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AMERICANS
IN DANGER
HI LEIPS1C
200 American Salesman Attendinn.
Leipsic Fair Call for Help Gene
ral Allen, Commander at Coblenz.
Sends Special Train With U. S.
Soldiers to Effect Rescue Ebert
Returns to Berlin Noske. Stronn
Man of Old Regime. Back on Scene
COUM3XZ, Mar. 18. (By Associ
ated Press.) Two hundred Americans
who have beon attending, the fair at
J.elpsic, have teleKraphcd and tele
phoned Major General II. T. Allen,
commanding the American army of
occupation, urgently asking for help
to leavo Leipsic where they describe
conditions as dangerous to their lives.
General Alien is sending a special
train to bring them away.
Firing was almost continuous In
various parts of Leipsic and all water
and light services have been cut off,
according to the Americans who are
principally buyers from various.parts
of the United States.
General Allen directed tlio German
railway commission in the Ithineland
provinces to prepare a train, to be in
charge of a detachment of American
soldiers. Tl)o train will carry suffic
ient fuel for the Journey both ways
and food for several days for the
guards and returning Americans.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. The
collapse of the reactionary dictator
ship in Berlin has been ijuickly fol
lowed hy tho resumption of author
ity on the part of tho (.'Id government.
Its chief tusk for tho moment, it ap
pears, will bo to deal wilh tho dis
ordered conditions which the Kparlu
cans are endeavoring to prolong for
their known purposes.
President Kbert Itelunis
"Dispatches stating that Minister of
Defense Noske, the strong arm of the
constitutional regime, Is back en the
scene in Berlin, have been followed
hy reports that President libcrt also
has returned to tho capital from
Stuttgart. Pending his return, Vice
Premier Schlffer of the Uuucr cabinet
took over the direction of affairs re
linquished by Dr. Knpp when lie gave
up his effort to establish a new gov
ernment. There are reports current in Berlin
that ex-Chancellor Kapp had commit
ted suicido hut these so far lack con
firmation. His prosecution, together
wilh that, of oilier loaders-of the re
actionary movement, is said to have
been ordered by President Ubort.
JIY ASSOCIATED PHESS. Ger
many lias cast off tho governmental
regime suddenly set up by the reac
tionary elements last Saturday morn
ing but advices indicate she is now
facing another extreme peril in the
form of a wave of radicalism.
Reports from Berlin say Dr. Wolf
gang Knpp, the reactionary chancel
lor and his adherents have either fled
from the city or contemplate going at
once. Armed forces of the reaction
ary element are leaving Berlin today
and the presence of Gnstav Noske,
minister of defenre in the Ebert cab
inet, who arrived in Berlin last night
by airplane from Stuttgart, would
Beem to indicate that the constitu
tional government Intends to assume
ccntrol immediately. General Von
Seecht, President Ebcrt's chief of
staff, has been named commander
of government forces in Berlin.
Announcements by Dr. Kapp as
well as statements from the Ebert
government reflect the fear of a rad
ical uprising in Germany. In fact.
Dr. Kapp's announcement stated he
had resigned so that the country
might bo enabled to fight bolshevism.
From various cities come reports of
uprisings of workers and advices
from Berlin state that red forces un-
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RAISE IN GASOLINE
SAN FliANTISrO. Mar. IS. An- j
nouni'ement that it was preparing
leplv to the state railroad ''""lm:--L,' Kld in its Idler to tin- -uin-sion"s
demand that it give more ado-1 ,,.inv I.egi -hition would lie n-k-1
miate reasons for recent .rude oil ! fur tn check sndi advances, the lct
nnd gasoline price increases than ' ter said.
those heretofore advanced, was made I The late-l schedule announced hv
hv the Standard Oil company of, the company raised price, at the
California here todav. The rcplv I well hv -'" cents a barrel and in
would he submitted late todav nrcrea-ed the pre e ot -a'lme to
furly tomorrow, il was uuiiuuiiceJ, 'cents u iiailuu.
FOUND By RED CROSS
LIVING IN A BOX CAR
WASH 1 NGTON', .Alar. 1 s.
Grand Duchess Olnii, sister of
the lute Czar Nicholas of Russia
has been found by Ameriian
Hod Cross workers living in a
box car near Xovorossisk, south
Russia, it was uniHuneed today
at tlin headquarters of the Red
Cross here.
The Brand duchess, uncording
to t ho announcement is one of
three surviving members of tho
house of Romanoff. She was
found ''toiling among fellow
refugees from the territory re
cently conquered by the bulshe
viki, giving such assistance as
she could altho herseiflad in
rags and grateful for tiny food
and clothing she could find."
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FOR ATTACK ON
PERU LEGATION
LIMA, Peru, .Alar. IS. The aide-de-camp
c'f President Guerrera of
Bolivia, called at the Peruvian lega
tion at ha, Paz yesterday and express
ed the Holivian government's regrets
for the attack on the legation last
Sunday night, according to official
advices received here today. After
the receipt of this information For
eign Minister Ponas forwarded a
note to La Paz asking for material
reparation ft.T the loss incurred and
the arrest. of officials involved in the
demons! ration. 1
Detailed reports of the incident in
dicate that many Peruvian commer
cial houses were looted during the
disorder at La Paz.
A crack Holivian cavalry regiment
which was sent to (iuaqui, near the
frontier, has been withdrawn to La
Paz, which city is apparently under
martial law.
A small crowd attacked the Holiv
ian mission here today but was driven
Off by the troops on guard before any
damage was done. Tho prefect of
Lima immediately called at tho lega
tion and expressed regrets for the
incident.
CALIFORNIA GIF. INI
10 VOIE ON HOOVER
SAN EltANClSCO. Mar. IS. Peti
tions to place on the (May primary
ballot the names of the candidates
selected hy the Hoover republican
club of California for delegates to
the republican national convention
were put on the streets of San Fran
cisco, Los Angeles and Oakland to
day, Italph P. ,Mcrritt, campaign
manager for the club, announced here
today.
-Headquarters for the campaign
will be opened here tomorrow and in
Los Angeles a few days later, it was
announced.
52 COUNTIES REFUSE
ST. PAVL, Minn.. Mar.' IS. Com
plete reports from republican conven
tions in Sti counties yesterday show
that 52 have decided not to indorse
formally any candidate for president
of the United States. Twenty-seven
instructed delegations for General
Wood, five for Governor Lt'wden of
Illinois and two for United States
Senator .Johnson of California.
PRICES THREATENS
Unchecked advances affected the
l vcrv cxi-tence t public utilities Hc-
; ..!..,.( H1...T1 t'iw.1 nil. the eollimi--
PUBLIC UTILITES IN CALIFORNIA
Fill VOTE
UPONTREATY
TOMORROW
Senate Wranglers Finally Come to
Afireement to Shut Off Debate and
Vote on Treaty Ratification No
Hope Held Out That Pact in Pres
ent Form will Pass as Wilson
Holds Democrats in Leash Reed
Reservation Defeated.
WASHINGTON', Mar. IS. A vole
will he (liken tomorrow bv the senate
on ratification of the pence treat v.
An agreement to this effect was
rt iiclied today when debatv wi limit
ed and the ratification resulntiou put
into final form for a vote tomorrow.
Ihirinir the morniijr the senate voted
down numerous proposed reserva
tions to the peace treaty. About a
dozen reservations were to be dis
posed of durinir the afternoon on an
agreement to limit debate.
In the meantime renewed attacks
were launched auainst the administra
tion lineup opposing ratification with
t he republican rcscrvat ions already
adopted. Hut there was no hope in
any ()uarterthat a sufficient number
of democrats would break aujiv from
President Wilson's recommendations
to ratify the treaty.
WASHINGTON', Mar. lS.Kc
su initio consideration of pending
reservations to the peace treaty, the
senate soon after meeting todav re
iccled. AH to '27, a reservation pre
sented bv Senator h'eed. democrat.
I'nited Slates for decision nuestions
Missouri, which would reserve to the
alfectinir ''its national honor or its
vital interests.''
thy 'IVnI it'ifts
WASHINGTON, Mar. lS.Rain
briilire Colby made an extensive state
ment to the senate forei'jn relations
committee today reirardinir the infor
mation on which the committee is do -la
villi action on his confirmation as
secretary id' state.
Tho-e present maintained the si
lence which has surrounded all pre
vious hearings on (lie subject, but it
was said the nominee would not be
asked to appear ami in. Tim commit
tee will meet nuain tomorrow and
some members expect that it may
take final fiction then. Senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska said he con
sidered .Mr. Colby's statement "a com
plete knockout for the opposition."
BKCKLEY, W. Va., Mar. 18. In
dictments charRinR perjury were re
turned by a county grand jury yes
terday against ;'.i persons, including
(several officials of the United Mine
Workers of America who testified re
cently in the trial of Tony Stafford,
charged with having attempted to
kill a fellow miner at (ilenwhfte, W.
Va.
Stafford also was indict wl for per
jury. Kight oiAcr miners were in
dicted on charges of conspiring to
prevent two miners from returning to
work during the strike of bituminous
coal miners lust fall.
il
WASHINGTON", Mar. 1". Repre
sentative Champ Clark of Missouri,
formally announced todav that lie
would not bo a candidate for the
senate because of his miwillingucs.
to swap 'Mho democratic leadership
in the house for the position of new
senator."
Biltmore Is Sold.
ASIIKVILLK, N. C, Mar. 18.
Practically the entire town of Bill
niore has been sold hv Mrs. CJcorge W.
Vanderl.ilt to Dr. A. J. Sinclair of
Ashcville, tieorgc Stephens of Char
lotte, N. C, an.l the Southern Rail
way. Govne Wins Don Race.
Tlir.l'AS. Man.. Mar. 17. Walter
Gi.vnc, the Alaskan, won the Hudson
hay dog derhv here yesterday. Pran
tcan was second and Hayes third.
The winner's time was lil hours and
'J'J minutes fur the hundred mik
Hui;t:, ,
YOU'LL BE PLASTERED
WITH A CUSTARD PIE
$ h 4 t
J f f
I.OS AXGKt.KS, Niir. IS.
Mrs. Mildred Harris Chaplin,
wite of Charles Chaplin, motion
picture comedian, will take
"court acticti," unless her has
baud returns to her. according
to an interview in (he t.os An
geles Examiner. Mrs. Chaplin,
according to tly Examiner, naid
she had not seen her hushand
for two weeks.
At tho Chaplin residence last
night a woman who 'said she
was Charlie Chaplin's secretary
denied there was any difficulty
between Mr. anil Mrs. Chaplin
a nd sa id t hey we re living to
gether. j jt j j
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10 RULE UPON
POHTI.ANI). Ore, Mar. J S. In
structions to the .jury which the court
held would interpret papers submit
ted as evidence in the trial of three
alleged members of the communis,
labor party of Orcjon. c'.utrL'ed with
violation of the state criminal syndi
calism act, were, dented by Circuit
.Indue Kobort .Morrow here todav.
.Iiidve Morrow denied a motion by de
fense counsel that the court interpret
the literature, platform and constitu
tion of the party, which has been
placed in evidence.
The defendants are Karl W. Oster,
I'rcd W. l-'rv and Claude Hur A. De
fense .counsel sought to have the
court tell the iurv whether the litera
ture introdu I Nvns in violation of
the state syndicalism act.
Court held that to so construe the
literature would in reality amount to
directnii' the iurv to ac.piit or con
vict. The defendants have admitted
their membership in the parly. The
case was expected to be iriyen to the
iurv early tomorrow.
LATEST NEWS
OF THE STATE
KUGBXE, Ore., Mar. IS. The sec
ond trial of Martin A. Clark, iliarced
Willi the murder of Charles j. Taylor
uenr .McKen.ie bridge last .Inly, will
he held early in April, it was an
nounced here today. Tho trial was to
have bin early this month, hut, court
was adjourned on account of infju
enza. ntOND, Ore., -Mar. 1S. As tho out
ct'nie of a movement initiated hy the
recently organized Loyal Legion of
Loggers and Lumbermen local at
Urnoks-Scanlon camp No. 2, the lum
ber company yesterday adopted rul
inKS which will result in the complete
Americanization of the employes.
American citizenship is virtually
made a prerequisite to employment,
and aliens now on tho payrolls are
Riven a reasonable length of time In
which to make such application for
first papers. .Men who are not willing
to make such application will be no
longer employed.
PORTLAND, Mar. IS. In what
close followers declare was the best
fistic exhibition offered hero in many
months Willie Meehan Jt San Fran
cisco and Hugh Walker of Kansas
City, heavyweights, fought a ten
round draw before the .Milwaukie
club, near hero, last night. Several
sports writers Insist that Median
should have been given the decision.
SALEM, Mar. IS. Construction
of a canal and other works for the
development of '.I'tii horsepower near
Drewsey, Harney county, will cost an
estimated $;T.O,000, according to an
application filed today with the state
engineer by .1. Kdwtn Johnson A Vale
asking for tho appropriation of leu
second feet of water from the middle
fork of tho Malheur river.
SALEM, Mar. IS. Investigation
of tho official transactions of State
Treasurer O. P. Hoff, by the Marlon
county grand Jury, were expected to
begin here tomorrow, it was officially
announced today. It was said the
inquiry may last over a period of sev
oral weeks because of the possible
examination of many witnesses.
SALEM, Mar. 18. The annual en
eompmcnt of the Oregon infantry,
engineers and artillery will be held
July to 20, it was announced here
today by Adjutant General f.'orirad
Stafrln. The engineers and Infantry
will go to Camp Ia?wIh, tho artillery
to I'ort Stevens, It was said.
II.S.I BOAT
IN AT
THEIR POST
Another Talc of Matter of Fact
Braverv in Face of Death Aildcti
to Annals of American Navy Sur
vivors of H-l Arrive in Los Antie
les Cant. Wehb Met Death as He
Directed Crew to Safety Four
Men Lost.
LOS AN'tlKLKS, Cal., M'ur. IS. -Another
tale of matter of t'aet hrav
erv in the face of death was added
to the annals of the American navy
when the survivors of- the crew of
the suhrnarine 1 1 -1 arrived here to
day ahnard the motorship .Mazatlan.
The 11-1 went ashore off the coast
of Lower California in Mnuihilena
hav March .Li. Tim comnndimr of
ficer. Lieutenant Commander .lames
K. Welti), and three enlisted men lost
their lives in attcinptinir to leave the
vessel. The survivors reported that
the bodies of two. IL S. Ih-lamarine,
and llarrv W. OiHes, seaman second
class, were washed to t he hen eh
later and were buried there. Com
mander Webb's bodv and that of Sen -man
Joseph Kauffman had not been
recovered when the Mazatlan left,
hut watch was Ituinir kept for them.
The niuht of the disaster was dark,
storm v aufl with a heavy sea, ac
cordinir to the men. and their first
warnimr of trouble was when the 11-1
grounded. The 11-2 was about -lilll
vards behind, and her lookouts saw
that the H-l was in trouble so thev
promptly caused the ll-'J to ehnmiv
course and avoid a like fate.
No Small lloats
Submarines of the tvpe of the 11-1
carry no small boats. Therefore, the
11-2 could irive no ait. and the 11-1
crew had to rclv on their own ability
as swimmers to reach the shore of
Ifedondo point. The vessel was
about -1(1(1 vnrds from shore, Ivinir
head to sen and her stern unround,
bow afloat. The eonniiiL'' tower was
opened, the crew ordered out of the
submarine, and the men, swimming
alone or aidimr each other, all made
the shore with the exception oj the
three enlisted men who were found
to be missinir when a eheclc was made
ashore, and who were believed to
have perished in their efforts to
reach laud.
Commander Wehb was washed
overboa rd from t he conning tower,
when? he was direct imr t he move
ments of the crew. The niuht was
so dark that efforts to aid him were
unavailing.
Without PtKMl m Water
When the twenty renin iuincr men
and two officers of the crew assem
bled on Kcdondo Point they were in
little better case than thev had been
aboard the submarine. They had
neither food nor water, had no means
of communication except hv 1'lasr Miu
na!s in davliulit to the ll-'J utid were
wet through and suff'ennir from ex
posture. Thev were without food
water for tM hours, as the absence
of small boats made it impossible for
1 he I l-'J to do more t ban stand hv.
When the M'aatlan appeared sh?
sent boats ashore, mid look the men
aboard.
DISPATCHED IN EAST
SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. IS. En
ter the CJolden Kgg limited.
For the first time In the ntate's his
tory, nolid train loads of crkh are
leaving California for Now York.
Thi.s Ih due to market conditions
which just now permit of ckks beln
marketed to advantage in the east
by large producers.
The Southern Pacific handled a
fourteen carload train of eggs last
week and .Monday another train of
twenty carB. The trains were made
up of refrigerator cars and go
manifest fast freight via Ogden.
There were over three million eggs
In tho train that left San Krunclnco
Monday. Petaluma hens have filled
iw.U of the cars, the balance coming
from tho Hay district.
Newsbovs Are Merchants.
SACKAMKNTO. Cal., Mar. IB.
Xew-diovs who sell papers on the
streets are "independent merchants,"
and not "employes,' and therefore the
state industrial welfare commission
is without authority to retaliate their
occupation, accord in if to an opinion
bv Attorney Ucuerul L Xiebb.
CRATER LAKE TRAVEL
WILL BE DOUBLED IN
1920 STATES EXPERT
SI'OKAXK. Wa-h., Mar. IK.
Twite as uinnv uiolnnMs us
traveled over the National Park
btL'huav or ;il ent l.Omi mile-,
of its length from Chicago to
Crater l.ukc. Oregon, ln-1 sea
son, arc expected to make auto
mobile trips over it during next
.-minuet', said a statement to
day from Crank V. tlttilberl,
executive secretary of the Na
tional Park- I liuh way associa
tion. Last vca r. t he as-.ociat ion
estimated L'll.O'lH automobiles,
with an average of three peron
to the machine, traversed the
hiuhwav lor at least 1.000 miles
Plans for the next season eon
template a travel of Itl.OlHI to
"lO.IMHl machines, or about lf0,
000 tourists.
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U.S. DRAFT EVADERS
A OCA PlilKTA. Mexico, Mar. IS.
Aceordinir to official advices from
llermosilhi this moruintr. two nllcircl
American draft evaders. Kdwanl Kil
uiore and Herman Sidwav, i:ivinr
their address as New York city and
who were last week taken into ens
todv hy secret agents of the Mexico
rovermiienl and charged with con
spiracy in furnishing arms ami am
munition to warrinLr tribes of Vauui
Indians, have been ordered removed
to the Cit v of Mexico, lie re I hev
will face trial in the federal courts.
The prisoners, since their arrest, on
the tenth of this month, have been
confined in jail at I leriiiosillo. The
Amerieans wen1 apprehended in the
southern part of Sonora near the
state line of Chihuahua with two au
tomobile loads of ammunition, which,
according to the prisoners, had been
turned over to them on the west coast
for delivery at a certain sped- on the
Sonora-Chihiiahua state line, where
il was to have been turned over to
agents, who, it is claimed bv the
prisoners, are represent afives of lend
ers of the new revolution to be
launched under the leadership of
Francisco Villa and Feli )iaz .
WASIII.VOTCI.V Atar. t s. A rnKn-
lution proposing legislation to "tax
Into the I'nited Slates treasury" for
the benefit of former service, men
mil-plus war profits held by tho Stan
dard Oil company, the United States
Steel corporation and other cc.'mpan-
len nr pornornf ions, wnu lul roilneeil
todny by Iteprescutatlve I.lttlo, Kaa-
SHORTHORN HEADQUARTERS
SPOKANE. WASHINGTON
SI'OKANK. Mar. 18. Northwest,
era hcadiiuartcrs of the American
Shorthorn Itreeders' association will
be established in this cilv about April
I, aecordintr to an announcement of
local stockmen. A. I'), hawson, for
merly connected with a farm paper
at Lincoln, Xcb., will become north
western representatives with offices
here, it is stated, succeedine; Frank
It. Brown of Carlton. (Ire.
Platform Men Get Raise.
IIS ANtll'.I.KS, Cal.. Mar. IS.
Platform men employed bv both the
I'aoilic Klectrie Hailwav and the l.os
Amreles Street Ilailwav were notified
today their pay would he increased
three cents an hour bei'innin
April 1.
STKRMXfl. Col..., Mar. IS.
Xorlhea-K ni Colorado is in senii
fbirkness today under dense clouds
of dust and snnd while underfoot
the contour of the sandy prairies is
changing hourly. Large drifts of
sand have blocked country roads
while diniunitive heaps have been
driven under doors and through crevi
ces of windows. The high winds
which lulled toward uiiduiuht for th'j
HOOVER IS
OPPOSED TO
PACT DELAY
Former Footl Administrator Says
President Wilson Should Accent
Reservations Reflardless of Opin
ion of tlieir Desirability U. S. A.
and World Should Not Be Kept
Waiting Lonqer for Settlement
Favors Reservations to Satisfy.
XI'.W YORK. .Mm'. IS. Hurbert
Hoover, iti a stnti'iiu'iit issued from
Ids ot'fii'p here totlnv. ntlvoi'att's eurlv
nitifii'ation of tlit peace treaty "so
loii-r as ilie rinal form uives us fre
iloia ot' aetioa and rooui for eon
stnielive development of peaee."
mid with reservations wltieli "should
satisl'v the most timid as to vnti:nel
ments." The statement was issued,
it was explained, in response to a
te(iuest of (he Washington Star for
his views on (he subject.
Mr. Hoover expressed the belief
Hint the reservations "do not destroy
the possibility of tln creation of a
Potent ortraaizalion to mitimitu tho
lanirers in front of ns and the alter
natives are a continuation of our state
of war for another year or the un
thinkable Ihiu, for us to mnko a
separate peace, afler wo have eoiio
so far as lo airrco on its main lines
with comrades in anas."
"Despite Hie feclino- of President
Wilson and bis associates that tho
strcmrth of tho leatrua is somewhat
undermined," by the reservations, Mr.
Hoover expressed the opinion "thev
should also accept them."
"UcL'ardlcss of what nnv of us
(hink should have heen the provisions
of cilher the leuwie or the treaty,"
he asserted , ''we and the world
should not be kept u'aitine lonirer! for
a settlement."
flllf'AflO, Star. 18. Prohibition
agents under Major A. A'. Dalrvmple,
dry commissioner for Ihe ix central
states, are relieved of all (tower ex
cept, to locale contraband Houor l(V
John h Kramer, national prohibi
tion supervisor, shortly before his de
parture for Washington Inst nicht.
Mr. Kramer directed that the pro
hibition sleuths should mnko no
ken relies or seizures without the 01)-
liirnvnl 1,1' llwi iliwli-iel nllitranv
The new order is iino result of
.Major Unlrvmples clash with fede
ral and slate authorities at Iron
Kivcr, Mich., recently.
A. D. Charlton Promoted.
St'flKAN'K, Mar. 8. A. D. CliM'!
lon of Portland has been bromoted
from assistant ircnernl pnHserjijer
acent lo (general passencer ueent, it
was stated, and Alex Tinintr of So
atlle, assistant iiencnil freight and
anil passenger agent, has been niado
general freight agent, with itirisdii;
tion east of Paradise, Mont.
Newberry Case Ends.
(II! AND liAPIDS. Mich., Mar. .18.
The Newberry ease will be in tha
hands of the iurv tonight. Assistant
Attorney (leneral frank Dailey com
pleted his summing tin at 3 p. ro..
when Judge Sessions began his
charge. He was expected to finisU
in an hoar.
Brosseou Wins, Knockout.
l.KWISTON. Ida., Mar. 18. Eu
gene Urosse'ju, the Canadian middle
weight boxer, knocked out Jack
Itooticv of Philadelphia ill the Hocoud
round of a ten-round bout bore last
night.
first time since Sunday were driving?
with renewed vigor this mornine. Con
siderable numbers of farm buildings
have been blown down and windows
in the towns have been broken. Thous
ands of acres of winter wheat have
been damaged and if the winds con
tinue the loss probably will teach mil
lions of. dollars. Persons of lonst
residence hero recall no sand storms,
of siiuiar proportions.