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FAKI, June- 12. The altitude of
the (German delegation in signing
the treaty is not clear because the
delegates as yet are unaware of the
exact nature of the instrument they
are called upoa o ratify, owing to
the Conflicting earlier reports on the
extet of the modifications accorded
them. The French believe that
neither the present delecati jn nor
the present a,ovrnir.ent will isn but
theyi look for the Immediate 'instal
lation of a radical socialist adminis
tratijoa which will accept the treaty.
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EARLY VOTE ON KNOX
RESOLUTION SOUGHT
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ALLIES IN ACCORD
ON REPLY TO HUNS
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,to the council is explained by , the
ifact that his government must be
given an opportunity for full con
currence if full adherence is expect
fed. His entry Into the council meet-
new:
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The conditions for the admission
of Germany to the league of nations
embodied in the report of Lord Cecil
and Colonel House are:
it irst, establishment of a stable
government. ; 'I
Second, signing' of the treaty of
peace. , , ,
Third, Jl6yal eqecution of the peace
treaty. -
A proposed fourth condition, fela
tive to Germany's abolishing compul
sory military service, was finally
omitted' :on Premier -Clemenceau's
suggestion. It was considered that
the treatyf sufficiently .provided for
Germany? -disarmament. ; 4 j"
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socuiist defexos TEllSiS
v VEIDMAR, . June 12.-Edi atd
Bernstein,, the independent socialist
leader, startled the majority socialist
convention here today by declaring
that the peace conditions, arose from
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oiv the resolution this week.
When ih.e measure comes up the
firstjof the week its supporteis will
try io press it to aa early vote so
that! if adopted it will, reach the
VenaiUes conference before the sign
ing 6f the treaty. The league sup
porters are expected to make a bitter
fight against any such action. While
they! disclaim any intention to con
duct' a filibuster they say they will
not permit a vote. until the resolution
has been discussed at length.
DEBATE DELAYS ACTION
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than! 500.000 acres of land hai been
purchased j near Camp Benning, Go.,
at a- cstj of about $7,0l0.000 for
a small arms practice field even
though a! similar field existed at
Fortj Sill, Okla. He characterized
this j as a "criminal misuse of the
government's money which should
be considered the same as embez
zlement." y . ;. h ,
j Abuse Lhargm Passed.
Rapreseatative McKenzIe, Repulj
lican. of Illinois, aste:ted that this
wis jonly one of numerous "flag
rant i abuses." ' i
- : Democrats replied to the charges
by declaring that they were as much
without foundation as other charge
which thej majority party; had; been
making. I '
"Evidently the Republicans have
not taken) Into: consideratioa." de
clared Representative Lever of South
Carolina, "that the war department
is saving the government ty going
ahead and pu-rhasin? tracts of land
for which it already has spent largo
sums for options or improvements.
Judgement must be used; to deter
mine; whether it would be economi
cally! wlae ! to abandon the rroperty
Of -go ahead and acquire the title
of it,': : ; . : : .r.;..
TELEGRAPH STRIKE
1 LEADERS ENCOURAGED
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past the Western Union offices. Ua-
Hi; w'T - ion oiiiciais cmiuuicu urrc -nvir
j wciw uaiu auu'Dvuic nrre ; ua-
bearable
The audience, shouted in protest
and Gustav Xoske, minister of, de
fense, and fllerr Bauer asked about
eastern (Germany, whereupon Herr
Bernstein replied to the. amazement
of the asemblyr - -
"If we; follow the map, as ; It Is
governed by language we will see it
follows, with a few exceptions,' the
lljes set by the entente.'' . j
Philipp Scheidemann, the chancel
lor, made-an address in which he
ignored niost of the criticisms aimed
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TO STRIKING WIRK OPKR.TORS
DENVER. Coloi; June! 12. The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Enginemen. in triennial session
here today, pledged their support to
the strike pf the Commercial Teleg
raphers Union Of America. ' ;
Officials : of the brotherhood an
aouneed that messages sent to Pres
ident! Wilson, the premier of Canada
and the speaker of the house of rep
resentatives at Washington by wire
yesterday were not sent ov& the
lines ' of either the Western Union
or of. the Postal telegraph com
panies; j ;
PORTIJ.ND. Or.. June 12. Mrs
Guy ,M. Porter, victory rose festi
val goddess, stood sponsor today at
the launching of the SSOO-ton steel
steamship Borlestown. last of a fleet
of 17 to be put over at the shipyard
of the Albina Engine and Machine
works for the government. . Thou
sands of visitors thronged the yards
the attendance being the largest ever
present at a launching here.
Tonight at them uniclpal auditor
ium a "festival sing" was held, with
a; chorus of 500 voices joining in pa
triotic songs. Earlier in the day a
naval and military- parade, a baby
show for oriental infants only, and a
repetition of the flying circus by ar
my airplanes were features. Tomor
row the festival win come to its cli
bax with the holding or the floral
parade, the Portland classic.
REBEL FORCES
SURROUND CITY
Juarez Still in Hands of
. Government Troops After
Day of Anxiety
WASHINGTON'. June 12. The
Mexican embassy made public late
today the following telegram from
the Mexican consul general at El
Paso. Texas: ,' .
"The city of Juarez quiet; not a
single Villista follower has approach
ed the city and reports of fights and
skirmishes given out by the press are
entirely false. Main body of band
its under Villa and Angeles are over
30 miles south of the city of Jua
rez and in po condition to attack."
JUAREZ. Mexico. Jane 12. Af
ter a day of anxletr Juarez is still
In the hands of the forces of the
ieaerai government. Rebel troops
are repotted t on three sides of the
town at distaacea variously est limit
ed at rrom two to twenty mile, the
latter estimate being that of the
federal commander. General Fran
ciseo Gonzales. .
Several times during the day theie
have been reports .that the rebels
were coming which caused a scur
rying iadoors but each lime the re
port proved false.
The military authorities are ret
icent about the whereabouts of the
rebels but the general belief s that
to the east of Juarez they are jus,
beyond rille range of the federal
trenches. This belief U cojflrmd
ly observe: with field glasses who
watched- dust clouds moving from
the southeast indicating the pres
ent of a considerable force of mount
ed men.
Five hundred federal cavalry also
left in that direction only this morn
ing had not returned up to eight
o'clock tonight, but General Gon
zales says he has been in constant
touch with them through runncr3.
WINNIPEG STRIKE
IS VELL IN HAND
tion in part payment to the United
States food administration grain cor
poration for American flour shipped
to Bulgaria. The original charge
was made in a statement by the of
ficial Information bureau of the king
dom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.
American Athletes in Paris
for Inter-Allied Contests
PARIS. June 12. Flftylfive track
and field athletes have just arrived
from America for the Inter-allied
games to be held in Pershing stadi
um at Joinville-Le-Pont, near Paris.
June 22 to July 6. -
These arrivals Increase the ie
of the American track team to such
an extent that elimination trials will
be necessary to select the three men
to compete in each evnt. These trials
will be held at Coloubes, probably on
July 19. ,
The Dumanian rugby football
team entered foi; the games will play
. . ! r . .
a practice game wim ine Aiueiu
Rugby squad Sunday.
To Administer Fuel Even
After Peace Is Declared
SEATTLE. June 12. A plan has
been worked out by the federal fuel
administration "to administer fuel"
after peace is declared, which has
the approval of President Wllson-
said a statement Issued tonight oy
Dr. Harry A. Garfield, fuel admin
istrator. The statement was Issued
through the office of David N hit
comb, former executive secretary of
the fuel administration, upon return
today, Mr. Whitcomb with Dr. and
Mrs. Garfiedl. his guests, from a
trip to Rainier National park.
Dr. and Mrs. Garfield leave for
Washington. D. C, tomorrow. The
statement aid:
"With the actual coming of peace
the federal fuel administration ceas
es to exist. I hope, however, that
BERGER HEARING
COMES TO HALT
Milwaukee Editor Asks Time
to Prepare Evidence to
Meet Ctarges
WASHINGTON. Juae 12. After
Milwaukee Leader editorials which
led to the indictment of Victor Ber-.
ger for violation , of the espionage
act. had been put Into the record
today, the house special elections
etmnittee. iaveUigating hla right
to a seat in the bouse, adjourned
bearings until July 7.
Adjournment ws taken at Mr.
Berger'a request In order to tive
him opportunity to prepare evtdenco
to meet charges of ineligibility. Hen
ry F. Cocbem. counsel for Uerrer.
asked the committee to put Imme
diately before the house his chal
lenge to Its Jurisdiction. .
With the editorials frjm the Lead
er, Harry R. McLogan. counsel for
Joseph P. Caraey, who contesting
the election, submitted the national
socialist party platform, partly
framed by Mr. Rerger and which
showed, he contended, that the, mem
ber elect from the fifth Wisconsin
district bad given aid and comfort
to the enemy by attempting to ob
struct the operation of the American
machinery of war.
discussion ot social problem sad
laoiisnmeni vi prrmaneni research
commutes to investigate all
of social and Industrial life.
The conference voted to send Kn.
erend O. ;H. McGIll of Seattl to
extend the greetings of the mov.
tuent o 'JV American fedriUoa
of labor 14 Atlantic city.
FORGER USES
PRISON PRESS
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Then Army Uentenant Malts
Escape and Cashes in
on Bogus Warrants
Tacoma Metal Trades
Accept New Agreement
TACOMA. Wasth.. Juae 12. The
proposed working and wage agree
ment which the Pacific .Coast Metal
Trades district council will present
to the coast shipbuilders July 15 to
supplant the present Macy award
was accepted by the Tacoma Metal
Trades council tonight and referred
ther ewill be a plan, not to continue ' to its affiliated locals tor like ae
the fuel administration, but to con
tinoe to administer fuel a part of
a general plan under which the gov
ernment shall continue something of
that Intimate relation with industry
which was created during the war.
Such a plan we have worked out and
it has received the approval of the
president." - i
NEW YQRK. Juje 12. Sentenced
to serve 4i years in -Fort LeavV
worth pron for overstaying tu
leave. Rflph Vaserbers. an army
lieutenant j used the presses of ti
prison printlnr shop to forge blxrk
treasury warrants and Ihej estapei
In a major's uniform aaJ cathel
these fo-gcrjes throughout the eoam.
try. secret? service men told UniteJ
States Counisslonr Hitchcock to
day when j Vaserbers; waa 'arraigned
before hiBii The prisoner's horn
is In suburb of Pittsburgh. He vu
held for a hearing next week on a
chargr of forcing" add passlLg get.
ernment aecurltis.
12 Men Arrested for Part
in Counterfeiting Scheme
Dredge Natoma Back on Job
After Rescue from Harbor
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ASTORIA, Or., Juns 1,2. The
last chapter In the historyf of the
sinking of the dredge Natoma com
menced today when the craft went
hack ! to work after being rescued
from a watery grave and overhauled
for action. 1 j
The dredge which belongs to the
port of Astoria, was sunk' in the wa
ters of the Columbia while tied up
to the port pier for repairs. How
the accident happened s unknown.
The engineers of the port immedi
ately i began the construction of a
cofferdam around the sunken dredge
and have several weeks the water
was pumped out. The dredge rose
t - the surface and was set afloat.
The cofferdam was salvaged and the
dredge; floated out of its cage.
At the present the Natoma has
been overhauled j and is. at work
dredging out the site of its own cof
ferdam. As soon as this is complet
ed, the dredge will be started on
the program' of ; port Improvement
which has been autlraed for her for
a five years period. '
Tax on Wilson's Ranch by
Man in Prison Is Refunded
LOS ANGELES, June 12. F. Ray
Groves, secretary! of the Democratic
state central committee, j issued a
'ttnent here tonight that C. R.
Stibbins, tax collector 'of Riverside
county, oa the request of Groves,
had refunded to George A. Fox. held
in the, Loa Angeles county jail fol
lowing conviction of obtaining mon
ey by false pretenses, 137.21 which
For had paid as taxes n ranch
property belonging to President W1I
soj. The property is located near
Riverside, It was about to be sold
for delinquent taxes when Fox paid
the amount due. ! " " ! '
Groves characterized Fox's action
as a "regrettable effort, to detract
from the president's dignity."' and
said that Joseph, P. Tumulty, sec
retary to the president, t when he
wired the president's thanks to Fox.
was "doubtless misled as to Fox's
Identity" by Fox having givn his
address as ?care of the sheriff's of
fice. 1 The ; taxes have' been paid
by Secretary Tuniulty. Groves said.
Resumption of Streetcar
Traffic Chief Concern
of Authorities
WINNIPEG. June 12. Senator
Gideon Robertson, federal minister
Lor labor, arrived today and it was
intimated at citizens' . committee
headquarters that he is armed with
wide authority In connection with
th strike situation.
.Strike issues occupied minor po-
siiioj in the scheme of things today.
The beginning of the fifth week of
Winnipeg's general sympathetic
strike was devoted to the celebration
of the return of the 78th grenadier
battalion and the twelfth field am
bulance corps f ram the battlefield
of France. -
fThe chief concern of the civic au
thorities Is the resumption of street
car service, paralyzed for more than
four weeks. Although It has beea
definitely declared by. Mayor Charts
F. Giay and other official that cars
would operate today. It was decided
to - postpone action until ways and
means could be thoroughly discussed
A reward of $300 was offered for
information leading to the arrest and
conviction of persons' who assaulted
Corporal Frederick G. Coppins. Vic
toria Cross hero, last Tuesday while
on duty as a special constable. Oae
hundred dollars will be paid for con
viction of any 'other Vcrson who
threw missiles during the rioting.
'Union officials refused to com
ment on the t;legrams sent by R.
P. Russell, one of the strike leaders
to western - Canadian cities where
strikes are in progress to the effect
that tbre was a possibility of the
railway brotherhoods striking soon.'
Bulgarian Refutes Charge
Opium Stolen from Serbs
WASHINGTON. June 12. The
Bulgarian minister, Stephen Panare
torr. In an official statement today
refuted the charge that fifteen tons
of medicinal opium recently arrived
In New Tork was loot from the Ser
bian poppy fields now being placed
on the American market' by agents of
the Bulgarian government
The opium. Minister. Tanaretorr
said. Js owned by Bulgarian mer
chants 'who bought It from produc
tion.
The agreemont was drawn np at
the recent Oakland convention and
has been tent to every trades coun
cil on the coast for action, it was
stated. It is hoped by its drafters
to be put Into effect July 21 and
standardizes tbe work now- being
done by shipbuilding crafts with the
hop of, minimdzijg dliputea and
carries a minimum wage of 80 cents
an hour with a slldln; scale upward.
KANSAS CITY, June 12. A plot
to circulate fraudulent government
warrants, which had bee a printed
on the prison press at the Leaven
worth federal penitentiary, was un
covered by secret serviie "men in
the Kansas City bureau. It was stat
ed by officials tonight and it was
added that 12 men had already been
arrested, including Vaserbnrg. who
is being Questioned in New York.
Other arrests are . expected within
the next few -days, it was said. )
Charges of counterfeiting were
made against the 1 men In war-L CLEVELAND.
rant lsuped today ry rrvd Robert
son. United States district attorney
for Kansas.
The aggregate of checks printed
is said by government officials hcie
to be .$60,000,000. mostly In de-
TACOMA COPPERSMITHS STRIKE
TACOMA. Wash.. June 12. Cop
persmiths working at the Todd ship
yard walked out this morning when
a new. scale presented to the man
agement calling for a maximum of
$9 a day was refused, it was an
nounced tonight by one of the men
walking onL
nomination of $100 each.
Church Conference Extends
Greetings to Labor Unions
Ohio. June 12.
Before adjourning tonight delegates
to the conference of the Inter-church
movement of America adopted a com
mittee report recommending promo
tion of agencies for mutual under
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