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
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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.
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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.
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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. ,
