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New-York tribune., 1919-05-07


eral Alexander issued the following
farewell last night to the officers and
men of the divisions:
General Order No 50,
"Division Headquarters.
The parade Of the 77th Division to-
day virtually concludes the existence
of the division as unit Of the United
States Army. The division commander
deems it appropriate in saying fare
we'll to the comrades with whom he has
been associated during the history
making events of the war, and since
the armlstlce, to express to them his
high sense OF appreciation OF the 10y
atty with which each and all have full
filled the trust reposed in thela
Whether in the face of the foe in
active combat, in the bllets in France
occupied in the period since the armis-
tice, or out across the Atlantic, and
finally in our own nome town, the
record of the division has been CON
high sense of duty on the part of all
"The division commander extends to
each and every officer and man of that
division his most sincere appreciation
of all their soldierly qualities, and
wishes one and all every success and
happiness in the future, feeling sure
that they will display in civil life the
same qualities of fortitude and patri-
otic devotion to duty that they have
so fully demonstrated as soldiers.
"ROBERT ALEXANDER,
Major General, U. s. A.,
Commanding.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-07
Activities to Continue

Santeri Nuorteva, official spokesman
for the Russian Soviet Bureau. which
IS headed by l.. c. A. K Martens, said
yesterday that the announcement issued
by the State Department would not af-
feet the bureaus activities in any way.
and that it had never been claimed that
Mr. Martens was recognized bv the
State Department.
The Russian Soviet Bureau has
never claimed that the State Depart
ment has officially recognized Mr.. Mar
tens" said Nuortcva "Our activities
until now have been a preparation for
the time when our government possibly
VIII be recognized. The statement Of
the State Department does not affect in
any way our activities, which continue
as heretoforc"
Mr. Nuorteva said the announcement
does not come as a surprise, since his
bureau has in its possession a COW of
letter written by the State Depart
ment to one Of the firms with which
our bureau has been in communica-
ton"
New-York tribune., 1919-05-07

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New-York tribune., 1919-05-07
Italy Makes Reservation

Italy was represented at the session
by Signor Crespi, who said he desired
to make reservations concerning anv
provisions in the treaty not acceptable
to Italy
The protestations made by the vari-
Gus delegations are not regarded as
serious, as no definite reservations
were made by the protestants
The clause regarding responsibilities
which was not acted on at the previous
session of the plenary conference. it is
understood. has been incorporated in
the final draft Of the treaty
This provides for the trial of the
former German Emperor for "a
supreme offence against international
morality and the sanctity of treaties
by tribunal composed of representa-
tives of the United States, Great
Britain, France, Italy and Japan.
NJ Clemenceau Presides
The session OF the conference was
held in the Foreign Office, with the
same setting and distinguished per-
sonnel as at previous public sessions.
except in the case of Italy NJ. Clemen-
ceau presided, with President Wilson
at his right and Premier LLOYD George
at his left, with the entire membership
of the conference grouped around the
table.
Enormous throngs surrounded the
Foreign Office, watching the arrival of
! the delegates. Marshal Foch and the
British Vice-Admiral Sir Rosslvn
Wemyss were attended by their stats.
While the session was secret one
1t is understood that Captain Andre
Iardleu. representing France, .ex-
planned the provisions of the document
and was questioned from time to time.
the explanations given being full and
free.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-07
Last Details of Treaty
Discussed by Council
Big Three" in Final Session
Before Turning Peace
1Ocy,x,onf n,

PARIS. May 6 (By The Associated
Press).-The final meeting of the coun.
ell of three before the presentation of
the peace treaty to the Germans wac
held this morning. 1T is understood
that the last details OF the treaty pres
New-York tribune., 1919-05-07
2O-Yeur Sentence for
Shaking Baby to Death

ALBANY. May e.~Edwnrd Lawton,
Of this city, was sentenced to twenty
ycars' imprisonment to-day, after hav-
Ing been convicted Of first degree man :
slaughter.
Lawton confsssed that he shook his
six tnonthg' old baby until jts neck
was broken because tho little ono's
cries disturbed his sleep.
Esmsfnbsr VENUS PESGfg.A
Remember VENUS FEsGiLs.~~Adyt.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-07
Can't Understand Why

Mr.. Nuorteva said he could not un-
aerstand how the State Department
could issue such statement. when
the United States has announced from
time to time that it is not for or
against any Of the groups battling for
sovereignty in Russia.
u, IL ne o1ficlal statement" he asserted.
~ aosoiutely at variance with the an
nounced policy Of the government of
the United States. The Issuance of
such statement is so much more as
tohlshing as evidence undoubtedly is
IN the hands of the State Department
10 snow that there is no reason for ex-
pecting the downfall of the present
government of Russia. Stories printed
IN IN the press about alleged victories of
holchak forces are on their face most
~ pure Inventions"
g. Mr. Nuorteva said the warning Of the
otate department to American busi-
ness against dealing with the Boil
sne'iki because another government
may not hold itself responsible for OBJ
'leatloHs entered into by the present
rulers Is very interesting one, as
~ seems TO be great change from
Lhe viewpoint heretofore taken by Of
ficials in respect to obligations on.
tered into by govcrnmcnts.'
Willing to Talk Settlement
The theory heretofore" he con.
tinued, "has been that q government
has no right to annul any obligations
entered into by previous government
and on that theory violent attacks
have been launched against the soviet
government of Russia, although it has
expressed it's willingness to discuss the
settlement Of obligations of forme,
Russian administrations"
Mr. Nuorteva said there was no ade.
quate reason for issuing Il statement
Of this kind by the State Department
"Any policy Of waiting for som,
other government to come into powe,
will be very disastrous to the eco
nomic interests Of the United States
Soviet Russia is ready to- day to estab
lish economic relations with the res,
Of the world, and am sure the aver.
age American exporter will find IL te
HIS advantage not to gamble on some
imaginary possible change in Russia
but TO use the opportunity right now.
Mr.. Nuorteva declared that while the
British government has been ofliciall,
hostile the British interests are, on the
quiet, seeking to establish trade rela
tions with Russia as she is to-day.
"Thcre can be no reason in The
world" Mr.. Nuorteva declared, "wh,
the economic interests in the Unitet
States should demand policy which
would lose tho present opportunity o
getting market for American prod
ucts."
New-York tribune., 1919-05-07
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pf9ys,fs sDys gvHsy, zGe at iAggstem
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New-York tribune., 1919-05-07
Gen. Alexander's
FnresUey to 77th
Commander Expresses
appreciation Of Loyalty
Of Officers and Men

In the form Of general order Gen
eral Alexander issued the following
farewell last night to the officers and
men of the divisions:
New-York tribune., 1919-05-07
Rhine Bridgehead
Occupation for Is
Years Insufficient.
Marshal Asserts
Other States
Make Protests
China and Portugal
Dissatisfied; Italy
Makes Reservation

PARIS, May 6 (By The Associated
Press).-Marshal Foch, in speech at
a secret plenary session of the peace
conference this afternoon, declared that
the security given France by the neace
treaty was inadequate from a military
point of view and said it was his mar
sonal conviction that the treaty should
not be signed.
The Marshal emphasized the neces.
sity of France holding the bridgeheads
along the Rhine and said that occupa-
ton limited to fifteen years was NOT
sufficient.
The plenary session was held so that
the peace treaty might be presented to
the minor powers. The session ad-
Journed at Sis o'clock. The draft of
the treaty is considered now as hav-
ing passed the final stage before heinz
presented 10 the Germans tomorrow
Other Protests Are Made
The Chinese delegates at the nIensr,,
session presented a brief, formal and
dlgn1fled protest concerning the dis
position of Kiao-chau and the portu-
guese delegates expressed dissatisfac-
ton regarding the treatment accorded
Portugal.
Lu Cheng- -hsiang, the Chinese For
elgn Minister, asked for reconsidera-
ton of the decision regarding Shan
tung and Kao-chau He said that :,
the opinion Of the Chinese delepat;o,
the decision had been made without re.
gard for justice or for the protection
of the territorial integrity of China.
He said that if reconsideration was i'm
possible he desired to make reserva-
tions on behalf of China.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-07

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ga. M Edition

Cloudy and warmer, with showers, to.
day; fair tomorrow. Fresh winds.
Full report on page FL
New-York tribune., 1919-05-07

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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-29
Thew & CarIey Now in New
Home on Farnam Street

Thew & Carley, Inc. have nov
established themselves in their new
headquarters, at ll20 Farnam street
They carry a complete line of an
entirely new principle in farm light.
ing plants and hold a firm belief
that it is only question of short
time before the farmer will apple
ciate that quality only should gov.
ern his purchase of lighting plant
as we'll as other equipment.
They state that the Edison bat
terry will in time replace 90 per cen,
of its present competitive installa-
tons because it does not wear out
nor give any trouble through its
many years of service. 1t requires
the least attention of any known
battery and it is fully capable oil
enduring 1000 to 5000 cycles OIL
charge and discharge. 1t is of non.
freezable steel and iron construc.
ton throughout.
With such a battery it is wisdom
to install only high-grade charging
equipment. The Swartz Pioneer
plants have been in constant use
since their origin and not one has
worn out in over six years of tkx'f
hardest usage.
Thew & Carley are sole distribu-
tors for Swartz plants and Edison
storage batteries, for Nebraska and
western Iowa.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-29

Mai. Bob Gill, the assistant chief-of-
staff. IF they hadn't we'd be havin
cabbage for mess from now till we
get to Germany"
Got Horseshoes Needed.
Major Gill stopped his car and
from the fenced-in area a supply
captain came running to the Win
dow. 1--WE needed a lot of horse
shoes and the boche left two cart
loads of 'em here. We've got, Lord
knows how many, gallons of kero-
sene and couple of barrels of cup
grease-just what we needed
whole heap of stuff"
Great stuff" echoed, Majtv Gill
So they moved on into MIntmedy,
where the fighting German had lived
and moved and had his way with the
citizenry of one of his enemies since
1914. They rode into "Kronprinz
Strasse." This German street name
was painted On the house wall and
the old French name had been OBJ
liberated.
French and American flags flew
from the upper windows of nearly
every house on Kronprinz Strasse.
Across the top of one house two big
signs stood, "Vive la France! and
"Hurrah for America" The few
people on the streets stopped in
their tracks to gaze at the big olive
drab car with ~. S." painted on the
side. They gazed stolidly and Curl
ously without the wild emotion pop
ularly imagined back home, SEEM
ingly anxious to await friendly over
lures rather than take the initiative
Of wild welcome.
Poincare Was Expected.
Up around the Maire-the city hall
of Montmedy-a crowd stood, stir
ring with suppressed excitement
whenever an automobile or truck
sped around the corner. A gendarme
was there, keeping open a broad
lane leading up to the door of the
Marie. and his bright blue uniform,
his crisp mustache, the swell of his
chest and his lofty strut and wave
of the hand were pleasant symbols
of a long-lost power regained.
Montmedy was waiting to well
come the president of France and
Madame Poincare.
The Rainbow division straightway
forgot any little disappointment at
its failure to create a furore, and
proceeded to become citizens Of
Montmedy. When the chief of
France and his wife arrived the re-
deemed children and their American
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-29

her right hand over a spot in this
wall and the wall opened before our
eyes. From the opening she took
a bottle, blew some dust from it and
closed the wall, so that it again
looked like any other wall. Where
upon she turned around and ten
derby planted the bottle on the table
and stepped back pace, twisting
her hands in her apron and murmur-
ing.
1t was a square, fat bottle, and it
bore an old label, Curacao, Triple
sec" She explained that it had
been hidden in the wall for four
years, away from the German Off
GERS who had lived in her house.
This was the time to bring it out,
she thought, when les Amer
icaines," for whom nothing was too
good, were for guests.
Stayed Whole Evening.
We told her to invite in her hus-
band and daughter, and for the rest
of the evening they sat, all three,
on the edge of the divan-the old
gentleman with one fat gift cigar
between his fingers and four others
sticking out of the breast pocket
of his coat, and the lady and her
daughter slipping the curacao they
had hidden for four years, stroking
the moles on their chins and listen
ing with rapture to the most ave-
inspiring attempt to draw harmonies
out of Picture Tonight a Field of
Snowy White" and Down By the
Old Mill Stream" that l have ever
heard. And when certain member
of the party stood up and recited
the first four lines of THE Night
Before Christmas" supplying what
he had forgotten with extemporized
gibberish and wild gestures, they
apparently thought their house was
being honored with the presence of
of a great American actor and Sc
cretly stored the scene away in their
memories to thrill future genera
tons of Montmedy.
Off to Belgium Next.
At l o'clock in the morning-the
wall that had more than ears having
opened several times since the first
miracle was able to find my bill
let by looking for the American flag
with five red stripes and four white
ones and with nine little white cir
cles on the field of blue. All the
American flags of grateful Mont
medy were homemade, and the
Betsy ROSES of France were limited
in tools, material and historical
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-29

Poincare arrived at l o'clock with a
triumphant sweep of automobiles
bearing a retinue of French generals
and colonies. A host of flags shot
over the heads of the crowd, and
the roar of "Vive la FranceW was
repeated many times.
Brings Forth Bottle.
Now, this was an ordinary-looking
wall. 1t had a pale sort of paper on
it and a few very tasteful etchings,
but you could have stared at it for
hours and never have seen anything
about it worth running at as one
would run at the last hot fish cake
on the free lunch counter. All of
which establishes the fact that when
Shakespeare said 'the walls have
ears" he was only partly right.
This lady, who was very thin and
small with a worried countenance
on which were several moles, trim
med with long, curling hairs, passed
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-29

redeemers would be there side by
side to greet him. The doughboys
who got their billeting arrange
ments Strengthened out quickly,
hustled down to the Marie and
joined the crowd. Two military po-
licemen from the Virginia organiza-
ton in the Rainbow division, took
some of the gendarme's precious re-
sponsibility away from him and kept
American motor traffic moving
through the crowd and up the hill.
The silk-hatted city council raked
up an American major general, the
commander of the 10Th division,
from Texas and Oklahoma, which
was coming to Montmedy with the
Rainbow, and stood him in their
midst on the Marie steps under the
big sign, "Rathaus," which the Ger
mans had painted over the door.
President Sweeps In.
President Poincare and Madame
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-29

SaShcS and combinations OF blue
blouses, red knickerbockers and
white stockings. Stand right there"
they had been told, "and when the
President and Nine. Poincare come
through the hall, step forward po-
litely and present the flowers" So
though breeze swept through the
hall. they had not moved except
to jump up and down.
And now the president and his
wife were down there on the steps,
and the crowd was piling around
them and the little girls and boys
were tiny atoms in the mass, with
not even a glimpse of the faces Of
the chief and his wife.
Rewarded With Kisses.
The little girls led the way in the
desperate rush of the flower bearers
of Montmedy. They whispered ex-
citedly few moments, then plunged
flowers and all, into the crowd of
chief citizens, who were presenting
wall of animated black backs to
them. The little boys followed
Squirming and wriggling, forgetful
Of the struggle-forgetful of every
thing but that they must get down
there and greet the president OF
France on behalf of the children CT
Montmedy-they pushed through
and reached the foot of the steps
three little girls and three little boys,
with their carefully brushed hair ali
frowzy and their ribbons and best
clothes all awry.
Nine. Poincare saw them first, and
she abandoned the towns chief citi-
zens Immediately. STOPPING down
at the imminent risk of having her
hat and veil torn loose by the crowd,
she Rugged the little girls and kissed
them, then she Rugged and kissed
the little boys. She gave the coat
of the president of France a gentle
tug, and he, too, babe the mayor and
council desist for a moment while
he pinched the little girls cheeks
and patted the little boys heads,
bowling low over the flowers and
turning them over to a general, who
turned them over to a colonel, who
gave them to the presidents chauf-
feur, who put them in the automo-
bile.
The last the Rainbow division saw
of the president of France and his
wife, they were trailing upstairs at
the head of the procession of happy
councilmen, with the generals and
colonies and the American general,
going to lunch. Whereupon, the
Rainbow division spread out through
the city, for next day it would be
moving on into Belgium, and there
was no time to lose seeing the sights
and gathering souvenirs.
Every store was full of them,
crowding up to the little counters,
behind which whole families-from
grandparents to grandchildren-had
modified to handle the sudden rush
of trade. Long, 1anky boys from Kan
sas, bought ruthlessly of stocks of
feminine-looking fripperies. Stores
that had little, supplies of picture
postcards, paper and envelopes were
cleaned out in a half hour.
Hun Money in Change.
For the first time since the A. E.
F. became an A. E. F., German
money began passing back and
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-29
Changing Tires

For the man who wants to ger
maximum mileage from the tires,
the habit of using a spart tire to af-
ford regular changes, beginning at
the right front and progressing
around the car, is a valuable one to
form. In this way each tire gets a
weeks rest in four, during which
time it should be gone over care
fully and have any cuts and alb
rasions vulcanized.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-29

HS diNlsloii lIlONCu llOll DuZdHCy
to Brandeville, getting into that
half-ruined town the day after the
Germans got out Of it. There ii
waited until November 20, being
newly equipped with clothes, shoes
and puttees, and getting its trans
portation into shape. There, too
its old commanding general, Charles
T. Menoher, left it, and Gen. c. A.
F. Flagler took command.
Divisions that were not going into
Germany were stripped of motor
trucks, touring cars, motorcycles
and sidecars to speed the Rainbow
on the highroads to the Rhine. The
crippled, battered things that had
toiled behind the advance on every
front, that had broken their backs
and ruptured their engines to bring
up food and ammunition, were sent
limping back to that happy hunting
ground of all WORKOUT army equip
ment-the salvage dump. The Ger
man army had planned to march
into Paris wearing brand-new spiked
helmets. The Rainbow would march
into Germany all in holiday buds.
1t had terrible time for a while,
though, with its new pants. Some
muddled quartermaster had sent the
division a lot of clothes built for an
army of fat men, and the stuff had
to be sent back, while the division
waited.
But on the morning of November
20 it started.
Refugees Come Back.
Bugles had awakened it before
daybreak. All trucks had to be load
ed and ready to start by s o'clock.
Actually they were ready at 7
O'Clock.
Brandeville, Stenay, Dun sur =
Neuse, all slowly emptied of SOL
diers as the army from America
screamed toward the north and east
herds of giant trucks, queues Of
plodding soldiers, endless files of
mingled men, horses and field guns,
the artillery; and the touring cars of
staff officers weaving through traf-
fc tangles in the village and jump
ing out upon the high roads at top
speed.
Nothing of the dreariness of war
was in the land, unless you took a
second look in at the doors of the
deserted staff offices in Brandeville
and unused afterward over what you
had seen. In front of the smolder-
ing ashes of the log fires the re-
turned exiles of Brandeville had
been standing surveying the old
homes and preparing to start life
again; wondering, probably, where
the tables and chairs were coming
from, what to have for lunch and
where in the world to get it. For
Brandeville had come back home.
1t was an unhappy moment for the
three little girls and three little
boys, who had been waiting for
hours in the corridor of the MARE
with punches of flowers for the
president and his wife. The little
girls had been standing on one side
of the hall and the little boys on
the other, whispering and giggl;ng
to each other and jumping up and
down to keep warm, for their moth
ers had refused to hide under coats
and hats the glories of tri-colored
hair ribbons, white dresses and
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-29

information.
Next morning, through mose
bright autumn sunshine, we sped
past a train of motortrucks just
crossing the border into Belgium.
and they were full of young men,
who waved their winter caps and
roared Knock the Rhine" which,
spelled Mach and pronounced with
a gargle, was a perfectly good Ger
man expression of triumph.
(To Be Continued.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-29
New Columbia Sport Model
Has Many improvements

further improved by the use of this
new frame.
The vibration period of the car
weight and the springs in the Co.
lumbia are timed and proportional
so that when the car hits bump
one neutralizes the affect of the
other. In other words, they are
non-synchronizing.
As a result, the Columbia does
not show the common tendency to
bounce up and down time after time
at every bump or to side away at
high speeds.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-29

AUTO-With two col. cut.
The Columbia Motors Co. has
Just brought out this handsome new
fve-passenger sport model, one of
the most distinctive looking cars
now on the market.
In addition to a general improve
ment in looks and lines the weight
and number of parts has been re-
duced by the use of new frame
for which special dies were built.
The non-synchronizing spring sus-
pension, one of the most famous
Columbia features, has been still
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-29
Rainbow Division All Dressed Up in It's
Holiday buds for Its Hike to the Rhine

Strip Other Divisions Of Equipment Replace It's Own BlTom Things Which
Are Sent Salvage DmpMarch Vacation Tpakes First
Monmedy There Runs Village Reception Given
PoncaDougoys squander Their Pay Buying Souvenirs