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Atlanta lammal VOL. XXII. NO. 107. ALLIED-RUSSIAN PARLEY IS CONFIRMED DEMOCRATS WILL DEMAND WEEKLY "EPDRT ON FUNDS Neither Party Possessed of Large Money Chest —Re- publicans Troubled Be cause of SI,OOO Limit DAYTON, 0., July 26.—The Dem ocratic nominees will demand that a list of all campaign expenditures, as well as contributions, be submit ted at least weekly to the Kenyon senatorial committee for investiga tion, Governor Cox saig here today. The governor has stated he desires the committee to be reconvened as soon as posible and to continue in session all during- the campaign. Plans for this “pitiless publicity” of the big war chests of both parties will be discussed by the nominee to day or tomorow with Senator Pom erene, Ohio, one of the Democratic members of the committee, who be fore the senate adjourned, succeeded in having the investigation extended to national campaigns. Governor Cox indicated that he intended to stress the investigation of the campaign ex penditures and that he would de mand an inquiry into state as well as national funds. It is aparent that the Democrats hope to make the Kenyon commit tee investigations a big feature of the campaign. With campaign costs on the same | level as the cost of living, leaders admit that it may be “hard sledding" for both parties to secure the funds necessary to carry on as extensive battle as was waged in 1916. The importance Governor Cox at taches to the campaign funds in vestigation is indicated, by the fact that this conference with Senator Fomerene virtually Is the only on* that he will allow to interfere with the writing of his acceptance speech. LIMIT ON CONTRIBUTIONS TROUBLES REPUBLICANS by david Lawrence (Copyright, 1920, for The Atlanta Journal.) CHICAGO, 111., July 26. —Campaign finances of both the Republican and i the Democratic parties are in none too good condition. Each side is , handicapped by a peculiar set of cir cumstances entirely apart from the 1 supposed restraints which the senate j investigating committee was expect- i ed to apply this year to excessive < spending. ' The Republicans are embarrassed because, in a moment of indiscre tion, they committed themselves to ’ |l,ooo as the limit of the contribu tions, something that not only prom inent Republicans, but onlooking Democrats say is wholly imprac tical for a short campaign. The Dem ocrats are affected by no such lim its and can take any sums they please, but Wilbur Marsh, Democratic national treasurer, who was here to day, declared the Democrats would reserve the right to refuse to accept contributions from sources not deem ed sufficiently disinterested. The Democrats, however, are in bad shape because the San Fran cisco convention took at least SSOO apiece for travel and hotel expenses from the individual delegates, and also delayed the organization of the Democratic campaign committee so that while the Republicans have been at work for several weeks, the Dem ocrats haven’t even begun. And ev ery day counts. in a canvass for funds before election day. Collect ing money for a deficit after the election result is once known is an almost Impossible task. G. O. F. Needs $5,000,000 The theory behind the Republican approach to the question of finance is entirely different from that be ing adopted by the Democrats. The Republicans are depending upon large subscriptions up to SI,OOO, and they must raise at least $5,000,000. It is much harder-to get 5,000 persons to contribute SI,OOO apiece than it is to get 50,000 persons to give SIOO each, for the first must be accom plished by individual canvass and soliciting, while the second might be collected through a mail organi zation if there were time to build one. It isn’t that 5,000 Republicans can't be found to give SI,OOO each, but all contributions must be made public and the art of giving money to campaigns is not highly developed except in a small circle in both Re publican and Democratic parties. The best system yet devised is the one the Democrats established just after the close of the 1916 campaign, when they found themselves con fronted with a deficit. Wilbur Marsh, of lowa, treasurer, and W. D. Jameson, also, of lowa, director of finance, organized a reg ular financial factory which did nothing but write chain letters ask ing for small subscriptions. Five man would be askc-d 7 0 give small snail, far instance, and each request ed to send in the names of five other persons who might be interested in contributing equal amounts. In that way the Democrats have acquired a mailing list of about three hundred thousand names. They collected in this way nearly two million dollars in the two years following the last presidential election, and they con sider the advantages two-fold. First the money comes from so many con tributors that there is no chance for any individual to have a dispropor tionate hold on the successful candi date when he takes office, and, sec ond. the increased number of sub scribers means an almost equivalent number of volunteer workers on elec tion day. Sorry Zilmit Was Fixed The Republicans hare mistakenly (Continued on Page 6, Column 5) Position Created For This Woman : ■ wfF Mr-5 j e> Mrs. John B. Casserly, of San Francisco, Cal., recently appointed director of women’s relations of the United States army, who has arriv ed at Washington, D. C., to assume her new duties. This is a new office in the war department and was cre ated to promote co-operation be tween the army and the women ofi the nation. INVALID WIDOW OFFERS LITTLE GIRL FOR SALE NEW YORK. July 26.—-“For sale — Young widow will part with lovely 2 1-2-ycar-old girl. Irish parentage. $250 absolutely necessary as mother is in poor health. Write Box 91, 2119 Third avenue.” That is the whole story, Mrs. Katherine McNulty, pretty dark haired, 29-year-old mother said to day -when questioned about the ad vertisement inserted in papers here. Many bids had been received for the curly, fair-haired Margaret, who played around the tiny, clean room art 2333 Second avenue. ' Brave at first, the little mother was loathe to give up’ her child when time for parting came and so far has refused all offers. „The mother'* story was one- o*-a losing struggle against poverty and illness. Her husband died three years ago. She struggled bravely to care for her two children, Martin and Margaret, and seemed succeed ing until last spring, when she be came ill. A home could be found for Martin, the mother believed. She needed some one to care for the girl and also had to have $250 to start her fight for health.- Shoots Off Toe He Saw as Tarantula POTTER, Kan.—The most lurid of the Mexican war correspondents cannot hold a searchlight to the tale being told here by a Potter man just back from Texas. Someone had told him, he says, about the tarantulas and centipedes, and ever thereafter he was greatly worried. Awakening one bright moon light night and noticing what he sup posed was a bunch of terrible taran tulas perched on the footboard of his bed, he grabbed his gun, took deliberate aim, and fired. A shriek, a leap from the bed, and blood trickling from his foot told what had happened. He had mis taken his own toes for a tarantula family and had blown one off them to attorns. The worst part of it was, it did not happen to be the one that had the corn on it. THE ATLANTA TRI-WEEKLY JOURNAL rOc FROM NOW r f|c TO JAN Ist. 3U The National Conventions of both the Demo cratic and Republican Parties have met and nomi nated a candidate for president. Now conies the campaign between these two parties trying to convince the people that their candidate is the best. There will be some “hot times” in these United States for the next three months. Keep up with them by reading The Atlanta Tri-Weekly Journal. We will now send it to you. More Than 5 Months 50c This will pay your subscription till after the national elec tions in November, giving you all the campaign news as well as the results of the election. We are making a special offer to send The Atlanta Tri-Weekly Journal to you from now until January 1, 1921, for only 50c. SEND YOUR 50c TODAY If you wish to secure your subscription without cost to you send us four new subscribers at fifty cents each for this offer and we will send you The Tri-Weekly Journal till January Ist, 1921, for your trouble. I THE ATLANTA TRI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, Atlanta, Ga. Here is 50c enclosed, for which send me THE TRI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, from now until January 1, 1921. Name R. F. D P. 0.............................. State AN OPEN LETTER CONCERNING GEORGIA IN THE U. S. SENATE i By J. K. Orr For over a hundred years Georgia has had cause to be proud of her representation in the United States senate. In every generation there has always been one outstanding man, who, in brains, usefulness and power, has proven himself a power among the leaders of the nation. The names of Bob Toombs and Ben Hill are written high in the scroll of our country’s roll of honor. For the last ten years another son, of gigantic mold, has kept the name and fame of Georgia to the fore. Senator Hoke Smith is conceded to be one of the six biggest brained and most forceful men in the senate today. Indicative of his standing in the senate was the creation during the crisis of the war of an additional place on the com mittee on military affairs for the sole purpose of placing Senator Smith on that committee. Who that is familiar with the accomplishment of the last six years but must marvel at the universal success of every movement he espoused. Securing the federal reserve bank for Georgia against all sorts of odds was in i.tself a herculean task. At a hearing given tn Atlanta it was evident that the leaning of the committee looked tike Richmond and New Orleans. The masterful and convincing address of Senator Hoke Smith won the praise of even our com petitors. It was generally admitted that this, with the untiring work of the senator in Washington, won for us over the larger city of New Orleans. Who can measure the financial pre-eminence given this state and section by having the federal reserve bank in Georgia? Any difference he may have had with the administration came from his fight for a market for the south’s cotton. Right or wrong, he stood for Georgia first, last and all the time. Strictly from the best interests of the state, Georgia should keep Hoke Smith in the senate. His record of achievement entitles him to be sent back with out opposition. If the Democrats win the fall elections, as we hope they will, his length of service and prestige in the -Senate would mean much for Georgia. Suppose, however, for a moment that the presidential elec tion should go against us. With a Republican president and two relatively new senators, wha’t chance would Georgia have for anything? Hoke Smith has made a faithful and able senator. Georgia owes it to herself to give him this indorsement. It’s a sound business policy to regain tried and efficient men. Everyone knows that the longer the service in the United States senate the more influential the senator. Those states have had the most influ jnce who, have kept their senators longest in service. ' Senator Smith is just in his intellectual prime. Gladstone did his best work for England after the was sixty-five. At this time Georgia needs to pull together. It should avoid every unnecessary conflict and conserve all its energies to keep in the forefront as the Empire State of the South. & LOS ANGELES IS SHAKEN MONDAY BYEARTHQUAKES LOS ANGELES. Cal., July 26. Earthquakes disturbed Los Angeles again early today. The first shock was felt at 4:12 o’clock, followed by another at 4:14 o’clock. Police reports early today indi cated the tremors caused no damage. Many people fled from their homes in their night clothes and there was slight confusion. British Taxation Heaviest Os Principal Countries Austen Chamberlain, British Chancellor of the Exchequer, re cently furnished the following figures of per capita taxation, ac cording to estimates for the pres ent fiscal year: Great Britain, 22 pounds, pres ent exchange, 22 pounds. United States, $49.41; present exchange 22 pounds, 7s. France, 450 francs; present ex change, 9 pounds, Ils. Italy, 134 lire; present ex change, 2 pounds, 2s. Germany, 444 marks; present exchange, 33 pounds, Is. ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, JULY 27, 1920. FAIL TO IDENTIFY CHICAGO SUSPECT IN TRUNK CASE CHICAGO, July 26. Worts to connect Roy Millen, a fomier army aviator, with the mysterious Detroit trunk murder, failed today when Patrolman Leo Trumbull, of the De troit police department was unable to identify Millen as the missing “Eu gene Leßoy.” Ten prisoners, including Millen, were lined up for Patrolman Trum bull’s inspection. He walked from one end of the line to the other, scanning the faces of the men close ly. Then he anonunced that “Le- Rpy” was not in the line. Patrolman Trumbull was person ally acquainted with the missing Leßoy and his wife, as they lived in the same neighborhood in Detroit. Millen is shorter than Leßoy, Trum bull said, and his features are more pointed. Millen, who was arrested in a ho tel here last night, probably will be released later in the day, after he is again questioned. WOMAN IDENTIFIED AS A MISSISSIPPIAN DETROIT, Mich., July 26. —The woman whose mutilated body was shipped in a trunk from Detroit to New York has been positively iden tified by the Detroit police as Mrs. E. Leßoy, formerly Miss Katherine Jackson, of Starkville, Miss., Police Inspector James McCarty asserted today. INQUIRY IN JAQKSON FAILS TO BEAR OUT CLAIM JACKSON, Miss., July 26. —Care- ful inquiry among citizens of Stark ville, Miss., has failed to establish the identity of Katherine Jackson, said by Detroit police to be the vic tim in the trunk murder mystery. BIRMINGHAM MAN IDENTIFIES WOMAN BIRMINGHAM, Ala., July 26—A picture and description of Allan A. Tatum, together with a statement by him, was today for warded to the Detroit police by the local detective bureau, following the declaration by Tatum that he be lieved the woman whose body was found- in a trunk in New York was Katherine Jackson, of Starkville, Mississippi. Tatum, who works for a Birming ham publishing house, was told by friends that his name' had been men tioned in connection with the trunk murdei- mystery. He went to police headquarters and volunteered the in formation that he was acquainted with the Jackson woman whom he had met in this city, that he had gone to Detroit to see her at her «wn invitation and that he’ knew she had married a man named Leßoy. Tatum said he had never met Le- Roy, but that the young woman had told him her husband was jealous of her. The statements of Tatum gave rise to the police theory that Leßoy discovered his wife’s interest in Ta tum. that he had killed her and then shipped the body to “A. A. Tatum” to incriminate the man whom he thought to be his rival. No charge has been placed against Tatum and he has been allowed his liberty. It was stated at police head quarters that nothing further would be done in the matter without in structions from the Detroit police. MAKES FLIVVER OUT OF SCRAPS FOR $1.20 ' <>l - vjm/ ■ ■ I- - , . ■ ■■■,_. 'I SEATTLE Wash. —Portions of the tin roof o f his mother’s house and a piece of netting from one of the screen doors were included in the “raw materials” used by Canice Eakle, 15, of this city, in making himself an automobile. “Liberty No. 1,” as Eakle calls his car, is an automobile assembled from dozens of wrecks and has a speed of fifty-gate miles an hour. Total co st for entire machine was $1.20. “The pieces of abandoned automobile parts t hroughout the country would make thousands of 3ars,” says the young mechanic, after his tours throughout the city in search of odd parts. PROVISIONS AND GRAIN DROP ON CHICAGO ’CHANGE CHICAGO, July 26. —Severe breaks in the grain and provisions markets today accompanied disturbing finan cial and industrial developments, es pecially reports of the closing down of a large motor enterprise on ac count of inability to sell its product. Wheat dropped as much as 8 cents a bushel and corn 9 5-8 cents. LOWER PRICES SEEN , BY U. S. RESERVE BANK Lower prices are inevitable, de clares the Atlanta Federal Reserve bank, in its monthly report on busi ness and agricultural conditions in the Sixth federal reserve district, is sued under date of July 26. The report, summarizing condi tions in agriculture; cotton, Florida fruits and vegetables, sugar, lumber, naval stores, foreign trade financial, labor, coal, ir<ff», steel, building opera tions and other lines of trade throughout the southeast, sums up the general situation as follows: “There appears to have been a strengthening of the determination on the part of the public generally to delay buying until further de clines in prices take place. This is reflected in the fact that the volume of sales by wholesale firms during the month of June is appreciably bit low the figures for May, and in some instances even below the sales for June of last year. “Wholesale grocery firms report their customers' are buying cau tiously for immediate delivery, with the expectation Os lower prices at an early date. There is fear that can ned goods will be scarce and high, but the trend of prices generally is downward. “Wholesale drygoods merchants are of the opinion that manufac turers are making abnormally large profits,, that prices are too high to allow retailers any profit, and many are making only necessary pur chases, believing that merchandise will decline in price before the fall months. There was a general de crease in volume of sales by whole sale hardware firms. The opinion appears to be that although prices have reached the peak, there is no immediate prospect of decline in any appreciable amount. Whole sale shoe companies report that as high as 25 per cent of orders for Fall delivery have been cancelled on ac count of some decline in prices of leather and because of some unfavor able local crop reports. Retailers ex- (Continued on Page 6, Column 4) New York Society Girl Who Is in Real Estate Business ? - * .MR { jm. » i Miss Katherine Force Abandoning* the cool gardens of her Long Island home. Miss Kath erine Force, sister of Mrs. William K. Dick, whose first husband was John Astor, victim of the Titanic disaster, is working in a busy office in the hear of New York’s busi ness life. Shine is now a real es tate broker, specializing in the sale of apartment houses. DEFENDS FARMER AGAINST CHARGE OF PROFITEERING (The Atlanta Journal News Bureau, 623 Riggs Building.) BY THEODOBE TILLEB WASHINGTON, July 26.—Chal lenging recent statements of a labor spokesman charging that the farmer is a profiteer, J. R. Howard, presi dent of the American Farm Federa tion. asserts that many thousands of farmers are giving up the strug gle against high production costs and going to the cities to accept the high wages there offered. Mr. How ard refers to preliminary census re ports on population and farm acre age to substantiate his claims that the cities are drawing from the riffal sections. Census reports, it will be recall; ed, have not been altogether gratify ing as to rural communities. In the agricultural south, for instance, county population figures have not shown percentage of increases ex pected. In many instances, the county figures record a loss rather than gain in population. Almost without exception the cities have shown large increases. The exodus of colored laborers from the south, as well as the ten J dency of bffy-s and grown-ups to leave the farm, may be charged as largely responsible for such con ditions. They are apparent in every state, Georgia, Texas, Nebraska, Wisconsin, and so on. County pop ulation and farm acreage figures are not keeping pace with expectations and national need of production. Without referring to sections, Mr. Howard claims that the farmer is fighting an uphill battle and is get ting tired of it. He replied to crit icisms of farmers made by James S. McCarthy, who recently uttered them as a representative of railroad labor unions. Mr. Howard says the Mc- Carthy charges “reflect the usual superficial view of the entire food production problem.” “The sooner labor and the great urban public in general get down to the facts and study the actual con ditions which we face in food pro duction in this country,” says Mr. Howard, “the sooner will agriculture be accorded the encouragement and consideration it must have to main tain adequate food supply.” Mr. Howard says Mr. McCarthy’s reference to the high prices of wheat which “forced” the government to fix a price are amusing. Farmers saw the price of wheat pulled down from $3 to $2.26 a bushel, he adds, and saw it jump back up again when government restrictions were re moved and the open price allowed to rule. Farmers’ War Becord Mr. Howard defends the war rec ord of the farmer, saying: “And farmers have not forgotten, either, how, when their wives and children were working in the fields long hours every day to help/supply food to our soldiers fighting in France at a dollar a day, labon knowing that uninterrupted railroad operation was the only hope for an adequate flow of food and munitions, held the watch on congress and by threat of a strike demanded radical readjustments which are today one of the real basic causes of our rail way struggle.” , Answering the allegation that the farmer is using high farm wages to boost food prices, Mr. Howard con tends * “The only reason why some farm ers are paying $8 a day to wheat harvested, as alluded to by Mr. McCarthy, is because the high wages paid by the industries and the rail ways which run past their farms force the farmer to compete for what little labor he can get. It these conditions force un the cost ot food the farmers surely cannot be blamed. Exodus From Farms “As to the profiteering charge, I need only say that hundreds bf thousands of farmers have given up the struggle against high production costs, uncertain crop prices and lack of labor and have either cut down to the amount they can handle alone or have gone to the cities to accept the high wages there offered. "I have preliminary reports ot the last census which shows there ls a reason for serious concern in the large numbers of counties through out the United States which show an actual decrease in the acreage of improved farm lands. The last cen sus tells the story. With urban pop ulation growing twice as rapidly as rural population, it is idle to hope for cheap foods. Calculations based solely on present production condi tions and the law of supply and de mand would justify a prediction of higher food prices next year, so tar as the farmer is concerned at any rate. Labor, by increasing its effi ciency and refraining from strikes, can release men from the industries to help In food production and there by reduce the cost of living. We must all get down to hard work if we are to maintain the standard of living to which we have.been ac customed.” | Bryan on Cox Seven Years Ago William Jennings Bryan, in an address before the Pennsylvania i legislature on May 13, 1913, held up as an example of success in state administration the present Democratic candidate for presi dent. He said: “Look at Governor C’ox of Ohio. There is a reformer who asked thirty-six reforms and got thirty six.” COX WRITING ROUGH DRAFT OF HIS SPEECH DAYTON, Ohio, July 26.—Rough drafting of hig address accepting the Democratic party’s nomination., for president was the immediate task today of Governor Cox, following completion of major plane for the notification ceremonies, August 7. These, it has been decided, will be at the Montgomery ' county fair grounds in this city instead of at "Trail’s End,” the governor’s home, in order to accommodate crowds ex pected. Although Governor Cox had many important features of his address outlined mentally, he had on his desk today formidable piles of data, Including many volunteer sugges tion, to digest. He planned to lock himself in his'library and, if possi ble, send his address to the printer by 1 next Friday, when Dayton’S “home-coming” amenities will be tendered him. A non-partisan civic demonstration is plahned as a per sonal tribute. •the only Interruption expected by Governor Cox in work on his address was a conference, today or tomorrow, With Senator Pomerene, of Ohio, a member of the senate political ex penditures investigating committee, regarding continuance of its in quiry. WHITE TO TAKE CHARGE OF CAMPAIGN AT ONCE WASHINGTON, July 26.—Chief po litical interest in Washington today centered in the coming to Washing ton of George White, of the Demo cratic national committee and man ager of the Cox presidential cam paign. Mr. White is coming here prima rily to take over the reins of party, control from Homer S. Cummings, retiring chairman, who is to quit Democratic headquarters early this week. The new chairman will also hold some conferences here, the prin cipal one with Representative Henry D. Flood, chairman of the Democratic congressional committee. Messrs. Flood and White are to talk over details of the management of the campaign and just what work the national committee shall assume and what shall follow the congres sional committee. Homer S. Cummings discussed campaign issues today with the presi dent. He indicated that the chief ob ject of his visit to the White House was to talk over the League of Na tions, which he expects to make the chief topic in his speeches to be de livered in the interest of the Demo cratic national ticket. Mr. Cummings said the question of whether he would make the race for the senate in Connecicut to suc ceed Senator Brandegee, Republican, would be determined later. Known to Three Presidents As “Jimmy,” Quits Secret Service to Guard Hardfhg ■i . iEHshE’ 1 ’ • ninir- 1 ' 1 James Sloan Although known to three presi dents, Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson, as Jimmy. Jimmy’s real name is James Sloan. This fall he will be come a familiar figure to thost, r.ho welcome presidential nominees. Sloan will be Senator Harding’s bodyguard throughout the campaign, having re signed from the United States se cret service to accept the post. ■ Scents a co#t. $1.50 ▲ YEAR, SOVIET AGREES TO DISGOSS FATE OF POLANDINLDPIDDN Bolshevik to Insist on Dis arming of Poles Before Armistice France Sees Shrewd Diplomatic Trick LONDON, July 26.—Premier Lloyd George In the house of commons to day confirmed reports that the Rus sian soviet government had sent the British government a note accepting Great Britain’s proposal for a peace conference in London between the soviet and the powers engaged in hostile action against the soviets, er supporting such action. Premier Lloyd George will meet Premier Millerand of France at Bou logone tomorrow (Tuesday) to dis cuss the Russian proposal. Mr. Lloyd George said the soviet had also suggested that representa tives of the leading powers attend the conference. The premier added that Great Britain was conferring with her allies on the subject. Mr. Lloyd George also stated that since the Russian government had agreed to the Polish armistice. Great Birtain had withdrawn her objec tions to the Soviet trade delegation proceeding to London. WASHINGTON, July 26.—Fear that the coming armistice negotia tions between Poland and the bol sheviks may result in recognition by Great Britain of the Lenine and Trotzky regime as the de facto gov ernment of Russia was expressed in authoritative quarters here today. Peace between Poland and Rus sia is regarded as likely and desira ble, but recognition of the present Russian government by Great Britain would be deplored here. The report received here that Russia had sent a note to London saying it was will ing to open peace negotiations with the allies was regarded as an open bid for such recognition, however. z The fear that Britain may enter tain the proposed offer is based on the fact that material gain might accrue through recognition of the bolshevik!. The principal benefit Premier Lloyd George is thought ,to believe might be gained would be guaran tees from the soviets not to harraM British possessions in the Near East, Persia, India, Mesopotamia, Egypt. Other benefits might be the release of British nationals imprisoned in soviet Russia and recognition by the soviet of British interests in Russia./ While the reason given by Lloyd George for recent negotiations in London with Krassin, bolshevik! commissioner of trade and com merce, was that Great Britain would receive large supplies of raw mate rials from Russia through a trade agreement, this conention is not accepted here. It is believed Eng land could trade by barter with Rus sia without any formal agreement. Lloyd George told the soviet gov ernment in the British proposal for the Polish armistice he would renew the negotiations with Krassin, with the intimated provision that Rus sia accept the armistice. A contin uance of these negotiations with a formal agreement reached wbuld be regarded here as almost equivalent to the recognition of the bolsheviki by Great Britain. Participation by the United Staten in any conference of representatives of Russia and the allied govern ments looking to a restoration of peace between Poland and the soviet government was regarded as improb able, but in the absence of all but the scantiest of official information as to developments most officials de clined to discuss the matter. President Wilson is understood to be keeping in close personal touch with the new European crisis an t the question of American participa tion in the proposed conference will be for his determination. America’s peculiar interest in the welfare and perpetuity of the Polish government, it was argued, might make it difficult for her to remain outside the conference, notwith standing the consistent manner in which she has refused to enter into relations with the soviet regime BOLSHEVIKI TO REQUIRE POLISH DISA RMA MEN T uly 21 —(By the Asso ciated Press.)—it is reported in ap parently reliable quarters here that the first stipulation the Bolsheviki will reefuire of the Poles before en tering- into peace negotiations will be that the Poles disarm completely so that the negotiations might not bo used to gain time or to await the ar rival of French or British reinforce ments. Begin Probing Alleged War Insurance Frauds WASHINGTON, July’26.—The Dis trict of Columbia grand jury todav took up investigation of an allege I conspiracy of certain employ** <»j? war risk insurance bureau to -- disabled service men and their de- • pendents of compensation legally due. Officials of the treasury secret service were prepared to lay befoi e the grand jury evidence they had ob tained concerning the reported con spiracy it has been stated, scores, if not hundreds, of veterans of the world war were defrauded of considerable sums of money. Ten persons already have been arrested and it was indicated by secret serv ice operatives today, additional ar rests might result from the revela tions before the grand jury. French Troops Enter City of Damascus PARIS, July 26.—French troo:-; under command of General Gourou I entered Damascus, seat of Emir Fe : - sul's government on Sunday, it w' , s learned today. A spirited battle oc curred on the outskirts of the tow.i.