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Europe Needs 35 Billions to Clean the War Stain
Signing of Peace Treaty Is Again Delayed
Trotsky Is
Slam Says
Report
BERLIN, January 4th.—
(United Press.) —Persistent
reports from Helsingfors,
Finland, today reiterate a
stcry that Leon Trotskv,
Bclsheviki war minister, has
been assassinated.
The reports have it that*
Trotsky left Petrograd to
bolster up the morale of his
troops after their inexplic
able retreat on the Narve
front. While trying to re
store discipline, he is said
to have threatened to exe
cute General Borishow. In
the course cf a quarrel be
tween them, reports say,
the general’s adjutant shot
Trotsky three times, killing
him.
No confirmation of the
stcry could be obtained.
CECIL HESTER
Oil NOT KILL
-J. STANLEY BROWN
Mount Clemens, Mich. —Jan. 3.—Ce
cil Beatrice Vester did not kill ,T.
Stanley Brownfi Mount Clemens club
man, in the opinion ol' Attorney Gen
eral Groesback.
The attorney general, who since
late yesterday has been conducting a
persona! inquiry into the death of
young Brown, said tonight he “was
satisfied Mrs. Vester had nothing to
do with the crime.”
slhe will lie released Monday, after
further questioning tomorrow in which
authorities hope to get new facts tn
regard to Brown s habits, his friends
and especially his enemies, Groesbeck
said.
Following the close of investigation
for the week-end late today, Gladys
Summit, whose testimony caused the
Vester woman to l>e arrested and
charged directly with the slaying of
Brown, was released. Ben Sorenson, n
Camp Custer soldier and close friend
of the Vester woman, also was re
leased.
The hearing will be resumed at 2
p. m., Monday, -Groesbeck announced.
He said he expected to call all mem
bers of the l’revost family as wit
nesses.
The shoes and clothes of l.loyd Pro
vost, now held in the Macomb county
.jail as a material witness, were
brought to the office of the attorney
general and his associates late today.
They will he subjected to minute ;n
--spertion in an effort to learn some
n< w facts regarding Prevost’s alleged
connection • with the case. *
Groesbeck was vvell pleased with tnc
turn the inquiry was taking. He inti
mated the fixing of responsibility for
Brown's death was only a matter or
hours, hut he refused to be quoted.
Mrs. liuth Brown, the girl widow,
was called back for further question
ing today, and then allowed to go home
again.
Tod Wilde, a taxicab driver, with
whom Brown had trouble, testified ,
during the afternoon. He bought aj
.32 calibre revolver which the officials j
have requested him to produce. The i
s'ayitig was committed with a .38 call
lire weapon.
CRIMIULS IN JIIL
AT GHICAGOTC SEE
HTHER HAIiCIIIIC
Chicago.—Hnribmrt criminals In the
<’ook county Juil wllj be the unwilling
vltnr.-reH of another execution by hang
ing In t!ie Jail corridor next Friday un
! <.• •. ■ (Governor Frank O. Lowden hur
to protest*; l'rom numerous promi
nent persons who have exorcised thcm
rilwit as horrified at the circumstance*
of Friday’s execution and intervenes with
a reprieve it was learned today.
Arthur Haenael. sentenced to die Fri
d.'V for murdering his wife, will be
1 . nyeu before* the eyes of the more
hardened prisoners in the Jail, accord
it •’ to Sheriff Charles W. Peters.
V nd. ;:-'0 the more youthful
prison* rs will b taken from the cell;*
o . rlooking the t afToid. the* sheriff
tn at cd.
• It proved a gren' moral lesson.” sa.-*
Sheriff Peierr. ref rrlng to Friday's ex
rruilo-.t during which pri*oner-wltn**Kaeu
shouted ‘wi *:i do we eat?” The sheriff
continued: "All the prisoners who saw
the hansing Fridav told me they were
«!••• plv .*•.ff• •: r! and thai «* a result they
would end b* er li\*-s. Only on« msde
a protest, and that was bemuse l>e did
lot belivvt* in CMtiltal punishment.”
Heading the movement to prevent a
r» petition of the compulsory witnessing
of a hanklnu by prisoners, are Mlfh Jane
'Flair*. of H it: House; Mrs. Jlr'ph T
Howen of 11*. * Woman's f'it> Club: Miss
,M,Ty M iwf'.l. of the Chicago Fnlver-
s ,# y F**.' b-nr.ept, and others who are
v. idlna h*»at**d protests to Oovcrror
l^owden.
DENIES REPORT
New York.- T: Rritbh in l. - .on
mad. public lu'l 'tight a cable mea
from th- i’rlUnh iren-ury deny
li c that Sir (J-orgo J'aiHh In negotiat
ii s a lanr.- Auier: an loan for Or»at
T -Min. In pr.rt. !t said:
Tli. Rrltlsh treasury iviah it to be
k own that sh. rumor hat' not the
slightest fc ntln'ton. .hat Sir fleorga
i* not In Airn-riri In nny offt
. p an*
the British treasury. Th'. proposa’
dencrlM in th" rumor In dlametrkjnl
ty opjKj.ed to the policy of the Britl»h
t> < rirnr>'. who w!" no' borrow n ulngl.
(]<>•>i from the I nitfi Stairs for the!
purport.* of loaning .n Kurope." .
British Financier Says Europe
Needs Billions to Complete Work
of Rehabilitation; Plan ‘Bond Issue
MYSTERY SHROUDS
DEfITH OP OFFICER
ftTTACKED 11001
(United Press.)
New Orleans —Tonight, forty-eight hours
after he was shot down in his home by
an unknown assailant who forced his way
into the house Thursday night, the slay
ing of Major Harold S. Hetrick, U. S.
army engineer, in commond of the New
Orleans district, Mississippi engineers, was
shrouded in mystery.
Hetrick died in a local hospital early
Saturday from wounds received at tho
hands of his assailant. He regained
consciousness long enough to declare that
he did not know his assailant —had never
seen him and din ot know why he had
been shot.
Police, though professing a clue and I
declaring they secured a description of I
the murderer from witnesses who saw I
him run from the Hetrick home, had not 1
made any arrests tonight.
A mysterious telephone call received j
by Hetrick at his home Thursday night
is also being investigated by th_* police,
in an effort to throw some light on the ,
attack.
"No, I wont' see you today." Hetrick,
is alleged to have told his caller. "11
won’t talk to you. come to the office to-,
morrow. I have the records th re."
When Hetrick left the telephone, Mrs. j
Hetrick told the police, she said:
"You didn’t like that man, did you? ’ j
Another theory advanced is that the
'murder was a burglar, who had studied
the neighborhood, knew Major Hetrick,
was frequently on Mississippi river trips,
and in surprise at encountering him when
he expected merely ta find women and
Hetrick’s aged and feeble father in tin;
house, fired to escape.
Answers Call for Help.
New Orleans, La. —Complete mystei y
surrounds the slaying of Major Harold
S. Hetrick, United States army engineer,
in command of the New Orleans district,
Mississippi river engineers, who died early
Saturday morning. An unidentified as
sailant, pistol in hand, forced his way
i into the Hetrick residence at 2026 Robert
[street, at 10:30 p. yi.. Thursday night.
I When Major Hetrick, hearing his moth
er-in-law. Mrs. Jennie Gray, call, "Hat,
! Hal," in a panic-stricken plea for aid, he
' rushed into the front room of the bunga
low. The intruder fired the moment he
whs confronted by the army officer. Maj.
Hetrick, his jaw brokeii by tlu bullet*
closed with the gunman. A second time
the intruder fired, the ball piercing Major
Hetrick’s neck, and wounding him fatai-
I ly. The two fought about the floor,
I the intruder battering the major’s head
[with the butt of his revolver. Mrs. Het
rick, rushidg to her husband’s aid, fired
once from his army automabtic. missed,
j and rushed for another gun when her
pistol jammed on the* second shot. In
that interval the assailant escaped. Po
lice, though professing a. clue, have made
no arrests. Major Hetrick s father. 83, a
retired Presbyterian minister, was In his
room ai the time of the shooting and
saw nothing of the affray.
Rushing from house. the murderer!
grasped Major Hetrick's cap and Mrs. j
Hetrick’s military model cloak from tli
hat rack. The. cap was found within a !
few feet of the door. The wife’s cloak
has vanished. A block from the rvsi- ;
dence, three neighbors standing on the
corner, saw' the man running toward
them.
"What’s the matter,” they asked.
"A man caught me in his house with
his wife," answered the slayer. Laugh
ingly they let him go. They had heard
n shot, but testified afterward they
thought it was part of the irregular shoot
ing in celebration of the New Year.
Hetrick’s wife and mother-in-law re
turned with neighbors to find him un
conscious on the floor. Dying, t lie West
Pointer had fought his assailant, and
wrested from his hand the gunman’s
weapon. It was a cheap, nickel-plated
.33 calibre revolver of the typ* south
ern police call "the nigger’s Saturday
night gun."
At the hospital Hetrick recovered con
sciousness long enough to say that he
did not recognize the man—had iuver
seen him before, knd had no enemies he
knew in the world.
TO ELOAT EUAN
TO AID EUROPE
Washington. —Appeala of An:'-noun
huHlnesH for a il in financing the re
construction of lcuropc wan answered
Saturday when the war finance cor
poration announced lhat four loam,
aggregating $17,000,0u0, roon would be
modi to commercial interests whlcn
will employ the money In exporting
needed materials lo ih< stricken na
tions.
Wide difference of opinion has ex
isted among government officials ns
to the advisability of extending gov
ernmental aid to manufacturing ex
port re. Decision of the corporation
to utilise Its powern under the amend
ed tear financi corporation act came
■is hi Hurpilse, however, ns Secretary
Glass lias taken a definite stand in fa
vor of tendering assistance of some
sort.
War finance corporation officials
were reticent tonight about plans for
further loans. They admitted, how
ever, that "sheaves of applications for
advances" were und r consideration,
le was not believed tha’ the loatie
u-oubl he made f rco!y although ee>-
.ainly more will tv announc'd within
the next few week'.
Heads of groat 1 dNtn<-> houses have
been fi-equeot visitors at the offices of
t 1... corporation and officials have thus
■ ■lp:*ined information of value as to
th> general needs l>oth hcr< at f
abroad It v.a pointed out that whi' •
the American manufacturer possibly
could find markets for his product
here, he not be establishing
himself in the world trade, and such a
Htuntlon. loir!ness men have told o:-
ficl-ih would -■■stilt in a relegation o f
A me-lean products to secondary Im
portance in world truffle.
The loan* -.esn-jpea'? were eorrpar
:*.tiv',y urn.'.!' hut they we,-,, believed
*o fr.rcrsx* the attitude of the corpor
ntior’. - fu'tir' action. Gild-erlp*. se
eurii <i"tn;it ded cud ■ /mph'e
d.gt , a, to -my* the firms receiving 11,
government'/ help wer- to us> the
money was required.
New York.—The total amount of the proposed international bond issue for
the rehabilitation of Europe is $35,000,000,000. it was stated today by Sir George
Pash, the eminent British financier and economist, who has come to the United
States as spokesman for the project.
The issue, would bo floated under the authority of the League of Nations and
be guaranteed collectively by tlx nations joined in the league. The American
d'ilar would be the par basis of the bonds wh’cli would bear Interest n’t *i per
cent, be free from taxation in all countries and he redeemable in 42 years.
Of tl\e total $15,000,000,000 would be devoted to the refunding of existing war
debts, the United States to take $9,000,000,000 and whatever additional amount
might be apportioned to her by arrangement between the nations. Great Britain.
s;r George said today would be willing to take $6,000,000,000 immediately the
approximate amount of her debt to the United States.
TIM DIE
in EXPLOSION
Belgrade.—The American Hod Cross,
which is still at work in Serbia, had
occasion December 29 to succor victims
of a mysterious explosion which wrecked
one of the biggest commercial buildings
in Belgrade. The explosion exceeded in
violence and effect the most powerful
shells used during tin* war.
Dynamite is supposed to have been
used and the explosion is believed U>y
many to be connected with the recent
plots against the life of Prince Regent
Alexander. Twenty-six persons were
killed by tho explosion, and fifty others
who were seriously injured were rescued
by ambulances of the Red Cross.
One effect of the explosion was to leave
Belgrade almost entirely without win
dowglass fn the depth of the winter, and
no more will be obtainable until it can
be imported from Ozecho-Slovakia.
A dispatch from Berlin under date of
December 31 said the Belgrade corre
spondent of the Lokal Anzefgjer reported
that Prince Regent Alexander of Serbia
and 26 others had been* killed in a dyna
mite explosion. This was denied
same night by a dlsp.'ich from Paris,
which said the pr!~re was in the French
capital and well.
IESTORSARE
STOCK PRGWIOTORS
New York —InvestorH an' warned
the “sinister activity of promot
ers anrl salesmen who are trying to float
stocks of dubious character'’ in tin- Jjc
comber report of tin* Fod< ral Reserve
Rank for the second district, made pub
lic here today. The amount of fl)**so
securities'on sale is estimated at “hun
drods of millions.”
The creation of a large body of now
capitalists through the sale of liberty
bonds has encouraged these salesmen,
the report adds Rased upon inouiriep
made lo more than fifty banks it ap
pears that the questionable stock sell
in:,' movement is general in the larger
cities of the district, particularly New
York. Ruffalo. Rochester, Syracuse,
Binghnmpton and Utica.
‘lt appears” the report continues "tliaj
some of tl.i-se promoters are men whose
business records do not stand scrutiny
either from the standpoint of success!
or pe. eonal integrity, and some of them
in times past have been found guilty of
crime.”
Most of the new corporations are of oil.
shipping and chemical companies and
concerns engaged in the manufacture of
articles which bring high prices and
large profits. In many cases the
chances of return to the investor is lim
it'd to the maintenance of the p-esent
pric» level. Attention is called to the
fact that the most recent precedents for
I’m. vast growth of industrial enter
prises are found in the United States in
1000 and just prior to the liquidation
of 187'! and in Great Britain prior to the
liquidation of 1866*.
The report declares that certain cases
of apparently fraudulent intent have
been brought to the attention of Fed
eral and local .authorities.
This money, said to run into several
millions, had been set aside for use in
tailing out adherents of flic doctrine in
case of arrest for sedition and the teach
ing of violence.
proof also was said to have beep ob
tain'd thru ii* the case of ag * itura who
went among the steel and mine sMuken*
funds for bail were made available »n
every section frequented by rh • “red
agitators. Their plans lor organization
of the work'Tf in support of the com
munist cause were pictured us mors
complete than ever a political campaign
It was • vident. officials declare that
the movement was “rim*” and ‘hit. s»t
--t. fment of the coal strike had been a
keen disappointment to the r id;cai lend
ers.
Assistant Attorney-General -.arv»n
made public tonight the department's
rr. orner and urn. submitted to the bureau
o" immigration, upon wmeh was Imp' •
t>e gov* rrn ent cht'c fi a o i • f th •
eor.o.vr 5:-‘ and commu'iid a* or earrift
as cM.'lnu under the cm >io r»t:o *»••: : hi
disc - sed that both r.-wi-i ver.? pledr
• :< fight any suggest or; r f mill*?-' -y
act I .7. by America ega.-s* sovi* t
Itrss'fi.'iS. Membership s» • icafirn* rc
vealef that both grou.m W'*rn i* dire* !ly
m der the control of Ku 1 n com-
mi.n'st council. ,
Significant among other fr*lures of Hie
i mm n.nlHt-laltor party’:.' 'trine w.n
iri■. enunciation of the followin'? prir*
Cirte* ,
“Vt'i malntiiin that •■■■ ci»««*i st-uggle
i. .".entially a tiolitl'Ml t;1- i... Ic 'hat tii
a stn.gg'e 'by 'ho nroo at "> iw -
I nt„. r the canltaltNt •»*. He. wha'lmr I»n
| form be monarchic!!' •• ..1.-noc'.i '■ .**•
publican .nil to rrpl.i. >‘ t by ••
I mental strurtuir nil“<rm', * odap,.'i to
the rommuriiKt traTiH f ormo*,.e’,
■ The n.ort Important v ton of catttur
j r xtat* tower for t!» • woiio*rß he
i rollon of th. mast"" . ft o •■<■< Unit, from
tin* place wltarr tb> ■ arc t-n r
<r,,| together In *h.- . .. 1 sac-o .-a
■■ .it»c of 'lc pol kl in '.clilncrr >1
the capita’lat r'.ato «■■■> ■
Tl,e working o!0N trciNT < rt; i l.j/c *
train Itself for the - of "tal"
r ■!. • offfc« a ' •
I lit th.* prer-en* lawn ■'■•■K
[ rotor* but in.*h» -a.'’ mov pro«.-m tloi*
have auccceded only wh i li "r i . i •
It.nen completed and hr i. .'*'">.-4 <•’" '»• •
ld. moj.or. # rK(i , ~r ort
I Nfatca. “that Individual, buy on.v nt-r
NceWiiK advice from -d bai.N.'N ct
other, who are • pulp ’■•'! vltb '
formation and good rent in f.nunciul
mutters.'*
WORK OUT PLANS.
Wnthlnaion. .Nfinor d#*t»l o: ’h»* rm *
i «d reor . /
today bv sensis and house conf»* <*»*s. und
action on all Important w<m
over until n« xt wntk.
Division of Join; rates between trunk
branch lines v.er#. dtscifHKed. but no
decision was reached.
3EfK NATURALIZATION
Paterson N. J. A ;»:i aftermafli of
i««* nigbt's drive u'ftln*t radl*aU In
northerr K#*'v Jrn-rv nor** than a scor *
of r *th»K of P*-s«I;j aopenrsd a # tb
eoonty cerks’ office todsv to talte out
h<i.r flrw rltixensklp papers.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
Sir George also expressed the belief that
one of the first resul's of the flotation of
this great loan would he the advance of
sterling exchange to $4.50. It was he
by the way. who first predicted that ster
ling would drop to $4 or lower. 11. is
convinced that the bonds issued with the
backing of the league would bo consid
ered gilt-edged security and would in
crease, rather than decrease, In value. In
fact, he thinks they would come to be
regarded ns preferub’e to gold as a me
dium of exchange. Jn setting forth the
arguments in favor ot the plan. Sir
Geoige said today:
Payment.
“Let me put it tills way. You want, to
sell your food and raw materia!, other
nations want to sell theirs. Canada, Ar
gentina, Australia, China, Japan. They
all want to sell. Kurope is not yet in a
position to supply them with gooTTs. Ami
if Europe doesn’t buy their goods, v/hat
are those nations going to do with thou 7
Some nations need to buy goods, some
need to sell. What can be given in pay
merit? Securities would have to be ar
ranged in all tlies** countries.
"The problem is a very difficult one.
but tins is my own solution that this
problem is the special function of the
League of Nations. Tin* dutv of Hie
League of Nations is to take* care of
world interests against individual inter
ests. This is a world problem ami it will i
be for the League of Nations to find tin*
solution. Were there to be a breakdown
of international credit, every country
would suffer, those who have goods to
sell and those who wish to buv them
I: is essential to prevent a breakdown of
credit in the interest of everybody and
the League of Nations can prevent that
breakdown.”
••How?” lie was asked.
By pooling credits, l>v arranging tr
supply the things the producing countries
need and to pay for those tilings i c » Hu*
countries that sell them in securities that
those countries will know to be sound."
"By international currency or bond is
sue?”
"International currency. it rm u to me
would mean a greater ‘inflation than we
could contemplate. A bond issue would
be the way out.’*
"Would such a plan make the United
Stairs hold tho money bag?”
"II• would men paying America for
.supplies which xlie has to h.-II and which
she cannot sell unless the goods are paid
for by credit in securities whh h will lie
tie lines! in tho world.. It will enahh- Ih.
American people to sell their supplies and
to have no fear as to payment ”
“And your plan Is to iiavn the league
of Nations guarantee that payment?”
Guarantee.
"Yes, have those payments Internal ion -
ally guaranteed. Hut, of course, in eon
sidenng such a bond issue, you must con
.sider Kurope as a growing Concern. When
you have a house under construction m u
[need imagination to see that that hoiis.
.is going to he productive when finished.
Europe is under re construction and \oii
inusl have th<“JmaglnnUoit lo see that it
lH L'oing to be a self-supporting com
munity.'’ **
, Vv J ’; a l J lle (h*#ient of risk—the
risk of failure of thus* conn I lies”
• H ranee may be in your mind. France
will be completely reconstructed out ot
the funds that would b*- f|,m, provided.
Ihis assumes that (he credit won d be
hi.; enough to reconstruct Europ- Then
*‘ oU "'otild have a business in running or- ,
kusiness completely renovated.”
VVliat amount would the linked states l
o© expected to contribute?”
"The total sum required is S'»veu fill- j
lion pounds sterling, or $35,000,000,000 j
l>lll""i pounds sterling, or »ir,,00(i.-
000,(10(1 won d be required for 111- purpose
of paying existing war (h bis. Thai would
mean a refund to tho United .Sluter „f if,,.
111, 000.000, out. war debt turning it into
League of Nations bonds.
we would probably need $ It),000.-
000.000 to restart and lesloek Kurope
build up tli- devastated distrii Is ol
rranee, Helglum, Austria, ete That re
construction needs to be done at otic- We
cannot expect much from K, rmanv it
present. .She will pay her indemnlti.
tlme." y- wl " 1 ” r “ long
"What maturity would la placed on the
League of Nations bomin?”
'They would be redeemable in 12 yea-s
They would be free from taxation ln aj|
countries n/id should bear a rate of in
teroHt of only 4 per vent, with 1 per rent
tor a sinking fund. Hehind lie- bomb
V.OIIIIJ be tho collective guarantee of ali
tile natloriH. So far an the I nlti d States
*■* ‘‘oncer/ied, they wou.il he a ehargi
against your revenues. Tin unar-.r.l
would make them an International
flinty of nigh quality.”
.... U. S. Share.
exp*elTd''t o C pur■ ~U! >-
"That would be for the eountrles to ar
range among ibeniselv.s I thin!, Vb! .
I.r.lain would be vary willing to guarao
■t't' , r ' rhV"? p . ri ’ l, ' l ! ,al "ii ss,ol)o.(HHi.ooij
at time. That -a Just about the amount of
Vl' '' l 1,1 l; olt«d Stales ”
y ° U flml thi: -on.et for
|r ‘These bonds would sell in every eoun-
It was sugges:ed that the bonds would
P’V;,. t * 1 o world off a gold basis.
*" lrt , rtlr George. "tin K e
«oi,.d be supple,nental to gold Their nar
b.u is would be t|.e Amerlean gold dollar
ihi y wood be payable i„ Amerleno \
dO'.i.i.. I think they would find a mat
tba - tor U "' y w " uld l”d ter
•■I", you think they would depreciate In
wilue as Liberty Honda hmn"'
ns..";;, l l': U uT T " y - 1 tl,,nk w
"Will the pound xterllrg he
"••'r? M\ ~y • ° r ""»• Ironds ’'”
If thin pun of mine |u realised” wa ,
M» , S sr^a d *'* tun * vii; »*
ren' al.d'u'srbuy'”' 10 "' l ° y " u
"Have you proponed yonr bonding nlan
In financial elrelea in Kuropc?" P
lea, ami It baa been very writ re
ridved And It lx essential that Ge muny
■l.ould have credit like anybody -Is, b,.'.
eause Germany mua> hern |„ , h e wo-’k of
; •babidta.ir.n, l.tifonc l at present at
l*bc point of coilflpfl*.
J :r ,' i ;i’ r » l explained that he is |,er
not as the r preacntatß, r,f tho British
rr; ».ut ».■; ~ private Individ la
"id •«“ an egrnt «,f the Y lnn the Famine
jiw'Fund ' v; ‘' n! “ Kn '- r ■■’■<■ y n-.
II" '-aid be had come here to g. r the
r " f Vlt '’ »"•' •* possible to
I b In,, about the . reaflon of a ronunltle
j garlxal’on«.^^^' , ** <! W,! ’ l or.'
TOBACCO PRODUCTION.
Belonde.—'l ie total produm.on of
tobacco for the scar In the |. • lugo
| Slav It! morn Is estimated by < rpertx if
v ; ,<m tons, ftf this. U,o tn tone a: .• avail
able for escort.
Tcnncnt’e Quick Tire Service
—Two Stores, 600 Black and
1200 Rlcck of Bread Street.
: Phone 632 or 2486.
CONFESSES TO SALE OF
SACRAMENTAL WINES
Newark. N. J. — A confession that
he hud sold sacramental wines to
saloonkeepers was made Saturday
by Abraham 11. Prager, a liquor
dealer arrested Friday night, ac
cording to the police. Ho was taken
into custody as lie was driving a
truck loaded with several barrels
of wine which bore government lags
indicating that the contents were
"to he used for sacramental pur
poses only.”
Urngor explained, tho police said,
that he was trying to dispose of a
wine stock left on Ids hands when
when war-time prohibition became
effective.
MILITARY FORCES
FIGHTING SOVIET
ABE Will
Dy ED. L. KEEN.
United Press Staff Correspondent.
London. Jan. 3. Organized military
opposition to the Busman soviet gov
ernment is on the rapid wane, it wan
indicated in dispatches here tonight.
General Donckin, leader of untt
bolshevik forces in south Russia, Turn
boon overthrown by a group styling
themselves the "regenerators of Kim
sla,” a Moscow wireless despatch,
quoting advices from Taganrog, m*-
c. hired.
General Romanovsky. head of the
regenerators, has succeeded Denektn,
(lx* despatch added.
Overthrow of Denekin followed a
series of ovi rwhelming defeats at the
lunidH'Of red armies. Early this week
the powerful bolshevik advance was
reported to have spill DetioKiiPs
armies in two section, one of whlcti
was retreating toward Odessa, while
(he other fell buck toward the l pp*r
end of the Gulf of Tafanrog, at the
upper end of the S**a, of Azov.
In Siberia the war department here
admitted Admiral Kolchak’s ull-Kus
sian armies, virtually had ceased to
be n factor in opposition to troops oi
Lenine and Trotsky. Kolchak's, head
quarters was reported in a state of
siege, with Japanese officials worried
that, further udvances by the red ar
mies will threaten tlx* Japanese sphere
of influence.
Political observers saw in (he fail
ures of the a nil-bolshevik factions a
direct; result of Ibe recently announc
ed ‘‘hands off” policy of the axles
toward Russia. None of the ant!-
bolshevik leaders ever had support of
a majority of the Russian people, it
was asserted, because the people saw
, in their existence a continual men.ire
of return of the monarchy. Tlx* unn
holslievik factions, it was said, en
isled largely upon allied support and
crumbled rapidly when it was re
moved.
Meantime fix Bolshevik! maintained
their position of "s-eking peace* with
all peoples.’’
Apparently encourage** by the re
ported favorable return which nego
tiations I" twee i British and Rusm».ht
soviet repros .datives in Copenhagen !
have taken, tlx* soviet government, to- (
day asserted in a Moscow wireless. If
had sent *a message to foreign minis
ter W. Kciakdn, of Italy, urging re
sumption of the relations between
Italy and Russia.
AMERICAN GIRL
IKES ESCAPE
ERCM THE TURKS
New York Rrokvn In iM-nlth aivl
hearing on her right, ihluipb Mu rcrl t.it
too mark Identlfylmr her a.: ;• Molmm
mi-flftn r’iivc Vartnrmuit*' 1 : KarfiglimiHSau
i I'O-j car *iM Arrn»*nlati girl, upent B;st- .
urrlnv !n tVic compajiy of her brother,
■John N. Kar;ighcijHl;ih. a wealthy vm !
dealer *>f MlniieuoollH. whom nhc had not
m* *ll in 12 yearg. She in th** flrwt to
reach America of th ■ vlctirrn »$f 1 1 o
T.i kinb iicq»ortJitionH of li*K; 16 when
thousnndM of Arm»nijiM and Syrian w*s
- wore driven frn.ii their homea to
Aleppo. She arriv**i in tiibi country .•
few dayis ago with MarKhall Inqalln
Ma/s of T*»j *-y i. KamniH, ; near cant rc.
lief vork'*r.
Tl «ateri-. automobile rJ*lerr». pretty
cloth tea and all the com fort a of one of- th*:
eJiy’H bigr*H» hotel!* J.nvo failed to bring
a nmile *>f pbaMiir* to the, girl'll linn.
When Mb*- met per *• whe br*>k«*
into a fit of hyntericßl w* *q lag .mil *le
olte hi * effort:•» to amiiHc her tho veil
of wadne»*a remain
“She *ioet not ft j;/,. Mb*- in in ,V**v/
York" be broth**» nald. “Kh* thlnkn
Mbe |h In 17* av» n.“
Her digcfitlvt or/:;mi hav** b«.en *-**i;.
'HiHly impaired by her privation* while
In the Imndn </f ’h* Ttirk* end ii»*r diet
on imr v/h<dly *»f liquid food with nrnail
/it ♦ of bread.
Mien Karaghetc in wan *lri*. *n from
.er iiorm with II her .‘hi* ey in
From July unMI they. w* r k«*pt
*n fne roftti by th» brutal Turkish
g*mrdM. Their otily food wan v«r* *at.on
found in the fields along the way.
One by nut- r*fug< »lr* »oe(i b"
■nr v/ayaid**. Ji'-r moti:er v.llh the flrtit
*n go and died in her nrrnn. Bho alone
f the family survived the horr*/rs *<" the
V ;r**h. Througi. tic* h-Ip of g'ri fri<*nd'i
th t eaotive f<n;pKl worl. Jr n Turkifth
•loapita! at Hie Zahleh bar** and *h"
nur.ie*! th' wounded *he.o for aevoral
rronfhff. Wh*.n the RritiHli captured
WHabm :d * node If f c «*ipe to the*
firitiah Ilf'**
While work ip in ;< hospital kitchen
**he met. an Arrriefdafi In the French
army who had vlulted America and knew
1 lier,
The aoldier itnmedla'ely eommut; t*
«*j with Ui« .nf i|iol*r who collate*! ih**
*l*l of toe near end relief and n *ranv*d
| for ‘no trln'e i/nnaporiftt on to tide
[ country. Kh« will l»e «ent. ‘o Nchooi In
! Minna*poll*
! Arw.l'* Uifclgian almost ponnt*
J* : widow of an Armen an '*olleg» pro*
Tni i ri\ 1 1
i,ti t, v.th - her two children, two mid
ten yearn old, if) re-areh *if “Mrr. Havo
p!.in” a Kchool t**.icher jri r*ftllfornln.
Hhe hupr»o*s<-*I t' ilifornla wae within
•calking »h; tan* of New York" idi* told
■ r*q»r* ** of ‘in f nvHera aid
• ./cletv why tool; tic?r in charge.
/roth*i Armenian woman Mra. Mar
ian R.darjaian, 23 year* old, raptured
v th ■ Turkr- lit Harpoot and t keo
alon;: witii the ; ,r my Into Arabia wua
I Mint to .Milwaukee to lie* htJNbafid who
I for two year a wan unable *o learn
I whether ane waa alive i,r dead. Their
j three ;**ac old -aon. rh« aald. r»r v,*»n
jaw he*' father mother and thre* brothara
| h* /t l>ecn i'jlled otttrtffHt by the T<i ka
1;«nd a alrter j»i*npe«i Into a river rattier
than HUomit to capture.
Treaty Not to
Be Effective
on January 6
p (By Kenneth Latour.)
Universal Service Staff Correspond ent. Special Cable Despatch.
Paris. Jan. 3.—lt i: now certain that tlx p«> u*** treaty will not he deposited
a' the tjuai P’Omuy aAd mad*- effect iv* on January 6. the date previously set.
l\v the supreme com ell. This inform:* t ; **n obtained b\ Universal Service coin*
cl tie 8 with the opinions expr**se.l by lending diplomats who pointed out that
there arc many diffleq/ties contingent upon tlu* pitting of tho treaty into effect,
such as the transport of allied Hoop ; to relieve the German forces now
policing the plebiscite area, whic.it have not y • been straightened out.
Moreover. thor< lias been significant delay coincided with the resumption of
% eomnromba* talk in W'.i hington. Roth Germans ntxi allies would pr
fer to await Washington's final action, each side believing some advantage
might he gained by the definite certainty of Vmerica’s attituf - * toward tlx
league <•» nations. Tlx ostensible Reason for fix delay is tho dilatory* tactic*
of tlx* Germans who. while tlx *, are believed to have decided to accept' the pro
tocol terms, want to have the allies' verbal nH?urunc**x of leniency set forth in
a printed note in order to be able to claim a diplomatic victory.
The belief, however, is examining ground that both sides are lying low,
a waiting tho outcome of tlx* parley bo tween the senators and President Wil
son.
KAISER HOPES TO
RETURN TO HIS
OWN FATHERLAND
Amsterdam. —"1 am living in hop* o'
returning to,Germany." tlx* former Unis* r
is quoted as saying in tin interview with
tlx* correspondent of tlx* Berliner Tag*
Idall at Amcroiigen. The former ruler
of Germany looks old. hut still bears
himself JiL» a soldier, tlx* rorrospdixlexi
writes, and believes that lx* was tlx* vic
tim of misrepresentation by ids advisers.
Unusual Picture.
Berlin.—Tlx* Hague correspondent o*
the Tageldutt gives a rather unusual
picture of the ' former German emperor
in a lengthy article regarding tlx per
sonal appearance of tlx former ruler and
his future pospeots.
"The kalfie himself the kaiser grown
much older has been struck in his vital
ntrength," nays tlx* corrcMonpdcut. "Tho
trembling in the right arm and hi.,
which earlier was Just noticeable, ha*- so
increased that it is apparent at a ghmc<*
arid dominates ids entire appearance.
Tlx* kaiser has become very corpulent,
though lie cats little.”
Having talked wit 1 1 countless persons;
who visited the former emperor, tlx* cor
respondent precedes Ids picture with a
sharp criticism of some of these leading
personalities, "who afterwards tell tact
less dories and stories based mi misun
derstanding which circulate about the
world.
He adds: "Tlx* kaiser's attitude is
still soldierly, but he appears to hsivo
grown shorter. It is noticeable how slow
ly he speak., in contradiction to his old
habit, lb livens up only wh«*n remem
brances of tlx* * Id days come to him.
This often occurs in the middle of a
! conversation. **
j "Only pity can be felt lor the kaiser on
j such occasions. No one who has seen
i him at Amerongent and is capable of
responsible Impression bellow* that Mils
man, who is spiritually torn and shows if
in ids body, will ever play an active rob*
in any form whatsoever. 15y tin* grimi
ng experenee of w nr, the blow' of a
breakdown xud worry about hs future,
which const.:• fitly torrfx rds ldm. the
d- oper Impulses of Ids will aro dulled."
In the opinion of tlx* correspondent
the former emperor has purchased Hoorn
House an proof that he lias given up all 1
thoughts of returning to Germany.
"lie no longer expresses the wish to
return to Germany,” says fix- writer
"He believes Germany is lost. More
than ever he believes he lias been Tx
ipi.. *il by his < ouncillolrs and tlx.* whob*
people
The former rider's letters arc censored
l>V the luilcli uii'horltlea, who are d«*
c-artwl to be not niconrddenite and mu
naturally severe. The corrcspondenr
makes an appeal for tlx- former ernperoi.
saying:
"It depends upon Amerot»g*ri being
left quiet and forgott The mat af
front that threaten** . •* resident cun
thus be most easily avoided."
CONGRESS BACK AT
WORK OK MONDAY
Washington—-<'ongregH returna '*> duty
Monday afl**r a two week* Holiday r* -
e**BM, and will at once get to work on
Itn piled up IcgiHla.tiv* calendar
The hoiiar will lake up the indh n ap
propriation bill, Rc* firtd of 14 appropri
ation mraauro* which will ooat tax pny
•rn between four and five billion dol
lar*.
It alao i* e.xpeefed to devote n abort
time t*» reaffirming ith action in burr-
Vlclor Rerger, the H#)c!xili«t Who
eject ed from the fifth Wlaconain *lln
trict. after l»e had once been refino-d n
Hitit l*»'caune of 1 1 im alleged ncditioiir
Kp*-«‘ehc*.
Tiie aenat** return* 'vitli the perif**
treaty at 111 uppermost in the minda **f
m n.itora. on botli aidea are
liypeful of adjustment
lAlKciiMion of tlie “r* , «i" round-tip th**
government la expected in connection
with debut* on tin* Sterling h* ditlon iiill
Monday.
The Undarwood reaolution for a con
ciliation committee on the treaty ulmo
n . y b«* e.'il'ed lip the coming week. On
Thursday the commer*:e **ornrnltt*e will
begin bearing prellmlnarj' to writing
i«'g!sii»: ion on a permanent m'.reliant
marine policy.
Slop and Think—Kidney Diseases
Killed 100,000 Last Year
Increasing Death Rate Each Year
From Kidney Diseases
In our pursuit of the might;.' dollar, |
*,vt* mo often ar* ;»bvorbs*l In 111** top- |
of fh* day. pleasure, etc., *o »oi*
ami oon'ilder our health. Htop now
think kidney diH*;* :* caused l'»0,00<»
deaths last year. Ar** you golr.g to la
included in thin gear's toll? Why, you
will exfdalKii, do so many die. why un*
the health authorities so cM#ric«?rn«»d;
the answer is, wo boU down our food,
take no exercise, neglect our «l«*ep mid
other-'Wlo«* ftubject «>ur system t»» ail
torts of iibiisc. is it any wonder thou
the kidneys becomo diseased and fu»*
in (heir duties of nolson *'llmlitatio:i.
I'oisous are constantly being created
In our bodi<*: and if the kidneys fail to
curry them off lh» y ur»* by
Hie blood causing 111 # health and nirscry
In the form of headaches, backaches,
tired feeling, Indigestion, ere.
You may avoid cisns4UM*able Kiifi» r
ing if you heed nature's warnings and
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SUNDAY, JANUARY 4
READY lu CALL
LEAGUE MEETING.
(By Henry Wood.)
United Press Staff Correspondent.
Parlr. Jan. 3.—The peace conference
today begun preparations for tlx* first
im*et;ug o*' tlic league of nations council.
Tim supreme council authorized Pre
tu'er (VnienoeAu. of France, to issue a
preliminary call for the first, council
meeting, and to direct President Wilson
in Issue a formal call as soon as the
treaty of Versailles is effective.
Wilson, mm chairman of the league of
nations, committee of the peace confer
ence?. was authorized to call its first
meeting, in view of America’s failure
to accept Hie peace treaty, with tlx*
league covenant, however, some doubt
h im been expressed as to what position
the president will occupy.
Tlx* peace conference, however, it v.as
indie i ted, Intends to continue with Its
longue plans Just as if the United States
had accented the league covenant.
Tix* Versailles treaty will not be cf
feetive before shout January ICtli. ac
cording to best information In peace
conference circles. Thu Illness of Kurt
von Lerwtx:. head of tin* Germati dele
gation am? tlie absence of Glemenoeau.
who is now on vacation, was givn as
tlx* reason for tix* latest delay.
It was anfe-'inced several days ago
GcriibTny would sign tU• protocol Janu
ary Oth and that the treaty would be de
clared affective as soon as possible af
i* f that d He. but itTrlic.itlons today were
that tlx* treaty ceremony my” bo defer
ai a as' a week.
Berlin dispatches, dated yesterday,
huid that il had been stated semi-offi
eially then* German} probably will not
reply to the lutest allied communication
regarding the comp* nsation to be paid
by Gerrn'iny for sinking of tho Scapa.
FI *w fleet. The Germans, it was said,
plan to leave ihis matter to be taken
up in Paris before they sign the protocol.
Th* French government, it was indi
cated, will go ahead with enforcement
of terms of the treaty that lAirticularly
apply to Franco.
An Amsterdam dispatch said tbfl
French occupation authorities at t'har-
H:*;tt brack* n had informed municipal
authorities th** French would assume
control of tho new Hanr state today. Tho
coal of tlx* Saar basin will be work'd
* Ti ler direction *>r the French to repay
JM :i lire for her fuel supply lost when tlx
German invaders destroyed Franco's coal
mines Jn tlx Lens region.
DANIELS WANTS
NAVY FIGHTING
MEN TO SPEAK
Washington. Jan. 3. (United
Press.j—Secretary Danie'r. tonight
ordered that every man in th« na
vy and marine corn* he given a
voice in tho naval awards contro
versy.
Daniels directed a 1! command
ing officer! to Dullish a request
by'liim “to all persons in the na
val aorvice to send to the board of
naval . wards statements regard
ing tny service involving courage
or distinction rendered in t:m
world war that such service may
bo oronerlv recognized.”
Tho Knight naval awards board
will meet in Washington, Monday,
to roconairier the whole list of
awards as decided on by Secre
tary Daniels. Evory man in the
naval establishment, whether of
ficer or enlisted mar. or whether
d.rerlly affected, may nrecent hi*
opinion to the board under Dan
ielc’ oidor tonight.
The statistical report showtr.g
recommendations c* commanding
officers for naval war honors, the
action of the Kni”ht board on the
recommendation-:, and Secretary
Daniels' final action on the board's
recommendations, war virtually
completed tonight by the navy (•••
partment. This reoort will !e
sent to Chairman Page, of the
senate nsval affair* committee and
will bo made public noxt week.
By this reoort Rjrretary Dan*
lets desire* to submit the entire
award controversy to the judg
ment of the oublie and congrest.
the report will carry accounts of
the acts for which the men v/er*
recommended-for decorations, and
from these congress and the putt
lie etn form their own judgment
of the relative merit of tho heroes
end of how justlv thev were dealt
with by the Knight board and
Pecretsry Daniels.
Daniels alto is nreoaimq a let
ter to Chairman Pane in justifica
tion of his decoration of tho com
manding of'icer* of the shoos that
were sunk or ditablod by the en
emy.
.-iNNint th<‘ Kidney*. Warner a Su?*
Kidney mid l.lvvr Kcniedy Is u rc-
II i)i. prcpniAtloii man. fror.i herbs
win) other .bciiefiiilul UiKcedlßiitN thnt
has been tiNoil with ef.cellent results
for 40 y.nrn. It tiMsiMta th" kliln»yn in
th ir Important dutie.', atrengthens
and help, repair th wasted Mkiiucs. ft
in very affective and Is used In thou
t'tindw of home*, licmd what this grate
ful woman i.ays:
“l wish to Nay that .your remedies
haw beep used in our family for about
fifteen yeu'i. W'c are lev «.* without a
bottle of Warner'* Safe Kidney and
l.lvcr remedy in our home, and it has
n/ived munj a doctor'll bill. It Is a
wonderful medicine for all dbn.asea of
the kidneys and liv-r." Florence R.
Mchmldt, It. K. l>.. Mo. i. Dunkirk, p.
Sold bv leading druitgUtn every
where, Sainido fe-i on receipt of ten
■ oil. Wni'iiiv's Safe It uedleh <_'o.,
i Dept lie, Hochewtci, N. Y,—adv.
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