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t, THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1919. V X r- POLAND URGES ALLIES TO HELP EQUIPITS ARMY General Piisudski Declares Poles Will Defeat Enemy If Given Support by Allied Countries. Warsaw, March ' 27. "We have men and officers, but no uniforms, artillery, rifles or ammunition," said General 'Piisudski, provisional head - of the Polish state, in an interview here today with the American Press representative of Jhe American mis sion to Poland, whenasked of the military needs of Poland. '"Poland," continued the general, "is attacked on three sides and can not protect itself without technical war material, which it is not yet equipped for manufacturing." L General Piisudski said he was grateful to the allies, especially America, from whom Poland had received something definite food. . Asked how many men he would need to equip, the general answered: "I should say we might need to equip. 500,000 men. Much material in Francf that the allies have no more need for might well be spared for us. America has guns, ammu nition, airplanes ; and automobile trucks which it will not transport back to America. These equipments - ' Would" be of infinite value to us." . i . Could Beat Germans. ' ' Questioned as to whether with the (Polish army equipped, the var ious attacks on Poland could be re pelled so as to produce permanent peace, General Pilsudsky replied: m I believe so. Our army would be superior in morale. The German army now is demoralized When men have lost faith in the leadership of their generals their spirit has been broken and they no longeirobey their officers properly. With the patri otic enthusiasm ofour troops I be lieve we could soon bring the uer mans to terms. ' "The Ukrainians igain are su perior to us now in equipment, but they are organized by former officers of the Austrian army. They may be capablcof certain defensive fight ing, but they are nof capable of of fensive fighting. The Ukrainian army is superior to us in equipment today because it has the arms and ammunition which the Austrians and Germans left in great profusion. "The bolsheviki, our third enemy, have always eonquereVl by destroy ing the morale of the troops opposed to them. They have negotiated with the soldiers of the enemy and when the day of battle came the generals opposing the bolshevik ".forces have, found themselves de - -prived of the support of their men. No Fear of Bolsheviki. "The inipt'lnouR patriotism of the Polish troops will be unaffected by bolshevik talk. On the contrary, there were many Poles in the bol shevik army who joined it to escape starving to death. These men, I know, will come over to us. Today the bolsheviki themselves are supe rior to iiis, since they have the arms ?nd munitions oflKussia, and also those which were obtained from the Germans. When we are properly equipped we will have little difficul ty in defeating the bolsheviki. 1 General Piisudski said he hoped , the matter in issue between Poland and the O.echo-Slovaks would be settled by diplomacy. Asked if the , other conflict could not be settled by negotiations, the getieral said he aid not think to. "Possibly the Germans may ac '"cept the allies' terms," he added, "but I doubt whether in spite of the question of right, they will give up Poland without a struggle," . rvauroaa ooaras Financial Trouble Explained by Hines r Pittsburgh, Pa., March 27. Financial difficulties faced by the railroads and the railroad adminis tration were explained today by Walker D. Hines, director general of railroads, in an address at the Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce luncheon. "I take this opportunity," said Mr. Hines, "to try to remove the impres sion that the $750,000,000 appropria tion which was"' asked of congress was needed to make up for losses sustained by the railroad adminis tration. The appropriation was needed and still is needed to enable the government to carry expendi tures which will be gradually re funded by the railroad companies as they are able to finance their re quirements otherwise. "When the appropriation of $750, 000,000 shall be made, there will have been appropriated for the railroad administration total of $1,250,000,--000. Of this about $200,000,000 rep resented the loss incurred in the calendar year 1918." The balance, Mr.Hines said, rep- rcspntt fttnH tmnrrarilv tipt nn lion, distributed loughlv as follows: Working capital, $340,000,000: loans to be repaid by railroads, $340,000,000; estimated loans to be made,' this year and later repaid. $370,000,000. ""Cummins Explains Opimon on Return of Railroads Des Moines, la., March 27. In an address before a joint session of the . Iowa legislature today Senator Al v bert B. Cummins gave detailed ex planation of his opinion that the railroads of the country should be returned to private ownership, but held "under strictest government control." Senator Cummins, -who was the ranking republican member of the interstate commerce commit tee of the last congress, declared that the railway lines should be con solidated into not more than 18 sys tems and that the return upon the capital invested in railways should be guaranteed by the covenrment. Tie characterized the readjustment of the railway situation as the most important of all the reconstruction problems facing the nation. , Winthrop "Wettest' Place ; On Earth," Fountain Head 'Of Omaha Bootleg Whisky t , ' William Bubb and Marvin 'Kirkman, Indicted at. St. 'Joseph, Long Identified With Liquor Interests; Teschner, One Time Resident of Omaha, Turns State's Evidence to Jrand Jury, v (Staff Correspondent of The Bee.) St. Joseph, Mo., March 27. Indictment here late yes terday afternoon of former County Judges William Bub and Marvin Kirkman, foj accepting bribes for the renewal of dramshop licenses at Winthrop, it, is admitted today, is the first step in an effort to break up the notorious St. Joe-Omaha liquor ring. That the indictments, as is indicated on the face of the grand jury report, are not wholly directed at conditions at Winthrop, "the wettest place on earth," is proven by the large volume of evidence now evidence not only touching on tne liquor tratnc in and around St. Joe, but involving the master bootleggers in Iowa and Nebraska and a number or the alleged "higher-ups" in the gigantic bootlegging trust of the mmdle west. How Much Did Teschner Tell? Besides Bub and Kirkman, the central figure in the sensational case today is Herman Teschner, former Omaha saloon man, a'leged go-be-tweent for the wfrwky men and cer tain officials, who turned state's evi dence to save himself from indict ment. ' That Teschner knows the work ings of the inside of the whole sys tem of the bootlegging traffic for the last two years between this city. Council Bluffs and Omaha, those in a position to know admit. But how much he has told the grand jury and whom he has .di rectly involved, besides Bud and Kirkman, is what is worrying the minds of the men-higher up in the bootlegging traffic, particularly in Nebraska and Iowa. . "How far did he go and where will it end?" is a question that is dis cussed this morning in more cities than St. Joe and Winthrop, a suburb, and the admitted fountain head'for the supply of bootleg vhisky to the large majority of dry towns in this section of the country. For years the people of Buchanan county have been waging a hot fight on Winthrop, "the wettest spot on earth." Many remonstrances have been made and many hearings held on the granting of the licenses. At the hearing before the county court last May, delegations were sent from all over the county to demand a "cleanup." But as usual, and for rea sons that indictments are expected to explain, their efforts were in vain. Those who opposed renewal of the dramshop licenses advanced the fol lowing reasons before the court: That not sufficient names were signed to the petitions. That many of the "signatures" were forgeries, and obtained by fraud. That the names of school children were used. i That there appeared on the pe titions the names of persons dead at the time their names were signed, including a soldier who had ' been killed in France. Vinthrop Always '"Wet" That mdst of the signers were not residents of the township in which the saloons were situated, as requir ed by law. That liquor was sold on Sundays and that the proprietors were not proper persons to conduct a dram shop. " ' In 1884, when Winthrop, then a thriving town with stock yards, packing houses and otner growing business enterprises, was flooded by the Missouri river and the entire northern portion of the town went into the stream, jit little knew that a quarter of. a century later, with its industries completely dismantled, it would experience an endless "wet" season to which the inundation of '84 could not compare. "For Winthrop, now a village of 13 build ings, 12 of them saloons, has for a full decade enjoyed the name of be ing the: "wettest spot on earth." And no other place in all the United States of America has ever deemed it worth Its while to challenge the claim. Situated just opposite the river from Atchison,, gateway to the great Kansas desert, this much-sa-looned town has long been the Mec ca of a never-ending stream of pil grims from the drouth country. At. many as 5,000 automobiles have been counted there on Saturdays each departing, of course, with a bulging cargo. Shootings and fights are necessarily ... frequent, although the public hears little of these "local affairs." 1 Record Run of Mail Now on at the Omaha Postoffice Clerksat the Omaha postoffice are taking care of the largest run of mail that has ever -passed through the Omaha terminal except during the Christmas rush, according to W. J. Mettlen, superintendent of mails. Mail order houses in the east and large business concerns in Omaha are responsible for the' enormous piles of mail that crowed the postol fice these days. "The present mail rush is 25 per cent greater than the average run of previous years," Superintendent Mettlen said. , . - Fifteen additional clerks were put on the working force sorting mail last week. Children need a'birildiTwffood Grape-Mufs cream ideal for buildind health ' strength ADelkkuSi in the hands of county officials Kirkman, at Top, and Bub, Two Accused in Whisky Bribery ase m mi it .i..zu An "Easter Bonnet Woman's Cherished Desire! You'll forget that Easter is four weeks away when you inspect our early showing of new Easter millinery. . And there are distinqt advantages in shopping early. I v. $ f . "f - ' . .. ' i - JEWS TO HONOR MEMORY OF RABBI WISE TONIGHT Rabbi Cohn to Preach Special Sermon on Life of "Amer ica's Greatest Jew" at ' Temple Israel. ; A centenary service in memory of the IQOth anniversary of the birth of Isaac M. Wise. America's greatest Jew, will be held this evening at Temple Isreal at 8 o'clock. Rabbi Frederick Cohn will preach a special anniversary sermon on-the life and achievements of Dr. Wise and his significance for American Judaism. There will be special Rabbi Cohn leaves Sunday night for Cincinati to attend the 30th an nual convention of the central con ference of American rabbis to be held in celebration of the centenary of Dr. Wise, founder of the Hebrew Union college in Cincinnati. Rabbi Cohn goes as the official representa tive of Temple Isreal congregation here. Raise Half of Quota. About half of the $1,500, which is Omaha's quota of the $300,000 fund to be raised by the Jews of Amer ica in honor of the centenary of Dr. Wise, has already been raised in this city. Subscriptions are being received by Arnold M. Browar, local chair man; William L. Holzman, president of Temple Israel, and Rabbi Cohn. It is expected that Omaha will more than go "over the top," and Rabbi Cohn will report the amount raised to the convention in Cin cinnati next week. Draft of New League ' I Completed and Sent to Drafting Committee Paris, March 27. (By Associated Press) The league of nations com mission of the peace conference with President Wilson in the chair, last night completed consideration of the covenant of the league. The coven ant was referred to a drafting com mittee consisting of Col. E. M. House, representing the United States; Lord Robert Cecil for Great Britain; - Premier Venizelos of Greece, and Ferdinand Larnaude, dean of the Paris law faculty. The covenant still Contains 26 ar ticles. No amendment has been in corporated which specifically meets the desires of Japan for recognition of national equality. v Recognition Requested as Republic by Georgia Taris, March 27. M. Tsereclli. who was president of the first soviet system in Russia before the bol .ihevik revolution there, has present ea to the peace conference a re quest, on behalf of Georgia, that rec ognition be given ' that country, hjch he represents as an independ ent republic ?nd a "bulwark against bolshevism." Quaint pokes and short back bon nets reproduced, from old-time ' prints-only beautifully modernized. .Mcture a hat of horsehair braid its brim and crown outlined with small deli cate flowers the daintiest bonnet imagin able. . ; Or perjiaps it is a stunning semi: dress affair fashioned by our own atelier appropriate alike with any costume ocjsuit. We really have a wonderful show ing at Soo'JjsomJJQoo COUNCIL OF FOUR FIXES AMOUNT OF WAR INDEMNITY French Frontier Question Taken Up After Decision on Reparation to He -Exacted From Huns. By Associated Press. Paris, March '27. The super council of the president and pre miers, now known as the ctmncil of four, divided its labors today be tween the "White, House" and M. ClemenceauV pivate office, adjoinr ing the war office. The Franco-German frontier was the chief topic of discussion, this following upon an agreement reached-last night on reparation for war damages. It is understood that this agreement includes the vital point of the total amount of in cemnity, which will not be an nounced at present as it is likely to cause discussion and arouse hostility in enemy quarters. It is noted as a coincidence-1 that a German financial commission is being chosen to come to Versailles, where the settlement of this branch may include all interests. The frontier duestion turns on the disposition of the Saar valley coal regions and the west bank of the Rhine." The territorial experts have said their last word and fnmkly de clare that it is a question now of political Expediency, on which the super-council alone can pass. Marshal Foch and Gen. TSsker H. Bliss were called into the council during the afternoon; indicating that military questions, including the serious situation in Hungary- and Russia, were receiving attention. Germans Meet Allied Terms and Food Will Be Released Paris, March 27. The supreme economic council reports that the CS German ships that have left Ger mani ports to be turned over to the allied and associated powers are generally in o seaworthy' condition. The larger ships will be used to repatriate American and Australian troops. , The conditions of the arrange ment having been complied with, in structions have been issued to re lease foodstuffs for Germany, which have been held up at Rotterdam. It is not expected the German vessels wIT land food in Germany before late" in May, on their return trip from America. Fifteen Persons Injured .- in Collision of Trains Madison, III., March 27. Fifteen persons were injured, three serious ly, when the . Alton limited of the Alton, Granite City and St. Louis Traction company and a local of the East St. Louis and Suburban Rail way company, collided here this af ternoon. -The seriously injured were: Mrs." Benny Lee, Granite City, and R. H. Jones, New York City, in ternal injuriesv and Mrs. Maggie Stubblefield, Granite City, right hip and wrist fractured. Untold numbers of stunning hats are assembled flower trimmed models stunning tailored hats and saucy sailors literally hundreds of them. V V HUGHES OFFERS 7 AMENDMENTS TO LEAGUE PLAN American People "Entitled to BetteiPiece of Work," Republican Leader Says in Address. ' New York, March 27. Seveil amendments to the league of nations covenant, intended primarily by theif author to insure the Amerinan continent against Enropean aggres sion, to protect the United States from enforced administration of for eign territory and to revoke, the "trouble-breeding" guaranty of the existing '.political independence of member nations, were proposed here last rfight by Charles E. Hughes. Minor suggestions of the former republican presidential candidate were that definite limitation be placed upon the league's field of in quiry, reserving to the nations ex clusive control of immigration, tariffs and .other internal problems and that provision be made for the withdr ; al of states from the organ ization. In an address before the Union League club, reviewing exhaustive ly the terms of the proposed cove nant, Mr. Hughes declared that the American peop!e "were entitled to a better piece of work." "Hughes Amendments." 'f ( The "Hughes amendments" sug gested, "aside from forma improve ments," were stated as foljows: 1. Explicit provision as to the re quirement of unanimity of decision. 2. Suitable limitation as to the field of the , league's inquiries and actions, so as to leave no doubt that the internal concerns of states, such as immigration and tariff laws, are notembraced. 3. Providing that no foreign powef m Individuality t . 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Providing that no member of the league shall be. constituted a mandatory without its consent and no European or Asiatic power shall be constituted a mandatory of any American people. 7. Providing that any member of the league may withdraw at its pleasure on a specified notice. Mr Hughes criticized severely the 10th article of the covenant and cone'ed ing the argument that this clause had been included tov protect .he nations born of the warSthe speaker regarded it "as a trouble-breeder and not as a peacemaker." Laundrymen Discover , New Method to Wash Bright Colored Goods In spite of the impractibility of washing colored shirts and' women's bright vests of late fashion without them fading, laundry owners at the" ninth annual State Laundrymen's convention, now being held in Oma ha at the Rome hotel, declare they will place no ban on the apparel. New methods of washing colored goods have been adopted by the laundrymen, they say. 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