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A r TT))RIEF REE Z Y BITS OF NEWS NEAR BEJIR GOES UNDER BAN IN NEVADA. Carson City, Nev., March 7. The manufacture and sale of near beer is prohibited in Nevada tinder a de cision handed down today by the state supreme court. The decision was made in an injunction suit brought by the state against the Reno Brewing company to test the clause in the prohibition act, which went into effect on December 17, and which prohibited the manufac ture or sale of near beer. MAETERLINCK MARRIES SOON AFTER DIVORCE. Nice, March 7. Maurice Maeter linck, Belgian playwright, several lays ago married Renee Dahon, a young woman of Nice, it became known today. Maeterlinck has lived in Nice for the last 10 years. Maeterlinck was divorced in Paris i few days ago by Madame Georg ette I.e Blanc Maeterlinck, actress and damatist. TO DISPLAY WAR RELICS IN CAMPAIGN FOR LOAN. Boston, March 7. Orders to as semble 35 trainloads of war relics t be sent to various parts of the country for use in connection with the Victory loan campaign have been received by Chester . Camp bell, director general of the allied war exposition, he announced here today. The collection will include tanks, big guns, machine guns, air planes and other devices used by the allied and German armies. CHICAGO PASSES ' THREE MILLION MARK. Chicago, March 7. Chicago has passed the .3,000,000 population mark according to an estimate made to day by an official of the concern that prints the city directory, which, if confirmed by the next federal census, it was said, possibly might permit Chicago to displace Paris as ; the -fourth largest city of the world. The estimate was said to have been based on postal statistics. WILSON ADVISED BY WIRELESS OF SHIP Present Plan Is to Complete Peace Treaty March 20, Six Days After Arrival of v the President. Paris, March 7. President Wil son is being advised daily by wire less of the developments of the peace congress, so that when he ar rives i:i Parii he will be about as Uitliy "-informed-'a-s-tfoosffwho. ..have attended the sessions. The complete military, naval and aerial terms of the proposed peace treaty were sent to him textually by the American military and naval advisers with notations and reserva tions. This was an enormous task, involving thousands of words suf ficient to fill many newspaper col umns. ' , The present plan is to complete the peace treaty March 20. In this case President Wilson would have only six days to consider the main subjects of the treaty when it has reached the vital stage, except for the wireless. The French government will send a special train to Brest to meet tiie presidential party. The steamship George Washington is expected to arrive at Brest about i:M p. m., March 13, accompanied by an armored cruiser and four torpedo boat destroyers. The presidential train-will leave Brest for Paris at S p. m., arriving in Paris at 11 a. tn.. the 14th. French and American officials will accompany President Wilson to a handsomt mansion in the Tlace Des Etats Unis, which the French government has placed at his dis posal. President Wilson again will be the guest of the French nation in deference to the courteous in stance of the French authorities. Man Appeate Crazed After Hearing Speech of Mrs. Kate O'Hare I ' Seemingly crazed after hearing Mrs. Kate O'Hare speak at a social ist meeting at the Sweedish auditor ium, George Brown, believed to live at 516 North Sixteenth street, rush- ed into the police station at mid night last night and demanded the arrest of a police officer with whom he said he had quarreled. He was unable to give the officer's name, and soon turned the conversation to Mrs. O'Hare. "She s the most wonderful wo man in the world," he shouted. "I gave her all the money I had and I will give her some mor in the morning to help the cause." Police Captain Vanous was in formed by a witness that Brown had boarded a Sixteenth streeet car shortly after the socialist meeting, and in a loud voice declared that Mrs. O'Hare was a second Christ. It was here that an officer inter fered. No report of the incident was received from any patrolman. Brown was not held at the police station. Ebert Refuses Resignation of Chancellor Scheidemann Amsterdam, March 7. Chancellor Scheidemann has handed his resig nation to President Ebert to enable the president to have a free hand to deal with the present situation, ac cording to the Zeitung Am Mittag of Berlin. Ebert declined to accept the resignation and requested scheidemann and the cabinet to re main in office. rnttrtd Om.ti. nn Chairman Hays Leading Fig ure in Series of Meetings; Urges Fervent American Nationalism. St. Paul, March 7. Will H. Hays, chairman of the republican national committee, reinforced by state lead ers of national note, formally opened tl.e preliminary campaign for the 1920 election in the Twin Cities today and tonight. I From the moment Hays arrived in St. Paul shortly before noon, un til the northwest rally at the St. Paul auditorium was closed late tonight he was the leading figure in a series of meetings and confer ences, which caused him to cross and recross the Mississippi. He talked straight politics and argued lor an extra session of congress in a luncheon address in Minneapolis at noon. He talked with prominent repub licans from Minnesota, North Da kota, South Dakota and Montana in St. Paul and Minneapolis, and he was whirled to the state capitol late this afternoon, where he spoke be fore a joint session of the state legislature. Urges Loyalty to Flag. Mr. Hays, United States Senator Frank B. Kellogg and Governor J. A. liurnquist were the principal speakers at the northwest rally to night, Hays discussed loyalty, re construction and congress; Kellogg reviewed reoublican achievements, assailed the Nonpartisan league and George Creel, chairman of the com mittee on public information. We have always said We jour ourselves to nq party that does not follow the flag and keep step to the music of the union, said Hays in his address tonight. "The republi can party has not only followed the flag and kept step to the music ot the union the republican party has carried the flag and made the music for the union. "We will not forget that, while we fight to make certain the rights of free government in the world, we have a republic to preserve in this country; that we are a representa tive government, not a bolshevik syncopation; that while there is nothing in this country that we would not take and use for neces sary war purposes, such taking must be for war purposes only. The re publican party from its inception has stood against undue federalization of industiies and activities. There must be strong federal relations but not federal ownership. Pleads for Nationalism. "Let us not for a moment lose sight of our own supreme national ism. While we seek earnestly and prayerfully for methods of lessen ing future wars, and will go far in deed in an honest effort to that end, we will accept no indefinite inter nationalization as a substitute for fervent American nationalism.' ' Governor Burnquist said he was especially glad to have the oppor tunity to assail "some misrepresen tations made by the chairman of the federal committee on public in formation. Governor Burnquist referred to an article by George Creel, printed in the March number of an eastern magazine. "George Creel accuses the citi zens and officials of this state of persecuting during the war certain elements of our people for political purposes, said the governor and he referred to statements in Creel's ar ticle as "infamous allegations" and "malicious fabrications." Discussing the league of nations, as outlined by President Wilson, Senator Kellogg said: "I am willing and anxious to give the league of nations a fair trial. But I recognize, as all thoughtful men must, that any league should properly safeguard our political in dependence and the continuance ot our American institutions and na tional rights." Wage Raise Ends Great New York Harbor Tieup New York, March 7. The marine workers' affiliation decided tonight to accept the terms offered by the railroad administration for a settle ment of the strike which has para lyzed trans-Atlantic and coastwise shipping since Tuesday morning. The railroad administration op erates 40 per cent of the boats in the harbor. Under the terms of the agreement the men will have a basic eight-hour day and will re ceive an increase in wages. Ferry boats, tugs and lighters will re sume operations tomorrow. Clemenceau Improves Paris, March 7. (Havas.) An other X-ray photograph was taken yesterday of the bullet in Premier Clemenceau's lung. It was found that the bullet had not moved and the premier's physician said they were greatly pleased with the result X of the examination. VOL. 48 NO. 226. CAMPAIGN FOR 1920 THE ONLY NEBRASKA PAPER WITH A ROTOGRAVURE PICTURE Om m 1 J ttcsntf-elaii lutttr Hay 2. 1906. it P. O. irnuw act of Mirth 3. 1879 Plane of Tomorrow Will Maintain Speed of 90 Miles an Hour New York, March 7. The com mercial airplane of the future will be multiple engine of the tractor type and carry from one to 12 pas sengers well in rear of the center of gravity, according to a fore cast given the Society of Auto motive Engineers here tonight by C. H. Day, chief engineer of the Standard Aircraft corporation. Other features of the plane of tomorrow, Mr. Day said, will be a maintained speed of 90 miles an hour, great durability for long flights, brakes on the landing wheels to slow down and shorten the run so that "back yard" land ings can be effected and an angu lar thrust to the engines so that a quick, high-angled climb can be realized from the "back yard" areas. Medium horse power engines will be used for commercial ma chines, and 60 to 70 horse power twin engines will be used for "sportsman" types. The principal need for the com mercial plane is the development of a suitable engine which will combine durability with maintain ed speed, Mr. Day said. DANIELS AND BAKER WILL 00 TO EUROPE SOON Absence of Both Army and Navy Heads With President Will Create Situation Without Precedent. Washington, March 7. Secretary Daniels and a party of American na val experts will leave for Europe next week to discuss with allied na val officials the best type of capital wat ships to be built in the future, bared on the lessons gained in the war. Because of conflicting opin ions among American officers the secretary has been asked to submit a recommendation to the next con gress. It was learned that Secretary Baker would sail for Europe about April 1 to close up the business op- j erations of the American expedi tionary forces. He will be absent about six weeks and probably will arrive overseas before Secretary Daniels returns home. Thus Presi dent Wilson and the heads of both the army and navy probably will be away from the country at the same time a situation which many officials said today was without pre cedent. Will Sail on Leviathan. The naval secretary will be ac companied by Rear Admirals Tay lor, chief of the bureau of construc tion and repair; Griffin, chief of the bureau of steam enginering; Earle, chief of the bureau or ordnance, and Commander Foote, his personal aide. The party will be joined over seas by Admiral Benson, chief of the bureau of operations, who is at tached to the American, peace dele gation, and Vice Admiral Sims, commanding . all American naval forces in European waters. Mr. Daniels and his party will sail from New York on the Levia than a week from tomorrow and will go first to Paris to confer with the French admiralty. Later they will visit Londan and Rome. Plans for the returu trip have not yet been made. The American mission will ad dress itself particularly to the ques tion of future types of capital ships. It has been the judgment of the navy general board that the United States should continue to build dreadnaughts of constantly increas ing power and battle cruisers. Favor Composite Ship. Admiral Mayo, now commander of the Atlantic fleet; Vice Admiral Sims and Rear Admiral Rodman, the three officers who have held the highest posts of the American scrv i.. in the was zone, believe, how ever, that a composite ship, com bining the speed of a battle cruiser with the gun power and armor of a battleship, should be substituted. These officers have been particular ly impressed by their experiments toward a composite craft with the construction of the Hood, one of the so-called British "hush" ships. Secretary Daniels was invited by the British admiralty to visit Eu rope during the war, but he was un able to accept that invitation. How ever, Assistant Secretary Roosevelt, who will be acting secretary while Mr. Daniels is overseas, twice vis ited the war zone. Secretary Baker made-two visits to France during the war, and had planned a third one inirtiediately after the signing of the armistice. The decision of President Wilson to attend the peace conference, how ever, necessitated a delay. The war secretary hopes to be able to complete all the work that lies before him in France in three weeks and get back to Washington by the middle of May. While he is overseas Benedict Crowcll. first as sistant to Mr. Baker, will act as secretary of war. Convicted of Taking Bribe. New York. March 7. Sidney P. Corn, formerly a captain in charge of the personnel office at Camp Upton, was convicted in federal court today of having accepted a bribe to use his office to obtain the discharge of a soldier last Decem ber. He will be sentenced tomorrow. OMAHA, SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1919. Kate O'Hare Makes Attack On Government in Speech That Draws Wild Cheers Convicted Socialist Speaker Lauds Nonpartisan League and Bolshevism Before Omaha Crowd; "Have Re public Here That Don't 'Repub' and Democracy That Don't 'Democ'," She Cries In Excited Voice. Mrs. Kate O'Hare of St. Louis, prominent socialist orator and strike leader, addressed an audience last night that crowded the Swedish auditorium to the doors and applauded wildly her attacks upon federal judges, legislators, council. of defense and commercial clubs. Two patrolmen and three plain clothes men heard the address, but no riot developed and the speaker's two-hour speech was not considered too incendiary for after-the-war vociferation. Mrs. O'Hare devoted a large part of her address to telling about her self, her ancestors, her work in the cause of socialism.' She dwelt long upon the fact that she was sentenced to six years' imprsonment for dis loyalty but she referred to herself as "facing a sentence of death." Lauds Bolshevism. She lauded the Nonpartisan league and bolshevism in the highest terms and declared that the people engag ed in these movements are exactly in the position that the American colonists were during the Revolu tionary war. She declared the set ting up of socialist government in Russia a grand success. "And within 18 months we will have what the newspapers call bol shevism in this country," she declar ed. "It won't be exactly what it is in Russia because this country has different standards but it will consists of the product of the work ers' labors going back to the workers themselves. This is sure to come because it is the only way in which the impending problem of unem ployment can be solved." Referring to the draft law, she de declared that "the mothers, wives, sweethearts and men who were to do the fighting should have decided by vote whether or not we should go into the war," This drew the wildest applause. Scores the Government. "We have a' republic here that don't 'repub' and a democracy that One New Nebraska Member Lands on Major Committee McLaughlin of Fourth District Assigned to Agricul ture; Jefferis of Second District May Yet Obtain Place on Expenditures In War Department; Great Contest For Positions at Washington. Washington Bureau Omaha Bee. Washington, D. C. March 7. Representative McLaughlin, of the Fourth Congressional district, was the only new congressman from Ne braska to land on a major commit tee, the conTmittee on committees, by a substantial majority, placing McLaughlin on the committee on agriculture, a place that he was most ambitious to occupy. Andrews of the Fifth district, who was a strong candidate for a berth on ways and means, by rea son of his years of experience in handling matters connected with the McKinley, Dingley. Pavne and Un derwood tariffs as auditor for the Treasury department, lost out be cause of the candidacy of those who had longer service in the house. In fact the committee on committees did not consider Andrews' former service in the house whatsoever and gave the vacant places to those who had continuous service in the lower branch of congress. Representative Jefferis of the Second district, lost a place on military affairs because of the num ber of second and third term men who wanted the assignment. If the number of candidates for military affairs had been anything like nor mal Jefferis would have won in a walk, but New York, Pennsylvania and Illinois, the states with the big votes, had candidates of their own and consequently when trading be Germans Intriguing With U. S. Hyphenates, Is Report From Paris London, March 7. Germany is attempting to win peace through a secret alliance with "hyphenated Americans and pro-German Dutch and Swiss, the Paris cor respondent of the Pall Mall Ga zette declares on what he says is "high authority." The German aids would use their influence to mitigate the severity of the peace terms, according to this plan, Germany in exchange to give commercial privileges of a "sub stantial kind." The exploitation of Russia for the benefit of Germany is said to be an important part of the alleged scheme, on which the bol shevik leaders are declared to have been approached. Switzer land is said to be the main cen ter of the intrigue, but agents are asserted to be working actively in Paris. "Germany may apear quies cent," the newspaper's corre spondent adds, "but in a commer cial, economic and military sense she needs careful watching. She has powerful and unscrupulous financiers who are ready to help her." Daily don't 'democ'" was one of the speaker's sallies. A version of Christ's trial before Pilate in which she compared his case with the modern I. W. W.s, and used modern slang evoked great ap plause. She declared "the constitution was betrayed and American ideals trail ed in the dust" when the espionage law was passed, and was bitter in attacks on the forces of law which brought about her own conviction for violation of the act. "The federal judges of today serve the capitalist class who appoint them and soak the working class," she declared. "The men who compose councils of defense and commercial clubs have been dead from the neck up for the last 30 years," was another applause-bringing sally. Still Red. Near the close of her speech a little boy was sent ifp and handed her a bouquet of blood-red carna tions. Holding them ?bove her head, Mrs. O'Hare cried: "They made a law in Nebraska that it is a crime to have a red flag in your possession. Well, I haven't a red flag, but I have that which stands for the same." Papers were passed out at the meeting with articles declaring that there' is a great and threatening growth of unemployment. Mildred E. Kern presided at -the meeting. gan Nebraska stoood a small chance with its six votes against the states mentioned. Jefferis May Land. But thc'Jriends of Jefferis are by no means downcast at the outcome and they will try to land him on the committee on expenditures in ithe War department, which will give a congressman, who has a desire to work all he wishes for in that re gard, for around the War depart ment a great deal of sensational matter is expected to develop through the investigation of the committee on expeditures. Repre sentative Evans failed to secure a place on rivers and harbors because of , the introduction of several names at the last moment which commanded the support of New York, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Massachusetts, thereby outvoting the states abutting on Nebraska and on the Missouri river. Judge Kinkaid, as Nebraska's rep resentative, fought an uphill fight for the good committee assignments for the new members, but he was outvoted, that is all there is to it. He could not make sufficient tie ups and trades to bring about a different result. In fact the machin ery was set against him with the preponderance of the votes from the big states to decide the contest. As chairman of the delegation, (Continued on Pe Two, Column Two.) Mill Workman Found With Neck Broken in Plant on South Side Glenn Taylor, 3040 S. Eighth tecnth street, 19 years old, an oiler and sweeper at the Omaha Flour Mills, Twenty-ninth and D streets, South Side, was instantly killed at 3:30 o'clock Friday afternoon when his sleeve caught in belting at the mill, drawing his body against a shaft and breaking his neck. The body was found by Leo Is mert, another employe on the top floor of the building. Dr. II. C. Miller, who was called, said Taylor had been instantly kill ed. ' An investigation of the death will be made by the county' attorney. Taylor's parents live at Amherst. Neb. He lived with his brother, who is an employe of the Street Car company. Taylor was a good workman, ac cording to his fellow employes. Superintendent Otto Strowig of the mills said he had been in the mills SECTION EACH JjJS By Mall (I trl. "illy. 14.50- Sunday. S? : Dally and Sun.. 15.50: outild. Nab. ottao .tra nn Casualties in Fighting Be tween Government Troops and Republican Guards Exceed 400. London, March 7. When the Spartacan forces captured the main telegraph office in Berlin Thursday the members of the American Red Cross mission were endangered by the shooting, according to an Ex change Telegraph dispatch from Berlin. Colonel Taylor ordered the women with the mission to seek safety in the Palace hotel. The American mission to look af ter the welfare of prisoners en trenched itself in the Hotel Adlon behind a battery of machine guns. The battle for the telegraph office, the dispatch adds, was the worst Berlin has seen. Casualties Exceed 400. All the important buildings in Berlin were in the hands of govern ment troops Friday afternoon and a good prospect of maintaining order was assured, according to a Ger man government wireless message received here tonight. The number of dead and wounded in the recent fighting exceeds 400, the message says. During the negotiations at Wei mar with delegations of the Berlin workman the majority socialists demanded that work be resumed immediately, according to a Central News dispatch from Copenhagen. The independent socialists were di vided in their attitude. The workmen, it is added, said they woula waive their demand for the punishment of the tormcr em peror, Field Marshal von Hinden burg and General Ludendorff. Government Troops Advance. Berlin, March 7. Government troops to the number of 16,000 began an attack Thursday from all sides of the center of the city and made brilliant progress in efforts to re lieve police headquarters. A column from the west progressed to within a block of police headquarters in two hours. It is believed that the column suc ceeded in relieving the besieged gar rison at police headquarters, al though military headquarters has not yet received any information on that point. Between 200 and 300 persons were killed or wounded. The casualties were largely among spectators. The spectators, despite all warn ing, persisted in staying to see the fighting. The casualties among the government troops were Compara tively light. There was very little organized coherent opposition by the republi can guards and Spartacan marines They were caught by surprise with out efficient leadership and were un able to check the attack of the well disciplined government forces. , Raid Military Prison. A force of Spartacan sailors, armed with mine throwers, broke in to a temporary prison in the Haus vogtei platz, across from the Rcichs bank, this morning and took out military prisoners, but finally kept them in custody. Efforts to close down the light and power plants in Greater Berlin have been inaugurated by the strike committee. Chairman Mueller of the committee announced that the electric workers demanded that the light and power systems be com pletely paralyzed and that the rail road workmen also intended to strike. A resolution was presented to the itrike committee pledging every member to support all the decisions of the committee. This was intended to smoke out the majority socialist representatives on the committee. Fighting in Bohemia. Vienna, March 7. A popular manifestation on the part of Ger mans in the town of Kaaden, Bohemia, for right of self-determination led to a conflict with Czech military forces yesterday. Seven teen persons are reported to have been killed and 110 wounded. In another collision two civilians were shot. Wilson Tickled at Result of Election in Pennsylvania On Board Steamship George Washington. March 7. (By Wire less to the Associated Press). President Wilson today expressed himself as greatly pleased at the out come of the election in the Twenty- second Pennsylvania congressional district, particularly as . the league of nations was made an issue. The President sent a wireless message to Joseph P. Tumulty, his secretary, as follows: "Please extend my cordial con gratulations to Mr. Wilson (J. P. Wilson, democrat), just elected in Pennsylvania, and express my grati fication that he won upon the issue of the league of nations," AMERICAN MISSIONS IN BERLIN SUNDAY TWO CENTS. nn Johnson Tries to Pin Secretary Baker Down Relative to Ansell Washington, March 7. Repre sentative Johnson, of South Da kota, who served with the Ameri can expeditionary force in France, wrote a letter to Secretary Baker today requesting answers to eight specific questions relating to re call of Brig. Gen. Edward A. Kreger from France to act as judge advocate general and the discharee of Samuel T. Ansell from this commission as a tern- I porary brigadier general. Representative Johnson said the public was interested to know whether General Ansell was re turned to his pre-war rank of a lieutenant colonel in the regular army, because of his stand upon the administration of military jus tice. Referring to Secretary Bak er's statement that the court mar tial controversy had nothing to do with the matter, Mr. Johnson said: "The evidence seems flatly to contradict you, unless this turns out to be one of those rare in stances where what appears as compelling evidence turns out up on explanation to be a rare coin cidence." HUNS TO REOPEN SHIPS AND FOOD NEGOTIATIONS Allies Willing to Provision Germany; Means and Meth ods Only Problems to Be Solved. Paris, March 7. Notice of the interruption of the negotiations at Spa with respect to the surrender of the German merchant fleet was received by the supreme council at its meeting today. A telegram received from Spa this afternoon reported that the German delegation had returned to Weimar, whence it sent a message stating it expected soon to have new instructions from its government enabling it to resume the . negoti ations. Consideration of the situation here has given rise to the belief that the allied commission will be in a po sition to resume negotiations and effect an adjustment early next week. It is stated that there is no dispo sition among the allies not to pro vision Germany, lut that the means and methods are the only problems. Discuss Military Terms.' Premier Lloyd George addressed the council with regard to the mili tary terms of the preliminary peace with Germany. The discussion of revictualing the states formerly in cluded in Austria-Hungary was com pleted. Travelers from Austria and Hun gary declare that the population there are really starving and need immediate help. These reports are confirmed by British and American commissions in these countries. Secretary Lansing of the Ameri can delegation submitted a proposal with regard to Gcrmau cables. At the request of the Italian dele gates it was decided to appoint an inter-allied commission to inquiie into recent incidents at Laibach, Croatia. Say Demands Mean Ruin. ( Weimar, March 7. The negotia tions concerning shipping and food at Spa were ruptured with the sup port of the representatives of the German shipping interests, including Director Heineken of the North German Lloyd, who declared that if the Germans met the allied demands it would mean the ruin of German mercantile and sea trade interests. In commmcnting on the news, the Dcutschland expresses satisfaction with the attitude of the German rep resentatives and says that the Ger man people will endorse and support their attitude. Fear Sailors Would Mutiny. Washington, March 7. Chairman Hurley of the shipping board said tonight that the refusal of the Ger man delegates to agree to the de mands of the allies tor the uncondi tional surrender of German mer chant ships probably was caused by fear of the mutinous sailors at Bremen and Hamburg. Mr. Hurley said the sailors had objected strenuously to the proposal because they would not be allowed to man the ships tinder allied con trol. Knowing this, the German delegates, he said, probably refused to take any definite action and 1 . I. i . . i . . ... niauc me condition that the allies first would have to agree to furnish Germany with adequate food sup plies until the next harvest. Corporations Must Pay Even Though Blanks" Are Belated Washington, March 7. Blanks on which corporations will report their income for war and excess Droflts ' fliwi inrnmn tava t-ill K ready for distribution early next wcck, u was announced today. Cornnralinns uliirh 1 ,f ccivc their blanks next week arc not relieved of the payment. At least one-quarter of the true tax or of tne estimated tax must be paid to the collector on or before March IS. With payments computed on' the estimated basis, a tentative corpor ation return must be hied. IV 3 THE WEATHER; Cloudy, unsettled Satur day; Sunday fair; not much change in temperature. Ilmirly Tfmprrnturi: Hour. I k. Ilmir. lira;. ,111 . . . ..IN ....:; ....as . ...XJ ....S7 ,...sn h. ni. . . . n. m.... h. m.... ..tl . .VK . .SIM ..XI! . .Ml It i. 111. Stores Destroyed in Outbreak of Malcontents in Camp sWhere 25,000 Soldiers Await Embarkation. London, March 7. Twenty-seven persons afc estimated to have been killed and 73 wounded in rioting during the past three days at the Kinmel military camp at Rhyl, Wales, according to a Liverpool dis patch received here tonight. Great property damage was caused, the dispatch adds. According to latest reports from Liverpool, the riot was started by about 200 malcontents. There were 25,000 Canadians in the camp await ing demobilization and embarkation. x he men who caused the trouble complained that their embarkation had been postponed while other men who had seen less service were sent home. After the destruction of stores of all kinds Tuesday by the men the situation took a more serious turn Wednesday when the cavalry was called out, but was forbidden to use its arms. Rioters Intercepted on March. Troops from Chester intercepted the rioters in their march upon Abergele, near Rhyl, and also pre vented a threatened raid on the lat ter place. Five men were killed and 40 injured in the course of this fight ing it is reported. Ihere was further shooting early Thursday morning, Lut at no time was there organized bring by any armed party. Most of the deaths were-due to crushing, it is said. An unarmed major holding the Victoria cross and believed to be from New Brunswick is reported to have been virtually trampled to death while at tempting to defend the olhcers quarters against great odds. Later on Ihursday numbers ot the men paraded1 in Rhyl. They made noisy demonstrations, but cotnitted no damage. The Daily Mail says the Cana dian authorities restored order with out the assistance of British troops and declares that the matter is sole ly one for Canadian disciplinary ac tion. Store Buildings Wrecked. The outbreak began Tuesday night wiith the signal cry, "Come on, bolsheviki, uttered by a man said to belong to the Canadian forces. A large number of men wrecked the stores, buildings and thousands of loaves of bread were trampled into the mud. The wo man's auxiliary quarters were then rushed and the women's clothes car tied off. The rioters seized stores of ammunition, fired on the officers' quarters ayd then began a march in the direction of Abergele, but were held up. A staff officer flew from the war office in London by airplane and ad dressed the men, declaring that their grievances regarding demobilization especially, which caused the out break, should be immediately re moved. He declared that 10,000 men would be away by the week after next and that four transports would be placed at the disposal of the co lonials. Allies Trust Only Four Germans, Says Swiss Newspaper Ierne, Switzerland, March 7. Only four men in Germany have the confidence of the allied powers, the Berne Zeitung declares. The men arc Professor Itocrstcr, Dr. Mueh lon. Dr. Grclliirg and Dr. Schlei ben. Dr. William Muehlon is perhaps the best known of the four men mentioned by the Berne newspaper, lie is a former director of the Krupp works. In April, 1918, Dr. Muehlon published an article in which he charged that the German imperial governnint purposely start ed the war. He has reiterated hi charge a number of times since. Professor Focrstcr of of the Uni vcrsitv of Munich, d uring the was dismissed from his seat fo criticism of the German government. He was a member of the provision al government formed by Bavarian liberals in Munich on February 24. The Dr. Grelling and Dr. Schlci ben referred to probably are Dr: Richard Grelling and Dr. Fritz Srhlcibcn, a former members of the reichstag. Both men had been lead ers of liberal thought in Germany- Commute Sentences Washington, March 7. Commu tation to IS years' imprisonment by President Wilson of-death sentences imposed by court martial on Ben jamin Gorski and Gilari Boki, was announced today by the War de partment. The men, who were re cruits, were tried for refusal to o&S? orders, and for desertion. :nnnnn ;( uuu u HUNDRED KILLED OR im.i imrn I la v II II Li 1 in noting A
