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VOL. XXII. NO. 50. CJIRTERSVILLE TOPS LIST OF OPPONENTS TO PRJNMRV BULE John T, Norris Predicts Split in Party if Subcommittee Persists in Barring Her bert Hoover ST SOOBSS WIMTBH (Th« Journ*l’» Staff Correspondent) CARTERSVILLE, Ga„ March 15. —Of all the places in Georgia vis ited by The Journal correspondent, where the action of the subcommit tee in shutting Hoovtr out of the primary is condemned, Cartersville heads the list. Going out in the business districts and taking the citizens as they came, talking politics with them and asking their views on the subcom mittee's action, it was reminiscent of the practical unanimity of senti ment encountered last week in Athens, where one of the strongest Hoover sentiments in the state is rampant against the high-handed proposition that Democrats are not capable of exercising a sound politi cal judgment in their own primary. One of the first men interviewed by The Journal correspondent was John T. Norris, a prominent lawyer and insurance man, and president of the Joe Brown club in this county in the well-remembered days of a former campaign. Mr. Norris gave • his views right off the bat. He was in a hurty and did not have long to talk, but he gave the correspondent a large earful in a very few minutes. "If the subcommittee persists in this attitude," said he, "it is liable to split the Democratic party in Georgia and send the state Republi can in the next election. It will force many good Democrats to stay away from the polls and not vote in the preferential primary, and to that extent will make a farce of the whole procedure. I have just read Judge Cobb's interview in The Jour nal last week and read it again. I r had received a letter from him ex pressing similar views, and his in terview went into the subject more exhaustively than did his letter. His argument cannot be answered. It seems to be plain by this time that the subcommittee is not going to rescind its action unless forced to do so by a vote of the whole state ex ecutive committee, the committee will make a serious mistake if it re fuses zto have a meeting to consider the matter fairly and squarely on its merit. The referendum sent out by chairman Flynt was not a ref erendum, but an argument. I am for Hoover because I think he can win for the Democrats in the next presidential election, and that is a great deal more than I can say for Palmer or SlcAdoo. Neither of them Las a ghost of a show to win.” Other Tie well Judge John Henry Wikle, a promi nent lawyer of long and distinguished standing a| the local bar, had this to say: 1 "I think the name of Hoover should by all means go on the ballot. 1 am willing to risk the Democrats of, Georgia to expressman untrammelled' preference for the nominee of their party for president. If they are not capable of doing that, then we had better abolish the primary system." Paul Gilreath, 4 prominent busi ness man and fornier mayor, express ed himself with the utmost frankness and vigor. He said: “The action of the subcommittee is a high-handed outrage. If I expressed my real sen timents th<y would not look well in print. That certainly was an inter esting roll call of the Georgia branch of the department of justice at the Kimball house Saturday. If there was an officer or important employe of the department absent from the meeting, I was not able to de tect it in a reading of the list of those present. Maybe they can cram Mr. Palmer down the throats of our peo ple, with his unqualified indorsement of every official act of the Wilson ad ministration, but I do not think so. I think the state will go Republican before it will swallow such a dose. President Wilson has many great achievements to the credit of his ad ministration, but there are some things in it that I cannot indorse.’’ Another prominent Cartersville man who expressed himself along the same lines was Paul S. Aiken, a lawyer and leading citizen. He re gards the action of the subcommit tee as an offense that is liable to re sult seriously for the Democratic party in Georgia. It is beyond his comprehension that the subcommit tee should attempt to defend itself in refusing to allow the Democrats of Georgia to vote as they please in their own primary. Wants to Vote for Hoover The Journal correspondent asked J. W. Knight, president of Bank) of Cartersville, and of the Knight Mer cantile company, one of the leading business men of this section, how he was going to vote in the presidential > primary*. "I would vote for Hoover,” said he, "if the sub-committee would do me a kindness to let me vote as I want to vote. But apparently they tijink I am not capable of exercising a sound political discretion. There are lots of Hoover supporters -here. We regard him as the most available candidate our t>arty could nominate. Maybe we will have to put a Hoover man in the primary and vote for him as our choice by proxy if somebody will lead the fight for a free Demo cratic expression." W. W. Callaway, sheriff of Bartow county, and one of -the most popu lar meri in this section, the Journal correspondent: • "You can put me, down in the Hoover column, brother, and I hope you win the fight to get his name on the ballot.” 1 A similar expression came from George Gaddis, a prominent farinm from Cassville, in the northern pan of the county. He said he would .‘vote for Hoover if he were allowed Ito do so, and believes the farmers fin his section would do the same. Editorial Campaign One of the strongest editorial cam paigns in the state is being waged by the Tribune-News, of Cartersville, in behalf of the right of Democrats to vote without dictation in their own primary. The views of Oscar T. Peeples and Milton L. Fleetwood, ? associate editors of this Democratic newspaper, are well expressed in the (Continued on Page 9, Column 6) A W Atlanta Sr i-Wcekln So uvna( * , “Is the Receiver as Bad As the Thief”? Col. Perry Asks in Card to Uoters Can A> Mitchell Palmer Get • His Consent to Run in Georgia Under the Gag- Rule of Subcommittee? Editor The Journal: I have not the pleasure of a personal acquaintance <rith the Hon. Mitchell Palmer. From all accounts, however, he seems to be a gentleman of a high standard. But what I wish to ask is: How .can a man of such character get his consent to go into a contest, with the voters who desire to support another, gagged and muzzled by a little coterie of "gangsters” who ac cidentally are in a position to do such a job? Certainly Mr. Palmer is not him self a "gang politician.’’ If so it matters not under what flag he stands, the world has little use for him. But I refuse to believe this. On the contrary, I believe him to be a man whom all Democrats could cheerfully support, should he become our standard bearer. In his Harris burg speech on March 13 he said: "To deny tfce people their right to selection would be a distinctly back ward step which I would be sorry to see our party take.” With such views, how can he ap prove the present attitude of the Georgia executive committee? Will it be because he thinks Mr. Hoover is not such a Democrat as Democrats could consistently vote for in the presidential primary? I can understand how the reaction ary politicians who masquerade as Democrats can persuade themselves that Hoover is not a "Democrat.” For Hoover himself has declared war against them and warned the Amer ican people of the active efforts now being made by them to place the government under the domination of capitalistic and reactionary interests as well as of the equally objection able movement to obtain control by the socialistic elements. I can understand how in Georgia those characters, who have _£pr a generation hovered like obscene vul tures over our state politics and spread their black wings over every meeting of the legislature, in the Interest of predatory corporations and In opposition to every movement in behalf of the people' at large, and who, like wolves in sheep’s clothing, have wormed themselves into the Democratic councils in order to bet ter carry out the behests of their masters, should say to Hoover: "What have I to do with thee?” And make the air resound with the cry, “Hoover is not a Democrat!” I can understand how unstable men, into whose ears whispers as seductive have been poured as ever Satan poured into the ears of Eve, have yielded to certain sinister influences and seek to excuse their pusilanimlty by crying “Hoover is not a Demo crat!” I can understand how the hide bound party Pharisees, and even hon est, but uninformed, men, blindly fol lowing their lead, can unite in the cry, “Hoover is not a Democrat!" But I give Mr. Palmer credit for more intelligence and more mag nanimity than to join in such a cry. He goes before the country to vindi cate the achievements of present ad ministration as a basis for asking that the party be continued in power. Yet he will have to proclaim from the housetops as one of Its, greatest, if not its greatest accomplishment?, the great undertaking of supplying the millions of troops across the ocean with supplies promptly and es- , 1,000 Are Homeless Following $2,000,000 Fire in Texas Town GRAND VIEW, Texas, March 15. Approximately 1,000 persons were homeless here today and seven of the eight business blocks were in ruins, with an estimated loss of from $1,500,000 to $2,000,000, as the result of a fire which burned from yesterday afternoon until early this morning. The fire originated in the southern part of the town and, fan ned by a high wind, burned a wide V-shaped swath through the residen tial and business portions despite ef forts of fire departments from near by towi. . x It was not believed anyone was killed. Whether outside aid would lus necessary had not been decided rarly today. , Are Clothiers Profiteering? ' “No,” says Mr. James D. Bell, head of one of the largest tailoring concerns of America., “Most of the dealers are sincerely anxious to reduce the present -high costs and are selling as low as they can un der existing conditions. The fault lies in the present system of dis tribution which requires' many un necessary expenses afid unneces sary profits which increase the cost but add nothing to' the value of the clothes. By dealing direct with manufacturers a large saving can be made. For instance: the Bell Tailors, corner Adams rat Green streets, Chicago, Illinois. manu facturers of made-to-measure cloth ing, offer a three guaranteed ail wool sun for only $25. the equal of which cannot possibly be sold at retail, allowing even a small prof it for less ti:=.n or $40.” This company \ offers proportionate sav ings on their complete line includ ing their fine Australian all wool Frenchback serpe, the most service able and big: grade fabric made. Readers of this paper interested in buying the highest grade clothing at the lowest possible price should write the Bell Tailors. Adanps at Green streets, Chicago, Illinois, and ask for a free copy of their big new spring and summer Fashion Book No. 760, containing simple charts for taking measurements, handsome illustrations of all the latest New York and Chicag- styles afid a large assortment of cloth samples in many beaqtiful colors, patterns * and weaves. They will gladly send them | free. — (Advt.) ficlently, when the least relaxation or delay would have at once ended the war in favor of the Germans — all carried out as perhaps no other man could have carried it out by the management of Hoover, whom the far-sightedness of President Wilson called to the work. Can Mr. Palmer in face of that, say that the name of this ablest of Wil son’s lieutenant is not good enough to go on the ticket? When he un derstands the situation in y eor ®* a > will, he not, in justice to his own self-respect, refuse to enter the pri mary, unless those who wish to do •so be allowed to vote for Hoover? I notice a meeting in Atlanta on Saturday of many, many good men and true to organize a campaign for Palmer. Doubtless the Shyster and the Devil were also present as they were of old, when the sons of God met together. I consider Mr. Stovall, who was made permanent chairman, as fine, as able, as patriotic, as ex cellent a man in every way a? there is in the state. Georgia is justly proud of him. But I appeal to him as well as the other good men of that committee: Can you gracefully advocate the nomination of Palmer with Hoover s name unfairly kept off the ticket? Can you, to advance Palmer’s inter est, take advantage of this unfair deal? Will not this sticking in your conscience cripple your every effort and invite disaster? The name of senator Reed, will, I suppose, go on the ticket. He is considered a good enough Democrat! God save the mark! and I sympathize heartily with the desire of the Palmer men to defeat him. But you will, perhaps, need the Hoover vote to keep Reed from get ting a majority. To say the least, the resentment and dissatisfaction and apathy accrued by the action of the subcc tmitte, will not help the Palmer movement. It always pays to be fair—though some men think chicanery is necessary. The stars in their courses fight against unfair ness. A few days ago a gang of men en tered a jewelry store on Broadway and first barring the door \.ith a heavy iron rod, captured the contents of the cases. The executive commit tee happening to be inside, have bar red the door to rob us of ou. most precious jewel—our birth-right of freedom! Will the Palmer men con sent to be beneficiaries of the rob bery? ' Men of Georgia, we boast of our great state, its wonderful resources and its natural progress, but-what is all this worth unless we are a free people! If a few temporary of ficials can dictate our policies and deprive us of our free suffrages, wh£t are we but political slaves? Two hundred and thirty-two white Democrats of Hall county, duly re quested the committee to p .t Hoo ver’s name on the ticket as we had a right to do. The committee have persistently declined us the right to vote for him at the.primary. Out of the 232, *T have heard of only one, and he was the most enthusiastic, perhaps, who has dropped off, but that is his privilege. -• Georgia spaid in revolutionary days, when the soil of Massachusetts was invaded: ‘,‘The cause of Massachu setts is the cause of us all.” So the patriotic men in all the counties are saying in their manhood: The denial of the right of the people to do their own thinking and make their own selection, now at issue, is the cause of us all!” Gentlemen of the Execu tive Committee! Gentlemen c-' the Palmer committee, citizens f Geor gia, Democrats, Statesmen, Patriots, Descendants <-f Revolutionary Sires, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Sons of Honesty-Loving Mothers, Legion iares of the great world war, who risked your lives for Liberty, how do you stand? H. H. PERRY, Gainesville, Ga. HUN REVOLUTION CAUSING WORRY IN WASHINGTON BY DAVID LAWMNCE (Copyright, 1920, for The Atlanta Journal.) WASHINGTON, March 15.—Plen ty of theory, but not much fact, that’s the most that can be said thus far concerning Washington’s opinion of the new German revo lution. Where the wish is fattier to the thought the upheaval in Germany is regarded naturally as confirmation and justification of the large variety of opinions expressed on Capitol Hill during the last twelve montfis of-, treaty discussion. Wilson defenders say it proves that the president was right when he said that chaos would come to Europe if America withheld her hand fnm the enforcement of the peace treaty’s obligations. Former Presi dent Taft, not exactly a Wilson apol ogist, but a staunch friend of the. treaty and league of nations, says the same thing. But the irreconcil able opponents of the treaty and league call the German revolution an'internal affair, entirely divorced both in cause and effect from the peace treaty,", Information thus far available at the department of state would seem to bear out this view to a certain , extent. Peace Terms Too Haren? The resolution does appear, on the face of official cables received, to have been motivated by the desire of the monarchists Knd reactionaries to gettback into power/ Something that whs'lnevitable no. rpatter what happened’, outside of Germany. No party that once held power, either, imperial, Republican,,. Democratic or autocratic. • ever is.-, content to stay outside ttie gates of' the trasurc house as lor. 5 as there is a chance to get on the inside. But while friends-of the treaty in sist none of this German trouble would have happened if the League of Nations had been set up. impla cable foes of the pact say it is a di rect' ‘consequence of the "cruel and harsh terms of imposed upon Germans,” which is the way Senator Philander C. Knox, of Pennsylvania, himself a former secretary of state, expressed it several months age. only to be denounced immediately as a pro-German. But reecirt expressions and com ments from Grefit Britain have indi cated that the sober, second thought 0* ' the’, peacemakers' lias been one bi! (Continued o.i Page 9, Column 4) ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY MARCH 16, 1920. FOUR RESERVATIONS TOARTICLEIOARE BEATEN IN SENATE Frelinghuysen’s Substitute for Lodge’s Defeated —Lit- tle Hope for Ratification of T reaty WASHINGTON. March 15.—The senate today rejected the Freling huysen reservation to Article X of the League of Nations covenant. This was the first of the pending reservations to this article to be voted on. The vote on Senator Frelinghuy sen’s resolution was 17 io 59. Only Republican and Democratic irrecon cilables supported it. The vote on the reservation show ed that Senators Wadsworth, Suth erland and Frelinghuysen have joined the Republican irreconcilables as they have been threatening to do, and forecasts their votes against ratification. Following rejection of the Freling huysen reservation, Senator Kirby, Arkansas, Democrat, introduced ,a reesrvation, to which forty Demo crats have pledged their votes. The resolution introduced by Sen ator Kirby to Article X yas defeated. The reservation was worked out but not agreed to in tfie bi-partisan con ference, and was Rejected, 45 to 81. All the Republicans and Senators Gore, Reed, Shields, Williams an<J Harsiron, Democrats, voted against it. The senate also promptly rejected, 46 to 30, the substitute reservation, drafted by former President Taft, which was offered in the bi-partisan conference by Senator Hitchcock and presented to the senate today by Senator Kirby. The Taft draft dis avowed any legal obligation, but gave congress power to act under a moral obligation. , Bryaa Expected Concerning reports that he had re ceived a, letter from President Wilson rejecting the Lodge substitute reser vation, Senator Hitchcock today said that he had not received such a let ter, but had his belief that the president would not accept the Lodge substitute." According to a report which Sena tor Hitchcock declined to verify the president instead of writing a letter in reply to his inquiry concerning the Lodge substitute, wrote across the face of the reservation: "This is not acceptable.—W*. W.” W. J. Bryan was expected at the capitol during the day to urge Demo crats to disregard President Wil son’s view and accept either of the Lodge reservations. Democratic lead ers said Hr. Bryan will be able control only the small group of three or four woh have already accepted his view, but that he comes too late to change any other Democratic votes. , Under a unanimous consent’ agree ment reached Saturday the reserva tion must be put into final form and adopted before adjournment tonight. Debate was limited by the same agreement of fifteen minutes on the reservation and five minutes on any amendment offered to it. The compromise advocates, though disheartened, continued their efforts to modify the Republican ar ticle ten substitute or else to bring enough Democratic support behind it to insure ratification of the treaty. Among the leaders, however,\ the general prediction was that the sub stitute would be adopted «s it stands and that with it the treaty would fail of ratification. While senators prepared to vote, they were watching developments in Germany with keenest interest, and with some concern. The monarchist revolution with its possibility of treaty repudiation may’ make votes against ratification. Lodge Substitute The long controversy over the ar ticle hinges on the obligation It im poses on. the -• United States to use men, monpy, or resources in foreign wars. Indications were today that Sena tor Lodge’s substitute for his origi nal reservation, as amended at the suggestion of Senator Borah, will be adopted. This reservation reads: "The United States assumes no ob ligation to preserve the territorial integrity or political independence of any mother country by the employ ment of its military or naval forces, its resources or any form of econom ic discrimination, or to interfere in any way ’in controversies between nations, including all controversies relating to territorial integrity or political independence, whether members of the not under the provisions of article X or to em ploye the. military or naval forces of the United States under any article of the treaty fob any purpose, un less in any particular case the con gress, which under the constitution has the sole power to declare war or authorize the employment of the military or naval forces of the United States, shall, in the exercise of full liberty of action, by act or joint resolution so provide.” Wants Marshall’s Name on Ballot MACON, Ga., March 15.—J. L. Lawton, of Macpn, has written Vice President Thortvas R. Marshall ask ing permission to, have his name placed on,- the ballot at the presiden tial primary in this -state. Mp. Law ton wrote that he had ' a petition sighed by the necessary 100 voters. Among the signers is Judge C. L. ‘Bartlett, /f' o /- ;j?ears congressman from this district. CURED HER FITS Mrs. Paul Gram, at 916 Fourth street, Milwaukee, Wis.. re cently gave out the following state ment: “I had* suffered with Fits (Epilepsy) for over'l4 years. Doctors and medicine did me no good. It seemed that I was beyond all hope of/ relief, when at last I secured a preparation that cured me sound and well. Over 10 years have passed and the attacks have nb|t returned. I wish every one who suffers from this terrible disease would write R. P. N. Lepso, 13* JslariU avenue, Milwaukee, Wis., and ask for a bottle of the . same kind of medicine which he gave lue. He has generously pf-omisacl to send it prepaid, free to any onfe who v riteg him." —(Advt.) SENATOR SMITH HITS GOOD LICKS TOR AGRICULTURE Georgia Senator Working Two Shifts Between Meet ings of Agriculture Com-* mittee and Peace Treaty (The Atlanta. Jcvrn?. 5 Nows Bureau) 628 Rigrs Building. BY THEODORE TILLEE WASHINGTON, March 15.—With the treaty fight raging in the sen ate and the senate committee on agri culture meeting both morning and night for the past two weeks, Sen ator Hoke Smith has revived his hours of labor scale and is now practically doing a double shift. The Georgia senator, who is taking an active part in {he treaty debate and compromise efforts. spends from noon to 5:30 each day on the floor of the senate. The agriculture com mittee meets at 10 o’clock in the morning, quits when the senate con venes and then comes back for a night committee session at 8 p. m. These night meetings rtin frequently until 11 o’clock. Senator Smith attends these agri culture meetings because he thinks that nowhere else can he render more practical service to his Georgia con stituents. The committee has now agreed upon the agriculture bill, and Senator Smith has had the satis faction of inserting several amend ments that will be to the benefit of Georgia as well as the -country at large. Cotton Grades Limited He secured the insertion of a pro vision making permanent the limita tion of grades which may be ten dered on the New York cotton ex change. This stipulates tender of only two grades below middling.. The limitation was of originally temporary* legislation, expiring July 1, but the Smith amendment makes it permanent. On Senator Smith’s motion, the ap propriation Tor fighting insects in jurious to eottdn was increased $50,- 000, and he has arranged with (he agriculture department to use this increase Tor the introduction of cal cium arsenate to destroy the' bbll weevil, and it is his especial purpose to test it out with long staple cot ton in south Georgia. Also on the motion of Senator Smith, 550,000 was added to the ip ppropriation for'the purpose of con ducting the work of the department in grading and inspecting cotton -hi, bonded, warehouses, Senator Raasdell and Senator’ Smith placed upon the bill an appropria tion of $500,000 to fight the pink boll worm, which is probably the most dangerous pest to cotton that has ever invaded our country. It is supposed to have been brought over from Egypt, and it* first broke out in Texas. The department nearly succeeding in eradicating the pest in Texas, but last year it broke out for the first time in Louisiana. 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D State All Previous Clubs and Combinations Are Hereby Withdrawn Unsafe Naval Code PUas Aid to German U-Boats, Declares Admiral Sims Only Measure of “Good Luck” Brought Convoy Safely to Port, Admiral Testifies WASHINGTON, March 15.—Ger man submarines were enabled to at tack the first convoy of American troop ships sent to France because the navy department used an unsafe code wliich was intercepted and de ciphered, Rear Admiral Sims today told the senate investigating commit-, tee. Only a measure of "good luck*’ brought the convoy safely to po v t, the admiral said, and othen troop ships and destroyers were / endan geied through similar incidents early in the war. ‘ The announceiheat c? the sailing of the first American des royers was printed in Berlin four days before they arrived at Queenstown," de clared the officer. Admiral Sims said he implored the department not to send messages re garding tfoop convoys tn the code referred to, but the warning was disregarded. All the other allies and the enemy were using new war-time codes, he said, while the United States continued to trust invaluable information to a code used for many years. Information Leaks Information regarding convoys bound for France was known in social circles in Taris before even General Pershing was informed of ficially, Admiral Sims said. To illus trate the widespread knowledge of the plans for The first convoy’s de parture, the admiral testified that the United States naval attache at Paris obtained his first word that troop ships were sailing from a woman whose husband had received the information in a business me-s --sage. Arrangements for the early con voys were confusing and did not con form to the allies’ methods of safe guarding troops in transit, Admiral Sims said, -and the navy department made 110 effort \to. consult him and thus avail itself nf the experience of the shies in haiTdling troop ships. Regulations for'' the 1 convoys were drawn up in . the .war and navy de part hents and signed by President Wilson, Secretaries Baker and Dan iels, General Bliss and Admiral Ben culture, and at their instance the appropriations were well taken care of for this work. The house committee on agri culture cut last year’s appropria tion for the department down nearly oue-:third. On the motion of Sena tor Smith the appropriation for the market division was restored, so that the co-operation heretofore given by the government to the marketing work of the states will be conducted, and this will be of especial value to the fruit and melon growers of Georgia. Senator Smith also took an active part in restoring appropriations for the forestry service, and he is con fident that, while a fight will prob ably take place on the floor of the senate over this restoration, and the restoration of other ap >ropriations, he will be able to sustain the action of the committee. son on May 27, without reference to him, Admiral Sims stated, and his first knowledge of these arrange ments came when he received a copy of the regulations nearly five months later. Sims In Dark, He Says "As an illustration of how com pletely I was in the dark,” the ad miral from both the French and British naval authorities concerning the con voy before I was officially informed of it by the department.” Referring to a message from Secre tary Daniels dated June 6, 1917, marked “very confidential,” and con taining directions for the -protection of the convoy by destroyers, Admiral Sims said it “would be impossible to find a more striking example of the department’s insistence upon making decisions based upon complete misin formation.” “The whole scheme of troop convoy, outlined in this message, showed a complete ignorance and disregard of convoy methods and of war experi ence in the submarine danger zone,” he continued. Congratulated by Daniels In response to his protests, the ad miral said, he received a reply that the "department recognizes 1 the soundness of your recommendations,” but because of the “present sensitive public opinion considers it essential that the escort? orders for the first convoy, already issued, be executed Sy American destroyers.” The ad miral had recommended, he testified, that the convoys be protected by whatever allied escorts were * avail able. There was no question at any time, Admiral Sims said, as to wheth er troops should get- the very best protection available. "Throughout the war,” he added, “American troops received more pro tection than the allies were able to give their own troops on the high seas.” On July 4, 1917, Admiral Sims said, he received a cable from Secretary Daniels congratulating him on the suceessful escort of the convoy. "I wish to make it perfectly clear that I have no criticism to make of the commander of the troop convoys,” he said. “Such confusion and diffi culties as arose wera« due to orders and plans given him by the navy department.” Danger Realized That the department realized the inadequacy and danger of the ar rangements made for the first con voys was demonstrated, the admiral asserted, by the fact that even be fore the ships sailed he was asked to submit recommendations for future use aud these recommendations were afterward adopted in their entirety. Later, however. Admiral Sims said, the department again complicated matters by buying up all available space in passenger ships and send ing troops abroad without giving allied officials advance notice. Admiral Sims expressed complete accord with Secretary Daniels’ state ment in a cable to him that "every thing is secondary to having *a suf ficient number \(of escorting de stroyers) to insure protection to American troops," but declared that the department, by going over his head time after time, made it impos sible for him to carry out the in structions with entire efficiency. Admiral Sims testified at length regarding disagreements with the ’e partment on plans to meet enemy raids on convoys, possible German battle cruiser raids in the Atlantic and W’hat he called the department’s "royal, road to victory” by block ading ' German ports or similar measures. Scents a copy-. $1.50 A YEAK. REPORT fiGREENIENT 1 BETWEEN GERMAN RIVAL GOVERNMENTS Ebert, Ousted President, De- • nies Entering Negotiations. Success of New Reaction ary Government Varies BERLIN. March 15.—(8y the As sociated Press.) —An unconfirmed report was current shortly before midnight that the new German gov-... eminent had reached an agreement with the Ebert government in order to avert the threatened railway* 1 strike. ' ’ “ ’ ■ It is reported here that the south • German generals and the Saxon troops have given their adherence to Gustave* Noske, minister of de fense in the Ebert government. « The German national assembly has been summoned by the Ebert govern ment to meet at Stuttgart tomorrow, Tuesday, March 16. Berlin advices Sunday night reported that the old German government has established its seat at Stuttgart, the capital of Wurttemberg. Berlin was without news today beyond the government manifestos, as all the newspapers were sup pressed. The government’s declara tions continue to rail at the incom petence of the deposed government and promised numerous reforms. In cluding early geenral elections. A rigid telegraphic censorship has been imposed. Announcement made by the new government late last night ot reports from Munich that the Bava rian Socialist government had re signed and that the troops were In control of that city. The reports added that the landtag would meet on Tuesday to form a new govern ment. Another announcement by the Kapp government stated that condi tions' in east Prussia were quiet, ci vilians and militia guarding the rail ways and the postoffices. As regards Hamburg, the govern ment statement said the situation there was not clear. It added: "In Mecklenburg-Schwerin n • strikes have taken place, General Lettow-Vorbeck (former commands of the German troops in Germs l East Africa) has taken, charge ol the troops, who are supporting th new government. Saxony Is quin and the troops are neutral. Genera, Mercken has ordered that no strike take place. Stettin, Hanover, Hess: and south Germany are quiet.” GERMAN PAPER REPORTS GENERAL RAILROAD STRIK! FARIS, Marclv 15.—The railrdac federation in Germany has declaret, a general strike on the railways, ac cording to the Lokal Anzeiger 6 Berlin. ■ It took this action, /lu newspaper states, upon the govern rent refusing io comply with th. ultnna.um of the railroad men foi the retirement cf Chancellor Kapp Dr. von JagoXv and Dr. Traub, tin minister of public worship, from th< new government. Chancellor Kapp has issued an ap peal requesting the farmers t< make efforts to supply bread ant other necessary sod products to the workers in the cities. GENERAL STRIKE IS REPORTED IN HAMBURG LONDON, March 15.—An official dispatch from an American source in Hamburg received today says: ‘A general strike is in full force here. The city is under military control. No disorders have yet oc curred.” BAVARIAN MONARCHY REPORTED RE-ESTABLISHED PARIS, March 15.—Re-establiSli ment of the Bavarian monarchy has been proclaimed in Munich, accord ing to a telephonic message received in Berlin from tlie Bavarian capita! this afternoon and telegraphed to the Temps. SUPREME COUNCIL CONSIDERS REVOLUTION LONDON. March 15.—The supreme 1 council of the peace conference me’. I in Downing street today to consider the situation brought about by the revolution In Germany. Germany Winning in First Returns From Schleswig Plebiscite - BASLE. March ili. —First report of the results of the recent Schels wig plebiscite, received here today, indicated' a vote of four to one i-.i' favor' ot Germany over Denmark. 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