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Newspaper Page TextWMATJ I KitMaximum Yodwday, .35; Minimum To1ay,l. FORI'JCJAST Tuiiiglif, mid Tomorrow j Fair, CoiiUnfied Cold. EDFORD MAIL TMBUNE: Eortr-lhlb Twur. llr tfhlrUnUi Tear. MEDFOItf), OKEGOX, THURSDAY, JAXUAKY 2, 1919 NO. 210 JM. ?.4Bfl YANKS lENINE'S ARMY W I ON STRANDED Home Comlnn American Troops On Transport Northern Pacific Taken OK at Fire Island Life Boat and Launch Capsize but All Are Res cuedVessel Embedded In Sand and All Efforts to Pull Her Off Fall Wounded Not Landed. NEW YOItK. Jim. 2.- llomoviil I.f fore nightfall of Ilia entire company of 2.480 home coming Aniorienn troop from the transport Northern i'lieifie. stranded off Kirn Island, was czpoetod bv.oflieiulH at thu olficu of Vice Admiral OlinrtN of tlm cruiser i unit tnillHporl service in llohokcn. who stated this afternoon IhJU trims fcrriil of tho men to mniv And iinvv craft wan proeeediui' rapidly in a moderating son. Ufobont CnplrI A lifeboat loaded with troop from tho transport Northern Pacific, wns ciipniicd bv the heavv surf, throwing 1A soldiers nnd lifesnvors iulo't water, All were saved. While some of the soldiers were be ing brought ashore in Hiirf i' in It. the mnjoritv. iinvnl ol'ticinls Hiiid. were ferried in light draft vessels opcrnt ilia between tho irromtdcd liner nnd worships standing off shore. The re ceiving fillips, it Willi no id, would start for Sow York an soon ns thev were loaded. . HUB ISLAND. N. Y.. Jan. 2.-:A ower limit from the cruiser Columbia. men-ed in- bringing ji'dioro- troops from tho triiiisiiorl Northern' Pacific enpsized thin nflcrnoon when her on pi lid wont di'iul ns -lio :iiih iiju-licil I lie bi'uch. throwing till hands, nini men. into the host. All worn rcoucd bv life guards, who dashed into thi breakers nnd dragged tho men nshore. , Only I'Vw Wounded Sixty men from tlm Northern Pa cific hnd reached llio Y. M. ('. A. Iitil nt tho nnvnl nir hlntion nt llnv Shore by 2 o'clock thin iifUruooi. Thev wore mostly from Hie Hth trench morliir buttery. . Kiiihlh IriMicli morliir button-, com prising five officers nnd loll men who, wero in training near Mot, it t tho lime the armistice wiih signed. Most of these wero bronchi ashore in life hontN. followed bv tho Filth Initial ion, consisting of 28 officer nnd 500 . men. Appnreiitl" only n few of the wounded are bciinr Imidoil here, All the. jpthcr wonndud. including 1100 htrctehor enuiM, nro to bo lowered from tho IriinKpnrl'n deck nnd In ken to tho hoNpitnl shin Solnee. Iiifnr mntion hern wiih Unit Ibis miuht not he, ncenmplihhod bnforo tomorrow, but inounwhiln HO uoUiiuoh huva been opened mill prepared for iinv cmor Kenev. IhiunHllu Krone The brincinsr of Ibo well troops ashore wiih n scone of drnnmtii; iutcr eHt. Four lifebontH plied buck nud forth between tho trimminrt nud the bench, Thnxo curried linen nnd nil hnndH on Hhnro luv to nnd hauled them on theno voymros to hhore. In the fintt bout to lnnd were 17 nnrsos two from UroHl . nnd 15 from OucoiiMtown, , Red CroHH workers . received the men nn Ihov reuched dhoru, iiMHcm blinor them in tho welenmimr bent of u ronrinir bench fire nnd mtnplvimr them with ooffoo nnd Kiindwiclics before thev wore ninrched nwnv. . .The RoldiorH miid thnt tho onlv roul hiirdHhip thev nnderwont on honrd wiih tho shortntto of wilier. There hnd boon no drinkimr water nt their ineolH Hinco WednoKdav morniiur, thev Nnid nnd thov hnd to satisfy their thirst with ool'feo nnd cocoa. . 'Hort Orr, of Rfcdford, formerly of tho firm of Wooks & Me.Oowun, is a moivjbor nf tho crow of tho Nortlitirn. j ucuic, ocinir u muinuur oi uia uos pitul dopnrtmont. , i rounded by Sons NKW YORK, .Tan. 2. Conslanl (Continued on Pago Four.) BERLIN, ,Tnn. 2. (fly Associated iPrcHR). Uorlln tnnptood hor way out or tlio old your, fox-trotted Into 1018 nnd scared nway Bolshevism with cnnfotll. It wrb tho first dancing hnrn nlncn llio outhrcnk of tho wnr. In Ibo downtown soctlnn crowds iilH loxlmulod tlioso of ponco tlmeu. DESTROYED BY 1 GENERAL GA1DA Czecho-Slovak and Siberian Forces Wipe Out Bolshovlkl Third Army. Capturlnu 31.000 Prisoners In Tak Iiiii Perm in Ural Mountains Im mense Supplies Captured. VLADIVOSTOK, Jan. 2. (By An ocliiiml I'rcKH.) in eunturinK l'orin, In tho I'rul inounlalm, General (inliln, nt Ibo head of Cuncho-Hlovak null Hlherlnn forcoii,. vlrtiuilly de nt roycel (ho Holhlievlk third army, from which hn look 31,000 prisoner, (ionnriil (Inldn's Iroops enplured nn armored train" from which Nikolai I .on inn, llio llolsbovlk prnmlar, wns dlroctliiK oiierutlons In tho rexion of Perm. Lenlna himself uscapnil, but snvnrnl memliers of bis party wore taken prisoner. The exploit of Oennrnl (iulila In cnpliirliiK Perm pnrnllels bis success In the ciimpulKii of lust summer. Ills superiors opposed bis plan of attack against 1'erm nnd be carried nut the operation at the risk of removal from Ills command. Tho bulk of Ills forco was mndo up of Hlhorjnn troops, lull be hnd I wo rcxlinoiits of Cuocbs. In addition to the 31,000 prisoners reporled, (lenernl (ialdn . cupturou fiO'H) railway curs, 120 field kuiis, ltioo mnchluo Kims, thirty autbmo tilles, an entire wnnon transport, sev. oral nriiioreil trnlus and several thou sand horses,- Ills inaneiiver was a complete surprise to tho Holsbovlk as was proved 1iy Ibo fart that he captured several prominent soviet li'iules nl headquarter of tho third Holnhmik army.. Ten Doishevlk rett liunnis wero declared to hnvo been annihilated. Troops of (lenernl Semonoff. antl- llolnlievlk lender In the Clilln dlstrlcf have occupied Verkhnt l!rlnnk on the Bllicrlan railway east of l.ako llalkal. Two hundred thousand Kusslun soldier released from Ccrmnii pris ons nro expected to pass thru Omsk within u fortnight. The Husslnns nro destlluto and nro In a serious vondltlon from cxposuro and luck of food. 4J.S. CASUALTY LIST WASHINGTON. Jan. 2. The wnr department wus shnrplv criticised in the senate todav bv Senator Weeks of Massachusetts, republican, for de luvs nnd errors in cnmpilini; casual ties nnd for failuro to co-operale with the lied Cross in forwardinc Id lers from wounded soldiers. Criticism wns directed especinllv at tho office of the iidiulunt eeneral of the nrmv. Senator Weeks savins Major General MrCiti, the ndiiilunt ecncral, who retired last summer to command a division, nnd who wus succeeded bv Mnior Cicnernl Harris, should have been retained. Senator Weeks declnred (he war department's informntion us to ens unities often hud boon wmnir. "Diirlnir tho wook ondod Pocom bor 14," ho stntod, "tho llod Cross received nn nvorano of twenty (attorn a dny from parents who hnd boon ad vluod'by tho wnr dopnrtmont that their sons had boon killed on n spe cific (Into. ' In every ono of those enses tho unroots wrote thoy had re ceived communication!! from their boys subsequent to the dnto given by tho wnr department." Senator Weoks said tho Iod Cross In Auiiiist locntod In French hospi tals two hundred Amarlcnn soldiers reported missing by tho war depart ment. Thoso mon, ho declared, had comnumlcnlod with tho Hod CroBa, bollnvlnff that thru It their rolntlvos would loam of tholr' condition, but tho Informntion nevor was transmu ted bocnuso of nn order by tho do purtmcnt, tho later tho order was modified nnd Ibo nRoncy permitted to forward tho letters. LEITERS FROM HOME NEEDED BY SOLDIERS 'PARlV .Tail, 1. Lottors from homo wero nnvor so nooded by Amer Iciin soldlors nnd Bailors thnn at proS- ont, nccoi'dlim to a stntoment IsbuoiI today liy tho hoadqiiartors of tho Y M. C. A. hero. It Is urRod Hint rela tives of mon In tho service continue wrltliiK lo liiom until tholr return has boon definitely nrriingod tor. WEEKS CRITICJSES DELAY IN COMPILING RESIGN IF THE PEOPLFS ': ' CAIINAVON. Wales. Jan. 2. The recent election has eiven do- inocracv an opt'ortiinilv in tho present lliilish ttovernment to chitine the fuce of (lie countrvi Premier l.lovd tJeorue declared here voMlordav. The premier said that unless the covernment did its best to fulfill its prom- ihch, he would not remain nt its head, but would uo back to the people for another mandate. OF INFLUENZA AT HOMK, Wednesday, Jan. 1 David Lubln of San Krancisco, founder of the International Institute of AkD- culturo and tho American represen tative, on Its permnnont board, died horo today of pneumonia. Ills falul Illness followed un utlack of Rrlppo. 8ACRAMKNTO, Cal... Dec. 2. -David Lubin, whose death occurred In Homo yenterday, was familiarly known here as the "benefactor of the farmers" as a result 'of a plan he perfected for collection of world crop and Import and export reports. After many year In which Lubln visited various forelxn countries and urged the Kovernments to establish departments for collecting and ex changing crop data for tho protection of the farmers, a deluRntlon of var ious nations mot In Koine In 1 905 ami signed a convention creating the Institute. King Victor Emmanuel of Italy built a palace for tho use of the Insti tute and endowed It with $60,000 a year. In IB 10 the first statement was published from 1 1 nations and In 1912, fifty nations provided crop data, Russia being tho Inst to join. Lubln was born In IR49. Ho came to this country from Kurope nnd be gan his career as an apprentice Jow olry polisher In North - Altleboro. Muss, lie ca mo to California in 1867 nnd inter want to Arizona where lie worked in a lumber yard and as a cowboy. 'Ho returned to San Fran cisco whero he workod In a Jewelry factory nnd finally boenme a com mercial traveler for a lamp manufac turing firm. In 1S74 he returned to Sacramento and 'became a merchant. Lukln was a unlive of Poland. REVENUEwBILL WASHINGTON, .Inn. 2. House lenders resorted to n speeiul rule to ilnv to force the wnr revenue bill to conference without hnldinir it, for de bute on demands for votes on certain enute nrtiendmcnls. Tho rule, unnn imouslv reportud bv the rules com mittee; wns ndo'pted without n roll cull nnd with only u lew sculteriiitf neualive votes. Democratic Loader ' Kilobit! an nounced that nieertiias of the con ferees would heijin tomorrow. Ilefore action was taken bv llio house, Mr. Kitchm announced that after the conl'erenco be would call up for n vole the senate nuicndmcnts niiikinv the "bono dtv" Inw nppli cahlo to the. District of Colunibin. iipiilvinir a tn.v to interstate ship, monls of products made bv child la bor, nnd tiixinu" politieal canipniun eonlrihiilions, Voles of those will be I nkon vosiardless of the, conferees' netioiC ' BRUSSELS EXPECTS ? VISIT FROM WILSON WA81IIN0T0K. Jan; 2. President Wilson is expected in Brussels curly this inonHi, aecordine to diplomatic advices toilhv from Franco. The rc liortRiH'rf;li will, lie tho sucst ot Kina ' Alhorf . nni . will stay at tho I'ormei' reidoftco if Princess Clemen tine. ,The' klwt! ts,''iiliiiniiur n'sln'.e bnnuiiolr at, the yjnter palace in hot. or of the president. Colonel Ilouse's secrolnrvr Mr. Cnvvr4, is'snid to have iiiTiiiiKed for the -rfi duritnr tho fouv duy stay nf the ltoiiau cupitul. WILSON S ACTS DNCONTROLLED BYU SSENATE Senator Lewis Replyinq to Lodqe and Knox Denounces Political Plot to Discredit President in Aroot and Points Out Jhat Wilson Is Astinq as Commander-in-Chief. WASHINGTON. Jan. 2. Senator Lewis, dcuiocrnt.'of Illinois, speakitit; todnv in the senute. oiinreed repub lican lenders with conspirinc for po litical purposes to discredit President Wilson iibroad, to thwiirt bi purpfiscs bv uivinir Kiiropraii ncL-otiators the imprexsion that the senate opposed his plans nnd bv deceiving the Ameri can public. Tho speech wns in rcplv to recent utterances of Senators Lodee of Mus sachussets. nnd Knox of Ponnsvl.vn niu, both republicans, criticisinir cer tain of the president's fourteen prin ciples of peace and iiruimr that con sideration of n I -cat' lie of Nations, freedom of I lie sens and other oncs tions be deferred until after the peace con f erence. .. Senator Lewis declared the senate hnd notliiii'j whatever to do with what the president i-s now doine "in .pre senting the protocol for pence nnd the adjustment of the disposition. of l!'C armies. - Not I'p to Senate "1 inform the Kiiropean negotia tors nnd the world.'' he snid. "that there is no law of America, bv consti tution, statute or custom bv which the president is under nnv obligation to submit wbnt he is now doing to the somite or to nn' ether branch of the legislative or executive bodv. "I inform the negotiators us I do all thoso interested, that the present undertakings or the president of the United Stn!fc-- nrff ts ooimnnndoc in chief of the armies. That be remains such with full power ns commander in chief until the full treatv or com pact of peace has been finally accept ed nnd pence dcclnroil nnd the armies withdrawn ns a result of that accept ance." Drawing n distinction between treaties made bv the president ns hend of the civil government nnd af ter tho war has ended nnd the mnkingV of pence bv protocol or agreements, the senntor said under tho Intter con dition the president serves ns com mander in chief ngroeinir nunn terms' of pence for the purposo of withdraw ing the armies, nnd in so doing ''exe cutes the authority of the Inw and of the people vested in him ns executive nnd wholly apart from the interfer ence, the opposition, the npproval or repudiation of the somite." ', I'rRCfl I'nited Support The Illinois senntor ,snid, 'post ponement of the proposals for. a 1-etiRUP of Nations nnd freedom of the sens would mean thnt tho war hud been fought in vain nnd would bring about n repetition of tho struggle. "Each nation with claims and prin ciples nt stnko. ns it behoves them,'' ho continued, "seeing no method ex isting 111 roue li which it can secure peace nnd obtain its richts will turn to the onlv method left nnd which has just been adopted war." In closing Senator Lewis urged united support for tho president while ho is on foreign soil, "contesting for tho snpremacv of the United States." EXPECT RETORN OF WASHINGVTOX. Jan. 2. Return of normal conditions nnd falling ot prices are expected to stimulate gold production In the United States this year, according to views of members ot the treasury's committee appoint ed to suggest a remedy tor the fall ing production of the last year. Con sequently it appears unlikely the conimlttoo will recommend any un usual measures to stimulate produc tion. . ..... CREELtREPLIESl PARIS, Wednesday,'' Jan. 1. Ooorgo Crool, chairman of tho coni mlttoo on publlo .luformatlmi, took occasion today to reply to somo of the criticisms which hnvo been levol-' led nt him by the American press, United States sonators nnd congress ineli since his departure from Amor lea. ',..,,. Ho said Hint he wlshod tp have nothing to do with tho press delega tion after reaching Europe v . IN VISIT TO ROME ROME. Jan. 2. President " Wilson and his pnrtv arrived this morning nt Madane. on the Franco-Italian frontier. The rovnl train with the pros- ident on board was met bv tho Duke of Lante. renresentinir King Victor Kmmnnuel. Both the French nnd Italian nuthori- ties in the frontier town wel- coined the presidential pnrtv. Townsiieople hud assembled at the station nnd gnvc the nresi den n greeting. The dav was bright with the winter sun shin- tnins surrounding the village. ST GRIP OF COLDEST DENVER. Colo., Jan. 2. Clearing weather with slightly milder temper ature was reported over the plains region today. Temperatures, how ever, are still from 25 to 35 degrees below normal fol this time of year. Trains on all lines began arriving this morning, some as much as 4 8 hours late. All trains originating here left today and traffic men said the blockade had been lifted. ) ' LINCOLN'. Neb.. Jan. 2 The cold wave which began In Nebraska yes terday continued thruout the state today. Train traffic was greatly bum pered. In western- Iowa temperatures as low as ten degrees liolow zero are reported. DALLAS. Tex., Jan. 2 The south. west opened the new year with the first cold weather of the winter. With tho thermometer hovering around ten degrees above zero in the northern part of the state,- the cold extended way to the Gulf of Mexico. CHICAGO, Jan. 2 Intensification of the cold wave for tonight was pre. dieted today, with the temperature probably touching five degrees below zero in Chicago tonight. DISLOYAL ACTS CHICAGO. Jan. 2. Victor L. Ber ger, congressman-elect from Milwau kee, resumed the witness stand to day In the Jtrlal. of, five socialist lead ers charged with violation of the espionage law; T t Speeches and Interviews by Berger denouncing the I. "W. W.' were read to the jury by Henry C. Cochems, at torney for the defense. In one speech Berger said: "The socialist party and the I. W. W. have nothing In common. I suppose I am more hated by the I. W. W. than any other man in America " Letters sent to Berger by Amos Plnchot charging "dollar a year" mon serving on war government bonrds In Washington with profiteer ing wore read to the Jury. Herger. said the Information con tained in this letter was used as a basis for an editorial published In the Milwaukee Leader, which is own ed by Berger. Berger said he never refused to print any Red Cross, wnr savings stamps or other war advertisements offered his newspaper. OF PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 2.-Char-ges of fraudulent handling church affairs and a specific accusation ot having sold ono hundred acres of lnnd to the board of school trustees of tho Episcopal church for $25,000 when tho land really was worth about $25 por acre, are mndo In a toni plnlnt filed In tho circuit court here today against the Rev. A. A. Merrl Bon, rector of .Trinity Episcopal church of this city. Tho rector is chnrgod by tho trus tees with selling to the church in 190S, land represented as -excellent for raising walnut trees, but which turned out to be marshy and unfit for cultivation. They allege thnt Roy. Morrison doceivod them regard ing his own personal Interest in tho property. '-. CONVERSATIONS ON PEACE BEGIN FIRST OF WEEK Germany Has Not Yet Submitted a List of Peace Delegates No Policy On Russia Outlined Lloyd Georoe, Balfour, law. Hardinqer and Tvr rill Comprises British Delectation. PARIS, Jan. 2. Conversations among representatives of the allies will begin at the French foreign of fice immediately upon the return to Paris of Premier Clemenceau, which Is expected to be about January 6 or January 7. The premier Is taking a brief rest in La Vendee. President Wilson is expected in Paris at the beginning of next week. Premier Lloyd-George will arrive Saturday. Xo Germans Named PARIS, Jan. 2. Germany has not yet submitted a list of her probable peace delegates, or at least no such list has been brought to the attention of the American delegation. Altho the American - representa tives have received many reports of conditions in the Baltic states and In the Ukraine, these reports are very conflicting. The policy of the American delega tion with regard to the Russian sit uation and Its general complication with tbe unrest in the Balkans and In the former Russian districts has not yet taken form. The American delegates apparently do not consider that France and England either have outlined a definite policy toward Russia. . British Delegates Chosen ' LONDON, Jan. 2. It is officially announced that the British delegates to the inter-allied conference at Paris will include Premier Lloyd George, Foreign Secretary Balfonr, Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of the exchequer, Viscount Hardinge, per manent undersecretary for foreign affairs; Sir William G. Tyrrel, senior clerk in tho foreign office; Sir Louis Mallet, former British ambassador to Turkey; Sir Esme W. Howard, Brit lsh minister to Sweden; Sir Ralph Paget; minister to Denmark, and Sir Eyre Crowe, assistant undersecretary of state for foreign affairs, with their staffs, will accompany the delegates as advisers. Lord Robert Cecil, for mer assistant under-secretary, will go to France In connection with the proposed League of Nations. It Is expected here that the confer. ence will begin on January 13. A majority of the British delegates will leave London on January 4. Secre tary Balfour already is In France. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2. The Pacific ocean has been "zoned"' for n distance. of 50 miles out from San Diego to Vancouver, . 15.. C. bv the owners of coastwise vessels in order that these vessels may seek the Standard Oil company's tanker, George W. Looniis, long overdue nt Coos Bav. Each vessel, including six Standard Oil tankers, has been given n particular route. The tanker left here December 19. with a cargo ot 5.500 barrels of gas oline and crude oil for Coos Bav. When last sighted off the Oregon coast bv the steamer Washtenaw the Looniis wns bucking a terrific gale. Officials of the company fear the vessel went down with all on board when Captain K. C. Lnpchas failed in efforts to save holh vessel nnd cargo. WOMEN START FIRE TO SECUREIVOTES WASHINGTON, I Jan. 2. Several members of the National Women's party, wearing seamen's slickers, stood in driving rain on the sidewalk boforo the White House to keep burning in a metal wash tub their "watch fire" which they say will burn until the sonnto acts favorably on the woman's suffrage amendment. Relays of women had attended tho flro since It was lighted In tho tub last night after a crowd of citizens and men In uniform had extinguish ed one started in a decorative urn in LnFayette Square. Half a dozen wom en arrested during tho disturbance and released without bond did not appear In tho police court. POLISH ARMY STARTS DRIVE FOR BERLIN Beuthen in Prussian Silesia and Brqmberq in Posen Captured bv Poles, Who Also Enter Frankfort On Oder. 50 Miles East of Berlin Germans . Rearmino Demobilized Soldiers for Resistance Desperate Fiqhtinq Reported in Proaress. LONDON, Jan. 2. Polish troops have entered Frankfort on tho Oder, 50 miles east of Berlin, says a Berne dispatch to tbe Express, which adds that thb Poles have occupied Beuthen In Prussian Silesia and Bromberg, In the province of Posen, 09 miles north east of the Posen, city. COPENHAGEN, Jan. 2 Events in Posen are assuming a grave charac ter, according to advices from Berlin. Large parts of the province are in the hands "of the Poles and Polish troops have crossed the frontier at Skalmiervce, a town southeast of Po sen and 62 miles northeast of Bres lau. German troops there must. It Is said, retreat In the face of a superior force of the Poles. It Is also reported that the Polish government has ordered the mobili zation of all Poles. Marching on Berlin GENEVA,. Dec. 2. -The Polish army marching toward Berlin has as its objective "a tearing raid' into Germany," according to the Polish agency at Lausanne. ..The Infantry Is well armed and Is supported by artil lery and cavalry. The infantry si ready has occupied Important rail way centers. Including Kreuz-Driesen and Poznau and has captured a large amount of railway stock with littlo resistance. The Germans are re-arming demobilized soldiers and fighting is expected, altho some of the demob ilized troops are refusing to serve. Fighting nt Posen ' WARSAW, Tuesday, December SI. (By Associated Press!) Fighting has continued at various points ' in Posen, between Polish and German troops In the last few days. The for tress of the city has been occupied by the Poles, while more than 20,000 German soldiers have been disarmed. The Sixth German grenadier regi ment has refused to surrender and now Is surrounded in a barracks wrthin the city. , The entire Polish population Is reported to be aiding "the Polish troops. They Include boy scouts and young women. ' The fighting is of a house-to-house nature and there is no accurate esti mate of the number killed ' and wounded. ' ''.v:.; - ' Iguace Jan Paderewskl" who arriv ed In Posen several days ago, is de laying his departure for Warsaw In order to have a conference with Gor man delegates from Berlin. IAN QUEST LONDON, Jan. 2. Russian affairs ; are causing the British foreign oftico considerable anxiety, says the Mail. The necessity of formulating a dofin. ite allied policy as to Russia Is ex tremely urgent and it has been de cided that the Russian question will be the first discussed at the peace conforence. . , "It Is presumed that the allied na tions are overwhelmingly against armed Jnterventton by an expedition ary force," says the newspaper, ''pre ferring to encourage tho creation of a stable government in RUBsla. In the meantime there is no likelihood of tho allied forces on the Russian coast being withdrawn." ' WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. Sweeping electoral reforms offoctod In Swedon providing the "most extended uni versal suffrago for both men and women Irrespective ot taxability" aro described In n cnblo dispatch received today by Swedish .Minister Kltengren from tho foreign minister at Stock holm, i