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VOL. LX NO. 19.010
Enter) at Portland (Oregon)
Pofofflr fUvn1-Criifi Matter.
PORTLAND, OREGOX, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1921
PRICE FIVE CENTS
MAIL TRUCK HELD UP;
LOOT IS $1,000,000
BEER AS MEDICINE
IS NOW PERMITTED
LICENSE IS UNEXPECTED AS
RAINSTORM IX DESERT.
PEOPLE TO AID IN
ARREST OF EVADERS
CITIZENS AND CIVIL OFFICERS
ASKED TO ASSIST.
HOSPITAL TO MEED
AMERICA'S UNKNOWN
SOLDIER IS HONORED
FRANCE PAYS SIMPLE BUT IM
PRESSIVE TRIBUTE.
BOARD YET HOPES
10 H STRIKE
RAILWAY
METHODS
EX-RULER CHARLES
IS TAKEIM PRISONER
Hungary Confines Fallen
Monarch in Castle.
ATTACKED By FORD
YEARLY
FOUR POUCHES ARE RIFLED
OP REGISTERED MATTER.
SIB
No Settlement Plan to
Be Offered, However.
E UP TO
Any Such Proposal Must Be
by Labor or Railway .
jf Chiefs, Declaration.
UNIONS .STILL GET READY
Employers Notified Walkout
Not Be Put Off, but
Can Be Prevented.
CHICAGO, Oct. 24. (By the
Associated Press.) The railroad
labor board does not intend to pre
sent any plan for settlement of the
railroad strike situation when the
160O union and carrier chiefs con
vene with It Wednesday in response
to Its citation and any such proposal
must emanate from labor leaders or
the railroad heads, board members
declared tonight, f
Board members explained that
the hearing: technically is to deter
mine if the transportation act has
been violated and that they had de
cided at Informal meetings that the
board's province was merely to
carry out the provisions of this act,
although it would take any steps
which might tend toward promoting
a clearing up of the crisis.
Settlement Hope Held.
The board also formally an
nounced that "there was great hope
for settling the strike." that alt of
the 1400 union men and the 165 rail
heads summoned must attend every
session and hired the Coliseum,
scene of many great gatherings, for
the "hearings, which will be open to
the public.
From the labor side came an
nouncements that the 15,000 signal
men will not be authorized to strike,
limiting prospective strikers to 475,
000 trainmen, conductors, switch
men, engineers, firemen and teleg
raphers and Increasing the number
of men whose leaders have pledged
them not to walk out to about
1,500,000. The 75,000 railroad te
legraphers apparently were defi
nitely committed to a strike, when
E. J. Manlon, their president, an
nounced in St. Louis that there was
no intention of changing the deci
sion of these men to support the "big
five" in the walkout scheduled for
October 30.
Railway Chiefs Warned.
Information that the labor board
would not go into the conference
with any specific plan came after an
announcement from the board that
the presidents of the big four
brotherhoods in a telegram had
again warned the board that the
strike could not be postponed, al
though it might be settled. They
also declared the rail crisis was un
changed. The message from the brother
hood chiefs was looked on by board
members as significant in view of
the fact that they have not been
burkward In lettinir It become
Itnnwn thnt thpv rinfrt th hparina? !
to drug out for some time and are
depending on the union chiefs to
obey their order not to permit a
strike pending a decision from the
conference. This decision, they
said, undoubtedly would not be ren
dered until after October 30.
Judge Barton May Speak.
It was explained at the board's
ffices that the hearing probably
"would be opened with a statement
from Judge R. M. Barton, chairman,
telling why the conference was
culled and outlining the board's de
sire for further information. The
board then will ask both sides to
present statements, following which
board members will begtn cross-examination
of both rail and union
chiefs, jt was said. It is hoped, in
this way, members explained, that
some ground for agreement auto
matically will be brought out with
out the board attempting to offer
any specific plan.
One member today said that It
was likely, in view of the board's
orders that all of the 1600 chiefs
must attend every sesMon, that a
daily rollcall would be held, and
that such procedure undoubtedly
would take considerable time.
Night Sessions Slated.
The board also plans, It was said,
to discuss the day's proceedings In
nightly executive sessions, thus
making an early adjournment nec-
(Coucluutd ea la.s 2, Column 3.)
Tbree Outlaws In Auto Stop Car
rier on Way From City Hall
to Station In New York.
NEW YORK, Oct. 24. Three armed
bandits in an automobile forced the
driver of a mail truck to stop on
lower Broadway late tonight while
they rifled the truck of four pouchea
of registered, mall valued at $1,000,000
y the postal authorities.
The truck was on Its way,from the
city hall station to the Pennsylvania
railroad terminal with IT pouches of
mail, 11 of them containing registered
matter. The driver had gone only a
few blocks when an automobile con
taining three men drew alongside.
They confronted blm with drawn re
volvers and ordered him to slow down.
At Leonard street two men jumped
from the automobile onto the truck
and ordered the driver to get down
from his seat.
One held a revolver to the driver's
head, he said, while the other pointed
his weapon at his stomach.
Forcing the driver to turn over the
key, one bandit unlocked the cage
and pawed over the pouches Inside.
Selecting four, he transferred thetn
to the automobile, which stood at the
curb'wlth its motor running. After
threatening to "blow his brains out"
if he moved, the driver said, the trio
moved off Broadway west through
Leonard street and disappeared.
The driver, Frank Havranlck, S5,
said that, after satisfying himself his
life waa no longer In danger, he got
back on the truck and drove to the
Beach-street police station. A general
alarm for the automobile was sent out
at once and) postal Inspectors sum
moned.
Mr. Havranlck was able to furnish
the postal Inspectors with part of the
license number of the car.
He has been a mall driver for three
years. He was detained by the postal
authorities In order, they said, to have
him at their disposal to Identify sus
pects who may be gathered in by thi
police.
SENATOR JS INDICTED
Ralph H. Cameron of Arizona Says
"Political Foes" Are to Blame.
PHOENIX. Aris., Oct. 24. An in
dictment against Ralph H. Cameron,
United States senator from Arizona,
was returned by the federal grand
jury at the last term of the United
States district court here, according
to a brief entry made in the minute
book of the court today.
The indictment waa on a charge of
perjury, according to the entry.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Oct. 24 Sen
ator Cameron said tonight he had re
ceived no word of an Indictment
against him In Arizona, but he under
stood "certain political foes" had made
efforts to obtain an Indictment for al
leged improper and excessive use of
money In his election. He added he
was prepared to disprove any such
charges if brought formally. ,
CEMENT COMPANIES SUED
Action Brought to Curb Alleged
Unlawful Combinations.
CHICAGO, Oct. 24. A suit In equity
to enjoin the mid-west cement credit
and statistical bureau from "keeping
up an unlawful combination and con
spiracy in restraint of Interstate
trade and commerce in cement" was
filed in federal court today by the
government. Twenty firms are named
as defendants.
Those named Include the Missouri
Portland Cement company, St. Louis;
Northwestern States Portland Cement
company, Mason City. Ia.; Alpha, Atlas
and Lehigh Portland Cement compa
nies of Chicago and the Hawkeye
Portland Cement company, Des
Moines, la.
WOMAN'S PAGE SCORNED
Girl Students at Jtadcllffe Prefer
Other Newspaper Features.
CAMBRIDGE. Mass., Oct 24. News
paper sporting pages attract more of
the young women students at Rad
cliffe college than the women's pages.
Ninety-six per cent of the 600 stu
dents have been found by a census to
be regular readers of the newspapers,
but only four claimed the women's
pages as their favorite department.
Twenty-five per cent expressed a
preference for the editorial pages, 23
per cent said- the general news in
terested them most and 38 per cent
said they usually were satisfied with
the headlines.
HARDING TO VISIT SOUTH
Four-Day Swing to Be First to Re
gion Since Inauguration.
W ASHINGTON,' D. C.f Oct 24.
President Harding will leave tomor
row on a four-day swing through
the south, his first visit to that sec
tion since his inauguration.
Visits will be made to Birmingham,
Camp Bennlng and Atlanta, Ga.
NEGRO LYNCHED BY MOB
Body of Alleged Slayer of Farmer
Is Burned at Stake.
ALLENDALE. -S. C. Oct 24 Ed
Kirkland, a negro, under arrest
charged with killing a white farmer
during ill altercation over rent, was
taken from deputy sheriffs today by
a mob and lynched.
Later his body was burned.
Individual Stockholder Is
Called Parasite.
FINANCE PLAN HELD FAILURE
Securities Owners Declared
of No Benefit to Lines.
FIRE LAWYERS, IS ADVICE
Elimination of Useless Employes
and Use of Lighter Rolling
Stock Recommended.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Oct 14
Henry Ford, writing in the official
publication of the chamber of com
merce of the United States, tells how
he would run a big railroad. Mr.
Ford's operation of his own road,
the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton, has
been the subject of much discussion.
First of all, he says, he would get
rid of the Individual stockholder,
whom he considers a parasite; thes
he would turn to lighter rolling stock
and finally "fire useless employes,
especially the lawyers."
Finance as ft applies to railroads,
he says, is a failure; and the roads
spend money uselessly in red tape,
particularly in accounting.
"Real purpose of a railroad," he
writes, "is to serve the public. There
is no reason why it should be di
verted from that service and set to
putting money Into the pockets of
stockholders who make no contribu
tion to the roads' actual operation.
The publlo pays these dlvidenda
They are a tax on the people.
Flnaaee Declare Fallare.
"There Is a possible and practical
system of financing railroads by
which those contributing money will
be In position to add directly to the
success of the undertaking. If the
brakeman' on a railroad owns stock
in It, he haa an additional induce
ment to competent service. If the
railroad Is a success. It Is due to him
and his fellow workmen and they are
entitled to the profit
"Railroads should not have to go
gt banks for money. They can be
otherwise financed. The first thing
is to make a railroad work. Make It
possible for people to use it as much
as they want to. Then there will be
no trouble about finances. Tbe trou
ble Is that we start with finance and
expect finance to make the road go.
Finance can't do that Finance is
a failure.
"If such a course were attempted
we could expect a great outcry for
(Concludec on Paso 3. Column 1.)
Issuance of Regulations Surprise to
Dry Leaders ; Understanding :
With Treasury Alleged.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Oct 24. As
unexpected as a rainstorm In a desert
regulations permitting manufacture
and use ot beer for medical purposes
were Issued today by the treasury
department
Withheld since March S, when ex-Attorney-General
Palmer held the use
of beer as a medicine to be legal
under the prohibition laws. Issuance
of the beer regulations came as a
surprise to leadera of the dry forces,
who declared there had been an un
derstanding with tbe treasury that the
new rules should not be promulgated
until the senate had acted upon the
anti-beer bill.
Issuance of the beer regulations will
cause redoubled efforts to effect pas
sage of the anti-beer measures, sen
ate leaders declare, while Wayne B.
Wheeler, general counsel for the Anti
Saloon league, described the treas
urer's action as "less defensible than
at any other time."
Secretary Mellon In announcing
beer rules, declared "that the legal
rights of the parties concerned be
ing plain, the department Is unable
longer to delay Issuance of these reg
ulations." The new rules cover comprehensive
ly the use of beer, wines and spiritu
ous liquors as medicines. The amount
of beer a physician may .prescribe at
one time for the use ot the same per
son is limited to 214 gallons, equiva
lent to a case, but no arbitrary limit
is placed upon the number of such
prescriptions a physician may write
or the same person may obtain within
a given period.
Two quarts of wine was the limit
put on a single prescription for that
beverage, but otherwise the regula
tions are the same as for beer.
Spirituous liquors are limited to
one pint within any ten-day period
and alcohol for external us was
limited to a pint to the same person
at one time.
Prescriptions for these medicines
may be filled only by a licensed phar
macist who Is also a retail druggist
or a licensed pharmacist In the em
ploy of a retail druggist
Prescriptions are not reflllable and
the regulations declare that a phar
macist "should refuse to fill any
prescription for liquor If he has any
reason to believe that physicians are
prescribing for other than medical
uses or that a patient is securinrf
through one or more physician
quantities of Intoxicating liquor is
excess of the amount necessary for
medicinal purposes."
In connection with Issuance of
prescriptions, the regulations said:
"No prescription may be Issued, for
a greater quantity of intoxicating
liquor than is necessary for use as
a medicine by a person for whan
prescribed In the treatment of an
ailment from which such patient is
known by the physician to be suf
fering." Besides beer, regulations permit
use for medical purposes of other In-
(Conciuded on Page 3, Column .4)
RUNNING WILD.
Every Effort to Be Made to Apprc
. bend Men Whose Names Ap
pear in Slacker List.
Citizens and civil officers. In ad
dition to the regular authorities,
have been requested to assist in the
apprehension of men whose names
appear on the latest list of draft
evaders. The list was published yes
terday by the military authorities in
San Francisco and payment of S5f
expense money to any person whs
apprehends and delivers to military
control any one of the men listed was
authorized.
The list arranged according to
draft board reports, follows:
Portland: Joseph Clayborne, 530
Falling street; Thomas Jacob
Mathewson. alias Mathewsen, 647 East
Forty -seventh street North; Leo D.
Monroe. 146 East Sixty-eighth street;
William O. Turtle, alias William C
Turtle, 409 Morris street
Grant county board: Jessie (Jesse)
James Harrison, 974 Macadam street,
Portland, Or.
Josephine county board: Frank
Otto Grove, 709 South Eighth street.
Grants Pass, Or.
Crook county board: Forest Del
mar Blair, Prlnevllle, Or., and 10019
Foster road, Portland, Or.; Raymond
J. Ferry, alias Raymond John Ferrey.
Meadow. Or., and East Fifty-third
street - and Hamilton avenue. Cleve
land. O. ; Waldo Peloske and Clarence
Elson Sharp, both of Prlnevllle, Or.
Marlon county board, division No. 2:
Earl John Clark, R. F. D. No. 1.
Woodburn, Or.; James M. Eagleston.
alias Eggleston, SUverton. Or.; Roy
Stewart Aurora. Or.; James Bert
McKlnney. Main street SUverton. Or.
Curry county board: James Del
bert Campbell, Brookings, Or.; John
Bartholmew Clark, alias John B.
Clarke, alias John Bartholomew Clark,
Brookings, Or.; George Donnell, Ben
jamin Lawrence Keeper and August
Reese, Brookings, Or.
DIERKES' SENTENCE HOLljS
Supreme Court Refuses to Review
War Obstructor's Case.
WASHINGTON, D. C Oct 24. A
penitentiary sentence of five years
Imposed on J. Herman Dierkes in
Cincinnati must stand, the supreme
court today refusing to review the
case.
rjierkes was convicted on three
counts based upon a statement made
in June. 1818, that he "would rather
serve a term in the penitentiary than
wear a uniform In Wilson's Wall
street war."
NOTED INVENTOR IS DEAD
Creator of Pneumatic Tire Passes
Away in Dublin.
DUBLIN. Oct. 24. (By the Associ
ated Press.) John Boyd Dunlop, 81,
known as the Inventor of the pneu
mtlc tire, died here today.
His Invention was first Introduced
in 1888.
Tax Commission Finds
Facts on Costs Few.
EQUIPMENT BILL IS $100,000
Doctors Rally to Defense of
Institution on Hill.
METHODS ARE CRITICISED
Senator Mulkey Thinks County Has
Not Employed Business Sys
tem in Enterprise.
Cut of a maze of generalities, the
tax supervising and conservation com
mission deduced that $100,000 will be
required to equip the new county hos
pital on the bill and that it will cost
3150,000 a year to maintain it
There was nothing positive about
these figures, for County Commission
ers Holman and Hoyt had no esti
mates to offer, but the supervising
commission by dint of questioning
doctors, lawyers and architects, who
attended the hospital budget meeting,
received the vague Information that
the maintenance would be about 2 a
day a bed. and that equipment "might"
cost $100,000.
Hospital la Supported.
The hearing was on the budget Item
of $350,000 for the new hospital and
the county commissioners had rallied
to the meeting a large number of
prominent physicians and surgeons
who have taken a keen interest for
years in having the county hospital
located on the campus of the medical
school. Without exception the invited
taxpayers urged the necessity of the
new county hospital and pointed to
the inadequacies of the old buildings
at Second and Hooker streets.
Commissioner , Holman called one
witness after another to testify as to
what fe new bospttal means to the
community, a matter which Chairman
Mulkey of the supervisory commis
sion waa not disposed to dispute
what Senator Mulkey and his col
leagues, Messrs. Goldsmith and Sabln,
wanted to know was what the 1350,
000 would get and how much more
would be needed to make the hospital
useful and what additional money
would be required for annual mainte
nance. It was slow and tedious labor
extracting the latter Information.
Cost Figures Missing.
"There hasn't been a line - or a
figure presented here to show what
the hospital will cost when com
pleted, or what the maintenance cost
will be," exclaimed Chairman Mulkey
after more than two hours of lnvestl-.
gation. "What will it cost to furnish
the hospital?"
"Did you ever build a home?"
inquired Mr. Holman of Mr. Mulkey,
and when the latter answered In the
negative, Mr. Holman intlnued,
"well, I have built two or three.
Furnishing the house Isn't thought
of until the house Is built You
don't think of carpets or hangings
or the like until the house is built
"That isn't what I call business
methods," declared Mr. Mulkey, "and
surely you don't follow such prao
tices in your private business."
Debt Excesa Is Denied.
Another matter which bobbed up
repeatedly during the bearing waa
the financial status of Multnomah
county. Mr. Mulkey wanted to know
If the constitutional debt limitation
of $5000 has been exceeded and if ths
county is actually $500,000 In the
hole, as has been said.
Mr. Holman denied emphatically
that the constitutional debt had been
surpassed, but nevertheless the
county commissioners have had the
district attorney's office busy look
ing up the law to see whether they
have kicked over the line or not.
Mr. Mulkey says he doesn't know the
exact status but Intends finding out
If possible, as that Is one of the duties
of the tax supervisory and conserva
tion commission.
Beds to Coat fl-.O0 Each.
What the commission did hear
regarding the new hospital is that
It will have a capacity of 200 beds
and that the cost a bed will be about
$5500. It will have a laundry and
heating plant which will not only
care for the present first unit but
of subsequent units and serve the
medical . school as well. Dr. R. H
Dillehunt dean of the medical school,
predicted that as soon as the present
unit is completed it will be necessarj
to build additional wings.
The $350,000 asked for in the budget
will, according to the architecta
complete the building; that is, the
present unit will be finished to the
point where all the county will have
to do will be to buy equipment and
furniture and supplies and fix up
the grounds and then move in the
patienta The building, as turned
over by the architects, will have a
sterilizing outfit, a kitchen range,
Ice cream freezer and the like, but
It will not have anything movable,
such as beds, bedding, crockery, sil
verware and surgical Instruments.
All these things, generally grouped
as furnishings, call for subsequent
appropriations. True, the county ex
pects to use such beds, pots and pans
' (Csucludcd on Fax 3. Column
Thousands Pass Reverently by Cas
ket to Be Placed in Arlington
Cemetery November 11.
rHAT,nS.SI!W.VARNE. Oct. 24.
P(By the Associated Press.) Ameri
ca's "unknown soldier" who will find
an honored resting place In the na
tional cemetery at Arlington, Vs.,
was chosen here this morning. The
ceremony of selecting the casket took
place in the city hall.
Sergeant Edward F. Younger ot
Chicago was handed a small bouquet
of white and pink roses by American
officers present and advanced to the
little chapel, passing through a line
of French troops. Four caskets had
been placed In the chapel by a con
tingent brought here from Coblenz,
Everyoae had been asked to leave the
chapel before Sergeant Younger en
tered. He walked slowly around the
four caskets three times, then
stopped and placed the roses on thl
casket facing the entrance to the
chamber. He then turned, facing the
entrance, saluted and reported to the
American officers that he had made
his selection. While the ceremony
was going on a French military band
played the dead march from "Saul."
The only words spoken at the cere
mony were by General Dubois, who
said: "The French army feels deeply
honored to pay a simple and loving
tribute to the American unknown sol
dier." Thousands passed reverently by the
casket. The whole district joined in
mourning.
PARIS. Oct 24. (By the Associated
Press.) The body of the American
unknown soldier arrived at Batig
nolles, an outlying station of Paris,
tonight. The train on which the body
will be taken to Havre will leave at
9 A. M. tomorrow. At Havre Minister
of Pensions Maglnot will place the
decoration of the legion of honor on
the casket.
The United States cruiser Olympia
Is due to sail with the body at 4 P. M.
On board the cruiser there will be
taken a large box of earth from the
American cemetery at Suresnes. On
this earth the casket will lie in Ar
lington cemetery.
MATHEWSON GETS $30,000
Proceeds of Game Sent to ex-
Pitcher Fighting Tuberculosis.
NEW TORK, Oct. 24. A check for
$30,000 was sent today to Christy
Mathewson, who is fighting tubercu
losis at Saranac lake.
The money was paid by New York
baseball fans at a benefit game for
the former Giant pitcher Septem
ber 30.
Mathewson's gift Is more than the
players' pool In the world's series of
1905, when Matty pitched the Giants
to three victories and the champion
ship over the Athletics. The 1905
players' pool was $27,434.
WAR MOTHERS GET SEATS
Gold' Star Wearers to Witness
Armistice Day Ceremony.
WASHINGTON, V. C. Oct. 24. The
war department announced today that
1000 seats, about one-fifth ot the total
seating capacity of. the memorial
amphitheater at Arlington. Armistice
day had been reserved for. gold-star
mothers or other nearest relatives of
men who died In the world war.
Nm more than two seats will he
given any ' applicant. Applications
should be addressed to the adjutant
general. Washington. D. C.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TESTER DAY'S Maximum temperature. 57
degree.; minimum. 4tt acgr.es.
TODAY'S Rain.
Foreign.
Surveyors map route for Everest ascent.
Page 14.
Irish conference discusses Valera's ndte
to pope. Pago 4.
France pays simple but impresslva tribute
to American unknown soldier. Faze 1.
Ex-Kmperor Charles and wife captured.
atlonal.
Strike under leash ot Harding's policy.
Page 3.
Washington flitters with arms dignitaries.
Page .
Government permits uao of beer as medi
cine. Page 1.
Method of running railroads attacked by
Henry Ford. Page 1.
Cut In tax on moderate incomes rejected.
Page 3.
Domeatle.
Rail board still hope, to avert strike.
Page 1.
Split between rail unions denied by Mr.
Stone. Page 2.
Scientist aaya we of radium wilt eaally
extend life to 100 years. Paga 14.
Mall truck held up and SI. 000,000 obtained
by three bandits. Page 1.
Pacific Xorthweat.
Mrs. Southard'e father takes stand for
murder defense. Page 7.
Dr Brumfleld atill In dangeroua condition.
Faga 4.
Snorts.
California's real test yet to come. Page 12.
Portland and Mllwaukle boxing commla
aion. ala.h price, of .eats. Page 13.
Seata going fast for California-Washington
Stato game. Page 12.
Commercial end Marine.
Mora confident feeling In local wheat mar
ket. Page 21.
Decrease in wheat vlalbla Induces buying
at Chicago. Page at
Stork and bond prices at New York aver
age higher. Page ill.
Dutch aklpper suggests belt line railroad
to port. Page 110.
Portland and Vicinity.
Mayor calla meeting to discuss disarma
ment. Page 5.
Women of Research club pledge their sup
port to exposition. Page 10.
Citlxena and civil officers asked to assist
in arre.t ot draft evader.. Page 1.
Wealthy Fossil banker to fight action for
divorce. Page 1L
County hospital to cost 1150,000 a year.
Page L
Decline In cont of Ilvlno Is declared te
have run Its course. Page 20.
Joseph J. Henderson, wife-slayer, sets up
dciense of intanlly. Faga 7.
ARMY FORCED TO SURRENDER
200 Killed, 1000 Wounded in
Hand-to-Hand Fighting.
EX-EMPRESS IN CUSTODY
Troops Attempting; to Open Way
for Entry In Capitol Are Hurled
Back; Students Rush to Front.
BUDAPEST. Oct. 24. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Ex-Emperor Charles
and ex-Empress ZIta were captured
today near Komorn and are confined
In the castle at Tata-Tovaros, guarded
by two companies of government
troops.
Colonel Oestenburg's troops cover
ing the retreat of the ex-rulers were
forced to surrender and are prisoners.
The second attempt of Charles to
re-establish himself on the throne of
Hungary was no more of a success
than the first. There is not likely to
be a third attempt, for Charles now
awaits the pleasure of the allied
powers as to his fate.
Details Not Yet Available.
The episode moved so rapidly that
the full details have not yet reached
the capital. As far as Is known at
the present tl:ue Charles managed to
push a tralnload of troops to Uudaor,
a short distance from Budapest. At
first he held his own against the
forces of Regent Horthy, but when
the Horthy troops were reinforced
Charles was compelled to beat a re
treat at 5 o'clock Sunday afternoon,
closely followed by the Horthy forces
to Herceghalom.
The retreat gained speed when It
kas learned that Coionel HeJJas was
marching to tske the Karllsts In the
rear and by dawn of Monday the
army of Charles had melted away so
fast that the Horthy forces lost all
touch with tnem.
When he realised that the fortunes
of war were going against him,
Charles sent plenipotentiaries to Bu
dapest in an endeavor to obtain
terms. His efforts were unavailing.
Charles' troops, realizing they had
been caught between two fires the
government troops In front and the
forces of Colonel HeJJas behind they
became panlo stricken, and Charles
soon was left with only two compa
nies of men, who were obliged to sur
render. ZIta Pleads Plteoonly.
Charles and ZIta were captured
near Komorn. ZIta pleaded plteously
to be allowed to go back to her chil
dren, buti her plea was politely
though firmly refused. The former
royal couple were taken to the man
sion ot Count Esterhazy at Tata'
Varos, where they are being carefully
guarded until the powers decide what
Is to be done with them.
Monarchist troops attempting to
open the way for the entry ot ex
King Charles to the Hungarian capital
were defeated today In hand to hand
fighting, in which grenades were
used, near Tata-Tovaros. about 35
miles from Budapest They lost 200
killed and about 1000 wounded.
The Budapest garrison supported
Regent Horthy. The students' organ
izations armed and hurried to the
front before Bicske, much further
westward.
Hungarian Insurgents Advance.
Charles' army early today was
menaced In the rear by the advancing
West Hungarian Insurgents led by
Baron Pronay, enemy of Colonel
Oestenburg, commander of the mon
archist forces, and who promised to
shoot the Carlist plotters.
The constitutionalist forces number
about 20.000 against approximately
10.000 followers of the ex-mon;irch.
In Sunday's action aroftnd Tor
bagy Admiral Horthy led his troops,
driving the royalists back to Bloske.
Both sides rested on their arms from
mid-afternoon, the regent receiving
9000 additional forces.
Charles and ZIta visited the battle-t
field after yesterday's action. Charles
wept andi Zita fainted.
Officers Are Imprisoned.
At Stelnamanger, where the garri
son went over to the ex-klng, a num
ber of officers, whose faith In the
king wavered, were Imprisoned.
The Roumanians are asserted to be
crossing the Transylvanian border
and Jugo-Slav and Cxecho-Slovak
forces are ready to march Into Hun
gary If necessary. The Czecho-Slova-klan
mobilisation is said to comprise
350.000 additional men.
The government Issued a com
munique Justifying energetic meas
ures taken in view of the country's
danger In pointing out that Thomas
Beaumont Hadler, the British high
commissioner In Hungary, had told M.
Hedgedus, the ex-emperor's repre
sentative, that Charles. must leave the
country Immediately.
Kx-Emperor Asks Truer.
The ex-emperor, before present op
erations began, sent General Hegedus
to ask for a truce. Admiral Horthy
agreed to call a truce on the condition
that the royalist troops be disarmed,
that Major Oestenburg be arrested
end that Stephen Kakovsky and
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