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RIEF RIGHT REEZY BITS OF NEWS NEBRASKA DOCTOR USES -AIRPLANE TO MAKE CALLS. Beaver" Gty, Neb., May 22. Em ployment of an airplane as a means of transportation for a physician who is called upon to make long- ' distance professional calls, was in augurated here today by Dr. F, A. Brewater of Beaver City. ' Dr. Brewster's initial flight was made in a Curtis machine of the bi- , plane type, with Wade Stevens of Beaver City, a former lieutenant and instructor in the aviation branch of the army, acting as his pilot Approximately 5,000 persons from nearby towns were here to witness the flight, Shortly after Dr. Brewster made his flight he received a call to visit a patient in Kansas. He was mak- , ing preparations early tonight to ' make the call in his airplane. ADOPTION OF SUFFRAGE : RESOLUTION ASSURED. Washington, May 22. Adoption of the suffrage resolution in the sen ate with not less than six votes to spare was predicted by Senator Jones ' of New Mexico, retiring chairman of the senate woman suf frage committee. The senator esti mated that the vote would be about 66 for and 30 against the resolution. "I have not called a meeting of the committee to consider the resolution for the reason that I felt that my successor, Senator Johnson of Cali fornia, should have an opportunity to engineer its passage." said Sen ator Jones. "If there should be any ' great delay in reorganizing the sen ate committees and should Senator Johnson not objecf, I expect to call the old committee together and re port the resolution to the senate." RENTS INCREASED 21 -PER CENT SINCE 1916. -New York, v May 22. Rent in creases in New York since 1916 have averaged, 21 per cent, according to Tenement House Commissioner Mann, who told the state joint legis 1 lative committee investigating hous ing conditions here that he knew of no profiteering among landlords and that the highest advance brought to ' his attention was 31 per cent. Mr. Mann believed erection of 2,500 new apartments would meet the demand here and reported that building operations for the first quarter of 1918 compared "very favorably" with those of prewar times. , TELLS OF WORKINGS OF GERMAN SPY AGENTS. New York,- May 22.-Efforts of an alleged German in Stockholm, Sweden, to communicate by means of invisible ink and verbal messages ' with . William J. Robinson, on trial in federal court here on a charge of treason, were detailed at the trial today by" Benjamin B. Benson, an American - importer, with offices in ' Stockholm, who said he was asked lp jdeliverh messages. "---'"' In the spring of l9I8,'Ben9on tes tified, he was visited in Stockholm by a man representing himself to be an English salesman. This matt ' introduced him, he continued, to an- other man named Milton, who was reputed to be a German agent. Milton, he said, asked him to de , liver a letter to Robinson, and when he accented, handed him two sheets of blank paper, explaining that the' message was written in invisible ink and "requesting him to have typed on the paper some commercial mes , sage which would allay suspicion. TWENTY-SEVEN .DOLLARS EARNED SHOOTING WOLVES. Logan, la., May 22. (Special.) Dwain Brownell, 12 years old, made $27 in four shots Wednesday, when he killed three wolves. The money that he thus earns is the bounty paid by Harrison county. PRUSSIAN- PROFLIGATE TO LIVE IN SWITZERLAND. Berne, Switzerland, May 22. Former Prince Frederick Leopold of Prussia ' has arrived at Lugano where he will reside permanently?! It is recalled that the tormer era iperor several years ago brought a " suit against the prince, who is -24 years old, in an effort to have him placed under guardianship because he was squandering his money. The attempt failed. PLAN HYDRO-AIRPLANE SERVICE FOR WARSHIPS. " San Diego, Cal., May 22. Ar rangements for trying out an auxil- iary radio hydro-airplane service for all warships are now being, worked out by Rear Admiral W, F. Fullam, commander of the Pacific fleet. The plan is intended to imorove the scouting service of warships and to give the ships a oontrol of gun fire heretofore unattainable, as the hy droairplanes will be able to radio effects of every shot, as well as to spy hidden-out batteries arid any movement of troops on shore, y- s Admiral Fullam plans to carry the planes in crates and disassembled form, ready, for setting up when a ship is preparing or action. He be ilieves it feasible to stow the disas sembled parts and then to assemble - them over the side of a warship by means of the usual davits or cranes. When his flagship, the Minneapo- 1ie nrna a 4a 13iri4fi it Tun if urill carry a hydroairplahe and a com plete crew from the naval air sta tion here. Arriving at Portland, the plane will be assembled and test flights made there. - ' MAY RUN SALOONS ON "BOOZELESS PLAN." " New York, May 22. Commander Evangeline Booth of the Salvation army announced tonight that all funds, obtained in the organization's "home service", drive will be used to expand Salvation army facilities and strengthen its personnel for a prac- tical effort to "nail the great unrest" ' , which is sweeping the country in the , wake of the war. ' . . Salvaging of saloons to be run on - the "boozeless plan" as clubs for , workingmen is but an incident of the general 1 plan,' which contemplates giving quick,' substantial aid to fam- ilies found to be suffering because of victims hunger and idleness. VOL. 45NO. 291. ' U. S. ARMY READY TO American Forces Prepare to Resume Hostilities ir Case Enemy Refuses to Sign Peace Treaty. Mannheim, May 22. (By the Associated Press.) -Alarmed by the belief athat Germany will not sign the peace treaty and that the allies will- occupy Mannheim, cit izens became panic-stricken today, and stormed the munition savings bank. '. Many persons have fled from Mannheim. Large crowds later held protest meetings and other demonstra tions, which added to the general confusion in the town. An official expression of regret has been issued in Berlin that the people of Mannheim "appear to have lost their heads." Coblenz, Germany, May 22. (By the Associated Press.) Lt. Gen. Hunter Liggett, commander of the army of occupation, and Maj. Gen. John Hines, commander of the Third corps, who were on their way to London, yesterday-were recalled to Coblenz by orders from American general headquarters. Nine hundred motor trucks began to move . Tuesday .midnight .from west of the Rhine to the bridge head area. The trucks are being distributed to various points of ad vantage among the troops holding the zone east of the Rhine should the occasion arise for the Americans to start an advance. .. ..v , Recall" Commanders. ' The recall of Generals Liggett and Hinesia -jpa4l(M(!K!W for tne American army" in the event the Germans do not accept the peace treaty. ' . '- . The composite regiment of the Third army, which was organized for participation in the Empire day festivities in London, is being held in Coblenz because of the new turn in the peace situation. The movement of the motor trucks continued throughout Wed nesday and most of Wednesday night and was the topfc of conver- sation among the German civilians in' Coblenz. Many civilians com plained that the trucks as they rum bled across the Rhine bridges at night disturbed their sleep. Fear Trouble With Yanks.' .Because of rapidly ." increasing indications of friction between Ger man civilians and soldiers through out the American area of" occupa tion, American officers, today warned the burgomasters and other German officials that they would.be held re sponsible for any violence or any attempts at destruction of American army property. Wire Control Board Proposes Tribunal to HeiaT Wage Disputes Washington, May 22. Recom mendations of the wire control board that legislation returning the telephone and telegraph systems of the country to. private ownership provide co-ordinated operation of the" various systems and fixing of rates by the Interstate Commerce commission were forwarded today by Postmaster General Burleson to the house postoffice committee. The wire board's recommenda-i tions also include creation of a tri bunal to hear all controversies be tween employers and employes and that changes in wage schedules shall not become, effective, until submit ted to the ' 'Interstate Commerce commission so that corresponding changes may be made in rates. Arguments in Ford Case Occupy Another Full Day Mount Clemens, Mich., May 22. Discussion of the law bearing on the scope of evidence to be admitted occupied he entire session again today of; the trial of Henry Ford's libel suit against the Chicago Daily Tribune. ' The jury, which had been instructed for the afternoon session, was again excused, this time until Monday,- indicating the ' arguments will close tomorrow. ", Victory Medal Clasps to : Be Awarded Cambrai Heroes Washington, May 22. The battle of Cambrai has been added to the official list of major operations for which special victory medal clasps will be awarded. . Prorienetz Captured Archangel, Mayt 22. (By Asso ciated Press.) Russian troops co operating with the allied force on the Murmansk front, captured the town of Povienetz, at the head of Lake Onega on Saturday, ADVANCE UPON HUNS OMAHA, THE GATE The Omaha Etm4 M non-elm Mattar May 28, ISM. 'it Osaka P. O. mmiv at at Man J. II7S. World League of Red Cross Plans to Carry Light Into Darkest Parts of World i i . Ner Organization With Headquarters at Geneva, Switzerland, to Co-ordinate in Relief Work in Times of Calamity; Hope Held that Germany Will Eventually Become Identified With Society. New York, May 22. The World League of Red Cross Societies, organized recently with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland," "ia destined to become a medium" for. throwing the light of medical science into the dark corners of the en tire world," Henry P. Davison, chairman of the organization's board of governors, declared tonight upon his return from a European trip which culminated in the formation of the league. ' - . . Intended not to direct, but to en courage and co-ordinate the activi ties of national Red Cross societies, the league hopes, according, to Mr. Davison, to serve all mankind in re ducing tne prevalence of disease and raising the standards of living. It will disseminate the latest medical and sanitary knowledge, laying be fore the health organizations of the various nations, through their na tional societies, discoveries in the way of treating disease and fighting epidemics, and in backward coun tries where public health depart ments do not exist, urging their es tablishment. Serve as Clearing House. It will be prepared to co-ordinate in relief work at times of national and international calamity and in general to serve as a clearing house for activities aimed at alleviation of suffering and diseases. With the vast populations of'the Balkans and Poland and parts of Russia, Germany and Austria un dergoing hardships i which he de scribed as "frightful" and beyond the comprehension of "comfortable Americans," Mr. Davison asserted the launching of the league was op Church Elder Who Killed 20 Huns Says He Feels "lelpStongeiSpiritually." New York, May 22. Sgt. Alvin C. York of the 328th infantry, who at the head ;of a detachment -of seven men killed 20 Germans, took 132 prisoners, including a major and three lieutenants, and put 36 ma chine guns out of operation, arrived here today oft the transport Ohioan wearing the congressional medal of honor and the French Croix de Guerre. Sergeant York's home is in Pall Mall, Tenn. Sergeant York won his honors in the Argonne drive last October, when a corporal. Sergeant York will be the guest of honor tomorrow night at a ban quet given by the Tennessee society, at .which Maj. Gen. George S. Dun can, his former divisional command Senator Pittman Urges Ratification of the Peace Treaty Washington, May 22. Ratifica tion of the peace treaty without de lay when It is presented to the sen ate was urged today by Senator Pittman, democrat, of Nevada, who said amendment of the covenant of the league of nations would mean rejection of the whole treaty and the proposing of a new one. Sena tor Pittman was a member of the foreign relations committee in the last senate and probably will retain his place when the" committee is reorganized. . The treaty - itself provides, that when ratified by Germany and three of the allied powers, it shall go into effect. The United States will then have to accept political, economic and commercial isolation or petition to become a member of the existing league of nations. In the latter case, we would lose our present powerful position as a charter member of the council which has a dominating in fluence upon all of the acts of the league." ... Explorer May Attempt - Flight to North Pole Dayton, O., May 22 For ." the purpose of discussing with Orville Wright, airplane inventor, the like lihood of using the airplane for North Pole trips, Vilhjalmur Stef ansson, international, explorer, paid ha visit to Wrieht at the latter s home here today. - - Stefansson declared he believed it possible to construct a special type of air machine that would carry a party of explorers to the field of study at the North Pole. He plans, if satisfactory arrangements can be made, to attempt such a trip this year or the first of next year. Germans See Preparations s for Big Peace Celebration - Versailles.',! May 22. The great fountains at Versailles were turned on today for. a test preliminary to the grand; display planned for the day the peace treaty is signed. They functioned perfectly, notwithstand ing that they had not been used since the war began. . Members of the " German peace delegation were interested spectators. CITY OF THE WEST, OMAHA; FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1919. 1 Uvl portune. It would lend its assist ance at once to the "saving of the world," he said. i The five powers dominant in the peace conference, whose Red Cross representatives formed the league, had invited 24 other national socie ties to join, Mr. Davison said, and eventually he hoped Germany and the nations allied with it in the war would be represented. ' Expenses Underwritten. With Lt. Gen. Sir David Hender son of England as its resident head, the league was already functioning from its Geneva offices, according to Mr. Davison, who admitted that he had conceived its organization be fore he resigned as chairman ofvthe American Red Cross war-work council. It would be supported, he stated, by assessments voluntarily borne by its member societies, add ing that the expenses for the- first two or three years already had been underwritten. Mr. Davison said the league would have a permanent staff, not only of secretarial workers, but of medical men, leaders in their fields, and sep arate departments for child welfare, tuberculosis, study of epidemics, and other subjects. er, will speak.1 Another guest will be. Joseph Cummings Chase, who painted a picture of Sergeant York at the front, by order of the govern ment. , The sergeant, who is an elder in the Church of the Christ and Chris tian Union at Pall Mall, and was for a time listed as a "conscious objec tor," declared it was "the hand of, God that guided us all and brought about the victory." 1 "I feel a heap stronger spiritually than when I went away," he said. "No man could pass through what I have wfthout feeling that way." Sergeant York said he was con sidering entering the ministry, but had not yet determined on his fu ture. Senator King of Utah Will Ask Deportation of Soviet Bureau Men Washington, May 22.-Senator King, democrat, of Utah, announced today that upon convening of the senate tomorrow he would introduce a resolution calling on the Depart ment of Labor to deport L. C. A. K. Martens and other'aliens connected with the Russian soviet bureau in New York. The senator declared the bureau was maintained with funds furnished by the Russian bolsheviki and that its purpose was to promote bol shevist propaganda in the United States. Senator King also announced that he would introduce another resolu tion proposing recognition of the all Russian government at Omsk as the de facto government of Russia. German Reports Show Existence of Big Mine Kelds in China Sea Seattle, May 22. German charts, recently surrendeded, disclosed the existence in the China' sea of a large mine field over which Amer ican steamships, ignorant of its ex istence, passed safely many- times, Capt. J. E. Guptill, master of the Pacific Steamship company's pas senger steamer Senator, said today, on arrival from the Orient. The German raider Wolff, in Sep tember, 1917, laid the mines in a field 60 miles long by two miles wide, but set them too deep to do. damage. , Chinese trawlers, commanded by British officers, are removing the mines. Captain Guptill asserted. One mine floated ashore on an island and killed 16 Chinese Malay islanders who started, to Tireak it up. Owners of Unlicensed Dogs To Be Arrested After June 1 Beginning June 1 owners of un licensed dogs will be arrested. During 1918, 3.595 dog licenses were issued by the city clerk. This year to date only 2,775 have been is sued. The shortage appears. to be largely on the South Side. OFFERS YOU GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES. D U WELCOMES VETS HOME Chief Executives of Nebraska and Kansas on Boat Char-'- tered to Meet Middle West Heroes. New York, May 22. (Special Telegram.) Eight ships', two of them the giant merchant vessel, Leviathan and Imperator, brought home 28,000 troops of the American expeditionary forces today. A large number of the troops were from the 89th division. These were drafted men from Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri and Col orado trained at Camp Fupston by Gen. Leonard Wood, who was at the pier to greet them. Also waiting were Governor Allen of Kansas and Governor McKelvie of Nebraska. - The two great transports came up the bay with the Leviathan leading by less than a half mile, and then docked at the same pier they used when under the German flag. The ships left Brest Thursday, May 15, the Imperator at 1 a. m. and the Leviathan at 8:30 p. m. There then developed a race, with the re sult that the latter vessel. overtook and passed the Imperator early on Tuesday morning. Former Commander on Bridge. On the bridge of the Imperator was her former ' commander, Com modore Thomas Kief. With him was Capt. Fritz Frederick Kruse, who formerly commanded the Cleve land. These officers; with others, were sent along to assist the Ameri cans in handling the ship. The ves sel, was under command -tf- Capt. John,K. Robinson of the United States navy. Among the civilian passengers on the Leviathan were Henry P. Da vison, chairman of the Red Cross war council, and Representatives Julius Kahn of California and Rich ard Olney of Massachusetts. Travel ing as a casual was Brig. Gen.- John son e Hagood. Mothers Welcome Boys. The boat which was chartered to go down the bay this morning with Governor "McKelvie1 of Nebraska and Governor Allen of Kansas and their parties to meet the Leviathan carried also many fathers, moth ers, wives and sisters and sweet hearts of the soldiers,- who have traveled 1,700 miles from Nebraska and Kansas to be present at the New York part- of the big celebration of the homecoming of these 2,000 mid west members of the 89th division. A 60-piece band has been em ployed for the occasion. The wel coming delegation will carry ban ners representing the cities of Oma ha, Lincoln, Hastings, Norfolk, Fre mont, Grand Island and Wayne. Governor at Biltmore. Governor McKelvie occupies a suite at the Biltmore hotel. ' Gov ernor Allen of Kansas has a suite at the Waldori-Astoria. Norris A. Huse, formerly of Norfolk, is chair man of the New York, committee of Nebraskans assisting in the welcome of these boys from France. y The welcome to be given the 89th division will equal and perhaps eclipse welcomes given to other home-coming divisions. Upon its arrival in New York to day and following the first welcome from the home folks, the 89th divi sion will be sent to near-by canton ments, where the men will go through the. delousing process. ' Entertainments Are Planned. It will probably be two or three days before they are allowed away from these camps cm pass. As soon as they are allowed leave there will be-a series of entertainments , for them at the Nebraska welcome com mittee headquarters, 125 West Forty-second street. Herethe soldiers will have all their "home town" pa- (Coptihaed on Pace Two, Column Three.) . A, . Will Present Bill to Raise Exemption on Income Taxes Washington, May 22: Comfort for the small-salaried man is pro vided in a bill introduced in con gress today by Representative Sa bath, democrat, of Illinois, for re vision of , the income tax section of the war revenue act. It provides that a single man's personal ex emption be fixed at $2,000 or double the amount' stipulated under the present law, while a married man would be' entitled to an exemption df $4,000. Persia Wants Protection From the United States New York, May 22. Persia would like to be "taken under the wing" of the United States, John L. Cald well, American minister to that country, said today before going aboard ship to return to Teheran. He was recently called to Parisby President Wilson, to furnish infor mation regarding affairs in Persia. GOVERNOR itilCKELVIE 1EE By Malt (I mi), Dally. UMs Dally aaa 8.. SS.K; oatilaa Mak. Allied Troops Turn. Bolshevik Position in Northern Russia London, Majr 22. The allied troops on the north Russian front have carried out a schedule turn-" ing movement against the main Bolshevik position, forcing the en emy to retreat southward, accord ing to a north Russian official communication received here this evening. Many prisoners were taken and the enemy also suffered heavy casualties. ; The communication says the turning movement was carried out May 20 north of Medvyejyagora, six miles south of Lumbushki, on the railway, and that the enemy was expelled from his position and is in full retreat. The towns of Lumbushki, Ost reche and Kolodari were taken. The bolsheviki have not suc ceeded in checink the advance on Petrograd. The . Finnish forces, according to British reports today, are within 45 miles of the city and the Esthonians are within 50. FRENCH PILOT TO MAKE ATTEMPT FOR SEA FLIGHT PRIZE a Lieut. Leth Jensen to Make Start in Two Months ; Wind Prevents Start of WC-4. St. Johns, N. F., May 22. The en try of another contestant for the London Daily Mail's $50,000 prize for 4the first transatlantic air flight was announced today , by Lt. Leth Jensen, French pilot aviator, here to select an airdrome site for a plane to be shipped from France. Lieutenant Jensen, having decided upon Mount Pearl plateau for his flight start, will leave tomorrow for France to supervise the completion of his machine. It will take about two months for him to be ready. His course will be direct to the British Isles and then to France. High Winds Prevent Start. Washington, May 22 High winds today again prevented the naval sea plane NC-4 from leaving Ponta del Gada for Lisbon' on the second leg of its transatlantic flight. The Navy department" this morning' "received the following mesage from Admiral Jackson at Ponta del Gada: "NC-4 will not leave today. Se'as too rough for start." The weather forecast for the Azores district cabled to the Navy department today held out promise that conditions might be favorable, tomorrow for the continuation of the flights as the blow from the southwest was moving northeast ward, y Allies Ask Attitude of Swiss Regarding Blockade of Germany Berne, May 22. (By the Asso ciated Press.) It is confirmed that the alliea and associated govern ments have addressed a question to the Swiss government as to whether it would be willing and ready to take measures for a severe blockade against Germany should circumstan stances require it. It is believed here this step is preparatory to ac tion, should Germany refuse to sigh the treaty. The publication of the question has made a painful impression in Switzerland and is commented upon' widely i . the press as an infringe ment of the right, and independence of small countries. 7 Garfield Would Have Supervision of Raw Materials Continued Chicago, May 22.Dt. Harry A. Garfield, United States fuel admin istrator, -in addressing the National Coal association today, ' expressed the opinion that the governmental supervision of business controlling the production of basic raw "materi als exercised during the war should be continued in so,me form after peace has been formally fleclared. He bad no definite plan, but thought that some arrangement should be worked out whereby capi tal, labor and'the public, represented by a governmental agency, should closely co-operate with the fullest publicity in the coal industry and other lines producing basic raw ma terials. Some such method, he said, would curb the tendency toward radical ism, and be for the benefit of indus try, as well as the public. Total Fire Losses of 1918 Aggregate $290,000,000 New York, May 22. Fire losses aggregating $290,000,000, the great est in any year except 1906, when the San Francisco earthquake and conflagration occurred, were report ed for 1918 to the National Board of Fire Underwriters here- today. The year also showed progress in bringing to bar' persons responsible for incendiary fires, according to a committee report which announced 441 convictions had been .obtained in 42 states. , Of these cases, it was stated, 172 were attempts to defraud the in surer, while 156 were attributed to pyromania or other forms of insanity. ' .''X day, S2.M: TWO TENTS tattata axtra. X V FIRE FOLLOWS BLAST IN STARCH PLANT; LOSS OVER $3,000,000 Few of 106 Employes of Night Shift in Douglas Works at Cedar Rapids Escape Death or Injuries; Many Near Factory Hurt by Flying Debris; People , In Office Buildings Cut by Glass. Cedar .Rapids, la.. May 22. A score of persons were killed and nearly 100 injured tonight by an explosion and fire which wrecked the Douglas starch works and consumed the rains. The loss was $3,000,000 to the Douglas plant in addition to damage caused to other property over a radius of more than a mile. v There were 106 etnnlnv in th COLONIAL ARMY WILL ADVANCE ON BUDAPEST Many Accused of Being Counter-Revolutionists. Exe cuted by Hun- -garian Reds. Vienna, May 22. (By Associated Press.) Many persons accused of being counter-revolutionists are be iirg executed in Budapest by the Hungarian communists, accor3ttng to dispatches received here. The victims usually are shot in front of the daytime or in the public school the day time or in the public school yard in the Markostrasse at night. Among those who are said to have been executed are Herr Holan, manager of the Kasachau Oder berg railway; Bishop Balthasar, a hostage from Debreczen, and Col onel Dormany, of the general staff, who was taken from a hospital. Several .girlSr-iWha. wwc-aceused of making tricolor rosettes for the counter-revolutionists, ' also were executed. The presiding judge of the revolutionary tribunal, which orders the executions, it is said, is a former locksmith, 22 years of age. Many bodies of men and women and girls, of the better classes have been found on the shores 'of islands in the Daube below the city. It is reported that they were arrested in the residential quarter of Buda and were thrown into the Danube by guards who were taking them to prisons in Pest. v Prepare to Cross River. French colonial troops, the re ports add, are expected to move on the city from the south. White guards and. couTtter-revofytionists are preparing to cross the river Theiss, where they have taken the positions evacuated .by the Rou manians who were withdrawn to the Bessarabian front. The bolshevik offensive against the Roumanians in Bessarabia is progressing, according to reports from Ukrainian sources, because of inability of the Ukrainians "to cut in behind the bolsheviki in the di rection of Kiev. General Petlura is said to be helpless because he has been deprived of the support of 50,000 West Ukrainian troops who are fighting unsuccessfully against the Poles. The advices say that the situa tion is considered serious for the Roumanians because they may also soon be attacked by the Hungarian communists. ' The position of the Ukrainians, it is said, is still more serious and the troops of the Moscow government are approaching Petlura's base at Tarnopol. House Makes Speed Record in Passage of Deficiency Bill Washington, May 22.-yPassage by the house late today of a deficiency bill providing urgent appropriations of $45,044,5Q0 for war risk allowance to soldiers and sailors' families and civil war pensioners made another speed record for the new house, which yesterday'adopted the woman suffrage resolution. One of the first sharp clashes of the session between republicans and democrats occurred during dis cussion of the deficiency bill. The measure authorizes appro priations of $39,615,000 for allow ances due May 1 ami June 1 to about 700,000 families of soldiers, sailors and marines, $3,000,000 for delayed civil war pensions and $2, 429,500 for administration of the war risk insurance bureau. , It was passed without a dissent ing vote after considerable par tisan discussion, republicans and democrats making counter-charges oK responsibility for payment de lays. Honor Cedar Rapids Man. Sioux City, la., May 22. The Iowa Federation of Labor conven tion today selected Fort Dodge for the convention city in 1920. and elected Fred A. Caufield of Cedar Rapids president. Charles B. Cain of Dubuque was re-elected vice president, and Earl C. Willey of Sioux City, secretary treasurer. THE WEATHER: Fair Fridays lightly warmer ia west portion; Saturday partly cloudy, poaaibly local thunder ahowert and cooler in west por tion!. . ' , - - : ft a.- m... M . m. M 7 a, m .49 8 a. m 64 a. m. ....... ,M 1 p. t a. m '..as S p. m ....11 4 p.vjn.........T4 5 p. m... p. n.... n 9 mm- 4A ii m b IS m 6J 70 a p. m IT JV factory when the, explosion occurred at 6:30 o'clock, only a few minutes after the day force of 400 had left" for home. The detonation was heard for 30 miles, and so severe was the concussion that persons were jarred from their chairs manv blocks away. The explosion is thought to have been due to mill dust, although the engineer of the plant believed . that ' his boiler had exploded, hurling him irom tne tactory. v Forty in Hospitals. ': Of those in the building at the time five unidentified bodies were found and taken to morgues; 15 were believed to bt buried in the' burning wreckage; 40 severely in jured were placed in hospitals; 26 were reported safe, and 20 were un accounted for, but believed ta have' escaped. The manager of the plant tonight said that no one knew how many were in the ruins, but esti mated the number at 15. " ' In addition to the employes in jured at the plant more than 50 citi zens were Injured by flying glast and falling bricks in their homes or while passing through the streets. The fire broke oat so soon after the explosion that it was impossible for the firemen and volunteer rescu ers to search the demolished plant thoroughly. Many persons -were caught under falling bricks and tim bers, and some of these were extri catejjTUyfiremen or by returned, soldiers- V': .!, , , Expect Death Toll to Crow. , v With the fire raging, cries were; heard coming from the drying" room- of the plant, but firemen were un able to cut their way in, and it was believed the death toll would grow. Several discharged overseas soldiers . aid in the rescue work. Additional explosions from the oil rooms scattered the burning wreck-' age and firemen were hard pressed to prevent the spreading of the flames tonearby industries. Men covered with starch were taken out of the ruins by their com- rades, and many thrilling rescues were made. Some of the victims were stark mad and did not know what had happened. One workman,, his head covered with his own blood, insisted that he was not hurt and that his rescuers should allow him to - go back i into the fire where it was warm. ' , Water mains were cut by the force of the explosion, making the work of the firemen harder because of the lack of water. An engineer who was blown Out of the building said he believed his boiler had exploded. General Manager Lenders would advance no theory as to the cause. Hotel Guests Thrown From Chain. Every window in the centrat part of the city was broken. Chimneys caved in on families at the supper table, and feuests in the dining room of hotels were thrown from their chairs. A Chicago traveling man, dining at the Magnus hotel, had his nose almost cut off by broken ' glassware. v The front of the city hall and the Y. M. C. A. building were shat tered. Ticket sellers in moving pic ture theaters were injured by falling glass. The Red Cross established first aid stations near the wrecked plant for the injured as they were brought from the wrecked plant. J. p. Boorman of Chicago was blown through the window of a ho teT and suffered cuts and bruises. Frank nflnman uac tatr sinf tf the plant blown off. kill him alive. His legs were He begged the crowd to C C. Craft, member of the fire de-. partment,' was seriously injured. Large Credit Sought by French Government Paris, May 22. The government today introduced a bill in the cham- ber -of deputies asking for' credits fi 12,948,886,526 francs, to cover mili. tary and. civil expenses for the sec ond six months of 1919 not included in the regular budget. The credits make a total for the year of 30,210,-: 425,942 francs, 'or 12)000,000,000 francs less than in 1918. y Military expenditures for the sec ond six months are estimated it 6.913,000,000 francs, which,' com pared with the first six months, means a reduction of nearly 43 per cent. The maintenance of troops in occupied German territory is set down at 1,000,000.000 francs, or 150, 000,000 less than the first six months. Poincare to Visit Belgium. Brussels, May " 22. President' Poincare of France will visit Bel gium about the middle of Tuna; Lesoir announces. ,