secretary and Miss Margaret Wil
son will be among the thousand per
sons, including .delegates- and sec
retaries, whto will be present when
the Germans' attach their'signaturea
to the treaty. Three hundred journal
ists from all the interested nations, a
few neutral newspaper- correspond
ents and about 300 guests apportioned
WAR BRIDES ARRIVE
Baby Born During Voyage Named for
Troopship.
New York, Jurte 25. A wireless mes
sage received early toay from . the
Vnlted States transport Santa Teresa
vjjt'ated she expected to arrive at her
South Hrooklyn pier before night with
1 000 troops and 21 wur brides of army
men A hhy, born to the French wife
of F K. Hinith, of Gilford. Mon., was
christened Mareelle Teresa Smith, after
tho ship, and was presented with a
christening fund of l.sOO francs by the
officers and crew of the vessel.
Working Day and Night.
"Paris, June Ij. (Correspondence ot
the Associated Press.) Passport ofti
cers at the American embassy are
working night and day providing
papers for the French brides of Amer
ican soldier who are about to leave
for the I'nited States.
Many of the brides are accompanied
hv their khaki-clad husbands, some
. - . ujth them nnd
nnng meir mumie, ...... ......... -
many are alone. In the dally queue at
the embassy are French girls, and
from. nearly all the provinces. There
are large girls and small arirls. beauti
... oh nlnln cirls. slmnle eountry
girls, unassumingly gowned, snd girls
i ih rakish hats and short skirts
Of the Paris boulevards.
f Nearly all the brides speak some
' RngllFh, far more English usually than
the French their husbands have Ve
from Weimar very noon regard-
signing ot the peace-treaty. ine
undisguisedly' perplexed under
' ' ..''
information of his. government's
members iwt the government leu
ference circles and the plans, for the
signing of the treaty are in a com
plete state of suspense. Herr Haniel
von Haimhausen, the acting German
representative at Versailles, appar
ently Is also without information.
Poincare to Entertain.
It was announced today that Presi
dent I'oincare's official dinner to the
peace plenipotentiaries will take
plate Thursday night. It was orig
inally planned to hold the dinner on
the night of the signing of- the treaty,
but the uncertainty, as to the date
of the ceremony has cauwed Thurs
day to be ..named definitely for the
dinner. Irrespective of the time of
the event at Versailles.
will oppose, but semi-officially will
support the business in eyery way."
' Horsing and Wig are the Prussian
high commissioners in Silesia and
east and west Prussia, respectively..
The Polish command . points out
that in order to prepare them for the
results of these maneuvers the Ger
mans advised them from Versailles
that notwithstanding their efforts
toward pacification, civil war ap
peared inevitable to them.:
supreme council of the conference
the demands of its country.
France, and presumably the other
allied rtnd associated nations are pre
pared for eventualities should the
Germans fail to carry out the pro
visions of the treaty which is now
ready for the signatures of the dele
gates.
Premier Clemenceau, in replying to
questions of members of the chamber
of deputies relative to demobiliza
tion, said yesterday that precautions
were necessary, "In view of the state
of jnind of the Germans," the pre
mier pointing out the destruction of
German ships in Scapa Flow and at
Kcil. "showed the spirit in which the
Germans will sign the treaty."
Dispatches from Berlin Indicate
feeling over the peace situation still
is running high in German military
circles, officers speaking of "defend
ing the honor of the German army
and its leaders" by adopting "special
measures." Formal approval has
been given by the supreme council of
the conference to the plan of giving
Belgium ' priority in reparations to
the extent of about $500,000,000. .
Witness
Signing Peace Treaty
among the signatory nations,
will
have places In the- hall.
Seven regiments or cavalry and
four regiments of infantry will guard
the palace grounds during the cere
mony. Within the marble court
through which all the witnesses, ex
cept the Germans, will pass, will be
stationed a company of drummers
and buglers. No other musicians will I
participate. ,
The Germans will be admitted at a
side entrance from the park after the
other delegates are seated at the
horseshoe table within which will be
the signing table where the treaty
will lie.
OPERATING BY JULY
Airplane Mall Service Between New
York and Chicago.
New " York, June 25. Airplane mall
service between this city and Chicago
will be In full operation by July 1, ac
cording to postofflce officials here. It
was announced today when the regular
service is inaugurated airplanes will
leave New York and Chicago simulta
neously at B o'clock each morning. Four
relays of machines will be used, the
final one being due to reach its destina
tion at 1 o'clock.
Army aviators will be used as pilots.
CHANGE OF COMMANDER
MaJ.-Gen. Sturglt Goei From Gordon
to Camp Pike.
Washington, June 25. MaJ.-Gen.
Samuel D. Sturgis was relieved troi i
command of Camp Gordon, Georgia, to
day and ordered to Camp Pike. Arnn
sas, effective upon the arrival of his
successor, Maj.-Cen. Edward H. Lewis.
' ROME POSTPONES REFORMS
Chamber-
of
Deputies
Awaits New
Cabinet.
Rome. June 25. (A. P.) The cham
ber of deputies decided yesterday by
a large majority to postpone the de
cision of the proposed electorate re
forms until after the completion of the
new cabinet -
DEMOBILIZATION
ISSUE PRESSED
Clemenceau Says Question Is
Government's Principal Con
cern! at Present,
DEPENDS
GERMANY
ScuttliAg on Fleet Beflects
Hiin Spiriw-Saldiers May
Vote fc il.
Paris, June 2
2- titer Clemen.
ceau appeared 1
5 ; lobby of the
A yesterday and
Aiuestion as to
mtlons regard-
1 the demoblll
t. t'lie premier said
chamber ol dep
mehibera pressei
the government')
ing the electlo:
zation of the an
the elections
7 be held at the
earliest pose lb
possibly iate in
September or
in October,' He
said the gove
. principal con-
cern at preser i demobilization
"Although UsI leslred that demo
billzatlon may be a si complete and
rapid as possible, the (government Is
obliged to take Into account the cir
cumstances at present! and the state
of mind of .the Germtiins," ha said.
"To Jlnderstand ' the spirit InjWhich
Germany is about to sln the' treaty
it is only necessary to consider the
scuttling of the German tVleet in Scapa
FIotV and the more recent destruction
of German ships at K'.iel. Conse
auently, precautions ar necessary.
An army of a certain Importance
must be kept to enforce, fy necessary,
strict observance of thef conditions
of the treaty by the Qei-inans, par
ticularly the one rcgs.rdiniS the evac
uation of Poland with whhfi the'Ger-
mans seem reluctant to cclnply. Be
sides,' peace with Bulgaria iand Tur
key will not be concluded f tr several
months."
As the elections cannot! be held
without receiving the votes of .sol
diers, the premier Is considering ft
scheme that will enable themivto vote
by mall, or which will permltlspecial
leaves to be granted the menl 1 '
Won't Retire '. Early As Rj'orted.
Paris. June 25. (A. P.) r The
statement made by Premier Ct'tnen'
ceau in the chamber of deputief ys
terdav concerning Ae .nrobable'i d-'iff'
for general elections is. intenfrcK'J
Dy a numDer or newspapers as min
ing that the-premier will not itettre
shortly, as had beenl reported.'.
Several newspapers print ep jrts
that it is possible there nyly b a.
shake-up In the cabinet, nd sf e
claiists in social and econhilc Qui
tions would be brought iiy The E(li
de Paris says If chnngtA are mate
in the cabinet .they will not Occur b
fore ratification of the peaoe trout & ,
by parliament. - . l
It is declared that as .soos a th 0
peace, treaty is signed the 'govern
ment will "bring before parljiani'nt a
general amnesty bill
DENY KNOWLEDGE
Department of Justice Of'wlats
Say
They Never Sent w.rnino.
Washington. Juno 2b W ml of the
I States secret service tottijr disclaimed
all knowledge n( the bomfyplot wurning
reported to have been nt to flov.
Bartlett. of Nev Hani)tilre. Acting
Chief Tucker, - of thf socre service.
(Chief Moran is with President Wilson)
said that hp had neither sent or seen
anv telegrams warning of a bomh plot,
and Chief William-J. J-'lynn, of the bu
reau of investigation,' declared that no
warning had come out of lite depart
ment of Justice. ' ,
"SHOCK" PER EX-KAISER
News of Decision to Sign Criticised at
Amerongen.
Amerongen. ,une 25. (A. P.) News
of Germany's decision to accept the
peace terms. Including the clause pro
viding tor the. delivery of the former
German emperor to the allies, reached
the cnstlcJ late Monday evening: iix
actlv how the former emperor was af
fected b. the tidings cannot lie ascer
tained, but the attitude of members of
his party gives rise to th" belief that
the news was a considerable shock.
When the Associated Press corre
spondent talked with attendants they
declared the news was already known
at the castle. They made the most
scathing criticism of the German na
tional assembly for its action. Evi
dently they had held to the hope that
some way would be found for the for
mer emiieror to return to Germany.
Now, however, it apparently is realized
he is exiled forever from his country.
The foi;mer monarch resunv d his cus
tomary log sawing at th usual hour.
BEFORE COMMITTEE
Charges and Regulations Not Opposed
by Director-General.
Washington. June 25. Rf storation of
full powers of the interstate commerce
commission over railroads, charges and
regu'ations was not oppose! by lMrec-tpr-Getiernl
of Railroads i lines today
when he appeared hofoi" the house in
terstate and foreign commerce com
mittee which is considering a hill to
that end which has passed the senate.
Hines said that the relations between
the commission and . the railroad ad
ministration were su. eordinl that re
turn of the power to the commission to
suspend rates or chnrgei
ordered in-
creased by the president in the short
limp in which the rnilrnuH or tn tV.-
main under federal control pending the '
investigation by the committee, would
not eniDnrrass me ranroaa admlnlstru
tion.
ROCKENBACIT HONORED
Receives Distinguished Servlre Medal
From War Department,
Washington, June 25. (, p.)
Award of distinguished Bervice medals
to these American expeditionary force
staff officers was anno meed yesterday
by the war department
Bricy-Cens. S. D. Ilockenhach and
Merrivcthcr 1.. Walker: . Cols. Alvin
C. Voris. GeorRft M. Hoffman, Mathew
A. Tlnlev. Henry H. Oury Henrv C
Jewett. Walter C. Rabcocle, J. J. klng
man; Stanley IL Fori. A. F. Casard,
James K. Crain, I'.. I . Hilcker and D
M. King: Lieut. -(' la. Hugh W. Ogden,
J. Ii. Lrabson, A. S, Perk, W. L. Cul
berson and H. J Muloney, and MaJ.
Percival Manchest ir.
Gen. Hockei ha'h Was forfm.ly sta
tioned at Or ellorpe and has many
friends In Ch,ittpnooft. Mrs. Rocken
back Is now at the camp residing In
one of the amy homes Inside the
circle.
WILL NOT USE SEAL
OF UNITED STATES
Paris, . J
Wilson, on
me 15. president
id vice of Secret arv
of State Li
the presld'
Ing the p
lstng, will not use
itial seal in sign
ice treaty It was
learned th';
he will us
finger rlr .-,
. meahingteiH
afternoon. Instead
an ordinary seal
with a small.
aeal upon Jt.
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RED DEMONSTRATIONS
PLANiED FOR BOSTON
WARNINGS ISSUED BY SE.
. :.CHET SERVICE CHIEF.
Police Are Alert and Machine
' Guns Stationed in Police -!
' Stations, j . j'.
Boston,'. June 25. Machine guns,
were Teported to be tn every Boston,
police station, today in anticipation
of possible radical demonstrations.
Every policeman In Boston waa on
duty or held In readiness.
Warning" that radical demonstra
tions were planned for today camo
from the secret service In Washing
ton. That the radical demonstrations
expected were not restricted to Bos
ton, was evidenced In similar warn
ings which were sent to Gov. Bartlett,
of New Hampshire, who received the
following telegram from the secret
service tn Washington:
"The' chief of the United States
secret 'Service bureau was ordered Jto
notify' the governor and ,hla' offices
that . the department expects bomb
trouble tomorrow, June 25.
"Does not knew whether It Is to
be In large cities or scattered. Care
should be taken in opening all pack
ages received through the mail." .
Precautions were taken to protect
the courthouse at Pemberton Square
and the state house guards were on
dutv all around the buildings. A'
What looked like a bomb was
found this forenoon In the boilerroom
of the State Mutual . building and
turned over to Superintendent of
Police Crowley. It will be examined
by State Chemist Wedger. The sup
posed bomb looked like two giant
cannon, crackers and was tied to
gether wfth wire. It was wrapped' in
brown paper and addressed to the
State Mutual building. '
, ' The supposed bomb was found by
John "McCarthy, engineer, near ho
boilers of the building. ;
FLYING BOAT TO TRIUMPH
Craft Like NC-4 to Ultimately Solve
Air Problem,1
' . (By William L. Mallabar.)
London, June 25. (I. N. S.) It Will
be the flying boat such as the NC-4
and not the aeroplane, such as the
Vickers-Vimy machine, which; will
ultimately solve the problem of com
mercial transatlantic flight. This is
the opinion of den. Sykes, controller
general of civil aviation, as expressed
today in an exclusive Interview with
the International News Service, Gen.
Sykes has ma8e a lifelong study of
aircraft. ;
"Now that- the Atlantic has been
crossed, both by flying boat and the
aeroplane," he said, "some compari
son may perhajis be drawn between,
the two machines for long distance
sea work. ' I
"With certain weather conditions'
anl distances not too great., there is
no reason- why the aeroplane cannot
be used for transocean traffic, But
conditions are uncertain nnd -Until
Sthe engines have reached a more nd-
tvanced stage of reliability, trans-
Vicean work can better be carrieij out
ly the flying boat, which Is capable
,5f great development. "" V
H "When the problem of eotffttructioh
fVr endurance of rough weather is
s tdved the NC-4 rode out a storm
ir which the destroyers were unable
to; work allseas will be ae-rodromos
t least they; will be temporary
la ruling places.
"".The watchwords for civil aviation
mut be security, reliability, regular
ity imd reduction of cost.
'lie must, gradually Improve our
nav togtional and meteorological
knoV,lodge. It Is much more exacting
to pi.Vt,an aeroplane than a ship. Ob
8ervail ions taken at several hours' in
terval may be entirely different. In
this rispeot directional wireless is an
incalciij lnble help enabling a naviga
tor to i fix his position regardless of
the su U a-nd stars.
"A R.s-xill track has been opened by
the flinhts already made. This will
lik; ii if i i
develop I
and tru tv
into a great highway well
V laid by the T nlted States
and Grc St Britain. To widen this into
a great highway will surely Inspire
the brail and" woi.knfanship of our
two groa countries.
WIVES Oft STAND
Ford and Bon Listen Attentively to
Testimony.
(By J Tarry IiPiitlingcr l
Mount C'(o mens, Mich., June 2.V
Young wive $ of soldiers who left the
employ of 1 1 le l-'ord Motor company
in 1916 tor I service on the Mexican
border were lvitnrsses for the defense
today in the ,'l rial of the Henry l-'onl-f'hic'ago
Tribiiiie it. 000,000 libel suit.
Henry Ford 'ind his son Kdsel lis
tened attentively to their testimony.
All of the I women who testified
were from 13 atroit. Mrs. Kva Irugh
ran told of lier struggle to support
herself after i her husband went to
war, and testified niie had not neen
given aid by the Ford company. Mrs.
Minnie Airlefi testified she had not
been aided 1 v the Ford company
when her husband first left, but ad
mitted under cross examination that
she later had.' been given sums to
taling $350. ', J.Irs. Ernest Prall said
she had been, left in poverty when
her husbarld (rent to the border, and
that nt first fhe Ford company had
refused her a el, but later bad given
her $120.
Edsel Ford. '1t was announced, has
been subpoen; t'd by the Tribune as
a witness, but (probably will not take
the stand un,ti I tomorrow.
STATES M P.Y GET ALCOHOL
Wa.shingtor l June 25. Under an
amendment ri the prohibition en
forcement bil g approved today by the
house Judioii jry committee, a state
would be per jutted to withdraw tax
free from irov eminent warehouses, al
cohol prod tii fd at Industrial plants
and needed by health authorities in
time of epld rinie.
Another st stement approved by the
committee pi ovided that patent medi
cines cont.'ili ling more than one-hnlf
of 1 per cent, of alcohol must b"
"unfit for u; for beverage, purposes.'
F0URT RAI N MEN " KILLED
Nashville, June 25. Four trainmen
were killed Jand one seriously injured
when a he- ilv-l0Rdd coal train, north
bound, an! fhe third section of a south
bound eras lied together shortly after
midnight 1 r fie mile north of Faxon.
Tenn., on 'he Memphis division of tho
LouisvllleJ ii Nashville railroad.
tiTOWAV fAS TO BE DEPORTED
Mobile, ..Ma.. June 25. liicht stow
aways, najtlves of rnnama. who came
Into this inort on the American fru't
steamer, i Jlmmock, were today order
deported by
the federal immigration
autrioruie p.
COMPULSORY PEACE i
COUNTS rOR NAUGHT
m
London. June 26. The Ber
lin Vorwaerta, in a leading ed
itorial today, declares that the
peace Just agreed to is valid
only so - long as the powcr
Which dictated it exists, ac
cording to a Central News dis
patch. "This peace," said the Vor
waerta, "is due to compulsion,
and is therefore valueless. The
German people will- never for
get the injuries suffered in this
peace. ''
"tt ,1 valid only so long as
the1 power which dictated
exits." ' '
The Vorwaerta is' the semi
official organ of the . majority
slclalists, who control the pres
ent German government.
POLL OF SENATE FAVORS
LEAGUE OF, NATIONS
PROVIDED CERTAIN RES-
ERVATIONS ARE MADE,
Only Seven Senators Oppose
League Outright, , With Five
Democrats Noncommittal.
Chicago, June 25. That the league
of nations covenant will be approved
by the senate with reservations pro
tecting American rights and Inter
ests as proposed In the Root letters,
was Indicated by a poll of the United
States senate made by the Chicago
Tribune In Washington. The poll gave
this result: ' 1
For the league of nations covenant
with reservation, forty-three; for. the
covenant, without reservation, forty.;
against the covenant, either with or
without reservation, eight; noncom
mittal, five. ' . . :
Here is the detailed lineup! 1
For the covenant with reserva
tions: ' ' ' '
Republicans Ball, Calder, Cum
mins, Curtis, Dillingham, F.dge, El
klns, Fernald, ranee, Fre!inguysen,
Hale, Harding, Jones, (Washington);
Kellogg, Kenvon, Kcyes, Knox, Len
root, Lodge, McCormick, McLean Mc
Nary, Moses, Nelson, New, Nedberry,
Norris, Page, Penrose, Phipps, Sher
man, Smoot, Spencer, Sterling,
Sutherland, Townsend, Wadsworth,
Warren and Watson. Total, forty-one. j
I , A - ........ r. r ,1 fPhnmal 1
Total, .two. '. ,- i
For, without reservation:
Republican McCumber, Total,
one.
Democrats Ashhnrst, Beckham,
Chamberlain, Culberson, Dial,
Fletcher, Gya, Gerry, Harris, Harri
son, Henderson, Hitchcock, Johnson
Jones (South Dakota) Jones (New
Mexico), Kendrick, King, Kirby, Mc
Kellar, Martin, Nugent, Overman,
Owen, Phelan, Pittman, Pomerene.
Ransdell, Robertson, Sheppard; Sim
mons, Smith (Arizona); Smith,
(Maryland). Smith (South Caro
lina). Stanley,. Swanson, Trammell,
Walsh. Massnchusetts); Walsh,
Montana). Williams, and, Woloott.
Total, thirty-nine.
Against the league flatly:
Republicans Borah,' Brandegee,
Fall. Gronna, Johnson, (California )
LaFollette and Poindexter. . Total,
seven.
Democrat Reed. Total, one.
Noncommittal :
Republicans None.
Democrats Bankhead, , Myers,
ShieldH. (Tennessee). Smith, (Geor
gia), Underwood. Total five.
TOWNS ISOLATED
Cut Off From Outside World by
Cloudburst.
Minneapolis, Minn., June 21 be
lief agencies here today were rush'iig
supplies to Marietta, Bell'ngliain .and
Nassau, three towns in I.acqui l'arle
county, which have been Isolated from
the world for three days as the re
sult of a cloudburst Saturday. 1'iikt
news of the cloudburst reached Min
neapolis late last night.
Practically every railroad and
wagon bridge in the district was
washed out by the storm and no
trains have entered either' of the
three towns since Saturday. Tele
phone and telegraph wires were de
stroyed, preventing the towns 1 from
rnmmiinip.'itinir their nrcdicamcnt to
the. outside world.
SMITH TRIAL IS NEXT
Case of Local Physician is Set lor
Thursday Morning.
First on dlicket for Thursday
morning's session of federal court is
the case against Dr. J. T. Smith,
chargod'with violation of the Harri
son antinarcotlc act. Witnesses in
this case were dismissed Wednesday
afternoon until Thursday morning
because of the time required Wednes
day in the hearing of'the Kolley Pol
low case. Next of Importance Thurs
day morning is the case of the United
States vs. Kmmett S. Newton,
charged with filing false answers to
questionnaires sent out by the se
lective draft board.
ON RESERVE LIST
Col. C. S. Steward Retires From Active
Service In National. Guard.
Nashville, June 25. (.Special.) Col.
Clarence Steward, of the Fourth Ten
nessee infantry regiment, has . been
plnced on the reserve list for national
guard officers at his own request. It
v,-,ir previously reported In Chattanonira
that his resignation had been accepted
by Gov. Roberts.
HEARS FROM IRISH
Premier clemenceau Receives Letter
From Irish Delegates at Paris.
Paris, .lime 25. Premier Clemenceau
today received a letter Horn the two
Irish representatives here, i.)'(Vnllt ih
and Dufiirt, sugestlng that if It was Im
possible for President l)r. Valera, Count
I'lunkeit anil (irilbth. the three repre
sentatives of the Irish republic, to se
cure passports to come to Paris. They
were ready to be heard by the peace
conference "in support of Ireland's
claim for recognition as a sovereign and
independent state."
NORWEGIAN BOAT STRANDED
Steamer Vesla In Trouble Off Coast of
Venezuela.
Willemstad, Iuitch West Indies. Tues
day, June 24. The Norwegian steamer
Vesla s reported stranded on the west
coast of the island of Aruba. off the
const of Venezuela. The vessel was
Ssaid tr. b" In no danger. She is. under
charter' to the Caribbean Steamship
company.
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T'" Vi sin is a stc I steamer built at
P'-rgen, Norway, in 1''i:i. Her length Is
223 feet and hjr net tonnage 6S3.
SUFFRAGE BILL
AGAIN RATIFIED
Massachusetts House Adopts
Measure Effective With
out Governor's Signature.
Flostoii, Mass., June 25. Massa
chusetts has ratified ' the federal
suffrage? .amendment, The Massachu
setts house of representatives this
nftei'noonadopted a resolution rati
fying the amendment granting suf
frage to women by a vote of 185 to
47. An attempt to refer the amend
ment to the men and women voters
at the next state election was de
feated by a 'vote1 of 166 to 6,7. The
resolution went .Into effeot imme
diately without the signature of the
governor, which was not necessary.
DISCUSS SINKING OF SHIPS
Dig Three Go Over All Facte Connected
witn r leer;
r,rlH. June 23. (A. P.) The council
of three, ooninosed of Premiers Clem
oneeau and I.loyd George and President
Wilson, at Its meeting today discussed
the scuttling of the German Meet nt
Scn Flow, ncrnrdinff to the Paris of
fice of lteuter's. Limited. The council
hart before it, and examlnd fully, It (s
nndea, ne facts relative to wnai iook
place with regnrd to.tUe ships at the
lime the armisrtee was signed.
Authorized Denial Made.
Paris. June 25.' An authorised de
nial was made In a high American
source today thnt there was Hny truth
in nn Intimation made In the British
house of commons yesterday by Horntio
liottomley, Independent member from
South Hackney and editor of John Pull,
respecting the disposition or the Her
man war fleet. Mr. llottomley's inti
mation was that President Wilson bud
overruled the plea of Premier Lloyd
George that the German ships should be
surrendered instead of interned.
WORKMEN TO MOBILIZE
Hungarian Soviet Orders General
. I Organization.
Paris,- June 25. (Havas.) The
Hungarian communist congress has
ordered the general mobilisation of
ah workmen, a dispatch from Buda
pest says. The military situation is
said to be unfavorable to Hungary,
and' in .addition the morale cf the
troops is bad.
CROSS-EXAMINE DOCTOR
Wllklne Grilled In Effort to Break
Down Denial ot Guilt.
Mlneola, N. Y., June 25. District At
torney Charles R. Weeks resumed
cross-examination of Dr. Walter Keene
Wllklns in supreme court hern today In
nn effort to break down the direct tes
timony of the physician in denying tbo
state's claim that he, murdered bis
wife, Julia. Dr. Wllklns was subjected
to a uruclifng examination reKiirdlntr
his domestic relations, and the story he
told tbe police and repeated In court
yesterday to the effect that Mrs. Wll
klns was killed by burglars who bad
entered the Wllklns home.
As the chief witness In his owndo
fense. Dr. Wllklns yesterday denied in
detail many of the circumstances upon
which the prosecution has built its
r ose. Asked directlv by his counsel if
he killed Mrs. Wllklns on the night of
F"b. 27. he. replied: "I did not."
Under crossrexamlnntlon .today Dr.
Wllklns testified that, during' the time
that elapsed between 'the attack uuou
Mrs. Wllklns and her death In the hos
pital he took his doirs out "for a rim,
The district attorney "had asked
whether it. wrs not true that he had not
gone to the hospital until nearly an
hour and three-rjuarters after his wife
was taken there.
"I was so disturbed I forgot ill
nout the time," the defendant replied.
"The dors had not been out all day. so
I thnuWlt T would give them n little
exercise thut would only take a mo
ment." ,
FAVOR NOMINATIONS
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Recommendi Polk and Others.
Washington, June 25. Confirma
tion of Frank L. ,1'olk, counsellor of
the state department, to be under
secretai)H' of state; Hugh (lilmon to
be minister to I'olnnd, and Hoaz W.
Long to be minister to Culm was
recommended today by the senate
foreign relations committee.
Opposition to the nomination of
William K. Gonzales, of Columbia,
S. ('., to be the first ambassador to
I'oru developed in the committee nnd
action was deferred. The committee
also postponed action on the nomi
nation of Norman llnpgood to be
minister to Denmark and Iicnton
JUoMillin, of Tennessee, now minis
ter to l'eru, to be minister to Guate
mala. C0XEY WOULDN'T EXPLAIN
Distributed Pamphlets Hinting at Rev
olution. Washington, June 25 .in cob H. Coxey,
of Mi.sKillon, O., who in 1MH led his
famous "army of iirieniplo ed" to the
Capitol, appeared before the bouse
banking and currency committee today
to. advocate legislation which he said
would end unemployment, but after be
had distributed copies of a pamphlet to
members the committee adjourned sud
denly. The publication discussed various
proposals for correcting conditions of
unemployment and contained-this flnnl
message:
"Or, falling In this peaceful nnd de
sirable mode, then revolution. Think it
over: l.i there anything else left for us
to do?"
Coxey told the committee "revolu
tion" in the generally accepted sense
was not meant, but be refused to ex
plain Just what he did mean.
HONORED AT OXFORD
Pershing and Hoover Receive Degrees
of Doctor of Civil Law.
Oxford, Hng., June 25. Gen. Persh
ing and Herbert C. Hoover represented
the I'nited States In a distinguished
company of noted men from the allied
countries who were honored todav bv
Oxford university with degrees of doe
tor of civil law. The c-remonv was
held in the Sheldonlan theater. It was
the culminating feature of tin; annual
encaenia, or cointnemoratiori exercises.
Those upon whom the degrees were
conlerred included Gen. Ivrshlmr. Mr.
I Hoover
iiarnn Makino. head of ihe
Japanese peace conference delegation:
Marshal .loft'ie, of France.- Vice-. VI
miial Sir Kdward U,-ttv. Field Marshal
Sir Douglas Halg, MaJ.-Gen. Sir Henry
Hughe Wilson, chief of the IJritish
imperial Starr, and Vlec-Admlral Sir '
lussivn erpvss. rlrst ses lord. Fe
rner premier Orlando, of Italy, ami Pre
mier Ignnce Jan Paderewski, of Poland,
received degrees hy proxy.
Fnch of these men, as they were
presented with their degrees, howed
their thanks nd took their seats. No
speeches were made hy those to whom
the degrees were given and the cere
mony was conrludd aulckly.
TEN ROOMS RESERVED
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FOR PRESIDENT WILSON
New York. June 25. A suite nt
ten rooms has been reserved at
the Waldorf-Astoria hotel for
President Wilson and Mrs. Wi'
son when they reach New York
from I'aris, It was learned today.
NIP PLOT IN BUD TO
KILL 8CHEIDEMANN
London, June 25. A nun
Ber of eoldiere have been ar
rested in Weimar, according, to
an Exchange Telegrjph dis
patch from Copenhagen, o"
ehargea of having planned to
arreet and murder Philipp
Scheidemann, the' former pre
mier. The plot was' to have
been carried out Monday evening.
FRANCE FEARS
FUTURE PERILS
No Voice Raised in Praise of
Treaty Above Tumult of
Denunciation.
RUDE JOLT SUFFERED
Sinking of Hun Warships De
clared to Be Evidence of
Foe's Faithlessness.
(IVy, Lincoln F.yre.)
rarls, June 24. (By Telegraph
From N. Y. World, Copyrighted.)
Even' while sighing tn relief over the
, ..
advent of the peace so long
eagerly awaited, France viewB with
unconcealed apprehension the future
framed by a treaty which nobody ap
plauds and irtuhy condemn. iTom
widely divergent standpoints her
conservatives and radicals alike find
the terms thut Germany must sign
even though she professes to con
sider their complete fullllment an
ImrinoallitlitV fl'aiicht With inCOn-
Hlstencles and1 perils tho burden of
which will bear chiefly upon tuoir
hard-hit country. "Tho peace of to
morrow will bo a "peace of vigilance,
explnins the l'uns Midi in a sentence
that epitomizes tno anxiety annum
i,,.r nil u,'hiii or tnoue.ni.
To I'l.eial minds, among which
may be classed those who' adhere to
mcinitxtio intellectualism. the Wil-
sonlan principles have been sacri
ficed to a." settlement thickly sown
with seeds of strife. Only by vigi
lant nnd unremitting effort can the
discords due to tho treaty be
smoothed over, the men holding these
views believe, through the instru
mentality of tho league of nations,
whose feebleness amounts almost, to
impotence, they assert.
France Still Unprotected.
On the other hand, the body of
opinion, which from the first has
wished to crush Germany and keep
hop crushed bv the timeworn meth
od of Imperialism applied through
sheer militaristic force, sees in the
allies' commitments no opportunity
to Accomplish this end. In conserva
tive eves, France remains Inade
quately protected from a fresh on
slaught, -which only the most far
sighted vigilance and the most sleep
less surveillance of her ancient and
still powerful, enemy will enable her
to escape. ' ,
To the best of my belief the whole
thinking population of the republic in
divided into the two categories "de
fined above, with the exception of
the most exlrrnio 'reds,' wno hub
tnatize the treaty as "a eapKravsiic
outrage without a single redeeming
feature," but Who In reality are de
lighted wilh it simply because they
hope its obvious imperfections will
serve to promote a world revolution
along tho bolshevik lines which they
so frnniily favor.
No Voice, of Commendation.
If there is a single Frenchman
who thinks the peace of Versailles 1s
going to give Kurope tranquillit y nnd
maintain durable order, his voice has
not been heard above the tumult oi
denunl'iatorv criticism. In the nnx-
ions moments or suspense preceuiiiB
a definite "yes" or "no" from Wei
mar, France suffered a rude jolt by
the .sinking of the (ionium warships
in Scapa Flow. The I'aris press be
trayed an inclination, natural enough
in view of (irent Hritn Ill's advocacy
of the destruction of these vessels,
to chide the Crllish admiralty lor Its
failure to avoid nn occurrence which
the French regard ns a catastrophe.
"The most elementary watchfulness
would have sufficed to prevent such
a disaster," Lo Journal alllrms- re
sentfully In nn editorial bended
"Crave Responsibilities,"
I'ertlnax find other conservative
wrilers point: to the German soldiers'
"treachery" :is nnother instance of
the allies' unpardonable stupidity In
placing any trust whatever in Ger
mans or Germany. It is n striking
evidence, they contend, of the risks
tho, victors would run in taking the
Germans into the league of nations
before their atonement and reforma
tion have been completely accom
plished. Big Business Disrjruntled.
"I?lg business" in France is cer
tain to regard .Tustire Sankcy's pro
posal for the nationalization of Brit
ish mines us another blow from
across the channel.
With all these matters, spinning
about in the public mind, the French
senate's acceptance of the principle
of proportional representation In par
liament excites little attention out
side of political circles. The poli
ticians are altogether disagreed as
to the effect the reform fwiU have
upon elections.
WITHOUT COST TO GOVERNMENT
Thousands of Contracts Settled by Li
quidation. Washington. June 2.1. "Purchase and
storage" contracts outstanding June 1
aggregated lOT.oiiO.ODd. against more
! than a million when hostilities ceased.
according to a war department report
issued today. Of the lijaoo contracts
which have been liyuidatid, more than
half were settled without cost to the
government, suspension having caused
th contractor no loss. It is estimated
liquidation of war contracts has saved
more than h billion dollars, and con
tracts still to be liquidated will result in
additional savings of mure than ?l,Rn0,
iiini.tiea. BAUFR MAY BE CALLED
TO ORDER IN SHARP TERMS
l':y John Fdwiti Nevin.)
Paris. June 25. (I. N. S.I I'n
less the "erman government an
nounces the personnel of a new
peace delegation by this evening,
the allied and associated govern
ments will send a note to Ger
many and call Premier Iiauer to
order in the sharpest terms, re
minding him that their patience
is exhausted.
In the meantime Marshal Foch
bas been instructed to hold his
troops in readiness.
(The French newspaper I.a
T.iherte reported yesterday that
Foreign Minister Mueller hnd'
been named to head the German
delegation, but it was stated at
the French foreign otlicT that no
oltlclal information of the person
nel of the delegation has been
received.)
STRIKE EACH
HOUR IN BERLIN
Telephone and Postal Work
, ers Quit Noske Declares
He Will Preserve Order.
MOBS LOOTi,.: CHOPS
Troops Fire on Hamburg
Rioters Managers of Food
Factories Treated Badly. ,
' (Iiy Alfred Q. Andersen.) '
Berlin, June 25. Disorders have
again bi-oken out In Berlin, follow
ing acceptance of the peace treaty.
Mobs are looting shops and other
buildings In many parts of the' city.
One hundred looters had been ar
rested at midnight lust night.
There is a new strike almost ,
hourly. The telephone and postal
workers have quit work, handtcap-
Ing the clty'a indtistrlea seriously.
Delayed reports Indicate that the
strike disturbances are countrywide.
Feelings of revenge and hatred of
the allies is springing up alongside
the chaos here. Orchestras in Ber
lin cafes last night struck, up the old
war songs of he "Deutschland liber
Ales" typo. The crowds, sang; 'the
songs with , wild enthusiasm. Ev- ;
erywhere people are earnestly dis
cussing plans for Germany's revenge
when tho proper time cornea. , ',
Pledges Aid in Crisis. '
War Minister Gustav . Noske and
Oens. Tlelnhnrd and Von Lutwlt
have pledged their support to the,
government in the present crisis.
Nosko announced that he will take "
every possible measure to preserve
order. The statements from the
three military loaders, ' the govern
ment hopes, will at least tejnporarily
allay any attempt by the government
troops to Join the antlpeace agita
tions. ,
Tho conservatives are stirring up
trouble by Issuing manifestos, con-
demnlng the signing of a treaty that
gives away German territory, re
duces the size of her army and sur
renders her fleet and colonies. They
openly proclaim that a day, of reck
oning Is coming. ,
It appears to be the aim of the con
servatives to create sentiment in fn
vor of rniNtaig a new army for nn
attack as soon as the entente armies
are demobilized.
Serious Rioti At Hamburg. '
Copenhagen, June 25. (A P.) ;
flerious rioting occurred at Hamburg
Monday and Tuesday when mobs at
tacked food preserving factories, it
being alleged that the bodies of dogs
and cats had been rouna in tnem.
The managers were dragged to the
streets and roughly handled. The
war provision department also waa
attacked and its offices wrecked, i
The mob tried to disarm troops
marching through the streets , and
the latter opened fire, a, number of
persons being killed and wounded.
Threatened to Quit Army. .
. Berlin, June 25. (A. P.) Long ac
counts written for the Berlin papers
by Correspondents at Weimar telling
ot vcnts nieerMUng tha decision of
the German government to ign the
trentv of peace, show there was a
.' threat by generals and otflcera.of the
volunteer troops to quit the army if
the treaty was signed without reser- '
vat Ions. Guslav Noske, minister of
defense, profferred his resignation but
later succeeded in appeasing the of
ficers, lie ihon withdrew his resig
nation under pressure from his party
and cabinet minister.
Keeling among military . leaders is
rtill running high, notwithstanding
the fact that they are admonishing
i the troops to continue In the service,
Ma I. -Gen.. Huron Von Luettwltz, In ft
special call, reiterated nts opposition ,
t.. V.n ,n..n Invmc, n.hilo 1 n 4 Vstn
Gilsa, Herr Koske's adjutant, has an
nounced that Prussian War Minis
ter Heinhnrt "will endeavor to de
fend ths menaced honor of the army
and its leaders by the adoption of
special measures.
What Queered Erzberger.
Correspondents nt Weimar are unan
imous In the belief that the preir
tige of Malhias Krzberger was dam
aged because of his mysterious but
emphatic assurances that the entente
would be willing to yield on the honor
issue which failed to materialize.
II err Erabergp'r'a position is a sub
ject of much speculation and it is
believed as soon as the peace crisis
Is passed he faces a rather trying
period. t
GUARDS AT PETERHOF
Russian Volunteers Take City Near
"Petrograd.
Ilelsingfors, Tuesday, June 24.
Russian volunteer white guards
have occupied Peterhof, nineteen .
miles from Petrograd, accohling
to a report received here.
Heavy Battle at Archangel.
London, June 25 A heavy
fluctuating battle Is progressing
in tho Shunga district, on the
Archangel front, says a Keuter
dispatch from Kent today.
On Sunday the allies attacked
and forced the bolsheviks to fall
back six miles. The bolsheviks
stopped the allied advance by
setting fire to a wood through
.iihinh hnif route lav.
DON'T SELL NOW .
Is Sentiment of Senate Reqardinci Sate
of Merchant ShiDs.
Washington, June 2"i. "That In -the
judgment of the I'nited States Bei.nte,
It is not advisable for the fnited States
shipping board to sell at this) time any
of the merchant ships of the govern
ment to foreign interests except such
as cannot successfully bn employed by
this country." was sot forth hy reso
lutiop Introduced in the senate this tt
ernoon hv Senator Fletcher, denioci-ut
of Florida, ranking deniocratlo mumbvr
of the sen-ite commerce committee.
It was also declared in the meusuce
that "etlicient merchant ships of the
government should not be sold at all tit '
this time, except such ships us are un- -d-sitahle
foi overseas trade and will
tiring a price approaching their actual
cost or mote, and then only with a view
of replacing them with better ships and
in order to properly balut ce the (mer
chant marine! fleet."
Plot' her asked that the measure tro
over for a day or two. as he proposed to
express his opposition to the Hurley
pmn for the sale of : government-constructed
ships to private tnterc&ts in n
speech he had prepared.
TORNADO DOES DAMAGE
Villarj of Oakland Suffers Much
Property Lots.
Mattoon III.. June 24. Considerable
property damage resulted from,'
tornado which struck th village of
Oakland, twijmty. mih northeast of
I j here. Reports indicate, there wan no
4-1 loss Of Ufa . ,
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