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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-02-18
SPEEDS FAST ON
HOME JOURNEY
George Washington Runs
Down Toward the
Azores.
WINDS AND CHOPPY SEAS
President Takes Advantage
s. of Trip to Rest Up From
Arduous Peace Labors.

On Board the U. S. 8. George
Washington, Monday. Feb. ia.
P.)-President Wilson's ship is 700
miles on it's homeward journey and
is running fast down toward Azores,
which probably will be passed toward
evening.
Mr.. Wilson continues the enforced
rest which has been prescribed by
Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson, his
physician, and has taken little ex-
ercise so far on the trip. After q
night OF smart winds and choppy
seas, the ship ran into warmer and
quieter waters today and made good
time with balmy weather over the
southern route. Members Of the
presidential party and the troops on
board the George Washington she'd
their overcoats and exercised on TIE
decks in the brilliant sunshine today,
The returning troops are very
happy at getting a taste of sunshine
and warm weather after their So
jouln on the mud flats at Brest.
President Wilson probably will do
some work the latter part of his voy-
age and perhaps decide on the sue
cessor to Atty.-Gen. Thomas ".
Gregory, whose name may be an
nounced after his landing at Bos-
ton.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-02-18
BOLSHEVIKS
SCATTERED
Gen. Denikine's Army Of Ants
Reaches Caspian Sea-Gain
Of $50 versts.
81, 900 CAP R { D
War Material in Railway
Cars for Distance Of
Thirty Miles Seized.
CAPTU R { D

Odessa, Feb. 13.--The antibolshevik
army of Gen. Denikine has reached
the Caspian sea, having advanced $50
versts and captured $1,000 prisoners,
95 guns and 5 armored trains.
In the victorious advance, Gen.
Denikine's army scattered bolshe-
vik force of more than 100000. Boil
shevik war material in railway cars
which stretched for a distance OF
thirty miles also was captured.
BY his victory in the Caspian re-
gion, Gen. Denikine will be able to
turn his attention to the Don region,
where the position of the forces op-
posed to the bolsheviki has been pre-
carious for several weeks.
Poles Occupy Town.
Geneva, Feb. 18.-Polish troops
were reported today to have occupied
Brest-Litovsk after heavy fighting.
Brest-Litovsk is a fortress In west
ern Russia, where the peace treaty
between the Germans and the Rus
is the imperial castle formerly occu-
pied by the kings of Poland.
. Gen. Denikine, former chief of staff
of the Russian army. is the military
power behind the antibolshevik gov
ernment at Ekaterinodar. which is
affiliated in the campaign against the
bolsheviki with the Omsk govern
ment of Admiral Kolchak.
For several months Gen. Denikinc
has been actively engaged against
the bolsheviki and on Jan. IA 1t was
reported he had administered a Sc
we're defeat to the bolsheviki on the
River Kuma, in the Caucasus.
The advance OF $50 versts is equal
to about 231 miles.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-02-18
.BORAH ASKS
TO Be EXCUSED
From Attending White House
Dinner-UnWiIling to Be
Bound to Silence.
DIFFERS WITH WILSON
As to Fundamentals of League
Of Nations-Senate De-
bate Imminent.

Washington, Feb. 49, Senator
Borah, of Idaho, has asked to be ex-
cused from attending the dinner az
the White House at which President
Wilson will discuss with members OF
the foreign relations committees OF
congress the constitution OF the pro-
posed league of nations.
In a letter to Secretary Tumulty,
Senator Borah said 1t was the custom
to hold in confidence any Information
received at such a gathering and thai
he was not willing to be bound TO
silence on such an important subject
on which he and the president ais
agreed fuadamentally.
Wirslessed Letter to Wilson.
He added that nothing could make
him agree with the constitution OF
the league as 1t now stood.
White House officials said no other
member of the committees had de-
clined the presidents invitation, and
it was understood all the others
would accept.
On receiving the Idaho senator's
letter today Secretary Tumulty i'm
mediately transmitted 1t by wireless
to President Wilson aboard the
transport George Washington on his
way home from France.
Senator Borah is one OF a group OF
senators, which includes some demo-
Gratis as we'll as republicans, who op-
pose any sort of Observation-Disclosures
and whose opposition to the league
as proposed has been regarded as a
foregone conclusion.
Others May Refuse.
There have been hints that several
of the republican members of the
committee might refuse to attend the
presidents dinner. to which the MEM
bers of the committees Of both houses
dealing with foreign affairs were in
yited by wireless to go over the pro-
posed constitution, article by article
There we're no surface indications to-
day, however, that others would toi-
low Mr.. Bcrah's example.
The dinner has been arranged for
next Wednesday evening, Feb. IS, a
day or two after the president lands
in Boston.
Debate in the senate. which has
been expected to break out at any
moment In spite of the presidents
request that 1t be withheld until after
his meeting with the committeeman
probably will begin tomorrow.
Senator Poindexter, of Washing.
ton, republican, has an address which
he expects to deliver tomorrow, and
Senator Borah and several others are
preparing to speak.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-02-18
URGE NEED FOR SETTLED
CONDITIONS In RUSSIA
Recognized by Peace Delegates = Bolshevik
Army Increasing in Strength - Big Five
Take Up Serbian Questions Without
Concluding the Russian Problem.
(By Robert j. Prew.)

Paris Feb. 1S-(I N )Serbian questions
by the big five this afternoon without conclusions
reached by the delegates in their discussion of the
problems yesterday All delegates the urgency
bringing settled conditions Russia definite
plan has yet been decided upon.
The ententes military bolshevik
stronger when the invitation issued the
facona governments into conference
Princes island, in the Sea of Marmora Ts
Lenne forces said to have advanced everywhere except
against the Eshonans.
&at Bolshevilx Army Grows. M
The strength of the boshevk estimated from 500
0OOhe figures supplied the peace conference by Dr.
former Danish minister to Petrogrado 60O000the estimate
given by Sergus Sazonof former Russian minister who here
representing the antbolsheviks
In the past month the bolshevik army said
proved quality and the discipline reported better
the bolshevk soldiers still lack good materanotaby heavy
guns. s.aa st8 1
Y France Ready to Cooperate FNsI
Frances attitude that she ready
ca plan that appeal to the council of ten. Premier Glenn
is partisan to sending to Russia In fact all
the great powers still strongly dsncned support such
y4z@N9
Ramsay Macdonald British labor leader who
tending the socialist Bene has arrived here from
that city, He said that the German delegates announced they
would publish all available documents responsibility
Socialists Perturbed. s.sN
The world socialists greatly perurbed the bohevk
danger and prepared fight with
the workers. said Macdonald He denied that boshevn
had considerable gain
admitted that the situation calls for the closest attention the
results of the December election.
Try to Effect Reforms.
The delegates left Bernc under the that the
majority would really reforms
ing Macdonald the socialists
made feel that would their share
guilt along with the ex-kaiser's government M
The German delegates accepted this viewpoint sAi
but ka all othegui did fall the Gcrnnx
The delegates from the asked by the
German socialists to make public documents bearing the
start of the AAg 1#t 4At eSSs
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WOUNDED SOLDIERS
BEGGING FOR Aims
SENSATIONAL CHARGE BY
SEIGEL OF NEW YORK
Demands Adoption of Resolu'
tion Calling for Probe of
War Department.

~ Washington, Feb. Y. 1S.--lnsisting
that his resolution proposing a
sweeping investigation of war de-
partment and army conditions be
given immediate consideration, Rep
resentative Seigel, of New York, told
the house rules committee this aft
ernoon that crippled soldiers are
begging for aims on the streets of
New York.
"I can hardly believe this" inter-
rupted Chairman Pou. II don't be-
lieye that any American city would
allow wounded soldiers to beg on the
streets"
Seigel repeated his statement, de-
claring that he could support it with
evidence. He deplored the fact that
men ARE being returned from Eu-
rope with the army owing them sew
eral months pay"
1.-THE conditions which Gov. Allen
has complained to you about will be
found to exist in the New York ma
tional guard" Seigel declared.
American soldiers killed in the last
few hours fighting before the armi-
SeiSS WOO oibhcu "ciS HSc'iSo''y
sacrificed" Gov. Allen. Of Kansas
told the committee today.
All the allied forces knew seventy
two hours before the signing of the
armistice, he said. that 1t would end
the war. Nevertheless, he declared
they pushed forward and the Ameri
can forces played a most vigorous
part in the final offensive at need
less sacrifice"
Although the Germans were re-
treating" said the governor, they
nevertheless rained heavy shell fire
upon our troops and We suffered a
considerable number Of casualties"
He read to the committee a letter
from Col. Carl Ristins, of the 18th
infantry, Thirty fifth division, in
which the colonel said that some one
ought to tell the truth about condi-
tions overseas to congress"
Some one ought to tell," the colo
mel wrote, how we were stripped
of blankets and had summer under
wear and no overcoats for the Ar
gonne flght-during which wounded
men almost froze to death. No am :
balances for thirty-six hours and
then only six to nine small ones TO
haul $500 wounded in six days. These
ambulances frequently took as long
as thirty-six hours to get to the field
hospital. and many men died on the
way. We finally evacuated stretcher
cases by the hundreds in trucks. We
were ordered TO leave our kitchens
behind. They sent us to the firing
line beef. cabbage. eggplant and
toilet paper as food. and for a long
period after we came out of the fight
they sent us bully beef in tin and
other field rations which we should
have had in the fight"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-02-18
PEACE TREATY
TO Be HASTENED
Sentiment in America, Eng.
land, Australia Urges Re-
turn If Soldiers.
Is R NCH IN SYMPATHY
But Fear Dangerous Compli-
cations and Loss OF
Fruits of Victory.
/ R E Nc H IN SYMPATHY

Paris, Feb. 1S.-(A. P)--Some OF
the entente powers are planning, as
soon, as the Russian problem now
before the supreme council OF the
peace conference is disposed or ana
few more hearings are ACCORDED
Representatives of small nations, 10
lake up the larger problem OF
treaty of peace. The state OF puoiic
kentiment in America, England, aus
tralia and Canada has impressed lheir
REPRESENTATIVES here of the necessity
of taking steps to return the soiuieIs
home. which cannot be Accomplished
Entirely in advance OF the conciusion
of the peace treaty.
The French government is fuiy
aware of this feeling and expresses
BIS sympathy with the motives thas
.,inderlie it, but there are fears OF
dangerous complications and faliure
TO realize the necessary fruits OF VIC
.iorv if there is undue haste in the
Iconclusion of a treaty or peace
France is insisting upon compliance
R,ith armistice demands for the re-
turn of much property taken by the
t,ormans, principally industrial ma
|rhinery. This will take long time
and some of the entente countries
believe it should not be permitted 10
delay the signing of the treaty.
Answering French objections that
long time may be consumed IN ar
b ranging the boundaries OF new
si.tcs carved out of enemy countries
advocates of immediate peace declare
such readjustments as are necessary
can proceed after the signing OF the
reace treaty. They say Germany,
Austria, Turkey and Bulgaria should
simply he required to sign treaties
ralinouishing such parts of their for
mer territories as are required 10
form new states and rectify old
hounda ries. 1t is held it is no con-
rern of those nations what disposi-
lion the entente, through peace con-
X Ference commissions or the supreme
council, makes of such territories.
The same powers hold there should
be no delay because of indemnities.
. III is impossible to ascertain the ex-
act detail of the damage inflicted
Turing the war and they argue that
lump sums should be agreed upon
and placed in the peace treaty on the
l.asis of fairly comprehensive exam
inations already made by agents or
the entente powers. Figures in pos
session of experts of the peace con-
Ference are believed to give a close
rpproximation of the total sum Ger
many is able to pay. 1t is said the
armistice just concluded is not broad
enough to be developed safely into a
definite treaty of peace.
No feasible plan for settling the
Russian question has developed dur
ing the two days of hearings given
the subject by the supreme war
council. The effort will be resumed
today. but the weight of opinion in
the council seems opposed to any
plan involving the use of force or an
extension Of present military activi-
lies. even If the Prinkipo conference
fails
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-02-18
GERMANS WOULD
JUSTIFY STAND
Erzberger and Schedemann
Complain Of Hard Terms
Forced Upon Them.
MADE PROTESTS TO FOCH
Definite Military and Nava'
Terms May Be Ready (
Thursday or Friday.
NO EASEMENT OF
s BLOCKADE AS TO
RAW MATERIAL

Paris, Feb. 1S.--Until u :
new naval and military arm {
stice terms are signed fixt
the strength of the German
army and navy. there will be
no easement of the blockade
affecting raw materials. but
certain raw materials will be
permitted to enter Germany as
soon as the delegates have
signed this document. WHICH
will be ready in few weeks,
it was learned today.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-02-18
(ENERAL STRIKE ORDERED
IY WORKMEN OF GERMANY
Hhole Ruhl Industrial Region Affected Tht
Spartacan Forces Occupy Bochum, Ham
born and Other Places Move Had Been
Threatened if Demands Refused.

Copenhagen SA general strike has been declared in
the Ruhr district along the Rhine and the Spar
have occupied Bochum Hamborn and number of other
aces, according to report from Berlin.
Berlin, Feb 1S.(A P)The soldiers councils represent
Ruhr industrial district threaten to call general
ke Tuesday il the does accede the demands
the councils formulated conference held at Essen The
due primarily the action Of the general in command
army corps dssovng the corps soldiers
because of the councils enforcement attitude
The Ruhr district ovies called central conference
hch decided demand the reinstatement of the Muen
the removal of the commander Gen. Won Watten
his officers and their trial and punishment by court to be
(bhed by the district sovets The immediate withdrawal OF
troops the district also demanded The
named committee prepare defensive in the
and has retained hostages two officers who attended
representatives of Gen. Won Watten. The
uncs the Ruhr district virtually all in control of the
partacans the radical independent socialists.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-02-18
MUST PAY PENALTY
"Atrocity Trials" OF Germans VIII Now
5egln-EsecutIon Waits Guilty.

oc8tH-GScCtkiON Wdut SuIIty.
London, Feb. Isl. N. S.)--"Atro-
city trials" Of Germans known TO have
committed crimes against humanity on
the high seas. will soon begin. and, ac-
cording to Rear Admiral Sir Reginald
Hall. the German defendants will be
executed If found guilty.
Rear Admiral Hall was in charge OF
the British admiralty's intelligence de-
partment during the war. He is now a
member OF parliament from Liverpool.
having been retired.
A method of procedure against the
German offenders has already been
drafted, according TO Sir Reginald. The
offenders will be divided into two
classes: ~ those IN authority who or
dered deeds OF infamy; (2) those who
carried them out.
IF any German we now have In
custody proves he obeyed orders In
committing any sea crimes. then we
will proceed against the higher German
authorities" said Sir Reginald. "Our
arm is long enough to reach the higher
ups. In the case OF the hospital ship
Landover Castle. the man who sunk
her will be brought to trial. He Will DC
defended by counsel in open court and
II convicted he shall die"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-02-18
OPIUM CONFISCATED

Birmingham Aids Smashing OF Big
Oriental Narcotic Trust.
Birmingham, Ala. Feb. 1s.-Clues
picked up here by federal operatives
of Birmingham and Chicago Tuesday
resulted IN the arrest of George Wong
and Lee Wah, alleged Chinese opium
dealers. after they were traiHd all the
are hailed as marking the smashing
OF what officials style the biggest
oriental narcotic trust in existence.
More than 100 pounds of opium was
confiscated, and three other Chinese
arrested.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-02-18
MUTlNY ON HIGH SEAS
Ship Fired BY Crew Now Being Brought
to Norfolk.

Norfolk. Va. Feb. ls.-Mutiny on
the high seas and the burning Of the
masted schooner Doverield was re-
ported at the naval base today when
news of the schooner was received by
Commander Price. of Admiral Coff-
mans staff Commander Price. while
admitting such report had been re-
ceived. refused TO confirm IL.
According to the story the Dover
field. which sailed for Jacksonville
from Hampton Roads last week. first
was reported leaking and, a call fUr
assistance had been sentSout Then
mutinied and fired the ship. Tie re-
port stated that the destroy er Trippe
had taken the crew of the schooner
and bringing the members. TO Hamp-
ton Roads.
The TripPe IS expected to arrive late
todFy or tonight.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-02-18
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WANTS TO KNOW.

Washington, Feb. 1s.-The
interstate commerce commits
sion wanted to know why the
war trade board was refusing
licenses for certain manu-
factured articles to neutral
countries bordering on Ger
many. And it asked the board
for an explanation.
Today the answer came. II
was very polite answer, but.
boiled down, it was just the
twenty sixth article of the
armistice terms:
THE existing blockade con-
ditions are to remain un-
changed"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-02-18
VETS SEEK REFERENDUM
Believe Thirteen States Will Reject
Prohibition.

Cincinnati, Feb. 1s.-Referenduu'
elections will be sought in fourteen
states of the Union on the federal
prohibition amendment, according 10
an announcement made by the Ma
tional Association of Distillers and
Wholesale Liquor Dealers here TODAY
The states are: Arkansas, Californi5.
Colorado, Idaho, Maine. Michigan,
Missouri. Nebraska, Nevada. New
Mexico, Ohio. oregon, Utah ani
Washington. Leading distillers hefe
state they believe ct least thirteen Ct
these states win reject the amends
ment and thus defeat natiorai pro-
hihitiOn
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-02-18
NO WAGE REDUCTION
Southern Miners Will Not Tolerate
Such Action, States President.

Knoxville, Feb. 1S.-(Special.) y
No wage reduction in district 10.
United Mine Workers Of America.
will be tolerated" announced Presi-
dent VanBittner. at the convention
of miners for Tennessee. Kentucky
and part of north Georgia fields here
today. He announced miners
representatives will confer with the
operators committee at the end of
the present wage contract, to ar
range a new wage scale. Convict
miners were denounced, free text
books and equal suffrage advocated.
and a workmen's compensation law
for Tennessee urged. The district
has grown from nine to 204 local
unions in two years.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-02-18

Secretary Daniels, in a statement to
the Evening Post, confirmed the facts
OF the investigation and of the ar
rests.
THE situation as it has developed
strikes deep at the roots Of the or
ganization of the navy not in this
district alone, but also Throughout the
nation, and 1t is situation, knowl-
edge of which has become common
property of many officers and men of
the naval reserve force and also OF
the regular navy.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-02-18
SHIPPING CRISIS PASSED

Central American Ports Now GETTING
More Calls from Ships.
Washington. Feb. 1S.-The crisis with
respect TO shipping space into and out
of Central American ports has been
reached and passed, according 70 a re-
port BY Trade Commissioner Strachan.
More ships are being put on the runs
10 the Atlantic ports. During the cri-
sis in November there were twenty-tw
consecutive days when no vessel OF any
description called at Port LImon. costa
Rica.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-02-18
Quarrel: SCANDAL in NAVY
'PETR0GRA AID AND MOSCOW
S0VIETS AT LOGGERHEADS
Serious Differences Develop In Russian Bolshe-
vik Party Daniels Confirms Facts of Ar
rests of Naval Officers.

8 Stockholm, Feb 18. - Serious differences Of opinion
aave arisen between the Moscow soviet headed by Pre-
nier Lenne and the Perograd soviet headed by Leon
Trotzky the allied proposal for conference the
Princes islands, according to a dispatch from Hell
singfors.
Boshevik forces operating in the Ukraine, according
to advices from Kev have suffered several severe de-
feats at the hands of the Ukrainians 4...-
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-02-18
SENTIMENT GROWS
Postponement OF Election Boosts An
neSation, Says Wright.


nexation, Says Wright.
r. T. Wright. candidate for mayor.
stated Tuesday morning that he had
never IN his life seen such sentiment
in favor of anything as there was in
favor OF annexation since it had been
agreed to postpone the city election,
giving the people of the suburbs a
chance to vote. Mr.. Wright said that
he believed that if Representative L..
d. Miller could see the people in the
suburbs he had promised to give a
separate vote TO that they would re-
lease him from his promise to give
the suburbs a separate vote and would
tell him they were in favor OF annexa-
ton. Mr.. Wright said that since he
had announced for mayor and the peo-
pie knew how he stood and what he
stood for they had come to him and
called him and were almost to a man
IN favor OF annexation. 81 believe we
will have no trouble passing the an
nexatioh bill" stated Mr.. Wright.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-02-18
OPEN TO VOLUNTEERS

EnIistments In Army OF 500, 900 Pro-
vlded.
Washington, Feb. 1S.-A rule was
adopted by the house rules committee
this afternoon providing for the re-
sumption of voluntary enlistments in
the army. The provision for a tempo
rary volunteer army OF 100000 men to
take the place of the American expe-
dictionary forces was dropped
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-02-18

(. Revelation Surprises.
New York, Feb. 1s.-The Evening
Post this afternoon prints the follow
ing story:
Revelations of a situation in the
Third naval district, with headquar-
ters at $50 Broadway. SO grave as to
lead to several arrests after thorough
investigation by special officer de-
tailed from Washington by the secre-
tary of the navy, Josephus Daniels,
have been made to the Evening Post.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-02-18
FRENCH FLiERS COMING
To United States to Demonstrate in
Four Cities.

To Unteo Stdtes 70 beih0Hst asS wv
Four Cities.
Paris, Feb. 1s.-On March 8. French
.vistion mission will leave for the
United States with the object OF DEM
an strating the degree of efficiency
French airplanes have attaineo. Inc @
,'.ssion will take with ii five of the
fastest machines that have been turned
- of various makes. One of the
lanes is fitted with closed cabin for
he use OF the Americans who have
baen invited to ACCOMPANY the MISSION,
,rhich viii have five of the noted French
..es as pilots for the machines.
The itinerary Of the nission covers
- vort San Francisco, Los Angeles
nd New orleans. with r,turn to New
-ork. ihc various stages Icing eng eoveree cove !,
.oi,ertion OF paintings and photo
: ..5bs Illustrating air episodes OF the
- These pictures will be put on
-eahibitio1