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MEDFORD, OREGON", FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1919
NO. 217
Dully Tllll'li
tooiitli Your.
Mailt
PEACE DELAY
DISAPPOINTS
PRESIDENT
Influence of United States to Be Ex
erted to Force Action Little Pro-
aress so Far Made General Prin
ciples Only Discussed Wilson
Plans Snfequnrdina of Rights of
Minority Nationalities in Countries
With Mixed Races.
PAWS, Thursday. Jan. 0. It U
prohahla that Itinrn will lio olitlity
duloitntns nl thn pouuo congress If III
program pronontod lo thn delegates
today by tho French government la
approved by (tin supremo council.
Thnro will, In addition, bo extra dele
gate from uionl of the uallun rup.
ronented. . -
Conversations which will Nay tho
foundation of tho aelunl peace con
gress are about to start. HuKKosllnns
havo boon mudo that tho French und
American dolexatos no alioad whllo
Awaiting tho arrival of the llrltlxli
plenipotentiaries Saturday. I'rmldont
Wilson, however, vetoed that plan.
Tho rirttt few conferences between
tho Americans, French nnd British
probably will develop Jimt how much
progress may bo expected before Pre.
slilnut WIlKon Koca homo next month.
Homo Americans hero are unreal that
tho moat Mr. Wilson ran hope to re
port ' homo probably will bo a gon
orul undorlnkluK of tho widen! nort. '
I'rmltlrnt liiwippolnird
- President Wilson's feeling, on
coming lo Europe as early as ha did
wa thai all tho entente government
had mads their preparation lo not
down lo talklnK pence. It la not an
over-italement to nay that Mr. ami
on and tho American commissioners
buva boon disappointed In meeting
with delay, various element aro
recognised aa ro son for deferring
tho mart toward pence but It seems
plain that the Influonro of tho Unit
ed Stale la about to bo exerted for
stops which wllhout limber dalny
will pormlt a mart. '
I'p to tho present, all tho progress
that hai been tnado ha been In I'rcs
Idont Wilson's conferences . with
French, British and Itullun statos
men, tho mont that can bo snld I
that the conference havo approach
ed only broad principles. Tho con
versations about to begin will prob
ably tuko on tho naturo of a rojipd
tublo nl which tho progress thai ban
tieon mada with Individual countrlcii
will bo brought Into tho discussion
and general yrooments sought,
SaftKiinrtllng Minorities
PAWS. Jan. 10. (Hy Associated
rrcss.) I'realdont Wllaon In giving
considerable atlonllon to tho problem
of safeguarding tho rights of minor
ity nationalities In tho police treaty.
Tho torrllorlos In question aro ocou
plod by mlxod races. Tho race having
u majority will determine, tho future
of tho regions In question, hut when
that Is dono tho peace settlement. It
Is hold, must also Include complete
guarantees for tho protection of min
ority races.
Thus should Ilnly or flroator Sor
bin havo tho ultimate possession of
Dalmiitlo, tho rights of both races as
woll as of tho Mohanimodnns will bo
equally anfogunrdod.
Some or tho methods by which this
can be dono, It In polntod out, aro
proportional representation In ropro
scntntlvo bodies, by communal gov
ernments of tho minority rnco whoro
It has a local majority, nnd by consti
tutional guarantees for equal relig
ious nnd civil rights.
This subject Is consldorod one. of
tho most Intricate of thoso concern
ing race distribution and will affect
especially thn territorial nsplrntlons
of Italy, Sorbla, (Irooco, Houmanln
nnd l'olnnd.
PLANS.
Fi
DUIlUN, .Tun. JO. A constituent
iiHHoniblv will dolermino llio tonus of
ii constitution for Ireland. Sinn Fein
plans for thn nsHumlilv urn delayed
iieeniiso !I4 of those recently elected
to the lli-i t i m)i parliament aro in inil.
Mnnv mooting ni'O bninu' hold tlo
miinilintr I lint tho itnpriNOiicd ones bo
sol free. It is rumored Hint tlio cov
oriiinent soon will reliiuso I hem,
Nalioniilitv, lliu loiulinir Smui Fein
nruan. savrf iliiilmniitio noiiNiileriitions
mnv prove offontlvo, "but if tho (lo
miind iH imioroil, llio Irish people must
net soon in n way Hie Dritish uovern
uicnt viinuiil mnuro.''
BWME DELAYS
II
MUM 5 MAIL
UPON THE ARiVlY
Post Office Department Declares War
Department Responsible Most of
Trouble Due to Carelessness On
Part of Military Officials Car
loads of Mall Undelivered.
WAKIIINOTON. Jim. 10. Illume
for dclnva in transmission of mail to
mid from soldiers overscan was nine
el im llio wur iletmrtmeiit toditv bv
Keemiil Assistant Postmaster General
Printer in testimony beforo the sen
ate postuffico committee. Most of
the trouble, In said, wns due to "cure
Ii'nhih'hn" on the part of military uf
t it-in 1m an 'Il b' wur tloimrlniontV
I'uiliire to co-niHTiite with llio poslul
authorities.
"Thousands nnd probably millions
of Idlers addressed to soldiers over
seas whii'h hove nooumululcd nnd
linve not been delivered will arrive in
.Now York within u few days." Mr.
Prneucr said, "nnd will be Kent to the
dead letter til fii'O. where nn attempt
will do miiile lo return thcin to the
writers."
.Mr. Priirucr said n report fnim n
po-tol't'ieo iiihiieelor ill France said
thul "carloads anil carloads'' of mail
in Fiance have nut been delivered. Tho
witness was tumble In -recall the ex
act number, but said there were be
tween eight mid 10 carloads.
AT
NKWI'OUT NEWS. V , Jan. 10.
The' transport Mndiiwaska today
landed moro than 2200 troops from
FYaneo. Almost every man had been
gassed ,or wounded and many had
won dnrornllons or boon cllod for
bravery and gallant conduct. IlrlK.
tien, Waller A. llnrrls of Macon, (in.,
enmmandor of tho 171lh Infantry bri
gade, ST til division, was a passenger.
TraiiKMirt 4"1iiii Arrives
XBW YOIIK. Jan. 10. Tho Brit
ish transport 1,'lua arrived here to
day from llrcsl will; ;00II American
troops. The units on board consist
ed of in officers nnd i'il men or -tho
6th anti-aircraft section; 0 officers
and 26(1 men of tho 12th anti-aircraft
socllon; 2 officers nnd 49 men of
casual compnny No. 322; 5 officers
and IIS mon of tho 109th trench
mortar butlory and 8 casual officers
and 0 civilians from tho Y. M. C. A.
and K. of C. field forces. Tho 109th
trench mortnr baltory Is from tho
mlddlowost.
UIIIO lloacli IVinvpoi t
XBWPOuT N1CW3, Va .Inn. 10.
Tho transport Finland arrived hero
today from France with !I400 troops,
Including nearly 1000 sick and
wounded. Tho 2nd battalion of tho
,14'ith Infantry nnd headquarters of
tho li.'lnl Infantry brlgndo and IlrlK
adlor General Martin of the 87th di
vision woro on tho ship.
TYPHOID DEATH
RATE DECREASED
SKCUKTAIIY, Calif.. .Inn. U.
Since JIMfi Ibe rule at which tvphnii!
ileiilhs were beiim redueed in (.'iilil'or
nia has lieen ueeolernled '.'00 per
cenl nnd a loss In the stnln in vital
capital of ' $1, 100,00-0 has been
avoided, said Hie report of the snn
ilnrv cmrnccrimr liureau included in
tho bieniinil reporl nl the t'nlil'oiniii
slate lion nl of honltli.
"Tho net result of all the effort nl
tvphoid I'onlrol," tho report said, "hits
been to reel tiro llio tvphoid (tenth rate
nor hundred tliousuiid in California.
from V.iM in HIM, tho venr lieloru the
buremi wns erenloil, to 0.7 in 1011,
7.1 in 11)1(1, 7.4 in 1017 and iiulien
lions ii ro Unit a rule of 11.8 will be no-
eoniplislind in 1018.
"Cnlil'oriiin is now near the lowest
of llio Ntales iu tvphoid dentil rule
mill vet (hero is still u vital loss to
tho epiiiinonweallli Irv this disease
postuiL' over $1,0.10,000 n venr, which
Pirn bo reiluved iinlv bv meiisuros for
iniprovcd wnter Hupplies. hcwhco anil
sewuun ilisposnl, cleaner Ktreiims,
cleaner milk, vneeiiiiilion and the ireu-
t'l'nl vorrcelioii of filth condition."
GENERA
STRIKE
OLLOWS
113
ARGENT NE
Food Supplies Effected By Disturb
anceSerious Disorders Follows
Funeral of Five Klled In Rlotliio-r
Passenuer Train Burned Bv Mob
and Tracks Torn Up.
M KNOW AIIITS. Jiid. 10. A cen
eral NtrikeUvas deelurcd thrnuuhiiiil
the Aruentlne reiiiihlio at miilniulit
Inst niulit. -
At one o'clock this moininir a
IhiinderMlorin and a hpavv rainfall
cleared the cilv's strcts of idlers and
within half an hour the busmen cen
ter was us iiuiiit as if thn disorders
of tho dav and tho evening hail not
happened.
Those in close touch with the situn
lion believed thnt the respite was onlv
lemiMirarv. "
l'lsxl Klliqilles Held I'p
Karlv this inorniiii; there nlreadv
were iiidieiitions of dislurlianee in
the flow or food supplies mid oilier
commodities, especlnllv ice. The tein
perature of the lust three (lavs has
been nearly 100 decrees in the shade.
iidiliiiL' to tbt siifferinir of the public,
which has been forced to walk be
cause of the transportation shut
down. Serious disorders followed the fu
neral Testerdav ufternixm of five
persons killed in Tuesday's disturb
ances. A thousand or more strikers
burned a pnsseiiL'er I ruin on the Pa
cific railway which runs near the
ccmelerv. then tore up the tracks,
naralvriiiL' traffic on the trans-Aniline
line.
Thev later burned a Catholic
church nnd the tiirl's school ndjuin
iiiLr. throuiiiL' iuiaues and pianos into
the street and leavine the 400 tcirl
impils without dormitories. Tho mob
then burned a fire department auto
mobile ciirrvinir firemen to the scene
of the disturbances.
Disorders Continue
The district police station nt the
Vaseiia iron foundry was raptured
bv armed strikers, but it was as
serted nt police beadouarlers at mid
niuht that the station hud been re
captured. Duriii'.' the niclit the
strikers cntreiicheil themselves iirounil
the Ynsena plant.
Tho nlfieial soe.raU.t parly or-
ctin l.a Yiinuiiiirdia will say this
mornini; that nil the unions have de-
eided tu continue the strike indefinite
Iv as ii protest against Thursday's
events mid that the government has
diseiiibarked marines and sailors be
cause it has no faith in tho arm v.
PEACE CONFERENCE
LONDON'. Jan. 10. Premier I.lovd
Cleorce, Andrew llouar Law, ehancol-
lor of the cxi'hcniici': A. J. Hnllour,
seerelury of slnle for loieie.ii affairs
and (icoiue Nicoll Humes, pnvy coun
cillor, havo bee nappoitned plenipo
tentiaries to tho peace conuress bv
the llritish cabinet, aecordini: to the
K press nnd tho Mail.
William Morris lltnthes, premier of
Australia; S r Hubert l Harden, pre
mier of Cmiuilii. nnd (leiiprul Lewis
llothn, premier of the 1'nion of South
Africa, will ho colonial represent n-
tives.
The dolemiles will en to Paris on
Saturday to attend the sittings of the
intur-allied conference.
i
LONDON,. Jan. .10. (Renter dis
patch to Canadian Press.) Mes
saces from Paris indicate that Pre
miers Cleiiienccan and I.lovd (leorsc
have scored a ureal success on the
question of the freedom of the seas,
mid that very ,:"'c is "ifelv to be said
on Ibis subject when tho actual peace
conlereiiee assembles. -
The Sfianish-Moi'oeemi nusstion
also has been settled to the satisfac
tion of Knelnnd mid France.
BANDIT IS GUILTY
POKTLANl), Ore., Jan. JO. Ar
thur C. Davis, arrested several weeks
mto in San Friine'sco bv Mrs, Lolu
0. Iliildwin, Poj'llitnil police womiiii,
pleaded miiltv lodav to llio robbery
of the F.ast Side hank hero of approx
imately $10,000 and his hail was sol
nt i 10.000. llo will ho sentenced
Monday,
LUXEMBURG CROWD
DEMANDS ABDICATION
0, bli DUCHESS
MKT., Jan. 10 (Hurus.) A large
crowd ixiraded Is-forc tho (irund
lineal palace In l.uxemburir today,
requesting tlie nlxllcalimi of the
(rand Durhnui Marie nnd the pns la.
inntlnu of n republic. A rommittrc
on public safety bus been upMintcd
nnd quiet Is-lx-inff nmliilulnel every
where In Luxemburg
"FLU" SITUATION
ABOUT PORTLAND
CD. i)i
PORTLAND. Ore., Jan. 10. New
strinucnl measures to combat the m
f hu'iiKii were resorted to here toi'.nv
lis a result of a conference last ninlit
between representatives of the city,
county and the school board. A' pliysV.
eian has been miiile director Seiiernl
of the fiullt auiiinst the epidemic mid
has been iriven eoinpleto chareo of
operations. An emenrencv lio-pital
has been opened and a cnll -sent to
the surueou u'cneral in Washington
for additional nurses. ' Oiianintine
reuiilatious are beinir more" strictly
enforoed. , t, ,
All the local hospitals are janimed
to the doors, sufficient nurses can't
be obtained, nnd physicians, workinir
dav and nhiht. are unable to promptly
respiiiul nlcalls of new sufferers due
to the alnnniiiL' spread of the disease.
A prominent doctor summed up the
situation this afternoon as "appalli-
. . '..: . . '
Three hundred and twentv-seven
new enses mid '11 dentils were re
ported yesterday. "'
SKATTLK. Jan. 10. S:nec Dujem
her 10, 11118, lnlluenzc has cnuseffXIti
deaths in Seattle, the city health de
partment announced lodav. Yester
day IS 1 new eases were reported, the
hishesl total since December 21. To
day the number was lower. 41 new
eases bciiis.' reported nt noon. '
MEN FOR NAVY
WASHINGTON'. Jan. 10. A tem
porary naval force of 223, 000 enlist
ed men for -the year beginning next
July was decided on today by the
house navnl sub-committee. In begin
ning the work of framing the naval
appropriation bill. This force Is 2."..-
000 less than was recommended by
Secretary Daniels.
No provision will be made in the
bill for Increasing the permanent
strength of the navy, now fixqd at
142,1100 men.
The committee's plan contemplates
having tho permanent forco operato
strictly naval craft, the use of 20,000
men of the temporary forco: for the
army transport service and manning
shipping board vessels with flio 're
mainder of tho temporary strqngth.-
1 Commit toe members regarflodv a
complement of 1000 men, exclusive
of officers, as sufficient for the dread
naughts and battlo cruisers for peace
time, a reduction from the Avar basis
of 1200 to 1 400 men. They also dis
cussed placing In reserve a, part of
the destroyers and 110-foot submar
ines now in the nnvy, as also some of
the eagle patrol 'boats. , " 1
. ,-''. ;.
.Tito novel display In front oMho
Ulnlto theater advertising the attrac
tion lBslde today and tomorrow; Con
stance Talmndgo in "A Pair of Silk
Stockings," causes passersb.v to stop
and gaze at a pair of legs enclosed In
silk stockings. Tho legs are In a
showcase. " .; , i
NO PERMANENT
IMPROVEMENT
SISKIYOU ROAD
State Highway Commission Proposes
to Waste $50,000 in Makeshift Ma
cadamizing $25,000 for Green
Sprlnq Mountain Road $92,500 for
Central Point-Gold Hill Paving.
No permanent work is to be done on
the Siskiyou biulivwiv this year, but
the .."10,0(10 on hand, provided bv the
Vnwter bill, is to he expended in crav
elins the present nineadum neeordinu
to a statement received from State
IliL'hwuv K.nuineer "Herbert Nunn by
Senator Thomas. ifO'J.iiOO U to he ex
pended in pnvini: the Pacific hich
wnv'Trom Central Point towards Gold
Hill, and $2').000 in Jackson county
on the flreen Sprinc Mountain road.
forest funds for the Crater Lake
rond. from the national forest line
towards Prospect. $72,372 are also
available, mnkinir the total expendi
ture of covemment nnd state in
Jackson county for hiuliwav work in
lfllfl 2.'lfl,872. Nothing was spent in
1018. Mr. Nunn's letter follows:
Mr. C. M. Thomas,
Commission's Policy
' Medford. Oregon.'
Dear Sir;
A part of the program of the state
hlehwav commission for 1019 was
I outlined nt the lust reculnr meeting'.
home I units still remain to be Appor
tioned from the nunrter mill nnd $0.
000,000 moneys. There is also con
siderable money left in the post rond
and forest road funds.' '
, DuriiiL' 1017 :0.'.J.2.!I8 wus ex
pended on the Siskiyou mountains tin
tier the 2." per cent clause in the
nunrter mill tax I believe known as
the Vawtcr bill and $."0.000 more
was appropriated' for expenditure in
1018. This.: however, was postubn-"
I'd wilh otbor work on necount of the
scarcity of labor. This money is still
available mid will be expended on
the Siskivons this year. No moneys
have been exiiended on the Siski
yous from the aeneral bond bill.
Highway Paving '
' At the last ineetim; of the commis
sion f !)2.)()0 was set asido for paving
from Central Point north as far as
the money would no. This will not be
less than five miles anil we hope to eet
six miles out of it.
$2.,II00 was set aside for eom
mencing the work betwetn Ashland
mid Klamath Falls on -the- Green
Spring mountain grade, to be expend
ed immediately, and $25,000' was set
aside to start the work from Klam
ath Kalis townruN Ashlnnd over the
same route and $00,000 was set aside
bv the Klamath county court for co
operation with the state highway
commission. 1 can not say at tbU
time, how much it this will bo used-on
tho fireen Spring mountain road from
the county fund.
A Six Per Cent Grade
It is; the intention of the commis
sion to coain'cte the work between
A.shlautl it nil Klamath Falls during the
years 111 ID and 1020, with a standard
six per cent crude, as that is tho best
wo can get down from tho summit on
the Ashland side. The location, how
ever, is a very excellent one. having
a southern exposure nnd will shorten
the distance materially. We have
reasons to he lieve. that it will be at
least as good a grade as the Siskiyou
mountain work. The state highway
commission contemplated some work
between Ashland and the foot of the
Siskivous and the state highway en
sineer is now instructed to take this
mutter of a new grade up with the
county court nnd design the neccs
snrv overheat! crossing.
. You are, of course, familiar with
the work being done in Doug!
county the elimination of Pass creek
nnd Cow creek ennvons and the 22
miles of new road eliminating Rob
erts mountain mid Rice hill. The
state has erponded approximately
$18,1,000 on this work as against
about the same amount of county
money. Tho Cow creek canvon is a
post road proicct.
In Joscph'ne county. Wolf creek
(Continued on Page Six.)
TRY AGAIN TOIPASS
FAMINE RELIEF BILL
. WASHINCifON, Jan. 10. Admin
istration lenders, niter a canvass to
dnv of. fhe house rules commit ice. de
cided to make another attempt to
morrow to tthtuin a rule for tho iiiim
dinte eons'derntion of tho $100,000.
000 fmiiino relief appropriation bill.
Thev said tliev had sufficient votes
tt overturn the action of the rules
committee vesterdiiv in refusing a fa
vorable report.
COUNTY COURT
SWINGS AX ON
ROAD BUILDERS
Onlv Five Out of Fourteen Road Su
pervisors Reappointed Veteran
Constructors Like John Greive of
Prospect. Garrett of 'Appleqate.
Dutton of Eagle Point Let Out.
The new county court has swung
the axe vigorously upon the county
road supervisors, onlr five of the
fourteen being reappointed. Among
tho decapitated are the veteran road
makers of the county, among them
John Grieve, who has built all the
roads In the Prospect and Crater
Lake section and whose work was so
good that he has been appointed by
every court for a score of years, re
gardless of politics. So anxious was
the new court to oust him that, hav
ing no suitable applicant Incy ap
pointed Tom Carlton, formerly of
Ashland, who resides on the old Gor
don farm, who was not a candidate
Other veterans to get the axe were
Nick Klme, of the Medford district.
A. W. Beebe or Agate. W. K. Garrett
of the Applegate, Frank Xeil of Der
by and E. P. Dutton of Eagle Point,
while appointment of supervisors for
the Rogue River district, now held by
Arthur Earhart, and the Talent dis
trict, have been postponed.
The new supervisors art as fol
lows: r -r
Ashland district Jack True.
Eagle Point Nick Young.
Willow Springs O. S. Welsher.
Medford C. F. Watson.
Little Butte F. Spence.
Derby Thomas Stanley.
- Gold Hill J. E. Davidson.
Prospect Tom Carlton.
( Applegate Dave Dorn.' : "r
Beagle-r-George Stacey. v . ,
Agate J. S. Quackenbush.
"-Trail Dave Pence.
FEDERAL AID FOR
FOREIGN TRADE
WASHINGTON. Jan. 10. Aid in
the extension of American foreign
trade is provided in the annual legu
lative and executive appropriation bill
for 10120. reported : today to the
house. The measure carries appro
priations carrying $06,318,000. ap
proximately $7-,000.000 more than the
1010 bill, mid provides for 19,4:So
salaries, a decrease of 178.
Kor the ixpansion of America's for
eign trade nn appropriation of $00.1,-
,100 would be given the bureau of
foreign and domestic commerce of the
department of comnieriv'. The appro
nriation, which is double that made
for .1010, contemplates sending of
agents throughoutthe world to inves
tigate opportunities for American
business. The home personnel of the
bureau nlso is increased under the
hill.
Assistance also would be given
American firms engaging in foreign
trade, through the state department.
additions being provided for the tie
piu'tment's stuff of trade advisers.
In providing for state department
needs, the bill abolishes the title of
councillor of the department nnd sub
stitutes the title of under secretary
of state. . .
Increase in appropriations carried
by the hill is due largely to provisions
for the 1920 census, thc'nmount pro
posed for that purpose being $i:).(j.10,-
700. The other principal increase is
an addition of $2.2:18.000 over the
191!) appropriation for the internal
revenue bureau. -
Keductions from the 1019 bill con
sists mninlv in elimination, of mnnv
positions created during the war,
more than six millions of dollars be
ing cut from the war, nnvy mid state
departments' pnv rolls.
Discoiitimimicc of tho .sub-treasuries
nt llultimoi'c. lloston, Chicago,
Cincinnntti New Orleans, Philadel
phia, St. I.ouis and Sun Francisco
also reduced the nproprintiuns $40.1,
000. . ..
AT MUNICH FAILS
LONDON, Jan. 10. A demonstra
tion of the unemployed in Munich
Thursday was taken in charge ' by
ultra-radicals .favorable to the Ber
lin Spartacans who led them to an
attack on the foreign office. The ef
fort wns repulsed. Two persons were
killed and six wounded.
SPARTACANS
LOSE BATTLE
FOR BERLIN
Ebert Government Wins Upper Hand
Aqainst Revolutionists Accordina
to Fraqnientar v Reports Radicals
Lose Heavily Government Secures
Control of Railways and Brinos In
Larqe Forces of Loval Troops
Reach Capital.
PARIS, Jan. 10. (Havas). The
latest news from Germany,, altho
fragmentary and sqmetimes contra
dictory, Indicates that the Ebert gov
ernment has won a victory over tho
Spartacans owing to the -sudden Im
petus given the government's cause
by the support of the loyal elements,
whose numbers Increased with tho
prospects of the government's suc
cess. In the sanguinary fighting of the
last five days the Spartacans are re
ported to hare suffered very heavy
losses.
Government Winning
LONDON", Jan. 10. The Ebert
government Is steadily gaining con
trol in Berlin and the Spartacus ele
ment is losing ground tho still show
ing great determination, according to
the latest news. . Fighting raged thru
Tuesday night and up till noon Wed
nesday in Berlin and there were a
number of casualties. , -, '
Gustave Noske, in charge of the
government's defensive measure, has',
gained control of the railways and Is
bringing large forces into , the city,
where a state. of : siege-bas-.beon de
clared. ... ,'..: ,.- .'
. Great difficulty. Is found In estab
lishing the sequence of events at Ber
lin with any accuracy owing to the
fact that a great number of the dis
patches received have been without
dates. . ,j ; '
SMirtacans Losing Out
According to the Neueste Nach
rlchten of Leipslc, the government
has the upper hand In the center of
the city but tbe Spartacans hold the
east end and the suburbs. The news
papers say a division of guards, 8000
strongbas arrived In the city. .
An important statement comes
from tbe Frankfort Gazette, which
says that the republican guard, con
sisting of 3000 men, which was Chief
of Police Eichhorn's guard, has plac
ed itself at the disposal of the gov
ernment and the Berlin garrison,
which has been holding a neutra'c po
sition, has also placed itself on tho
side of the government. Another
semi-official statement from Frank
fort says the government has at Us
disposal SO, 000 loyal troops.
" Street Car System Stops
One bad sign is the complete sus
pension of the street car system of
Berlin owing to a dispute over wages.
It Is said that It the claims of the
workers' council are conceded, the In
creased charges to the system would
amount to 30,000 marks daily.
There have been various reports ot
the Ebert government resigning and.
the possible occupation of Berlin by
entente and American troops. None
of these rumors has been confirmed.
The Spartacatis apparently are los
ing hope. They failed to summon a
mass meeting of their supporters to
day and the streets are almost de
serted, i
THURINGIA WANTS .
, WE REPUBLIC
ERFURT, Germany, Thursday,
Jan. 9. (By Associated Press.) The
formation of a separate Thiiringlan
republic, with Erfurt as tho capital,
was demanded in resolutions adopted
at a mooting here. The socialist de
mand for a united Germany was vot
ed down.
SIGNS FIRST BILL'
WASHINGTON, Jan.. 10. Notice
of the signing by Prcsldont Wilson' In
France of the first bill sent to the
White House by congress after the
president sailed last- month was
cabled today to .Socretary Tumulty.
It was the measure authorizing tho
payment ot transportation homo of
war workers leaving tho government
s6rvlco.