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CHATTANOOGA NEWS
VOL. XXXI, No. 208.
CHATTANOOGA, -TEN N., THURSDAY EVENING. JUNE 26, 1810.
THREE CENTS.
Today's News Today
Very Best Features
DENOUNCE FLEET SINKING
AS VIOLATION ARMISTICE
Deliberate Breach in Advance of Conditions of
, . -V. . Peace by Enemy. i
Allies Notify Germany That They Possess Right to
' Punish the Persons Responsible for Scuttling of ;
. Ships and to Collect Reparation for Loss.
Paris,, June 26. -(A.P.) Germany has been-notified in a
note sent today by the allies that they possess the right to punish
the persons responsible for the destruction of the German ships
and to collect reparation for the loss. The sinking of the fleet is
denounced as a violation of the armistice and a deliberate breach
in advance of the conditions, of peace. , ;
When the .investigations .have been completed, th note says,
the allies will exact the "necessary reparation." ' , .
" A sharp note of warning is sounded hat a repetition of such
violations of th armistice terms .as the scuttling of the German
fleet and the burning of the French flags in Berlin "must have a
very unfortunate effect upon thp future operation of the peace
treaty
Tsxt of Allied Not. ,
i The text of the letter Bent to .
the German peace delegates fol
lows: -
"June 28, 1919.
"Mr, President The terms of
the armistice signed by Germany
on the 11th of November, 1918,
provided as follows:
" 'Article 23 The German sur
face warships which shall be
specified by the allies and the
United States aiall forthwith be
disarmed and thereafter Interned'
In neutral ports, or, failing' them.
In the allied ports designated by",
the allies and the United States.
They shall there" remain under
supervision by the allies and the
United States, only care and
maintenance parties being left on
board. -
"On June 21 the German war
ships which had been handed
over to the allied and, associated
powers, at anchor in the road
stead at Scapa Flow, with the Ger
man care and maintenance par
ties on board as provided In the
armistice, 1 were sunk by. these
parties under the orders of the
German admiral in command,
according to . the Information,
which has been collected and
transmitted by the British ad
miralty. The German admiral in
command of these parties of- the
German naval forces has alleged
that he acted in the belief that
the armistice expired on June 21
at midday and consequently In
hlr opinion the destruction in
question was no violation of its
terms. - , "
, Germany Pledged by Article 23.
111 law, uvMuaii, t'J aisuii.pt
' the terms of Article 2S. .set out
it- ..- r ,.
: law, oermany, 'ny -signing -
above, entered Into ynd.extaKjwLv;
-itir inroine snips nauaea over iy
... her should remain in the poj'tb'
' Indicated by the allied and asso-
elated powers and that care and
maintenance parties should be
left on- board with such instruc
tions and under such orders as
would Insure that the armistice
should be observed.
"The sinking of these Bhips
Instead of their preservations, as
had been .provided for, and In
breach of the understanding em
bodied In Article 1 of the armi
stice against all acts of destruc
tion constituted, at once a viola
tion of the armistice,' the de
struction of the pledge handed
f ..over, and an act of gross bad
faith toward the allied an.d asso
ciated powers. ' "
"The admiral in "command of
the care and maintenance par
ties belonging to the German na
val forces has, while recogn z
lng that the act was a breach of
the armistice, attempted to jus
tify it by alleging his belief that
the armistice had come to an
end.
Justification Net Well Founded.
"This alleged Justification is
not well founded, as under the
communlcatlfen addressed to the
German delegation by the allied
REVIEW OF PEACE SITUATION
(By International News Service.)
Reports from Paris indicate
that the allies are uneasy over
the failure of the Germans to
name a delegation to sign the
peace treaty, and the growth of
revolutionary disorders throujrh-
, out Germany following the an
l.nouncement that Germany would
f sign.
Ths allies apparently fear that
i a new revolution may upset the
present German republic and
make it necessary for the allies
i either to recommence negotia
' tiong with a new regime or to
, order Marshal Foch to advance
into Germany with his armies.
Paris dispatches yesterday re
ported that the. allies were de
termined to send a sharp note to
Germany, if the personnel of the
German peace delegation was not
announced by last night, but thus
far no news of the sending of
this communication has been re
ceived from the peace conference.
The old Spartacari leaders In
Berlin, who headed various revo
. lutlonary movements which were
put down by War Minister Noske,
are now taking advantage of a
SPllt between the majority so
cialists, dominating the -present
government and the reaction
aries. A' combination of the ma
jority socialists and the reaction-
Sries made it possible to sup
press the radical revolutionists a
few months ago, but bitter strife
baa broken out between the two
factions, the reactionaries having
i
onnnsed acceptance of the Peace
treaty.
4 That portion of the German
army under reactionary control
and representing the old Hlnden-
burg-Ludendorff regime, threat
ens, to abandon the majority so
cialists, who have no great hold
on the army, to the Spartacans,
whose radical views have won
them large bands of armed sup
porters, former soldiers.
The crown prince, Frederick Wil
liam, sreh-exponent of German mili
tarism, Is reported In Paris dispatches
to have escaped from Holland to
rmany, accompanied oy his staff
ioers. ss
ft Is suspected In peace conference
lies that the crown prince plans
ramatlc coup by which ha hopes
overthrow the republic, restore
and : associated powers on the
lth of June, 1919, the armistice v
would only terminate on refusal
to sign the peace treaty, or if no
answer were returned on the :
23d of Jurie at T o'clock. Ac
cording to International law. as
embodied particularly In Articles
40 and 41 of the regulations an
need to the fourth Hague con
vention of 1907, every serious
violation of the armistice by one
of the parties gives the other
party the right to denounce it,
and even In case of urgency to
recommence hostilities at once.
"A violation f the terms of
the armistice by Individuals,
acting on their own Initiative,
only confers the right of demanding-
the punishment of these
offenders, and if necessary, in
demnity for the losses .sustained. .
It will, therefore, be open to the
allied and associated powers to
bring before a military tribunal
the persona responsible for these
acts of destruction, so that tne
appropriate penalties may .,e
Imposed. Furthermore, the Inci
dent gives the allied and asso
ciated powers a right to repara
tion for. the loss caused, and in
consequence a right to proceed
to such further measures as the
said powers may deem appro
priate. v , . " "
Deliberate Breach in Advance.
"Lastly, the sinking of the
German fleet Is uot only a -flo-latlon
of the armistloe, but can
only be regarded' by the allied
and associated powers as a de
liberate breach. In advance of the
conditions communicated to Germany-and-ow
accepted by- neft
Furthermore, the Incident Is ;iot
W Jsolated.HiotThew-nm;
permission tot trie bmnTffg of the ,
' French flags wnich uermany
was to restor. constitutes an
other deliberate breach In ad
vance of these same conditions. .
"In consequence, the allied and
associated powers declare they
take note of these signal acts
of bad faith, and that when the
investigations have been com
pleted into all the circumstances
they will exact the necessary
reparation. It Is evident that any
repetition of acts like those mvst
have a very unfortunate effect
vupon the future operation of the
treaty which the Germans are
about to sign.
"They have made complaint of
the fifteen years' period of oc
cupation which the treaty con
templates. They have made
complaint that admission to the
league of nations may be too
long deferred. How can Ger
many put forward such claims If
Bhe encourages or permits de
liberate violations of her written
engagements Jfhe cannot com
plain should the allies use the
full powers conferred on them by
the treaty, particularly Article
429, if she, on her side, delib
erately -violates its provisions.
(Signed) "G. CLEMENCEAU."
monarchy, sound the call to arms, and
defy the allies, counting - upon tho
partial demobilization of the entente
armies to enable him to make ef
fective resistance. Though It Is pos
sible the crown prince fled only In a
desperate effort to avoid trial by an
international tribunal some strength
is lent the rumors of a military coup
by an Amsterdam dispatch. This dis- j
paten reports that the German east- j
ern army corps Including troops ; Tlttonl Claims Allies Have Not Re
from the regions It is proposed to j tui;nedavor,'.i, . ,
hn m fo Pnlnnrt hn. rtelrt ! Rome. June 2o.-;The position of Italy
oppose the carrying out of the treaty
provisions and that Gen. Von Lutwitz
at attempting to form another Ger
man cabinet.
(By the Associated Press.)
While the peace conference con
tinues to be troubled over the failure
of the GermBn plenipotentiaries to
arrive at Versailles to sign the
treaty, news comes of the escape to
Germany from Internment In Hol
land of the former German crown
prlijce ' .
no
official advices of the coming of the
signing of the treaty, therefore, can-
German delegation, and plans for the
not be announced definitely. Semi- 1
official Information received In Paris!
is that the German delegates will !
arrive at Versailles m time for i. j
formal signing to take place Setur- j
day afternoon. The tentative hour'
selected Is 3 o'clock. Announcement j
was made In Berlin Wednesday night j
that Foreign Minister Mueller and '
Colonial Minister Bell would leave j
there Friday to go to Versailles to
sign the peace treaty.
Frederick William Hohcnzollern,
who fled to Holland soon after his
father, had been living on the island
of Wlerlngen m the Zuydcr .ee.
His escape Is regained In conference
circles as having possible signifi
cance, in view of other recent hap
penings In connection with the Ger
man situation. Full dctala of the
manner of the escape are lacking.
In the meantime there conic re
ports of Increasing disorders In Ger- j
many, unere was n ik" law
lessness In Berlin Tuesday night and
Wednesday morning, and battles oc
curred between government troops
and mobs. In Hamburg representa
tives of the indstrial council l.ave
seized the power. Government troops
are being sent there to restore or
der, It Is reported.
TENSION IS
; HIGH IN BERLIN
Volunteer Divisions, Abandon
Capital to Mercy of the
i Spartacans.
BERLIN IS ARMED' CAMP
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Ministry Converted Into For-
, tress, ' With ' Surrouriding
s Streets Barricaded.
' '(By Alfred G. Andersen.) ;
, Berlin. June 26. (I. N. 8.) Ru
mors spread throughout Berlin early
today that several volunteer divisions
which hava been protecting the city
against communist disorders, have
resolved to dissolve and abandon Ber
lin, to the Spartacans, who have been
participating In the rioting going on
here for. the last forty-eight hou
4 lien , icuueis uewucu u)ruii
action. It was reported, followli
resignation of Field Marshal
Hlndenburg from the chief coi
of the army. The war mlnistri
tempting, to prevent the die
tlon from spreading to other
ic
i In
the army.
Fears Civil Wa
' London. June 26. (I. 0
Berlin is a great arms' i- imp,
with ths tension by C the
communists and tha,"' jtion
aries so great that a sirto.e shot
may bring bloody civil war, said
a Central Ntws dispatch from
Berlin today.
The communist soldiers' councils
have distributed large quantities of
arms and ammunition to soldier
members and their civilian 'adher
ents The government's position is
growing more serious and some
troops are deserting. The ministry of
marine, has been converted Into a
fortress and the surrounding streets
are' barricaded. Government soldiers
have occupied the newspaper . of
fices.' .. ' ;" .
-; As a result, of the railway strike
the most important lines are tied up
and the stations barricaded.
It is-reported that Gen. Lue'tlwlts
Is attempting to form a new govern
ment with military support.
Rioting in Berlin.' ' '
(Exclusive dispatches to the Inter
national News Service from its Ber
lin correspondent early yesterday
brought first word of the outbreak of
rioting In Berlin).. ,
A Reuter dispatch from Berlin re
ported that sniping continued
throughout the night from the roofs
of houses and buildings all over the
city. - '
Troops were called out to clear the
Alexanderplats of an enormous crowd
of rioters. Baads of looters held up
the street. cars. There were frequent
clashes between - the tronns ' and
jcrowyJs of looters.- ''.L. rr.-m..
Workers Warned.
Berlin. June 26. (A. P.) Up to 4
o'clock this, afternoon the strike of
railroad workers failed to show slfns
of spreading. Tho federation of rail
way workers, the membership of
which is 400,000, is opposing the
strike and has called upon the work
ers not "to permit themselves to be
misledby political agitation or guilty
of plunging the country into economic
chaos."
THREATS TO STRIKE
Chicago May Be Deprived of Fire Pro
tection. Chicago, June 26. Unless the city
council takes favorable action on de
mands for Increased wares made by
pumping station and fire apparatus en
gineers, Chicago Is threatened with a
strike within the next twenty-four
hours, which will deprive the city of
water and Are- proter-'on. The en
gineers have declared they will go on
strike tomorrow noon unless their de
mands are granted.
LIEUT.-COL. HALL DEAD
Killed in Automobile Acoident in
Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, June 26. Ueut.-Col.
John Hundy Hall was killed early to
day when his automobile was over
turned in a ditch. He -was second
in command of the 108fh field artil
lery, which recently returned from
service abroad; an assistant United
States district attorney in this city,
and was 46 years old.
Col. Hall was a native of Lynch
burg, Va. He was graduated from
Washington and I.ee and later stud
ied law at the University of Penn
sylvania. He was a veteran, of the
Spanish war.
WHyTt ALT HAS LOST
i at present is !'s fverl!. than at .the
beginning or tne peace coniercnce oe
Cfiuse the Italian in'!'1:,'" iiirn Ims ap
proved nil tlint Gru't llritnin and
Prance have askod In Asia and Africa,
while thos powers have not acknowl
edged th claims of Italy. Foreign
Minister Tiltoni declared in an address
to tho senate today. If this situation
should continue, he added. Great Brit
ain and France would be at peace and
free to demobilize and to heal their
wounds, while it would be impossible
for Italy to do this because she would
not be at peace.
"I tell you the facts." the foreign
minister s-ild, "but do not Judge. His
tory will in time do that."
Signor Tlttonl said he hoped the
'through tta IntfeVaUon or
treaties, but because of her enormous
sacrifices in blood and wealth.
Wll I CTACj PRflQQ nFFRT
L-LIO I Ho UnUoo ULOtn I
Scattered Bands aathsrlna Mountain
E) Paso Tcx June " 2. Scattered
gma .hands of Vlllistas are marching
'southward across the Chihuahua desert
to a rendezvous lg the mountains near
yatevo, according to reports reaching
iit.-io muuj. ji id in'iit'tcu Hie . iiiiBiua
lnt"nd to attack Farral.
lieliel troops are reported to have
wrecked and burned a passenger train
between Collma and Port Mansanillo.
killing, wounding or rapturing the train
guards and nearly all the passengers.
Edward and Filbert S.nto, Americans,
are reported to have bem captured by
bandits who attacked the Itiick ranch,
near Mexico City. It Is (.aid the Amer
icans are being h'ld for ransom.
INJUNCTION MODIFIED
New York. June 2fi. The 1'nited
Ptntes circuit court of appeals In tin
opinion handed down today modified
tho Injunction recently granted brewers
by Federal Jurie Mayer aKalnft
I'nltf.i Slates DiMiIrt Attorney CaflVy
and Acting Collector of Internal reve
nue MrF.lligott. The opinion of the
hlKhcr court permits the prosecutor to
proceed agninst alleged 'violators of the
war time prohibition act.
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,. TIPPERARY TABOOED
London. June J. Dveplte sug
gestions by the local press, "Tip
pcrary," the famous British war
song, will not be played on the
chimes of the famous Wnlllngs-
borough chapel to celebrate the
signing of the peace treaty.
"Why not also a fox trot?"
wrote the Vicar of Welllngsbor- '
otiKh, Indignantly rejecting the
auggeiitlon. "I hasten to assure
all and sundry that while I am
vicar of Wellingsborougli, 'It's a
Long Way to Tlpperary will
never be played on the bells of
the house of God.
SPARTACANS
SEIZE STATIONS
Government Troops Ordered
to Hamburgbut Their Ar-'
: rival Is Doubtful.
FIGHT OVER TOWN HALL
Counter Revolution Expected
to Follow Commencement of
, Communist Revolt.
1 " '(By Alfred G. Andersen.)
' Berlin, June 26. Spartacan troops
have seized the railway station at
Hamburg, and it is doubtful if gov
ernment forces ordered there to sup
press rioting will arrive, said advices
received here this afternoon.
Exchange Building Damaged.
London, June 26. (A. P.) The
Btock exchange building at Ham
burg, it is said, was damaged se
riously in the fighting for possession
of the town hall. The Industrial com
mission reported In control there
consists of twelve men. .
In military circles In Berlin, a
dispatch says, It Is asserted a coun
ter revolution will begin as soon as
a communist revolt against the gov
ernment is started.
Prefers Honorable Fall.
Field Marshal Von Hlndenburg, in
reply to a request rom Minister of
Defense Noske concerning the allied
rejection of German reservations In
the peace treaty, said that in the
event of a resumption of hostilities.
according to a Berlin dispatch, the
Germans would be able to reconquer
Posen and maintain the frontiers o
the east, but hardly would be able
to reckon on success in the west.
The field marshal is said.- to have
added: ' ' "
"A favorable issue to our opera
tion is therefore very doubtful, but
as a soldier I must prefer an honor
able fall to an ignominious peace."
A report from Berlin Wednesday
said that Field Marshal Von Hlnden
burg had resigned from the chief
command. Later dispatches said
Gen, Groener had succeeded him. '
Not Prolong Blockade.
Gen. Vn Groener today resigned,
his resignation becoming effective as
soon as the military situation in the
east is cleared. ' . ' , '
Von Groener fhsued an appeal to
the people urging them to make every
effort to fulfill the peace conditions
and pointing out that each unful
filled clause of the treaty will furnish
an excuse for the allies to prolong the
period of occupation of Germany and
the length of the blockade. He also
appealed to officers and soldiers to
remain at their posts in the present
crisis, declaring: "Unless we all work
together, the signature of the treaty
is worthless."
Manifesto Issued,
At the same time Prussian War
Minister Reinhardt Issued a mani
festo declaring:
"We soldiers cannot reconcile these
terms with our honor. This we must
J aever forget. Nevertheless, I urge
that officers and men remain at their
posts until their terms of enlistment
expire and they are relieved."
Uelnhardt added that he agreed
with Gustav Noske, war minister in
the German cabinet, that T'rvsslan
generals may apply for discharge
without formalities .until July 23. but
that he would reserve to himself the
right of disposing of their applica
tions. The government's appeal for every
one to get to work was only answered
by a new strike this morning. The
Berlin railway depot employes quit
work, leaving food cars on the tracks.
NO SUGAR SHORTAGE
Dearth of Sweets In Georgia Appears to
Be Local Condition.
In speaking of the sugar shortage
that Atlanta, together with other places
in Georgia, is experiencing now, a local
giocervmen stated today that he does
not believe the Chattanooga market will
be affected. He says that the shortage
Ik merely existing among the refiners,
as there is no scarcity of the raw product.-
or this reason, it will only be a
short time until the refiners catch up
with the demand. TThe local dealer
states that from all reports the export
demand for sugar is Just as great as
ever, and it Is the general belief that it
will be even greater In the Immediate
future, as the preserving season is near
at hand. The housewives, having been
restricted In the use of sugnr last sea
son, will want to obtain It in larger
quantities this year. For this reason
there may he a slight . increase in the
price of sugnr.
DRUGGISTS INDICTED
Jackson (Mlsi. ) Dealers Charged With
Violation of Antitrust Law.
Jackson, Miss.. June 26. Charged
with violating the antitrust laws in
combining to raise prices of drugs on
physicians' prescriptions, the grand Jury
has Indicted a majority of the local
druggists. Three Ice manufacturing
concerns were indicted, charged with
breaking antitrust laws.
UKRAINIANS BREAK TRUCE
Terms of Armistice With Poles Vio
lated. Paris. June 26. The armistice en
tered into several days ago by the Poles
and I'krninians has been broken by
advance on the part of the T'krainlan
forces, according to information re
ceived here today.
RESERVOIRS COLLAPSE
Million Barrels Oil Ran Out Into Bayou
and Is Lost.
Shreveport, La., Juno 26. Twenty
five Independent oil companies lost
$7!fl.00 when earthern reservoirs, con
taining a million barrels of oil broke
loose last night, emptying the oil Into
the bayous. The oil was selling for 75
cents a barrel anil Is total kiss. The
Stai:d.nv! OP. company was not effected.
BIG LUMBER DAMAGE
Baltimore. Md., June jr.. A disas
trous fire in Tialtlmore's lumber dis
trict was averted here today by the
summoning of all the fire apparatus In
the city. The flames swept a big
warehouse before they could be con
trfed and caused heavy loss, f
MOB; LYNCHES
Negro fiend
Gov. Bilbo "Refused to Inter
vene for Life of Girls' As
A -sailant.
THE CRIME IS CONFESSED
Excitement High Throughout
Mississippi Nothing Could
Stem Tide.
Ellisville, Miss., June 26,
John Hartfield, negro, confessed
assailant of a young white
woman, was lynched by a mob
here this afternoon.
Hartfield was taken to the
railroad trestle where he com'
mitted the crime to which he
confessed and was hanged to a
girder. His , body was then
burned. . :
Jackson, Miss, . June 26.
(A. P.) Gov. Bilbo stated this
' afternoon that he would not at-
tempt to interfere with ths lynch
. Ing of John Hartfield, negro as
sailant of a young. woman of El
lisville, scheduled to die at Ellis
villa at 6 o'olook,
"I am utterly powerless," said
the governor. "Ths stats has no
troops, and if the civil authori
. ties at Ellisvill ars helplass, ths
state is squally so. '
- "Furthermore, excitement is at
such a ' high pitch throughout
. south Mississippi that any armed
' attempt -to interfere with ths
mob would doubtless result . in
ths death of hundreds of persons.
"Th negro hss confessed, says
he is ready to die, and nobody
can keep the inevitable from
happening." ,
Two Farmers Caught Negro.
EIllsvllIc, Miss., June J 6. (A. P.)
Hartfield was suffering from gunshot
wounds inflicted,, by Walter Crawley
and Will Rogers, two farmers, who
efected bis -capture.
It, was estimated there were 3,000
strangers here today. . .v
Leaders of various crowds assem
bled here made no secret of their In
tentions to lynch Hartfield, although
they stated they probably would
make no attempt to obtain posses
sion ?f , the . prisoner until 4 or S
o'clock. . '.'
The authorities appeared powerless
to control the crowds and could only
appeal ts them to let the law take
its courses., ;
Leading; citizens, when reports
were spread that plans were being
made to burn, IhH negro, appealed to
the. crowds not to attempt such ac
tion. .('- -A i it..
. ) Officers; at ,&3lail, expressed its
(l.
belief that Hartfield would not live
many hours, as ths gunshot wounds
were more , serious than at first
thought.
Hartfield, It was stated by the offi
cers, confessed to the crime, detail
ing his movements for tho past ten
days and confiding the names of the
negroes who aided him. Two pistols
and $20 were found in his pockets
when he was captured.
A subscription list has been started
for the young woman assaulted by
the negro. Nearly $1,000 was raised
within a few hours.
WILL TRY SOFT DRINKS
Saloons to Change From Intoxicating to
Nonlntoxlcatlng Liquors.
Minneapolis, Minn., June 26. Slxtv
per cent of the saloons and cafes in
Minneapolis will remain open as soft
drink parlors after July 1. according
to announcements by proprietors today.
The saloon men believe President
Wilson will revoke the wartime prohi
bition order and that they eventually
will bo able to resume selling liquor.
In the meantime they plan to store
their liquor stocks in warehouses.
0BREG0N TO SPEAK ,
Candidate for President to Arrange
Campaign Dates.
El Paso, Tex., June 26. Gen. Alvaro
Ohregon, former mlnlster.of war in the
Carranza cabinet, anounced today from
his home in Sonora that he will go to
Mexico City before July 1 to begin a
speaking campaign for the presidency
of Mexico. Gen. Ohregon probahlv will
oppose Gen. Pablo Gonzales, who Is
regarded as Carranza's candidate,
GENEROSITY OF FORD
Auto Manufacturer Will Turn Over to
Government 58 Per Cent, of Profits.
Washington. June 26. Henry Ford
will turn back to Lthe government his
share 58 per cent. of the war profits
made by his Detroit plant. The auto
mobile manufacturer requested the sec
retary of the treasury to assign an ac
countant to ro over the honks of the
I company to determine Just what his
proms were, it was announced this aft
ernoon. The matter was turned over to Com
missioner of Internal Kcvenue Roper,
who instructed his representative at
Detroit to assign an accountant.
GERMAN TO BET TAUGHT
Richmond, Va June J6. The Virginia
state board of education has voted to
continue the study of German in the
state high schools, the course to be of
four years' duration.
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OFFERS BILL TO PREVENT
PRIZE FIGHT JULY 4.
Washington, June 26. A
resolution requesting the gov
ernor of Ohio to prevent "the
threatened desecration of the
nation's birthday" by a prize
fight between Willard and
Dempsey, at Toledo, July 4,
was introduced today by Rep
resentative Randall, prohi
bitionist, California.
Showers, Says Billy 'Possum;
Listen, friend;
haven't you any
thing else to do,
except every time
you meet mo, tell
me something
blue? Don't you
know you can't
make it in this
world of stiifc
by always look
ing on the dark
Bide of life? If
vou can't see
anything except somfthing sad, then
you're engaged In a business that'a
mighty bad. In nry opinion, a calam
ity yeller is not a bit better than a
chronic Joke teller.
The weather? Continued showers
tonight and Friday, with little change
In temperature
FREDERICK WILLIAM HOHENZOLLERN
: LEAVES HOLLAND; NEWS
MUELLER IS SELECTED AS
GERMAN PEACE DELEGATE
Envoys Will Leave Berlin Friday and Arrive at
Versailles Saturday Morning.
Dr. Bell, Herren Leinert and Geisberts Others Named.
Efforts Being Made for Signing of the Treaty at
3 P.M. Saturday Gen. Groener Resigns.
Berlin, June 26. (By the Associated Press.) Hermann
Mueller, the foreign minister, and Dr. Bell, the colonial minister,
it was announced last night, have been selected as the German
envoys to sign the peace terms.
Any Objeetlon to SundayT
(By John Edwin Nevlp.)
Paris. June 26. (I. N. S.J Secre-,
tnry Hanlel von Halmhausen, of the
German peace commission at Versail
les, today notified the big three the
new German peace delegation, which
will sign the treaty will be made up
of Hermann Mueller, minister of for.
elgn affairs; Herr Leinert, and
Johann Geisberts, minister of posts
and telegraphs,
'Geisberts has reached .Versailles,
and the other two members are about
to leave Berlin. They will arrive here
Saturday morning and unless presi
dent Wilson Interposes an objection,
it appears likely that the peace treaty
may be signed on Sunday,
Announcement of the personnel of
the new German delegation was con.
veyed to the big three this forenoon
by Paul Dutasta, secretary of the
peace conference. The big three im
mediately went into session to con
sider details of the ceremony.
, Premier Lloyd George asked Presi
dent WllsgjL If he would object to
signing the treaty on Sunday. The
president has not yet replied but It
Is' believed he may consent If It Is
found Impossible to have the cere
mony on Saturday afternoon.
Hold Huns Responsible for Failure
To Withdraw From Polish Territory
. Paris, June 26. (A. P.) The German peace delegation
hag been informed in a note from Premier Clcmenceau that the
German government will be held strictly responsible for unofficial
support of any movement against Polish authority in the terri
tory given Poland in Posen and in East and West Prussia.
T... . U.,ninn n Poland.
I , t ...,....a
"Mr. President: ' The allied and associated powers feel that It Is neces
sary to direct the attention of the German government to the fact that the
Polish authorities have come into possesssion of tho attached official German
:h, which states that while the German government means to sign the
.w,t., ti.n inteni fn irlvp unofficial suDDoi't bv all the means In thoir
dispatc
peace treaty
power to local movements of resistance to the establishrsu nt of Polish au
thority In the territories allotted to Poland in roHon and in East and West
Prussia and to the occupation of upper Silesia by the allied and associated
powers. ,
"In view of this Information the allied and associated powers think It
necessary to inform the German government that they will hold them strictly
responsible for seeing that at the time Indicated in the treaty all troops and
all officials Indicated by the allied commission are withdrawn and that in
the event of local disturbances in resistance to the treaty no support or
assistance to the insurgents is allowed to pass across the new frontier into
Plfl"signed) ' " O. CI.EMENCEAU..
The telegram referred to In the foregoing letter follows:
"Posen, June 21, 1919..
The government will sign. Nevertheless Horsing (provincial president)
will proclaim for Silesia and Wig (provisional president), for western and
eastern Prusssla,' war against the east. The government will officially dc
clarre Its opposition hut will unofficially support the action by every means.
"Horsing has telegraphed today: 'Rend my large parcel to Brcslnu.' "
Signing of Peace Means Beginning of
Vast Struggle to Wipe Out Hatred
(By Herbert Bayard Swope, by Telegraph From N. Y World, Copyrighted.)
Paris, June 25. No one In Paris, least of all President Wilson, thi.nks
that the signing of the treaty means the end of all difficulties. On the con
trary, the understanding is clear that with tho signing of the treaty tho
heaviest part of after-war effort is to be faced. The treaty's execution will
bring to an end negotiations over certain physical details, but will mifrk the
beginning of a vast spiritual struggle to bring the world beyond the phase of
hatred and distrust which now exists. How far the treaty may aid in that
direction is a grave question, but there is more balm in prospect than ap
pears at first glance. There Is not an objective-minded student of the
conditions as imposed who is not certain that thetreaty documents possess
sufficient flexibility to enable It to be bent to good purposes, provided the
conduct of the Germans Justify such action.
One who has been intimately concerned with the composition of the
treaty said to me this evening that within four months or at least six months
sufficient changes would be effected in the instrument calculated to alleviate
those conditions bearing heaviest upon defeated Germany.
Three U. S. Divisions Will Remain
East of RhineUntil Peace Is Signed
Coblenz, June 25. (A. P.), Thi
three American divisions which were
concentrated east of the Hhine in
the American bridgehead area will
remain there until the peace treaty
Is actually signed, according to an
announcement made here. As soon
as peace Is signed the Americans will
begin to return to the quarters they
occupied before the concentration of
a week ago, which was ordered by
Marshal Foch in preparation for an
advance Into Germany should the
Germans not accept the peace con
ditions. It is expected the troops will
remain in these quarters until orders
come to start for home.
The Third army consists of five di
visions and the auxiliary units of the
All Eyes on Versailles, Where
Huns Will Attest Their Capitulation
(Rv Lincoln Eyre)
Taris, June 25. (Hy Telegraph
From X. Y. World, Copyrighted.)
All eyes are turned toward Ver
sailles, where, in the hall of mirrors
of J,ouls XIV, that grandiose monu
ment of kingly grandeur, the envoys
of the German republic, with bowed
heads, will attest their country's hu
miliating capitulation.
A hundred French workmen, skilled
in the science of rearranging and
renovating ancient chateaux for mod
ern uses, are putting a final polish
on the slightly faded magnificence of
royalty's most splendid residence.
Scores of them are scrubbing the
dusty cobblestones of the courtyard
so that on "the day" t e pavement
will glisten. As far as Versailles is
concerned the treaty could be signed
today, for everything is in complete
readiness for the ceremony.
According to the protocol the Ger
man delegates cease to be enemies
as soon as their signatures have been
subscribed to the peace terms. Dip
lomatic relations being automatically
They will leave Berlin I-riday.
Berlin. Wednesday, Juna 25. (A.
P.) Gen. Groener, who succeeded
Field Marshal Von" Hlndenburg as
German chlef-of-staff. , hag tendered
his resignation to President Ebert,
but has agreed to remain at his post
until the situation in the eastern
provinces becomes stabilised.
Satisfied at Assuraness.
Paris, June 26. (A. P.) Efforts
were being made today to arrange for
the stgnlng of the peace treaty at i
o'clock Saturday afternoon. The
council of three is apparently satis
fied with geml-offlclal assurances the
Germans would be on hand.
Although the unofficial Intimation
received was the German signatories
probably would be Hermann Mueller,
the foreign secretary, and Herr Oels
berts, and Herr Leinert of the old
delegation, it developed today . Herr
Geisberts who had remained at Ver
sailles for a time, had left there for
Germany, A third man will be named
however to accompany Herr Mueller
and Herr Leinert, it Is indicated.
Amsterdam, June 26. The German
eastern arm corps having refused to
support the peace treaty, Gen. Von
Lutwlts is reported to be engaging
In the -task of forming a new .cabinet.
- . ...
inn:., jtiih
Third corps, approximately 160,000
men. Transportation oflicers said
that the divisions and various units
could be out of Germany by Aug. 1
if general headquarters gave orders
to that effect.
According to present plans, the
Fifth division, which occupies part
of Luxemburg, will start for France
probably within a day or two after
peace is signed. Tho Third and
Fourth divisions will lie the next -to
move westward. The First and Sec
ond divisions, which hold the east
bank of the Rhine, will be the last
to depart in the event that no com
plete American division is to remain
in Germany as part of the perma
nent army of occupation.
renewed by the. signing of thetreaty,
the German embassy in Paris will tie
opened Immediately, and the unfor
tunate Teuton Janitor who has been
cooped up In the building fur nearly
five years will have a chance to
stretch his leps.
REVIEWED BY BISHOPS
CohiiMlHi.'i, u., June 2ii. This was
"Bishops' Day" at the Methodist Cen
tenary celebration here. Methodist
Kplscpal olliclals, scores of bish
ops, hundreds of district superintend
ents and ministers leva wed a spectac
ular "procession of the nations'' und
joined in a mass meeting. It was said
that nearly every bishop of the church
whs in attendance, the l:u est romcre
gation ot Mclhodi.-t bishops ever held.
The bishops vull discuss church recon
struction problems.
Attendance at the centenary was
swelled today by the arrival of many
visitors from the south, a simile auto
mobile caravan from louiaville bring
ing more than 2all people. Another car
avan of twenty automobiles arrived
from Tennessee
CAUSES STIR
REGARDED AS
SIGNIFICANT,
Escape of Eldest Son of Ex
Kaiser to Fatherland Pres
ages New Tangle. w -
PLOT OF THE'MIUTARIST3
Would Embarrass Allies in
Putting Peace Treaty Into
Effect in Germany.
Pariss, June 26. (A. P.)
Frederick William .Hohenzol
lern, the former German crown
prince, ha escaped from Hoi.
land and made his way into Ger
many. .
News of the escape of ths
ex-crown prince caused a con
siderable stir in peace confer
ence circles. While it is not fell
he is a figure around which the
reactionaries and monarchists
would gather enthusiastically,
nevertheless his act is regarded
as an event of considerable sig
nificance in view of other Ger
man recalcitrancy.
Washington Knew of Plan.
Washington, June 26.(A.
P.) Confidential reports that
the former German crown prince
and also probably the former
emperor would attempt to re
enter Germany after the signing
of the peace treaty were re
ceived recently by government
officials here. This becamo
known today after an Asso
ciated Press dispatch telling of
the escape of the German
crown prince had been re
ceived. Military Cstte tn Plot.
Mints have come from Germany
within ths last few days that , the
'military cast hereT"wourd not ba
averse to bringing about a -military
situation within the former empire
that would embarrass the allies In
putting the peace treaty Into effect,
and It seems not Improbable that
the move mado by the ex-crown
prince Is connected with some such
plan.
Tho former crown prince made his
way into Holland shortly after the
signing of the armiutice lust Novem
ber and was Interned there by the
Dutch government, taking up his res
idence on the island of Wlerlngen,
in the Zuydcr Zee.
Denied Intention to Abdicate,
Two days before the armistice was
signed, a decree Issued by the Ger
man imperial chancellor, Prince Mux
of I!aden, announcing a decision of
the former Uerman emperor to abdi
cate, stated:
"The Imperial chancellor will re
main in office until the questions
connected with the abdication of the
kaiser, the renouncing by the crown
prince of the throne of the German
empiro and ot I'russia, and the set
ting up of the regency have been
settied." ' '
This generally was accepted by the
public as an ottlcial announcement ot
the crown prince's Mention to re
nounce his rights to tho succession.
Later, however, the crown prince de
nied any such Intention In an Inter
view given to the Associated Press
correspondent at Oosterland, Holland,
Dec. 3. 1318.
Ex-Crown Prince Quoted.
At that time the crown prince said:
"I have not renounced anything and
I have not signed any documents
whatever."
"However," he continued, "should
tho Gorman government decide to
form a republic similar to the United
States or France, 1 should be per
fectly content to return to Germany
as a simple citizen, ready to do any
thing to assist my country. I should
even be happy to work as a laborer
in a factory.
"At present everything appears
chaotic in Germany, but 1 hope things
will right themselves."
Notwithstanding this categorical
statement the semiolliciul Wolff bu
reau of JJcrlin three days later Issued
what was said to be the exact text
of the crown prince's renunciation of
his rights to the throne. This docu
ment read:
"I renounce formally and definitely
all rights to the orown of Prussia
and the imperial crown which would
have fallen to me by the renuncia
tion of the emperor-king, or for other
reasons. ,
"Given by my authority and signed,
by my hand; done at Wlerlngen, Dec.
1. 1918. WIL.HELSI."
Once Correctly Stated.
"The ex-crown prince has given nu
merous interviews to various corre
spondents since his arrival in Hol
land and has complained in some In
stances of having been misquoted.
As regards the Associated Press In
terview mentioned, however, the cor
respondent who obtained it holds an
autographed letter from the ex
crown prince in which the latter
states that in this interview he was
quoted correctly In every particular.
Holland Accountable?
The former German crown
prince was interned by the Dutch ',
government on the island of
Wieringen and if he preserves his
statue as a soldier, the opinion
of international law authorities is
that the Netherlands government ,
may be held accountable by the
associated powers for his escape.
It was explained that the rules of
war and neutrality require the gov
ernment of any nation that affords)
asylum to a fugitive soldier to intern
him for the period of the war, ami
that in this instance that period
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