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RiEF THE WEATHER i Cloudy and probably on settled Thursday; warmer 5 Friday generally fair. -C R I R H T ably B iyREEZY Huurljr Ttmprtinir! Hour. Ki'g.lHDur. t. . . . . 2M ....SI ...." .. . .. . .'.' - S I !. u. S p. p. s p. p. 1 p. H l. 6 a. m . , . . 7 . ni ... a. m . . . , a. ni..,, 10 a. 111... 11 11. ni . . . . BITS OF NEWS VOL. 48 NO. 224. tnUni MCMf-eliM Miv it, 1906. at . Oulu P. 0. iinilir act at Miroti 3. 1879 OMAHA, THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1919. By Mall (I vaar). Dalit. I4.M: lundat. t?M: Silly and Sua.. JJ.50: outiida Nab. MUM antra TWO CENTS. BRITAIN TO FREE IRISH POLITICAL PRISONERS London, March 5. The British government has decided to release all Irish political prisoners says the Daily Mail today. In order to prevent a great public demonstration, the newspaper adds, tne prisoners will return to Ireland I THE ONLY NEBRASKA PAPER WITH A ROTOGRAVURE PICTURE SECTION EACH SUNDAY . r s The mm mm ms mm mi i if I wmfj Omaha ! t r i r 1 r r r r a I In " 7 Ai I . o . J j J n i i I i i i I I J I ! r 1 i I i 1 till 1 i .fli I 1 I ! till in small batches, i ARTIST ASKS DIVORCE FROM MODEUHE MARRIED. Zanesville, O., March S. Howard Chandler Christy, famous artist, has filed a petition for divorce from Mrs. Maybell Thompson Christy, his wife and former model. The artist charges gross neglect of duty, wilful absence and embarrassing him by her mode of living. Christy filed suit for divorce three years ago, but the action was dis missed. The Christys were married in 1898. They have one daughter, Natalie, aged 19. who is a student at Wel lesley college. PARIS POLICE FIND AMERICANS AT CLUB. Paris, March 5. Much comment lias been aroused by the raid made on the Franco-American Parthenon club by Inspector Tanguy of the Paris police. The inspector says he suspected that various games of chance were in operation there and declares he discovered that cham pagne was being sold at $15 a bottle and that orangeade cost one franc a glass. The evidence, the inspector added, was sufficient to warrant closing the club. Thirty men, including several American officers and ten wounded, were in the cjub when the inspector and his men walked in Monday night. liaroneas Brault, who presided over the destinies of the club, says it was a literary and artistic organi zation. She was indignant over var ious reports in circulation and de clared that the only purpose of the club was to entertain American of ficers. "CALIF." REPLACES "CAL." IN GEOGRAPHIC PARLANCE. Washington, March 5. At the re quest of the Postoffice department the geographic board today chang ed the official abbreviation for Cali fornia from "Cal." to "Calif." The change was made because of confu sion with the abbreviation for Colo rado. PHYSICIANS AT SEA PRESCRIBE BY WIRELESS. ' New York, March 5. The wire less telephone and the wireless tel egraph were used in mid-ocean by Lieutenant Commander A. E. You nie, senior surgeon on board the transport Sierra, to prescribe for patients on the transport Powhatan and the British steamer Pollac, many miles away, whose symptoms were described in a wireless mes sage. At last reports the sick man v;as considerably improved in i . i. it 'i t . . i r ' i T ... neann. vvnue me oierra auu iow liatan were 15 miles apart at a point about 500 miles north of the Azores, the wireless telephone was used for a consultation of the doc tors on board the two transports. Six doctors each put on a telephone set and "attended" the consultation, which was called on to determine treatment of certain cases which had developed on the Powhatan. DIVORCE GRANTED WIFE OF "MOVIE" STAR. White Plains, N. Y., March 5. A final decree of divorce in favor of Mrs. Douglas Fairbanks, wife of the motion picture actor, was signed todav by State Supreme Court Jus tice Young. The papers mentioned the corespondent as an unknown woman. Under the terms of the decree the custody of a child, Doug las Fairbanks, jr., is given to the mother with the provision that the father shall be allowed to see him at frequent intervals. GOV. HARDING TO TELL HOUSE OF III CASE Governor to Leave Sick Bed Long Enough to Address Joint Session of Hawk eye Legislature. Des Moines, la., March 5. (Spe cial Telegram.) Governor Harding will appear before a joint session of the Iowa house and senate at 10:30 Thursday morning and present a special message with reference to the Rathbun pardon case. While the governor is still con fined to his home, his request was transmitted to the assembly Wed nesday and was promptly acceded to by both the senate and house. It is presumed the governor will at last give his side of the case. It is understood Governor Hard ing wilt present evidence that he did consult with members of the board of parole and also with members ef the Iowa supreme court with refer ence to the pardon of Ernest Ra'h bun. Attorney General Havner is get ting ready a statement to be sub mitted to the house committee on the matter. . At a meeting of the house judi ciary committee this afternoon a ...k-nwitnitt , in investigate the Rathbun pardon submitted a report in WnlCu U ICLUniutcuutu uiai v full judiciary committee, to whom the matter was referred by th house, ask that a special commute be named with full power to act," m summon witnesses and to incur ex pense in its investigations. , This report was signed by M. L. Temple, Arthur Springer and Doug las Rogers. t Plestina Downs Visser. Davenport, la., March 5. Marin Tlestina of Chicago . won two straight falls from J. O. Visser, a local wrestler, tonight in 45 and piinutet. PARTISAN KEPT OUT OF REPORT Many Resolutions Adopted by Conference, But Mayor Rolph's Extra -Session Demand Is Ignored. Washington March 5. Bitter con troversy raged in the conference of governors and mayors today be fore the report of the committee on resolutions, making a great var iety of recommendations on oublic questions, finally was adoptea Even after the viva voce vote, delegates from the west, led by Mayor Rolph of San Francisco, at tempted to force a record vote to show that they dissented from the majority, but were overruled by Secretary of Labor Wilson, who pre side Adjournment was taken- after Mayor Rolph and Governor Cox of Ohio, chairman of the committee on resolutions, had arisen on ques tions of personal privilege concern ing their championship of opposing sides in the debate. Partisan Subjects Eliminated. The resolutions which Governor Cox announced were submitted unanimously after elimination of all partisan subjects, condemned doc trines which inveigh against God and government. They also rec ommended that the government should "not only prepare for the transportation necessities of pros perity, but use the railroads as the means of helping private industry" by carrying out the program of im provements. Expressly disclaiming approval of fixing costs, the resolutions sane tioned government approval of price schedu!es..as a step toward establish ing a new basis of values. Reduc tion of freight rates on all building material, especially road material, was suggested. It was declared that reduction of wages should come only as a result of reduced living costs. Clash Over Utilities Clause. Recommendation was made that the federal government continue its "helpful offices" with a view to averting "serious consequences" in the financial affairs of public utili ties. Settlement of government con- tracts, lining ot governmental re strictions on industry and materials as soon as possible and continuation of the federal survey of natural re sources started during the war were asked. The conference also deplor ed discontinuance of federal employ ment agencies, and urged demobili zation of the army by local draft boards. The section relating to public util ities was attacked vigorously by Mayor Hoan of Milwaukee, who moved that it be stricken out, the motion being supported by Mayor Meyers of Minneapolis, E. M. Har ber of Kansas City and others. Mayor Hoan wanted to know who sent the "stacks of telegram" which Governor Cox reported had reached the committee favoring the declara tion. He and Mayor Meyers de clared the clause interfered with lo cal sovereignty and Mr. Harber said aid like that given by the war labor board in the Kansas City strike did more harm than good. Pulling "Corporation Stuff." MayotJJaker of Portland. Ore., answering for his colleagues of the committee, Governor Cox, Governor Bilbo of Mississippi, Governor Sproul of Pennsylvania, Mayor Peters of Boston and George Fos ter Peabody, representing the gov ernor of New York, said the telc (Continued on Page Two, Column Five.) Wets Carry 25 Towns in Vermont This Year, as Against 11 in 1918 Montpelier, Vt., March 5. Re turns tonight of votes cast in town and citjr elections in Vermont yes terday on the license question show ed the number of communities vot ing for license was more than double that of last year. Twenty five cities and towns sent in re turns showing that they had favored a license policy, as against 11 last year. Changes from no license to license were made in Burlington, St. Albans City, St Johnsbury, Northfitld, Roxbury, Mount Tabor, Mt. Pelier, Benson, Hubbardston, Danby, Fair fax, Highgate, Swanton, Hartford and Wardsboro. .No chang from license to no license were reported. Democrats Elect Member of Congress in Pennsylvania Greensburg, Pa., March 5. For the first time in SO years a demo crat, John H. Wilson, has been elected to congress from Butler county, -according to late returns from Tuesday's special election in the Twenty-second congressional district Way Cleared Action on By German Parliament Government Fears Strike Will Spread to Weimar and Interrupt Sessions of Assembly; Berlin Stores Looted of Goods Worth Millions of Dollars In Last Few Days. L, ! Weimar, March 5 The first reading of the constitu tion wa3 concluded today and the bill was referred to a com mittee of 28. The government decided as the result of new informa tion concerning the strikes in Berlin and the situation generally to have parliament continue its sessions indefinitely and get the mass of business before it finished in the quickest possible time The motives for this decision are the belief that quick action may be necessary on the armistice situation, and the fear that if the parliament is dismissed for a week it might have difficulty in reassembling. Orders Arrest of Rioters. Berlin, -March 5. Gustav Noske, minister of defense, has ordeded the troops to arrest all strikers or lead ers of the strikers who are guilty of rioting or intimidating workmen. The Ebert government has pub jished the draft of a general social ization law and announced that a bill socializing coal mines would be submitted to the federal council. Berlin Stores Looted. London, March 5. Robberies amounting to many millions of dol RAILROADS TO REMAIN UNDER 0. S. CONTROL Officials Decide to Retain Properties and Raise Necessary Funds by Private Loans. Washington,, March S. The gov ernment today determined to retain .control of the- railroads despite fail ure of congress to provide funds for the railroad administration and to have the roads finance themselves for the next few months through private loans on the open market or through advances by the war finance corporation.' Egorts will be made to maintain operations on a normal scale and to carry on as much of the improve ment program as possible in order to avoid throwing employes out of work or otherwise disturbing indus trial conditions. No attempt will be made to solve the problem by rais ing rates. Much Manipulating Necessary. These assurances were given by Director General Mines in a public statement and in an address to the conference of governors and mayors here. At the same time it developed that the war finance corporation has about $.337,000,000 resources available and much of this may go to rail roads to supplement the sums they can borrow until congress meets again and has opportunity to ap propriate funds. After protected conferences be tween Secretary Glass and other of ficials of the treasury and war finance corporation, it was stated that means probably would be de veloped to keep the railroads off the money market as much as possible and minimize interference with the forthcoming victory Liberty Joan. Although officials appeared opti mistic, they explained that much manipulating of financial machinery would be necessary and a definite program could not be developed for some time. Change in Official Attitude. Their somewhat cheerful attitude was in contract with the rather pes simistic utterances of Secretary Glass and Director General Hines before the senate appropriation com mittee in executive session last week, commenting on the possibility the appropriation's failure. Tke testimony was made public today. Secretary Glass said last week that failure of thS measure appropriating $750,000,000 for the railroads "would be disastrous, demoralizing." "It will create the situation in rail road circles," he said, "that will amount to practical suspension of activities; interfere with the"' pur chasing activities of the adminis tration. It will very greatly impair the credit of the roads. The only alternative that I sec will be to have the railroads go out into the open market and make loans aggregating nearly $1,000,000,000 from the banks. That condition would reflect itself upon the Liberty loan, and I think in a disastrous way." Mr. Hines expressed similar views before the committee. Henry Ford Designs New and Less Expensive Motor Car Los Angeles, March 5. Henry Ford left for his home in Detroit to day after'announcing that on his ar rival there he would perfect plans for the manufacture by a new cor poration of a cheaper automobile, to sell for a lower price than any now extensively marketed. Mr. Ford said he had designed the car while "resting" at Altadena, near here. for Quick Peace Terms lars worth of property in Berlin have been carried out in the last two days, according to a Reuter dispatch from that city. Jewelers' stores were looted and also drapers' establish ments where goods were taken valu ed at hundreds of thousands of, marks. In the northeast of the tpwn, dairy, produce and meat shops have been plundered. Austrians Favor Union. Vienna, March 5. The national constituent assembly opened yester day. All the deputies expresed gen eral approval of the projected union with Germany. The president, ad dressing the assembly in favor of such union said: "The entente cannot limit right of free disposition, which andobuted ly is ours." TO TAKE MILLION FOR UPKEEP OF STATE2 YEARS Finance Committee of House Also Estimates Half Million Needed for Public Im provements In Neb. ; From a Staff Correspondent. Lincoln, Neb., March 5".-According 'to the estimate of the finance committee of the lower house of the legislature, it will require close to $1,000,000 to maintain the state gov ernment for the next two years, and nearly $300,000 more will be required for permanent improvements to the state institutions during the same period. The maintenance appropriation is for $926,!J03, and the appropriation for improvements, $457,950. The largest increase in the main tenance appropriation, which is $72, 893, in excess of two years ago, is for $28,900 for the governor's office, atf item for law enforcement. The appropriation for . the State Railway commission has been cut $44,000, and of this cut $15,000 is de ducted from the budget for the physical valuation of railroads, no longer required of the commission because of the passing of the rail roads to federal hands. In making up the list of perma nent improvements it was decided that as Lincoln had been favored with a $5,000,000 appropriation for a new state capitol most of the improvement should be made on outside state institutions. Owing to the illness of Chairman Goodly the committee, the list of items of maintenance still is incom plete and it is possible that the whole list of items may be revised. Auto Thieves, Warning1. Morals Squad Car's Hoodoo Morals squad officers while wait ing in the vicinity of Twenty-fifth hand St. Marys avenue last night saw someone cranking their Ford car a block distant. Firing a volley, they rushed to the rescue, capturing Stanley Fox, 3002 Mason street, who they say was in the act of starting the engine. Another boy in the car escaped. Fox was booked for in vestigation. Two weeks ago an unsuccessful attempt to steal the same car from in front of the Orpheum Garden was foiled in a similar way. February 24 a car belonging toDr G. A. Young, 140 South Thirty-eighth- street, was stolen from in front of the Athletic club. It was recovered March 1. Last night the doclor reported to police thst the same car had been stolen, again while standing in the same place. Two Boys With Crowbars Arrested as Burglars James Pascal, aged 14, and J Laughlin, 16, were arrested last night, and admit, according to 'he police, to attempting to rob the Hinterlong pharmacy at Fiftieth and Dodge streets and the Banies pharmacy at Fortieth and Dodge. A crowbar was found in their posses sion and crowbar marks were found on the doors of both drug stores. Pascal, the police say, admits be ing a member of the "Crowbar Gang." which, on February 11, rob bed five drug stores in the vicinity of Military avenue. Laughlin denies any knowledge of these burglaries. Two other members of the gang were arrested shortly after the rob beres and turned over to juvenile authorities. . CLEMENCY GiiAilTEO BY WILSON IN 53 CASES Socialist Convicted of Dis loyal Utterances Pardoned; Sentences of 52 Others Commuted. Washington, March 5. Unduly harsh sentences imposed on a num ber of persons convicted during the war emergency of violating the es pionage act will be corrected from time to time through executive clemency by President Wilson, it was announced today, simultaneous ly with the commutation of sen tences in 52 cases and complete pardon in one. As fast as the De partment of Justice can review the 150 cases still awaiting examination, recommendations for the shortening of sentences will be sent to the president. In many of the cases acted on today, officials of the Department of Justice said prisoners had been victims of wartime passion and prej udice, and had been given long sen tences not commensurate with their offenses. To eliminate any possi ble injustice, the reviews were un dertaken. Officials explained, how ever, they would take care not to recommend clemency for the scores of -persons against whom there was strong evidence of disloyalty and whose sentences were not extreme. Mercy Asked for Rutherford. Thousands of letters have been re ceived at the Department of Justice asking for clemency for J. F. Ruth erford, head ot the International Bible Students' association, and seven -associates, now serving sen tences in the. Atlanta federal prison on charges of disloyalty growing out of publication of "The Finished Mystery, a Bible hand book. These cases were appealed by the convict ed men from the federal district court in Brooklyn and are pending in the appellate court. Officials indicated that no action would be taken in their cases until the ap pellate court had rendered a de cision. , Frederick Krafft of Newark, N. J., secretary of the socialist party in New Jersey, was given the only full pardon in the group of cases today. He was convicted for utterances in a. speech in the public square in New ark, but in pardoning him, consider ation was given to the fact that in the socialist r.;ional convention at St. Louis early in the war he was one of the pro-war leaders. Action Endorsed by Judges. Those granted clemency today in cluded -a number of socialists, I. W. W. agitators and religious pacifists. Action was taken by the president on recommendation of the Depart ment of Justice, which is reviewing all cases ot convictions under the espionage act. Clemency will be recommended from time to time for persons whose sentences appeared extreme or against whom proof of intent to violate the law was weak at the time of trial. Clemency in all of. the cases acted on was en dorsed by the trial judges. The department announced that about 200 persons now are imprison ed in the United States on convic tions under the espionage act, not including about 115 I. W. W. agita tors convicted under various stat utes. About 150 cases' are yet to be reviewed by the department, some of which are pending in appellate courts. Armenians Desire U. S. as Mandatory for Their Country Washington, March 5. Mirah Se vasly, chairman of the . Armenian National Council of America, was in Washington today conferring with officials regarding the question of the United btates becoming the mandatory for Armenia under the proposed league of nations. Mr. bevasly said the people ot Armenia, as well as Armenians in America and Europe, desired that the United States act as mandatory for their country. Mr. bevasly said the trust would not necessitate the sending of more than one regiment 'of American sol diers to Armenia. "There are' now more than 50.000 Armenian soldiers in the Caucasus and Silesia, said Mr. Sevasly, "who will . be placed unreservedly at the command of the American mandaJ tory, but the conviction that the American eagle is soaring over Mount Ararat will do more than any army to keep out intruders and dis perse trouble-makers." Boundary Dispute Settled. Washington, March 5. President Cabrera in addressing the Guate malan congress at its opening ses sion referred , to the satisfactory solution of the Honduras-Guate malan boundary question. Gen. Hughes Stirs Canada By Charging Lives Were Needlessly Sacrificed Former Minister of Militia Reads in House of Commons Letter Sent by Him to Premier Against What He Termed "Massacres to Glorify General." Toronto, March 5. All Canada, has been stirred by charges made in the house of commons by Sir Sam Hughes, forjner minister of militia, that officers commanding the Dominion's forces in France had needlessly sacrificed the lives of their men in order to advance themselves. Although his allegations were assumed to refer to Sir Arthur Currie, commander-in-chief of the Canadian forces, there is apparent tonight a strong inclination in many quarters to disagree with him. Soldiers who served overseas have already taken up the cudgels in support of General Currie. Sir Sam opened his attack with the announcement that he had pro tested several times to Premier Borden "against the waste of Cana dians boys' lives in unnecessary stunts on the battle field." Protested to Premier. He then read a letter he sent to Sir Robert protesting against what he termed needless slaughter at Cambrai and stating that he had drawn attention of the prime minis ter on previous occasions to the "massacres at Lens and Paschen daele, to where the only apparent object was to glorify the general in command and make it impossible through butchery, to have a fifth and sixth division and two army corps." i He declared that any generakwho would undertake the attack at Cam brai by suburban or street fighting should be court-martialed. The same was true, he said, of the officer who had ordered the storm ing of Mons four hours before the signing of the armistice. This he characterized as a bit of theatrical display which had cost the lives of many fine Canadian boys who could ill be spared. PORK EMBARGO LIFTED; PRICES LIKELTJO RISE Resumption of Exports Will Destroy Power of Food Administration to Sta bilize Market. Washington, March S. Removal of pork and pork products from the export conservation list was an nounced tonight by the war trade board, effective tomorrow. At the same time the board rescinded the regulations by which all applications for licenses to export these commo dities to European destinations were requirid to bear a certifica'e from the food administration show ing that the administration had ap proved the sale price. The war trade board's announce ment also said that it had been ad vised that the allied provisions ex port commission had been dissolved and that purchases of foodstuffs fcr shipment to Great Britain, France and Italy would no longer be made by that commission. The commis sion was organized early in the war and all foodstuffs for the allies bought in America were purchased through it. The food administration in an announcement simultaneously said this action would destroy its abiliy to further stabilize the price of live hogs and that it probably would re sult in the price of hogs and pork increasing above the stabilized price which the administration had de sired to continue to March 31. Free Export Permitted. With removal of pork and perk products from the conservation list, the board announced that these commodities could be exported frce (Continutd on Page Two, Column Four.) Nebraska City Born Educator to' Draw Record High Salary Chicago, March 5. Charles E. Chadsey, superintendent of Detroit's schools, today was elected superin tendent of the Chicago schools by the Board of Education, on recom mendation by a special commission of nine promiaent Chicagoaris. Because of a provision in the ri'les which would have meant delay, a proposal to incrfr.se the salary from $12,000 to $18,000 Was withdrawn. The $18,000 salary, if voted, will be the largest paid to any city school superintendent in the country or to any university president so far as announced. ( Mr. Chadsey is a native of Nebras ka t!itv. Kph - 1Q ' 40 vpartt nld anA ijvas educated at Leland Stanford, jr., J -t . TI. f . auu vuiuuiuia universities. lie ursi became prominent as district super intendent and then superintendent in Denver. He went to Detroit in 1912. He lectured on school prob lems at the University of Colorado and the University of Wisconsin while in Denver. He is the author of historical and educational works. He was president of the department of superintendents of the National Educational association for 1911-12. Some of the newspapers hint that Sir Sam's attack was inspired by chagrin at the failure of his son, Gen. Garnet Hughes, to get to France as the commander of a fifth brigade of Canadians, but ail are unanimous in their assertion that the charges call for a thorough in vestigation. Gen. Currie was an appointee of Sir Sam's when he was minister of militia. Sir Sam also made a bitter at tack on Sir Joseph Flavelle, head of the imperial munitions board and president of the William Davies company, a big Canadian packing concern, with branches in some United States cities. The com,pan's profits in the Canadian branches were investigated some time ago Ly a royal commission, but Sir Sam declared that the operations of the company in the United' States should be looked into and asserted that Sir Joseph had made $5,000,000 a month on contracts for meat prod ucts for his company by virtue of the influence he was able wield as head of the imperial munitions board and that he had made profits of $100,000,000 duri'113 the four years of the war. Sir Joseph has issued a categorical denial to the ex-minister's charges. WILSON'S SHIP TAKES QUICKEST ATLANTIC ROUTE President Expected to Reach France in Eight "Days; . Receives Hundreds of Telegrams. On Board U. S. S. George Wash ington, March S. (By the Associat ed Press.) The George Washing ton, with President Wilson on board, is heading along the quickest route to France and is expected to reach its destination on the eighth day of the voyage. President Wilson was up this morning at an early hour, taking his breakfast at 7:30 o'clock. He then began the work he had mapped"out for the voyage. The president has received hun dreds of telegrams from all parts of the United States regarding his posi tion on the league of nations plan. The George Washington has been newly equipped with a long-range wireles outfit which wil enable the president to keep in constant com munication with the United States throughout the voyage. v .The presidential steamer was es corted to sea by many seaplanes and a dirigible, from which pictures were taken. The armored cruiser Montana will escort it across the Atlantic, with the destroyers which accoompanied the steamer from New York going only a part of the way. False Statements Made by Crowder, Chamberlain Says Washington, March 5. -Another chapter in the controversy between congress and the War . department over the general question of military justice was added tonight by Sena tor Chamberlain, chairman of th; military, committee in the last sen ate, who issued a statement de claring that "erroneous and false" statements were contained in the reply of Major General Crowder, judge advocate general, to the sen ator's address in the senate last December. Senator Chamberlain also sharply criticised Secretary Baker, declar ing he had -"permitted himself to be guided by the reactionary ele ments of the army." Three Southern Alabama Towns Swept by Tornado Mobile, March 5. Three towns in southern Alabama, Eufaula, Pollard and Flomaton, were swept late o day by a tornado. Great property damage and some loss of life have been reported. At Eufaula, a ' town of about 6000, E. J. Searcy was killed by falling debris and three other men were caught beneath a falling build ing. The property loss at Eufaula was estimated at $500,000. Several business buildings were destroyed at Pollard. The property loss at Flomaton is not believed to be large. NEUTRAL ZOi IE TO Western German Frontier and Reparation Virtually De cided"; Lloyd George Returns to Paris. Paris, March 5. The arrival ot the British prime minister, David Lloyd George, in Paris tonight is the prelude to the discussion of the main question of the peace treaty by the council of the great powers, which will begin tomorrow and continue during President's Wilson's, stay. ' i The question to be determined to morrow relates to the military and the naval terms of the enemy dis armament as framed by Marshal Foch and the joint military and naval advisers. These were originally framed as terms of the armis'tice, but are now changed so as to be part of the permanent peace treaty. Premier Lloyd George and Col onel House will have lunch together prior to tomorrow's meeting at which the British and American positions will doubtless be co-ordinated, as President Wilson's views on the subject are understood to have been made known by cable and wireless. ' Agree on Reparation. The subjects of reparation for war damages and the western German frontier will follow the military and naval terms. It is understood that an agreement has virtually , been reached on the amount of reparation to be inserted in the peace-treaty. This is far less than either the French or British estimates as origi nally submitted, but is still a vast sum, running high into billions of dollars. , i .The western German frontief ,is also practically settled, one of the main features being a neutralized or "sterilised" strip along the west bank ot the Rhine, which will insure an adequate buffer between France and any renewed Germanaggres sion. King Nicholas' Case Heard. ine council ot tne great powers today heard the case of King Nich olas of Montenegro, which was pre sented by General Gvosdenovich, Montenegrin minister at Washing ton. It was a protest by the vener able monarch against losing his throne and having his country ab sorbed by the new Jugo-SIav state. Incidentally the protest involves the issue between Italy and Jugo slavia. King Nicholas is the father of the queen of Italy, so that Monte negro s position has not been clearly defined on the issue between. Italy and the new state, which seeks to embrace Montenegro. The council also considered food relief for Bohemia and other sec tions of southeastern Europe, where the warring factions will make it difficult to forward supplies. It de veloped during the session today that the Jugo-SIav frontier, which had been closed against Italy and threatened to precipitate a x crisis with that country, has been re opened. - ' Punishment Demanded. The French government is asked to make every effort to secure the punishment of all German officers and soldiers found guilty of plun dering or causing devastation in the occupied regions of France, in the report made by Senator Reynald, on behalf of the senate committee which recently visited the devastate . districts. Three Pedestrians Injured by Speeding Car on Farnam Street J. H. Carter, merchant of Mound City, Mo.; James W. Bogan, mer chant of Hamburg, la., and R. I. Lair, of 209 South Thirty-Sixth street, were run down by a speeding auto at Sixteenth and Farnam streets at 11:45 last night. The car did not stop. The injuerd men were returning from the Orpheum theater, when the visiting merchants had been entertained. Their wives were with them but were uninjured. All were taken to the Fontenelle- hotel, and attended by House Doctor Frank Conlin. Carter suffered a cut over the lef, eye and possible internal injuries Bogan received a laceration on left side of face, bruised legs, and possi ble internal injuries. Lair was bruis ed and shaken. Dr. Conlin believes their injuries will not prove serious. Fank Zolen. 3305 Q street, was arrested shortly after the accident charged with intoxication, and helti for investigation. v His car was identified, according to police, by F. L. Fritz, taxi driver at Sixteenth and Farnam, and Robert Waren, 805 South Eighteenth street, as the one which struck the injured men. Zolen was unable to make any statetwet to the police. TERMS PEACE OF