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One-Third of Ite Task—Countries
Under Turkey Want U. 8. Aid*
[By Havas Agency.]
Farie, Feb. 6.—The supreme war
council will meet at Versailles^ on
Friday to take measure® to im-.
pose on Gsrmany the "full will of
the alliee," says ths Matin, "be
cauae of the unwillingness of Qsr
many to carry out the armistice
terms except under certain condi
tion*."
Paris, Feb. *—The society of nations
commission of the peace conference
has virtually covered one-third of its
task. It was officially announced this
afternoon.
[By the Associated Press.
(*aris, Feb. 8—Nineteen small belli
gerent nations won definite recognition
from the supreme pouncll of the peace
conference today, which granted four
additional seats Jn the commission to
the society of nations to leaser
countries.
-This gives to the small powers nine
fJeats on the commission which will
frame the plan for the society and ten
seats-to the flv3 great powers. Ac
cording to the decision the smaller
powers of Poland, Roumanla, Zcecho
Slovakia .and Greece will hold addition
al seats. This concession to lesser
qations became known tonight after a
Ions session of the commission on the
society of nations, which President
\Vilson attended. It was apparently
received with satisfaction by the,
^mailer powers, wmch felt th^ir repre
seBtation.tfe be* inadequate.—
Tonight's session of the commission
lasted from 1:30 until after 11 o'clock,
the chief point'discussed being the con
stitution of the executive body of the
society of nations. Wishing to meet
the opposing executive body, England
proposed to give five representatives
altogether to the Ave great powers, and
two representatives for small countries,
making the membership seven in all.
Near East Wants U. 8. Protectorate.
The American delegation to the peace
conference has received numerous
petitions from committers, municipal
ities and representatives of territories
under Ottoman rule asking to be put
under the protection of the United
States, or at leairt that America shall
be the mandatory country entrusted
with their government.
More significant still is the pressure
brought to bear to bying about de
cision by which America shall be en
trusted with the duty of looking after
Constantinople, the Bosphorus and
the Dardanelles, which, It is believed,
will be i^ernationallsed by the peace
conference.
Even the great Buropean powers are
urging America to accept the respon
sibility, as she is the only, country
which, having no direct Interest in the
near east, can not arouse any jealousy,
and enjoys the complete confidence of
all the peoples of the sections In
volved without distinction of race or
religion.
Referring to objections that Amer
ican public opinion wtw oposed to any
Interference in the government of any
other countries, especially outside the
American continent, Salvatore Barzilai,
a former member of the Italian cabinet
and a member of the Italian delega
tion to the peace conference) said:
"By participating in the war, and
-y taking a leading part in the peace
conference, the United States has
undertaken such moral obligations as
almost constitute international duties,
the fulfillment of which becomes a
point of honor to any member of the
society of nations."
1 Big Five to Send Commission.
Paris, Feb. •.-'•The supreme coun»
cil, on receiving the acceptance of the
Russian bolsheviki- government of the
invitation to attend the conference on
the Princess islands, Immediately
made arrangements to send a joint
committee of tHvp representatives
Trofo each of the five great powers to
meet tho representatives of the soviet
government
The wireless dispatch from the so
vlet government accepting the invita
tions was received last night while
the conference commission on a so
ciety of nations was in session.
SMALL POW«R« DI8PLEA8ED.
if I ict on Voice in League is Qrave
Fear.
_.'aris, Feb. 6.—The development of
fiction between the five great powers
an the small' powers over represen
t&ap In the society of nations, and
aioun'cem-ent that the preamble an:l
t\l articles in the constitution of- '.he
sokty had been agreed upon pro
vifihally were the principal peace
coisrence developments.
Is smaller nations, It Is declared,
wal full equality In a society of V*a
ftloi and also greter powers than- the
plai already outlined give to them.
Th%reat powers, ori^the other hand,.
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arejeed with a situation that. If etich
et*4|a-'-given one member on a su
court of nations, they^ night
find themselves In the iplnorlly. si
tho their interests might .bo much
greater, and probably would be.
Impasse Net Unlikely.
It is not believed that the great pow
er* would consent to an arrangement
of this sort and a situation similar to
that at the second Hague peace con
ference appears to be In the making.
The experts on. the society of nations
question are hopeful of finding "a way
to get the smaller states to agreo tu
(he plan so that It will not fall as
Kllhu Root's scheme for
Thus complex Issues ralsea by the
claims of Greece, not only to enemy
territory tout to sections also claimed
by other friendly states, jafter being
stated by Premier Venlielps, were re
ferred to a commlttee^of experts for
further examination, leaving the su
preme council froe to take up other
questions.
Await League Principles.
The report of this committee prob
ably will not be acted upon until a
society of nations Is In being and tne
principle established on which all such
claims will tec decided.
It is expect jd that the same course
will be followed with the claims of
Italy to territory beyond Italian Irre
denta proper. Including the Dalmatian
coast, which arc to be heard next by
the supreme council.
This method of work gives the mem
bers of the society of nations commlt
tee a better opportunity to hasten their
work. Indications are that this sys
tem will make It possible to get the
society of nations plan out of commit
tee and before the plenary conference
within the ten days retraining of Pres
ident Wilson's slay in France.
GERMAN A88EMBLY OPENS.
Ebert Will Pres:de Over First Session
at Weimar Today.
Amsterdam, Feb. 6.—P'lledrich Ebert
the Oerm&n chancellor, will o^en the:
first session of the recently elected,
German national assembly at Weimar
at 5 o'clock this afternoon.
The advices report that many mem
bers for Alaasf-LoVralno have pre
sented themselves for the^flrst sitting
of the assembly.
The name of'Herr Elehhorn. the for
mer chief of the German police de
partment, "who was ousted during the
youhleoawith the Spartaeons, will be)
Stricken from the roll o" membership
nf^tbe assembly.**^ hlgr ^rheceabouts
are fiMTfhowhT WW be sSSciettec!
by the candMate. in his district who
received the next largest vote.
GERMANY LAND
OF GRAVEYARDS
Rhine Coi^ntry Reveals Conditions of
Starving and Desolation Undreamed
of By World—Children Wear Paper
8hoes.
Paris, Feb. 5.—Germany Is pictured
as "a land of ^graveyards' by Lieut.
Col. Searle Harris, of the United
States Medical reserve corps who has
just retunied to Paris after having In
vestigated conditioNs east of the
Rhine. He says that the German na
tion'is bankrupt, the people are actu
ally starving and that "probably no
one will ever know the number of cas
ualties suffered by Germany during
the war."
"There are no eggs, no milk, and
only half a pound of beet sugar for
each person a. month," he says. In giv
ing details of the situation. "Shop
girls have lost from ten to forty-five
pounds In weight while everyone
shows a lack of vitality. I found chil
dren going to school shod with paper
sandals or with cloth shoes to which
wooden soles had been attached."
Conditions which he had found In"
Germany have led lieutenant Colonel
Harris to the opinion, he says, that'
many women and children will die or
become defectives If not supplied with
food.
"The Germans who overrun France,"
he says, "should-be punished and per
mitted to starve, tfut not the women
and children. Hungry men and-women
do not make good neighbors."
NAVY RUSHCS MUSTER-OUT.
Forty Ppr Cent Each of Reserves and
War Enliatmonts Ordered Released.
Washington, 'Feb. I.—Rear Admiral
Victor Blue reported yesterday that
the navy department had directed to
date the release of 40 cent of the re
serves, 40 per cent of the men enlisted
for the war only, and 20 per cent of
the men who since the beginning of
the4war had enlisted for the regular
four-year period.
The admiral said that in addition
orders had been given during the last
few days to discharge 20,000 men of
the reserve, those enlisted for the war
who are performing shore duties, and
also all men pit these classes at camps
and trade schools who desire releaaa.
Commanding officers of ships and
stations have been directed to give
preferences In releases to men wlth
dependent families and those desiring
to complete their education.
The admiral explained that If the
number of applicants exceeded the
number of men the navy cduld spare
discharges would be decided by lot.
The admiral said the 'burSau was
desirous of completing the demobili
zation as quickly as possible, but it
soon would have to place In commis
sion some thirty-eight or forty large
vessels as transports, and In ad4ition
a number of cargo ships had to be
manned.
The admiral estimated that by Feb
ruary 20 half of the remaining per
sonnel on shore would liaye been die-,
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court of nations failed of approval at
the second conference at The Hague.
To the commissions created to lian
Jle special problems falls tho subject
of the cohfllctlng claims of the smaller
nations of the entente to territory
which Is likely to be taken from enemy
countrids. This queatlon takes a great
deal of time tb study.
Full Hearing Fer All,
It la the lestgn of the supreme
council or "big five" that such ques
tions as these be ultimately adjusted
In harmony with the principles of the
society of nation*. It is explained, but
pendln# the -.'omplotlon of the organ
isation of that society it haa been
found expedient to arrange for a full
hearing of those claims.
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IS ALL UNCLE
Conference Bill ori Reve
nues Calls For An
Enormous Sum.
$6,000,000,000 IN
TAX BUDGET ALONE
Another 16,000,000,000 Planned to Be
Raised by Bond Issues and Other
Moano—Corporations and Men of
Large Incomes Hit Hardest—Cxcesa
Profits Tax Eatimated to Raise $2,*
500,000,000.
Washington, Feb. With the sub
mission to congress today of the con
ferees agreement on the long-delayed
war revenue bifl the American people
were presented with their prospective
federal tax budget for 1919 and ensu
ing years—something over $6,000,000,
000 this year and $4,000,000,000 tHe
year after, subject to the revision of
future rates expected to be undertaken
by the next congress.
The conference report presented to
the house'by Majority Lieader Kltchln
was regarded aa assured of adoption
by both house and senate and of ap
proval by the president. It thus prom
ises to be the future American tax
levy, which now is about 14,370,000.000.
Besides this year's t»x levy of about
J6.000.000.000. further treasury needs
to bp raised by bonds and other metfns
are estimated by the treasury at about
112.000.000,000.
Except for slightly Increased war
excess profits rates for 1919 and cor
porations income tax rates for 1920,
virtually* all the rates as revised in
the bill passed by the senate or ap
proved by the conferees remain In
the final conference draft.
Corporations Hit Hardest.
Like the original house bill and the
senate's revision, the 'bulk of the taxes
are levied on war excess profits of
corporations and ifloon incomes, indi
vidual and corporate.
Rates of the senate on transporta
tion, beverages, cigars and tobaccos,
cVub guea, taa*
uries and semt*luxuries. ^stamp and
special taxes, all substantially were
adopted by the conferees, whije-* the
house rates on estate and insurance
were reinstated.
The conference agreement for 3919
revenues, based on unofficial esti
mates, shows these sources of income:
Income tax 4,213,000,000
War excess profits 2,500.000.000
FJstates .... 100,000,000
Transportation and other
facilities:
Beverages
Cigars and tobacco
Admissions and club dues
Admission and club dueh..I 54,000.000
Excise tax, luxuries, etc... 175,000,000
Stamp taxes 31,000,000
Special and miscellaneous
tax 75,000,000
Total
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450.000,000
245.000.000
54.000.000
»6,08€,000,*000
Principal Increases.
The 12 per cent normal rate on in
dividual incomes earned last year and
the 8 ,per cent rate payable In 19-0
are retained with lndividual exemp
tions of *1,000 for single and $2,000 for
married persons and an additional ex
emption of $200 for each dependent
minor, with provisions that Individuals
•hall Day only 6 per cent this year and
4 per cent thereafter on the first $4^00
subject to tax above exemption. The
senate Individual surtaxes, ranging
from 1 Per cent on Incomes between
$5 000 and $6,000 to 65 per cent on
more -than $1,000,000. also were ap
proved. .,.
Bonus For Soldiers.
Of the Important general legislation
aftd
"riders," the conferees adopted
the following provisions:
Levying a prohibitory tax on pro
ducts of child labor.
Restoring pre-war postage rates on
letters and postcards July 1, next.
Providing a pay bonus of $60 for
all persons in the military establish
ment, officers and enlisted men alike.
Extending the Reed "bone dry
prohibition law to the District of Co-
'"increaslng from $35 to $1,000 the
tax on those dealing In Intoxicants,
including "stills," In prohibition ter
it
For taxation of salaries of federal
officials, Including the president and
Judiciary, b\rt not of state officials.
For submission of all governnffent
contrwete by contractors on demand of
the Internal revenue commissioner.
For exemptions of 20 jier cent to oil
prospectors.
Establishing an advisory tax )oard
of six members In the treasury, and
restraining sale and use of narcotics
by strengthening the Harrison drug
act
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Little Change in Traffic Taxes.
The provision for taxes on trans
portation and other public facilities,
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effective April 1, largely follows tho
existing lav, but reduce* from 10 to
per cent the levy on Mats, berths and
state room accommodations In sleep
ing or parlor cars or voasola, Axes the
rate on telegraph, telephone cable and
radio moMmgos at cents on those
costlnc to 50 cents find 10 cents
on thoM pbove SO cents Instead of the
present I cent flat charge on messages
costing 13, cent* and more, and Im
poses a «ow tax on private letwed tele
phone or telegraph wires, except press
wires, 10 per rent of rentals.
Tan on lee Cream.
A new tax effective May 1 next, Is 1
cent on* each 10 i-enls or fraction of
retailers sales of Ice cream, soda
water, xiundass and similar confections,
or drinks, to be paid by consumer.
Adjustment admlsison taxes in th«
bill, effective April 1,' were Increased
only In few Instances, the general
rate of 1 cent on each 10 cents or
fraction paid being retained after
petitions bearing thousands of nan\es
were received protesting against an
earlier agreement to double the rate.
Luxuries Must Pay.
Rxcise or manufacturers sales
taxes. Including *o-called luxuries cov
ering a wide range of articles,. Include:
Automobile trucks and wagons, ex
cepting tructor, and their tires and
acccsorles, 3 per cent, the present
rate automobile and motorcycles and
accesorlcs, 5 per cent, an Increase of
2 per cent pianos, organs, (excepting
pipe organs) players, talking machines,
music boxes and reoords, 5 per cent,
increasftd 3 per cent.
Semi-luxury taxes of 10 per cent
effective May 1 next are retained, altho
reported subject to possible modifica
tion lator by separate resolutiohs. They
are to be charged consumers on high
priced articles of personal wear and
returnable to the treasury by retailers.
The 10 per cent tax Is levied on the
excess paid afiove cost standards pre
scribed for various articles.
PROTEST AGAINST
RATHBUN PARDON
Rsprssentstivs Finch Introducss Pe
titions From Ids County Citiisna
Asking Explanation From Govsrnor.
Hording Prspsring Statement.
Des Moines, Feb. 6—Bearing the
names of 425 Ida county cltlsens, eight
petitions were introduced in the»Iowa
house today, protesting Governor Hard
ing's pardon of Ernest Rathbun, of Ida
cofinty, convicted of criminal assault.
The petitions were presented by
Representative Finch of that county.
wtyo, asked if he planned to follow
them with a resolution calling upon the
governor to explain his action, said
"If the governor voluntarily explains
within the next fed^Bws such a resol
ution will not be necessary.'
Kathbup was pardoned before he had
served «. day of his life sentence anfl
the yovferpor's action raised a storm of
protest in Ida. county.
"The people^ Ida county feel that
Jttftice has miscarried," the petition re
'ciw. and that their Mputa^^» tor 3»os
ality and decency has been dlsgraceft.
They demand that Governor Harding
make an expllnation of his official
action."
Governor Harding, It is understood,
has prepared a statement In the matter.
MUST GIVE CREDIT FOR WHEAT.
Julius Barnes Tells House Body Eu
rope Can't Pay in Cash.
Washington, Feb. 6.—If the United
States Is to sell Its surplus wheat to
tha allies this year, th& transaction
must be on a credit basis, Julius Bax
nes, head ol^the food administration's
grain corporation," told the house agri
culture committee today at hearings on
legislation to provide a method for
carrying out the government's guaran
teed price of $2.26 a bushel for the 1919
wheat crop.
The allies have not the financial
ability to pay cash for wheat. It was
explained, and the United 'States gov
ernment? wftl have to exfend further
credits.
The principal rate increases agreed
to_in conference were to laise the cor
poration Income rate for 1920 from 8
per cent, as proposed by the senate, to,
10 per cent, and an increase from 60 At present the treasury has no power
to 65 per cent in the second "bracket" to make loans to the allies after peace
or sliding rate on corporations' excess
profits for this year.
The 80 per cent war profits tax for
this year was adopted, 'and upon In
sistence by house conferees was ex
tended to 1920, but made applicable
next year only upon such profits from
government war contracts. The ex
cess profits "bracket" rates of 20 and
40 per cent for 19M also were ap
proved. ,.
Is declared, altho congress is con
sidering a'-treasury request to be per
mitted to extend the unusued portion,
about $1,500,000,000. of credits already
authorized for war loans to allies for
peace time purchases in this country.
In this connection Representative?
Young of Texas commented that he
understood Great Britain was going
to South America for grain because
Argentine was lending moni-y to fin
nance the deal. -Mr. Barnes told the
committee the allies had agreed t--i
surrender their resale option on 100,
000,000 bushels of wheat contracted
for In this country and would tako the
grain, the treasury having advanced
$200,000,000 to aid the transact'.cn.
Representative McLaughlin of Mich
igan declared that for all the loans
made the allied the United States had
only "scraps of paper, I. O. U.'s
signed by their representatives in
Washington, instead of tho bonds
which the law provided should be
given as colateral."
Representative Young of North Da
kota said prqperly executed notes had
been given for the loans.
PRICE JUGGLING BARED.
Federal Grand Jury Expected to Bring
Many Indictments at Once.
Chicago, Feb. 6.—Federal Investiga
tion of the food situation was begun
/n earnest "yesterday by the February
grand jury.
Federal investigators assigned to
seeking causes for the present high
prices of food "have the goods", ac
cording to Assistant District Attorney
Dickinson, head of the investigation.
It was intimated that wholesale in
dictments under the Lever law and
the Clayton act probably will result
from the irrand Jury's work. The
Lever act limits the profits of retail
ers co-operating under federal license
and the Clayton prohibits price fix
ing agreements.
All other cases before the grand Jury
have 'been sidetracked until the food
Inquiry Is-complete. Egg and butter
prices, on which the investigation was
started before the January grand jury,
^re belng considered only lncdentally
how, the investigation having disclosed
that there are many other commodi
ties In wiiich price Juggling has been
indulged In by the retail grocers.
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GREAT STRIKE
Seattle Tied Uy by General
Sympathetic Move
of Workers.
EVERY INDUSTRY
JOINS IN WALKOUT
City Stores Will Be Compelled to Close
Doors When Prsssnt Stooks Ars Ex
hsustsd—Telephone Operstors and
City Lighting Pisnt Enginers Alons
Rsmsin st Posts—Largest General
Strike in United States.
Seattle, Feb. $—Seattle's general
strike wan called at the scheduled time,
10 a. m. today. First reports from the
downtown section said union street car
men started their cars for the barns at
10 o'clock. United elevator operators I
In all the large business houses alan
doned their cars aud restaurants closed
their doors when the union cooks and
waiters Ipft.
Schools may be forced to close by the
strike of janitors and engineer*, tin
office of the superintendent of schools
stated.
Most of the city stores announcod
'they would remain open as long as
their stocks last. When their shelves
are. empty they will be unable to re
plenish them, as the truck drivers were
among the strikers.
Telephone operators remained at
their posts, according to reports.
Seattle expects to have light tonight, as
the strike committee of the central
labor council last night voted to ex
empt from the strike the engineers in
the municipal lighting plants.
The general strike, said to be the
largest ever held in the United States,
was called In sympathy with between
25,000 and 30,000 metal'trades workers,
who left shipyards and contract shops
Jan. 21 to enforce demands for $S, *7.
and $« a day for basic trades, helpers
and laborers respectively.
Moving picture houses may not op
en. it was believed, as they will be
crippled by the strike of operators
and musicians.
Disregard,. Promises.
Today's general walk-out "was
called by tho^l%bgjr, council as a sym
pathetic move to hfclp sh!pyitrd work
ers who. numbering about 25,000,
closed the shipyards by striking Jan.
21 for higher pay.
The shipyard'workers, who arc af
filiated with the metal trades-council,
Jsked that mechanics -be paid $R a
day and helpers and laborers $7 and $6
a day.
The onetal trade members made!
their demands when they announced
they were dissatisfied with the find
ings of a federal wage adjustment
commission.
Charles Piez, director general of the
emergency fleet corporation, was quot
ed in a dispatch from Wllkesbarre,
Pa., last nlglt as saying that the
Seattle shipyard workers, in striking,
had disregarded a pledge they made
with the government that they would
remain under the Jurisdiction of the
federal commission until March 31,
London Strike Unchanged.
London. Feb. 6.—The Kovernment
today was still maintaining its atti
tude'that it would not Interfere In the
stribes now in progress for the rea
son that they were solely Industrial
controversies, byt the great incon-~
venience which the London public is
suffering has prompted government
measures of relief until a settlement is
reached. These were lnltlatd by the
starting of a military motor service
In London's streets.
The war office early In the day mo
bilized more than 1.000 motor laurles
along the principal routes of traffic to
supplement the bueses and take the
piece of the suspended tubes servioc.
These lAuries were manned by mili
tary drivers. It is estimated that they
wll-l be able to carry 230.000 persons
daily. No fare Is charged and par
ticular attention Is paid to working
women and girls. Only bona fide
workers on their way to work are
picked up by the laurles.
The strike of the waiters and cooks
in the hotela and restaurants is st:ll
inconveniencing thousands of Lon
doners.
The first step in the direction of the
threatened extension of the railroad
strike beyond the local lines in London
was taken last nl^ht when some of the
drivers on the Brighton and the
Southwestern roads were called out.
The union order was Issued during
the evening that passenger trains run
until midnight.«• Freight service, how
ever. was partially suspended follow
ing the Issuance of strike order.
Garment Strike Settled.
Now York. Feb. 6.—One-third of the
striking members of the international
ladles garment workers union, approx
imately 8,000 persons, will return to
work this week as the result of a set
tlement reached between the union
and tho dress contractors and manu
facturers association, officials of the
striking garment workers announced
today.
8triko at Oakland.
Oakland. Cxi, Feb. •».—Two thous
and shipyard workers, termed as
"helpers to other crafts" wettf on a
strike In Oakland today for tho right
to calf themselves full mechanics and
to secure a wage increase.
Nov* Government in Bremen.
Paris, Feb. 8—A provisional govern
ment, composed of five majority social
ists, has been proclaimed in Bremen.
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NEWS OFTHE DAY
Tho Weather,
towa—Generally fair tonight and
Friday colder tonight and In extreme
southeast portions Friday.
Itange of temperature at Marshall
town Wednesday,
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and Tuesday,
II and 1 below Feb.
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lilt, 14 and ii
At 7 this morning. 1$ yesterday, I.
Hnowfall 1.1 Inches.
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Telographlo News*
Hig Fhrc Gives In to Little Nation#.
Twelve Blllloaa V, S. Vc tor Year
S.uttle Tied Up By (Strike.
Husa Keds Put Allies In Hole.
PAOE8 TWO, THRKil AND PIVK.
Iowa Newsi
State Aid for Farm Bureaus.
Tama Boosters Hear Holdlers.
Hritiah Workers Strike.
llarnlinx Trying to Square Pard
Blunder.
Many Franchises Stake in Court.
Field of liunor for Iowa Heroes.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial)
Iowa Needs sp Office Building
Mr. Finch's Resolution.
Hunger to Iowa I^and.
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City News:
Want County to T-iVe Over Road.
Stockholders of Railroad Si.rd.
Why Coffee Price* increased.
Adna Maubthy Deal.
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Markets snd Genoral:
All (trains Sell Hiither.
Heef Cattle Strong.
Hogs Hold Steady.
It taken the place of the Bremen gov
ernment composed of "people mandat
ories" and the workmen councils.
Copenhagen dispatches* Wednesday
night reported that the 8partai*n* In
Bremen had been defeated by govern
ment troops who entered the city after
a bombardment In which many build
ings were damaged. The Spartacsns
weVe reported to have withdrawn to
Oroepsingen.
GRANTS CHANGE OF VENUE.
Counsel to Decide Place of Hearing
Tribune Libel Case.
Detroit. Mich., Feb. *—A change of
venue
from Wayne county (Detroit) to
some other county In Michigan was
granted In circuit court this morning to
the Chicago Dally Tribune In the mill
ion dollar libel suit brought against
by Henry Ford.
Selection of the place for the trial ti
left to counsel'for both sides, but In
vent of their Inability to agree. It will
be fixed by Judge Henry A. Mandell.
who heard the motion for !T change of
venue.
TWO ROADS BILLS
BEFORE IOWA HOUSE
Measures Designate When.. Certain
Funds Should Be Expended—Social
Disease Bill Introduced—Kimball
Primary Bill Discussed.
Des Moines. Feb. 6.—A hlKh'
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provement measure croatlns within
each county two new highway funds,
the use of each of which would he
limited to two specified systems of
highways, was introduced in the
Iowa house today by Representative
Anderson, of Winnebago county.
The first of these funds, whioli
would be the county's share of the
present motor vehicle tax. ^ould only
be used In improving "state roads."
which are defined In the bill as the
present system of lntorcounty roads.
The second fund would Include the
county's receipts of a new tax of 10
mills on the actual valuation of all
motor cars in the county's Jurisdiction
and could be used only In l/nproving by
gravel, drainage, grading or eulvertlng
the system of '"main market roads"—
the present system of county roads.
Representative Griffin, of Woodbury
county, introduced a hill agreed upon
by the state Industrial department.
Iowa Federation of I .Ah or and Iowa
Manufacturers Association, embody!nK
proposed changes in the workmen."
compensation law.
The measure's most far-reaching
proposal is to make workmen's com
pensation absolutely compulsory upon
a large section of the state's employers.
Heretofore the employer has had In
theory an election as to whether lie
would come under the terms of the
law.
Representative. J. A. Coaklcy, of
Union county. Introduced a bill pro
posing to control social diseases and
making It a felony punishable !y
three year's imprisonment to transmit
:i social disease. Physicians would be
compelled when they learn of ca«es
of such diseases to tell the diseased
persons of their condition and of pos
sible remedies and if the person af
fected is a mtflor the doctor would be
forced to notify the parents.
The house by a rising vote defeated
the senate resolution urging the estab
lishment of a. portfolio of public health
In the president's cabinet.
Iowa's senate today took up the Kim
ball bill to change the state primary
law to place state officers under lieu
tenant governor back to the convention
basis, but debate was not concluded at
noon and final consideration went over
to next Tuesday. An amendment to the
bill by 'Senator Whltmoro was defeated.
It sought to retain In the primary the
nomination of Railroad comlssloners.
FIVE MORE TRANSPORTS SAIL.
The 371st and 372nd Infantry and 68th
Coast Artillery on Board.
Washington. Feb. 6.—Departure from
''France of five transporlo with more
than 650 officers and 15,000 men was
announced today by the waV depart
ment. Among the units aboard are
the 371st and 372nd infuntry complete,
parts of several other infantry regi
ments and the Sixty-eighth coast ar
tillery regiment complete. Tho trans
ports are duo to arrive at New York,
Boston and Ntfitport News, between
Feb. 12 and Feb. 18.
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SEEKING TO Pill
ALLIES IN HID1
Accept Invitation of Entente,
to Send Delegates to
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Conference. 41
WANTS .^MISE TO
HANDS
iched to Ao^ptanoa Pro
.llies Will Promise Not to In*
With Ruooian Internal Af»
f«K-o— Opens Way For Bolshevlots to
Claim Allies Fear Them and Have
Sued for Peace. J"S
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The flvo groat allied powers are
preparing to send a commission a?
of ton members to confer with tho
Russian bolsheviki government on
the Princess islands.
This action was decided upon
immediately upon reooipt of a
wireleee message from tho bolshe
vik government accepting an In- A
vitation to attpnd the conference.
The bolshevik government net
only sccepted the invitation to at
tend the conference, but ia willing
to acknowledge financial obliga
tions held by orodltora of entente
national!.
The soviet government aloo la
willing to give concessions to at
li-sd cititene and to begin negotla
tions to cssss hostilitiss.
London. Feb. «.—M. Tchltcherin, the
bolshevlst foreign minister of Jtaaala*
anonunres In a wireless dispatch picked
up here that the soviet government Is
willing to participate In the PriBCoaa
islands conference. The message bears
the dats of Tuesday and was sent
from Moscow.
The dispatch begins by referring to
"complaints" In the entente pros* «on
cerning international revolutionary
propaganda" snd declares that tfio
soviet government Is ready "If tfooro
be occasion to enter Into a ®o#oral
agremcnt with the entente powers on
their undertaking not to Interfero WltS
Ruslan Internal affairs."
It then announce that tho govern-vM
ment is disposed to confer on tho tut*
Indicated In the note from tho pefeo
conference at Prtaoesa islands or «to*r
where." with' sli tho entente-^WOK
where," with'all ttW ...
acme of them separately, svon wtt*
some of the Russian political fffoopo
at the request of ths entente powers."
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In conclusion the entente powsrs are
aked to Inform the soviet government
without delay where Its representatives
are to go. also what date and route to
be taken.
Victory for Bolshevists.
Paris. Feb. 6.—When Prof. Boris A^*
Bakhmeteff, a member of the council
formed tiy antl^bolShevlet factions here,
was advised by M. Tchltcherln's axxfep
tance of the invitation to the Princess
islands conference, he declared ho
would be unable to say what the Rus
sian committee In Paris would do. Ho
Indicated that a copy of the official
meeage must be received and discussed
before any anounccment would bo
made. |"4|
"It is Ignoble comedy." said Rus-:
slan leaders here. They expressed tho
opinion that the bolshevlst leaders
would represent to their followera that
the allies Invitation was recognition of
them and would spread the report that
the alllm. fearing them, had asked for
peace, thus hoping to serengthen thelf
position.
PUBLIC HEALTH SUNDAY.
Februsry 23 designsted ss Day For
Special Sermons on Morals.
Washington, Feb. 6.—As a step in
a nation-wide campaign against the
social evil, ministers and church lead
ers are urged In a pamphlet Issued by
the United States public health sorvlco
to observe Fo. 23 as health Sunday,
with special ermona and meetinca
that, day devoted to discussion of
means of improving morals.
Separate meetings for men and fof
women are suggested to Consider elim
ination of vice districts, education of
children, the organization of a per
manent community committee to im
prove civic conditions and to provide
wholesome recreation, especially for
returning soldiers.
"The public health campaign is a
community issk." said the public
health service's announcement. "The
church, as an Important part of the
community, should not fall to help in
this Important work.
"Your whole community will be at
tho station 'when the boys come
marching homo.' Aro yoij making
sure that the profiteers of vice are not
planning to take advantage of the
days of festivity to dishonor them be
fore they get settled again In th« nor
mal ways of life? Are you sure that
demobilization will not mean demoral
ization?
"Cities and towns thruout the coumi
try now face a most Impdrtant crisis.'.
Under control of the military author
ties four million soldlors and .aailora
received greater protection against dis
eases than they received before th%
war In civil life. The federal govern
ment must of necessity In the nO*t.^
few months give up war time Control
It Is the social responsibility of cities
and towns to make their conuiUB.IH«s
fit plaqes to receive the returning
dlers."
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The public health service has pri
pared a program of procedure for cortl
munlty organisations, with particular
reference to ths church's parMcipr
tlon.
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