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R I G H T
REEZY
BITS OF NEWS
GERMAN TELLS HOW
HUNS PILLAGED ST. QUENTIN
Brussels, Ajpril 4. The city of St.
'Quentin, France, was systematically
pillaged by the Germans during the
occupation, according to evidence
Riven by , German soldier named
Giessen, a Belgian . war office com
munication savs. Giessen. " who
served in the 115th German infantry
regiment, has -been arrested at Cal-
rar. in th nrniniH crtirn rf PVipm-
isli frussia. v
Giessen declared that the city
was divided into districts and each
district was given to one regiment
"'in which to operate. Each regiment
detailed a company to carry out the
work of gathering the plunder.
Giessen said that he sent to his
home a considerable amount of
hnrttv limrirtfv r n : - a A nnrmicj-mn
-jw o - -- i--
to do so. ,
AMERICAN HORSES
TO PURSUE VILLA BANDS.
El Paso, ' Tex., April 4. One
thousand American cavalry horses
were driven across the international
bridge here today for the Mexican
federal cavalry in pursuing Villa's
hanH-i. Tli linrsps wprt nnrcfiaspH
by Gen. Jesu3 Castro from the Fort
Bliss remount station.
WAr. NOT YET OVER,
RULES U. S. COURT,
' San Francisco, April 4. The war
in Europe is not over despite the
verdict of United States District
Judge Walter Evans of Louisville,
Ky.,United States District Judge E.
V.. Cushman of the state of Wash
ington ruled here today in refusing
. to dismiss complaints against two
alleged violators of the selective
iraft act.
Attorneys for the defendants held
it. . . 1 - 1 . . 1,1
mai ine compiaini no longer neia
gooa m view or judge -i'.vans de
. cL-ion.
. " The war is not over until the
president notifies the people by
, proclamation," Judge Cushman held.
: WORLD'S FIRST "AIR PORT"
FOUNDED AT ATLANTIC CITY
New York, April 4. The world's
first "air port" is being established
, at Atlantic City, N. J., it was an-
nounced" here today, through joint
action by the Aero Club oi- Ameiica,
Aeria! League of America an 1 At
lantic City Aero club.
J-UUMllg IIIIU.UIC 1UIUIC, 11 la IHI1-
1 ncd to create there a terminus for
transatlantic laud and seaplan?s and
diiv'jible balloons; to have aircraft
registered under the rules of the De
partment of Commerce and receive
; clearance papers in the same ways
.ships do; to provide airplane busi-
ness and pleasure facilities for the
estimated 10,000,000 persons who
visit Atlantic City yearly; to pro-
' vide an instruction school for the
police of various cities which tk-cide
to create this branch of municipal
protection, under the supervision of
Taii, V rt-r i' i ' l" 'i o r- i 'i 1 rrf r,f
; ficials; and to establish facilities for
research in medical and mefeoro log
ical, problems which deal with
flying. ,
Headquarters for aeronautic rac-
ing would be organized, it was
'IdiCU, rt'Kl ail an siduuii piu, iuvvi
for the cCast guard and the life sav
ing service.
GOVERNMENT GIVES
BIO ORDER FOR LAMB.
Chicago, April 4. The govern-
nient is in the market for 3,730,000
. i . , i .
pounds or lanio, it was learnet; 10-
.1.... 4 ilia elnclr ,rirr1! ttiA T,rcf
time since the government began
'. making large wartime purchases
that it has sought any very consid
erable quantity of lamb or mutton.
At present lamb is selling at vir
tually the same high prices that
beef and pork are bringing. The
order would keen the largest killing
' establishment ar the stock yards
busv for 15 days, according to an
official of the National Wool Grow
ers' association who said the gov
ernment had now recognized the
- food value of lamb pud mutton.
PRESCRIBING NARCOTICS
1 FOR ADLUtia id liJ-riiviAJj.
New Orleans, April 4l Judges- of
it, TTnitt Statps circuit court of
appeals, in affirming the decision of
the federal district court of El Paso,
today held that physicians can not
prescribe legally narcotics in any
form for drug addicts unless" they
do so in the course of a treatment
looking to a cure. Otherwise, ac
cording to the court's ruling, there
is a violation of the Harrison anti-
narcotic act.
STUDENTS IN PARIS GIVE
RECEPTION TO MRS. WILSON
Paris, April 4. The General Asso
ciation of Women Students gave a
reception to, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson
this afternoon. Tea was served and
a concert preceded the reception.
Mrs. Wilson thanked the students
for their welcome.
KOREANS ORGAMZE
"BATTALION OF DEATH.'.
San Francisco, April 4. Son
Pyung Hi, head of the principal
native religious sect in Korea, has
been named president of the recent
ly declared Korean provisional gov
ernment with headquarters in Man
churia, according to a cablegram re
ceived here today by the Korean
National association from the Rev.
Hyun Soon, its representative n
Shanghai. A cabinet of eight port
folios was named.
A Korean "Battalion of Death,"
consisting of 600 men, fully armed,
, has crossed the Tumankang river
from Manchuria into Korea, pledged
not to return until sKorea is free,
the cable said.
MISS GRAY GIVES IJP
HER BUS.BOY FIANCE.
t a i. a:i A n - r
lOS ngcics, Jipru ucunjc .
' Gray and Irs. Gray of Chicago re-
" turned today from San Diego, where
they went yesterday to find their
daughter. Miss Frances H. Gray.
s Miss Gray left the hotel at Pasa
dena Tuesdayand Was detained by
Ihe San Diego authorities yesterday
when she appeared at the marriase
license bureau, seeking a license to
wed Jose Cardenas, a bus boy at
'.he hotel where Miss Gray and her
parents were guests.. After confer
ring with her parents Miss Gray de
cided to return home.
Cardenas was released, Miss
Gray's parents preferring no charges
sainsi airx
Entwtd
Oaaha
PRESIDENT
WILSON ILL
WITH COLD
AND FEVER
Condition Causes Anxiety as
He Has Been Under Ter
, rif ic Strain in Labors
at Paris.
Paris, April 4. President Wilson
was confined to his bed today with
a ,severe cpld.
The president has a fair degree of
fever, although just what his tem
perature is has not been revealed.
Except on questions of the great
est importance, no one is permitted
to enter the president's room. Mem
bers of the supreme council and
representatives of other govern
ments sent solicitious inquiries to
die "White House" regarding the
president's condition.
A bulletin concerning President
Wilson's condition, issued at 6
o'clock this evening, says:
"President Wilson's condition "is
virtually unchanged, but he had a
comfortable day and secured needed
rest.''
Under Terrific Strain.
Were it not that the president had
been under a terrific strain and de
prived of his usual amount of ex
ercise, his illness would be the cause
of little worry.
Since his return the president's
work has been enormous and ne has
been unable to secure more than an
occasional walk at odd intervals,
either with Mrs. Wilson or Rear
Admiral Grayson. Golf has been
dropped from his schedule and an
automobile ride now and then about
the city has been the president's
only form of recreation, in addition
to the short walks.
Rear Admiral Grayson" has been
constantly on the alert, watching the
president for signs of a breakdown,
especially since the two days on
hoard ship, when the president was
slightly ill. ' T
Absolute Rest Prescribed.
Other physicians have not been
called in for consultation, and up
to mid-day Friday the services of no
trained nurses had been solicited,
but Mrs. Wilson has been always
within reach of her husband, assist
ing in the care for him.
Rear Admiral Grayson is always
near the president. His treatment
for the patient consists of the re
quirement of absolute quiet and
rest.
The president's appetite today was
good, but at luncheon he was lim
ited to oyster soup and a light en
uee. The American executive, however,
is sick enough to make him not care
to read. He appears to be quite con
tent to rest and sleeps lightly from
time to time.
After the forenoon session of the
council today, the members on de
parting renewed their wishes for
the rapid recovery of President Wil
son. Illness Not Influenza.
Reassuring news from President
Wilson's bedside was sent to the
peace delegates this evening, al
though it was said the president's
condition was such as to make it
advisable that he remain in his
room at least for tomorrow.
Study of the case has caused Rear
Admiral Grayson, the president's
physician, to reach the conclusion
the president is not suffering from
influenza, but that the severity of
the cold is such that the patient
will require careful watching.
Former Member of the
State Legislature
Is Sjued for Divorce
Trenmore Cone, prominent in the
sand business at several points in
Nebraska, was sued for a divorce
yesterday iii district court, by his
wife, Ora M. Cone. She charges
cruelty.
Mrs. Cone was Mrs. Oro M. Cald
well, a widow, before their marriage,
November 1. 1917. Mr. Cone had
also been married before. He was a
member of the legislature for several
terms, having been elected from
Saunders county.
Mrs. Cone says he has property
worth $25,000, and she asks alimony.
Mr. Cone is engaged in the business
of dredging and marketing sand,
with his principal headquarters at
Central City, Neb.
Their Omaha home is at 4656
Douglas street.
Hungarian Soviet' Sfrlit;
VOL. 48 NOT 250.
Budapest Short of Foodj;';r
Vienna, April 4. A disagreement
has occurred in the soviet govern
ment in Budapest which has led to
the formation of a still more radi
cal wing of the communist party,
according to the Reichspost.
The situation in Budapest is criti
cal, owing food conditions and
growing discontent on the cart ot
THE ONLY NEBRASKA PAPER WITH A ROTOGRAVURE PICTURE SECTION EACH SUNDAY
-The Omaha Daily Bee
u UMlfl-cllu natter May 28, 1906. at
P. 0. under act of March 3. 1879.
U. S. Soldiers
'Brutally on French Prison
Farms for Slight Of fenses
Boys Tardy After Leave, Drilled and Knocked Down
With Blows in Face, Says Ex-Army Officer; Re
peated Complaints Against Officers in Charge,
. Finally Bring About Changes for Better.
' New York, April 4. Lt. Col. J. Leslie Kincaid, former
judge advocate of the 27th
here tonight reciting what he considers some of the evils of
the present military system, made an attack on the French
prison farms, charging brutal treatment of American soldiers
held there for minor offenses.
"Little information has reached
this country regarding military pris
oners in France and the so-called
prison farms," the statement said.
"Yet the conditions in these institu
tions begger description. I know
one official report regarding prison
farm No. 2, signed by Lt. Col. J.
Mayhevv Wainwright, inspector ot
the 27th division, a man who is very
familiar with penal conditions in
New York state, in which the' col
onel states that 'American boys,
technically guilty of absence with
out leave because they had missed
a train in Paris? were drilled in a
ALLIES DEFEAT
ATTACK MADE BY
THE RED ARMY
Situation in Far North Crit
ical; Heavy Bombardment
by Artillery Continues
on Both Sides.
London, April 4. The bolsheviki
in attacks east of Bolshoia Ozera
were defeated by the allied forces
four times March 31, and once April
1, according to an official statement
issued today on operations in north
Russia.
The losses of the enemy wpre con
siderable, while the allied Casualties
were slight,, the statement adds.
Bolsheviki Driven Back.
According to latest reports from
allied headquarters the situation was
unchanged on alljfronts.
After the bolsheviki had held a
position for several hours astride the
road between Bolshoia Ozera and
Odozerskaia on Sunday afternoon,
they were driven out. and it is re
ported by prisoners that their losses
were extremely heavy. One shell
from a Russian battery exploded in
the midst of a party of bolsheviki,
killing IS men. The allied machine
gunfire also caused many casualties.
The American casualties during
the last two weeks of fighting about
Bolshoia Ozera include one oflicer
and Jive men killed and seven
wounded. Nine others are unofficial
ly reported 'missing.
Calls Bolshevik Bluff.
General Marushevsky, commander
of the Rtissian anti-bolshevik forces
in northern Russia, startled Arch
angel today with an unusual proc
lamation intended to call the bluff
of bolshevik sympathizers in -this
territory. The general offered "them
a choice of safe conduct to the bol
shevik lines up to April 10 on writ
ten application, with the alterna
tive of trial by military couit if
found within the military zone after
April 10. The proclamation says
in part:
"I consider it my duty to expel
out of the territory occupied by the
army all persons whose presence is
undesirable. I consider that the
bolsheviki and their agents and all
adherents of soviet cause are such
persons. Suchpersons still living
in the zone entrusted to me wiil be
expelled systematically, being sent
to their beloved country of the peo
ple's commissaries, the soviet land,
where all their ideals, such as soviet
(Continued on Page Two, Column Four.)
Germany Consents
To Landing of Polish
Troops at Danzig
Berlin, April 4. The government
today informed the party leaders
that the Polish General Halter's
troops might be landed in Danzig if
the entente would furnish guaran
tees for theirgood behavior.
This was tne subject of a .fresh
conference between Marshal Foch
and Mathias Erzberger Thursday
evening.
Efficiency Increased
by Service in the Army
Chicago, April 4. One of Chi
cago's largest employers of labor
went to the soldiers, sailors and ma
rines employment bureau under the-
general supervision of Major (nen-
elhcient tnau beiore they emtrcd
he army.'
He asked that his name not be
used, but said he had employed 500
returned fighters, and a check on
200 of them showed 64 per cent
have been doing infinitely better
work than formerly; 32 per cent
showed little change, and 4 oer cent
.shewed loss of efficiency,
-
OMAHA, SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1919.
W,
Punished
division, in a statement issued
field in front of machine guns,
where men were called to attention
and knocked to the ground by re
peated blows in the face.
"As early as August, 1918, the
condition of the prisoners in France
was complained of, but statements
of prisoners incarcerated there in
November and December, 1918,
showed that the conditions were
still bad. Finally, as a result of re
peated complaints, disciplinary ac
tion against several officers and non
commissioned officers at prison
camp No. 2 was commenced. What
the result has been I don't know.
WITT'S MEMORY
FAILS IN REGARD
TO CASH !N BANK
Governor Harding's Secretary
Unable to Account for $600
When Examined in
Rathbun Case.
Des Moines, April 4 Hearing in
the Rathbun pardon inquiry in prog
ress by the judiciary committee of
the Iowa public was practically con
cluded at" the session this afternoon.
A few odds and ends of testf
niony will be picked up at a session
Monday, which is expected to. ter
minate the taking of evidence.
Charles Witt, secretary to Gover
nor Harding, was the chief wjtness
examined this afternoon and was
questioned upon his personal finan
cial accounts.
He testified that he had made de
posits aggregating $1,567 during the
period between September 3 and
October 8, 1918.
He said that $450 of this sum was
his salary for three months at $150
per month and that he had received
$500, deposited on October 8, from
Oscar Thorson, Des Moines wrest
ling promoter and photographer, for
aiding him in publicity work in con
nection with wrestling matches held
in Des Moines.
Witt then said that he was totally
unable to account for the $600 bal
(Continiifd on Page Two, Column Three.)
Mrs. Rebecca Gates Morgan
Dies of Heart Disease
Mrs. Rebecca Yates Morgan died
Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Ralph
M. Peters, 514 South Fortieth street,
of heart disease.
Mrs. Morgan, widow of Samuel C.
Morgan, was born in 1863 in Hunts
ville. Mo. She had been ill several
months. She went to Florida for
her health during the winter with
her mother and sister and had re
turned only Thursday evening. Mrs.
Yates remained in Kansas City for
a visit. Mrs. Morgan was a member
of Trinity cathedral.
Surviving in the immediate fam
ily are two daughters, Mrs. George
Proudf.it of Lincoln and Mrs. Ralph
M. Peters of Omaha; a brother,
Henry W. Yates, jr.. and three sis
tors, Mrs. Florence Voss and Mrs.
Charles Allen of Omaha and Mrs.
Edward Smith of Kansas City.
The funeral will .be held Sunday
afternoon .at ,2:30 o'clock at the.
home of her mother, Mrs." Henry W.
Yates, 3120 Davenport street.
"7-
Wilson's Messages to Huns
Sent Direct by Wireless
Story Told of How President
Broke Diplomatic Precedent
During Negotiations Pre
ceding Armistice.
New York, April 4. The story
of how President Wilson broke dip
lomatic precedent on October 20,
1918, by direct partey with the Ger
mans was told here today by C. M.
Ripley, a wireless specialist of the
Ueneral Electric company
It was exactly at noon on Octo-
her 20, Mr., Ripley said, when an
operator in the naval wireless sta
tion at New Brunswick, startled
American and allied government
wireless operators with the call:
"P. O. Z. P. O. Z. P. o. z.
De N. F. F."
Translated, the call meant that
"N. F. F.," the New Brunswick sta
tion, was calling "P. O. Z.," the Ger
man government wireless station at
.Nauen,
LIS U LkU ImJ
RED CROSS
TRAIN IS
WARSAW
Nurses and Sanitary Workers
Dispatched by Society to
Territory East , of
River Bug.
Warsaw, April 4. A train, con
sisting of 60 cars, the longest ever
sent out of Warsaw, left today with
$2,000,000 worth of relief supplies.
Aboard .were 50 persons and a num
ber of nurses and sanitary workers
from the American and Polish Red
Cross societies destined for the
vast territory east of the River Bug.
Brest-Litovsk will be the 'head
quarters for the relief expedition,
but the operations for the first fort
night will be directed from the train
The feature of the train s equip
nient is 400 miles of telephone wire
with which to establish constant
communication with headquarters at
Warsaw. The train also carries six
field kitchens, a disinfecting plant
and apparatus for the destruction of
vermin.
Germany Faces Food Shortage.
Paris, April 4. The food difficul
ties in Germany were by no means
solved by the signing of the food
agreement. Tonnage is unavailable
to move the required supplies and
the available grain stocks are so
short that it probably will be im
possible to furnish the full amount
specified in the agreement for some
time.
Herbert Hoover, director general
of the inter-allied relief organiza-.
tion, estimates-he can furnish Ger
many 180,000 tons of grain during
April. However, Germany estimates
that the German grain and potato
stocks wijl be exhausted before June
are correct.
Mr. Hoover expresses the belief
that it is questionable whether food
enough can be supplied to tide Ger
many "over until the next harvest,
particularly as German ships in
which the bulk of the food must be
transported cannot land cargoes in
Germany inside of six weeks.
Board Will Revise
Steel Schedule if
Shown Good Reason
Washington, April 4. Revised
steel prices arranged by the indus
trial board of the Department of
CcMiimerce in conference with the
producers will be reconsidered if the
board is shown "good audi sufficient
reason for doiug so," Chairman
George N. Peek announced today.
Conferences which were to have
started today were delayed because
of absence from Washington of one
ofthe railroad administration's rep
resentatives. The entire policy of the board also
is to undergo reconsideration, the
principal question being whether
prices shall continue to be an
nounced as a basis for public pur-
chases or only as the basis of which
the government will do jts buying.
Hitchcock to Debate on
League of Nations April 10
Washington, April 4. Arrange
ments for the , joint debate on the
league of nations at Philadelphia on
April 10 between Senator Hitch
cock of Nebraska, retiring chairman
of the senate foreign relations com
mittee, and George Wharton Pep
per, provide for an hour's time each,
with Senator Hitchcock speaking 45
minutes in opening and 15 minutes
in closing the debate.
Visions of daring treachery on the
part of some naval wireless opera
tor or equally daring German spy
operations, Mr. Ripley imagines,
flitted through the minds of opera
tors who were not "on the inside"
of President ' Wilson's plan.
Almost' immediately there flashed
back from the Nauen station the pa
tronizing comment:
"Your signals are fine, oldman."
Then the New Brunswick opera
tor began sending President Wil
son's first message to the German
people, couched in plain, terse Eng-
ish, and liilorming them that no
i peace negotiations could be consid
ered until wiiiiani uonenzonern
had stepped down and out.
From that time until the signing
of the armistice, Mr. Ripley said,
the president maintained direct wife
less communication with Germany,
couching all his messages in plain
English, which the allied govern
ments could pick up by wireless,
and giving the texts to the American-
public as soon as the'messages
had been sent.
SENT FROilfl
By Mall (I yaar). Dally. 14.50; Svadiy. $2.50;
Dally and Sun., $S.50; ovtilda Nab. ottag axtra.
uuvi
iermans Lost
4
Defeat qn August 8 Near
Albert, Says Ludendorf f
Immediate Steps to Obtain Peace Soon Thereafter Ad
vocated by Arjny Leader at Meeting of Crown
Council; Discussions on Subject and Notes Ex
changed in Forthcoming Book.
Berlin, April 4.i One of the Berlin newspapers today
prints extracts from the forthcoming book written by Gen
eral Ludendorff, former first quartermaster general of the
German armies.
General Ludendorff says the defeat of the Germans on
August 8 . (in the Franco-British offensive near Albert and
north of Montdidier) finally resulted in the Germans losing
hope of a military victory.
Conferences were held with'
Chancellor von Hertling, Admiral
von Hintze, the foreign minister,
and Field Marshal von Hindenburg
on August 14, 15 and 16, and there
! was also a meeting ot -the crown
council "at which I clearly slated
that the war could no longer be won
militarily," says Ludendorff.
"I opposed Baron Burian's step
for peace on account of its vague
ness, but favored an immediate
peace step in some other form," Lu
dendorff says. (Burian was the
Austro-Hungarian foreign minister,
and constantly was sending out
Lpeace-feelers).
Favored Mediation by Holland.
"The supreme command," Luden
dorff continues, "had an idea of me
diation by Holland. On September
8, renewed discussions between Von
Hintzs, Von Hindenburg and my
self were followed by a report to the
kaiser. Von Hintze was the first
to allude to a change on internal
grounds.
"I then spoke, as follows:
" 'We must now act energeTTcally
on the armistice and peace ques
tions. The entire situation in Eu
rope may undergo a change to our
disadvantage. The western front
may at any time have to withdraw,
further and the worse our military
LANGUAGE BILL
PASSES HOUSE BY
LARGE MAJORITY
: I
Consideration of Measure Is
Made Special Order of Busi
ness; Insistent Demand to
"Put 'Em on Record."
,From a Staff Correspondent.
Lincoln, Neb;, April 4. "Put 'em
on record!"
This was the insistent demand
of members of the house in a call
of the hous i a vote on Senate
File 24, the foreign language bill, in
voting on the bill in committee of
the whole Friday afternoon. ' '
The consideration of the bill was
made a special order of business
during the afternoon session. There
was a hot debate over the adep
tion of the majority or minority re
port. The vote was 74 to L3.
Submit Amendment.
Representative Reynolds of Oma
ha of the house conference com
mittee submitted the minority
amendments with the addition of a
section to the effect that no pro
vision of the act should be con
strued to forbid the use of for
eign language in any Sunday school,
parochial or denominational school
on Saturdays or after the usual
school hours for the religious in
struction of pupils able to speak or
understand such foreign language.
Byrum contended that it was the
duty of the house to stand by the
minority report.
Jeary said that the time had come
to insist that there be only one lan
guage taught in this country, and
all foreign languages should be
stamped out. lt was no encroach
ment on religious liberty, and it was
no time for the house to lose the
backbone it had early in the session
and adopt the backbone of a cuttle
tfsh. Motion Defeated.
Reynolds' motion for tlfladoption
of the minority report and amend
ments was defeated by a decisive
majority. Tlfe bill was then placed
on third reading as it came from the
senate.
Crozier, in voting against it, said
that he had been in 19 foreign for
( ign countries, and' in every one of
them, religious instruction was per
mitted in the English language, and
he did not want to encroach on the
inherent privilege of others and en
gage in' any species of religious in
tolerance. " The Vote in Detail.
The following was the vote:
Ay Allan-of Doufrlas. Allen of Gage,
Anderson of Knox, Anderson of Butler,
Anderson of Hamilton, Axtell, Baker,
Barbour. B-rka, TlotheH. Birdsall, Wack,
HrlKKH, Burs'SK, Jiurnpy, Byrum, Carroll,
ffimlenst-n, Christy, Colt'. Davis, Downing,
Oyl'Hll. Kllley, Frantz. Frost, Fultg, Clif
ford, (Jood. Goodrich. J- Held. Oreen,
llarte, Hardin. Hedges, Hunt, Jacobson.
.kary. Jenfsnn, Johnson of Burt, Johnson
ot Phelps, l.air.pert, l.anK, Larsen. Lund-
Kren. Matthfwson. Maurer, MeQrath, Mc-
l.uuKhlln. MrLeod, Mears, Miller, McKee,
Stout, Purcell. Furdy, Rodman, Roat,
Sar.dquist, Bchmldt, Kmlth, Snow, Staats.
Steele, Strong, Taylor, Thompson, Van
Patten, Wight. Willlama, Wlldman, Wind
ham, Dalby.
Nays Ilehrends, Crozler, Drusedow,
Poster, Fries. Hostetler, Howard, I.aurlt
sen, Morrison, Nelson, Porter, Reynolds,
Miirtuvant,
TWO CENTS.
Hope After
situation becomes the harder will be
the conditions.'
"On'the arrival of President Wil
son's note, I came to Berlin and sub
mitted the following questions to
Von Hertling: i
"'Firstly: Is the German people
willing to fight on? Secondly: What
is the German government's esti
mate of the bolshevik danger, which
I take very seriously? Thirdly: Is
the Ukraine necessary for our pro
visioning?' s
"The second, note of President
Wilson was also sent in agreement
with the supreme' army command.
The answer to it clearly showed that
President Wilson no longer had the
power to oppose the entente's de
mands. For the reply, to the note
the chancellor again invited me to
Berlin.
"The military situation was un
changed. In the west, however,
there was a consolidation and, this
circumstance, in conjunction with
the declaration made by the war
minister that he could, within a
measurable period, give the supreme
command 600,000 men, made the sit
uation appear such that we .need not
surrender unconditionally to Presi
dent Wilson.
"I emphasized the necessity of
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WILSON FAVORS
FREEDOM OF
THE FILIPINOS
Commission from Islands Ex
tends Gratitude and Respect,
in Urging Release from
U. S.' Sovereignty.
Washington, April 4. Members
of the special mission of the Philip
pine legislature here seeking im
mediate independence for the is
lands, were told today by Secretary
Baker that he spoke "President Wil
son's mind when he said he believed
the time had come to grant the com
plete independence desired by the
Filipino people.
He read a letter left by President
Wilson when he went to Europe,
expressing the hope that the, mis
sion would result in bringing about
the desirable ends set forth in the
joint resolution of the legislature."
Obstacles Cleaned Away.
Francis Burton Harrison, gover
nor general of the Philippines, fol
lowed Mr. Baker with the statement
that his experience in the islands
had convinced him that the ob
stacles to independence that appear
ed to exist a few years ago had
been cleared away.
The missioTrr"mcluding 40 prom
inent Filipinos and headed by
Manuel Quezon, president of the
senate, upon being received in Sec
retary Baker's office today, pre
sented a formal memorial asking
independence and pointing particu
larly to the record of the Philip
pines in the gre.t war.
Fuel Ship to Await
Seaplanes in Mid -pee an
Washington, April 4. Besides
the destroyers which will patrol the
course to be mapped for the naval
seaplanes in their proposed flight
across the Atlantic ocean in May,
a fuel ship, probably the Melville,
will be stationed along the route
so that, if necessary, the planes can
take on fuel at sea.
Peace Pact May Be
Ready for Signing
by Wednesday Next
Parts, April 4. The opinion
was expressed tonight by respon
sible British authorities, that the
peace treaty would be ready for
signing by Wednesday next.
The council resolved today for
the sake of facilitating its work,
that, the decisions of the various
commissions be sent directly to
those engaged in drafting the
treaty. Colonel House at the
close of the day said .he was.
pleased with the progress made
and Capt". Andre Tardieu of the
French delegation also expressed
t satisfaction.
London, April 4. The Paris
correspondent of the Daily Tele
graph wires that he is able to
state on the highest authority
that by next Sunday a complete
agreement will have been reached
by the Council of Four,
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INDEMNITY
URGENTLY
BY ALBERT
"If Belgium Is, to Live the
Council Must Act," Gist
of King's Message to
Allied Leaders.
DEMANDED
By The Associated Press.
Paris, April 4. Marshal Foch is
expected to arrive from Spa to
morrow. No word has yet been rceived in
Paris regarding the negotiations with
the Germans over the proposal to
laud Polish troops at Danzig. )
Belgium's case has been laid be
fore the peace conference by the
most distinguished advocate Belgium
could have chosen. King Albert has
been in Paris for the past three days
and in numerous conferences with
the representatives of the great pow
ers he has outlined the needs of his
country and told of the steps that
must be taken immediately if Bel
gium is to be restored.
Urges Quick Action.
Kjng Albert has had long con
versations with President Wilson.
Col. Edward M. House, Premier
Clemenceau and David Lloyd- t
George. Tiese conversations led up
to his appearance before the council
of four today. '
A member of the Belgian peace
delegation told the Associated Press
today that, shorn of all its diplo
matic niceties,-.what King Albert
told the council might be summa
rized thus:
"The time of promises has passed.
If Belgium is to live he council
must act." ' y '
The Associated Press is able to
state that three questions of vital
immediate importance to the re-establishment
of Belgium, financially,
economically and politically, were
hdiscussed. The first question was
the immediate advance to Belgium of
about 10,000,000,000 francs, the sec
ond the exportation to Belgium from
England and the United States of
raw materials, and the third the ces
sion to Belgium of the left bank of
the L'Escaut river and the Lemberg
peninsula.
Avalanche of Marks.
The first item represents the value""
of German marks- left in circulation
in Belgium. After the departure of
the Germans the ministry of finance ,
sent out an urgent call to holders of'
the marks to deposit them in the
banks. The amount was estimated
to be about $2,000,000,000, and it had "
been the government's intention to
redeem them at the par value of one
franc 25 centimes. Belgium was not
prepared for the avalanche of marks
that resulted.7 Eight billion marks
passed through the banks' windows
into the vaults. The banks were un
able to redeem this amount of paper
and depositors were merely given
receipts, stating that a certain
amount of marks were held to their
credit.
The payment of an immediate in
demnity by Germany was relied on
to coyer payment for these deposits.
The indemnity thhs far has failed to
materialize.
Much Money Idle.
Depositors cannot draw against
these credits, with the result, -that
some 10,000,000,000 -francs are
idle, as the banks are paying no in
terest on such deposits.
The importation of raw materials
is said to be indispensable to the re- '
trieving of Belgium from the econo
mic standpoint.
The correspondent has just return
ed from an extended trip in Bel- ,
gium. Everywhere he found in
vestors complaining of the situation
arising from the fact that while the
Americans and British permit ex- ,
portation into Belgium of manufac
tured articles they thus far have
failed to export into Belgium raw
materials which would permit of in
dustries resurrjing work.
All Krupp Works
Employes on Strike
For Better s Wages
Berlin, April 4. A general strik .
lias started at the Krupp works
where the employes cannot agree
with the employers on wages, ac- (
cording to an Essen report. The
men declare .they will, remain out
until their demands have been con
ceded. From Frankfort conies word that
the. situation has quieted d,own. An
investigation of the damage shows
that vast quantities of valuable le
:.;al papers were burned and the ar
chives destroyed. A house to house
search resulted in the recovery of
large quantities of stolen goods.
The strike situation in the Ruhr
district has grown distinctly worse
in the past 24 hours, until now
about half the entire mine person
nel is out., The number of men o
has increased from 58,000 to h&
000.
