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VOL. XLH.
BOISE, IDAHO, THURSDAY, APRIL 17,1919
No. 93
VICTORS GUARANTEE FRANCE PROTECTION
MAYF0RΠHUN
TO SIGN PEACE
PAPER BEFORE
MAY THE 15TH
Some Variance of Opinion Ex
ists Among Paris Delegates
but Majority Feels 25 Days'
Time Enough.
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FEAR ENDLESS TALKFEST
BY ENEMY IF NO CURB ON
First Bid Sent Boche With Only
Five Powers Having Signed;
Small Nations Later Sign
Supplementary Document.
By CARL P. GROAT.
Paris. April 17. Pres«) The
Germans may be required to sign tlie
peace treaty by May 15, it was learned
on good authority today.
There was still some difference of
opinion among the delegates regard
ing the advisability of setting a time
limit. But the majority appeared to
believe the period between April 25,
when the treaty will be submitted to
the German delegates, and May 15
would be sufficient for the German
government to debate all tlie provi
sions and formally ratify them.
OPPOSITION VIEWPOINT.
Those opposed to fixing a time lim
it contended the allies possibly might
not be ready to receive the Germans
even by April 25, whereupon the ene
my would seeq to enlarge any differ
ence in viewpoints still existing j
among the allies and which would !
naturally have to he discussed during
the German's stay in Versailles. With
a time limit fixed the allies would
then be required to hurry their work,
resulting in some confusion and pos
sible dissatisfaction.
Delegates favoring May 15 as tin
time for acceptance of the treaty by
the enemy pointed out, however, that
unless some curb was established on
11i< Germans, consideration of the
treaty would be drawn out indefinite
ly, a contingency that would work in
finite harm.
NOT ALL HAD SIGNED.
The invitation to the Germans ap
parently was forwarded before all the
belligerents had an opportunity to sign
it. It is understood to have been
taken by courier to Spa on Tuesday
at which time only the five great
powers had signed the text. The small
er belligerents were called In yester
day and the document read to them
by Premier Clemenceau, after which
their approval was asked. No objec
tion was offered and the additional
signatures were affixed.
Th
e meeting
took pi:
ne« 1 in Foreign
Mini;
ster Pichon's offic
e at the Qual
d' Oi
say. It v
rns pure
ly formal but
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ssary, as
there w
ere 23 nations
at w
ar with Germany
instead of five.
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document
bearing
the signatures
of th
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nations, i
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was
hurried t
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ii the wake of
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WILSON'S RETURN UNCERTAIN.
Speculation continued today on the
possible «late of President Wilson's
return to Washington. In "White j
house" circles, however, it was said
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far. The only definite fact was the
recent authoritative announcement
that the president would remain here
until the treaty with Germany is dis
posed of. Some of Wilson's associates
odmitted they were sttll hopeful that
he would arrive in Washington not
later than May 20, or 25.
The German treaty, it was stated to
day, probably will be worded both In
English and French but not in Ger
man. Its translation into German un
doubtedly will be undertaken by
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REICHSTAG PICKS NEW
PEACE MISSION OF 32
Berlin, April 17—(United Press)
—The German reichstag has ap
pointed a new peace commission,
the semi-official agency reported
today.
The new commission, it was said,
is composed of Konstantin Fehr
enbach, three vice presidents of
the chamber and 28 members, in
cluding Baron Richtofen and
Hugo Haase.
Several reports have been re
ceived of the probable personnel of
the German peace commission. All
previous dispatches agreed that
Foreign Minister Broc,kdorff
Rantzau would head the delega
tion. Accounts have agreed the
, delegation would total 250 or 300
mon, including exports, techni
cians, etc. The abovs dispatch
probably refers only to the dele
gates sslsctsd from tho member
•hio of tho reichstag.
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EARLY SIGNING
IS BOOKED FOR
OTHER TREATY
Austrian. Turkish and Bulgar
ian Delegates to Receive
Summons Soon After Boches
Get Their Invitation April 25.
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By ED L. KEEN.
United Press Staff Correspondent.
Paris, April 17.—Peace will be sign
cd with Germany by May 15, accord*
ing to the best investigation obtain
able today. That date is understood I
to have been tentatively set as the j
time limit fur the enemy to accept the
allied treaty.
if this arrangement is carried out I
the Germans will have just three
! weeks to debate a settlement which j
i required the allies ulmost four
j months to arrange.
NO DELAY SCHEDULED,
j The Austrian, Turkish and Bulgari- j
j an representatives probably will be,
moned to Paris simultaneously
soon after tlie articles are handed to ;
the Germans on April 25.
There was a disposition today to!
believe the treaties with those coun- j
tries, which are understood to be (
much less complicated, might be J
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with the Germans.
The latest tentative date for Presl- :
j dent Wilson to arrive in Washington
i is between May 20 and 25, thus indi- j
eating the American delegates believe •
j the Germans may accept the treaty i
before the expiration of the proposed
(time limit.
time
TO CONTINUE WARFARE.
j The reported agreement to furnish
! food in Russia was expected to bring
jthe entire Russian situation to a head.
' Some difficulty was anticipated, how
I ever, in effecting the cessation of all
j fighting in Russia, for, while the al
! lied forces under the proposed agree
ment could be withdrawn without
interference, the anti-Bolshevik fac
tions represented in Paris are openly
opposed to the re-victualing plan and
have indicated tLeir intention of con
tinuing to fight the Soviet forces.
The latest advices on the situation
in Munich indicated the Soviet gov
ernment is again temporarily in con
trol with the Socialist forces besieg
ing the city. In other parts of Ger
many disurbances appeared to be
limited to Hamburg, where Sparta
cans were rioting and pillaging.
FOR EARLY CONVOY.
"Washington, April 17—The following
organizations have been assigned to
early convoy from France, the war de
partment announced today.
The second battalion headquarters
and 4th and 13th companies, 20th en
gineers.
THREE LOADS RAINBOWS
START FOR HOME TODAY
Brest, April 17.—Three sbip
•oads of Rainbow division units
were scheduled to sail for home to
day.
The 117th supply train of Texas
embarked on the United States
battleship Missouri. The 149th
machine gun battalion of Pennsyl-
vania and the 150th machine gun
battalion of Wisconsin were as-
signed to the transport Pretoria.
On the Huntington was the 151st
field artillery of Minnesota.
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INDIAN RIOTS CONTINUE;
OPEN REBELLION EXISTS
London, April 17.—The Indian
office announced today that dis
orders continue in India.
"Amritsar and Lahore are quiet,"
the statement said.
Between those places it is re
ported that open rebellion exists.
The military is taking necessary
step».
In Calcutta on April 12, troops
fired upon rioters killing six and
wounding 12.
12 yanksTeight poilus
DIE IN RAILWAY WRECK
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Brest, April 17.— (United Press)
—Twelve Americans and eight
French soldiers were killed and 56
injured in a rear-end collision of
troop trains bound for this city to
day. The collision occurred west
of Conlie, about 10 a. m.
The troop train had stopped
when a special from Sille-Guil
laume crashed into, telescoping the
rear coaches. The dead and in
jured were taken to Lemans.
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BUSINESS CLAMPED TIGHT
By FRANK J. TAYLOR.
Berlin, April 16—The general
strike, which has swept other por
tions of Germany for weeks, to
day struck Berlin, completely
paralyzing business.
Two hundred thousand clerks
and office worker» joined tho
metal trades unionists, forcing all
rtores, warehouses and banks to
close.
Most of the factories already had
been compelled to shut down.
Strikers were picketing every
place of business. No disorder had
occurred up to 4:30 this after
noon, but the authorities wer*
prepared for any emergency.
1HE WEATHER
Forecast for Boise and vicinity:
RAIN TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.
For Idaho: Tonight and Friday, rain.
Highest temperature yesterday......72
Lowest temperature this morning...48
Mean temperature yesterday........56
MUNICH SCENE
OF DESPERATE
STREET BOUTS
Deposed Socialists Establish
New Hunger Blockade About
City; Great Artillery Battle
Raging Day and Night.
Berne, April 17—German gov
ernment troops sent to restore or
der in Munich were reported to
day to number 27,000. The Red
Guards in Munich were said to
total 10,000.
Churches have been seized by the So
viet lroop8f the towers being used a
By RUDOLPH KOMM ER.
United Press Staff Correspondent.
Berne, April 16—(Delayed)-—Munich
was still isolated from the rest of Ger
many today but wireless advices in
dicated that fighting between the Bo
cialist and communists forces is in
creasing in intensity.
The deposed Socialist government.!
apparently again driven from the city, J
was reported to have gathered rein- I
forcements and established a new bun - |
ger blockade. Doctor Lewein, the com- j
mu n ist leader, has announced the
•blockade will be turned against the!
middle classes within the city, appor-!
tionment of food being limited to sol- I
diers and workers.
RAGING DAY AND NIGHT.
Wireless dispatches said a great ar-1
tillery battle is raging day ami night,;
with heavy casualties and enormous i
property damage resulting. All work
ers in Munich have been armed.
as
observation posts to direct the artil
lery fire. Business is practically at a
standstill, the terrified non-com
batants remaining within doors. The
panic of the population was said to
be indescribable.
FIGHTING IN HAMBURG.
Street fighting also continues in
Hamburg, according to dispatches from
that city today. The police wore said
to be powerless and the authorities
have called for heavy reinforcements
of government troops.
PORT STRIKE POSTPONED
AT UNCLE SAM'S APPEAL
New York, April 17—The latest
New York harbor strike, if it i*
called, will not start until Satur
day. It was scheduled to begin at
6 a. m. today, but James L.
Hughes, department of labor con
ciliator, aecurad a delay of 48
houra to give tho government a
chance to intervene. Hughaa inti
mated that Secretary of Labor
Wileon and other high officiale
would ooma here to confer with
the men and companies.
GERMANY ANTICIPATED
LOSS OF SAAR DISTRICT
WHEN VICTORY WANED
Washington, April 17 (United
Press) — Germany anticipated the
loss of the Saar valley as soon as
she realized the allies were to win
the war, diplomatic advices from
Paris sail today.
"German Don interests took elab
orate stepi toward tlie conservat
ion of German iron and coal when
the armmtico was signed," the ad
vices stated.
"They reVized they had forfeit
ed not only Lorraine but also the
Saar valley mineral regions.'
The German conservation-scheme,
it was declared, hinges on high
prices for raw materials.
1000 KOREANS ARRESTED,
47 SENTENCED BY JAPS,
MISTREAT MISSIONARIES
Seoul, Korea. April 14—(Via
Tokio) — (Delayed)—One thousand
Koreans have been arrested in
connection with riots of the Ko-,
rean nationalists, says an official
announcement from the district
court today. Of these, 779 have
been held at Ping Yang and
Chinaampo prisons.
Forty-seven have been senten
ced, the statement says, six of
them to serve two years and six
months each in prison.
The prisons are full but room
can be made for thousands more
if necessary. The statement says
eight American missionaries'
houses were searched and that two
American missionaries named
Mowry and Moffett arrested. Fol
lowing an examination Mowry was
detained at Ping Yang, but Mof
fett was released.
It is reported the missionaries'
houses ot Taiku have been
searched.
FORMER CRACK BOCHE
SHIP ARRIVES GOTHAM
WITH 2319 AMERICANS
New York, April 17. fUnited
Press) — The Kaiserin Auguste
Victoria, formerly one of the crack
ships of the Hamburg-American
line, arrived here today with 2319
United States troops aboard. This
steamer is the first to reach here
of the fleet of German merchant
men, taken over by the allies re
cently in exchange for a guar
antee of food shipments to Ger
many. During the war she lay in
a German harbor.
After being sailed to an English
port, by Her German crew, the
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, a twin
screw vessel of 24,000 tons, was
taken over by American seamen
and the United States flag hoisted.
She then proceeded to Brest and
took on board the troops. Among
officers aboard was Brigadier Ira
Haines, commanding the 64th field
artillery brigade. On the return
trip she will take a cargo of food
stuffs.
100-FOOT SNOWDRIFTS
BALK TANK'S ATTEMPT
TO CLIMB PIKE S PEAK
Colorado Springs, Colo., April
17.—An American army tank's at
tempted climb of Pike's Peak for
victory loan publicity movies was
ended off today after the tank
was damaged in a snowdrift half
way up the famous mountain.
Corporal Howard Brewer, pilot,
bleeding at the mouth due to the
altitude, was carried down the
slope late yesterday and was re
moved to a local hospital today
suffering from pneumonia. Author
ities called off the climb against
the protests of the tank's crew,
after snowshoe runners in advance
of the machine reported snowdrifts
100 feet deep.
INTENSE COLD IN SIBERIA
CAUSES MUCH SUFFERING;
MANY TROOPS GO INSANE
San Francisco, April 17.—In
tense and continued cold in Si
beria is causing much suffering
and even insanity among the
American troops stationed there,
say Americans reaching the Let
terman hospital from Siberia to
day.
Sub-zero temperatures are con
tinuous, the soldiers say, and
losses of limbs through freezing
are frequent.
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RUSSIA AND GERMANY
FOR TRADE PURPOSES
The Hague, April 17—Count
Von Reventlow, writing in the Ber
lin Tages Zeitung, advocates an al
liance of Germany, Russia and the
United States, according to ad
vices raoaivad hare today. He wee
quoted at aaying the eoonemic in
terests of the three countries de
mand such a step.
SOME FORM OF ALLIANCE HAS
BEEN AGREED UPONMSECRET;
WILSON OPPOSED TO CREADON
OF A FORMAL DEFENSIVE PACI
FRANCE STRONGLY BEHIND PEACE SETTLEMENT SO FAR
ARRANGED, DEPUTIES VOTING CONFIDENCE IN GOV
ERNMENT 334 TO 166; ITALY CONTINUES TO THREAT
EN WITHDRAWAL IF FIUME DEMAND REFUSED; JAP
ANESE MISSION WAITS WORD FROM TOKIO.
By FRED S. FERGUSON, United Press Staff Correspondent.
Paris, April 17—The attitude of the five great
powers toward the peace situation today appeared to
be as follows:
United States—The Germans having been noti
fied to appear in Versailles on April 25, the treaty
must be whipped into shape as speedily as possible—
always keeping in mind the terms of the armistice.
Great Britain—The British are in favor of a quick
peace, so long as amicable relations are maintained
among all the allies.
France—The country is strongly behind the peace
settlement so far arranged, as evinced by the vote of
confidence in the present government, passed by the
chamber of deputies yesterday 334 to 166.
Italy—The Italian delegation apparently continues
to stand by its territorial claims, based on the pact of
London, reiterating its threats that it will withdraw
unless awarded Fiume.
Japan—The Japanese have received no reply to
their cable to Tokio asking instructions from the Jap
anese government, hut expect to bring their racial
equality amendment to the league of nations covenant
at the next plenary session when the covenant will be
openly debated.
SECRET ALLIANCE?
Considerable mystery continues to
surround the statement made to the
United Press yesterday that France
hi.a gained stronger guarantees of pr.
tcction, in the event she should again
be attacked by Germany than any that
have heretofore been published in
terms of tho peace treaty or provisions
of the league of nations.
What these guarantees are Is being
kept secret, but from additional in
formation obtained today it would
r.tem that some form of an "alliance"
has been agreed to. Whether this
takes the form of a defensive agree
ment, under the league of nations, or
whether the present association of al
ii« d powers will bo continued until
Germany complies with all the peace
terms, could not be learned, however,
li was pointed out, in connection w ta
<: possible defensive alliance, that
nothing in the league covenant pre
vents such an agreement.
ALL SECRECY BARRED.
Article X of the covenant is intend
ed to obviate the necessity for such
agreements, but if a group of na
tions desires a defensive alliance, in
a Jditlon to the league charter, they
could formulate such a treaty so long
as it did not interfere with the laws
of the league. It would, of course,
have to he filed \ylth the secretariat
o f the league and made public, thus
safeguarding the world against "secret
offensive alliances." What part Am
erica has in the guarantees to France,
if any, could not he ascertained.
Une of the explanations advanced
was that the entente treaty as it
stands, being on a war basis, is un
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STORM AGAIN CURBS TRANS-SEAS FLIGHT
St. Johns, N. F., April 17—The
Martynside airplane entrant for
trans-Atlantic flying honors mads
a trial flight this afternoon. Cap
tain F. B. Rainham and Captain
Morgan were in charge of the
craft.
The machine, much smaller than
the Sopwith in which Pilot Hawker
and Mackenzie Grieve intend to
make the big jump, rose quickly
to a height of 3000 feet and circled
over the western side of the city.
St. John:-. N. F., April 17—Hope
that either Pilot Hnrry G. Haw
ki I or Captain F. U. Raynham
would make their many-ttmes
postponed hop-off in the trans
Atlantic airplane flight for the
$50,000 London Daily Mall prize
was dissipated today by reports of
unsettled weather all across the
ocean.
Indications this morning were
WIRE WILSON TO
OUST BURLESON
AND END STRIKE
Boston, April 17.—(United Press) —
Prominent Democratic leaders of Mas
sachusetts cabled President Wilson,
calling upon him to "remove Burle
son" and thereby settle the telephone
strike.. The cable follows:
"Burleson wrecking party. Remove
him,and settle strike.''
The appeal was signed by Francis
Finneran, president of the Massachu
setts Democratic club; State Senators
Kearney, Cronin, Callabin, Counihan;
Representatives Mitchell, Green, Dono
van, McKenny. Rearder and Malone.
Between 18,000 and 20,000 operators
and other telephone employes were on
strike in New England today.
It was openly predicted in many
quarters that if a settlement is not
reached within a short time, a general
strike of all labor in New England may
lie put into effect.
Assistant Postmaster John C. Koons
was expected hero from Washington
to uttempt a settlement. It was stated
at union headquarters that strike lead
ers would be willing to enter a confer
ence with Koons and heads of the tele
phone company provided that Koons
has authority to make a settlement
without resorting to "red tape."
that the flight would not be at
tempted within the next 24 hours,
owing to a storm which was rag
ing over a wide area. Should the
wind moderate at any time today.
Captain Raynham will make a
trial flight in his Martynside
plane after which he will be ready
to start on the big dash the mo
ment the weattier permits.
"We are not downhearted," de
clared Captain Fenn, of the Sop
with airplane today, when ques
tioned l «garding the flight. Pilot
Hawker and Lieutenant McKenzie
Grieve, his navigator, were confi
dent and eager to be off but they
would not discuss their hopes oi
plans.
A heavy wind prevented any
aerial operations yesterday. Tho
aviators spent most of the day In
doors. Workmen were tha only
persons to visit the hangars of tho
pie res which will attempt tha
flight.