The Omaha Daily Bee- .1 " N v r' r. VOL. NO. 232. , Cattrrt it Hci.tlan mttw Miy a, IM, if Ontlia P. 0. . Ml ( Mwta . 187. OMAHA, MONDAY,' MARCH 1$,. 1920. By Mill (I ttr. 8ll, W.M: Sueeay. IJ.SO: Pally and Sua.. I7.M: eiiulie Nik. BMtue extra. TWO CENTS. V .t 3 12 rn nn LlViJ JV . . - . j IB z1 BODY BLOVJ DELIVERED TO TREATY President Wilson Rejects Com promise Modification o f Lodge on Article Ten in Let ter to Senator Hitchcock. DEMOCRATIC REVOLT 1 IMMINENT ON ROLL CALL Four-to-Six Vote Margin Claimed by 'Administration Wilson Stand Emphatic ' Against Real Reservations. By ARTHUR SEARS. HENNING , Chicago Trihune-Omaha D InarS Wire. Washington," March 14. President Wilson has delivered anqther blow to ratification of the (German peace treaty with jreservations to the league of nations covenant protective of the "special national interests" bf the United States. ' It transpired today that within the .last 48 hours there has been a new exchange of Correspondence between Senator Hitchcock, the democratic leader ot the senate, and the White House, in which the president flatly rejected the latest compromise on article 10 and the revised version of all other reservations put forward to catch democratic votes. Rejects Compromise Plan. Mr. Wilson Returned the modifi cations adopted and others' suggest ed in a letteTTn which he asserted that he found the revised reserva tions fully as nullifying of the cove- nant as the original Lodge reserva-J tions. This was the president's reception of the efforts of Senator Simmons, democrat, to work out a compromise - Svhich "Vvduld command a" two-thirds"' vote of the senate on the ratification roll. call. Senator Simmons calcu lated that he was only two votes short of- the requisite number when the president's latest pronuncia mento leached Senator Hitchcock and upset the compromise program. Several democrats who had prom ised Simmons support immediately dodged back into the administration lines and the North Carolina senator abandoned his project With the president stiffening his opposition to reservations that really reserve, the defeat of the treaty in the senate this week is the prospect. There is only one development that ran assure ratification and that is the desertion pf the White House on the final roll call of about '30 democrats. . Four Vote Lead. . The spirit of revolt is strong on the. democratic; side, particularly among senators, "who are candidates forire-election this year and dislike the prospect of facing their con stituents on the. president s issue of the league without qualifications. Senator Hitchcock is fully prepared for he defection of as many as 25 democrats who wilf vote for the treaty with reservations on the rati fication roll call. He is confident that he can hold 17 in line and with the IS republican anl four democratic irreconcilables, defeat ratification with the reservations by four votes. Some there are who predict from long experience with such situations that there will be a further break of the democratic ranks at the last min ute, sufficient to accomplish ratificay tion. But Senator Eorah, republican irreconcilable, who has been one of these prophets, bas changed his mind and now predicts the failure of the treaty by from four to six votes. The indications are that the sub stitute reservation of article 10 will be adopted tomorrow.On Tuesday the senate is to consider some re maining reservations, including that on Egypt and the Knox financial arovisiotv clearing the way for a inal vote on Thursday or Friday. Watch German Revolution. ' Senators are divided in view of the possible effect or the German revo lution on the treaty. Senator Hitch cock thought it would" have no ef fect. Senator Lenroot thought it ' could only affect a negotiation of a new peace if this treaty fails. "This revolution," said Senator Shields, democrat, "indicates the wars into which the United States probably would be drawn' if it be came a member of the league of na tions as drafted. It shows the m- advisability of the ratification of the peace treaty and the league of na tions covenant." A . . V "It looks as " though the party which now .has, assumed control is the $am party with which President Wilson refused to deal in negotiat ing peace before the close of the war, said Senator Walsh of Mon tana, democrat. "If that is so how can we consistently go- ahead ana make, a treaty-with that party now? I cannot of course speak for (he president but it would seem to me '.hat under these circumstances the treaty might be withdrawn from the senate. On- the other hand, if thrs revolution . is merely a change of power from one political party to another, with the republican form of government to continue, then the treat could be made." v DARKEST NIGHT FOR AMERICANS IN MEXICO NOW Heartsick at Lack of Interest Wilson Takes in Their Welfare or Busi ness. By PHILIP KINSLEY. ' Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leased Wire. New Orleans, La., March 14. "Pay my agent '30,000 pesos before a certain day, or take the conse quences." was the burden of a note received from Felix Diaz, outlaw and rebel leader, by an American merchant in Mexico recently. The money was paid. "Pav roe 2,000 pesos at once." read a similai note which came along a little later from Higinio Aguilar, the aged bandit of the Vera Cruz hills, an active old rascal who is said to be able to leap on his horse without touching the stirrups. The money was paid. . f "We always pay there is nothing else to do," said another .man who had often been approached by ban dits at h if. place in the country for supplies of various kinds. f y --' Where Is Government? Where is the government? Dur ing the last few months Carranza has sought to give greater protec tion to the Vera Cruz district. He has 5,000 federal troops in the dis trict Most of them hang around the railroad or the towns, trying to live on their one. peso a day. In the hills, forming. semi-circle around the town; are at least 5,000 rebels.' Diaz has his headquar ters northwest, in the foothills be- NEW CHARGES OF MURDER FILED AGAINST I. W. W. Two Men Were Found Guilty By Jury in Armistice Day Killings. Montesano, ' Wash., March 14 Elmar - Smith-and Mike Sheehan. who were found not guiltyvof the murder of Warren O. Grimm, one of tour .former soldiers slain during an Armistice day parade at Centralia, Wash., were taken to Centralia, where charges of murder in connec tion with the death of Arthur Mc Elfresh awaited them. Loren Rob erts who also was acquitted on the ground .of insanity, remained in jail here with the seven I. W. W. found guilty of second degree murder in connection with the death of Grimm. Dan Cupid Again Wins Despite Objections of Young Girl's Mother Chicago Trlbnne-Omaha Bee Leased Wire, Mrs. Frank Townley Brown, 426 Surf street, announces the mar riage of her daughter, Philippe Marshall Brown, to George G. Urupe, jr., of Cedar Rapids, la., in Chicago, Sunday, March 14, 1920. Chicago, March 14. That's the way the story ends. But the begin ning of it and the progress of it is another matter. - For 11 years Philippe Brown had attended one boarding school after another. When the war 'broke out George G. Grupe, jr., son . of a prominent wholesaler of Cedar Rapids, la., "en listed jn the aviation corps. When, he was given a furlough he came to Chicago. Young Grupe and Miss Brown met and Dan Cupid was also a member of the party. They fell desperately in love, but the mother told them they must wait. Philippe returned to Ely Court,- fashionable girls' school at Greenwich, Conn., and young Grupe went back ; to Cedar Rapids. .' Early last week Miss Brown dis appeared from Ely Coart. A day or so later young Grupe disappeared from Cedar Rapids. Sunday a mu tual friend secured a license and a solitaire ring, a taxicab and a minister and in a few minutes it was all over. ' Bridegroom on Hand for Bride' Before Daylight Philadelphia, PaMarch 14. Weil dressed and carrying a bouquet, Pietro Servizzi, 24 years . old, who came from Italy several years ago and prospered in Cincinnati, entered the detention house of the Gloucester immigrant station before daylight to claim his bride, who arrived the day before aboard the steamship Casenta. She was . Miss Aurora' Cingolian. The marriage, delayed because the war prevented her coming to Amer ica soonct", took place in the rectory of St Mary's Catholic church. Gloucester, and they took the next train to Cincinnati. - Offices in City National Bank Are Raided by Thief A sneak thief, Sunday afternoon raided a number of the offices in the City National bank -building. Gold was taken from two dental offices. Dr. A. J. Bauman lost $40 fn gold plate and 'scrap gold, gold solder worth $1.50 and two gold crowns valued at $6. In Dr. Scott Covalt's office the thief got $7 wprth of dental gold. The office" of Dr. Donald Mac rae was also raided but nothing was taken -7. ' Makes Americans Give Up Huge Ransoms in Order to Gain Release PS FELIX DIAZ. tween Mizantla and Nautla. Just south of him is Aguilar, who is a follower of the Villa cause. Pedro (Continued an Page -Two, Column Two.) ASK NEBRASKANS TO EAT CHEAPER MEAT ONE WEEK Plan Is Nation-Wide and Is to Be Tried in Drive on H.C.L. " .Washington, March !4. Weeks in which the Department, of Justice wili initiate its plan to "save money on meat" in groups of states were an nounced to' supplement the March 22 to March 27 period when Iowa and seven other states will start the plan. Retail dealers will carry un usual stocks of the cheaper cuts of meats, wnich consumers are urged to buy. ' , Week beginning March ZV, Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, Washing ton, New Hampshire,' Connecticut, Rhode Island, Oregon and Cali fornia; April 5, southern states; April 7, Texas, Kansas, South Da kota, North Dakota, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Minnesota, Montana, Wyoming, Utah and Arizona. it customers wouia Duy tnese cheaper but "highly nutritious and palatable" quts during these weeks, the department's statement said, "the saving effected will be tremendous and the slackened demand for the cuts now popular will result in lower prices .hereon." It added that the popular cufs were frequently 50 to 60 per cent higher than the cheaper meat ' , Last Booty of Marines To See Duty in France ( Reach, United States New York. March 14. A detach ment of ,40 United States marines, the last to see duty in France, ar rived here Sunday j'on the French line steamship Niagara from Bor deaux. I The last service in France per formed by the men was the guard ing of the- LaFayette radio station near Bordeaux, which has been turned over to the French govern ment The detachment was commanded by Sergt. Philip S. McCaffrey of Tonganoxie, '.Kan., and included among others Sergt. Orville John-, son of Fresno, Cal., a. nephew of Senator Hiram W. Johnson. v Judge Weep? Over Loss of His Much-Lovecl Mint Bed Los Angeles. March 14. Judge M. R. King of Santa Monica, has for years cultivated a bed of mint in the yard of his home and he ap peared in court wearing a sprig of mint in the buttonhole of his coat. He pulled from his.desk a number of sprigs of the fragrant mint and pre sented then, to the court attendants. "Boys, this is owe of the saddest days of my life.' Wear these little emblems of sorrow. St Patrick-banished the snakes and the government has banished the mint juleps, the greatest boon a tired man ever Uad concocted, I destroyed my mint bed to make room for calla lillies. That is why. I weep," said the judge, as he removed his eye glasses and ap plied a handkerchief. Rocky Mountain States 1 : - Swept by Heavy Gale Denver, Colo.," March, 14. The' Rocky Mountain states were swept Sunday by a 60-njile gale which in places blew down telegraph poles, uprooted arees and destroyed build ings. No deaths have hus far been reported. Telephone and telegraph service is badly croppled, but is btr ing rapidly testorj ' : , v 1 II S F "J 1,500 MADE lEIELKS BY FIRE IN TEXAS Loss Estimated; at Over $2,000,000 Caused When Conflagration Sweeps Town Of Grandview. FIREMEN HELPLESS WHEN WATER SUPPLY RUNS OUT Hopes of Saving Stores' Lost When Queer Frea1 of Fate Shifts Direction of Wind Toward Buildings. Br The AnsoeUted Presi. Fort Worth,' Tex., March 14. Loss estimated at more than $2,000,000 was caused and 1,500 peo ple rendered homeless by fire which swept Grandview, beginning at 2 o'clock this afternoon and is still burning tonight. The entire business section and residential portion of the city were destroyed. Three men were injured when a building col lapsed. - Fire departments from Cleburne, Itasca and Alverado responded but the water in the standpipes gave out and', since then the firemen hav been unable to do anything except watch the town burn. Dynamite could not be obtained. Scenes of the Paris, Texas, fire in the summer of 19,15 were outrivalled. Vehicles Pressed Into Serffce. Automobiles, trucks, wagons artd other vehicles are being pressed into service to carry the homeless peo ple to Alverado and Itasca. Merchandise valued in the hun dreds of thousands of dollars is be ing piled into the streets and incal culable loss is being caused by water and smoke. ' ' Taking the .shape of a "V," the fire swept through the city, taking more than 200 homes in the best residential section. When the fire seached Main street hopes were held out for the bus'nMs section as the, wiijd was blowing due north, wheri by some freak the wind veered and the fire swept into the business sec tion like a wave, engulfing every building in the eight blocks of the business streets, and there was no time for salvage work. Calls Mass Meeting.. Mayor Williams of Grandview called a mass meeting of 'male citi zens in the city park and under his direction a committee of safety was named. The committee patrolled the fire-stricken section and sal vaged goods from stores and resi dences wherever possible. The wind is blowing at such ve locity, that burning brands were car ried for miles. A farm house three miles from Grand viewV caught fire from Suclr a brand afld was de stroyed. ' Diary of 12-Yeaf-01d - Girl Good Example For Many Grownups Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee teased Wire. k Chicago, March 14. Men and women, whose tasks require eight hours a day, with the attendant per plexities and who complain- that the load is- too heavy, mighr obtain a new "view point by considering the case of Millie Anton, who is 12 years .of age and housekeeper for her daddy. Two years ago Millie found tier mother dead, with a tear-stainen note pinned to her waist which said "Qoodbye." Since, then Millie has kept house and found time to keep a diary as well. A fairly compre hensive idea of how a 12-year-old housekeeper, with many responsibili ties and cares, upon her young shoulders, looks upon her lot in life, may be gleaned from Jhe entry in the diary of March S. Here it is' ' "I will have to clean up all the snow again because it is snowing again. Tonight pa ate his ''cabbage very well and I have sewed-all his socks up. "'-, "The B?,ptis lady came once more to visit me and told me how o cook the meat better as I have cooked.' Tomorrow I must clean the bed room on account pa says for me to do what 1 want. ''. I want to clean. "I have saved 26 cents for a dress for dolly and will sew it myself as the Baptrst lady taught me." Two Men Are Drowned . When Steamer Sinks in Gale Off Point Reyes Sart Francisco, March 14. Two men were drowned vvheif the steamer Itumaf 172 tons, sank in a gale off Point Reyes, 30 miles north of here, late Saturday night, "the marine department of the Chamber cf Commerce annoflheed. Fourteen others were picked up by a steamer and brought here. I Wrecked on Fire Call.' ' ' While' responding to a fire alarm sent in from Fourteenth and Farnam streets yesterday afternoon, a fire cart from the barn at Fourteenth and Pierce street crashed into two automobiles in front of the Union station, completely wrecking both machines. No one was injured in the collision, x ENTENTE SEES VITAL LINK BETWEEN GERMAN REVOLT AND ASIA MINOR SITUATION International Experts Point to Fact That Enyir Has Pro claimed Himself King of Arabia and Concentration of Red Troops Officered by Germans, as Proof of , Their Belief. . ' ' 7 . - : -.' - - By FLOYD GIBBONS. Mew York Tlmen-Chlcaro Tribune Cable, Copyright, 1020. Paris, March 14. It is a long way from Berlin to Beirut, via Moscow, but every allied foreign office in Eu rope today connects the present Ber lin ' revolution with the, growing tensity of the situation in Asia Minor. International experts feel sure of a connection. They reason as follows; Emir Feisal has proclaimed him self kfng of Arabia, with a dominion over a vast area already claimed by the British and French. Mustapha Kernel, militant leader of the Turkish nationalists, is head of an army of 300,000 Turks in Asia Minor, officered bv Germans. Commands Red Forces. - ,In the Caucasus region, directly! o . ij ... n v i .I,. ine norm, crussnon commands xne soviet forces, flanking the Caspian sea on the west, and also officered by Germans. Directly across the Turkestan, on the east shores of the Caspian, Kuropatkin commands an equally strong red force. Both of these forces constitute a serious menace to the unprotected British interests in Persia jmme diately to the south. ' Enver Bey, diplomatic leader of FRIENDS ASSERT BRYAN HOPING TO HEAD PARTY Leaves Palm Beach for Speak ing Tour of Principal Eastern Cities. Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leased Wire. Palm Beach, Fla., March 14. In view of his announcement in Lin coln, Neb., that under certain con ditions he would consider another nomination for the presidency, re marks by William, J. Bryan to a newspaper friend whom he met on train last nigh, would indicate that the old democratic leader has started on a whirlwind campaign. The belief is expressed by men with wh'om he has conferred tthat it is Mr. Bryan's. ambition to head the ticket, or barring that, to control the convention and name the candidate. Mr. Bryan is on the Seaboard Limited due in Washington at 6:20 tomorrow mornirfg. He will confer there with party leaders and on his 60th birthday, Friday, go to New York "where his first speech of the campaign will be made at dinner, probably at the Ladine club, though if this he was not sure last night. Starting on Tour. t "Just say," said Mr. Bryan, "that I am starting on a tour that will include Washington, New ' York, Boston, Indiana, Illinois, Nebraska and Los Angeles, and that my first speech will be made at a dinner tend ered me in New York Friday by my democratic friends." "Is this a political campaign you are starting on?" he was asked. "I am going to talk politics," said Mr. Bryan. "I am' interested in tnc peace treaty. I expect to see it rati fied in V very few days. I am in terested in prohibition, which New Jersey and Rhode Island are trying to upset. "There is one thing which the leaders in this movement for (beer and light wines do not seem to torn prehendt and that is4hat the people run the government and that they are the .ones who have decided the constitutionality of the prohibition amendment. "The point raised tliat the con stitution reserves as a state's right all questions not especially delegated to the federal government aId that prohibition not having been reserved, it is still a-matter of state, rights, is absurd. v . m "The constitution is not greater thau the will of the, people.- In passirg the amendment they expressed Their will on' this subject in . accordance with the law and that is all there is to it. Whatever the people want they have a right to have, unless we concede the right of a minority to govern a majority. . "Constitutions do. not "restrict rights. They guarantee them and, they can be changed by the people tit will. Constitutions simply- desig nate thfe way in which the people may "carry , out their will. If the peo ple could not amend a constitution the dead would govern the living, which is even more absurd than the claims of a monarchy or of an aris tocracy." Dog Mascot of Marines Has "Taste" for Music Quantico, Va.. March 14. Only some dogs will howl responsively to a musical instrument. Every time "Socks," mascot of the U. S. marines stationed "heref hears a bugle he will run' for blocks to sit up -in front of -the bugler and sing. His favorite melody is "mess call." ' "Socks" does' not howl because.,thc music seems to give him pain, but probably imagines he is singing, as his howl- is very tuneful. This musical canine was brought to tliis country recently by U. S marines returning from a tour of duty in the Virgin' islands. - ' the Turkish nationalist movement, has just completed a tour through out Asia Minor, during which he has commented on Islamic unity. Two weeks .ago, after a short stay in Berlin, it was reported he had started for Moscow by airplane. Turk's Mission No Secret. The English delegation, first 'to lay down in the demand for the German war culprits, did anolv to the Noske governmenMor delivery L ot Jinver Bey, which would indicate the English were not unaware of the object of the Turks' mission jn-er-lin. t Last of all, Ludendorff is in Mos cow. Asia-Minor is the new arena of action. England's realization of this fact is supported by the presence of strong naval contingents . in the Bosphorus and steadily increasing land forces. French appreciation of the situa tion, coupled witli undisguised bitterness, is well expressed in a front page editorial in the Pari3 Debats : , "Anglo-Egyptian agents and leaders of British troops in Syria did'their best to incite the Syrians Continued on Par Two, Column Two.) HINT AT KAISER'S DEPORTATION TO THE WEST INDIES Dispatch Says Holland Con sidering This Step to Avoid ' Difficulties. London, March 14. The reaction ary movement in Germany makea the kais'e'r question an acute out at Rotterdam, says the Times cor respondent in that city. It is learned from reliable sources, he added, that the decision of the former em peror's future residence is being seriously considered.. Meanwhile ex tensive measures are being 'taken for any eventuality. ! Though the ex-kaiser is making elaborate ' plans for his stay here, it is by no means certain that Doom will be his permanent residence. The government considers publicity might defeat the object aimed at. Should the ex-kaiser know that plans were being considered for his deportation to the West Indies (?) efforts might be made for his es cape. - ' ' . Evidently the former kaiser is be ing well posted on events; great activity prevails in his neighborhood and a constant stream of pars is going nd coming.- Mrs, Wilson Active in Move to Raise Funds For Memorial Building Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leaned Wire. Washington, March 14. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, it was announced, has become actively identified with the project of raising funds for a national victory memorial building in Washington in commemoration of the achievements of the armed forces and civilians of the United States in the world war. She has acccpten the honorary presidency. of the George Washington Memorial association which has general charge of the enterprise, for which it is intended to raise $10,000,000. The required funds are to be raised in the form of contributions by firms, corporations,-associations, clubs, fraternal organizations, com munities, etc., who displayed serv ice flags during the war, the quota of each being determined by the number of stars in its service flag at the fate of $5 for each star. Wife of Representative " Dm of Sleeping Sickness Washington. March 14. Mrs. Charles P. Timbe,rlake, wife of Rep--resentative Timberlake of the Second Colorado district', died here Sunday from encephalitis lethatgica, so called "sleeping sickness." The dis ease, which followed an attack of in fluenza, developed about two weeks ago. It was the first case of its kind on record' here. The body will be I taken to Sterling; Colo., "the Timberlake home, tomorrow. The Weather Forecast. Nebraska Rain turning to snow Monday or Monday night; colder; Tuesday, fair; strong southwest shifting to northwest winds. Iowa-r-Rain Monday and Monday night; colder in west and warmer in extreme east portions, Tuesday partly cloudy and colder; strong southerly to westerly winds. - . Hourly Temperatures. S a. m SS 1 v. m t p. m. ..M S p. m. .. 4 p. m. . . i 7 5 p. m M 6 p. m. ........63 1 p. m t -V a a. m. 7 a. m a a. m 9 a. m 10 a. m It a. m It Boon ...... .37 .3 .4 . .lit Ex-Kaiser's Second Son . May Be Placed Upon Throne by Revolution . "' :":'sii 7 PRINCE EITEL FRIEDRICH Now York Tlmes-Chlenco TrMtone, Cable, , . Copyright; IMO. Paris, March 14. A dispatch from Copenhagen to L'Intransigeant says Prince Ejjtel Friedrich will' be placed on the German throne. FOUR MEMBERS OF. SUB CREW LOST AS BOAT IS GROUNDED Commander Jan4 Three Men Lose Lives in Lower . , .California. '. " -- -' ' v ' ''-V. San Diego, Gal.; March 14. Lieu tenant Commander James R. Webb and three members of his crew were lost when the U. S. submarine, H-l went aground at the entrance to Magdalena bay, Lowct California, according to a radio report received here today.. Besides Lieutenant Commander Webb, those listed as dead were H. N. Giles, machinist mate; M. H. Dealmain and Joseph Hofman,'. sea men. Their bodies were reported to have been buried by- the survivors in the Sandy beach of, Santa Mar garita island, in the mouth of Mag dalena bay about 650 miles south of San Diego.' ' ' ' ."C"1, Vessel May be Saved.' It is believed the H-l can fjTe saved. ' The vessel was reported to have grounded Friday. The destroyer Sinclair, called to the scene by S. O. S. messages broadcasted early Friday night by the U. S. S. Eagle, got a line to the . H-l Saturday after noon but it parted. Other "vessels are believed to be standing by. 'The H-l was bound from the Canal Zone to the Pacific submarine base at San Pedro. Cal. Rescued ty Destroyer. Washington, March 14.4-Reports to the i Navy department said the submarine H-I which went ashore Saturday near Magdalena bay, Low er California, was driven on ' the rocks during a storm but could be refloated. Surviving members of the crew :were rescued by' a destroyer and an Eagle boat. The collier Nep tune and another destroyer are en route to aid in refloating the vessel Rule by Politicians Is Tyrranical, Says" , Governor of Vermont Chicago Trlbnne-Omaha Bee Leased Wire. New - York, March . 14. Some phases of Washington legislation were characterized by Gov. Percival W. Clement of-Vermont as "govern ment by politicians," Saturday night at the annual dinner of the Vermont society at the Hotel Pennsylvania. Legislation of a political hue. he said, has proceeded to "break up big business" on one dny, at great cost to the'American people, and on the next day the same combinations had been restored as perfectly legale The governor also asserted that the attempt to force the eighteenth amendment on the state of Vermont, or on any other state, without the consent of the people, was an at-' tempt to substitute class or party lgeislation for the majority will. "Washington is continually reach ing out for power. Unless we stop it we will have a government more Ityrannical than was ever the case in any monarcny. . .V Germany Winning. Copenhagen, March 15 Unofficial figures of the plebiscite in the second Schleswig zone up to midnight show an overwhelmingly , majority for Germany. No Danish majority, has thus far been recorded in any dis trict. The German majority is-ihree or four to one. .' TWO PARTIES MATCH WITS IN PRUSSIA Founder of New German Gov ernment Using All Efforts to Convince People His Plan Means True Democracy. j EBERT CALLS ON BACKERS TO USE STRIKE WEAPON General Walkout , in Many Places Proclaimed in Re sponse to Appeal of Former. President. s ' Br the Asuoclated Free. Coblenz, March 14. The Ameri can commander yesterday - in- - formed the socialist leaders that no general strike interfering witfi the function of the army and no demonstration will be permitted in Coblenz Monday. The leaders were informed that if they could not control their followers the Ameri can army would do so. The independent and majority socialists expected to hold a meet- ing Sunday afternoon to decide upon amalgamating with the socialists of Coblenz in support of a 24-hour general strike Monday-' It became known that the rail way men in the Rhineland 'had ' decided to join a generafstrike called for Monday in sympathy for the old government notwithstand ing strict orders by the allied mili tary command against strikes which interfere with the functions of occupation. Berlin, March 14. The two governments of Germany are now matching wits and forces to gain control of the republic. . v T Dr. Wolfgang , Kapp, who . pro claimed the -new order afBerlin and himself chancellor, is employing all .his efforts to assure the Geunfn people that government under ..him and those he selects to administer affairs, , will yfnean true democracy,' increased productiveness and con servation of the rights of the worK ing people. . - Friedrich' Ebert, president of the old government, who with, most o? his ministers hastily withdraw from Berlin when the reyolting troops marched in and Kapp and Vcm , Luettwitz took control, is 'variously" reported to be at Dresden or Stutt gart, and from his point of security, is calling upon- the socialists and working classes generally to. stand by the old government and to use the strike Aveapon so that-thc counter-revolution may be promptly suppressed. General Strike Called. ' In response to this appeal a general strike has been proclaimed in many places, but in other part of Germany, 'the call for a strike has' not been received with favor. A bloodless revolution thus far has" characterized the movement : upon . Berlin, where the people are viewing evenb with that serenity to which they haye been accustomed by the occurence of recent years. ' There is, however, an under cur rent of anxiety because barbed wire entanglements have been thrown tap , in front of the" great public build ings near Unter Den Linden and Wilhelmstrasse, cannon and machine guns are posted at the cross streets and other points of vantage,. -and heavily armed guards are stationed throughout the city. This is an omin- ous sign of possible clashes when those opposed to the counter-re vo-v lution marshal their forces for future action i . v. - - . Not Reactionary. There has been constant official reiteration of the statement that the . new- government is not reactionary; that it doe's not desire the restoration of te monarchy, but that it has tome into office so 'that Germany may be rehabilitated. Chancellor Knapp, in a statement to the foreign correspondents said that the condi tions of the peace treaty would be fulfilled, so far as they could be reconciled with German honor and Germany's economic condition. (Continued on Fare Two, Column Seven.) Norfolk Democrat Will v ' Make Race for Congress' Norfolk, Neb., March 14. (Spe cial;) In a formal statement an nouncing his policies Webb" Rice, a' Norfolk . lawyei), announced his candidacy for, the democratic no'in-. ination for congressman in the third district. He makes a firm stand for the ratification of the peace treaty and bitterly attacks the actions ot the republican majority in congress. He is a graduate of the University . of Nebraska and was,elected county attorney of Antelope county in the fall of 1906, the year of his gradua- tion. He was born in Ncligh and is 36 years old. He has lived in Norfolk for six years. .. - . Steamer Afire, Panama, March 14. The shipping board steamer Olockson, from v Philadelphia for Vladivostok " and Yokohama with 2,000.000 gallons of gasoline, is on file off Cape Mala. on the northern side of the Gulf of Panama and her crew was taken off Sunday afternoon by the cruiscf Tacoma. i r -