The Omaha N orning Bee ™
VOL. 62—NO. 310. SIS- V T'l«« OMAHA, THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1923.* SStJg1 ill Birr'S TWO CENTS ■■ SS?
Ruhr Drama
“v. Played by
Three Men
Situation Is Affair of Individ
uality With Poincare,
Cuno and Baldwin in
Roles.
Labor Behind Premier
TV MARK SULLIVAN.
London, June 13.—It's a three-sided
case of face saving. It is called sav
ing the prestige of nations, but more
accurately, in two of the cases, it is
the prestige of individuals who com
pose the governments that is in
volved.
Premier Poincare, before he is will
ing to discuss the Gorman note, wants
Germans to cease passive resistance
in the Ruhr in order to justify his
finance there and make it seem to
have been successful. Chancellor
Cuno, as head of the German govern
ment, does not want to cease .the
pass!ve resistance because that would
t>e hacking down.
In Britain there has been a change
of premiers since the Ruhr invasion
began, but Britain as a whole refused
to approve the occupation policy at
^5# the time it was undertaken and noth
ing has happened to lead it to
change that attitude.
Germany Weakest.
Tn this closed triangle, if any cor
ner must break, it will probably he
the weakest one—which is Germany.
Chancellor Cuno has less personal In
terest in the face saving process than
have either of the others concerned.
It is the belief in well informed cir
cles that he did not want his present
Job in the beginning, and that he has
had no reason to become enamored
. of it by the experience he has had.
France holds the threat of war
orer Britain as well as over Germany.
The threat has been held out almost
frankly in many utterances made in
the French press, which composes
the amiable handmaiden of French
diplomacy.
Largely holding up the reparation
matter are England's million and %
half of unemployed. France, by
keeping ?omo men in Its army and
others at government work in re
storing northern France, and by prac
tising inflation. Avoids unemployment.
The French press says France can
endure economic strain longer than
* Britain.
I.abor Behind Baldwin.
An outsider may venture to doubt
that. Certainly British labor is not
Intimidated. They compose the op
position party in England, and as
such deplore the invasion of the Ruhr
and will support Premier Baldwin in
any course he may feel compelled to
take.
Here, then. Is a conservative tory
prime minister backed up by the op
position labor party. It comprises
a national unity back of Mr. Baldwin
such ns is not often duplicated.
One hopeful element is that all
parties to the situation continue to
approximate steadily to roughly the
same figure as the proper reparation
total—a figure from $10,000,000,000 to
$12,000,000,000.
Copyright. 1113 1
Being Baby Most
Dangerous Job
200.000 Infants Under Year
Old Die in United States
Every Year.
’ The most dangerous business in
the world is being a baby under 1
year-old.” says a booklet issued by a
large insurance company.
"More than 200 ono babies die in
the United States every year without
reaching the first anniversary of their
birth. And XOO.OOO of these die before
they are 1 month old.
"Rabies die in the summer lime be
cause they are not properly fed and
not properly taken care of."
That is expert tesiimony. The Free
Milk and Ire fund of The Omaha Ree
reaches out and saves many of these
babes from death each summer.
It supplies pure milk to the babies
of the most wretchedly poor families
where there Is no other way for than
to get milk.
The pressing need Is money. The
work is limited only by tlie funds
available to pay the milkmen and
icemen. Nobody else gets any pav.
The Omaha. Hec collects the nuney
free and the Visiting Nurses dispense
it without cost.
If you possibly esn spare some
thing. yours may he the :redit of
saving one spark of life for a life
time of usefulness. Checks may be
made out to “Free Milk and Ice
Fund, The Omaha Fee, Omaha."
Previously acknowledged . HDfl.SK
'•R. II.” ,. fl.WI
Mr. and Mrs. R. I,. McKay :<.<«<
The Koveers. Hellevue, Neh.10.<10
Mrs. William Poster . 2.n«
Total . Suii.sB
Seattle Trolley Fares Arc «
Doubled by City Council
Seattle, Wash,, June 13. — Kriact
mtnt of an ordinance raising fares
on Seattle’s municipal street railway
system from 5 rents to 10 cents, or
three rides for 25 cents, was com
pleted today with the signature of
Mayor Kdwln .1. Brown. The In
creased fares will become effective
Sa t u rda y.
Tlio 5 cent fare, which has been In
rffri t si tire March 1, was abandoned
by the city council, when It was
shown Hint the system was losing
more than $3,000 a day under Its
operation. Mayor Brown, who at
first opposed the increase, said it
had been demonstrated conclusively
the Scent fare would not pay urtder
present condition*
French Crew Refuses
to Return to America
If Ship Rum Ban Stays
New York, June 13.—Nearly half
of the crew of the French line
steamer, France, served notice on
its captain as the vessel sailed to
day that they would refuse to make
another trip to America on it un
less arrangements were made so
that they could get the two litre
daily ration of wine provided by
French law'. The captain declared
the France would return on sched
ule if it had to recruit a new crew
from the French merchant marine
college.
Britain Plans
New Ruhr Peace
Negotiations
Detailed Statements of De
mands Asked of France and
Belgium—England Insists
on Equal Recognition.
By limei>al Service.
London, June 13.—The British gov
ernment tonight requested from
France and Belgium a detailed state
ment of their demands upon Germany
for reparations.
This move is regarded at White
hall as the beginning of a new and
positive policy, which will insist that
Fiance must recognize Great Bri
tain's equai right in the settlement
of reparations.
The British cabinet debated for
more than two hours today the ques
tion of reparations but a decision was
still deferred.
Oppose Invasion.
The general view after the meet
ing was that it is impossible to alter
the British view of profound disap
proval of the French occupation of
the Ruhr. But, if Germany is able
to find a formula which will allow
France to evacuate the Ruhr without
loss of prestige, then Britain will aid
the plan.
It Is believed here also that Wash
ington will do everything in its power
to assist in friendly negotiations be
ing started.
Premier Baldwin, while ardently
desiring a settlement and while will
ing to do his utmost to achieve it,
It is believed will never approve
France's action in the Ruhr.
Confer With Germany.
After the close of the cabinet meet
ing. Lord D'Abernon. the British am
bassador at Berlin, bhcame the cen
tral figure in the negotiations. He
is consulting with Dr. Btahmer, the
German ambassador here, attempt
ing to find some way in which Berlin,
without formally abandoning its
passive resistance, may obtain French
withdrawal from the Ruhr.
If this is achievable the main dif
ficultles in the path of a reparation
settlement will be swept aside.
Whitehall officials tonight predict
no speedy- conclusions of the con
versation and expect that a week will
elapse before the British caibnet will
report on the success or failure of
its negotiations with France.
Chinese Mystery
Ship Is Docked
Weird Story of the Sea Told
by 15 Youths Seeking En
trance to United States.
New York. June 13.—A two masted
schooner, bearing on her stern the
name "Mary Beatrice of Nassau,"
sailed in quarantine today with 15
young and well dressed Chinese, the
only occupants—a strange ship with
a weird story of the sea.
When quarantine officials found
nothing of cargo or peprrs, customs
authorities were notified, ap inter
preter summand and a strange story
unfolded.
Twenty Chinese had bargained with
the owner of the schooner, a white
man. for $500 each to take them
atjoard and land them some where
on the American coast. On May 8.
last, they set out from Havana, 20
Chinese, two white men and a negro.
When the food supply ran low, they
begged the sailorman who owned the
boat to carry out his promise and
land them. He chased them to their
quarters. One night a little more
than a week ago, he took the schoon
er's only small boat an abandoned
the Mary Beatrice an Its passengers.
After several days of waiting, the
Chinese, impelled by the, pangs of
hunger, turned the schooner toward
land.
The mystery of the seven miss ng
was not fully explained. The Chinese
spokesman, replying to questions
about them, pointed over the side. He
wouldn't say whether they Jumped,
fell or were thrown.
Pr esident
of China Is
in Flight
Yields to Demands of Mili
tarists With Hostile Army
at Gates of
Capital.
Intervention Is Urged
By AimUlfd ITess.
Pekin, June 13.—President Li Tuan
Hung, with a hostile army of his
countrymen at the gates of his capi
tal, ready to enter it he refused to
vacate hie office, yielded to the pres
sure of the militarists today and left
for Tientsin at 1:30 p. m. on a spe
cial train.
An hour earlier Gen. Feng Yu
Siang, military inspector of the met
ropolitan area, had issued a final
warning that he would invade Pekin
unless the president left.
President Li made a spectacular
dash from his residence to the sta
tion in a motor car followed by cars
containing his personal guards. The
train, already under steam, having
been prepared for such an eventuality,
pulled out at once.
The vice minister of war and a few
faithful adherents waved gocdby to
the president.
The city was quiet this afternoon.
The flight of Li Yuan-Hung left
the Pekin government not only with
out a president, but without a cabinet.
The cabinet of Premier Chang Shao
Tseng resigned June 6, ostensibly be
cause of a disagreement with the
president over the appointment of
petty officers, hut aotually. It was said,
because of the financial impasse and
the other difficulties faced by the
Chinese government.
President Li attempted in vain to
reorganize the cabinet. First he urged
Chang Shao-Tseng, who went to Ti
entsin to return and resume the pre
miership, but Chang was deaf to the
appeal. Then the president asked Dr.
YV. YY'. Y'en, formerly foreign minis
ter, to form a cabinet, and the task
also was offered V. K. YY’»l!lngion
Ko, formerly minister to tits United
States, but neither was willing to as
sume the responsibility in view ef the
political uncertainty.
Meanwhile, the intrigue that drove
Li Yuan-Hung from the city was set
in motion last Friday by a strike of
the metropolitan police. The police
gave the excuse that wages were
owing them, and they returned to
work the next evening, but the presi
dent and others in authority charged
that both the cabinet crisis and the
•oliee strike were part of a plot to re
place hl».regime with a militaristic t
government. The n heme of the po
lice walkout apparently was to cause
disorders In the city, so that troops
would he ‘ forced" to take over the
situation. In some quarters it was
said that Marshal Tsao Kun, head
of the 'powerful Chihli military party,
was slated for tile presidency.
President Li secluded in his resi
dence. held out until this morning.
B\ International News Service.
The flight of President Li Yuan
Hung from Pekin marks his second
forced abdication as president at the
hands of the Chinese military. He
succeeded to tlie presidency In 1916
when President Yuan 8hlh Kai died.
A few" months later Chang Hsun,
through a military coup, seised the
capital, forced Li to flee to Tientsin
and restored the "boy emperor" to
the throne. week later this move
ment failed but I.l reinalnrd In re
tirement until last year, when Gen
eral \Yu Pel Fu. :.fter defeating
Chang Tsoi,In's efforts to seize the
capital, proposed a return to ‘‘con
stitutional government.”
St. Paul Man Is Re-Elected
Head of Norwegian Church
8t. Paul, Minn . June 13.—Dr. H.
G. Stub of St. Paul, who yesterday
morning was reelected president of
the Norwegian Lutheran church of
America at its triennial convention,
received addition honors from the
convention in the afternoon, when he
was chosen to, go to Eisenach. Ger
many, to represent the church body
at the world Lutheran conference to
be held there in August.
Dr. A. J. Aasgard, president of
Concordia college, Moorehead, Minn.,
was chosen vice president over l!ev |
H. Holm of Engle Grove. Is. Rev.
V .1. Entire of Mayvllle, N. I', was
reelected secretary over M. E.
Waldelnnd of Hi. Ansgar, la.
Rates on Bricks Cut
Speilal l>Upa!i‘h to Tl»* Omaha lie#*.
Lincoln. Juno Li.—The Nebraska
railway commission ismied an order
today calling for a 20 per cent re
duct.lon In intrnHtate shipping rate*
of eomrnon brlek. The same order
make* It mandatory that local rate*
on all Intrastate brick shipments be
abolished and establishes Joint riites,
which also makes a reduction.
Get Back to Business
“—So, for everybody’s sake, stop strutting and
get back to business.”
In these words doeR David Lloyd George, ex
premier of England, warn the allies, commenting upon
the latest reparations offer of Germany. Instead of
being lifted from the depression into which she has
fallen, Germany has been kicked still farther into the
abyss, says the former prime minister.
Read what; the fiery little Welshman suggests ns a
remedy in the next of his series of articles on world
affairs in
The Omaha Sunday Bee
Paris, June 13.—A dispatch from
Coblenz today says that Hermans em
ployed by the French at Coblenz
railroad station subscribed 50,000
marks for the " 'chase of a large
bouquet tied ^ -ibbons of the
French cop 1*,*F asked the
French to present to
Marsh JKys* 'y* evidence of their
apr yv their good treat
-
s&&rds Blamed
*
by Governor for
Excessive Taxes
Bryan Issues Statement Urg
ing Taxpayers and Officials
to Effect General
Reduction.
Special Di-patch t« The Omaha Bee.
Lincoln, June 13.—When Charles
W. Bryan was running for governor
of Nebraska he had many sarcastic,
harsh things to say about charts Is
sued by the McKelvie administration
on showing that in the total of taxes,
that Tart set aside for state expenses
was small and Insignificant.
Today Governor Bryan issued the
same sort of a statement laying blame
for high taxes to county boards, city
boards and school boards and point
ing out how small, comparatively, is
tlie state tax. Ttie statement by the
governor is in the guise of an
"economy pica” to local taxing unit*.
It follows, in fulL
"In so far as state taxes are con
cerned the legislature makes the ap
propriations to meet the state’s needs,
and the state board of equalization
and assessment then makes a levy
to meet the appropriation. The ap
propriations made by the 1923 session
of the legislature were substantially
reduced front the appropriations made
two years ago.
"The method of providing funds for
various subdivisions of the state dif
fers from that of the state in that
the levies are made by various county
boards and expenditures are made on
the basis of the levy. The establish
ing of these levies is now being con
sidered by various taxing subdivision*
of the state, and I want to urge
that prospective expenditures be scru
tinized closely with the object In view
of making the levies as low as pos
sible.
People have been groaning under
the burden of taxation and meetings
have been held throughout the state
protesting against them, but the time
for action is now while levies are be.
ing considered. The state govern
ment will do all in its power to re
duce this burden, but If there Is
to be any substantial ahowing there
must be co-operation all along the
line to the end that our county, city,
school and other taxes also may come
down.
"I urge upon the people of the state
the Importance of giving serious con
sideration to figures submitted In this
statement, and that they advise with
the local taxing authorities with a
view to effecting a general reduction.
"In 1922 total taxes charged the
people of the state for all purposes
were $$53,457,481.56, divided as fol
lows:
Stats taxes . $ 7 3*4.144 S(
Courtly taxes . 9 *33.934 93
School lie. .34.:m.**9.14
City and village laxea . 9,195,414.14
Terminal lai*-» for u*e of
municipalities . 711.441 15
Township litn . 1 473.04 , :a
Drainage taxes . 4 17.445 x4
Irrigation taxes . 4*1,091.31
Pnli taxes . 470 43', 33
51iacellaneou4 taxes . 134,007.94
Mafia Shoots to
Death Wrong Man
Oj IntrrnHtiomil >i*w» Rrrvlci*.
New York, June 13.—The Mafia
probably picked the wrong man to
day when two unidentified gunmen
shot and killed Michael Nlccolozio,
wealthy ice cream manufacturer of
the Bronx.
Nlccolozio was shot six times. The
two men escaped In tlin crowd in
front nf Nh coloxlo’a place of business
when the killing occurred.
The killing was thought by police
to lie planned for revenge by the
black hand.
Relatucs and friends of Nltcoloalo
said he did not belong to the organi
zation suspected to be guilty of the
mu rder.
Carnegie Foundation
Head Will Resign
Denver, Coin.. June 13,—Dr. Henry
K Pritchett, who a* president of the
Carnegie foundation Iihm to give away
Ihe annual Income of 1140,000,000 and
also supervise the expenditure of the
Income of a 125,000,000 fund, told
friends here yesterday that he would
resign Ihe presidency of the Carnegie
corporation next October. Dr, Prlt
chet did not go Into detail, but said
thnt Di Frederick Keppel, formerly
dean of Columbia university and also
asalstant secretary of war, would be
come the corporation's president at
that ilrne. He will remain, he said,
as one of the directors.
"It la harder to give away money
without doing harm than it is to
make It," he said yesterday, speaking
of tile distribution of the Carnegie
millions. "One niu^t know what he Is
doing and endeavor to study the tilti
mate result of a donation before ni
omrnendlng |t."
Texa* Senate Repudiate*
House Stand on Prohibition
Austin, Tex , June 13 The Texas
senate practically repudiated the
action of the house of lopre*- ntatlve*
In It* mnnd ngnin*t New York prohi
bition roprtlrr Into today, nhnt It
adopted a 1 evolution do* luring that
Irgiuhtturo* of tho various *t m i <•*
ha\o a light to |wm* aurh low* **
th«y drtm advl*abh' without bring
NUhJrrt to rondrmnation of I hr Toxaa
lawmaking hod\ Yoto oil th* ro.xnlu
lion \\t\H M to tl and followed a
hcalrd debut* on the prohibition
I quertion.
Look Out! Here Come the Nature Lovers
French Warships
Urged to Bring
W ine to Sailors
Order* Expected to Be Given
l nle«* Paris Deems Action
Too Drastic—Might
Offend U. S.
Ht International New. Smlrn,
New \ork, June 13.—The French
steamship line has formally asked
the French Government to send war
ships to New \mk with a supply of
wine for French sailors on board
French merchant ships in thin port,
it was learned from an authorfta
live source this afternoon.
It wan understood this action was
taken because French sailors, under
the French laws, must have wine
served with their meals.
The warship may receive their Vail
ing orders immediately unle*« the
French government deems such ac
tion too drastic in slew of the ami
cable relntion* existing between the
United States and France.
British Scheme.
It was learned that one of the
largest British steamship compan
ies has arranged to station a fleet
of tenders beyond the three-mile 11m
It, where Incoming liners may re
move their loquor supplies, picking
them up on the outward voyage.
It was admitted at federal prohl
1 itinn headquarters that the rule for
bidding liquor on ships In American
tvatera does not apply to visiting war
craft. l.iquor may flow freely upon
the men of war, even when anchored
in an American port, but none may
be taken ashore.
Of the passengers sailing on the
French liner Franca today. 260 ap
plied for the name of the barkeeper
as soon as they got on board. In
quiry showed that the passengers be
lieved they must place their orders
In advance In order to get any drinks
on the eastern voyage. The passen
"era were assured that such a for
mality was unnecessary.
Coldest June in 31 ^ ears
Kills Nevada Garden*
lleno, Nt v , Juno 13 -Tho coldest
Juno night in 31 year* and tho latent
lulling front over recorded in weather
bureau history in Nevada. Killed
garden truc k, damaged grain field*!
and thinned out crop* in general
last night. Tin* therometcr registered
two degrees below freezing.
The Executive
sits at his desk and by use of the
telephone keeps in touch with an
army of employes. This army
may be very vast and still it can
he reached and made to do sor
vice by a few spoken words from
its executive over n telephone.
Three is an army much more
vast, in fart there are over
300,000 people who can he
reached daily and be made to
render service to you through the
use of a "Want" Ad in The
Omaha lire. No matter w hat you
want call At. 1000 and insert nn
Omaha Her "Want" Ad and some
onu of the 300,000 Readers of
The Omaha Bee will he able to
supply that want.
Spanish War Vets
and Women Enjoy
Evening of Fun
250 Attending Encampment
Present at Banquet ^ here
Old-Timers Are Recalled
—Meet Today.
Attendants at the ISth annual en
campment of the United Spanish War
Veterans enjojed a session of social |
intermingling at Hotel Rome la*t
night. The festivities were opened
with a banquet, at which Newlean,
state commander, presided over a I
company of 250.
At one of the banquet tables W E
Stookham of Omaha and C. Mc
Carthy of York. Neb, rret for the]
first time since the Omaha man was
i aptatn and the York man corporal j
in Company I. at Bennett. Neb . in
1S92S. The lengthening of the hears i
since they were brothers In arms
brought mellow reminiscences which
are exchanged.
Svhnrt talks were given by Florence
E. White of Lincoln, department j
president; George B Hall of Des i
Moines, past junior vice commander-!
in chief; Otto W. Meyer of Lincoln,
past department commander: Anna!
Mtller of Omaha, past department!
president: Mrs. 1.. I Tucker of North I
Platte, department president-elect.
John G Maher of Uncoln, past de
partment commander: Mrs M. Faw
cett of Lincoln, department secretary:
A. W. Shilling of North Platte, past
department commander; Mrs. Charles
Showalter of Omaha, president of Lee
Forby auxiliary: Ida Olson of Omaha,
past department president; Ida E
Lana of Omaha, past president of
I,ee Forby auxiliary, and Capt. A A.
Underwood of Cheyenne
The hnnquet was followed by an
entertainment In the hotel assembly j
room, where 1* young women of I.ee i
Forby auxiliary gave a flag drill.
Dorothy Baxter read "Old Glory/'
ami Anna lrcwtlt appeared tn feats of
contort ionlsin. The Burst sisters
sang several numbers and dancing
concluded the program
The business of the encampment
will he closed this morning with elec
Unit and Installation of officer*. The
veterans and women of the auxiliary
will attend the annual Flag day ser
vice of the Omaha lodge of Elks In
Braudels theater tonight. At 5 p m.
they will attend a special film s- recn
Ing at the Rialto theeater, where
scenes of this encampment will lie
shown.
\ eiled Prophets to Meet
in Indianapolis N«*\t V ear
lly I nlrniH t Inna I News Sertlrp.
Cleveland. . June IS—Indian
apolis will entertain the Myiilc <*r
,|er of \ oiled Prophets of the Kn
chanted Ur aim. the supreme council
decided here at the closing sessVm to
day The llooaler cagilnl won out
after stiff competition with I .os An
geles, Atlantic City, Brooklyn and
Boston
Light Wines and Beer Vie
Ltidnrsed lit ( itieago ('otnieil
Chicago June IS—Tt>e city cotin
• ft, la a session marked by exciting
montenls. today went on tecoixt in
faxes of llttlit whirs and beei
A ii solution Introduced by Alder
man Harry Kllake asked congress to
amend the dry law so wines and beer
could be manufactured and acid
«
Lucy Lombardi
and Salerno Are
Freed of Murder
Pair Acquitted of Slating Mike
Belanti After Jury Deliber
ate* Two and One
Half Hours.
After deliberating for two and one- j
half hours, a jury In restrict Judge i
Charles floss' court returned a ver- j
diet of not guilty in the -ase of San
toro Salerno and Lucy Lombardi,
jointly charged with murder in the
second degree, as a result of the slay
ing of Mike Belanti in Mrs Lom
bardi's home. April 14.
Salerno, taken from the county jail ;
to the court room to hear the verdict
of the jury, straightened in his chair
as the members of the jury filed in
to take their seats. Mrs. Lombardi,
common law wife of the dead man.
showed signs of ex> essive nervous- i
ness and whispered to her counsel. 1
When the clerk of the court opened j
the sealed verdict and read Not
guilty," both defendants wept.
The case was given to the Jury a
few minutes afier S yesterday after
noon and the verdict was returned at
7:30. Only two ballots were taken in
the case of Mrs. Lombard!, while
seven were cast in Salerno's case.
Alia. Lombardi and Salerno were
charged with having shot and killed
Belanti in a quarrel In the kitchen of
the former's home. Both of the ac
cused declared that Belanti had come
to the house in an Intoxicated condi
tion and attacked Salerno and had
attempted to cut him with a dagger.
Salerno said he shot in self defense.
The first shot tired by Salerno
•truck Mrs. Lombardi In the leg.'
severely wounding her. She testified
that she fainted when she was struck
and did not hear the remaining shots
fired.
Aerial Mail Beacon
Shipped to Cheyenne
New York, June IS—A gigantic
beacon light, said to be capable of pro
jecting a w hlte beam for more than j
.5 miles left New York foi Cheyenne
Wyo . yesterday, where It will form
the western terminal of a chain of five
such lights stretching from Chicago,
placed to guide tranucontinental and
postal airmen during night flying.
The light has a lens S« Inches In dla
meter.
Air mall stations to be equipped
with the giant beacons are Chicago.
Iowa City, Omaha. North l'latte and
Obey nine.
At Intervals between the larger
lights, smaller lights, will be placed.
po«toffice officials said.
The Weather
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Civil War
Is Sweeping
Bulgaria
Former Premier Stamboulisky
Is Concentrating Adherent*
on Banks of Maritza—
Two Ex-Ministers Slain.
Jugo-Slavs May Intervene
By l'nl vernal Service.
London, June 13.—Civil war 1»
sweeping Bulgaria, and ‘here is fight
ing at many points, according to dis
patches tonight to the Dally News
from Belgrade.
It Is reported that ex-Premier Stam
boulisky and many adherents are con
centrafing on the banks of the Marit.
za, and reports tell of fighting be
tween troops and peasants In man7
parts of Bulgaria. At Varna, the
lighting was said to be fierce and
with much bloodshed.
The Jugo-Slav goverrfment has noti
fied Sofia it will Intervene if ths
disorders continue. Two ex-ministers,
Duperinoff and Aiexanderoboff, were
reported killed in the fighting.
By Associated Press.
Sofia. June 12.—Former Premier
Stamboulisky, accompanied by a sin
gle friend, is reported fleeing on horse
back through the mountains in the
direction of the city of Pirdop, pur
sued by a squadron of revolutionary
horsemen.
Earlier in the day the former head
of the agrarian government was re
ported on the run, accompanied by
200 yellow guards, part of the con
tingent that had been stationed at
his home in SlavoviTza. and pursued
hv a detachment of troops. Later ad
vices. however, indicated he had be»n
deserted by virtually all these follow
ers.
Several of his partisans who aban
doned him and surrendered say that
he had shaved off his black mous
tache and changed his appearance.
The new government's troops had
an engagement with Stamboulisky*
guard last night, but he escaped with
his supporters.
The feeling expressed at the war
office at Sofia Is that Stamboulisky
has caused bloodshed and that he
does not deserve mercy and is subject
to execution by shooting, if captured
alive.
By A**oriated Pint.
London, June 13—Gre^t anxiety is
entertained in allied quarters over ths
course of events in Bulgaria. Fear
Is expressed that the peasantry, which
forms the backbone of the country,
will rally to the call of their deposed
leaders, some of whom are still at
large, and attempt a counter revolu
tion.
It is pointed out that every one of
the S.nOO.OOO farmers of Bulgaria pos
sessed a rifle and that If these were
roused into action they would con
stitute a most formidable army
against the former officers of the re
serve corps and the 10.000 volunteer
soldiers, who are not only Bulgaria’s
«<>ie armed and disciplined force but
the dominant factors.
One of the present government s
chief points of strength, it is be
lieved. is the fact that all the coun
try's farmers are busy gathering their
crops They are regarded as being
too philosophical and provident to
be attracted by a call to arms
Allied diplomats who have been in
Bulgaria and who understand the
psychology of the peasants say that
much will depend upon the new gov.
ernment's treatment of Stambouhsky
and his associates, all of whom sprarg
from the soil. If the ex premier is
killed it is feared the agrar.an popu
lation, which regards him as a sort
of Abraham Lincoln will revolt and
make a determined attempt to punish
his opponents.
By AwrliM Tress.
Sofia. June 13.—i3:l© p. ml—Teach
and stability for Bulgaria, with ful
fillment of its international obliga
tions and harmony with its neighbor*
aie the aims of the new Bulgarian
government, declared Christo Kailoff.
the new minister of foreign affair*, :n
a statement given to ths Associated
Tress today.
The new government. It is pointed
out. is one of young men, only th»
premier being more than 45 years eld.
The parliament was dissolved by royal
decree upon the theory that it wa*
elected by methods that resulted in
charges of fraud and wholesale vio
lence against Premier Sttamboulisky.
The date of the new elections whk h
the constitution provides must occur
within two months has not vet been
fixed. Treinler Zankoff said today. V
permanent ministry will be formed on
the basis of these elections.
Hi \<«itrlainl Prf«
I.nndon. June 1J—The Serbian min
i-ters in the entente capital* have
called the attention of the govern
ments to Information recleved in Bel
grade to the effect that the new Bul
garian government was mobilising
forces in excess of the stipulations of
the treaty of Xeullly, sa\s the diplo
matic correspondent of the Dally Tel
egraph.
The correspondent adds that if Bul
garia does not sooivvjcenae mobilising,
a warning —possibly a Joint one f-vm
Serbia, Humania and Greece—will bo
sent to Sofia from Belgrade. The lit
tle entente countries fear lest the new
regime in Sofia, when It has over
con e the menace of the peasant re
sistance will avail Itself of its In
crease.! militarv power to challenge
the existing treaties
Jugo-SUvig to Send Mission
to l . S. to Discuss ^ ar Debt
It. l.ssistnl Pres*.
Belgrade June IS—Jugoslavia Will
send a mission to America in October
to di.-cuss the payment of her war
debt to the l led States, Minister
of Finance Stoya.tinovitch told the
parliament t 'a. in discussing the
gram for balancing the budget this
>v for th« f..*t time t.noa the
war.
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