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I THE WEATHER: Partly cloudy Saturday and Sunday, with condition favorable for local thunder showeri; not much changa in temperature. Hourly temperatures: COMING - AN INTENSELY INTERESTING NTY3TERY STORY OF LOVE AND CRIME STARTS SUNDAY, The Omaha Daily Bee BRIEF RIGHT REEZY BITS OF NEWS S a. tn ?lj 1 p. m A a. m tl I 4 . ni 1 a. ni It 3 p. in .... M .... l ax 7S 4 n. m M PRIESTS ON STRIKE FOR INCREASE IN PAY. Rome. June 20. (By the Asso ciated Press.) A strike of priests , which is without precedent, had just occurred at Loreto. a celebrated re sort of pilgrims. The priests asked for an amelioration of tluir finan cial condition, owing to the high cost of living, and when their claims were not granted they stopped cel ebrating masses and performing other religious duties. PERSHING WILL VISIT LONDON NEXT TUESDAY. London. June 20. General Per shing, the American commander-in-chief, will come to London next Tuesday for an unofficial visit con tingent upon the Germans signing )he peace terms. While he is in England he will go to Oxford to receive the degree of doctor of civil aw. TO WRITE NEWCHAPTER IN BISBEE DEPORTATION. Douglas, Ariz.. June 20. A new chapter is about to be written in the now famous Bisbee deportation of July 12. 1917. Rob rt N. French, county attor ney of Cochis county, is preparing indictments against all of those per sons said to have been implicated in the deportations, it is announced. Indictments are reported to charge the crime of kidnaping. It i' said that the indictments will be filed within the next few days and that more than 500 persons will be involved. GIRLS, TAKE NOTICE! VILLA IS WITHOUT COOK. El Taso, Tex., June 20. Villa is without a cook. Pasqual Casaretti, un Italian, who has been with Villa rince he started his present cam paign, crossed the border Monday ind Friday was arraigned before a LTnited States commission, charged with violating the passpbrt law. Casaretti said he was with Villa when American artillery first fired into Mexico last Sunday night. "We were under a tree about a niile from the racetrack," he said. "The single cannon in Fort Hidalgo had just fired a solid shot which hit in the field nearby. We all laughed at this. That cannon only said 'boom' and hurt nobody. "Then we heard something down near th; American horder go 'boom' and there was a long 'sw-i-i-i-sh,' ending with a 'bang' right close by. " 'Los Americanos,' Villa shouted, and galloned away toward the mountains." GIRL STUDENT WEDS ANN ARBOR COBBLER. Ann Arbor, Mich., June 20. Mary Helen Meader, youngest daughter of Prof. C. L. Meader. head of the Russian department of the Univer sity of Michigan and professor of general linguistics, is the bride of Albert Edwin Burt, an Ann Arbor cobbler. The couple have left for a canoe honeymoon trip. Miss Meader is a freshman in the uni versity. Both are socialists. NEW BOARD WALK PALACE OPENS TODAY. Atlantic City, N. J.. June 20. The new Ambassador hotel, the latest of this resort's board walk palaces, will be opened with great eclat Satur day night. The ceremony will be a great western event, for D. M. Lin nard. head of the company that erected the building, is one of the best known hotel men in the west and is the moving spirit in the Lin nard chain of hotels. The Ambassador is one of the most beautiful hotels in the coun try. To grace the occasion there will be present a notable assembly of United States senators and mem bers of the lower house. SAYS SILVER WILL NOT GO BELOW $1 AN OUNCE. Reno, Nov., June 20. That '.he price of silver will not fall behnv $1 an ounce in less than seven years, and probably for several years lator than that, is the statement made here by Raymond T. Baker, director of the United States mint, who is en route to San Francisco for the annual accounting of the 'mint at that place. Baker says that M.e probability of congress repealing the Pittman silver bill is very re mote. "If the government were to pur chase the entire silver production of the United State for the next five years," said Baker, "the silver to be melted and sold to the allies of the United States under the terms of the Pittman bill would not be re placed. It would be impossible to purchase the entire output of the mines of the United States, hence it will be a somewhat longer period than five years before the replace ment would be completed. "The government has melted, un der the Pittman bill. 270,000.000 ounces of silver and 200.000.000 ounces have been sent abroad. The silver production of the United States last ",year was 77,000,000 ounces." CREW MAROONED ON BARREN ISLAND It !..!.. T "7(1 C.rt n P Wall of Honolulu and a crew of seven of the schooner Luka. w days .rfiii from Suva. Fiii islands, are believed by shipping men here to be marooned on Mint isiana, i.uwu miles south ot Honolulu, ana in death bv starvation. -The captain of the barkentine Alta, which arrived at San Fran XT av 17 from the South Pa cific, was signalled by fire from Flint Jsland, but Decause or ncavy seas and strong tidal currents was unable to put boats ashore. The ir in a desnerate situa tion as Flint Island is little more than a coral reef on which there is tr nnr fond. There IS iCIUili " " ' " .. .. t no naval vessel here available lor a rescue cruise. FORM LEAGUE TO PUSH t.nwnEN FOR PRESIDENT Chicago. June 20. Leading mem bers of the Hamilton club organ- ' zized the "Hamilton Club Lowdcn league" to make Gov. Frank O. " t n.uUn of Illinois.' the reoubUcan . nominfe for president. The gover nor has never committed himseU as to nreiidential aspirations and the i league seeics 10 oumu ui u into uie rac. VOL. 49 NO. 3. DEBATE ON COVENANT BRINGS DP NEW ISSUE Opponents Charge Majority of Members Might Bring World Under Dominion of Vatican. Washington, June 20. While the enate was threshing over issues of the league of nations controversy 'n four hours of running debate, league opponents started a revival of sentiment for some definite ac tion en the subject. The debate, which several times ;an into bitter passages, turned up a new issue when it was charged that the league would have a major ity of members who might be in tluenced to bring the whole civilized world under the domination of the Vatican The discussion outside the senate chamber regarding the course of league opponents developed con siderable, difference of opinion imong the leaders and failed to pro duce any definite plan of action. Rcot Takes Central Part. In these discussions Elihu Root, former secretary of state, was a central figure, talking over the sit uation with Senator Knox, repub lican, Pennsylvania, and other op position leaders. Chairman Lodge of the foreign relations committee returned to the capital tt take part in the conference. Some senators thought the oppo sition would bring its plan to the point of action Saturday so the senate could go on record before the peace negotiations end at Ver sailles Monday. The more generaf prediction, however, was that the subject would go over into next week. It was Senator Sherman, repub lican. Illinois, who introduced tl J? religious feature. Rcalling the t't ditional papal claims to temporal power, he warned that the 24 dele gates representing Catholic nations in the league assembly would hold in the hands a dangerous power to reunite church and state. Calls Inferences Monstrous. Senator Ashurst, democrat. Ari zona, replied, declaring the infer ences drawn were "monstrous" and would not be taken seriously by any sensible man. Senator Sheppard, democrat, Texas, eulogized the league as offering "the firmest bar rier against war humanity has yet known." Consideration of opposition plans centered during the dav around Senator Knox's request by which the senate would ask that if be per mitted to pass on the peace terms without accepting or rejecting tor the present the league of nations. At first it had been hoped to get action on this proposal before Mon day, but the best its supporters now believe possible is a test vote. Farmers Council Opposed to Potash Legislation Wadiinaton Tune 20. fSnecial Telegram.) Benjamin C. M. Arch, director of legislation of the Farm ers' National council, in a statement today before the ways and means ,.nmm;tt rn Viniici" hill 480. rpcrard- ing potash, said that the bill was class legislation designed to protect .riilti intrctc wliirh will nrob- ably result as similar measures have, in building up a potasn trust in tms country. He said the farmers ob ject U' having their pockets picked by an act of congress. Arrest of Chinese Students Result of Anti-Jap Boycott wV;irrtnn Tiinr ?0 Arres of 6,000 Chinese' students at FuchoSv by Chinese and Japanese military authorities was said in ornciai cir hrre to have resulted from the anti-Japanese boycott growing out of the decision ot tne peace con ference on the Shantung question. TUa PViinpcp authorities, fearins forcible action by Japan, are said to have been trying to stop tne Boy cott, which has been largely foment ed bv Chinese students. Hamburg Harbor Is Under Martial Law for Food Riots C penhagen, June 20. Martial law has been proclaimed in the en tire zone of Hamburg harbor as a consequence of an increase in raids upon food depots. v When the Whistle Blows at the Packing Houses scores of men and women leave their work and are soon homeward bound. A splendid Bee photo showing the above has been chosen as the Next Sunday's Bee Rotogravure Section There re other pictures of national events and people as well as a dandy picture of a group of Omaha Camp Fire Girls. Be sure and have The Bee . Sunday as well as every day in the year. Something: new all the time. ' Phone Tylef 1000 Now and have The Bee carrier stop regularly at your house. EMtnd Mcoad-cliu matter May 28, 1901. al Omaha P. O. iindtr act al March 3. ISfO. ni "r JV MJ British Airship Gives Huns Inkling of What is In Store if. Treaty Is Refused R-34 Sails Over Berlin, Low Enough to Give View of Capacity for Doing Damage; Crew of Men, Dogs and Cat Go Through Hair-Raising Experience When Heavy Fog Makes Landing Impossible. By ROBERT WELLES RITCHIE. I'nivertial Service Stuff Correspondent. (Special Cable Dispatch.) London, June 20. The R-34 re turned Thursday afternoon from what is semiofficially described as an "interesting mission, successfully accomplished." Though the admiralty is silent the story will not down that the big dirigible circled over Berlin. It is admitted that it touched Baltic ports on its "interesting mission." Report also has it she penetrated as far east as Danzig. No official statement whatever has been issued up to this cabling. The blimp's future movements de pend entirely on whether peace is signed. If it is signed, it will de part for New York as soon as its landing place on Hazelhurst field is thoroughly prepared. Followed Armistice Terms. On its visit to Germany, it car ried no bombs, adhering strictly to the terms of the armistice, the story goes. It appeared just as an inno cent sky voyager, "just happening to pass that way." But it is said to have dropped low enough to per mit anxious Germans to see through telescopes its capability of do'ng damage on an enormous scale. She is said to have left her moorings at East Fortune last Tuesday night and headed directly across the Torth sea for Heligo land. At daylight, according to the story, she turned inland so as to fly over the most important Ger man cities. It was not a hurried WITNESS QUOTES SAYINGS TO SHOW FORD ANARCHIST Testimony in $1,000,000 Damage Case Returns to Subject Matter. Mount Clemens, June 20 Henry Ford's $1,000,000 libel suit against the Chicago Daily Tribune, which the plaintiff asserts has wandered tar afield since it started six weeks ago, returned squarely to the sub iect matter Friday. Jesse S. Reeves, professor of po litical science at the University of Michigan, called by the defense, tes tified that many of Mr., Ford's ut terances as quoted in a magazine ar ticle by Edward Marshall, expressed the sime beliefs as witness had seen in the writings of well-recognized anarchists. 1 Among leading anarchists named by Professor Reeves were Godwin, Prudhaun, Bakenin, Benjamin R. Tucker and Tolstoy. He said that these writers lay down the principle that no one state is of paramount importance and oppose all wars. The witness then quoted the following utterances credited to Mr. Ford as being anarchistic: "The trouble is we are talking :ibout this country, this state, this city, this factory, as if one country, one state, one city, one factory, could be of paramount importance." Ask Germans to Evacuate Russian Territory Speedily. Berlin, June 20.--General Nudant, lepresentative of Marshal Foch. at Spa, in a note addressed to the Ger man armistice commission on be half of the allied and associated powers, requested the German gov ernment to take the most speedy measures, first to prevent any ad vance of German troops northward in the direction of Esthonia, and, second, to bring about the immedi ate evacuation of Windau aad Lilian and the speediest possible evacua tion of all territories which before the war were part of the Russian empire. President-Elect of Brazil Arrives From Paris Visit New York, June 20. Dr. Epi tacio Pessoa. president elect of Bra zil, was welcomed to New York early today when the U. S. S. 1m perator arrived in the harbor. While here Dr. Pessoa will be the guest of -the city and tomorrow he will leave with his party for Wash ington where he will remain several days as tlie guest of th.e United States government. Returning to New York, the visi tors will be entertained here again before department on a tour of the country which will take them as far west as St. Louis. OMAHA, SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1919. flight, but a leisurely loafing across Germany to Berlin, it is said. Also, the monster is said to have carried a new flag to Germany, the union jack in a blue field, which is distinctive of the air forces. She carried a normal crew and full capacity of fuel, the report avers. Was Hair-Raising Experience. But here is the story of the ad ventures which recently befell the blimp's crew and passengers during her enforced 21-hour flight over northern England and the North sea. This all-night groping in the fog with no food and little sense of direction, was a hair-raising thriller, and no mistake about that. The cruise of thrills began shortly after 6 p. m., when the great airship left her moorings at lnch innan, on the Clyde, bound for the East Fortune aerodrome at Had dingtonshire. Disposed in the great ship's gondolas were 31 men, three dogs and a boisterous cat who is the pet of the airship's crew. Most important among the human freight were General Maitland, director of airship service under the air minis try, and Colonel Hicks, another im portant functionary of the newly created department of commercial flying in Briton. Landing Impossible. The R-34 winged her way daintily to a spot over her destination, only to find that a heavy fog between the ship and the landing ground made a descent practically impossible. Then the wireless equipment came into (Continued on Page Five, Column Six.) CHILD'S HEAD IS CRUSHED UNDER WHEEL OF TRUCK Three -Year-Old Girl Instantly Killed in Accident on Bauman Avenue.' Helen Erickson, 3-year-old daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Erick son, 2874 Bauman avenue, was n stantly killed at 3:35 p. m. yester day when the wheel of a truck driv en by J. H. Burns for the Gordon Rainalter Candy company passed over her neck and head. The acci dent occurred at Twenty-sixth and Bauman avenue. Dr. E. C. Moore was called, hut the tittle girl died a few minutes after the accident. Burns was taken to the police sta tion and booked for investigation. He was later released on a $2,000 bond. He told police he was driv ing east on Bauman avenue when the little girl ran from behind a Dreslrer Brothers' delivery truck. He had been driving a truck for the Gordon Rainalter company for sev en years, he said, without an acci dent. County Attorney Shotwell or dered the body taken to the N. P. Swanson undertaking parlors. An inquest will be held. The little girl is pflrvived by her parents and a sister, June, 5 years old. Hearings Toward Revision of Tariff Will Start in July Washington, June 20. Hearings looking toward a general revision of the tariff will be started by the house ways and means committee soon after July 4, Chairman Ford ney of the committee announced .if ter the close of hearings on the re quest of the potash and dye indus tries for protection. Mr. Fordney said the committee proposes to go extensively and ex haustively into the whole subject, with a view to drafting a bill re vising the tariff in accordance with the campaign promises of the re publican majority in congsess. Labor Refuses to Ask for Release of Prisoners Atlantic City. N. J., June 20. The American Federation of Labor, in convention here, refused today to ask for the release of so-called political and industrial prisoners convicted under the espionage and other war-time acts. Instead, the federation adopted a modified res olution requesting that these acts be rescinded with the formal coining of peace. nn CHARGES ENEMIES LINED UP Attorney General Palmer Turns Sharply on Accusers at Hearing Marked by Continual Snarl. Washington, June 20. Attorney Genera1 Palmer, at the first public hearing in the fight to prevent con firmation by the senate of his ap pointment, turned sharply upon his accusers and boldly charged that they were aligned with German in terests in a concerted attempt to discredit his administration as alien property custodian. During the year and a half he was in charge of the office, Mr. Palmer declared, he had been denounced by every enemy alien and every friend and attorney of every enemy alien in this country and that in Berlin he was characterized as the "official American pickpocket." Every friend of the 40,000 aliens whose property had been seized were attacking him. he said, because his organization had seized enemy property and captured the German industrial army in the United States. It would be shown he told the committee, that th par ticular charges lodged against him were not based on the ground that he had sold enemy plants at too. low a price, but that he had sold them to Americans wo' had turned them to profitable account. . For nearly five hours, the senate judiciary subcommittee conducting an open inquiry at the request of th attorney general, was in a con tinual snarl. Meeting Closes Abruptly. The bitter feeling remained to the end, the meeting closing abruptly and in disorder, with the announce ment another session would be held Saturday. There was a strong be lief at the capitol tonight that no further hearings of consequence would be held and that the commit tee would recommend confirmation of Mr. Palmer's nomination. The, first evidence of bitterness was displayed at the very outset, when Senator Walsh, democrat, cf Montana, charged Merton E. Lewis, formerly attorney general of New York, with deceiving the committee last week, through failure to qujte all of the sections of the law bear ing on the right of the alien prop erty custodian to seize enemy prop erty. Mr. Lewis, who is counsel for Harvey T. Andrews, the particular complainant, frankly stated fhat he had been in error and that he had come prepared to offer his apologias. Senator Walsh retorted that while he accepted the statement without reservation. Mr. Lewis should real ize that the committee thereafter could not rely on anything he said. Frequently during the presenta tion by Mr. Lewis of documentary evidence, he clashed with Mr. Palm er, and no effort apparently was made by either to conceal his fe-l-ing of hostility. Breaks With Frelinghuysen. Near the close of the session the attorney general came to an open breach with Senator Frelinghuysen, republican, of New Jersey, leader in thq fight to prevent confirmation of (Continued on rage Fire. Column Four.) Sell Revenue Stamps for Use After July 1 ; Liquor Prohibited Washington, June 20. Although foreseeing "no reason to doubt that war-time prohibition will become ef fective July 1," the internal revenue bureau, in accordance with an opin ion of the attorney general, will con tinue the sale of tax stamps for intoxicating beverages after that date. Commissioner Roper said, however, the sale would be wifli the distinct understanding that the man ufacture or sale of prohibited bev erages was in no way authorized. Commissioner Roper explained that the bureau necessarily would continue to enforce the tax laws as related to alcoholic beverages until they were repealed by congress. No provision for repeal is contained in the legislation now before congress for enforcing war-time and consti tutional prohibition. WITH HUNS By Mall (I year). Dally. 14.50: Sunday. MM; Dally and Sun.. $5.50: outilda Nib. aoataga aitra. E ORGANIZED LABOR VOTES APPROVAL OF LEAGUE COVENANT Labor Provisions Weakened, But , Not Materially, Wilson Cables. Atlantic City, N. J., June 20. Or ganized labor Friday endorsed the league of nations covenant and the labor provisions it contains which, according to a cable message from President Wilson, have been weak ened, although not materially. In giving its approval by a vote of 29,750 against 420, the reconstruc tion convention of the American Federation of Labor made it clear that "nothing in the endorsement can he construed as denying the right of self-determination and free dom to Ireland, as recognized by this convention." An amendment containing the Irish provision was adopted unanimously. YALEOARSMEN BEAT HARVARD BY HALFLENGTH Four-Mile Varsity Race One of Bitterest Struggles Ever Staged on Historic Waterway. New London, Conn., June 20 Rowing a beautifully timed race. Yale defeated Harvard in the four mile varsity event on the Thames today by a scant half length of open water after one of the bitterest struggles ever staged on this his toric waterway. For more than a mile and a half the craft raced side by side so closely aligned that the official timers could not be sure of a fraction of a second difference be tween the various half-mile flags. It was not' until the two-mile posts were reached that the blue blades could drive the bow of their shell even a few feet ahead of that of the crimson. The Cambridge crew made a desperate attempt to turn defeat into victory half a mile from the finish and for a moment picked up a trifle of the distance, but Yale answered with a spurt which slowly drew them away as the crimson oarsmen, exhausted by their efforts, rolled on their slides and slcwly lost headway with the finish posts almost within their reach. The regatta was the first to be rowed since 1916, and the victory breaks the tie which has existed since the last race, when Harvard won her 25th big race in the ser.;es of intcr-varsity contests which date back into the early 50s. The official times were: Yale, 21:421-5; Harvard. 21:47 2-5. Wilson Will Await Action of Senate Relative to League Paris, June 20. (By the Associ ated Press.) It is authoritatively stated President Wilson intends to defer any action relative to Amer ican participation in the league of nations until the senate has ratifed or rejected the peace treaty and the American position has been dfinite ly established concerning the league. It is stated no appointment of any kind will he made until the sen ate finally acts. Meantime such work a is being done on the league is wholly tenta tive so far as the United States is concerned, and while there is every hope and expectation the covenant will be ratified as part of the treaty, it is said authoritatively there is no purpose to anticipate this result or in any way commit the country to ratification. Applications Made for New Banks in South Dakota Washington. June 20. (Special Telegram. Applications have been made at the Treasury department for authority to organize national banks in South Dakota as follows: The First National of Fanner, capi tal $25,000; the First National Bank of Davis, capital $25,000j the First National Bank of Trail City, capital $25,000. The charter of the First National Bank of Rock Valley, la.,' has been extended to June 19, 1939. Do Not Give Full Figures. Paris, June 20. (Havas.) Leon Ambrami, under secretary in the ministry of war, announced today that more than 60.000 French pris oners in excess of the figures given by the Germans were found in Ger many. The number of French soldiers missing in action has reached 314,000 the under secretary said. TWO CENTS. NOSKE OR MUELLER EXPECTED TO HEAD NEW GOVERNMENT President Ebert Decides to Retire With Chancellor Scheidemann; American Delegation at Paris Inter prets Change in Administration as Indication That Germany Will Sign Peace Treaty. By the Associated Press. Berlin, June 20. The cabinet resigned at 2 o'clock this morning. President Ebert will retain his office temporarily. It was stated on good authority today that President Ebert had decided to stand or fall with Chancellor Scheide mann, because he felt that he must resign rather than sign the peace treaty. May Take Place of Premier Vacated by Scheidemann ITALY AGREES ' TO ACCEPT FIUME PLANOF ALLIES Report From Rome Says En voys Have Been Directed to Adopt Dalmation Settle- ment Proposals. Taris, June 20. (By the Associ ated Press.) The Italian delegation to the peace conference has been di rected from Rome to accept the proposition for the settlement of the Dalmatian controversy made by Premiers Clemcnceau, Lloyd George and President Wilson, ac cording to the Paris office of Rent er's. Ltd. The council of three, composed of Premiers Lloyd 'George and Cle menceau and President Wilson, met this afternoon and it is understood, discussed tne German situation and the Italian cabinet crisis. The Austrian delegation has sent a fourth note to the peace confer ence protesting against the German Austrian republic "being made the heir of all the responsibilities of the Austro-Hungarian empire." It points out that at the time war was declared the foreign minister, his two principal collaborators and almost all of Austria's ambassadors were Hungarian and maintains that the "responsibility for the war is common to all states forming the empire that has vanished." Bockenkamp Wins His Way to Final in Golf Tournament St. Louis, June 20. Breaking the course record by two strokes with a 71, Richard Bockenkamp, a public links golfer of St. Louis, 18 years old, today defeated L. D. Bromfield of Denver, who played a game- only slightly less brilliant, 2 and 1 in the semi-finals of the western amateur golf championship, and won the right to play the finals with Harry G. Legg of Minneapolis, who elim inated Clarence Wolff of St. Louis, medalist of the tournament, 5 and 4 special feature r delivered to your home next fx A.. a &$::::: Li 1. II. ..... h a. m V . ni 1A a. m.,... II a. m i'i noon M ,1 p. nt M ID A p. m M so 1 p. ni M 79; 8 p. m 83 (ppri ') Noske and Mueller in Par Between Herr Noske, the minister of defense, iid Dr. Mueller, under secretary of the war food bureau, the race for the premiership' seems to be a strong one, although Muel ler seems to have the advantage on account of his greater adaptab;l;ty in meeting the desires of the inde pendents. An independent leader told the correspondent today it was a mat ter of indifference to the independ ents who was chosen, as neither man was liked, but that Noske wis least liked because he would antag onize nunareas ot thousands ot per sons who regard him as a "blood hound and oppressor." The democrats, still fighting against signing, today expelled , Baron von Richthofen from the peace committee, because he favored signing the treaty. Ebert to Remain Temporarily, President Ebert will remain in office pending the formation of a cabinet, which is a difficult task, because nobody or any party wants to shoulder the responsibility of cinrnitlfr itio r a i r tr.oi.i It is understood the national as- scmuiy tomorrow may vote a .ri-r erendum ot the entire people for Sunday, June 29, at which signa ture of the terms will be submitted for ratification. It is claimed this would result in a huge vote of ap proval, since the people are sick of war and want peace on any. terms. Opposition to Gustav Noske, min ister of national defense, as the successor of Chancellor ScheiJe mann, is increasing, while Dr. Muel ler is on record as declining the premiership, pleading illness. There is talk of a temporary directorate of five members to rule Germany in case President Ebert fails to form a cabinet, but this plan is unpopular and is not likely to be adopted ex cept as an emergency measure. The cabinet members have prom ised to serve until new ministers are chosen. Expect Germans To Sign. Paris. June 20. The news of the political changes in Germany was made known to the American dele gation while it was meeting with President Wilson. It caused con siderable satisfaction and was inter preted as an indication that Ger many will accept the treaty. The . latest reports received ovei the military wire from Weimar indi cate that at 9 o'clock this evening (Friday) Germany is still in tin throes of a reconstitution of the ad ministration in an endeavor to get government that is capable ol signing the peace treaty. It is cxected in Paris -an exten sion of time will be asked by the Germans if they are unable to agree in the time accorded. A member'ol the American delegation, said a short extension of timi miaht h granted under this contingency. Indications that a psychological swing in favor of signing the peace treaty has set in in Germany and that all political parties were af fected by it ' were received in dis patches from Germany to the peace conference Friday. Opinion Swings Around. Last night, before the Scheide mann government handed in it resignation, a small majority of the cabinet opposed signing and a small majority of the national assembly was in favor of it. All parties, ex. (ronCnnrd on Y FW, Column Sli.) Witnesses Tell of Wanton Destruction of Equipment Washington. June 20. Stories of wanton destruction of clothing and other army equipment, both old and new, were recited to the house com mittee investigating wartime ex penditures of the War department by tnrie members of Company L, 23d engineers. Their testimony was largely along the line of that given by Sergt. C. B. Malcolm, in opening the inquiry. The witnesses, Corporal Charles W. Seymour of Chicago, and Pri vates Thomas C. Johnson, Ontario, Ore., and W. T. Gardner. Portland. Or;., who were members of Mal-colm'- squad, were in charge of German prisoners working in a road between Souilly and Ippecourt, Franc-. last March. Two Aviators Killed. San Antonio, Tex., June 20. Two army aviators whose names could not be learned were killed and two pUncs of squadrons flying from El lington field, Houston, Texas, to the Texas border were wrecked at Del Rio, Texas, according to a long distance message from ther -