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VOLUME XXVI, No. 174
HUNS SINK FLEET
OF BIG WARSHIPS
German Cabinet
Crisis to Delay
Treaty’s Signing
(BY FRED S. FERGUSON.)
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Paris.—Overthrow of the Scheidemann ministry has
created such political chaos in Germany that it was believed
doubtful here tonight whether the Germans would be able
to sign the peace treaty before the time limit expires at seven
o’clock Monday evening.
Dispatches from Weimer agreed that acceptance of the
terms awaited only the formation of a new government, but
factional differences apparently made this difficult. Ad
vices received by the American peace commission stated that
the national assembly stands 275 to 146 in favor of signing.
The big four received an official not from President Ebert,
however, declaring he had failed so far to organize a cabi
net and asking additional concessions. As far as could be
learned he made no request for an extension of time.
Conflicting dispatches from Weimar
named four different men for the post of
chancellor. These men and the sources
of information were:
Gustav Adolph Bader, former secretary
of labor, according to the American com
mission.
Gustav Noske, present minister of de
fense. according to The London Times.
Herman Mueller, majority socialist
, leader, according to the Agence Radio.
Dr. Eduard David, president of the na<
1 tional assembly, according to the Havas
Agency.
The London Times further stated it
, had been informed that Mathias Erzber
. gor. chairman of the German Armistice
j Commission, would succeed Count Brock
. dorff Rantzau as head of the German
' peace delegation. The Havas Agency said
i it had received semi-official advices from
i Weimar naming the entire new cabinet
{ as, follows:
Dr. David, chancellor; Count von Bem
\ storff. minister of foreign affairs; Gustav
t Noske. minister of defense; J>r. Bernard
' Dernburg. minister of finance; Herr Sinz
: heimer. minister of justice; Hugo Preuas,
l minister of the interior; Herr Schmidt.
1 food controller; Herr Wissel. minister of
• economics; Gustav Adolph Bauer, min
ister of public works; Johann Giesb^rta,
: minister of posts; Herr Bell, minister of
colonies; Mathias Erzberger, minister
: without portfolio.
Havas added that Erzberger’s appoint*
• ment was doubtful.
1 A Basle dispatch quoted The Berlin
i Gazette as saying:
| "As signing of the treaty is now abso
lutaly certain, the Entente cannot refuse,
on account of the ministerial crisis, to
< grant a delay as it is impossible to sign
by Monday."
Persons who arrived from Germany to
day reported that both former Kaiser
William and Field Marshall von Hinden
burg had urged the German government
to sign
Washington.—The navy radio tonight
picked up three unsigned Nausen wire.-
less messages addressed to the Commit
tee on Public Information.
One of the dispatches was that "Braer"
(evidntly Bauer> labor minister, had r
placed Chancellor Scheideniann; that
Couni von Bemstorff had succeeded
Broofolorff Rantzau. and that SinzheJmer
had taken the labor portfolio.
The other two dispatches were so bad
,ly garbled that the only intellible words
were ‘signing was certain".
CHIEF TAHAN, OF THE KIOWA INDIANS
I» Going to Tell Indian
Stories for Augusta
Girls and Boys.
Chief Tahan’s father was “Cali
fornia Joe”; his mother was on
Indian. A band of Ktowas raided
the settlement and stole the baby.
He was adopued by Chief JJepkho
eete, and lived with them until
General Custer defeated the Klo
was on the Washita, and the boy
was sent to his white relatives In
Texas.
But a few days later the lad
ran away and rejoined the Klo
was, was marie chief, and acted
as scout for Colonel Clayton at
Fort Gibson. While scout he de
serted the army, not realizing
what he was doing. For this he
was sentenced to be executed, but
escaped from prison and fled to
Canada.
President Cleveland pardoned
hfm after he became converted to
Christianity and he became a
Prespytsuan preacher.
Chief Tab an has a wonderful
collection of stork, us remembers
from the days of his boyhood
These he Is going to tell to the chil
dren of Augusta through the Dally
Herald.
The first one—How Thunder,
storms Are Made—ho tens today.
Tan your pa and ma to be sure
and save The Dally Herald for you
to read each day.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
B CENTS PER COPY.
(UNITED PRESS)
BAUER HEAD OF
II NEW CABINET
(BY Associated Press.)
Berlin. —A new German cabinet has
been formed under the premiership of
Herr Bauer, formerly minister of labor
with Dr. Herrmann Mueller, the majority
socialist leader as minister of foreign af
fairs.
The other members of the cabinet are:
Minister of the interior, Dr. Edward
David
Minister of finance and vice-premier,
Mathias Erzberger.
Minister of eronomics, Herr Wessell.
Minister of labor. Herr Schlicke.
Minister of the treasury'. Herr Meyer.
Minister of posts and telegraphs, Herr
Giesberts.
Uhief of the colonial office. Dr. Bell.
Minister of national defense, Gustave
Noske.
Minister of food. Dr. Schmidt.
No appointment has been made to the
ministry of justice, Herr Meyer, the new
head of the treasury department, is a
native of Kaufbeuren. Bavaria.
PROPOGANDA IS STARTED
AGAINST PREMIER LENINE
Paris. —The soviet government in Rus
sia is combatting a religious movement,
mystical in character which has spread
through the provinces of Moscow, Nov
gorod and Vladimir. One of the features
of the movement, which is said to be
strong among the peasants, according to
advices received here is that Premier Be
nin© is called the anti-Christ foretold in
Ok* Scriptures. The Bolsheviki, it is
said, are opposing the movement, by
means of an active propaganda.
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CHIUS* TAHAN.
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES!
BORAH IS READY
IQ BOLT G. 0. P.
UNLESS DEFINITE
STIND IS TAKEN
ON LEAGUE PLAN
(By L. c. Martin.)
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
Washington—Today’s events in the
Senate’s fight over the League of Na
tions, give rise to a demand among Re
publican senators that a program or
united action be agreed upon by those
Republicans to whom the league in its
present form is unaccountable.
These events included:
1— Visits to the capltol by Klihu
Root. Oscar Straus and Theodore K.
Burton, to consult republican senators
regarding the league.
2 A speech by Senator Borah declar
ing that if the Republican party does
not tako an affirmative stand on the
league there will be a third party.
3 Proposal by some Republicans to
get signed pledges from senators to re
fuse to ratify the treaty in its present
form, as notice that more than a third
of the Senate will demand amendments.
4 Presentation by Root of a "pro
gram” for the senate to follow in ratify
ing tho treaty.
This program, presented to Senators
Lodge, republican leader and chairman
of the foreign relations committee, may
provide the basis for unttv among re
publicans, senators said. They admitted
frankly that Borah’s speech, which he
assailed Will Hays, chairman of the re
publican national committee, former
President Taft and George W Wicker
sham, was but one evidence of a division
in the Republican ranks.
Other phases on this division, they
said, are differences over the relative ef
fectiveness of amending the treaty or
merely inserting ‘‘reservations" in the
'ratification resolution and divergence
over the wisdom of trying to force pas
sage of the Knox resolution for separa
tion of the treaty and he league cove
nant.
Root’s letter caused pome sensation
among Republicans who declare that a
republican caucus should be called to
decide whether Root’s suggestions should
he adopted by Senate Republicans who
favor amendment of tho league cove
nant.
Root suggested the Senate should pass
the Knox resolution or otherwise separ
ate the treaty and covenant. If this in
found impossible Root advised that the
Senate "Include in its ►•esolurioi of con
sent to the ratification a-i •'xpre«?sfon or
such reservations and understandings is
will cure defects."
These reservations, Root urged, should
Include a refusal "to agree to article ten;
clarifying the meaning of the withdrawal
article." and safeguarding of the Mon
roe Doctrine.
"Such reservation," wrote Root., "are
in accordance with long established pre
cedent in the making of treaties They
will not renuire re-opening of negotia
tions, but If none of the other signa
tories expressly object to the ratifica
tion with such limitations the treaty
stands as limited between the United
States and the other powers.
"If any doubt were entertained as to
the effect of such action, the doubt
could he speedily dispelled by calling
upon the four other principal powers rep
resented In the rouncll to state whether
they do In fact object to the entrance
of the United States Into the league
with the reservations stated "
Root suggested the exact language In
which the reservations should be drawn.
"Article ten Is. not an essential or
even an appropriate part of the provi
sions of a league to preserve peace,"
he said. "Tt Is an Independent and In
definite alliance which may involve the
parties to it In war against powers
which have In everv respect compiled
with provisions of the league ft wad
not Included In general smuts' plan."
Instead of such a "universal alliance"
Root said he favors the proposed treaty
under which the United Htaten would go
to France’s aid If that nation were at
-111 < lud
Regarding the present provision for
withdrawal. Root said It would prevent
withdrawal by the raising of a mere
technical objection regarding the "con
trol by the United States of purely
American problems." He said nobody
who wants the Monroe Doctrine pro- j
tected can object to an amendment which
puts that protection beyond question, as,
he said his proposed reservation would. '
Root also pointed out that the league
rovenont. in his opinion, falls to "pro
vide for re-establlshment and strength
ening of a system of arbitration or Ju
dicial decslon upon queatlons of legal
right " He suggested that as It Is Im
practicable for the Seriate to do any
thing about this In the treaty, a resolu
tion be psssed at the time the treaty Is
ratified, asking Rre- Ident Wilson to call
without delay, sti International confer
ence for the purpose
"Once Europe has settled down to;
normal." Roo* said, "and we know what i
reduction of armaments the powers are
going to consent to, the United States
should Insist on a revision of the league
covenant."
WHEELER WOULD BAN
ALL ALCOHOL DRINKS
WathlnQton. —Wayne H gen
eral counsel of the Anti-Saloon league of
America, appearing before the grnafe
judiciary committee conaldering prohibi
tion leria’atlon urged enae*ment of *
law prohibiting the manujortti re and
*nle of near b'*ers and all malt and din
tilled liquor* Irregpertlve of whether
thev contain any tree* of alcohol H*
raid, however, he did not favor anv ac
tion aralnat "legitimate" aoft drink*
Mr Wheeler a’ao urged the commit***
to recommend legislation limiting the
amount of alcohol In medicinal liquid*
ard compound* whether medicated pro
prietary or oaten*' d to on*-h|if of on*
fn*r Cwpt Mr Wheel#? *o*d *he com
mittal on* ptirpo** of nrohthltinn advo
cate* wna to '•timin’* t#• *'fir b*cr »a
--| loom, thouirh “there wo** ? d be posaikdllty
of evading the dry laws.”
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 22, 1919
DARING COUP IS
DONE BY CREWS
List of Ships
In Great Fleet
DREADNAUGHTS.
Name Tonnage Armament Crew Built
Bayern 28,000 8 15-in. 1200 1919
Kron Prinz 25,800 10 12-in. 1130 1915
Grosser Kurfurst 25,800 10 12-in. 1130 1914
MarkGraf .25,800 10 12-in. 1130 1914
Prinz Regent Luitpold .24,700 10 12-in. 1080 1913
Konig Albert 24,700 10 12-in. 1080 1913
Kaiserin 24,700 10 12-in. 1080 1913
Friedrich der Grosse ...24,700 10 12-in. 1080 1913
Kaiser 24,700 10 12-in. 1080 1912
BATTLE CRUISERS.
Hindenburg 27,600 8 12-in. 1600 1916
Derff linger 26,600 8 12-in. 1125 1914
Seydlitz 25,000 10 11-in. 1108 1913
Moltke 23,000 10 11-in. 1025 1911
Von der Tann 19,400 8 11-in. 911 1910
LIGHT CRUISERS.
Emden 5,400 10 5.9-in. ? 1916
Karlsruhe 5,400 10 5.9-in. ? 1916
Numburg 5,400 10 5.9-in. ? 1916
Frankfort 5,400 10 5.9-in. ? 1915
Brumer 4,000 4 5.9-in. ? ?
Breslau 4,550 12 4.1-in. 373 1912
Koln 3,350 1 2 4.1-in. 379 IS4O
DESTROYERS.
Fifty, averaging about 600 tons displacement.
Brazil to Keep
Warm Relation
With the U. S.
Washington.—lirasfl will rejoice In
continuing to develop more and more the
relation* that bind her to the United
Ktatna, President-elect Kpltado Pesaoa,
of the Brazilian republic declared tonight
at a dinner given In hia honor by the
vice-president of the United HtateM.
The diatingulahfd vial tor took the first
on aalon after hla arrival here an the
Kueat of the nation to expreaa the ad
miration of th* Brazilian people for thla
country and to pledge thefr continued
friendship.
It wan the entrance of the United
States In the Kuropean war, he aald that
had a decisive Influence on Brazil'* pro
cedure.
The dinner tonight waa at the Pan-
American Union with Vice-president
Marshall aa boat.
RADICALS RAIDED
BL STATE TROOPS
*
New York.—lf<smjunr** rs of three rad
ical organisation* In this olty were ralT
eri tills sftrrnoon by s Joint fonts of
sum troop* and sgsnts of ths T.usk Irg-
Islstlvs nommtttss, which Is lovsstlgstlnK
Bolshsvlkl pr»t<»Ksn<ls In this city A
large quantity of book* and |ia.p<r* was
srljstl
The raids wore conducted almost alrn
oltaneously upon ths Psnd Kihonf snd
ths headquarters of tho Industrial Work
era of the World, both on the lower east
side, and upon the office of h communist,
newspaper on thr lower west side. The
tslders actrd undrr the direction of A
K Ktevenson, sesoclste counsel of the
l.usk committee, end Deputy Attomey-
Ueneral Hatuuel A. Berger.
DE VALERA WILL
SPEAK IN U. S.
FOR IRISH CAUSE
New York.—Edward d* Valara, proai
d*nt of the frtah Republic, ta “aome where
In the United Htat***“ and will make a
ptibllt appearance here on Monday, lie
la either In New York or sum a up at at*
cl»y.
Thla wag announced today by Marry
J. Boland, member of parliament from
Booth Rogcommon, who worked big way
over hh a gtoker on a traria-A Mantle ves
*el
Boland aald both he and Davalora were
unaccompanied and r*faae.d to tell wheth
er he or the preglderit nurd dlMguigaa
or how the latter came over.
Boland aald he arid d»- Valera Intend
ed to u»ur the mate* to gflmulafo Inter
eat In, and gyrnpathy for , the Irlah
caunc He haa engaged a aultc of roo rrm
In one of the large hotel* here, where
h< mm Id de Valera will make an appear
ance on Monday
GOVERNMENT PLANS TO
DEPORT ALL BOLOS
New York*— Information that the gov
ernment hae under oongldaratlon whole
anle deportation* of Holghevlki. an*r<h
lata and other radical* in thla country
* ;** obtain* d h*i it wag
considered «n authoritative federal goitre*.
It waa declared that th* plan called for
ualng returning troop* ghipe to take alien
agitators back to their native lan da.
(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Germans Run Up Their Flag;
on Over Seventy Interned
Crafts at Scapa Flow and
Send Them Down-Men
and Officers Arrest
ed By the British
London.—All the German battleships and battle cruisers
interned at Scapa Flow were sunk by their crews today ex
cepting the Baden, the admiralty announced tonight. The
Baden is still afloat.
The admiralty’s statement follows:
“According to reports, all German battleships and bat
tle cruisers were sunk, except the Baden, which is still afloat.
Five light cruisers were sunk and the other three had been
beached. Eighteen destroyers also were beached by local
tugs. Four destroyers are still afloat. The rest of the de
stroyers were sunk. The German rear-admiral and most of
the crews are in custody aboard our ships. Some boats from
the ships refused to halt when ordered and were fired upon.
Small numbers of Germans were killed and wounded.”
“The Exchange Telegraph Company, which first an
nounced the enemy coup, circulated the following dispatch
nearly two hours before the admiralty announcement:
“Practically the whole of the German fleet lying in
Scapa Flow has been sunk by its German crews. Farmers liv
ing nearby state the German flag was hoisted as the crews
proceed to sink their vessels. The Kirkwall naval officers
said that no information was available to the press.”
The dispatch, filed by the Northern Scotland corres
pondent of the Exchange Telegraph Company, was imme
diately cancelled. This action is understood to have been
taken at the request of the admiralty which asked for time
to investigate the story.
The dispatch was circulated by the Exchange Tele
graph’s ticker service and appeared in scores of hotels and
clubs as well as newspaper offices. Its appearance and im
mediate cancellation excited and mystified hundreds of per
sons. This mystification was increased rather than lessened
by the admiralty’s subsequent statement which failed to tell
how many ships were sunk, in what manner the sinking was
accomplished or what became of the German crews.
The German fleet was surrendered to the combined al
lied fleet off the Firth of Forth the morning of November 21,
1918. The incident had no precedence in naval history,
since more than 400,000 tons of enemy craft in first-class
condition, hoisted the white flag without firing a shot. The
German ships were at once taken to Scapa Flow, a land lock
ed harbor in the Orkney Islands about 200 miles north of Edin.
burgh, which has often formed the principal base of the
Grand Fleet during the war. There the enemy shins were
dismantled sufficiently to render them powerless. A portion
of each crew, it is understood, was maintained aboard to pre
vent the vessels from falling into disrepair.
The peace conference has not yet determined upon fi
nal disposition of the German fleet, although a majority of
allied naval officials favored taking the vessels out to sea
and scuttling them, after removing brass, copper and other
valuable metals.
The German submarines, which were surrendered the
day before the main fleet, were taken temporarily into Har
wich and Hince have been scattered about among several al
lied countries.
“PASSING THROUGH FIRE”
Papeete, Island of Tahiti.—Walking
over atone* heated white hot la the re
cent experience of gri English newspa
per corregpondent who makeg hlg home
here He emerged without Injury or the
■llghtegt trace of fire on ghog or clotheg
and aald he felt no discomfort whatever
He participated In the f*r*mony of
“nagging through fire," or “Urnltr* ag It
Hi called by the Tahitian*
Whatever trick there may b'* In per
forming thla ceremonial la a aecret re
l.gioijgly held by a amall clan of na
tive* on tho Island of Ualataa.
HOME
EDITION
A hirge pit |g dog In which are placed
huge, dry loga of wood overlaid with a
thick layer of large river atone*. Tho
fire then la kindled rind made to burn
fiercely until the atone* become white
hot. Native prleatg. »»r wizards, descend
Into the i> ' notwithstanding the fact
that the lc‘‘-n*e heat radiating from it
keepg the onlookers at a distance, and
walk barefooted over the heated atone*,
inviting thoae who have the courage to
follow them
Many theorlei have been advanced ns
to why the naked feet of th native* are
not scorched but no aatlafactory explana
tion of the phenomenon yet hag been ud«
vuuced. The Englishman wore big shoos.