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t 6 is a RIEF RIGHT R E EZ Y BITS OF NEWS PUT UP $10,000 LIBERTY BONDS AS BAIL FOR I. W. W. Chicago, , April 28. Ten thou sand dollari worth of Liberty bonds were placed before Federal Judge Landis today as part bail (or three members of the I. W. W., who were convicted here last fall of violating the espionage act. The Liberty bonds were furnished by Olga Laukki of Minneapolis as bail for Leo Laukki. Bond to the amount of $10,000 also was fur nished for John Panoner and $1,000 : for Petro Nigro. The three men now are in the Leavenworth, Kan., penitentiary and an order for their release was sent there today. . SALES OF FURS AT FIRST DAY OF AUCTION BRING $1,028,000. ' St. Louis, April 28. The firsUlay of the spring auction at the Inter national fur exchange today brought $1,052,000, approximately 250.000 pelts' having been disposed of. Pre ceding the sale, the 400 buyers at tending subscribed for $1,028,000 ot Victory Bonds. Ten thousand seal skins, sold for the - United States government, brought $700,000. Among the larger sales were: 264 blue fox. $32,000; 44,000 house cat. $20,000; 75,000 Jap anese mink, $35,000; 22.000 flying squirrel. $19,500, and 39,000 white hares, $17,500. v CHICAGO FIRMS TO BUILD 12-STORY BLDO. FOR FILMS. Chicago, April 28. i 12-story buildii.g, which will offer the last word in scientific fire-proofing, is to be constructed here for the par ticular use of film exchanges. . There are 38 firms handling mov ing picture films in" this city, and there films are particularly in . flamable, it is said. On May 1, 1920, a city ordinance forbidding the storage of films in the loop goes . into effect. The new building is ex- . pected to be completed by this time a few blocks' outside the loop. W.U.MEN OPPOSE STRIKE OF COMMERCIAL OPERATORS. . Chicago, April 28. E. FMWach, deputy president of the Association if Western Union Telegraph em ploy!s, today issued a statement, protesting claims of the Commercial , Telegraphers union that the voting was 20 to 1, in favor of a strike by leleprapliers. t "The Commercial telegraphers yunion now consists mainly of brok er operators and private and leased wire men and Postal Telegraph company men," said Mr. Wach s statement - "The association of Western Union employes is an independent organization composed entirely of Western Union men. It stands for arbitration in all disputes. It ob jects to outside workers and the Commercial Telegraphers' union using its members as a catspaw in an issue in which they are not con cerned. The Western Union work ers are solid to a man and say they will oppose the so called strike of the 'Commercial Telegraphers' union.? r - " NO REASON FOR HIGH PRICES SAYS DOUGLAS. St. Louis, April 28. High prices continue without the "slightest rea son under the sun," A. W. Douglas of St. Louis, chief statician of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States told the representa tives of a thousand American trade organizations in convention here to night. He added that there had already been scime decline and declared that if the law of supply and demand were given freedom of operation, the decline would continue until a normal level was reached. SENATOR LODGE WILL NOT TALK ON REVISED LEAGUE. New York. N. Y.. Aoril 28. Sena- 1H) LVj tor Henry Cabot Lodge of Massa- cnuseus, who passeu uuuugu ueir today on his way to Washington, said he ''was convinced President Wilson would be compelled to call an extra, session of congress before July 1 due to the failure of congress to pass necessary financial bills at its last session. SenatoV Lodge refused to express an opinion on the revised text of the league of nations covenant until he had time to study it in detail. HINES MAKES PROMISE OF BETTER RAIL SERVICE. Denver, April 28. "It is ray pol icy and purpose to restore railroad service to the sort of service ren dered before the war," declared Walker D. Hines, director general of the railroad administration, in an address today at the luncheon of the Denver Civic and Commercial asso ciation. "This present government control of the railroads is purely temporary in character," he said. "I feel that the most useful service I can render is to iry'during this period to get the railroad service on the best pos sible footing from the standpoint of the needs of the public. He said the report that a 10 per cent rate increase was in contempla- tion was without foundation. He also said reduction of operating cost would be affected without a reduc tion in wages for railroad employes. Mr. Hines and the party of rail road officials accompanying him left at 3 o'clock for Topeka, Kan., and will proceed to Kansas City, St. Louis and Cincinnati before return ing to Washington. BRING NEGRO TO CITY CHAINED HAND AND FOOT.' , Frank Coleman, negro, who has escaped prison four times by his fleetness, is being held at Central Station on a warrant charging bur glary and larceny in Laramie, Wyo. Sheriff George Treping of Laramie brought Coleman here from Peoria. III., where Cdleman was arrested, and will startfor Laramie with his prisoner today. Mr. and " Mrs. Charles Carter and their two chil dren, a colored family, will also be taken to Laramie today m connec tion with the same burglary. v .When Sheriff Treping brought him to Omaha last night Coleman was chained hand and foot. When arrested at Peoria a squad of of ficers with shotguns surrounded the house where Coleman was. He jumped out of a second-story win- do and wasturt VOL. 43. NO 270. PREPARE TO RETURN ALL WIRES Action of Congress Necessary to Restore Telephone and Telegraph Lines; 'Burle son Makes Statement. Washington, April 28. The gov ernment is preparing to relinquish control next month of American ca ble lines, and to restore the tele graph and telephone systems to private ownership after enactment by congress of laws necessary to safeguard the properties. Postmas ter General Burleson, as directing head of the wire communication service taken over as a war meas ure, announced todaythe had recom mended to President Wilson that the cables be turned back forthwith, probably not later than May 10. An hour . later the postmaster general gave out a statement saying he would recommend that the tele-. graph and telephone service be re- turnea to private owners.gniin-. gent, however, upon financial pro tection to be obtained from con gress. . No Legislation Necessary. It was explained by Mr. Burleson that no legislation was necessary in the case of the cable company. His announcement follows: "The postmaster general has rec ommended to the president that the government return the cable lines to their respective owners. This action is made possible by the? fact that the congestion resulting from war conditions has largely passed. The enemy commercial blacklist has been abolished and the tremendous volume of government cable mes sages from and to' the war trade board have , ceased. The bar to commercial code messages has been removed, thus materially lessening the cable loads. The use of the cables in connection with the peace conference have been greatly dimin ished. "The postmaster general hopes that the return of the cables may be effective not later than May 10. Solution to Congress. In the matter of land service, however, the solution of the prob lem will be put squarely up to con gress. Coming so soon after the recommendation in his annual re port that the telephone and tele graph lines become government owned at the conclusion of peace, the postmaster general's statement created unusual interest. The state ment follows: "The postmaster general will recommend that the telegraph and telephone lines be reverted to their respective owners as soon as legis lation can be secured from con gress safeguarding the interests of the owners in every way that it is possible to safeguard them. "The information of the post master general as to the condition of the wire xompanies convinces him that it is imperative that such legislative action must be had be fore the various telephone and tele graph lines are returned. "This is not true as to the cable lines, which are in a condition to be returned at once."- Postoffice department officials ex pressed the belief that few of the companies could weather the finan cial storm if the properties were turned back without remedial legis lation. Some officials said that while the properties must be returned in the same physical condition in which they were taken over, to do this now, without added revenue to meet wage demands and increased cost of operation would wreck the entire industry. x Will Press Matter. Officials responsible for the man agement of the properties under government control declined to sug gest exactly what sort of legislation would be necessary. Republicans in congress have made no secret of their intention at the forthcoming extra session to press for the im mediate, return of the service to pri vate management. Change Plans fflr Reception of 168th Iowa Troops Des Moines, la., April 28. (Spe cial Telegram.) Dispatches re ceived, here today from New York indicate that the 168th regiment will not leave Camp Upton until Friday. -This - will require that all reception plans, will . be deferred until definite word Is received as to when the trains will arrive in Iowa. 1 Convention Is Postponed. Chicago, 111., April - 28. Post ponement of the national conven tion of the I. W. W. to May 3 when, it is believed, William D. Haywood, national secretary, can be here, was announced today. Haywood's bond was signed last week and he expected to be re leased from prison at Leavenworth ijfla ew (lays, TO OWNERS FASCINATING! GRIPPING!: ADELE GARRISON'S LOVE SERIAL, REVELATIONS OF A WIFE." The Omaha; Daily Eatarae' u MMrt-ttaw natter 2. 190 it Omaha P. 0. art e Hint S, 1873. Mrs. C. L Hempel Made Head of Woman's Club From ' Vice President Vlrs C Lttempei Mrs. C. L. Hempel is the new president of the Omaha Woman's club, coming into office by virtue of her election- to the vice presi dency two weeks ago, at which time Mrs. E. M. Syfert was made presi dent. Mrs. Syfert declined to ac cept the office and the club at its annual meeting, Monday April 28, formally declared Mrs. Hempel president. Mrs. Edwin S. Jewell becomes first vice president, leav ing the office of second vice presi dent to be filled by the executive committee. Mrs. Hempel has been a member of the Omaha Woman's club since 1907. Woman Drinks Poison After Phoning Husband; Her Condition Critical Mrs. Marie Koppe, 29 years old, drank a large quantity of poison at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon, reeled into the entry way of the House of Menagh, 1613 Farnam street, gasp ing, "He lied to me" and fell in a faint on the threshold. Het con dition is critical. ' Herman Hoppe, an expressman, pushed through the crowd that gathered, explaining that he was her husband, picked her up in his arms and after placing her in his de livery automobile took her to Lord Lister hospital. Hoppe says he knows of no rea son for his wife's act. The Hoppes moved Monday morning from 2234 Farnam street to 514 South Twen tieth street. "At 11 o'clock we were all through moving and I went to work at the express company," Hoppe told thff-police. "About 4 o'clock my wife telephoned me and asked me 'Can you come and get me; I'm going to take poison. I'm In a drug store at Seventeenth and Farnam streets.' I hurried there in my truck and took her to the hos pital." Mrs. Hoppe has a 9-year-old son by a former husband, Ellingsworth Hoppe. The Hoppes , have been married a little more than a year. Ellingsworth Hoppe is on a farm in Iowa. k Wayne Lawyer Held for Trying to Follow Woman Into Her Home James Britton, Wayne, Neb., lawyer, was arrested in the home of J. E. Terry, 5012 California street, shortly before midnight last night after he had broken the glass in the front door of the Terry home. Miss Florence Jeulis, who lives with the Terrys, told police that she and Britton came home in a taxicab about 11 o'clock. Britton, she says, started to follow her into her home. When she refused to permit it, he drew a .32-caliber re volver and asked her to shoot him. She seized the gun and ran into the house. ' Marion Nash, 115 South Twenty fifth street, who was visiting in the Terry home at the time, called the fire department. Neighbors hearing the two 'girls screaming called the police. Britton was held for inves tigation. Prisoners to Be Released After Treaty Is Signed Paris, April 28. The council of five at its meetings Saturday, La Liberte, gays it is agreed that the German, war prisoners shall be lib erated after the signing of the peace treaty. The1 .newspaper says that the details concerning the future status of the Kiel canal have not yet been settled, but that an agree ment has been reached on the prin ciple of internationalization. San Salvador Is Shaken v by Severe Earthquake San Francisco. Aorit '28. Ase vere earthquake has shaken San Salvador, Central America; accord ing to cablegrams received here from the capital" of that country. dt tajjs wer.c gjyeq . , N I l - W . 'v,, - " - ,n v J. f OMAHA, TUESDAY, APRIL 29, , 19 19. mm AVIATORS IN OMAHA GIVETHRIU TO THRONG Women Take Flights With Plane Pilots WhD Soar Over City Performing Feats in the Air. Omaha has seven new aerial joy riders who soard through " the clouds yesterday with the Flying Circus No. 2 of army aviators in Curtiss H machines. " . ' These intrepid Omahans are F. W, Judson, I. F. Folda, state secretary of the Victory Loan; Samuel Burns, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Selby, Grace Allison and Mrs. Anderson Long of the Red Cross Woman's Motor corps. The flights of these civilians were incidental to the big show which was given in the cjouds by a detachment of the world's greatest aviation tal ent, for the promotion of interest in the Victory Loan campaign. The new Ak-Sar-Ben field at Sixty-second and Center streets was transformed into a busy scene yesterday morning when mechani cians and pilots began getting their Curtiss H's, French Spads, British SE-5's and Gerrhan Fokkers into ac tion. Nine railroad baggage cars were parked on a sidetrack about half a mile away and the planes were hauled to the field on large platform wagons. Judson First to Fly. Every vantage point around the field was occupied by pedestrisrns and automobiles. Military police handled the traffic situation. Much interest was aroused by the announcement that several promi nent local men nd women would receive their aerial baptism. . Lieut. H. C. Roberts was the first pilot to take the air with a Curtiss H. He reported that the clouds were at a I, 500-foot level, which prevented some of the thrillers he would like to have performed. F. W. Judson, prominent Omaha business and society man, was the first civilian applicant for a flight. He signed the necessary document, giving directions where to send his body, and then donned his aerial clothes. He got away with Lieut. J. J. Wagner at 10:30 and was gone about 20 minutes. Samuel Burns bid him a tender farewell. Pilot Wag ner, looped the loop four cimes with Mr. Judson and then finished UP with a tail spin which seemed to bring the plane to about 100 feet from the ground. When Mr. Judson stepped out of the machine he tried to appear like" a regular ace, but he was a trifle pale. "When I was up there," he said, "I thought I could see all the cem eteries in Omaha. I know I counted four. I did not mind the loops, but that tail spin say, boy, did you ever take a tail spin in an aero plane?" "Say, Frank, I've got something in a bottle over there in my car," sai3 a sympathetic -friend Mr. Judson regained his aplomb and then walked around the field. E. F. Folda was the next man to take a flyer with Pilot Roberts. He (Continued on Page Four, Column One.) Swiss Mediator May Be Asked to Settle Adriatic Question Geneva, April 28. Gustav Ado, president of the Swiss federation, has received an urgent summons to the peace conference in. Paris and left for Paris Sunday night. The newspapers here state that he has been invited by the allies to act as arbitrator in the question of the Adriatic. Omaha Speed Demon Held to County Insanity Board Antone Nemic. Omaha's sensa tional demon, wiil not have a chance to drive an automobile again. Iowa authorities released him yesterday afternoon and permitted his friends to take him to Omaha for the pur pose of having him brought before the Douglas County Insanity com mission. Urged to explain the motive for his wild ride through the Council Bluffs and seizure of a Rock Island locomotive, he uttered a few words, spaced by intervals of a minute or more.saying he had to hurry to Washington to enter the navy and expected to drive his car there in a few hours. His purpose, he added, when he boarded the locomotive was to back the train off the street crossing it was blocking, but when he got on the engine he concluded to run the train to San Francisco and enter the navy there. Dies Suddenly in Frisco. San Francisco, Calif.. April 28. lames Kennedy Lynch, governor of the U. S. Twelfth Federal Reserve bank in this city, died early today at his office in Alameda, near here, between the VlflV". from an attack pf heart disease ..men, 33 Peace Unit EX-KAISER TO BE TRIED BY COURT OF FIVE JUDGES Associated Governments .Will Request Holland to Give Up Former Emperor. Washington, April 28. Although the peace conference today failed to take up the question of respon sibility for the war officials here were unanimous tonight in the be lief that the peace treaty asdeliv ered to the German plenipotentiar ies will call for the trial of William Hohenzollern, former emperor of Germany, before a court of the as sociated powers. Trial of the former emperor, for "a supreme offense against inter national morality and the sanctity of the treaties" the state depart ment announced today had been in cluded in the recommendations of the peace conference commission on responsibility. These questions are embodied in four articles which were made public before the state department without comment and which the commission proposes to insert in the final treaty. . Court of Five. The articles specify that the for mer emperor is not to be tried "for an offense against criminal law" and that the international court shall be composed of five judges ap pointed by Great Britain, United States, Japan, Ijaly and Fra"nce. It is further provided that the asso ciated governments shall request Holland to deliver up the former emperor. The commission's recommenda tions also provide that all persons accused of acts in violation of the international rules of warfare shall be ' brought before international tribunals, Some officials today said this pro vision would bring before the as sociated governments other mem bers of the house of Hohenzollern and sucj other leaders of extreme German militarism and cruelty as General von Bissing, military gov ernor of Belgium, and Admiral von Tirpitz, who conceiyed and advo cated the submarine campaign. Radicals Planned "to Get" Seattle Mayor; Find Bomb in Mail Sack Seattle, April 28. Knowledge of the existence of an alleged plot among persons of suspected anar chistic tendencies "to get" Mayor Ole Hanson, before he left on his Victory loan speaking tour, was admitted tonight by Police Inspec tor Claude G. Bannick. The inspec tor's statement followed the re ceipt today of a broken bomb in the mayor's mail. Inspector Bannick said his information concerning the alleged plot came from police sourc es among the so-called radical ele ment. The bomb, it was said, was only prevented from exploding because the mayor's acting secretary turned it upside down, spilling out an acid. Had the acid dropped onto a sub stance below it in the bottle-like bomb, a terrific explosion would have followed. The bomb was turned over to postal authorities. It was postmarked New York, and a return address given on the pack age read "Novelty department, Gim bel Brothers, New York City." Georgiana Sterrett, Central City Girl, to Be Sent Overseas MUs Georgiana Sterrett, Central City,' will be the first Nebraska girl to go overseas to do "War Victory" work in . Europe. She goes as the accredited representative of the Ne braska Federation of v Women's clubs, the appointment having been made by Mrs. J. N. Paul, St. Paul, head of the federation In urop Miss Ster ett will work' in the "Furlough House," but where is not known. She expects to sail from York early next month. Oklahoma Leading in Loan Drive; Nebraska Is Second Kansas City, Mo., April 28. Ok lahoma maintained its lead today in Liberty loan subscriptions in the tenth reserve district. The returns from that state show subscriptions totalling $12,312,350. The district has subscribed $46,298,050. Other returns are: Nebraska, $5,651,850; Colorado, $4,753,250; Wyoming, $576,800; New Mexico, $270.950. Chicago Bakers' Strike Is Extended to Delivery Men Chicago, April 28. The strike of the bakers in Chicago today was ex tended to delivery wagon drivers. F. E. Feick. of the federal depart ment of labor, on instructions from Washington, arrange to offer his i services to compose the difference i era and their Bee Dally tat Sua., 19.50: eatilae Nek. B Mall l yaar). Dally, M.M: cm LlUU vongr On World 0. K. or N. G. H i i ' President Explains Draft of -Covenant Before Adoption American Executive Calls Attention to Hopes Enter tained as to Effect of New League Upon Steadying Affairs of the World, Only few Instances Where Less Than Majority of All Members Required. Paris, April 28. (By Associated Press.) Following is the text of President Wilson's speech before the plenary session of the peace con ference today: ' "Mr. President: When the text of the covenant of, the league of na tions was last laid before you, I had the honor of reading the covenant. I will not detain you today to read the covenant as it has now been altered, but will merely take the lib erty of explaining to you some of' the alterations that have been made. "The -report of the commission has been circulated. You yourselves have in hand the text of the cove nant, and will no dou&t have no ticed that most of the changes that have been made are mere changes of phraseology not changes of sub stance, and that, besides that, most of the changes are intended to clar ify the document, or, rather, to make explicit what we all have assumed, was implicit in the document as it was originally presented to you. But I shall take-the liberty of calling your attention to the new features, such as they are. Some of them are considerable; the rest trivial. (Here the president summarized the changes made in the covenant of the league of nations, already offi cially announced and published). Drummond For Secretary. "Mr. President: I take the ' op portunity to move the following resolutions in order to carry out the provisions of the covenant You will notice that the covenant pro vides that the first secretary gen eral shall be chosen by this confer ence. It also provides that the first choke of the four members states who are to be added to the. five great powers on the council is left to this conference. "I move, therefore, that the first secretary general of the council shall be the honorable Sir James Eric Drummond, and second that until such time as the assembly shall have selected the first four members of the league to be repre sented on the council in accordance with article four of the covenant, representatives of Belgium, Brazil, Greece and Spain shall be members; and, third, that the powers to be represented on the council of the league of nations are requested to r.ame representatives who shall form a committee, of nine to prepare clans for the organization of the league and for the establishment of the seat ot the league ana to mane arrangements and to prepare the Agenda for the iirst meeting of the assembly, this committee to report both to the council and to the as sembly of the league. w To Steady Affairs. ' I think it not necessary to call y6ur attention to other matters we have previously discussed the cap- tat significance of this covenant; (Continued on Faca Four, Column Seven.) estttat extra. . I2.M: TWO CENTS. . mm- Acts As. Document ess ; ' Principal Changes in League of Nations Outlined by Wilson President Wilson in his speech at Paris mentioned the following changes in the revised covenant. Article 1,' paragraph 1: Provides for , the method by which a neu-. tral state may accede to the cov enant. , . Article 1, paragraph 3: Pro vides for the withdrawal of any member of league of a notice giv-1 en for two years. Article 4, paragraph 2: Pro vides for increase in the counci should ofher powers be added to the league. Atraicle 2, two last paragraphs: Provides specifically for one vote for each member of league in councit, and for one representa tive of each member of league. Article 5, paragraph 1: Incor porates provision as to unanimity of voting. Article 6; paragraph 2: Pro vides that a majority of tfhe as sembly must approve the appoint ment of secretary general. Article 7, paragraph 1 : Naples Geneva as the seat of the league, but gives council power to change seat should it be deemed neces sary. Article 7, paragraph 3: j Estab lished equality of employment of men and women by the league. Article 13, paragraph 2: Under takes to give instances of disputes which are generally suitable for submission to arbitration. Article IS, paragraph 8. Where the council finds a question aris-, ing under the domestic jurisdic tion of one or other of parties it shall report to that effect and make no recommendations. Article 16, last paragraph: Pro vides for an expulsion fromthe league in certain extraordinary circumstances. , Article 22, paragraph 2: Inserts words with regard to mandator ies, "and who are willing to ac cept' it", tliis introducing the principle that mandate cannot be forced upon a nation. Article 23: Provides clauses providing for the just treatment of aborigines, the prevention of white slave traffic and traffic in opium, and 'a clause looking to ward progress in international prevention and control of disease. Article 25: Mentions the Red Cross as one of the international organizations which re to con nect their work with that of the league. Article 26: Permits amendment of covenant by majority of the states composing the assembly. THE WEATHER t ' Partly cloudy in north, prooaMy howere In south portion Tuesdays Wednesday mostly cloudy and warmer. Ifenrly tempeiBtnrei Via. m.. e a. m 4i T a. m S a. at.. 48 . a. m 4 e a. m 4 It a. m ,.M 11 m.. 50 1 v. m..rar.-.el P. 10..... tmt 5t .. 4 . m. ....... ,S p. m. ...... ..5S p. m.....,.,.M p. m S P. m M AGREES TO MEW PACT AS MOVED Peace Conference, Paves Way for Unanimous Acceptance of league of Nations; , Drummond, Secretary.:- Paris, April 28. (By The Associ ated Press) The covenant of the league of nations in revised form,, moved by President Wilson, was adopted today by the peace confer ence in plenary session without a dissenting vote. . The - president's motion also named Sir James Eric Drummond as secretary ceneral or the leatriie and provided for a committee to in augurate the league. Thus one of the notable works of the conference passes its final stage and is incorporated i in the peace treaty. V The French and Japanese amend ments after a brief discussion were not pressed and the way was thus cleared for unanimous acceptance of the league. Italy was not represented at the session, but the name of Italy ap pears as one of the members of the league - in the covenant as finally adopted. Nine labor principles were adopted for insertion in the treaty. ""' Report to Council. The session adjourned without considering the report on Yesponsi bilities providing for the trial of the former German emperor by five judges from the great powers. This report was handed in by the coun-" cil of four and embodies in the peace treaty a provision for the for mer emperor's prosecution. This, however, has not as yet been adppt- -ed by . the plenary conference. The session opened at 3 o'clock this afternoon in the French for eign office under circumstances of unusual interest because of the fact that it was to have been one of the last sessions before the German del egates at Versailles; that final ac tion was to be taken on 'some of' the main features of the peace treaty, notably the league of na tions, responsible for the war and the tAal of the former German em peror and others, and because im portant labor clauses were to be inserted in the treaty. Wilson Explains Changes. President Wilson was recognized at the outset for a detailed explana tion of the new covenant of the league. His speech was without oratorial effect and confirmed the explanation of the texuat changes, and named Belgium, Brazil, Greece and Spain on the league council and also on the committee to prepare plans for the first meeting of the- league. Baron Makino, head of the Jap anese delegation, in a brief speech, called 'renewed attention to the Japanese amendment on racial eaualitv. He said that the . rr f question was a standing grievance. which might become a dangerous issue at any time and announced that in effort would be made to have the principle of racial equality adopted as part of the document Paul Hymans, representing Bel gium, expressed the regret of the Belgian people at the selection of Geneva as the seat of the league of nations, while approving the high aims of the league. , The Uruguayan delegate . an nounced the adhession of his coun-' try to the league. Leon Bourgeois, for France, re newed two amendments tending to give France additional security. One provided for the creation of a com mittee to ascertain and exchange military and naval programs, infor- , m .on regarding armaments and similar matters. The other provided (Continued on Pare Four, Column Six.) No Credence Given to Report That Rage Has "DifferenceOver Fiume Rome. April 28.-Thomas Nelson Page, the American ambassador to Italy, has left Rome for Paris. Paris.-'April 28. No credence is given at the "White House," to the statement that Thomas Nelson 1'age, the American ambassador t Italy is coming to Paris, on ae cou..t of differences with the presi dent over the Fiume question. It is declared that nothing it known, ai any such difference, 1 BY V SO
