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BITS OF NEWS
LEAVES LIBERTY BONDS
TO MEN IN GERMAN ARMY.
Santa Ana, Cal., April 21. Thir
teen hundred dollaVs in Liberty
bonds were bequeathed by August
S'hroeder, a baker, to three neph
ews who saw service in the Ger
man army, by the terms of Schroe
dir's will, which was admitted to
pioba'.e here today. The testament
wa. dated July 23. 1918, while the
United States was at war with Ger
many. The bulk of the estate, val
ued at $32,704, was left to various
relatives in Germany.
The will recites that the testator
was "'not in sympathy with Ger
, many," but that the reason for lcav
ing mos' of his property to German
relatives was that "much misery will
jbe suffered by discharge! Germa:.
soldiers returning to ciil . . and 1
wi to see them prqperly provided
for." ,
ALLEGED TOljAVE TAKEN
ENOUGH SMOKES FOR A. E- F.
EI Paso, Tex., April 21. Charged j
vitlustraling enough ciga'retts of a
popular brand to supply a smoke to
every efficer" and soldier of the
Aineiiciin expeditionary force in
France at the time the armistice was
sir. -i, C. N. Gollner, W. W. An
tleison, George Grenslitt and S. L.
. lnahuc we're placed on trial in
federal court, this afternoon. The
defendants were alleged to havt:
broke the seal of an interstate ship
ment of cigaretts en route from
1-V sville, N. C, to Fan Francisco
r-nd .3 have taken 204 cases, con
ta.ning a total of 2,040,000 cigar
et3 valued at $30,400. -
HEARS LOAN ADDRESS
SENT FROM AIRPLANE
Washington, April 21. From an
airplane flying 2,600 feet overhead
an army 'officer today read Presi
dent Wilson's Victory Liberty loan
message, to a throng of 15,000 per
sons, assembled at the south steps
of the treasury, hy the use of the
wireles's telephone and a newly in
vented sound amplifier. A few min
utes later Admiral Sims, from the
platform, addressed .the same audi
ence through the amplifier..
. Billie Burke, the actress, sold
bonds to the audience after the ad
dress of Admiral Sims, who bought
the first bond and also spoke at oth
er meetings today.
The throng' of government em
ployes, dismissed for the capitals
opening demonstration for the loan
cheered the president's message as
spoken through the air and enunci
ated distinctly to them by Lieuten
ant H. E. Metcalf, a radio officer in
the airplane. They craned their1
necks to see the plane soaring far
above bearing the officer whose
word came to. them so distinctly.
"Hello, hello, Treasury," cried
" aviator. "I am now 2,o00 feet over
you in plan 38070 from Boiling
field. He then read the message
and concluded by bidding goodby
to the crowd good natnredly.
RAINBOW DIVISION
SAILS FROM BREST
Washington, April 21. About
7,000 officers and -men of the 42d
(Rainbow)1 division sailed from
Brest April 18 on the transport
Leviathan, due at New York April
25. Among the officers on board are
Mai. Gen. George W. Reed, com
manding the division, and Brig.
Gen." Douglas Mac Arthur, command
ing the 84th infantry brigade.
DEMORALIZATION AMONG
BOLSHEVIKI GROWING
London, April 21. Telegrams
from Omsk, Siberia, reportMhat the
troops of Admiral Kolchak, 33 miles
south of Sterlit-Amak, inflicted se
-were losses on the fcnemy, capturing
,inany prisoners, machine guns and
'10 heavy guns. They also cap
- tured Starapul with great booty and
made a number of bolsheviki lead
ers prisoners.
Demoralization of the bolsheviki
is reported to be growing. The
. bolsheviki divisions refused to fight
and have been withdrawn from the
front. The peasants of the Viatka
government and some of the dis
tricts of the River Kama have re
volted against the bolshevik ;qv
crnment. n
BERLIN WINE DEALERS
WOULD RELEASE SPIRITS.
Berlin. April' 21. (By The A.
P.)- Wine - wholesalers are trying
to release into the-channels of trade
enormous quantities of wines and
spirits which were stored for the
army when fighting ceased and
which are either being drunk by the
soldiers' councils or are in danger
of being ruinedby the coming warm
weather, owing to unsuitable stor
age conditions. It is believed by
the dealers that the high prices of
wines can be materially reduced if
i!e liquors are released before it is
ico late.
VICTORY LOAN AVIATOR
SMASHES PROPELLER
Portland, Ore., April 21. A pro
peller blade on the Spad airplane in
which Capt. L. H. Smith, was par
ticipating in Victory loan maneu
vers over Portland flew to pieces to
day and the aviator was forced to
volplane to the ground, alighting un
injured, but with his midline bot
tomside up and somewhat damaged.
Simultaneously with the beginning
of his descent, the overcharged en
V gine of an automobile running along
a street beneath him discharged a
series of sharp detonations. . Spec
. tators of the flight and the accident,
who . also heard the explosions,
rushed to the fallen plane and sev
eral suggested to Captain Smith that
he had been fired upon. Subsequent
investigation brought the-rue facts
, to light. t
YOUTH, WHO TAKES ' FAGS"
SAID TOUE KLEPTOMANIAC.
John Duncan, 14 yea 4 old, whose
' metier rays he is a kleptomaniac.
waj arrested last night in .onnec
.. tio.. with the theft of twelve pack
ages of cigarets from an automobile
at Twenty-fourth and Lake streets
Dunctn, according to Lis mother.
Mrs. sJess Duncan, 2716 North
T-.enty-fiftn" street, was afflicted
With cerebral spiinl -irvgitis five
years ago and when the disease dis
appeared it left its' victim a klepto
maniac
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VOL. 48 NO. 264.
6 HIIIUS TO
RECEIVE
THE TERMS
OF TREATY
Germans Agree to. Conditions
Laid Down by. Allies Re
specting Conferences Held
at Versailles.
Paris, April 21. (By Associated
Tress.) Germany has notified the
allies that she accepts all the at
lied conditions respecting the
Versailles conference. This of
ficial announcement was made to
night. , i
Germany will;send the follow
ing delegates to the Versailles
congress with full powers to ne
gotiate: '
Count Von Brockdorff-Rant-zeau,
foreign minister.
- Herr Landsberg, secretary for
publicity, art and literature.
Dr. Theodor Melchior, general
manager of the Warburg bank.
Herr Leinert, president of the
Prussian assembly and of the na
tional soviet congress. -
Herr Geisberg, minister of posts
and telegraphs.
Herr Schuecking.
In all, the German party will
number 7S. The arrival of the
delegates can not be expected be
fore April 28.
Faris, April 21. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) The German dele
gation to Versailles will comprise
six high personages at the head of
which will be Count von Brock-dorff-Rantzan,
the foreign minister.
Marshal Foch was so informed
late this evening, according to of
ficial announcement. The delegates
cnuoTrrive at Versailles before;
Apr'?8.' . - ; -.- ,v , '
Although the peace conference
apparently was taken by surprise
by the announcement of Germany's
intention to send a small delega
tion to Versailles to receive the
text of the treaty, the plan is really
old. and Berlin and Weimar dis
patches of the Associated Press
more than a month ago indicated
that the German delegates would
not have power to make final de
cisions.
Based on Misapprehension.
The determination of the Ger
man foreign office was based on
misapprehension of the oroerram
for the initial meeting of the Ger
man plenipotentiaries for the rep
resentatives of the peace confer
ence. . It had been understood
through press statements that at
the first meeting the German dele
gates would merely be- handed , the
text of the treaty, but would' not
be permitted to discuss its terms.
and would be sent back to Germany
to confer with the government and
the national assembly, returning
after a stipulated interval to Ver
sailles for the actual discussions.
Cannot Finish in Weekr
There is little expectation in com
petent conference circles that it will
be possible to finish the discussions
with the German delegates and have
the treaty signed within a week
from the date fixed for, the first
meeting. Indeed, the completion of
tl.e negotiations withhin such peri-
(Contlnued on Pare Two, Column One.) '
Two Young Women Charged
With Passing
Gertrude Merritt and Hazel
by Brandeis Store's House Detective When One Is
Overheard Talking About "Finding Check" and
Seen to Wrie Man's Name on It. -
A conversation about-the finding
of a forged check led to the arrest
yesterday -afternoon of two attrac
tivelydressed young women, Ger
tn.de Merritt, 18, 1812 Leavenworth
stre i, and Hazel Parker, 17, 2621
Davenport street-They were booked
at the police station charged with
toigery. 1 hey admitted passing
worthless checks amo-untinr to $86.
becausr they "needed the nuney."
According to written confession
signed by them, Gertrude Merritt
practi&ed writing the name. "L. Li-
eff." a tailor at Thirtv-first and
Farnahi streets, for severaL hous
before she dared to force it on the
first check fory$30. which she passed
ot ths Brandeis bank. April 9. Three
clays later when Hazel Parker told
her chum that "they ought to liave
more money,",. Gertrude Merritt
used the name, "Edward Culjum,"
on a rheck for $45. She cashed it at
To
Avert
OUR ARTISTIC ROTOGRAVURE PICTURE SECTION MAKES THE SUNDAY BEE UNIQUE.
The Omaha Dam " Bee
Eaton M nMrt-etaw Matter May ?. IMS. at
Oiaha P. O. mow act at Mann S. 1879.
Delay of Three Days
' for Peace Congress
' Held at Versaifles
By The Associated Press.
A delay of three days is
prospect for the peace meeting at
Versailles between I the repre
sentatives of the allied and asso
ciated powers and the German
delegates for the delivery to the
Germans of the allied peace
terms.
The German delegation, Mar
shal Foch has been informed,
cannot reach Versailles until
April 28. Originally they were
invited to Je there April 25,
The three days' delay possibly
may be of benefit to the, allies in
contemplating the draft of the
lengthy peace document, which is
said to approximate 100,000
words.
Some doubt has been ex
pressed that' the allies would be
able to give the Germans more
than a summary of their peace
conditions at the first meeting at
Versailles, owin to the length of
the document.
BOARD EMPLOYS
ARCHITECTS FOR
COMMERCE HIGH
Frederick W. and Edwin B.
Clarke Engaged to Prepare
Plans for Technical
v Scfwol Building.
- -
The Poard of Education last night
voted to employ Frederick W. and
Edw' , B Clarke, architects, for the
preparation of plans and specifica
tions for the new High School of
Commerce building.
n expert will Jetermine for the
board the amount of damage which
will be caused to the Central High
s.-hfol property by reason of the
proposed grading of the Dodge
stree; hill, so that t b-ard, may
atpe with qbmpetc t "information
if tbe city council chamber May 9,
when a hearing wilMc held in this
connection. ;
Superintendent J. H, Beveridge
presented samples of hand work in
'the form of rugs, baskets and brush
es, made by subnormal pupils who
are being given special instruction
a' Comenius and Franklin. He" al
so outlined the scope of this work,
illustrating the benefits to be de
lived by segregating the subnormal
pupil.. '"..
The board authorized improve
ments of the schoo. headquarters
r on the sixth flc iT the citv
hall, the entire expenditure to ap
proximate $9,000. v
Restaurant and, Pool
Hall Damaged by Fire
Fire of unknown origin damaged
the Kosher restaurant and the White
Front pool hall at 316 South Fif
teenth street to the extent of $6,000
at 6 o'clock yesterday evening.
The New Little Democratic Hun
garian Kosher restaurant, occupying
tne second and third floors of the
building, suffered $5,000 loss, prin
cioallv from water.
Water seeping through the floor
into the White Front nool hall
caused $500 damage to the pool ta
mes and other hxtures Ihe build
ing, the nronertv of the Reflirlc
estate", was damaged to the extent
of $1,500. There was no insurance
on the restaurant contents.
The 'fire was first noticed in the
restaurant store room on the third
floor.. - , . .
Bad Checks
Parker Taken Into Custody
the Parisian Cloak company store,
1519 Douglas street. This check she
made payable to "Mildred Howard."
4535 Burdette street.
Each time, the young women di
vided tht-money. Last Friday, they
'vere ia the act of passing a third
cl.eck for '$11, when a conversation
between them in regard to the "find
ing of the check," as one' stated, was
overheard by a floor walket in Bran
deis store. He noticed the Merritt
git I had signed the name "A. Jones,"
6148 Military avenue, on the back
ot the check. An investigation
showed the check was worthiness
Yesterday afternoon, when they
were seen in the store. Detective
Lirry Finn arrested them. Their
only statement aside from their con
fession, was that they "needed the
money."
Hazel Parker lives with her moth
er in the Davenport apartments.
OMAHA, TUESDAY, APRIL 22 1919.
SLUMP IN
PRICE OF
WHEAT IS
PREDICTED
National Treasury Will Be
Protected So Far as Pos
sible in Making Good Dif
ferences, Says Barnes.
New York,. April 21. Despite
maintenance of the government
guaranteed price in the face of an
American wheat crop which will
probably break all records, domestic
consumers will not pay more for the
proouct during the coming year than
the rates concurrently accepted from
foreign buyers, Julius H. Barnes,
newly appointed federal wheat di
rector, declared in a statement to
night outlining the policies of his
administration.
Mr. Barnes termed unsound any
government scheme of artificial sub
sidizing and thought it quite pos
sible,. with the greater cart of Eu
rope looking to America for food,
ana tne crop prospects of the allied
countries even poorer than last year,
mar nine inroad, except ot a tern
porary nature, would be made on the
$1,000,000,000 fund provided by con
gress to carry out the farmers guar
antee ot .o a bushel.
Make Up Difference.
However, should there bri a su'r.
plus production of wheat, he said,
ine national treasury would be pro
tected as far as possible in making
good the difference between the
guaranteed and market rates by de
termination ot a world once tor the
Lsale of surplus. At present the world
price exceeds the government price.
How much of the federal appropria
tion wpuld be expended, the director
stated, would depend on, the harvest,
a would 'also the government policy
hi uuying ana seuing portions or tne
crop. Until facts . concerning the
1919 yield were more . generally
known, he added, no definite plan of
operation could be intelligently
adopted, with the result that the ad
ministration was workinz out a num
ber of other policies.
In relation to federal acauisition
of wheat, which he predicted would
be carried out on an extensive scale
in enforcing the farmers' guarantee,
particularly if the world Drice should
be lower than the government basis
effective until June 1, 1920, Mr.
Barnes said three olans were under
consideration: Direct dealing with
the farmers, which would bring the
director into contact'with 1,000,000
persons; purchasing through the
country grain exchanges, which
would, necessitate keeping 20,000 ac
counts, and buying through the
mills, which -woul dreduce the num
ber of clients to 7,000.
No 5-Cent Bread.
As to sale of government acquired
stocks, the director said that con
gress, with a clear conception of
the difficulties of the coming year,;
had delegated to the president
large powers and discretion, which
would be at the service of the wheat
administration. ' :The sale nolicv. he
stated, would be decided by factors
developing with the season, and the
license power would be used, if
necessary, to control trade prac
tices so as to assure proper reflec
tion of the guaranteed price reach'
ing all classes of producers. ''
Accepting the Department of
Agriculture's estimate of the largest
winter wheat crop in history and
making allowances for unfavorable
weather conditions which had held
the spring crop back two weeks,
Mr. Barnes predicted that Amer
ica's 1919 wheat yield would tax
to the utmost the country's storage,
railroad and shipping facilities. He
expected reduced wheat and wheat
products prices within two months
but saw little chance of a return
ot the 5-cent loaf of bread because
of high wages and cost of ma
terial. ;
Mr. Barnes denied" reports that
government agencies were urging
farmers to cut down their
of spring wheat, and retarded as
-fortunate that probability that
America would produce this, vear
the greatest crop ever grown. The
1918 harvest second largest In the
nation's history was consumed or
pledged, he stated.
Postpone Negotiations
On Standard Steel Price
Washington. April - 21. 'Resiimn-
tioh of negotiations between the De
partment of Commerce's industrial
board and the railroad ad-ni n'stra
tion over the standardization of steel
prkes was planned for todav. but
was postponed because of the illness
of Robert S. Lovett. one of the
resentatives of Director General
nines. The conference probably
will be held within a few lays., v
Future War, Buy
mm
Victory Float in Parade to "Launch Fifth
Loan to Bring Troops Back From War Line
fr"r
r'i'iiMti" Mfii'" rt"'1"
, i'h.a?cter on Float rY Swanson, represehting the army; Miss Louise Dinning,
the Red Cross; Miss Erna Reed. "Victory": O. T. Eastman. "Unci Sam'" nrl Harrv AVv.
coff, the navy.
THOUSANDS SEE
VICTORY MARCH
TO BOOST BONDS
Streets Thronged With People
as Parade Passes Through
City at Start of
Loan Drive.
In. token of a determination, to
Finish the Job." thousands of men
and women joined yesterday in
Victory loan parade which was
bathed in a flood of bright April
sunshine. ,
Flags, bands of music, uniformed
men and others were cheered bv
hosts along the line"of march.
1 he parade was an emphatic an
nouncement that Douglas countv
will make its quota of $9,171,550
and then some.
It was also a "welcome home"
pageant for the soldiers.
Get Flying Start. -
During the progress of the pa
rade announcement was made from
Victory loan headquarters that sub
scriptions" already have amounted
to $1,150,00,0, which is considered'as
something of a flying start.
Omaha suspended business for a
few hours for the all-important
business of formally starting the
Victory loan drive.
"Conditions were auspicious In
every way.
The spirit of the occasion was
that the soldier boys should and
would be backed up in this- and
every other necessary undertaking.
Thousands Devote Time.
Several thousand of intensive
workers are devoting their time to
finishing the job in Omaha and
Douglas county."'
Ihe parade moved on time from
Seventeenth street and Capitol ave
nue, with CoL F, A. Grant, retired, as
grand marshal. N '
He was accompanied by his for
mer staff as follows: Lt. Col. F. P.
Holcomb, Maj. William H. Far
inghay; Captains F. L. Fink, Charles
W. Ballard, Adam J. Huffman. Phil
ip S. Gunion. R. N. Hamilton; First
Lieutenants Earl Steele, Herbert C.
Wachs; Second Lieutenants John
W. Yates, Arthur F.'Seidel. John A.
Wissel, Walter S. Kennon and
James L. Byers.
On a reviewing stand in front of
the court house were Governor Mc
Kelvie, Colonel Bingham, head of
the local Quartermaster's, rfenart.
ment; Billy Sunday,' KTorris Brown,
T. C. Byrne. F. D. Wead," Charles
Edward Maas, United States navy,
ana otners who observed the parade
and joined in the 'welcome honfe to
the returned soldiers, sailors and
marines.
The most impressive feature of
the parade was the appearance ot
(Continued on Page Two, Column Four.)
American Convicted of
Aiding, Korea Revolution
Washington, April 21. Dis
patches received today giving the
State department its first official in
formation of the conviction of .Rev.
Eli Miller Mowry, an American mis
sionary in Korea, accused of per
mitting his house to- be used by
leaders of the Koean independence
movement ior printing propaganda,
said Mr. Mowry had been sentenced
to six months imprisonment, but
rep-Livas at liberty on bail pending ap
peal.
The case was tried by Japanese
court at Seoul. 4
Dally aa Sua.. M.50: utelda
B Mall 1 yaar). Dally, 14.
Ml
Evangelist Says He Expects
Omaha Always to Be Right
' - . -
Billy Sunday Outlines Details of Victory Loan and Ex
presses Belief That City Will Register One Hun-
dred Per Cent Loyalty
Sunday's Regrets.
"Billy" Sunday's Victory loan
visit to Omaha culminated Monday
afternoon in a luncheon fat the
Athletic club when 100 or "more of
hh', friifndryaTld "admirers - met "to
pay their Tribute, to the famous
evangelist. Sunday spoke but a
few minutes, having to take a train
for the east, and he entered into
no discussion of the merits of the
Victory loan. He simply declared
that everybody has a chance to be
either right or wrong all through
life, and that he expected Omaha,
as always, to register 100 per cent
in loyalty at this time.
Mr. Sunday took occasion, how
ever, to express his love and ad
miration for Omaha, "the best
p'lace on earth." He said that when
his time came to die it would
probably be found that the name
of Omaha had engraved itself on
his heart. He expressed regret
GERMAN TROOPS
MAKE ATTACK
ON REDJCROSS
Lithuanian Soldier Killed at
Kovno While Defending
Americans; Soldier's Fu
neral Rouses Patriotism.
New York, April 21. German
troops have attacked the American
Red. Cross mission ' at Kovno,
Lithuania, according to a cablegram
received here today by the Lithuan
ian national council from its Paris
icpicseiiiauve. j ne message gave
neither the time nor result, of. the
attack. A Lithuanian soldier " was
killed in defending the Americans
it was said.
"The American Red Cross mis
sion at Kevna, Lithuania, has been
attacked by German soldiers. While
defending the Americans one Lith
uanian soldier was killed. This
aroused the greatest indignation in
Kovne and the funeral of the hero
developed into a great demonstra
tion against the Germans."
No advicesi of an attack on the
mission have been received by Rerl
c . i . ,
v-iuss auiiiuriucs nere, it WS saili
tonight. Officials said that Kovne
unit was a branch of the American
Red Cross mission to Poland.
Convention of National -Guard
to Be Held in St. Louis
Seattle, Wash.. April 21. Adj.
Gen. Harvey J. Moss, Seattle, pres
ident of the National Guard asso
ciation of the United States, an
nounced today the 1919 convention
of the body to be held May 3 prob
ably would be held in St. Louis- in
stead of Chicago, as planned ear
lier. The change is being considered,
General Moss said, because many
members of the association will be
in St. Louis May 8-10, attending a
convention of world war veterans.
Victory
TWO CENTS.
unto n
tM.,
. r 1
at This Time ; Brings "Ma"
that "Ma" Sunday was not present
to see the array of "glad rags and
prosperity" that was evident at the
luncheon, and said that Omaha has
no ' better- booster hi -the land than
Mrs. Sunday.;
E. A. Benson aS toastmaster out
lii.ed some of the facts regarding
the loan. He pointed out that a na
tion had been -organized to accom
plish a big job, that the job was
done so far as the actual physical
work or putting it across was con
cerned, but that the bill remained to
be paid. He introduced T. C.
Byrne, with wxirds of praise for the
great work done by Mr. Byrne as
director' of the war drives.
Mr. Byrne spoke at some length,
setting forth the greatness of the
tssk which America had undertaken
so successfully. He expressed the
ntmos. confidence in the ability and
the willingness of the nation to meet
the cost of finishing the 'job.
MILLIONS POUR
IN FROM SALE OF
VICTORY BONDS
Telegrams Received in Wash-
, ington From All Parts of
Country Indicate Heavy,
Sale on First Day.
Washington", April 21. Uncounted
millions in subscriptions to Victory
"oerty notes poured into banks and
soliciting committees throughout 4he
United States today, but no official
reports had reached national head
quarters here tonight to give anv
comprehensive idea of the 'harvest
.on the opening day of the three
weeks campaign. "
More than 2,000,000 volunteers
were at work today in the big con
certed movement to "finish the job."
but reports indicated that the open
ing was marked by less excitement
than those of previous loan cam
paigns when fighting was in prog
ress in r ranee.
Long before closing hours tonight
telegrams arriving at the treasury
toia ot enthusiastic communities
which, had subscribed their full
quotas the first day.
"Early indications." said a treas
ury review of the loan camnaicm
"were that the Victory notes were
rereiving general distribution and
(Continued on Pago Two, Column Three.)
Student Aviator Killed
iri Attempt to Do Tail Spin
Wantagh. N. Y.. Anril 21. Pvt
Otto W. Meyer, a student aviator.
attached to the Three Hundred
Fifty-seventh aeTo squadron, whose
home is in California, was killed to
day and Sergt. Q. O. Burnett, a Ken
tuckian, was seriously injured when
an airplane in which they were at
tempting a tail-spin over Lutberry
t-ield fell 200 feet, burying itself in
a bog.
Notes
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M; Sua, iZ.M:
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THE WEATHER t
Partly cloudy v Tuoiday and
Wednesday. Probably unckangod
in aatt portion. Not much change
in tamparaturo.. '
Hourly tempera t ura :
5 a. m M
6 a. an 57
1 p. m
t p. m
S p, ni.
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S a. m ,,....55
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10 a. m 51)
11 a. ni.. OS
10 m (J
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A p. m...
7 p. m...
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WW
ITALIAN
ATTITOD
IS CAUSE
OF ALARM
Wilson May tissue Statement
if-Deadlock Continues; Re
fuses to Recognize
Terms of Treaty.
Paris April 21. The question of ,
the Italian claims was not disDosed
of at the meeting of the council- of
tour this atternoon.
Th. council was unable to agree
on t'v; Adriatic question ahd decid
ed to proceed to other business. It
Was hoped that the issue L3tween
th Italians andthe Jugo-Slavs on
the subject of the Adriatic coast
and Fiume would be settled at the
afternoon session-at the "white
house" but contrarV to "expecta
tion, neither Premier Orlando nor
Foreign Minister Sohnino appeared. '
For this reason" the question could '
not be taken up. t ,
, Orlando Still In Paris.
Pending receipt of information as-'
to the course of the Italian dele
gates in desiring to continue the ne-
gi.tiatic- s the council will .ake no
urther action on he subject.
N statement regarding the Adri. '
atic issue has appeared, and it was
said none would be issued today. At
the Italian headquarters it was said
Premier Urlando had not left for
Rome and fliaf h muld nt .,";!
he could take with him a definite de- -ci:
' o the Italian claim.
The Italian question reached a
culminating phase today when Pres-
ident Wilson refrained frc i attend
ee t!. meeting of -the council A
-four ana consulted with the other
mernbers bP the- American " delega
tion concerning the advisability of
issuii., a public statement '
Ban on Secret Treity.
The president's visit to American ".
quarters at noon lasted about an
r. It was ma V clear that the
s tuition was serious and that , the
president's determination was irrev
ocably against any recognition of .....
the secret treaty , of London, on .
which Italy largely bares her claim '
to- the eastern Adriatic coast The
delegate n gave its fu suDDort tor
tile president's attitude.
Italians Are Firm.
Rome, April 21. The Populo Ro
mano says in case Italian rights ar .
not recognized by the peace confer
ence the Italian delegates will not
go to Versailles for the conclusion '
of peace with Germany, which, it
asserts, cannot be ratified without
the adhesion of Italy.
"But Italy cannot sign a oeace
sanctioning her fall," the newspaper
says, "and until the time f the '
meeting the Italian delegates will re-'
main in Paris and work with anx
ious activity." - .
Conference to Take Steps '
'to Prevent Hun War Efforts
Paris, April 21. The suoreme
ecqnomic( council will meet tomor
row to cdnsider proposals to grant
a limited supply of raw materials,,
notably cotton, to Germany to en
able the factories there to start work
and to relieve the unemployment. "
The council, it is said, also will re- '
vise regulations for German exports
required to pay for food imports
and probably will discuss the new '
economic situation created by the
slackening of the blockade regula
tions as applied to Germany's neu-
tral neighbors.
After April 21 goods and commo
dities may be shipped to the' neu-
tral countries adjoining Germany'
virtually without restriction the
neutrals themselves assuming re- -:.
sponsibility against the re-export of
prohibited wares to Germany. - The
"black list" rationing and allied con-
(Contlnned on Paso To, Onluma 8iX.) ' '
Settle Berlin Strike
After Long Session;
Men Get Privileges
Berlin, April 21. fBv the ' A-
sociated Press.) A settlement "
of the general strike in Berlin - '
was reached Saturday after nego
tiations lasting 48 hours between
representatives of the striker nnH
1he employers and the minister 'of
labor. The settlement is tanta-
mount to active recognition of-the.,
demand of the strikers that they .-
oe given' a voice in determining .
engagements and, dismissals vnJ
promotions of employes in all work
except in executive and directorate -positions.
- ' .
A law giving force to the ne
regulation will be incorporated j
shortly in the government's social-0
ization legislation. It will orive the .
workers the joint right to determine '
vital relations between the employer
au ciniJiuyc anu win protect the
employe to the extent that hi -
missal or promotion will be passed
upon by his fellow workers. The
workers also must be rnnmli.
. v - - r : : : " :
when new help is to be engaged, '
