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AIRPLANE TO SUPPLANT
BRONCHO ON RANCH.
Ansonia, Conn., March 2S. An-
nouncement was made here today
' that Erhardt Schmitt, of this city,
a former army aviator, will leave
soon for Hardin, Mont, where he
will be employed as a flier oiv a
wheat ranch owned" by; J. T . Mor-i-jiaii.
One of his duties will be to
pilot the ranch manager to distant
parts of the property in an airplane,
which will be equipped with wireless
for communication with the ranch's
headquarters. "
BREWERS TO MAKE
FIGHT IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Philadelphia. Pa., MsrchVS.
v 'Members of the "Ecnnsylvaiiia State
Brewers association voted today to
make 2)i per cent beer and to fight
any legal steps that may be taken
by the government to prevent them
from, operating their breweries.
, KERMIT ROOSEVELT v
RETURNS FROM WAR.
Xew York, March 25. Capt. tx
' mit Roosevelt, son of the former
presidenthis' wife and their two
children, Kermit, jr., and Willard,
' were among the passengers L-ettirn-ing
on the transport George Wash-
ington. Captain Roosevelt served
one vear with the British army in
v Mesopotamia and Palestine and
"then .transferred toMhe American
army. Hiswife is the daughter of
Ambassador Willard, at Madrid,
-and lived with her father while Cap
tain Roosevelt was in military serv
ice overseas. ",
"BILL" SCHOTOV CHIEF 1
OF POLICE IN PETROGRAD.
-Stockholm, March 25. The pres
ent chief of police in Petrograd, it
lias been learned here,a William
Schotov, more frequently called
"Bill" Schotov, said to be. widely
known in , New York Tabor, circles,
vhere he formerly was'active as a
socialist agitator. "1,
SOLDIERS' UNION APPLIES
FOR ' FEDERATION CHARTER.
Chicago March" 25. Fighting
men who have just returned from
Europe and have their discharges
from the army today took final ac-
v tion to gain the charter jyliich will
admit them to the American Fed
eration of Labor. The new union
is called the -Soldiers', Sailors' and
Marines' council. Th? application
for admission to the federation was
approved by John Fitzpatrick, pres
ident, and Edward N. Nockels, sec
retary, of the Chicago Federation
.. of Labor. The purpose of' the un
ion is to obtain employment for jits
- members , ,'
END OF AMERICAN, WAR
CASUALTY LISTS IN BRIGHT '
Washington, tyarch 25. The last
of the real American casualty lists
in the world war are now being pub
lished in the daily newspapers and
within the next few days the lists
will contain practically only the
names of those who have died or
have been injured sinqe the armis
tice. 0- ls V .
, The names of , the few given as
l.slled in action are those of men for
whom extended investigation had
been necessary to establish proof of
death. fThey are mostly the names
of those who were injured beyond
recognition when they gave their
lives for their country. 1
v Daily casualty lists wilt continue
to be issued indefinitely because as
long as the expeditionary forcese
main in Europe there will be deaths
from disease.,
BRITISH AIRSHIP
IN AIR FOR 19 HOURS.
London, March 25. The British
airship R-34 returned 'to its base on
-She Clyde at noon today after a
flight which kept it in the air con
tinuously for 19 hours. The ifiu
crary included a flight to Dublin,
- circling of the Isle i of -Man and
home by way of Liverpool and the
Midlands. It was intended to re
main hi the air 24 hours and circle
lrrtanH. ' The Evening Standard
says that the next flight of the ship-
will be over tne ocean to mane cer
tain tests, in attempt will then be
made to cross mc auiiuuu
BACK TO FARM MOVEMENT
IS LAUNCHED IN GERMANY.
Berlin, March 25. The Vossische
Zeitung says it is advised that the
government i perfecting plans for
promoting the emigration of indus-
trial and city workers to the rural
districts in view of -the growing sur
Vplus of labor in the metropofctan
centers, which already exceeds 50
per cent of the demand.
The government's plans, the news
. paper adds, include (improvements
in wage and housing conditions in
the agricultural sections. '
GIANT COLORED ACTOR
U1U1UVAI 113 nil-A.
Milwaukee. March 25. George
Uell, aged ts, a negro, piaying me
role of giant in the Chu Chin Chow
company, which is appearing here,
was Shot to death early today by his
common-law wife, Maceo Ealy. Bell
was a giant in statue, being 7 feet
11 inches tall.
The shooting occurred during a
quarrel. The woman, who was a-lso
traveling with the theatrical com
pany, told the police that Bell had
left her after the how lasnight to
attend a party given by ..colored
folks, without her. -
When he returned 'they had a
quarrel, she said, and Bell threat
ened to kill her. He 'Went for his
revolver, but she grabbed it be-
tore he could reach it, she claims.
atid fired two shots at him.
He
be-
died instantly. The woman
v ing held by the police. - y
GOVERNMENT PROVIDES
BILLION DOLLAR FUtyD
Washington. March 25. The gov
ernment's billion dollar fund for
financing foreign trade soon Ayill be
opened to American' exportefs
-through loans from the war finance.
corporation, i v
Regulations now being prepared
by the corporation to cover advances
will provide for the lending of sum-s
up to $50,000,000 to any individual
firm, corporation or export assacia
, tion, probably at 5 3-4 per cent for a
maximum of five vears, on adequate
collater4 .-
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VOL. 48 NO. 241
RUSSIAN ARMY REACHES
BRODY ON WAY TO AID
THE REDS IN HUNGARY
Allies to Land Troops at S pal a to in Anticipation of At
tempts by Hungarians to SpreaJxBolshevism to
- Adriatic Coast and to Seize Jugo-Slav Fleet;
Former Premier Wekerle Imprisoned at Budapest.
Berne. March 25. The
way to Hungary, has reached
news receivecHiere. - ,
Brody ia aKout 50 miles east of Lemberg. y N
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' Paris, March 25. Reports have reached tba peace con
ference that inter-allied troops will be landed at Spalato, on
the Dalmatian coast, because of disorders that have occur
red there and forbear graver troubles may arise.
Tlie Hungarians are reported to-
be trying to spread bolshevism to
that part of the Adriatic coa$t
which they controlled before the
downfall of Austria.
The Hungarians are credited with
aijjjjng to seize the portion of the
former Austrian fleet held by the
Jugo-Slavs. x
Dr. Wekerle Arrested. ,
The new Hungarian communistic
government has arrested Dr. Alex
ander Wekerle, former premier and
finance minister, a dispatch" from
Budapest says. . -
In official circles here the fall of
the Karolyi government in Hun
gary is alscribed to both internal
apd exteial causes. Internally, it
is Known' that the extremists have
been steadily increasing in power
from the dav of the armistice, On
the other 'hand, with regSrd to ex-4
ternal relations, the early hope ot
Hungary for rapproaohnjent with
the allies had not been realized tin
til recently.
Two events likewise occured which
are felt r have direct bearings oil
the crisis. The first was the order
by the allies"That the Hungarians
withdraw xtothe Roumanian bound
ary fbted hy 'the Roumanian treaty
of 19I& The second was the allied
order to deliver to the Czecho
slovaks their privately-owned ships
on the Danube. ' v -
It was known here that Count
Karolyi's opponents were prepared
take drastic action in the event
that these expected orders actually
were issued and Karolyi huriself
had declared that he would surren
der the government in such circum
stances. "-'Lemberg Still Held byv Poles.
i The' city of Lemberg, recently' re
ported captured by the Ukrainians
from the Poles, is still in Polish
hands,' according to Vaida Voevod,
a Roumanian cabinet member, in an
interview in the Matin. ..
The Roumanian minister made
statement in the course of a talk re
garding what he considered to "be
the ajms of the Russian-Ukrainian-Hungarian-bolshevik
alliance, which
has developed within the last few
days. This aim was, he considered.
its
tnrm the remaining cenxers oi
entente resistance to boisiievism
and secure its penetration intojvest
ehT Europe. '
It would not require a great ef
fort to frustrate this plan, M. Voe
vod declared. He pointed out that
it had already met with a serious
setback in the heroic resistance of
the Poles at Lemberg. When the
Maygars decided to throw? in their
lot with the bolsheviki, he said,
they based their-hopes on the false
hews of the Tall of Lemberg, which
city was still in the hands of the
Poles. ' . " - ' ' .
The liaison between the Ukrainian
and the Hungarian forces was still
a most precarious one, he pointed
nut 1 an A the allies should take ad
vantage of the situation and' adopt
pnercretie measures. - .
The Polish-Rumanian' barrier,
"which isolates Europe from Orien
tal bolshevism," the minister de
clared, must "be fortified first, of all.
, Allied Missions Interned.
Vienna, March 25. All members
of the allied missions in Budapest
have been interned, including Col
onel Vix, the chief of the French
mission, according to travelers stfTy
ing here by automobile from the
Hungarian capital. . - x-
Except for official messages," there
is no communication by telephone
between Budapest and Vienna..
-Refuse to Fight
Harbin, March 25. (By Asso
ciated sPress.) Rather than serve
t Vio frnnl ocrainst the hnlsheviki.
13,500 Roumanian prisoners of far,
wha.had been released by the All
Russian government at Omsk, have,
surrendered their arms and returned
to prison, a dispatch from Irkutsk
says. The Roumanians also refused
to guard the railways in Siberia., .
American Citizen Kidnaped
by Bandits Slain to Mexico
Washington, March 25. The
State departmenf was advised today
that, the bpdy of Oscar Wrallace,"an
American citizen, who recently, was
kidnaped by Mexican bandits, had
been'found near Progreso, Cpahuila,
The State department's dispatch,
which was forwarded from Mon
terey, said it was believed that Wal
lace had been murdered.
Captain R. A. Moser Reaches
. U. S. After Year in France
- Kew-Tork, March 24. Thirty
four nurses from the Episcopal hos
pital of Philadelphia returned on the
George Washington in command of
Cast, Jt, Mossr st'gfiahj.
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M Mcoatf-cUM aattw Miy 28. ISM. it
P. 0. nd act ! Mirc( 3. 1179.
bolshevik army, which is on its
Brody, according to the latest
NEW REGIME IN
HUNGARY ALARMS
ALLIED POWERS
' j " ! , '
Time Has Come l;o Take Stand
Against Bolshevism Is Opin
ion Expressed at U. S. '
t State Department.
Washington,, March -25. Re'po rts
of increasing seriousness of the sit
uation in Hungary led to an opinion
expressed today by an official of the L.
state department that the time had
come for the allied nations repre
sented at Paris to take a definite and
firm 1 stand against 1 bolshevism."
Little sews of an, official nature was
received at the State department
during the dayrbut dispatches from
Paris indicated that grave appre
hension was felt there as well as in
Washington over the situation.
- Representatives of the United
States in Viennarreported today that
the food administration had one or
two agents in .Budapest and it was
stated that there might be other
Americans there. ' . s
Hostile to French.
'These advices aid there-was no
iU-feeling toward Americans or
British in Budapest, hut a strong
feeling of hostility was being mani
fested against the French. This, it
is believed, is due to the occupation
by French troops .of the-neutral
zone between' Czecho-Slovakia and
Hungary and Roumanian and Hun
gary. ,
It is believed here " that orobablv
Lthe French members of the inter
allied mission in Budapest have been
interned, as has been reported in
hews dispatches from Vienna, but
doubt was expressed as to the iff
elusion of Americans, or British in
the interment order.
It was. said by officials that if the
Hungarians actually have declared
war upon the entente powers as was
threatened in State" department ad
vices made public yesterday, it would
be a natural move for the Hungarians
to attempt to reach the Adriatic and
recover a" portion of the Austrian
navy now in the hands of the Jugo
slavs. Hungarian leaders, it was
said, undoubtedly would recogifcze
the advantage to be gained by strik
ing immediately toward the Adriatic
before the authorities in Paris 4iad
time to act.
Tests Allies' Attitude.
The question as to whether Hun
gary's acceptance of bolshevism had
its inspiration from German sources
is considered doubtful by State de
partment officials, although it was
said that it would be an experiment
of great interest to Germany as it
would at once put the allies to the
test as to their attitude toward bol
shevism. , ' . ,
Advices to the department indi
cated that the peasantry of Hungary
thus far- had hot accepted the new
regime to any great extent but it
was pointed out that in no case has
bolshevism got its start by a gen
eral rising of the proletariat. Rather
it has been started by a small cliqiTe
of officials and gradually has spread
and been instilled into the minds of
the proletariat. Suoh was the case
ill, Russia, it was-said, and undoubt
edly is the way in which "the "dis
ease," as it was called by orte official
today, may spread throughout Hungary..-
!' - ,
Ex-Emperor Leaves Austria
Without Renouncing Throne
Basen, March 25. Vienna news
papers received here declare that
former Emperor Charles left Aus
tria without making any renuncia
tion of the throne for himself or his
family, which had been demanded.
r The Reichspost asserts that four
archdukes, resident in German Aus
tria, have renounced the throne and
all their privileges, claiming the
rights onlyof ordinary citizens.
Daniels Praises Camp
of Americans at Brest
1 Paris, Mar. 25. Josephus Daniels,
the American secretary of the navy,
with his party- reathed Paris this
morning. Mr. Daniels came from
Brest, where he inspected the Amer
ican military embarkation camp. He
declared that he had found more
reason to praise 'that camp than any
Entand
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THREE MILLION PERSONS CHEER
. VICTORIOUS HEROES WHO BROKE
FAR-FAMED HINDENBURG LINE
. New York, March 25. Victorious veterans, ,
heroes of Flanders fields on which Prussian
pride was broken, 26,000men of the 27th di
vision, came back to Fifth avenue today for their
triumptral review. To the thousands who tTffered .
all they; have tQ give oil liberty's altar the
mtlions'who stayed behind poured out' the full
measure of their pride. The national guardsmen
of yesterday and the civilians of tomorrow
symbolized today the martial ideals of a red
blooded race. - , ,
- -. The multitude which alternately laughed aud
wept, cheered or stood silent as the procession
passed knew that a grateful people never paid y
tribute to braver men or to cfusadei's more
chivalrous than those citizen-soldiers who looked
' death in the face and smiled as they .went "over
the top" with a song on Iheij lips to smash, the
Hindenburg line-that barrier against which Eu
rope's sturdiest troops had swept in vain.
2,000 Cohirades Dead. '
There was e shadow on the hearts of the,
stalwart marching men save the miiory of the
i 2,000 comrades they left sleeping "where poppies
bloom;" ' ,
The clank of the hob-nailed Ihoes upon the
pavement spelled an epic ihNAmerican history.
Never before had a full division of Yankee veterans-
fresh; from European service passed in re-
view in an American, city , ,
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ALL 0F.EGYPT IN
INSURRECTION,
- SAYS CHURCHILL
Government Appeals to Men
Being Demobilized to
oave jineir uomraues, j
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London, March 25 Defending
the military service bill n the house
of commons today Winston Spencer
Churchill, secretary for war, de
clared that tbcwhole of Egypt was
in a virtual state of insurrection. The
position was so"clangerous, he
added, that the government had to
appeal to men on the point of de
mobilization to return and save f
their comrades from being mur
dered. ; v ' '
This declaration by the war sec
ictaryvas brought about by the re
marks of (Sir Donald MacLean, who
had said that Great Britain was
grossly over-insured with respect to
the strength of the army. ,
s Would Keep 900,000 Men.
Mr. Churchill asked if he followed
what ovas taking place in "almost
every country at the. present time
and, if su, how could he say that
there was over-insurance in keeping
900,000 men for every purpose, in
cluding 10 divisions on the Rhine
and four divisions in the home coun
try, less than the number kept here
in the peaceful days before the w"ar.
Had Sir Donald read of what was
taking place on the Black' sea, in
Huugary and on the whole frontier
of thpsesmall states 1 which were
guaranteed protection by the league
of nations? Sir Donald had said,
continued the secretary, that the
German army was to be reduced to
100,000 men and that the Germans
were to have no boy scouts.
v That, the speaker asserted, was
what the allies were going to de
mand1. But had the Germans agreed
to itwas there any chance of their
agreeing to it, if the allies divested
themselves of all their forces at the
present time? -
Fruits of Victory at Stake.
."The government," sa(3 the sec
retary, "has to face the real fats.
If we squandered our forces at the
present time before our terms are
secured, with European conditions
of increasing gravity and perplexity,
then we should throw away with
both hands all the results gained by
the sacrifices of millions of our tnen
during four years." -
, . .
Suffragettes Plan
Not to Affiliate with t
Any Political Party
St. Louis, March 25. A league of
women voters, urged by Mrs. Carrie
Chapmaq Catt, president of the Na
tional American Women v Suffrage
association and recommended by the
executive council, will-come before
the annual convention tomorrow for
final action, "its supporters tonight
declaring there would be scarcely
any opposition. These recommenda
tions were taken up late this after
noon, but a final vote was postponed
until tomorrow. ' ..
The resolution provides that the
association "shall -not affiliate with
any political party nor endorse
the platform of . any party
nor support or oppose any political
candidates, unless such action shall
be recommended . by the board of
directors in order ts achieve the
ends and purposes ofsthis organiza
tion," and purposes of this organiza
tion," and "nothing in this resolution
shall be construed to limit the lib
erty,, of action of any enfranchised
member or officer of this association
to join or serve the party of her
choice in any capacity whatsoever
as an individual."
Assistant Treasurer Dies.
Washington. Marfh 25. George
Fort, assistant' treasured -of the
United States, died at his home here
today, of heart, djscajs, -f
26, 19i9.
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Detective Who Shot Soldier
, Suspended by, Police Head
Police Commissioner Ringer Finally Takes Action in
4 Case Where Officer Shot Down Youth He Was
" 'Attempting to Arrest; Chief Ebersein Files
Charges Against Knudtson. '
Police Commissioner Ringer yes
terday suspended Detective Guy
B. Knudtson for shooting Private
Charles' Coleman of Camp Dodge,
la.,' last Wednesday. V
This action was taken "by the po
lice commissioner against his de
tective a week after the soldier was
alleged to have been shot down in
cold blood at Twentieth street and
Capitol avenue, and followmg pro
tests of scores of citizens and wit
nesses, vho declared the attack was
unwarranted and dastardly.
Eberstein Files Charges.
Police Chief Eberstein was v in
structed by Mr. Ringer to file a
charge of "conduct unbecoming an
officer" 'against Knudtson. Chief
Eberstein's statement immediately
after the shooting was to the effect
that the detective was justified in
his attack on Coleman.
Knudtson's suspension will be sub
ject to hearing, which will be held
by the city council next week, Mr.
Ringer declared.
Upon suggestion .of the police
commissioner at the council meeting
last night, th hearing was set for
next Monday. s
"I do not think, Knudtson should
have shot Coleman," said the police
commissioner. "Of course, Knudt
ilson Honors
Five Stripe
Private Everett, 20 Years Old,
Guest at Buckingham Din
ner as Member of
Presidential Party.
- -i
New York, March 25. On the
Venezia, returning today, was'Priv
ate Russell M. Everett of Water
town, N. Y., who brought a French
bride. He possesses a pair of gold
cuff links presented to him by Kin
George at the Buckingham palace
dinner given to , President Wilson
and his party on, the-night or their
departure for France from Eng
land. Everett, a veteran of the Mex
ican campaign, . and wearing five
stripes for wounds received in ac
tion in France, is only 20 years old,
, . t
Redmond Funeral
to Be Held Thursday
at St. Peter's Church
The funeral services for Thomas
Redmond, IS-year-old son of T. P;.
Redmond, "who died at 3:30 o'clock
Tuesday morning of pleuro-pneu-
monia.' wfll beheld at 9 o'clock'
Thursday morning from the family
residence, 1013 South Thirtieth
avenue, to St. Peters church at 9:30.
Solemn high mass will be sai1 by
Rev. J. S. McCarthy, celebrant. The
funeral sermon wril be 1 by Rev.
R. M. Kelley of Creighton univer
sity. The pall bearersvall classmates
of Thomas feedmond, wil-be:
Paul WcDcrmott, Xjerald Quinlan ,
George Murphy Gerald Maloney
Thomas McQovern Robert Burkley
Charles Dwyer Joseph Kane ,
Burial will be in the family lot in
Holy Sepulchre.
Young Redmond was a junior at
Creighton High school and a ser
geant in the cadet regirneht.
Besides his parents, one brother,
John, survives. Members of Thomas'
class will attend, .tjhe icial mass.
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Dally Sun., W.JO; aatilda Naa.
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"Fighting Jack'-' p'Ryan, who. led the Hue, p
was the only major general of the National i
Guard who tookjijs men to France and brought S
them back, still their commander. , Never before ,, t.
on this continent, at least, had so "many Ihou- 4;
sands cheered military spectacle. ' p
- Crowd Estimated at 3,000,000.
v 'Even New York, iamed for its crowds, never
had mozilized so many men, women and children f
along a single street. To the city dwellers were
added hundreds of thousands who had ' poured .:. g
in fhjm.every corner of he state. Tens' of thou- g
sand more had come from other states.
The police estimated more than 3.000.000 "j
, persons were packed into five miles of Fifth
avenue in the sunshine of a perfect day. The" f
sidewalks on both sides) were choked, with hu- 1
manify'and at every intersecting street the ( I
crowd! bulged out east and west for a distance
of a block, Every open space was packed with I
an immovable mass jof humanity.,
,. ' Stretching along the east side of Central' ,
park, from one end to the other, was a grand- I
stand, 2Yi miles long. In it were1 some 60,000 1
relatives -of the Twenty-seventh. The other ,
15,000 seats were filled with wounded soldiers 1
from) the army hospitals, federal officials, gov-
ernors of this and other states, members of the. ji
legislature, mayors and official delegations from M
upstate cities. s
(Continued on Pae Two, Column Five.) 1
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son said he intended to shoot the
soldier in the leg, but he shot too
highr 'It is an unfortunate affair."
Toland Gathers "Facts." .
While Superintendent Ringer
waited in his office for a week be
fore be decided to suspend Detec
tive Knudtson and institute an in
vestigation of the affair by the city
commission, Detective L. O.
Toiand. who was gathering the facts
upon .which the police commissioner
bases liis action against Knudtson,
was. interviewing witnesses -ef the
slicoting, it was sajd, in an attempt
to gt them to say. Knudtson hot
the soldier in self defense, or while
the bov was attempting to escape.
'-lisi Martha Sheer, 119 North
Twentieth street, who saw the at
tack on Coleman, asserted that a
man liter identified as Toland caMed
on her and attempted to get her to
make such a statement after she Lad
declared positively the attack on the
defenseless boy was cowardly and
disgraceful.
' Woman Sticks to Truth. -
"I iffused absolutely to misrei re
seat the facts in the case," aid
Miss Scheer. ' 1 .
''Of course, I talked to Miss
-cheet alone," said Toland, ".nd
(Continued in rage Two, Column Three.)
' Boy Wearing
For Wounds
After recovering from his wounds
Everett was assigned as an orderly
to Brigadier General Hart in Paris
and shortly afterward General Hart
became President Wilson's military
aide in France. Everet'fftccompanied
the general and the president's
party on the trips to London and
Italy and it was upon these trips
that President Wilson , became in
terested in him and transferred him
from the status of orderly to Gen
eral Hart to' one of thev'presiden
tial party." He was the only enlist
ed man to attend the Buckingham
palace dinner, and received from the
king a set of cuff links bearing the
royal monogram and coat of arms.
"President Wilson is the most
democratic man I ever met and King
George is next," declared Everett
upon his arrival. V
Hpme Robbecby Two
Boys, Who Confess;
""Plunder Is Recovered
Raymond Baker, aged 14, 544
South Twenty-fourth j street, and
Joe Lankton, aged 16, 2416 Pierce
street, were arrested early Wednes
day morning and chargtd with'rob
bing the home of Mrs. Tina Brink
man, '3118 Leavenworth street.
The Brinkman home was entered
yesterday morning and jewelry
valued at $150 stolen. -The boys
admit - committing the - -burglary.
They led detectives to a brickyard
at Twenfy-fcuirth , and Poppleton
streets, where the , jewelry" was
cached. Besides jewelry, a large
flashlight, a revolver and a. child's
saving bank containing $7 was re
ported stolen by Mrs. Brinkman.
Only a small amount of mdney.was
found on the youths at the police
station, the lads said rhey bad
suent most of it dunntr the riav.
Mrs. Tina Brinkman. whose home
was robbeiK is the divorced wife of
Detective Brinkman, one of the
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CHANGES MADE IN LEAGUE
COVENANT BY PRESIDENT
TO MEET
Commission Adopts Amendment Giving Nations Con
trol Over Influx of Foreign Labor and Other Mat
ters Within Domestic Jurisdiction; Americans
Agree on Provision to Safeguard Monroe Doctrine.
Paris, March 25. -Virtually all the commissions nd
pubcommissions of the peace conference are waiting for in
structions from the-supreme council in. order to close and sub
mit their reports.
It is said that except for instructions on certain broad
principles which must come from the premiers, the reports
are ready to be submitted within a few hours after the in
structions are received. !
CITY OFFICIALS
T01NVESTIGATE
BUILDING COSTS
Committee Appointed by the
Mayor to Look Into Housing
Conditions; to Find Why
Construction Held BacJ(;
Mayor Smith has appointed sCity
Commissioners Tow) and Butler and
Superintendent Rodman M. Brown
-of the city building department, a
special committee , to investigate
housing conditions- and the cost of
building materials.
Towl stated that he intended to go
trj Lincoln today. - He will call the
committee together Thursday.
Mayor Smith believes that tne
county attorney should meet with
this committee.
' Charges have been made that con
struction of houses in Omaha is be
ing retarded by the excessive prices,
charged bjsjhe material dealers.
The Real Estate, exchange and the
Chamber of Commerce are taking
cognizance of the situation.
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y. mass meeting lumgui.
Realtors, bunders," lumber and
building materials dealers will at
tend, a mass meeting in the Cham
ber of Commerce tonight, when
charges of an alleged combine of
building materials people and its
effect on living conditions in Omaha
will be aired. ..,
H. O. Wilhelm, chairman of the
good fellowship committee of the
chamber, which instituted the open
forum on this subject, will preside.
"The object of this meeting, is tp
bring about a. better understanding
tetween those who wish to begin
uilding new homes and business
buildings in Omaha and the material
dealers, so that the present -hesitation
in building operations may be
KTiminated and the distressing
shortage of dwellings may be ; re
lieved," said J. N. Gillan of the in
dustrial bureau. "New warehouse
and- factory buildings, which, are
urgently needed, should also -be
erected without further delay."
H. O. Wilhelm. J. M. Gillan, S.
E. Cole and J. A. Moran comprise
the committee in charge.
City Commissioners Get
Together on Wages to
Be Paid Policemen
. Difference of opinion which have
arisen in the city commission overa-j
proposed increased scale of pay for
the police have been satisfactorily
disposed of by the introduction of
a new ordinance which provides for
the following: v
Patrolmen, $125; de.tectives, $140;
detective-sergeants, $150; sergeants
of police, $150; lieutenants, $160;
captains and chief of detec
tives, $175; assistant chief of po
lice, $200 per month.
The ordinance provides that two
years' .service as patrolman shall be
a prerequisite to" promotion to ser
geant of police, or detective, and
two years' service as detective will
be required for promotions "to detective-sergeant.
,
Promotion in every case is to be
from the rank next beJow.
Members of, the police depart
ment favor the new ordinance.
Copper Producersio Sell
Stock of War-Department
Washington, yMarch 25. The War
department announced "today that
an agreement had been reached with
copper producers under which 'ap
proximately 100,000,000 pounds' of
vkt owned by the War depart
ment will be disposed of during the
next 15 months, at, market prices.
The United States Metal Selling
company, organized by the" pro
ducers' for the purpose, will handle
the transaction.
Dr. Dernburg Defiant.
. Zurich, March 25. Dr. Bernhard
Dernburg, former chief of thj Ger
man propaganda service in the
United States, writing in the Tage
blatt 'pf Berlin, declares that the
German people will not sign a treaty
of peace wtiich does not contain a
league of nations in which Germany
is admitted with full rights and will
only consent to disarmament when
Pihe.r members of the league disarm.
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.OBJECTIONS
An 'America!? aiiit;idincnt to nrn-
tect nations against the influx of
foreign lahr was adopted today by .
the league of nations colnmission.-
It affirms the right of any country :
in the league' to control matters
solely within domestic jurisdiction.
Another important amendment to
the league covenant affects article
viii, which empowers the executive
Lcouncil to formulate a plan for the
reduction of armaments. The lan
guage of the article is altered so, as
to limit trie powers ot the council
to a .simple recommendation to the
governments affected., : "
Safeguard ' Monroe Doctrine.
.The Aitrerican peace delegation it
is understood, has definitely agreed
upon the amendment it will offer
to article 10 of iiic covenant of the
league pf nations, to safeguard the
Monroe doctrilfc. v
The amendment provides that
agreements under the covenant shall
not be construed as an infringe
ment upon the "principles of interna,
tional policies heretofore generally
recognized; . j
Articleix of the draft of the league
of nations covenant neads as fol
lows: "The high contracting parties
shall undertake to respect and' pre
serveasvagainst external aggression
the territorial' integrity aniCexistitig
political independence of all states
members of the league. In case of
any such aggression, or' in case of '
any threat of danger of Such ag
gression, the executive council shall
advise upon 'the' means by which
the obligation shall be fulfilled."
President Wilson would hive of- s
fered the amendment at the meeting
of the league of nations, commission
last night, but discovered, a slight,
imperfection in the text and. 're
served the right to submit it later.
" Assured of Favorable Action. .
-As framed the amendment will be.
an appendixito the article pledging
members of the league to respect :
and preserve against external ag
gression territorial integrity and ex
isting political independence of mem
bers. Mention of the Monroe Doc
trine by naiae is avoided purposely.
Inasmuch as President Wilson and
Colonel House on several occasions .
have discussed tile - subject with.
Premiers LJoyd George, Clemenceau
and Orlando, it is assumed that the ;
president assured hinfself of favor
able action inadvance of the sub- -mission
of the amendment to the
commission".'.
Other changes iri the covenant
made at last - night's meeting and
which are regarded by the American ..
delegates of( great importance 'yyere j
calculated to meet suggestions and
Objections emanating from America.
They include a ftubstitute for the
phrase "states members vof the
league" in article 10 and elsewliere
in the covenant, thus meeting; ob
jections that the latter terms creat- .
ed -membership. : 1
Subject to Revision. "f
Provision also was made for the
revision of the covenant itself from
time to time, thus meeting the ob
jection that it is inflexible. The ad
mission of other states was provid
ed for, but it was agreed thai any
change in numbers must be ' with
due regard to the proportion be
tween the representation of "the
large ana smau powers on tne ex-.
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articles creating the council. .
Many changes in the text of the
covenant were made with the spe
cial purpose of clarification and re
moving ambiguities to which atten
tion had been called by speakers in
the United States. Some doubt is
entertained in some quarters as to
the wisdom of amendments affirm-
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ft nwowiwvc VV1U1UI 1,1 lUUHlIieS'
over their internal affairs as possi
bly prohibiting the extension of out
side aid to put down i evolutions,
and it- is possible this language may.
be further modified. '
One amendment to be submitted
adopts a provision that' towers
which are not specifically delegated
to the league are reserved to indi
vidual members. Nothing has yet
been done to affirmatively state .the
right of a nation with regard to its
withdrawal from the 'eague, nor
h.-.s the Japanese amendment regard
ing racial discriminations been
reached. This latter, however, Tias
been modified so as to simply de
clare for the right of "just" treat
ment and is likely to be accepted.
A French amendment providing'
for the maintenance of a general
military staff has been proposed, but
thus far it has not bto accepted. 1
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Woolen Workers Return.
l assaic, i. .i., .varcn io. twelve
thousand woolen workers who have
been on strike nearly seven week?,
returned to work today ol'ter the
mills had recoguizezd their rigJU Q
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