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THE MOKXIXC OREGOXIAX, WEDNESDAY, 3IAXICIT 5, 1919. AMERICAN OFFICERS CALLED PICS 10 DOGS Berlin Junkers Shower Insults Upon Peaceful Spectators. MOB THREATENS VIOLENCE Strangely Incongruous Reception Staged by Pan-Germans and Re actioaaries for Returning Men. BY ARNO DOSCH FLEURQT. (Copyright by the New York World. Pub lished bv Arrangemi!t.) BERLIN", March 2, via Copenhagen, Jtarch 3. (By Wireless.) A reception today to General von Lettow Vorbreks and the South African German soldiers on the Periuer Platz by afternoon roused the pan-German crowd present so much that it vented its bitterness of defeat on American officers in the Hotel Ad-lon. The sight of their uniforms amongj the hundreds 01 civilians leaning the windows watching the spectacle brought cries of "American pigs." "En tente dogs," "Down with Americans," "Come down so that we. can get at you." The crowd threatened to storm the hotel unless the management threw the Americans out.' Government Send Soldiers. The government sent a half dozen soldiers, who forced back the junker rowdies, but American off icers return ing from their duties to the hotel dur ing the next hour were surprised to find themselves followind by hooting people and. crowds singing "Ueutsch land Uber Alles." The incident was not an unusual olose to the strangely incongruous re ception staged by the pan-Germans and reactionaries. Not one flag of the Ger man republic was displayed. It was a special gathering of embittered jun kers and the whole surroundings were calculated to arouse feelings, as the returned soldiers heard the speeches of reception and saw the banners of the kaiser and kaiserin and the house of Hohenzollern side by side with the for mer German flag-. I.ont German Glory Visualized. Singing "Deutschland Uber Alles" and "Jen Hatte Einen Kameraden." the crowd, which attended the plaza by ticket, had the lost glory of the Ger man empire visualized before them. 1'or the moment they forgot that this was the last gasp of the junkers, who are on the edge of political extinction at the haiids of the proletariat. I was standing in a group of Amer ican officers at a window in the Hotel Adlon just after the returned soldiers passed. One of the Americans had just said: "After all, one can't help feeling sorry for these people. It must be bit ter to realize that the dreams of the empire have been wrecked." Just then a typical explosive Prussian jumped on the running board of an au tomobile, shaking his list at the Amer ican officers, screaming: "Pigs, dogs, etanding there gloating over us. Come out here and we will show you." Officers Retire From tVlndom. Immediately the crowd began scream ing: "They have come to eat what lit tle food we have. What are these ene mies doing here? There's one smiling." Someone who had been tearing a piece of prr let one piece flutter out of the window. "They are throwing tis dry bread," cried the crowd. Then started to storm the main entrance. But only three succeeded in getting in and they, who were respectable but ex cited bourgeoise, rushed upstairs. While enraged at what they consid ered our too lightly taken interest in the reception, they proved to have the purpose of asking our officers to retire to avoid trouble. The solicitation was unnecessary. General Harries already had requested his officers to step back from the win dows. . ALLIES ARE DRIVEN FROM BLOCKHOUSES Bolshevilci Continue Offensive South of Archangel. BOMBARDMENT IS HEAVY (Special.) Charles Krnest Stuart, age 16 years and 8 monthn, son of the late Captain Charles B. Stuart of the coast guard at Newport. Or., is dead here. The cause, of death was heart failure due to the result of a severe case of influenza. PASCO, Wash., March 4. (Special.) Mrs. C. S. Thomas, wife of Rev. C S. Thomas, passed away at the local hos pital yesterday following a long siege of pneumonia. Mrs. Thomas was taken to the hospital about two months ago with the influenza, which developed into pneumonia. A sister, Mrs. Weber, who has been with Mrs. Thomas during her illness, has left for her home in Roseburgr, Or. m CENTRALIA, Wash., March 4. (Spe cial.) The death of Margaret Ellen Downing occurred Sunday at Tenino. The funeral was held this morning from the Catholic church in this city. She was 46 years of age and leaves a brother and eister, Henry Cowling and Mrs. Mary McAlphin, both of Tenino. CENTRALIA. Wash., March 4. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Tillie Gish. aged 31 years, wife of G. R. Gish of Forest, died Sunday. The funeral was held this afternoon from the Presbyterian church at Onalaska. MARSH FIELD. Or., March 4. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Catherine Martinson, for 49 years a. resident of Coos Bay, is dead, ! the American and allied troops on the rront, 160 miles south of Archangel. Ac cording to reports received at head quarters here this morning, the allies have evacuated the cillage of Vevsievs k a w a. The allies, however, still hold their position at Vlstacka and the villages of Maximovskaya and Kitsa. The bolshevik! are moving a consid erable force from Tarahevo in the Ka dish sector toward Maximovskaya and last night the bolshevik artillery bom barded Vistavka heavily. The Americans exacuated Vevsievs kawa yesterday after the blockhouses had been set on fire. In the meantime, the bolshevik! con tinue to shell the allied positions at Tulgas on the Dvina. The allied guns are replying vigorously. The enemy ap parently is attempting to drive the Americans from Vnt Vga and cut off the column along the Dvina which is 30 miles south of the confluence of the Vagam with the Dvina. The columns on both the Vaga and the Dvina are outnumbered at least three to one and the bolshevlki have a great superiority in guns. facturers' Export association that gov- i 0 ernment operation of ships would belO "absolutely destructive to our aspira tion s." He disapproved federal management of the railroads as well, adding that In i i "unscrambling the roads" he hoped at least two competitive lines would be established to all the principal ports of export and import. Government encouragement of chip ping ventures should be given. Mr. Ros seter eald. "in consideration of regular sailings, announced a year In advance." He urged also that the federal au thorities matntaln control "as to maxi mum rates." Allied Reply Vigorously, but Are Outnumbered Three to One on Vaga and Dvina. ARCHANGEL. Monday. March 3. (By the AsSociated Press.) The. bolshevlki continue to push their offensive against aged SO years. Mrs. Martinson was well-known woman in the early days here, when she conducted a boarding house at Yarrow, now Old North Bend, where Captain A. M. Simpson had a sawmill. Mrs. Martinson and her hus band afterwards resided on Coos river, where they had a dairy ranch. Thomas Lasswell, aged 77, a resident of Riddle, Or., died at Mercy hospital. Relatives living at Riddle are a daugh ter, Mrs. A. Rhodes, and two brothers. M. and H. Lasswell. The deceased had been making his home here for a few months and- had no family with him. "REPUBLIC" Brunswick Seems Titan Other STILL EXISTS Afore Knduring Red Regimes. Obituary. TAKIMA, Wash.. March 4. George JL Donald, for years president of the Yakima National Bank, died at his home this noon, after an illness of only b few days. LONG BEACH. Wash., March 4. In these reconstruction days men and womenlead- ers are needed who literally have "iron in their blood." Pcptiron combines iron-nux-pepsin In true medicinal form. Gives strength of Iron to the blood, nervea and digestion, freshens the complexion, red dens pale cheeks, gives the good cheer of health, reduces danger from colds and exposure. Re member the name, Feptiron. SHOE CONSERVATION V. H. Kelley, a lumber salesman, of Omaha, found Neolin Soles so tough and durable that one pair of soles served on a second pair of tippers after the first pair of uppers had worn out in ten months of hard walking. And he says, "Those same soles will stand another ten jnonths of constant daily wear." This is unusual service even for Neolin Soles but Mr. Kelley's experi ence should indicate to you a method of cutting down those rising shoe bills you have to meet. Simply make sure the new shoes you buy are Neolin soled and have worn shoes repaired with these soles which are scientifically made to be comfortable, waterproof and exceedingly long-wearing. They -are made by The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio, who also make Wingfoot Heels, guaran teed to outwear any other heels. fleolm Soles EXCHANGE OFFER ACCEPTED England Orders Release ot Bolshe vik Prisoners for American- Consul. WASHINGTON, March 4. The British government has asked the government of India to release a Russian bolshevik prisoner now held in Persia in ex change for United States Consul Roger C. Tredwell of New York, who has been held prisoner by bolshevik officials at Tashkendj Turkestan, for several months. The bolshevlki recently offered to free Tredwell if the United States gov ernment would bring about the release of Eugene V. Debs or Thomas J. Mooney in the United States, or some bolshevik held by the Indian govern ment. Officials said today there was no cer tainty that the concession now pro posed by the British government would Insure Mr. Tredwell's release. BERLIN. (Correspondence of . the Associated Press.) Various Spartacan republics which from time to time were established in Germany were shortlWed, with the exception of the "Socialist Re public of Brunswick." which even after the election throughout Germany, continued to defy the central govern ment in every possible manner and did not hesitate to insult the most exalted members of the Berlin cabinet. One Berlin paper referred to the new state as "The Fools' Republic of Brunswick." The president of Brunswick is named Metges. He left his apprenticeship to a tailor and has made an uncertain living as a "bushelman." His wife still retains her position as an usher in a Brunswick trteater and is quoted by her eighbors as having said, "None of my husband's plans ever lasted very long, and it will be the same with this one, so I am beeping my job." The vice-president of Brunswick is a jugglar who was appearing daily in a cabaret before the establishment of the republic. The minister of education a woman named Fasshauer who was once a domestic servant and later em ployed as a charwoman by a woman's club. She then became a laundress. The officeof police president is held by a locksmith who. it is caid. objected to taking the place because he had no faith in its permancy and who could only be induced to accept it after his employer had promised to re-employ him if he wanted it. The government of Brunswick, which holds a power only by armed force. and which is opposed by an overwhelm ing majority of the people, as proved by the result of the National Assemblv elections, has organized a national guard and marine divisiion. These men received 14 marks daily and "found." The sum is Boon to be increased to 17 marks. Large numbers of the unem ployed joined the divisions because of tne nigh pay. Quantities of ammuni tion were collected in the Grand Ducal palace and the Spartacan rulers seemed determined to defend their position by iorce or arms. All citizens who can do so are leaving me cny. .Brunswick is issuing floods of paper money which the npauntn re fuse to accept and which is worthless outside the boundaries of the state. .'cnsjpiipers are punished by fines or orders suspending publication if they offend through articles which displease the Spartacans. while the Spartacan organ, the Volks Freund. alone enjoys untrameled liberty. Freedom of speech a piuniuuea ai an non-partican meet i n gs. Trad Mail Bt. V. S. Pst. Off. :iji)i MUCH BOGUS MONEY MADE Negroes Swindle Reserve Banks, Raising Dollar Bills ot Twenties v . seven negroes were ar rested by federal secret service oper atives, cnarged with floating nearly iuu.uuu or Dogus teaeral reserve notes. A score or more arrests will follow a comession ootainea from the ewo Chicago negroes by Captain Thomas T Porter, chief of the local secret service Dureau. The band is believed to be one of the largest organizations of counterfeiters the federal officials have had to deal with In several years. Their actlvi lies exienaea to a score of cities in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Illinois. Jn Chicago alone the band is be lieved to have garnered nearly $3000 irom raised federal reserve bills. The two men arrested in Chicago Robert Reed and Peter Way, both living ai .s.ua Indiana avenue, made the-confessions, according to Captain Porter. Boyd Willis and Nellie Lyons. 3409 Calumet avenue, are under arrest in Pittsburgh, and Gertrude Quarrels, Al vin Jenkinson and James Robinson are held at Qulncy, III. Willis and the Lyons woman are said to have directed the operations of the band in the east. Cleveland. Cincinnati, Okron, Pitts burgh, Philadelphia and New York have been flooded with the bogus bills, ac cording to federal officials. -Apartments at 3us Indiana avenue and 3409 Calumet averue were the headquarters of the gang. fceveral thousand dollars' worth of the bogus bills are said to have been obtained by the federal operatives at the Indiana avenue address where Red and Way wre arrested, ura Hagen, who occu pied the flat, also was taken to the federal building, but she denied any knowledge of te operations of the band and 6he was released. The method of operation was very simpleand required few tools. Mem bers of the band would obtain a $20 federal reserve note and tear off one end. Then they would take a $1 federal reservenot and cut out the fgure 1 on the bill. By fraying the edges of the hole htey would then insert the figures 20 obtained from the larger bill. The $20 bill then would be taken to a federal reserve bank and exchanged for a new bill, and one end torn off tfemt Mil and inserted In the 1 ote. Several sharp instruments and a smooth piece of steel with which to "iron" out the remade bill were found by the fed eral officials. Willis and the Lyons woman will be brought to Chicago for trial, but those arrested in Quincy will be tried there. Captain Porter said. Willis was named as the "brains" of te band in the con fessions. Robinson was named as Willis" first assistant, and the others were em ployed as "shovers" to pass the bill. Later Robinson and Willis quarreled, and each started a new gang of passers. Between the two bands it was esti mated by federal authorities that there are at least 20 more men and women to be arrested bfore the bands are claaned up. UKRAINE SITUATION INVOLVED Failure of Armistice Negotiations Due to Internal Politics. WARSAW, Sunday, March 2. (By the Associated Press.) The failure of the armistice negotiations between the Poles and the Ukrainians in Galicia is attributed here to the great confusion in the internal political situation in the Ukraine. No one party or leader is able to control the situation and the result is that no one is in a position to nego tiate with finality. The presence in the Ukraine of Chinese troops sent from Moscow, is said to be a factor in the situation. The Ukrainian commander in the re gion of Lemberg told the lnter-allied mission that he was unable to order the fighting stopped, but requested the mis sion not to consider the armistice pro positions as finally rejected until he had heard from his government. He asked that he be given four davs in which to make a reply. The members of the mission told the commander that If righting was resumed, it would be regarded as a final refusal by the Ukraine to have the allies mediate and that the Ukrainians would be held re sponsible. It is said that Petlura. who apnears to have the most power in the Ukraine. is willing to agree to an armistice if the allies or the Poles will give him money and help to fight the bolshevikl. The allies and Poles have refused to do this. It is said that Franceand rrther coun tries previously IfWd advanced money to the Ukraine, but their aid only re sulted in further disagreement with hte Ukrainians. TROTZKY ASKS CO-OPERATION Bolshevik War Minister Says- Cause Spreads Rapidly. GENEVA. Switzerland. Monday, March a. Lon irotzKy, tne bolshevik war minister, has written from Moscow, un der date of February 14, to a friend here, claiming that bolshevlsm is spreading throughout Russia and Sibe ria. He declares In this letter that after peace is signed a new campaign will be started among the workers of th world to fight imperialism and capi talism. Trotzky asks his friends to co-operate with Mme. Barrabanoff, who now is in Switzerland with several million rubles in her possession, to carry on Bolshevik propaganda in France and Italy and later in England and the United States. Trotzky boasts that success for the bolshevikl already has been gained in Germany through the Spartacans. and declares his belief that bolshevism eventually will rule the world. DRY WORLD TO BE TOPIC Prohibition Workers of All Nations to Meet in Paris. WESTERVILI.E, O., March 4. Prohi bition workers from nearly every civ ilized nation In the world will hold a convention in Paris some time in April to discuss world-wide prohibition is sues, according to an announcement to day from the national headquarters of the Anti-Saloon league. The Paris meeting will precede by a month an international convention of prohibition workers to be held in this country. The American convention will open in New Tork City May 20 and will close in. Washington June 7. EXAGGERATION IS CHARGED Naval Staion Officer Says No Men Discharged for Bribery. WASHINGTON. March 4. Captain Bassett, executive officer at the Great Lakes naval training station, reported to Secretary Daniels today that reports regarding arrests at that station were sensational and grossly exaggerated." Investigation, Captain Bassett said Indicated that only a few of the en listed men were involved and that they evidently accepted money under false pretenses, as so far no evidence had been found that any man had been dis charged as a result of bribes. Sulzer Wins by 33 Votes. JUNEAU. Alaska. March 3. Official count of last November's ballots, an nounced here-by the territorial canvass ing board, give Charles Sulzer, demo crat, 44S7 votes for Alaskan delegate to Congress. His opponent. Delegate James Wlckersham. received 44o4 votes. Some of the returns were sent toy wire. An election certificate will not be issued sulzer until all returns have been re ceived by mail. 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