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OHUPS ADRIATIC
SEA BLOCKADE
ttaly Announces Trading Condi*
lions Are On Basis Existing
Before War.
WARSHIPS TO PATROL
Until Peace Treaty Has Been Signed
Allied Cruisers Will Reserve
Right to Search Any Merch
ant Vessels.
Paris, March 28.The Italian dele
gation to the Peace conference notified
the conference of the suppression of
the military and commercial blockade
in the Adriatic by which trading in
the Adriatic returns to conditions that
existed before the war, except that
until peace is declared, Allied war
ships will have the right to search
merchantment.
The return to Paris of one of the at
taches of the American peace dele
gation who has been in Petrograd and
elsewhere in Bolshevist Russia has
given rise to a report that there is
under consideration a renewal of the
plan for bringing the Russian factions
together, either directly or through
third parties.
Americans Keep Mum.
If this is not feasible, the plan as
reported, is to develop clearly the ex
act aims and propositions of the Sov
ient government so that the future re
lations of Central Russia with the En
tente and the United States can be
dealt with in the light of full infor
mation. As none of the American dele
gates feels at liberty to discuss the
matter, it is impossible at present to
confirm the report.
A sub-committee has been appointed
by the financial commission of the
'Peace conference to deal with urgent
problems which must be considered in
framing the preliminary peace treaty
with Germany according to an official
statement.
"This commission meets daily," the
statement says, "to discuss such ques
tion as the reappointment of the Ger
man public debt, the question of Ger
man state property in territories ceded
in the peace treaty and the order In
which the obligations of Germany
shall be imposed."
The technical experts of the Ameri
can peace delegation, in consultation
with experts of other delegations, have
been considering a possible method for
carrying out a project brought for
ward yesterday to include all four
enemy powers in one peace treaty.
The fact that the United States was
never at war with Turkey and Bul
garia complicates the matter, but the
opinion of the American experts is to
the effect that this is not insurmount
able and that it is feasible for the
United States to sign such a quadruple
treaty with an explanatory statement
that the United States accepts only
such portions of the treaty as directly
affect it.
TOTAL COST OF WORLD WAR
British Financial Writer Estimates It
at $280,000,000,000.
London, March 28.Edgar Cram
mond, a British financial writer, esti
mates the direct cost of the war to the
Allies at 1141,180,000,000. and to the
Central powers at $68,276,000,000.
He estimates the total cost of the
war, including Indirect losses, at $260,-
000,000,000. There has been nothing,
he says, approaching this destruction
of capital wealth In the history of the
world. The Immediate result of the
upheaval is to be found in the high
cost of living and universal increase
of wages.
PLANNING FOOD OFFENSIVE
tFirst Steps of Allied Powers to Meet
Anarchist Menace.
Washington, March 28.A food of
fensive into territories threatened by
Bolshevism will be one of the first
steps taken by Inter-Allied authorities
to meet the Red menace, according to
officials here.
Events have shown, it was declared.
that when President Wilson cabled
Congress that the $100,000,000 food
bill must pass if Bolshevism was to
he checked, he correctly sensed the
situation. HUSSIANS READY TO FIGHT
Lack Arms and Equipment to Combat
Anarchists.
Paris, March 28.Boris Savlnkoff,
acting minister of war in the Keren
sky cabinet, declares in an interview
given aere, that 300.000 Russians are)
ready to fight against Bolsheviki, but
lack .arms and equipment.
"If the Entente will give us moral
and financial support and If it will
furnish us with the material," said
the ex-minister, "it would have no
teed to furnish men."
Mcintosh on Vocational Board.
Washington. March 28.Calvin W.
Mcintosh of Spencer, Ind.. has been
given a recess appointment as a mem
ber of the Federal Board for Vocation
al Education. He will succeed
Charles A. Greathouse of Indianapo
lis, who resigned.
Recruiting Resumed In Chicago
Chicago. March 28 Regular army
recruiting has been resinned here. An
average of S O recruits are being ae
It WM stated.
CALLS SYSTEM UNJUST
Lieut. Col. S. T. Ansell Criticises
Courtmartial.
Former Acting Judge Advocate Gen
eral Says Soldiers Are Not Given
Fair Trial.
Washington, March 27. At the
"lunch forum" of the National Popular
Government league, Lieut. Col. Sam
uel T. Ansell, former acting judge
advocate general of the army and
storm center of a controversy between
Secretary Baker and members of con
gress, vigorously attacked the exist
ing courtmartial system.
"The courtmartial," said Colonel An
sell, "is one that leads to Injustice,
logically, naturally, Inevitably. It is
an inheritance from the old British
code which was adopted in 1774 and
never changed. It is not a court in
the proper sense, it is simply the ex
ecutive arm of a commanding officer.
"A man is arrested and brought be
fore this tribunal. He has no counsel
in the proper sense. A callow second
lieutenant without any knowledge of
law, easily intimidated, is assigned to
defend him. The lieutenant makes a
perfunctory defense, but never insists
upon the rights of the man. He is con
victed by a court which has no knowl
edge of law. The sentence is reviewed
by an authority, sometimes equally ig
norant of law, and the man is forced to
undergo the sentence imposed."
VOICES GERMAN ARROGANCE
Dr Dernberg Says Huns Will Not Sign
Peace Treaty.
Zurich, March 27.Dr. Bernhard
Dernberg, former chief of the German
propaganda service in the United
States, writing in the Tageblatt of
Berlin, declared that the German peo
ple will not sign a treaty of peace that
is not inspired by impartiality, jus
tice and a spirit of reconciliation
which, he says. President Wilson guar
anteed in his messages.
The German people, Dr. Dernberg
adds, will not sign a treaty which does
not contain a league of nations In
which Germany is admitted with full
rights and will only consent to dis
armament when other members of the
league disarm.
REVOLT IS DUE TO HUNGER
General Maurice Explains Situation In
Hungary.
Washington. March 27.Gen. Sir
Frederick Maurice, former director of
British military operations, who is
here on a lecture tour, declared that
while he thought peace should be com
pleted speedily he did not believe ex
tensive military operations would re
sult from the Bolsheviki movement in
Hungary and elsewhere.
Tho Hungarian situation, in the
opinion of General Maurice, is "a
movement of despair, dictated by hun
ger at present and uncertainty for the
future." REVOLT SPREADS I N EGYPT
British Government Compelled to Stop
Demobilization.
London, March 27.Defending the
military service bill in the House of
Commons, Winston Spencer Church
ill, secretary for war, declared that
the whole of Egypt was In virtual state
of insurrection. The position was so
dangerous, he added, that the govern
ment had to appeal to men on the
point of demobilization to return and
save their comrades from being mur
dered.
Gibbons Outfights Houck.
St. Louis. March 28.Mike Gibbons,
St. Paul middleweight, was given the
newspaper decision over Leo Houck,
of Lancaster. Pa., in an S round bout
here. Local sport writers who viewed
the exhibition from the ringside, said
Gibbons outfought his opponent in
every round.
Dollar Passes Par In Norway.
Washington. March 28.For the
first time since November, 1915, the
dollar is quoted above par in Norway.
THE TOMAHAWK. WHITE EARTH. MINN.
BERLIN SPARTACANS WITH A FLAG OF TRUCE
Spurtacuns ana government troops in Berlin talking of the possibility of a cessation of hostilities. The Spartucuns
carry a while lace curtain as a flag of truce.
BELIEVES DRAFT
CONTAINS MERIT
Holland Foreign Minister Declares
in Favor of Plan for League
of Nations.
SCHEME NOT PERFECT
Netherlands Government Considers
Its Duty Lies in Saluting Coming
of Society of Powers With
Great Satisfaction.
Amsterdam, March 27.Jonkheer
Karnebeek, the foreign minister, made
the following statement regarding the
league of nations:
"The Netherlands government, hav
ing received an invitation to attend
the peace conference, while it is dis
cussing the league of nations, Dr.
Loder, a member of the high court of
appeals, and Prof. W. J. M. Van Ey
singa of Leyden university, have been
sent to Paris In order to co-operate
with Dr. John London and explain the
views of their government in this mat
ter.
"I hold the opinion that the present
draft for a league of nations really de
serves attention as a fair introductory
step to a period in the relations, be
tween nations, opening quite a new
channel for the development of the
mutual interests of humanity.
"However, I am one of those who
think the equality of the rights of
nations, one of the most important
means for increasing the confidence of
the smaller powers In a league of na
tions, and I feel that in this direction the
plan does not give entire satisfaction.
Nevertheless, I am much inclined to
believe that the present scheme of the
league of nations will in no way hin
der its future improvement and de
velopment on a larger scale.
"At the same time it might be con
sidered the duty of the Netherlands,
backed by their tradition of prosper
ing the work of international under
standing and international law, to sa
lute the coming of a league of nations
generally with great satisfaction and
without too much criticism."
WILSON WATCHING EVENTS
President Is Kept Informed on Hun
garian Developments.
Paris. March 26.President Wilson
is following closely the situation Jn
Hungary, which has set up a soviet
republic and formed an alliance with
the Russian Bolsheviki. Every bit of
official and unofficial information was
presented to him as fast as it was re
ceived.
While Hungary's action in itself was
not regarded as serious, it was thought
to indicate the feeling throughout Eu
rope as a result of delay in the peace
settlement. SPAIN UNDER MARTIAL LAW
Government Takes Drastic Steps to
Restore Order.
London, March 27.Constitutional
guarantees have been suspended
throughout Spain, a Central News dis
patch from Madrid says. The Spanish
government has exhausted its efforts
at conciliation, and, the dispatch adds,
is determined to act firmly to maintain
order. The government has agreed to
withdraw its resignation.
Big Hydro-plane Wrecked.
Bayonne. N. J., March 28.The giant
hydro-airplane in which Harry Sun
stedt plans to fly across the Atlantic
was partially wrecked when it dropped
400 feet into Newark bay.
95 Cents, New Silver Price.
London, March 28.The govern
ment has fixed a new maximum price
for silver. It is equivalent at the
current rate of exchange to 95 cents
per standard ounce.
FUND FOR EXPORTERS
Government Preparing to Loan
One Billion Dollars.
Nature of Collateral Security Required
Remains to Be Worked
Out.
Washington, March 27.The gov
ernment's billion dollar fund for financ
ing foreign trade soon will be opened
to American exporters through loans
from the war finance corporation.
Regulations being prepared by the
corporation to cover advances will
provide for the lending of sums up to
$50,000,000 to any individual firm, cor
poration or export association, prob
ably at 5% per cent for a maximum
of five years, on adequate collateral.
The matter of the collateral secur
ity to be accepted remains to be
worked out, but indications are that
paper representing merchandise en
gaged in the export processes will be
acceptable. Collateral to the extent of
t25 per cent of the loan probably will
be required.
Scores of informal applications for
information or for advances have been
received from individual exporting
firms or representatives of the export
associations being organized under the
Webb act, the war finance corporation
reported today. Preparations for mak
ing the loans will be rushed.
Reports indicate that exporters are
planning to make extensive use of the
government foreign trade fund as
soon as the regulations are completed
and the corporation is ready to accept
formal applications.
ARREST GERMAN AGITATORS
American Troops Frustrate Revolt
Plot at Coblenz.
Coblenz, March 26.Three agitators,
admittedly Spartacan sympathizers,
confessed to the American military
authorities that they came into the
occupied area for the purpose of fur
thering a movement among the Ger
man workmen to organize Spartacan
forces sufficiently so that in time
they would gain strength enough to at
tack the American soldiers and take
possession of the Coblenz banks and
railway stations and receive assis
tance from unoccupied Germany.
QUOTES PRESIDENT WILSON
Senator Reed Reiterates Opposition to
League of Nations.
Kansas City, March 27.Quoting
fron addresses of President Wilson in
1914 and in 1916, in which the Presi
dent expressed the belief that Ameri
ca should hold aloof from European
alliances, United States Senator James
A. Reed, of Missouri, in an address
here reiterated his opposition to the
proposed league of nations, and de
clared "that once the American people
understand what is involved in the
league as now proposed, they will re
ject it almost unanimously."
PLANS REMAIN UNCHANGED
Speedy Return of -American Soldiers
Will Continue.
St. Louis, March 27.The Hungar
ian situation will not clog war depart
ment plans for speedy return of Amer
ican troops from France.
General Peyton C. March, chief of
staff, declared here:
"We plan to have 915,000 soldiers
home by July 1. Thre will be no de
lay on account of the Hungarian de
velopments."
Amateur Baseball Dead in Chicago.
Pittsburgh, March 28.That ama
teur baseball is dead in Chicago was
the declaration of Tom Nokes. secre
tary of the National Baseball federa
tion, an organization of amateur and
semi-professional clubs, at the annual
meeting of the board of directors.
Carranza Leaves for Guadalajara.
Mexico City, March 28.President
Carranza, with a large party Including
American journalists visiting in this
city, left for Guadalajara.
WILSON DENIES
DELAYING PEACE
President Issues Statement Cov
ering Doings of Commis
sion on League.
DRAFT IS COMPLETED
American Executive Says Entire
World Has Had Full Month in
Which to Discuss Original
Plan of Covenant.
Paris, March 28.The following
statement has been issued by Presi
dent Wilson:
"In view of the very surprising im
pression which seems to exist in some
quarters that it is the discussions of
the commission on the league of na
tions that are delaying the final for
mulation of peace, I am very glad to
take the opportunity of reporting that
the conclusions of this commission
were the first to be laid before the
plenary conference.
"They were reported on Feb. 24 and
the world has had a full month in
which to discuss every feature of
the draft covenant then submitted.
Differences Utilized.
"During the last few days the com
mission has been engaged in an effort
to take advantage of the criticisms
which the publication of the covenant
has fortunately drawn out. A commit
tee of the commission has also had the
advantage of a conference with repre
sentatives of the neutral states, who
are evincing a very deep interest and
a practically unanimous desire to
align themselves with the league.
"The revised covenant is now prac
tically finished. It Is In the hands of
a committee for the final process of
drafting and will almost immediately
be presented a second time to the
public.
Conference at Odd Times.
"The conferences of the commission
have Invariably been held at times
when they could not interfere with the
consultation of those who have under
taken to formulate the general conclu
sions of the conference with regard to
the many other complicated problems
of peace. So that the members of the
commission congratulate themselves
on the fact that no part of the confer
ences has ever interposed any form of
delay."
Foch Before Council of Four.
The super-council of the president
and premiers, known as the Council of
Four, divided its labors between the
"White House" and M. Clemenceau's
private office, adjoining the war office.
The Franco-German frontier was the
chief topic of discussion, this follow
ing upon an agreement reached on
reparation for war damages. It is un
derstood this agreement includes the
vital point of the total amount of in
demnity, which will not be announced
at present, as likely to cause discus
sion and arouse hostility in enemy
quarters. GERMAN LEADERS INVOLVED
Prominent War Statesmen and Gen
erals May Be Tried.
Berlin, March 28.The German gov
ernment is planning the creation of a
court of investigation for German per
sonalities accused of crimes during the
war who have requested the investiga
tion of their cases, the Vossische Zel
tung says.
The National assembly, the newspa
per adds, will enact a suitable law for
a court to try General Ludendorff,
former Chancellor Von Bethmann-Holl
weg, Admiral Tirpitz, former Foreign
Minister Von Jagow and others "whose
activities can only be judged by such
court."
RAISES RATES 50 PER CENT
Modern Woodmen of America In*
creases Assessments.
Chicago, March 28.More than a
million members of the Modern Wood
men of America, one of the largest
fraternal insurance organizations in
the country, had their rates increased
to meet abnormal death losses result
ing from the influenza epidemic, which
caused a reduction in the beneficiary
fund of the order from $12,000,000 to
$700,000. On the present membership
the increase is a flat advance of 50
per cent and all new members joining
hereafter will have to pay materially
increased rates.
GERMAN OFFICIAL SQUEALS
Chancellor Scheldemann Says Teutons
Will Not Sign Treaty.
Copenhagen, March 28.Chancellor
Scheldemann, addressing the. national
assembly, again threatened the Peace
conference with a refusal to sign the
peace treaty, according to a dispatch
from Weimar.
"A cry of despair, an appeal to the
conscience of humanity, is arising
from all parts of Germany," he said.
Taney Lee Retains Title.
London, March 28.Taney Lee,
Scotch champion, retained his feather
weight championship and became per
manent possessor of the Lord Lons
dale belt when he defeated Danny
Morgan of Wales in 20 rounds.
Civil Service to Take Back Fighters.
Washington, March 28.Men who
left classified civil service positions
In the Postal service to enlist In the
army or navy will be reinstated. Post
master Burleson announced.
WITH FINGERS!
CORNS LIFT OUT
Freezone is magic! Corns and
calluses lift right off
Doesn't hurt a bit
A tew cents buys a tiny bottle of
the magic Freezone at any drug store.
Apply a few drops of Freezone upon a
tender, aching corn or a callus. In'
stantly that troublesome corn or callus
stops hurting, then shortly you lift It
out, root and all, without any pain,
soreness or Irritation. These little bot
tles of Freezone contain just enough to
rid the feet of every hard corn, soft
corn, corn between the toes and tho
calluses on bottom of feet. So easy I
So simple. Why wait? No humbug I
Two of a Kind.
Mrs. HardlyfeWhat does your
husband do, Sirs. Gaeburd?
Mrs. GaeburdHe's a dramatic
critic. He sits at the theater in a
nice easy seat and criticizes the play.
What about yours?
Mrs. HardlyfeOh, he's a rheumatic
critic. He sits at home in a nice easy
chair, nurses his rheumatism and crit
icizes me.
DON'T DRUG KIDNEYS
RUB BACKACHE AWAY
Instant relief! Rub pain, soreness and
stiffness from your back with
"St. Jacobs Liniment."
Kidneys cause backache? Nof
They have no nerves, therefore can
not cause pain. Listen I Tour back
ache Is caused by lumbago, sciatica
or a strain, and the quickest relief is
soothing, penetrating "St. Jacobs Lini-
ment." Rub It right on the ache or
tender spot, and instantly the pain,
soreness, stiffness and lameness dis
appears. Don't stay crippled! Get a
small trial bottle of "St. Jacobs Lini
ment" from your druggist and limber
up. A moment after it Is applied you'll
wonder what became of the backache,
sciatica or lumbago pain. "St. Jacobs
Liniment" stops any pain at once. It Is,
harmless and doesn't burn or discolor
the skin.
It's the only application to rub on a
weak, lame or painful back, or for
lumbago, sciatica, neuralgia, rheuma
tism, sprains or a strain.Adv.
Matter of Titles.
"Will yo' have some mo' coffee, gcu'-
ral?"
"Don't call me 'general,' Sam I'm
just a plain captain."
"But, boss, ain't you in de army?"
"Of course."
"Well, we's got majors an' kurncls
all aroun' here dat ain't never seen
no army. Tou's boun' to outrank dem,
sah."Birmingham Age-Herald.
COMB SAGE TEA IN
HAIR TO DARKEN IT
It's Grandmother's Recipe to keep
her Locks Dark, Glossy,
Beautiful.
The old-time mixture of Sage Tea
and Sulphur for darkening gray
streaked and faded hair is grand
mother's recipe, and folks are again
using it to keep their hair a good,
even color, which is quite sensible, as
we are living in an age when a youth
ful appearance Is of the greatest ad
vantage.
Nowadays, though, we don't have
the troublesome task of gathering the
sage and the mnssy mixing at home.
All drug stores sell the ready-to-use
product, improved by the addition of
other Ingredients, called "Wyeth's Sage
and Sulphur Compound." It Is very
popular because nobody can discover
It has been applied. Simply moisten
your comb or a soft brush with it and
draw this through your hair, taking
one small strand at a time by morning
the gray hair disappears, but what de
lights the ladles with Wyeth's Sage
and Sulphur Compound, is that, be
sides beautifully darkening the hair
after a few applications, it also pro
duces that soft lustre and appearance
of abundance which Is so attractive.
Adv.
What Did He Mean?
Mrs. WeedsThe last thing my hus
band did was to kiss me.
Mr. WidderThen I suppose he was
teady to die.
Cutkura for Pimply Faces.
To remove pimples and blackheads
smear them with Cuticura Ointment.
Wash off in five minutes with Cutl
enra Soap and hot water. Once dear
keep your skin clear by using them for
dally toilet purposes. Don't fah to In
clude Cuticura Talcum.Adv.
Apotnegms are the most infallible
mirror to rcpicseut a man truly what
be is.Plutarch.