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Legislature Starts State on
Extensive Good Roads Program
and Aids in Reconstruction.
Investigation of State School
land Thefts May Result in Re
covery of Money to Treasury.
By Ralph Watson
SALEM. Feb. 28. The thirtieth
regular legislative session has
5 passed Into history, having writ
i ten a record of achievement be
r fore the period of its final ad
f journment. It has been a peculiar
I session, unlike, in many respects,
those that have preceded it, and
in many ways it has been bene
fited by its peculiarities.
The lobby, that ancient Institution
which has always hitherto congealed
the days and filled the night with
suspicion and distrust, has been notice
able by Its absence more than by its
presence. Here and there, It is true,
lonesome pilgrims of some particular in
terest have brought back the memories
of other days, but, for tho most part,
they have been men whose errands ;were
' known and entitled to respectful con
sideration at the bands of legislators
and committees.
: The steam roller, whose crunching
rumble filled the house and senate in
other times, stood cold and rusting in
Its stall until the last two days, when
-It was steamed up to put the lieutenant
governor amendment across, the one
purely political move of the session.
But beyond the petty things that will
always crop out where men of divergent
tastes and inclinations foregather, the
session has been a good one. leaving
more pleasant memories behind than
usual. t has been full of earnest men
working conscientiously, whose work has
6orne.; fruit, or will.
jj Theprogram it has carried out has
v Concluded Vsga Toi-Ctamn Four)
FILIBUSTER PLAN
IN SENATE FAILS
Wilson Wins First Round in
Struggle to Prevent Extra
Session at This Time.
Washington. Feb. 28. (I. N. - S.)
President Wilson today won the first
round of his battle with the senate over
the question of an Immediate extra ses
sion, when the Victory loan bill was
favorably reported to the senate by the
finance committee, authorizing the sec
retary of the treasury to Issue short
term notes up to $7,000,000,000.
An effort was made by Chairman Sim
mons to report the bill Thursday, but
it was blocked by Senator Jones of
Washington who wanted it amended,
and who announced he would 'talk at
great length" upon the measure If neces
sary. Apparently this threat of a fili
buster was overcome by the president's
visit to the capitol Thursday, when he
.took no pains to conceal his decision
that an extra session will not be called
at once and that If supply bills are held
up, the Republicans who hold them up
will be permitted to bear the burden of
objection the country would make.
Insistence by , Republican Chairman
Will Hays. In New York, that "the peo
ple elected a Republican congress and
it should be permitted to unction," to
gether with the views of Republican
senate leaders. It was feared would re
sult in holding up the Victory loan bill.
' without which administration leaders
'frankly admit they cannot proceed with
the financing program.
Congress will not permit Secretary
Glass to fix the interest rate on bonds,
and the plan for the notes is new leg
islation and. must be passed by the pres-
congress if the notes are to be is-
e. If. a filibuster hnlri thin i.o-;),
- w 1 " ncoouijr uejrLment win
find itself unable to do its share in rais
ing the balance of the $19,000,000,000
which Secretary Glass has advised con
gress will be the total expenditures for
the present fiscal year.
The president's view is that if neces
sary legislation is not enacted because
Republican senators wasted timfl by
talking about the League of Nations,
while Democratic senators, at his re
quest, kept silent, the blame will be
placed by the people upon the Republt
cans.r The president is keenly anxious to
have the navy bill go through, this be
ins the measure concerning the passage
of which he cabled Secretary Daniels
from France.
The army appropriation bill includes
the fixing- of the size of the peace time
army, and is vitally important.
Metz Yesterday
and Today
Impressions of the capital city
of Lorraine, which Germany
failed to Germanize after
nearly fifty years of effort,
will be related by FRANK
H. SIMONDS
Next Sunday
Peter B. Kyne in
Oregon for Local
Color for Novel
He Is Preparing
Captain, Who Went to France in
Time to See War End, Has
French -Orphan With Him.
Captain Peter B. Kyne and his little
adopted French son. Marcel, are at
the Benson today, from Berkeley, Cal.
Captain Kyne is making a two
weeks' tour through the Northwest for
the first time since 1&08. to freshen his
j mind on the color of a brand new
j novel he is going to write with its
scene laid in Oregon a romance of a
sawmill town. Just the exact portion
of Oregon, Captain Kyne' has not de
cided, but he is going to visit the Coo
Bay country as well as a number of
points in Washington and British Co
lumbia. The idea for his Oregon story. Cap
tain Kyne has had for years and
years. He explains his ideas as a sort
of a . fourth stomach or like a cow's
cud which he chews upon for a long
time before digesting.
War Enda as He Gets to France
Captain Kyne has been out of the
army since January 29, after 18 months
of service, most of which ttme he spent
at Camp Kearney. This was where he
wrote his last novel and best seller, on
Wednesday afternoons, Saturdays and
Sundays. The colonel promised him
more time upon entering the service for
literary work, and then the colonel im
mediately forgot about iU
Over In France, where Kyne com
manded battery A of the 144th field ar
tillery, the war ended just 10 days
before they got to the front. But did
the captain feel disappointed as though
he had missed an opportunity of a life
time in not getting a whack at the
Huns? No, sirre-e-e!
Wounded In the Philippines
' I got shot 20 years ago In the Philip
pines," he declared, "and I didn't miss
any of the war. 1 am not one of those
who revel in bloodshed. I never wanted
j to fight, and I don't think any of the
men did, but it was there to be done
! and that is why we were there. Men
j who sigh because they didn't get to
I fight are not honest with themselves,
j Why, it scared the life out of me."
No sooner did Captain Kyne receive
his discharge than he had the influents.
But he didn't have time to get really
sick, with ths new novel awaiting him.
Marcel is his souvenir of the war,
little blue-eyed, fair haired Marcel Du
puys, who escaped from an orphanage at
Bordeaux and lived a life in the trenches
with the French poll us.
Marcel Is inseparable from the captain,
although he thinks about as much of
Mrs. Kyne.
Threatens Another Woyet
"He wanted to come with me on tjils
trip." explained the captain, "and so I
let him. come: W,e shall be away two
weeks unless he gets homeslek for Mrs.
Kyne."
Captain Kyne Is allowing himself 60
days in which to write his new novel
and expects to publish it In the fall. His
first novel he wrote In only 33 days.
"I am not like Sam Blythe," laughed
Captain Kyne, "who can turn out a
novel in a few days, pounding his type
writer day and night until he gets it
done."
Practical Talks
, On Livestock Are
Meeting Feature
Spokane. Feb. 28. (U. P.) Practical
talks by livestock smen and discussion
of livestock topics in the morning; an
auction sale of high grade Herefords
at the Union Stock Yards in the after
noon, and the livestock men's annual
banquet in the evening are features
for today, the second day of the an
nual Northwest Livestock conference.
, About 400 stockmen gathered Thurs
day for the conference. In the judg
ing of Shorthorns for the Northwest
Shorthorn Breeders' association, the
Hercules herd of Day & Rothrock took
first prize In the aged bulls, young
bulls and aged cows.' A. D. Dunn of
Wapato took first prize for young
cows and carried .off the majority of
the honors for the females.
j Report Says French
! Evacuate Hun Cities
London. Feb. 28. (I. X. S.) French
forces have unexpectedly evacuated
Mannheim. Karlsruhe and Refngau on
the left border of the Rhine, according
to a Central News advices 1 received
here from Berlin today.
Report Denies Merit
Of "United American
War Veterans" Body
Adverse report denying the merit of
the local organization known as the
"United American War Veterans," head
ed by W. L. Reauvau, Major C. A. James
and others, and contesting the pro
priety of solicitation of the public by
the organization for funds with which
to sustain its work and pay its numer
ous salaries, was made today" by the
better business bureau of the Portland
Ad club and heads of other veterans'
and military organizations in Oregon.
The report of the better business bu
reau is of preliminary character, but
is announced as the result of inquiry
extending as far east as New York.
A report by a committee of. inquiry
appointed by the mayor and headed by
Franklin T, Griffith has not yet been
made available, but , Mr. Griffith this
morning answered in the following
statement assertions that the represents.)
Uvea of the organization are using the
SLAVS B
ITALIANS
HAVE ROW
Fighting Has Broken Out, Is One
Report Reaching Paris; Jugo
slavs Make Territorial Demand
Allegations in Italy Are That
German Officers Are "Giving
Commands to Slav Soldiers.
By Robert J. Prew
PARIS, Feb. 28. (I. N. S.) An
unconfirmed report that fight
ing had broken out between the
Italians and th3 Jugo-Slavs as a
result xI the dispute over the dis
position of Dalmatian territory,
was received here today.
Efforts are beina made to
j pacify the Jugo-Slavs and the
Italians before the quarrel spreads
i any further.
The Italians allege that the Serbian
I army has been mobilized and that Serbia
is preparing to back up Jugo-Slavta's
claims for territory on the Adriatic
! littoral.
! The Serbians are minimizing the "Lal-
bach incident" the expulsion of the
; Italian military mission from Lai bach,
j They say it was only a local matter and
i will have no serious consequences.
I The Serbians, In denying that there
has been tfny special mobilization of the
army, assert that the Jugo-Slavs have
(Continued on Fn Two, Column-Y1tJ
MANN TO RETAIN
E
L
Glllett of, Massachusetts to Be
Speaker; Marin Leads New
.Committee.
Washington, Feb: 28. ( V. P.) Con
trol of the Republican organization in
the house today still remained in the
hands of Representative Mann of Illi
nois, despite his defeat for the speaker
ship by Representative Frederick H. Gil
lett of Massachusetts, ' it was learned
today.
Mann retains control by virtue of his
position as chairman of the committee
on committees, which he fought for and
won in a stormy secret caucus last night.
After GHIett's selection it was learned
today. Representative Winslow, Massa
chussetts. presented a proposal for a
committee on committees of 17 and
moved the previous question to shut off
debate.
There were shouts of disapproval,
members said today, and Representative
Towner in the chair was unable to re
store order until Winslow had withdrawn
his motion.
Mann then came forward with a coun
ter proposition to compose the com
mittee on committees of one man from
each Republican state with the power t6
cast as many votes as his state had Re
publican members.
The Mann proposition carried over
whelmingly, giving his forces control of
a majority of votes in the committee
which will select the floor leader, revise
the rules and make committee assign
ments. Notwithstanding his control. Mann
today said he would not accept the floor
leadership. His friends are trying to
(Concluded on Pace Three, Column One)
Bank Clearings for
Month 99 Millions
Clearings of Portland banks for the
month of February total $99,352,404.40
compared with $72,567,265.94 for the cor
responding month of last year. This
gain of approximately 33 per oent is ex
tremely gratifying to bankers and busi
ness men.
names of the committee as indirect
sponsors :
"It is true the mayor appointed a com
mittee at the Instance of the officers of
the United American War Veterans but
the mayor and not those officers select
ed the personnel of the committee. Our
appointment cannot be understood in
any light as sponsoring or indorsing
the organization. Nor have we with
held indorsement. We simply have not
finished our investigation and when we
do we will Teport the facts we have
gathered." ,
Records Indicate that W. L. Reauveau
was drafted for military service only
after he had protested against induction,
pleading dependents and physical dis
qualification. He was, registered in Los
Angeles and transferred to a Portland
draft board, where bis anneal on ttw
ground of dependents' was denied after
tConcludtfv on Pw Six. Column Xhroe)
HI
NTH
TAFT, WILSON
TO SPEAK ON
WORLD PEACE
NEW YORK, Feb. 88. (IT. P.)-
William Howard Taft today ac
eepted the Inritatioa to speak
with President Wilson on tke sub
ject of the Leagne of Nations at
the Metropolitan opera Jionse here
Tuesday nlgbt. r
In a telegram reeelved from Nash
ville by Herbert Honston, treasnrer
of tbe League to Enforce Peace,
Taft emphasized his desire to make
it clear to tbe country that the
League of Nations is a nonpartisan
Issue. He added that he would be
Tery glad to speak with President
Wilson here.
BY QUART
DR0PST0131-2C
Oregon Dairymen's League and
Local Distributors Announce
New Price Schedule.
Portland's long threatened milk war
between producers and distributors has
been settled by arbitration and the pub
lic is the gainer by a reduction in the
price of. milk effective Saturday, ac
cording to a joint announcement issued
this morning by officers of the Oregon
Dairymen's league and local milk
distributors.
Consumers will pay less for milk
delivered at their doors and bought at
retail stores. Distributors will pay
the producers less. Wholesale prices
also are reduced but the price of cream
remains the same. The reduction. It
was stated, comes about through
agreement readied without the inter
vention of the city- milk commission,
which for the past year has been recom
mending milk prices for the city.
Price to Consumer Cents
The statement reads as follows :
"The public will be interested to know
that the producers and distributors have
been able to make an arrangement
which will substantially reduce the
price of milk delivered in Portland, be
ginning March 1.
"The price received by producers will
be reduced from $3.85 to $3.20 a hun
dred pounds for milk containing 3.8 per
cent of butter fat
"The price of milk delivered to con
sumers will be reduced from 14 V4 cent
to 13H cents a quaj-t. , "
'"These reductions are4 made pWssiSte
by the imminence of the "grass season,'
when the volume of milk will be greater
and the cost of production less. Al
though the dairymen are still buying
feed at the high prices induced by the
war, the record of other seasons justi
fies them in expecting the growth of
pastures and the reduction of expense
incident to the coming of spring.
Schedule Is Announced
"Later, when tie pastures begin to
shorten, due to the dry weather, it will
undoubtedly be necessary to change the
price again. But it is the intention of
the dairymen who are members of the
Oregon Dairymen's league and, we
think, of others to seek at all times a
price for their product covering only the
cost of production and a legitimate
profit. More would be unfair. Less
would be ruin. The same applies to the
distributors.
"The complete price schedule, effective
March 2. will be as follows:
"To the producer, $3.20 for 3.8 per cent
milk.
"To the distributor, 13 Va cents a quart
and 9 cents a pint, delivered.
"Wholesale prices received by distrib
utors will be reduced from 45 to 40 cents
a gallon. This covers sales to hotels and
eating houses.
"Quarts and pints delivered to retail
stores for resale to the public will be
reduced from 13 Vi to 12 cents and 8 to
"Vs cents respectively."
Extra Pay Measure
Is Howled Down by
Members of House
Salem, Feb. 28. The house sat down
hard and fast on a concurrent resolution
which would have "forced" them to ac
cept an extra $D0 each as compensation
for the extra payless days into which
the thirtieth legislative session has
stretched itself. The resolution came
into the house in the closing hours, its
authorship camouflaged under an ntro
duction by the "committee of the whole."
Its appearance, which was not entirely
unexpected, was greeted with smiles and
near jeers and it was howled down with
out even at attempt to force the issue.
First Wheat Stored
At- St. Johns Docks
Five carloads' of grain to be stored
at the St. Johns municipal dock were
placed on the elding at the terminal
this morning, representing the first com
modity of this nature to be placed in
the new dock. This shipment was re
ceived by the Rose City Flour Mills
company, who were forced to seek
another storage place because all their
bins were filled to capacity. The grain
is all consigned from points in the
northwest and will be removed as
soon as the mill is able to grind It
into flour.
Discharged Men of
65th Are Due Today
Several hundred members of the 65th
artillery, now discharged, will arrive
in Portland on trains from Camp Lewis
this afternoon and eveninc Th firat
contingent is due on the train, which ar
rives ac me secona on the train
which arrives at 5:10 and the third on
the train dua at 7 o'clock. Tf
arrangements worked out satisfactorily.
Mie wnoie regiment wm nave been dis
charged by now, so that all the Oregon
boys should pass through this evening.
MILK
SEN. LODGE
ASSAILS
Republican Leader Sees Nation
Turning From Doctrines of
George Washington to Trotsky.
Fears Attack From Mexico and
Says Provisions of Pact Are
Too Ambiguous for Success.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. (U.
P.) P resident Wilson's
League of Nations covenant calls
the American people away from
Washington's doctrines to those of
Trotsky, Senator Lodge, Repub
lican leader, asserted in a-speech
to the senate today.
Deep significance was attached to
Lodge's attack, as he is slated to be
chairman of t-Yie foreign relations com
mittee of the next senate, and will have
much power in the deliberations prepara
tory to acceptance or rejection of the
league covenant.
Criticism of the proposed constitu
tion. Lodge said, however, does not ex
tend to all plans for a League of Na
tions. "Everybody hates war and longs to
make it impossible," said Lodge. "We
ought to lay aside once and for all the
evil suggestion that because men may
differ as to the best method of assuring
the world's peace in the future, anyone
is against permanent peace if it can
be obtained among all the nations of
mankind.
"I will follow any man and vote for
any measure which, in my honest opin
ion, will make for maintenance of the
world's peace. I will follow no man
and vote for no measures which, how-
( Concluded on Pace Fourteen. Column One)
O'Leary Insists
That Government
'Persecutiiig Him
New York, Feb. 28. (I. N. S.) Fre
quently asserting that he was being
"railroaded to prison" and that he was
being "persecuted" instead of "prose
cuted" by the government, Jeremiah A.
O'Leary continued his testimony today
at his trial for violating the espionage
act.
O'Leary reiterated previous charges
that the government action against him
was the result of his expressed hatred
for England rather than for any viola
tions of American statutes.
His examination was conducted by
Thomas B. Felder, assigned as counsel
in the case by the government to defend
O'Leary.
Holland Ready
To Protect Borders
The Hague, Feb. 28. (U. P.) Dis
armament at the present time would be
most dangerous, the war minister de
clared in an aTldress to parliament today.
He said it would be necessary for Hol
land to hold an army in readiness to
take action against any effort to annex
Dutch territory. Measures have already
been taken, he said, which make possible
rapid mobilization.
Army Men Held in
Graft Investigation
Fort Worth, Texas, Feb. 28. (I. N.
S.) Two United States army officers, 40
enlisted men and a number of civilians
were arrested by army authorities and
department of justice agents today, who
charge the prisoners with reporting large
numbers of army horses as dying of
glanders, and then selling the harness
and equipment.
$60 Handed 300
Discharged Men
San Francisco, Feb. 28. (U. P.)
Three hundred men who were mustered
out at the Presidio today were handed
$60 each.
This was in accordance with the act
of congress granting the bonus.
Men previously discharged must write
to Washington for t-hcir bonus.
Ask Inquiry Into
Relief Commission
Washington, Feb. 28. (I. N. S.) An
investigation of the American commis
sion for relief in Belgium, which was
headed by Herbert Hoover, afterward
food administrator of the United States,
is proposed in a resolution introduced in
the senate today by Senator Calder of
New York.
Spring Wheat Price
Guarantee Modified
Washington. Feb. 28.- U. P.) The
billion dollar wheat price guarantee bill
was in conference today. The senate
passed it at 12:30 this morning, with
an amendment cutting; off , payment on
a 1919 spring planting- unless farmers
planted spring -wheat laaLyear. j -
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Nations
The Journal Will Conduct Vote of People
to Demonstrate Attitude of the Oregon
Country on Wilson and Taft World
League; Results Will Be Tabulated
THE one great issue which overshadows every other issue be
fore the world today is the League of Nations for the pre
vention of future wars.
President Wilson has just returaed from a trip to Europe,
where he has been laboring with the diplomats of the world in
behalf of this feague.
Former President William Howard Taft is touring the United
States for the purpose of educating our own people up to the vital
importance of this question.
It is a question which vitally affects every citizen of every na
tion of the entire world. The great war from which the world has
just emerged has shattered every tradition which formerly held
America apart from the old world. We can no longer avoid re
sponsibility as a member of this world group.
You, as a citizen of the greatest unit of this world group, have
a direct interest in the correct settlement of the question at issue,"
In the final analysis of America's sentiment toward this question
Wilson, Taft and the members of congress will be guided by the
wishes of the people whom they represent.
With that thought in mind and in order to enable everyone
who so desires to express themselves, The Journal has arranged to
conduct a vote on the question. Every person pf voting age is
requested to cut out the coupon on the lower right corner of this
page, answer the question printed thereon with a direct "Yes" or
"No"' and mail the same to the "League of Nations Editor, care
Journal," or bring it to The Journal business office and deposit it
in a box placed on the counter for that purpose. Names will be
confidential, but the result of the voting will be printed daily in
The Journal.
Remember, that the action of your representatives at Wash
ington will be guided in large measure by the expressed wishes of
the masses at home, and .
DO IT TODAY! ! !
T CHIEFS
Centenary Team Arrives for Two
Day Conference With Laity and
Clergy of City and State.
Portland Methodism is learning today
of the vast scope of the world program
Centenary movement, an undertaking
so huge that its objects and the ma
chinery for their attainment require
the teaching of the greatest minds of
the church. The Centenary "team" ar
rived this morning for a two day con
ference with the laity and clergy of
city and Estate at the First Methodist
Episcopal church.
The conference program Included ses
sions this morning and afternoon and
three banquets for tonight one for the
clergy, one for the laymen and one for
the women of Methodism, all at the
same hour, in the First Methodist
church. Saturday's program will begin
with a general mass meeting at 9 :30 a.
m. and continue with luncheons at noon
and general session in the afternoon.
The big drive in brief is : The raising
of $100,000,000 within the next five
years, $40,000,000 of which is to be de
voted to home missions, $40,000,000 to
foreign missions- and the balance to re
construction work In Kurope and the
aid of American soldiers returned from
war. The church also is asking for
1,000.000 Methodist tithers, for C3,000
young people who will consecrate their
lives to the service of the church, and
an army of people who will agree to
pray daily for the success of this gigan
tic movement.
This is a movement for laymen rather
than ministers. Clergymen are expected
by the church to get behind the program
with all their strength, but the back
bone of the Centenary must be laymen
if the program is to be carried out ac
cording to schedule.
This big program opened this morning
at the First Methodist church. It will
last until Saturday night. The first
man on the platform was K. O. Excel 1,
the famous musical leader and song
composer.
The reason people sing for Dr. Excell
Is simply because they think he's "boss,"
and they will have to Blng anyway. At
least that Is what Dr. Excell said, when
he arrived this morning as a member
of the World Program conference team.
It Is a matter of psychology, accord
ing to Dr. Excell. He has been teach
ing conventions, conferences and big
gatherings how to sing for so long that
quite a percentage of the people know
his work and they stampeded the rest.
As the singing partner of evangelists
and as a singing leader of big gather-
(Concluded on Pm Two, Column Two)
Portland Sailor
Reported Missing
San Francisco. Feb. 28. (I. X. S.)
Four San Francisco seamen and five
others of the crew of the burned bark
Aryan were entered Thursday as miss
ing by Captain Hjalmar Larson, master
of the vessel, at the office of the ship
ping commissioner. The men put off in
a ship's boat- with three weeks pro
visions when the Aryan caught fire on
Christmas day, 300 mile off Catham
islands South Pacific. They are : First
Officer Charles Graham of Freemantle;
Seamen O. Danielson, Harold Trolk.
John- S. Lindel and Harry Dill, all of
San Francisco ; F. M. Miller of New
Plymouth: James Elo of Monahan.
Wtib.; ImmU Jf- ilMon of Portland, Or.
METHODS
Vote
on
League
Attitude of People Is Considered
Vital and Reports Coming in
Considered Important.
Washington, Feb. 28. (U. P.) Presi
dent Wilson's closest advisers today de
clared the country was showing an in
creasing disposition to strongly support
the League of Nations.
This claim was based on reports re
ceived from all parts, of the United
States. -
The attitude of tbe plain people
toward the league Is considered most
vital. Supporters and opponents of the
plan attach the greatest importance to
the reports which are coming in by wire
and mail.
It is understood that the "stumping
tours of Senator Borah and others, in
opposition to the league, will be largely
for the purpose of sounding out public
opinion in every nook and corner of the
nation.
The White House today reflected a
spirit of optimism over the situation.
Administration leaders were cheered
by prospects of a Wtlson-Taft meeting
at New York on the league. They were
encouraged, too. by former Secretary
of War Stlmson's urging the Repub
lican national chairman to back the plan.
Democratic national committeemen
were to lunch with the president today
and discuss the general political situa
tion. At his conference Monday with gov
ernors and mayors, the president is ex
pected to urge stimulation of public
works, as a means of offsetting growing
unemployment.
Pessoa Choice for
Brazil's President
Rio de Janeiro. Feb. 28. (U. P.) The
Brazilian national convention has chosen
Epitacio FesFoa as presidential candi
date. He received 139 votes against 42
for Ruy Barbosa.
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DEW. EDICT
Preliminary Peace Terms Will
Leave Germany -and Her Allies
Completely Disarmed, Is Word.
Kiel Canal Will Be Opened -to
Ships of All Nations; Huns
4o Pay for All Crimes on Sea.
LONDON. Feb. 28. (I. N. S.)
Germany, -Austria, Bulgaria
and Turkey will bo completely
disarmed by tho preliminary
peace terms and Germany will be
called upon to surrender 108 more
surface warcraft and all of her
submarines, according to the
Paris correspondent of the Times.
The afternoon newspapers picked up
the stpry and Used it conspicuously.
The surface ships which Germany
must surrender, according to the Times,
include eight battleships, eight light
cruisers, 42 modern destroyers and 60
torpedo boats. ,
Germany must make reparation for
her crimes on the high seas.
The Kiel canal will be opened to tho
merchant marine and, warships of all
nations. -
Turkey, Bulgaria and Austria must
surrender all of their warships. -
Germany's cables will be restored, it
was said, but the German wireless sta
tions may not be used for political or
military purposes ntll the military con
ditions of tlu )eace' treaty are carried
out in order to prevent propaganda.
Wilson Off for Franc
By Robert J. Bender
Washington, Feb. 28. -(U. p.) r resi
dent Wilson will sail for France on ths
George Washington next Wednesday
morning, it was officially announced to
day. ' ' ' ; 1
On his return journey to resume his
duties at the peace conference the presi
dent will be accompanied again by Mrs.
WllsOrtl Admiral Grayson ' and other
members of his Immediate party who
made the origins! trip.
Tuesday night he will speak at the
Metropolitan opera house in, New York
In a final appeal to the country for
support of the League of Nations. From
the opera house he will go directly to ths
steamer George Was) -gton, r ending
the night aboard the vessel, which sails
next morning. - "
En route to New York Tuesday the
president will stop off for an hour or
so at Philadelphia to visit his daughjer,
Mrs. Francis B. Sayre, and greet his
latest grandson. Wood row Wilson Sayre.
Details of the president's return trip
to France were announced today at the
While House. He will leave Washing
ton Immediately after adjournment of
congress on a special train for -New
York. ' having luncheon ana dinner on
the train and stopping only at Philadel
phia. The party will arrive In New
York about 8 :30 Tuesday evening, go
ing directly to the opera house.
The president and Mrs. Wilson will
not occupy the Murat palace as their
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Russ Socialists
With Bolsheviki
In War on Allies
London.' Feb. 28. (U. P.) Social rev
olutlonaries have joined forces with the
Bolsheviki,. their former " opponents, to
oppose allied interference .In Russian
internal affairs, it was reported In a
wireless dispatch received from Moscow
today.
The dispatch said that social revolu
tionary members of the constituent as
sembly had af rived at Moscow for the
purpose of -negotiating with Premier
Lenine. They issued a manifesto de
claring the charge that the Bolsheviki
had accepted money from Germany is
false. The manifesto concluded:
"Allied Interference in internal , Rus
sia is becoming more definite. Although
we do not agree with the Ho4hevikl on
many points, it te our duty to call all
citizens, workmen and peasants to cease
civil war "and unite against the com
mon enemy. . i
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