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Arizona republican., 1919-12-12
TELLS IF ALLEGED
 BRUTALITY OF ]. {.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 11.-Captain Kari W. Detzer, charged with brutality to prisoners in France, on several occa- sions stood by with a pistol in one hand and black jack in the other while his sergeants beat up man in his custody, according to testimony given today at his court martial on Governors Island.
 This testimony was given by Clar- ence H. Lacey of Indianapolis, one of the principal witnesses for the prose- cution, from whom the defense, how ever, forced an admission that he once had been convicted in Ohio of "a crime" and that he had faced various charges while in the army.
 Lacey, an ex-soldier admitted he had escaped from Captain Detzer former commander of the SoSth mill tary police company, after he had been arrested by him on a street in Lemans for being absent without leave. The defense brought out that he also had left his organization in this country before it had sailed for France and that in 1914 he had been accused oi deserting from the Sixth cavalry. Lacey testified that he had first met
 
 cafe with Private Fred NJ Yates. nov military prisoner who, it is expected will be called tomorrow by the prose cutinn. He said Detzer had challenge, them. that they lacked passes, but tha Yates had pretended he was tskins him to the provost marshals offic after having found him in the railroad ! yards where government property wal lying in freight cars. Lacey said Det ger ordered them to come along witl him, but that after they had gone {; short distance Yates dropped his hanC to his revolver, and told the captain to beat 1t" Detzer did, according t Lacey, and he and Yates fled, but wer, 1 later rearrested
 Lacey testified that on beint brought before Detzer again he hat received rough treatment from hin and his two sergeants. U. s. Maddel and Frank L. Hoyt. He asserted tha once Detzer had ordered his sergeant to take him out, give him a chance t, run and if he didn't, make him, thel shoot and waste no bullets"
 He said he had been beaten a dozel times, on seven occasions before Det ger who, he said. stood by with pistol in one hand and a black jacl in the other. In addition, Lacey said DetZer had made him' sit on a bencl for five days without sleep. If h dozed off, he said, he was grabbed b, the hair and pulled to his feet. H added that he had been made to sig false statements after he had "been le to believe he would be punished b death" if he disobeyed.
 Tp 1raco eyop,;y1tro aooxv ;o,,41r ant Thomas L. Hefferman, defens counsel. who at the opening of tn trial yesterday declared the defendar had incurred the wrath of many "har characters while abroad, asked tn witness if he did not know of talk c getting Captain Detzer" He followe this with another question as { whether it was not true he had agree , with others to get together on on , story" To both questions Lacey re piled in the negative.
Arizona republican., 1919-12-12
SOUTHERN FLOODS
 SLOWLY RECED|NG
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ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 11.-High waters that have flooded low lying sections of Alabama. Georgia and Mis- sissippi generally were beginning to recede tonight, but Montgomery, Ala, and Macon, Ga, were still in the grip of the flood.
 Property loss to industrial plants and their enforced shutting down, as well as damage to buildings. loss of livestock and extensive damage to bridges and trestles has made the monetary toll of the floods run into the millions Loss of human life. how ever, has been remarkably small. Prob ably not more than dozen lives have been lost. A thousand or more ne- groes are homeless. however, around Hattiesburg and Meridian, Mississippi
 Railroad communication generally was paralyzed in the lower portions ot Mississippi and Alabama and ir Montgomery practically all trains wers temporarily annullad.
 Many herds Of livestock wert thought to have perished arount Montgomery and to the south, ant numbers of persons were reported ma rooned on high ground.
Arizona republican., 1919-12-12
NJ EXPLANATIONS IN CONSERVAT|0NPL PLAN
 AS STRIKE IS ENDED

CHICAGO, Dec. 11--Plans for a re- turn of normal passenger schedules were under consideration as result of the settlement of the soft coal min CTS strike, but there was little relaxa- tion of fuel restrictions today.
 Although retail stores throughout the country were made free to keep their stores open three additional hours on Saturday nights until Christmas to take care of holiday shoppers, other restrictions remained in force.
 Fuel committee officials generally declared that restrictions must remain in force for time. There were indi- cations, however. that with general resumption of mining by Monday, some lessening of regulations might be expected next week
 Mining is expected to be largely Tn . creased throughout the country to- morrow. although not many miners had resumed work today due to failure to receive notification in time. In some states increased operations will not get under way before Monday.
 Nearly everywhere. except in Kansas and Washington, miners were prepar- ing to return to work at once. Ir Kansas preparations were stopped by a message from Alexander Howat. dis trict president of the miners union who asked his arrival tomorrow bs awaited. In Washington, union lead CTS of two mining fields asked for 6 state convention in Seattle. Saturday to act on the strike settlement. Volunteer miners still were work. i ing today in Kansas, Oklahoma, Miss ouri, and Montana. but orders were issued by governors tonight to with. draw them and the troop guards.
 Industrial plants in Utah continued to close today and Nebraska industrisi also faced immediate closing becaus, of the acute coal shortage.
 Many Indiana and Michigan mineri returned to work today. as did a good " number in West Virginia and fev in Illinois, Texas and some other states
Arizona republican., 1919-12-12
V1lJo
 Leads Fight to
 Avenge Angeles
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LhUkabtNab R- SOdS~d SShSI
 EAGLE PASS, Texas, Dec. 11.- Hipolite Villa, brother of the ia, nous bandit, commanded 400 Vh- Iistas who Tuesday attacked the Carranza garrison of 40 men at Muzquis, Coahuila. Thirty Villa men and several Carranza soldiers were reported killed in the fight ing which continued yesterday. The attack was reported as re- prisaI for General Angeles exc cution.
 Muzquiz is 100 miles southwest of Piedras Negras, the Mexican town opposite here. carranza sol diers are being concentrated at Sabinas, 25 miles from Muzquiz, including 2,000 men under General Alfredo Ricaut of SaItiIlo and Gen eral FernanaIdo Poraldi of Cuatro Cienesas. It is planned to attack the Villa forces at once.
 '1 have just received advices that we have the situation we'll in hand" G. M. Sequin, Mexican con sul here said shortly before noon.
Arizona republican., 1919-12-12
TWO STEAMERS STRANDED

CLEVELAND, Ohio. Dec. 11-Un1ted States shipping board officials in communication with Montreal tonight were told that the Marconi wireless reports the strandins of two shipping board steamers today. the Elmdale, which left Cleveland November 20 for Boston was ashore cn Prince Edward Island and the steamer Galewood which left here November Z2 for Boston was ashore at Gut of Canso.
Arizona republican., 1919-12-12
DEPoRTINe YAoUIs.
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MORALES, Ariz., Dec. 1.-Two hundred Yaqui women and children captured by Mexican federal troops in the fighting near Bacatete. Sonora, during the last week. have been brought to Hermosillo, the capital of the state, where they are being held to await deportation to the Tres Marias islands, off the coast of Sinaloa, where a Yaqui reservation is maintained by the Mexican government. News -of the arrival of the noncombatants reached here today.
Arizona republican., 1919-12-12
Ye1r'S Cotton nv" pp Reaches
 Oper q Billion
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 WASHINGTON, Dec. 1t-A cot ton crop of more than five and quarter billion pounds, worth more than $1 ,500, ,000,0 900 to producers for lint alone, was grown this year. Final estimate of production made today by the department of agri- culture, placed the crop at 11,030,- 900 bales of 800 pounds each.
 Careful checking of the estimate, with actual production had dis closed that in the 19 years from 1900 to 1919 the bureau of crop estimates December figures have averaged one and four-tenths lower than the census bureaus final figures.
Arizona republican., 1919-12-12
HOLD HEARING ON SUGAR

WASHINGTON, Dec. ll.-Hearings pn the sugar embargo proposed by Representative Ballinger, republican. Massachusetts. will commence Tues fay, December IS. Chairman gordney of the ways and means committee an bounced today,
Arizona republican., 1919-12-12
SHOWS DELAY TRAINS

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 11.-Heayy snows in the Siskiyou and Sierra Ne vada mountains delayed trains and seriously interfered with wire com munieatlons to the east and north of San Francisco tonight,
Arizona republican., 1919-12-12

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11-Complet blame for the killing of James Wallace an American citizen, by a Mexical soldier two weeks ago, near Tampico, Mexico is placed upon Wallace, him. self, by the Mexican government in its note replying to the urgent inquiry made by the United States. The note, which has been handed to the Amer jcan embassy in Mexico City, was summarized in dispatch received from the embassy today at the state department
 The note, the summary indicates, amounts to charge that Wallace. while intoxicated, passed sentry, stationed at what is characterized as a | dangerous spot and the American 1 failing to halt. was shot and killed. 1 The note adds that the killing was made a matter of record and that the arrest of the soldier and an investi- gation Of the incident were ordered 1 immediately by the Mexican govern ment.
 Officials at the state department withheld comment pending receipt of the full text of the communication which is expected tomorrow.
 After waiting expectantly for a reply to the last note in the case of William O. Jenkins, the American consular agent recently arrested and held 1T jail at Puebla, officials expressed con siderable interest tonight in an As, lsociated Press dispatch from Mexico City, saying that semi official infor- nation there was that the Mexicai
 government would await decision O the supreme court in the case before framing its reply.
 While President Wilson had before him today the memorandum iron Chairman Payne of the shipping board detailing the situation resulting iron the interference by the Carranza gov ernment in the operation of American owned oil properties in the TampicC district, there was nothing forthcoming from the White House as to whethel further action was planned by thi: government in answer to the notes al ready received but unanswered.
Arizona republican., 1919-12-12
THE COUNT GIVES UP

MADRID. Dec. 1l.-Count de Gug- allal. finance minister in the Tocs cabinet. has given up the task of en- deavoring to form new ministry.
Arizona republican., 1919-12-12
ILLINOIS MINES TO REOPEN

SPRINGFIELD. Ills, Dec. 11.-There will be general resumption of min ing in Illinois tomorrow but at a. few mines some difficulty is expected. Frank Harrington, president of the Illinois miners, said tonight he expect ed practically all the men would report for work in the morning and indicated that the state organisation will take steps to bring any rscalcitrant locals into line.
 Repudiate Bargain?
 PEORIA. Ills. Dec. 11.-Miners of Peoria sub-district number 2, repudi ated the Indianapolis agreement for settling the nationwide strike of min CTS at meeting tonight, according te a statement made by W. E. Sherwood member of the Illinois state board oi United Mine Workers of America Eight thousand men are affected.
Arizona republican., 1919-12-12
MEXICO CLAIMS DEAD AMERICAN
 WAS AT FAU[ I.
Reply to U. s. Note Says Wallace Brought on His Death-Nothing New De velops in Present Mexican Situation
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 MEXICO CITY, Dec fl = The supreme court has received the complete record in the case ot William 0. Jenkins, the American consular agent who recently was arrested in Puebla, and soon will render a decision as to whether the PuebIa circuit court or district court shall continue an investiga- ton into the charges against MT. Jenkins with view to his eventual trial. Jenkins is now out on bail.
 It is said semi officially that the Mexican government Is await ing the decision of the supreme court before dispatching an answer to the latest American note, as this court will rule whether federal judges have jurisdiction in the case.
 Mr. Jenkins has returned to PuebIs. 1t is declared that he has not conferred with President Car ranza.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-08
BIDS SOUGHT FOR
FAST MAIL PLANES
Post Office Department to
Consider Contracts June 2.
.specidi DespatcA 10 THE suN.

WASHINGTON. April liberalization
Of a general nature for multiple motor
appliances for mail carrying were made
public here to-day by the Post Office
Department. The specifications were pur-
posely kept general. it was explained. to
allow manufacturers the widest latitude
of design and construction.
The specifications call for designs for
planes OF two three or four motors con-
nected on one shaft or set in the wings
Of central fuselage or both. carrying a
minimum OF 1900 pounds OF mail A
plane designed to carry ton or a ton
and a half of mail would more nearly
suit the needs of the service. it was
said, but the 1900 minimum carrying
capacity will be considered.
The department is particularly anx-
ious to secure a plane with the lowest
possible landing speed. whether this, is
accomplished through features of con-
struction or by mechanical devices. a
cruising speed of between 80 and 100
miles an hour, top speed Of ITO 10
115 miles an hour, a cruising radius of
six hours with normal load OF mail
and ceiling of at least $4,000 feet.
The specifications provide that II the
plane is built for Liberty or Hispana-
Suisa motors the Post Office Depart
ment will furnish the motors. The Post
ONCE Department is not inclined to ac-
cept a machine designed to carry one and
a half tons of mail which has a greater
wing spread than 100 feet. Engines
planned in the wings must be accessible
for motor repairs in. the air and each
engine must be equipped with independ-
ent and so far as possible dual sys-
TENS of gas. oil and ignition. Bids are
10 be opened June .. Deliveries are to
be required within six months from
award OF contracts.
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out that volunteer troops, which are
being recruited to support law and order,
are not thoroughly reliable and In fact
are quite fertile ground for Bolshevik
propaganda. They point out that at
present. owing to the indefinite prolonga-
ton OF the armistice conditions, German
working people see no way out from the
darkness. They are getting none OF the
food their masters get and are getting
no raw material with which to resume
Industrial activity.
The German delegates insist also that
so far in all that has been heard OF ne
gotiations for peace in Paris not the
slightest ray of hope has illumined
the night In Germany. All the Germans
have boon allowed to know so far leads
them to believe that this generation and
probably many others to come will have
to work for the benefit of the Allies. and
therefore the working classes naturally
see no possible reason why they should
work. Capital and labor alike, so the
Germans argue. therefore are paralyzed
and going through a period OF twilight
sleep, sleep from which they said Boil
shevism likely would be the offspring.
These meetings at villette are con-
cerned with the financial arrangements
for the payment by Germany for the
foodstuffs the Allies agreed to supply.
While the Germans confne themselves
to q general consideration Of their po-
litical and moral nature the allied dele
gates are at pains to point out necessity
facts Of hard cash in connection with the
transactions under discussion.
Here again there is more than one In
dication of the German intention TO night
and wriggle over every single point.
They have delayed the preparation OF
lists Of certain securities which they
promised to deposit at the Brussels meet
ing. They now desire to make further
gold payment to meet the cost OF food
supplies beyond tho first 100000 tons
into a neutral bank rather than an in
ternational bank in Belgium, as was first
agreed.
with regard TO the sale OF German
property in South America and other
neutral countries they point out many
legal obstacles to such a course, but on
most OF the points raised the Germans
have had to give way and they are ar
ranging for further deposition of
S375,000, 900 in gold In a neutral bank.
Arrangements are being made whereby
South American and Far Eastern debts
to Germany will become available to
meet the bills for further supplies OF
food
So far there has been an unfortunate
tendency to turn the other cheek. the
trend Of which the German delegates to
villette seem to be prepared to take full
advantage OF. and unless the Council OF
Four really make up their minds and
see that the clear cut of the knife rather
than homeopathic treatment is required
we shall have Europe with a much weak
ened France, indifferent to America, and
a fertile field of Bolshevism east OF the
phiua
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-08
PERsHING BAND TO AID LOAN.
Musicians VIII Tour Country in
Victory Drive.

WASHINGTON. April Cen. Per-
shing's Band. composed OF $50 picked
musicians from the American Expedi-
tionary Force. will tour the principal
cities Of the Eastern States as a feature
of the publicity campaign Cor the VIC
tory Liberty Loan drive.
II was announced to-day the band is
expected to reach the United States
about April Is. Military and naval
bands from many OF the training camps
and stations OF the country also will be
used during the campaign.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-08
MAY START OCEAN
FLIGHT NEXT WEEK
British Fliers Ready to Make
First Trial Trip.

ST. JOINS. y. F. April THE start
Of the transatlantic flight to be at
tempted in a Sopwith machine by Harry
q. Hawker and Lieut.-Commander Mac
kenZie Grieve, British aviators, may be
made early next week. This, however.
is dependent upon the weather and the
outcome of trial trips.
Three or four days more will be
needed 10 complete the installation Of
wireless equipment on the airplane.
which has been assembled. The first
trial trip cannot be made before Sat-
urdsy and may be delayed further II
The ground about the hangar does not
fry out sufficiently. II the trials show
the machine and engines TO be in sat
isfactory shape the flight across the
ocean will be made as soon as possible.
Major Morgan Is expected from Liv-
erpool on the steamer Sachem with his
Martinside machine about the end OF
this week. The airplane will be housed
under tent near this city, and IL is
understood that Major Morgan hopes
to start a transatlantic flight by the
end OF next week.
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ENGLISH START SEA
FLIGHT ON APRIL 16
Twenty Hour Trip From Ire
land to Newfoundland
Is Expected.
WAR FLARES AID filters
L. s. Plans Many Devices to
Guide Yankee AviatOrs in
Ocean Dash.
WAR FLARES AID filters
By the Associafed Press.

LONDON, April THE airplane Of the
Short brothers. one OF the entries for
the $4,000 race across the Atlantic, will
start from ireland for Newfoundland on
April is, weather permitting. The air
plane is expected to make the journey
in twenty hours.
WARRINGTON, Apri Flame and
smoke flares developed during the war
and improved recently by chemical ex-
perts of the army will be factors in the
transatlantic fight to be undertaken
next month by naval seaplanes. BY
dropping these flares at intervals the
aviators will be able TO determine the
drift of their planes in the cross winds
and make the corrections necessary to
keep them on their course.
Commander J. II. Towers, In. charge
OF preparations for the flight. explained
to-day the flares would be in the shape of
bombs which, upon striking the water,
would give off fame and smoke, the one
visible for long distances at night and
the other by day. The flares would re-
main virtually stationary on the water
and thereby indicate the angle at which
the machines were being driven from a
straight lire.
This is only one of the many details
which officers in charge of the plans for
the flight have had to work out. Special
devices have been necessary in each case
and this in a measure accounts for the
length OF time consumed in making
ready for the start.
Numerous experiments with the planes
themselves also have been necessary.
None of the three of the NC type
thus far completed is ready for the start
OF the oversee voyage. and officers said
to-day that consequently they had not
even undertaken to select tentative
date fer leaving Roekaway Beach. L. l.,
OF the 200 mile fight to the Jumping
or place in Newfoundland. At least
one stop will be made between those two
points
The destroyer Barney. which is cruis-
ing along the north Atlantic coast to
select possible landing places for the
machines as we'll as a suitable starting
point for the overseas voyage now Is en-
route to Newfoundland from Halifax. On
the first attempt to reach the former
place the vessel was held UP by ice
foes and at the Navy Department to-
day no Information had been received
as TO the success Of the second attempt.
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occurred afterward. They admitted
nearly every accusation. pleading old
cossack laws and the political situation
as justification.
I.ast July. when an allied landing at
Archangel seemed imminent. Capt Beers
and the other Cossacka were aligned with
the BolshevilSi A. the allied transports
approached the city the bulk OF the
Bolshevik force fed. but Beers and the
Cossacks remained behind, as did Col.
Potspoff. the Bolshevik commander. who
was arrested later.
Capt. Beers seized the safe. containing
the Bolshevik- war fund of 100000
rubies. Then with Col Potapoff the
Cossacks arrested the American Consul,
Felix Cole: the British and French
Consuls and the French military mis-
sion. The allied officials were taken 10
q barn and hidden, the Cossacks holding
them and the money as hostages until
something definite happened.
When the allied landing and the local
counter revolution broke out almost sim
ultaneously on August 1 and 2 the Con-
suls were released. The Cossscks, how.
ever, after declaring themselves ready
to support the new Government and
claiming that they were secretly against
the Bolsheviki throughout. kept the -four
million rubles asa Cossack prize of war
At the trial IL was revealed that the
money furnished the financial sinews for
the attempted coup against the North
Russian Government early in Septem-
Der. when, under the direction of Col
Tchaplin, the Cossacks kidnapped Presi-
dent schaikovsky and other members
OF the Provisional Government at mid
night and spirited them away to q
lonely monastery near the White Sea-
1t was largely through the initiative
OF American Ambassador Francis that
the attempted coup was frustrated and
the members OF the Government released
and reinstated In their offlces. The de-
PENDANTS said that much money was
spent in bribins various officials not to
interfere with the kidnapping. Political
conditions were pleaded as justification
for arresting the members of the Pro-
visional Government.
From some source the defendants were
able to restore all of the four million
rubfes they had taken and they have
handed the money over to the present
Government. The men were tried on a
charge OF taking funds belonging Il
the Government.