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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-15
Miss Jordan Honoree.

Miss Elizabeth Jordan, the charming
young ~debutante daughter OF Mr., and
Mrs. Robert l. Jordan, will be the
honoree at a delightful affair on Thurs
day when Mrs. L. @. Willingham will
entertain with an afternoon at bridge
in her honor in her home on Central
avenue.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-15
For Mrs. Coppedge.

Mrs. Thomas Nelson Coppedge, one
of the charming war brides, who has
returned to make her home in Mem
phis. viii be the honoree at the tea
on Saturday afternoon, for which Mrs.
william E. Gerber has issued invita-
tons.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-15
Compliment Debutantes.

One Of the most eagerly anticipated
rer-dance planned for Tuesday evening
by Miss Feecie May Phillips, compli
mentary to three of the seasons popu-
lar young debutantes, Misses Virginia
Moore, Gertrude Russell and Anne Per-
kinS.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-15
Compliment Miss Rainier.

Judge and Mrs, Julian c. Wilson will
compliment Miss Evelyn Rainer with
q dinner-dance at the Country club,
on Wednesday evening following a box
party given that afternoon In her honor
by Mrs. u. S. Gray. who will entertain
at the Lyric theater.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-15

Mr.. and Mrs. William Thomas AIRING
ton announce the engagement and ap-
preaching marriage of their daughter,
Edna Freeman, to Mr.. Benjamin Dee
Brode, the wedding to take place in
January,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-15
For Miss Pidgeon.

Miss Mabel Pidgeon, one OF the lovely
debutantes. will be complimented with
a buffet luncheon rendered on Tues
day afternoon given by Mrs. II. c..
Smyth.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-15
MEETINGS OF MEMPHIS
WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS

Pauline Levy Sewing circle win meet
with Mrs. t., W. Ashner, 1891 Carr ave-
nue, Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-15
Old Floors Refinished.

New floors, metal Memberships and
screens installed anywhere. Chears
Floor g. Screen Co. Main 1879. adv.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-15
BUSINESS AND SOCIAL.

DIR, w. +. Clary has returned to the
city. Office 900 Exchange building. Tel
M. ATS. adv.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-15
Mrs. REYNOLDS Hostess.

Mrs. Thee c. Reynolds will entertain
with a luncheon at the Memphis Coun-
try club on Wednesday afternoon,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-15
Arlington Brodie.

tions be made at the club not later than
Sunday evening, Nov. %.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-15
parents in the presence of relatives ana

The couple will leave Saturday night
for Jackson, where the groom Is con
nected with the Gulf d Ship Island rail-
way, n whore they will make their
home.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-15
Pretty Home Wedding.

A pretty wedding viii be solemnized
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-15

The social season. closing with the
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-03-06
DUE TO HAY WEATHER
Canadian Freight Steamship Sunk
in Collision.
T%roopship Aquitanla Rams Ship Lord
Dufferin Off Liberty
Island.

New York, March 3.-The Canadian
freight ship Lord Dufferin sank In SO
feet of water in Is minutes after she
had been rammed on the port quarter
by the troopship Aquitania off Liberty
Island, near Quarantine. The stern of
the freighter, which was at anchor,
was split to a depth Of 20 feet.
One member of the Lord Dufferin's
crew, George Eperus of New York, an
oiler, was killed in the collision. Sew
eral others were Injured. but none Sc
riously.
Twenty-seven of the freighter's crew
of "A were taken off by a police patrol
boat, but the others elected to remain
on board their ship as the upper works
were above water when she rested on
the bottom.
The Aquitania, which brought 5000
troops and civilian passengers, was not
damaged and went on her way. There
was little excitement aboard the big
liner and many passengers did not
realize there had been a collision.
Hazy weather and a strong ebb tide
were held responsible for the collision
by officers of the Aquitania.
The Lord Dufferin was a vessel of
1868 gross tons and was bound for St.
John, N. F.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-03-06
DEPTH BOMB ExpLODES
Petty Officer and Two Sailors
Are Blown TO Atoms.
Searchers Unable to Find ANY Trace
of the Men Who Lost Their
Lives.

New York, Feb. 27.-The explosion
Of a depth bomb they we're carrying
killed three men attached to the naval
aviation station at Rockaway Beach.
The victims, a chief petty officer
IL two sailors, were conveying the
bomb, which contained $50 pounds OF
trinitrototuol. to a distant point to test.
Three other sailors who were fol
lowing their comrades narrowly es-
capped death.
Names of the men killed were with
held by their officers pending the send
ing of official notice to their families
by the Navy department at Washing,
ton. The explosion tore a crater in
the sandy beach and searchers later
were unable to find even a trace of
the men who had been killed.
The Survivors expressed BELIEF the
men, in stopping to rest, lowered the
bomb to the ground and accidentally
Jared the decorating cap.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-03-06
President Will Not Call Extra
Session Of Congress Until
Peace Work Is Done.
TALKS WITH SENATORS
Wilson Confers With Martin of vir
ginia and Simmons of North Caro-
lima and Urges Quick Action
on Pending Bills.

Washington, Feb. 21.-An extra SEES
sion of congress will not be called by
President Wilson until after he re,
turns again from Europe.
Senator Martin of Virginia, Demo
cratic leader in the senate, made the
announcement after d conference with
the President at the White1 House.
While the President did not state
when he expected to reach home after
his second trip overseas, Senator Mar
tin gave it as his personal opinion
that it would not likely be earlier
than June /.
President Wilson was said to feel
it his duty to remain in Europe until
the treaty OF peace was concluded.
Confer Hour With Wilson.
THE President said he would re-
turn to Paris Immediately after March
5, and that he would not call an ex
traordinary session of congress until
he returns" Senator Martin declared.
He did not state the date OF his re-
turn, nor did he authorize me to quote
him in respect to that point, but my
personal opinion and judgment is that
there is no reasonable expectation Of
his being back prior to June l."
Senator Martin was accompanied to
the White House by Senator Simmons
of North Caroline, chairman of the
finance committee. They conferred for
nearly an hour with the executive, dis.
n3ICSinO ~, 1nfai tho oDnroctio,, ~ lau
islation in congress.
Further than the formal statement
Of the Democratic leader, both sena.
tors declined to comment on their dis.
cussions with the President, but it was
understood that the executive would
vigorously insist that all pending ap.
preparation bills and other urgent leg
islation be enacted before congress ad.
journs next Tuesday, to provide for
operation of the government In the
event his work at Paris should hold
him after July l, when the new ap.
preparations would be needed.
1t was reported that failure OF any
OF the mass OF urgent legislation
would be charged by the President OF
administration leaders to the Republic
cans. Mr.. Wilson was said to have
been advised that except tor Republi
can opposition the present situation
was such that all appropriation and
other bills could Ire passed. The
President was reported ready to ad
wise the country of the situation and
insist upon enactment of all urgent
| measures.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-03-06
Republic Will Not Lay Claim to
German Land On Left
Bank of Rhine.
WANTS NEUTRAL Zone
French Government Desires Guaran-
tees Which Will Prevent Ger
many From Using Territory
as Base for Attack.

Paris, March 3.-Andre Tardieu, one
of the French delegates, told foreign
~newspape correspondents the peace
conference plans to reach agreement
on the more important questions be-
tween March s and IS. He said there
were four vital problems to solve
the Franco-German frontier, the Ad-
Ratio situation, the Russian frontier
and the question of freedom of the
seas. All these questions probably
will be completed in two weeks.
Captain Tardieu declares France
does not desire to annex the left bank
of the Rhine, but only wants guaran-
tees which will prevent Germany from
using it as a base for attacking
France. The Russian question, he
added, will be considered late next
week.
Discussing the Polish situation, he
declared that the Peace conference
would examine the status Of the port
of Danzig early next week. 1t is
frances desire, he declared, to make
Poland a powerful state in order that
it may be able to guarantee peace on
Germany's eastern frontier, just as
France will guarantee peace on Ger
many's western frontier. To this end,
he said, France favors doing every
thing possible to insure Poland's rapid
development.
Roumanlan Question Studied.
The commission for the study Of
Roumanian territorial questions met
this morning under the presidency Of
Mr.. Tardieu. The official announce
ment says the commission resumed the
examination of'the claims of Roumania
and Serbia.
Rechid Bey, the new furnish min
lister of the interior, has arrived in
Paris. He will confer with the mem
bers of the various peace delegations
concerning the future of Turkey.
Financial Section Favored.
The financial commits sion of the
peace conference unanimously adopted
the proposition of Louis Klotz, the
French minister of finance, for the
formation Of a financial section of the
League of Nations.
The peace conference commission,
which is inquiring into the Czecho-
Slovak questions. considered the ques-
ton of the frontiers of Slovakia, &C.
cording to an official announcement.
The Chinese delegation to the peace
conference issued a statement deny
ing categorically that the Chinese gov
eminent had ever objected to publica.
ton of all treaties and agseements be-
tween Japan and China and all notes
exchanged by them.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-03-06
HIS ACTIONS
General L.udendorff Asserts He
Advocated Early Peace.
Declares His Willingness to Stand
Trial Before Any Unprejudiced
Tribunal. .

Copenhagen, March 3.-A dispatch
General Ludendorff, former first quar-
termaster general of the German army,
in which he repeats former state
ments that he desired peace on the
basis of the status quo, both in 1917
and 1918.
Ludendorf is reported to have said
that the events in August of last year
showed that the value of some units in
the German army had deprecated and
that an improvement was not to be ex-
pectcd, in view of the fact that the
war had broken the will of the people
at home.
Afterward the ground had become
shaky, said Ludendorff, and he in
formed the government it was NO long
er possible to make Germany's enemies
desire peace by means of wal and that
the warfare should be ended quickly.
After the collapse of Bulgaria, &C.
cording to the interview, Ludendorff
demanded the German government
make an offer of peace. Ludendorff
dwelt on "the kaiser's love Of peace"
in the interview. He said the emperor
was kept informed of the entire situa-
tfon, and after August 8 recognized
that the war could not be won by Ger
many.
Ludendorff denied reports of dissen-
sion between the emperor and crown
prince. Ludendorff said he was will
ing that his actions should be tried
NOR sense.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-03-06
Wilson Predicts Chaos and Tur-
MOL in Europe if League
Proposal Fails.
ASK MANY QUESTIONS
Members of Congressional Foreign Re.
Iations Committees Discuss Society
Of Nations Plan With President
at White House.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-Members of
the congressional foreign relations
committee were told by President Will
son that unless the United States en-
tered the league of nations the league
would fall and chaos and turmoil be-
You'd description would result in
Europe.
Views of the Republican members
opposing the league constitution as re-
ported to the Peace conference appar-
emily were not changed by the confer
ence.
The President was said to have held
that the manufactures in the constitu-
ton were not compulsory, but required
the consent of the nations to which
the mandatory was assigned. Senators
said he expressed the opinion that the
United States would desire to become
a mandatory for Armenia.
On the question of American SOW,
ereignty the. President was said tC
have taken the position that recession
of American sovereignty was not new,
being an incident of every treaty.
nc ShSSS'y SNSSs'SiiSas
: Discussion of the constitution, as
presented to the Peace conference, was
said to have been quite general and
the president was questioned closely,
especially by Senator ~Brandegee Of
Connecticut. republican Leader Lodge
and Senator Knox of Pennsylvania, for
mer secretary of state, took very little
part.
One question on which much time
was spent was whether a nation once
in the league could withdraw, raised
by Senator B~randegee. The President
was said to have held hat any country
could withdraw, but Senator Brande-
gee contended this would be impos-
sible under the constitution as now
drafted.
The President, after making an
opening explanatory statement,
answered all questions freely and
specifically emphasized that his guests
were free to discuss the conference
and all it's information with news
paper men or others.
President Wilson denied that the
league plan would interfere with the
Monroe doctrine, declaring that the
doctrine would be guaranteed by all
the member powers in the world So
ciety.
Denying that the league meant usur-
patton Of the powers of congress to
declare war, the President said the
league merely was a promise by the
treaty making power that its congress
would do all in it's power to carry out
the agreement, a situation which pre-
vailed in many present treaties.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-03-06
Few Findings Criticized,

Washington, Feb. 28.-Out OF $4,000
or 10000 cases tried by court.martial
in army camps and in which severe
punishment was inflicted, only a few
score were subject to criticism, Lieut..
Col. Alfred r. Clark Of the Judge ad.
vocate generals department, told the
Senate military committee. The draft,
he said, brought into the army a
sprinkling Of pacifsts, conscientious
DIRECTORS and members OF the |. w. w.
and where they were severely pun.
ished back OF each case was found
evidence Of INSTRUMENTATION.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-03-06
Prevented 1890 Divorces.

New York, March 3.--The Legal Aid
society Of New York prevented $500
or more divorces in 1918, according to
the annual report made public here by
Charles b. Hughes, president of the
organization. The report showed that
a,ob3 applications were made during
the year for advice and aid in mat
ters pertaining to divorce, annulment
OF marriage and separation. or this
NUMBER only 4 per cent resulted In
court proceedings. the remainder le.
ing adjusted by common sense "a.
vira "
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-03-06
Resolutions Annoy Senate.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-Before formal
debate on the league OF nations began
in the Senate. Democrats and Repub.
licans engaged in a tilt over resolu-
tions approving the league presented
by Senator Pittman of Nevada, Demo.
crat. from various organizations. Sen.
ator B%randegee Of Connecticut, Re-
publican, said that II all resolutions
adopted on the subject were placed in
the Congressional Record II would
bankrupt the government and he
urged that their publication stop.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-03-06
Zionist Claims Are Ready.

Paris, March 3.-Dr. Sokolow, a rep.
re%sentative of the Zionist movement.
will present the claims OF his organiza.
ton to the Supreme Council. The
Zionist claims vary. The minimum
claims comprise establishment of Zion.
list communities In Palestine and guar.
anty Of special rights and sovereignty
for these communities. The maximum
call for erection of a Jewish state in
order that the Jews may have a da-
tional home whore they can 1--we IN
peace.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-03-06
Seek 100000 in Pearls.

San Francisco, Feb. 2S.-United
States custom inspectors are on a
coastwide search for pearls valued al
over 100000 and said to be in the
hands Of smugglers. Following failure
to locate the gems on the steamship
Moana, officers conferred their atten.
ton on ships entering Puget Sound
The Moana was searched thoroughly
on arrival from Tahsti, from which
port the pearls were supposed to have
been shipped. Passengers were sub.
-jected to closest scrutinizIng, even
their fountain pens being emptied.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-03-06
Negro Hanged for Murder.

Annapolis, March 3.-John Snowden.
colored, wal hanged for the murder
of Lottie May Brandon In August,
1917. She vas the wife Of Valentine
Brandon, formerly employed at the
naval experiment station here. The
Jail was heavily guarded by soldiers
with machine guns and by police to
prevent interference with the execu.
ton. Snowden, who had insisted he
waa innocent, made no statement. Mrs.
RrandoL was white, about 20 years
old and an eXpectant mother.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-03-06
BOARD WILL REVIEW CASES.
Many CourtmartiaI Sentences Nav Be
Reduced.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-Major Gen.
eral Crowder, judge advocate general
OF the army, appearing before the SEN
ate military committee at a resump-
ton of hearings on the court-martial
situation, said that all imprisonment
sentences imposed on men of the army
during the war and found upon review
to be too severe would be mitigated
through the Presidents power of re-
mission.
General Crowder said that within 60
days the 5000 sentences imposed since
the beginning of hostilities would be
reviewed by a special board headed by
Brig. Gen. Samuel T. Ansell.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-03-06
HOME FOR AGED IS BURNED

Three Persons Lose Their Lives and
Five Are Injured.
Fond du Lac, Wis, March g.
Three persons lost their lives and five
were injured in the fire which de-
stroyet the Henry Boyle Catholic
home for the aged.
The fire, which caused a money loss
of $4,000, is believed to have started
from a spark in the laundry chute.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-03-06
A. MITCHELL PALMER
led ATTY GENERAL

+ Washington, Feb. GA. Nit.
cheii Palmer has been nominated
; by President Wilson to be attorney 4
general. Mr.. Palmer probably will
+ take office March 4, the date tenta.
) lively fixed by Attorney General r. i
: W.. Gregory for his retirement
+ when he resigned several months
ago to return to private practice
+ Of law. /.
y The resignation Of Mr.. Palmer
= as alien property custodian has
< not been announced and there has
been no intimation as to who may
= succeed him in that office. =,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-03-06
GIVE NUMBER OF REASONS
Two Hundred Enlisted Men Ask to Be
DISCHARGED.

Fort Worth, Texas, March 3.-Two
hundred enlisted men of Barron flying
field filed with Captain Pierce, COM.
handing officer, a protest again being
kept in the service any longer.
1t is stated in the protest that the
men enlisted for the period Of the
war" and the war now is over; that
they are losing valuable time; the FAM
lilies OF some of them are in need; 9TH
ers are obtaining employment they
themselves could also obtain if free
from army duty, and that since Of
hcers have been given the right to de-
eide whether or not they wish to re-
main IN service, the same privilege
should be given to enlisted men.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-03-06
INTERN FORMER OFFICIALS

Hungarians Accuse Prominent Men Of
P%rolonging War.
Budapest, March 3.-Former Premier
Wekerle, former Minister of War
Hazaf, former Minister of Justice
Balogh and former Secretary of State
Palavicini have been interned on a
charge OF being responsible for pro-
longing the war.
Troops have been sent to the Sal
gotarjan coal mines to suppress the
agitation by B~olshevists there.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-03-06
ANXIOUS TO RETURN HOME
American Soldiers in Europe Are Tired
of BEING Idle.

American Soldiers in Europe Are Tired
of Being Idle.
New York, March 3:--George w.
Perkins, who with Mortimer L. Schiff
went to Coblenz, Germany, to study
the problem of providing Y. NJ. C. A.
service to the American army of oc-
cupation, has reported to the National
War Work council of the Y. NJ. C. A.
that the American soldiers there and
everywhere else are desperately anx-
ious to get home"
They have a vast amount of idle
time and very little to do with it," Mr..
Perkins wrote, so that the question
of providing occupation for leisure
hours is the all important one.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-03-06
GOVERNOR VETOEs MEASURE
Disapproves of 25-Round Boxing Bouts
in Nevada,

Carson City, New, Feb. 2S.-Gov-
ernor Boyle vetoed the 25-round box
ing bill a few minutes after it reached
his office. The bill passed both houses
of the legislature, but did not have a
two thirds majority in either house,
Indicating that any attempt made 10
pass the bill over the governors veto
will not be successful.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-03-06
MILITARY HOSPITAL FUNDS
Emergency Fund Of $1,5oo,ooo Is Pro.
vided by Conference.

Washington, March 3.-Senate and
House conferees on the bill placing
military rehabilitation hospitals under
the Public Health service and the War
Insurance bureau reached an agree
ment, under which the Secretary of
the Treasury would be given an emerg-
ency fund OF $1,5O0,O00 to require ad-
ditional hospitals.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-03-06
ENEMY SUBMARINES COMING
American Officers Detailed TO Brjnu
Over U-Boats,

Washington, March 3.-Orders is.
sued by the Navy department as
signed a number of officers ''to duty
in connection with German submar-
ines" 1t was learned authoritatively
that their duty will be to bring some
surrendered enemy submarines to the
United States.
Four or five U-boats are expected
to start across in the neal future.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-03-06
EMBEZZLED Y. M. C. A. FUNDS

Three Former Overseas Workers Are
Sent to Prison.
Paris, Feb. 2S.-The three former
y. M. c. A. workers who we're az
rested i'll January for the embezzle-
ment of s3S,940 have been found
guilty by a courtmartial and SEN
fenced to Imprisonment. George B.
Schoeffel of Rochester, N. Y, was
sentenced to Is years Imprisonment,
while the Rev. H. B. Atkins, of Texas,
and j. Mansfield, formerly of New
York, were given ten years each.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-03-06
Park Enlargement Approved.

Washington. Feb. 2~S.-lncrease by
one-third OF the size Of Yellowstone
National park was approved by the
Senate public lands committee which
ordered reported the house bill to add
1865 square miles Of forest reserve
land in Wyoming.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-03-06
PAID TOO MUCH FOR LAND
House Committee Reports Secretary
Gave "Misinformation."

Washington, March 3.-Charges that
Secretary Redfeld purchased in De-
.cember. 1917, a tract of land in Wash
ington for the Bureau of Standards at
a price greatly in excess of it's real
value and later "misinformed" Con-
gress in regard to the facts, were made
in a report of the House District of
Columbia committee introduced by
Chairman Johnson.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-03-06
Alaska Lifts Influenza ouarantin

Alaska Lifts Influenza Quarantine.
Nome, Alaska, Feb. 28.-The quar-.
antine against influenza was lifted
after having been in effect more than
three months. During the influenza
epidemic in this district "a whites and
nearly 1000 natives died.