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New-York tribune., 1919-02-06

DR. KEMP 2 RATTLE

DR.. Kemp F. Battle, former president
of the University of North Carolina,
died Tuesday at his home in Raleigh,
N. c. Since 1907 Dr.. Battle had been
professor emeritus OF history at the
institution. Born near Louisburg, N. c.,
in 1882, DR.. Battle received his academ-
ic degrees at the University of North
Carolina and was admitted to the bar
in 1865. From 1866 to 1868 he was
State Treasurer Of North Carolina. AS
an author he produced several histor-
ical monographs.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-06
GEORGE r HAY .JR

ORANGE, N. j., Feb. George T.
Hay, jr, ship broker in New York,
died last night at his home, 1T fIalsted
Street, East Orange. He was born. in
Flatbush twenty-eight years ago.
Funeral services will be conducted to-
morrow afternoon in st. Marks Meth
odist Episcopal Church of that place.
His parents Mr.. and Mrs. George T.
Hay, reside in Flatbush. He is also
survived by his wife, a small son and
three sisters
New-York tribune., 1919-02-06
EDWIN LESTER SLAGIF

Edwin Lester Slagle son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Slagle, of Mount Vernon,
\. y died at the Chelsea Naval School,
Boston base, following an operation for
appendicitis. He was twenty three years
old For six months past he was an in
structor at the Naval Radio School at
HARVARD University. His engagement
to violet Morrison, of Mount Vernon,
was announced recently. She was at
lis bedside when he died His parents
and one sister survive him. Interment
VIII takc place in Grncnwich Conn
New-York tribune., 1919-02-06
ISAAC r. SWEZY FUNERAL

Isaac r. Swezy, one Of the earliest
residents Of Huntington, l.. l., who
died Sunday night at the age of eighty,
viii be buried in Huntington Rural
Cemetery, following funeral services
at his late home in Carver Place this
afternoon. From childhood to early
manhood Mr.. Swezy had led an adven-
turous life on the sea. Later he be-
came farmer and in the early SOS
embarked IN business in Manhattan.
He had lived in Huntington forty years
and is survived by nine children.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-06
MRS. JESSICA DECK

Mrs. Jessca Deck, aged thirty-one,
died Of double pneumonia at Coscob,
Greenwich. Conn, Yesterday Her hus-
band and tEree-y -year-old baby girl are
i'll with influenza. The family recently
moved into the home of Mrs Decks's
brother, William Mckinley, whose wife
died of pneumonia three weeks ago.
Besides her husband and little daugh-
ter she is survived by her mother,
four brothers and two sisters.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-06
EDWARD +. BURNS

Edward i. Burns, well-known
business man of Portchester, N. Y,
died ystrday at St. Vincent's Hos,
pital, this city His end was FASTENED
by grief over the recert death of his
wife. For fifteen years Mr.. Burns
had been a member of the Board of
Education of Portchester. He was also
chairman Of the Brooksvile School
Committee
New-York tribune., 1919-02-06

Senior Calbcton became Minister of
Finance in the Cabinet formed by
Count Romanones on December e.
1918. He had formerly been Minister
Of Public Works, and for several years
was Spanish Ambassador to the
Vatican.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-06
Lieut.. Gen John c. Bates
Dies in California Home

was shared by only two other officers
Oh the retired list of the United States
army, died Tuesday at his home here.
He was seventy-nine years old and un-
married Mrs. L. B. Enos, a sister, lives
III San Diego.
General Bates was son of Edward
Bates, who at the time of this sons
birth, on August &c, 1912, was mem
Der Of Congress from Missouri, and who
later was Attorney General in the Cab
met of President Lincoln.
General Bates received his commits
sion as first lieutenant in the 11th
Infantry, U. S. A., in 1861. In the
Civil War he served on the staff of
General Meade IN the Army of the Po-
tomac from the Battle of Gettysburg
to the end of the struggle. In 1871
he was second in command of the es-
cort which accompanied the Northern
Pacific Railway surveying party. He
commanded the companies which
quelled the riots at Butte, Mont. in
1894, and, following an appointment as
brigadicr general of volunteers four
years later, he accompanied Skaters
army to Santiago. Later in that year
he went % the Philippines for an i'm
portant command.
General Bates was made chief of
staf January Is, 1906, and two weeks
later received the rank of lieutenant
general, then the highest in the United
States. He was retired from active
service in April of that year.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-06
FERMIN CALBETON

Fermin Calbeton planchon, Min
ister of Finance in the Spanish Cab
met, is dead in Madrid.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-06

JOHN j. DAVIS, a widely known
business man, eighty-two years old,
died at his home in New London, Conn,
last night of pneumonia superinduced
by Influenza
New-York tribune., 1919-02-06

MRS. HENRIETTA KUHL BOEMAN
died yesterday at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. Howard Fleming, 1912
Park Avenue, Planfeld, N. j. She was
cightyfour years of age. Her husband,
Major Lambert Boeman, was killed in
the Civil War.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-06
OBITUARY NOTES

MRS. LEONORA HARRIS died at her
home, 535 West Front Street, Planfeld,
N. j., yesterday. She was the widow
Of Lester b. Harris and leaves three
sons and two sisters. Her death was
the result of pneumonia.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-06
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SENATOR DAVID j. WHITE was
buried in East Greenwich. r. l., at l
o'clock yesterday, Rev j. M. Hunter Of
St ruke's Church, officiated. Senator
White had been for many years the
Senate recordtng clerk
New-York tribune., 1919-02-06


White had been for many years the
Senate recording clerk.
DIR. II. II. HOWE, a prominent Con-
necticut ysician, was buried at Yam
tic at noon yesterday Funeral ccrc-
monies were held at his late residence.
DIR. Howe was native Of Vermont and
an officer Of various state and county
medical societies. He also was a
thirty-third degree Mason.
WILLIAM r. KNAPP died yesterday
in the Stamford Comm Hospital after
long illness. He was scventy-four
years old and had been city milk in
.spector from 1911 to 1913. He was
born in Vista, N. Y. His wife and three
children survive him.
MRS. META s. KEISO died Mt STAN
ford yesterday after nm illness Of three
months, Her one daughter, Miss Effic
M. kalso, is department head in q
Washington Cd. C.) school.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-06

Examination into the causes of
Ihysical disqualification brought many
surprises. Alcohol and drug addicts &C
counted for only 1873 per cent of the
total; nervous and mental disorders
'or l3.3 per cent; tuberculosis for S5
ana mental deficiency for o. per cent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-11
FIRE DAMAGES
CHICAGO HOTEL;
WOMEN FAINT
Guests Flee Morrison
When Flames De-
stroy Annex.

Chicago, March 11-Half d
dozen women tainted, as many
others We're overcome by smoke
and these with nearly 225 men and
women employees of the Morrison
hotel were aided down fire escapes
early today, when fire broke out in
a five story brick annex to the ho-
tel which is used as a dormitory
tor the employees. The employees
occupying the annex were for the
most part women-maids, laundry
girls and a few housemen. Those
overcome by smoke were carried
into the hotel drugstore and were
soon revived,
All guests of the big hotel, To-
Gated at the southeast corner of
Clark and Madison streets, were
aroused and notified to leave the
structure as a precautionary meas
ure. The fire did not reach the
hotel proper. being confined to the
annex on the Clark street side. The
fourth and fifth floors were burned
before the blaze was brought under
control. The damage was estimated
at $4,000
There were 1.500 guests in the
hotel, of which number about five
hundred left the building.
A report that two maids were
missing led to a search of the
burned annex as soon as firemen
could enter the structure. No bod
les were found.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-11
WHEN DO WE MEET,
QUERY TO ALLIES
OF "WHITE RUSSIA

Basel, March IA Leibach dis
patch received here says that a
wireless message from Moscow
states that the commissary for for
eign relations of Lithuania and
White Russia has sent note to the
American. French, British and ItaI-
ian governments asking when plen-
ipotentiares should go to Prinkipo
isl and. It is said that the commits
sary's note stated that there was a
disposition to settle all questions
relative to the situation in that part
of Russia in a peaceabIe manner.
This is a development OF the in
vitation sent to Russian factions by
the peace conference, asking that
a conference be held at Prinkipo
island, In the Sea of Marmora. AS
a condition It was stipulated that
a truce between the Russian fac
tfons should be arranged. This has
not been done and recent dispatch
es have indicated that the plan for
the conference at Prinkipo had
been abandoned, but that a meeting
might be held at some other place
which should be attended by indi-
vidual Russian factions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-11
ARMY AIR CHIEF
LOSES HIS POST
Major General henley Reduced To
Colonel and Relieved of Aerial
Dictatorship.

Washington, March II. - Major
General William W. Henley, direc-
tor of military aeronautics. was
relieved of that post today and in
his permanent grade of colonel,
was ordered to report to the chief
of field artillery for duty. Briga-
dier General William Mitchell will
be detailed to command the army
aviation service.
The change in command of the bu-
reau of military aeronautics, it
was said at the war department,
was natural development of the
reduction in that branch of the
service. Very. large. Ted4ctiQns,als
ready have been made n the per-
sonnel of the aviation service and
it was considered that an officer
in the grade of major general was
no longer needed to supervise the
operations of the bureau
Colonel KenIey is by special
training, ali artillery officer, and
his new detail will take him to the
work for which he is particularly
fitted. He WAS called to the direc-
torship of military aeronautics
when the air service was re-or-
ganized and divorced from the sig
nal corps.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-11

KAISER'S FATE
is TO BE HELD
ARCH CRIMINAL
Will Be Branded By
Solemn Decision All
Nations, Plan.

Paris, Monday, March lot will
be the fate of former Emperor. Will
liam to be branded for all time as
an arch criminal by the solemn de-
cision of all the nations assembled
at the peace conference. to which
even his own country may be call
ed upon to subscribe in the peace
terms, according to the present
plans of what is believed to be a
majority of the commission on re-
sponsibility for the war.
The report of this commission
will be ready within a few days,
and the indications are that the
members are harmonious on the
main points. There are likely to
be differences, however, regarding
subordinate officials. although at
present a majority of the commits
sion is understood to hold that they
can be punished for orders given
or acts permitted by them in vio-
lation of the national laws of Ger
many or the rules OF war. Such a
rule would apply to the officer of
the rank of Captain Fryatt, the
execLtioner of Edith Cavell, who,
it is pointed out, might have been
technically guilty of espionage. No
doubt is felt as to the liability to
punishment Of a German officer
taken prisoner of war and found
guilty of atrocities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-11
TRADE POLICY OF
BRITAIN IS TOLD
Geddes Explains Import Ban
Hopes To Lift Blockade by In
creasing Exports.

L.ondon. Monday, March 1o.-Sir
Auckland c. Geddes, minister OF
national service and reconstruc-
ton, in speaking on the govern
ment's trade policy today in an
swer to Sir Donald MacLean, Lib
eral leader in the house of lords
said the reason for limiting i'm
ports to Great Britain was the ne
cessity of preventing an increase
Of British debt.
"A similar motive has actuated
other countries and has hampered
our export trade" he said, but the
government is trying to make ar
rangements with countries. which
probably will, in the future, by
the receipt of indemnities, be
placed in a position to purchase
our manufactured goods to allow
the entrance of our exports and
charge them against prospective
indemnities The government is
moving as rapidly as permissible
in the direction of securing some
arrangements of the affairs in Eu-
rope and allowing the removal Of
the blockade"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-11
IF YOU MARRIED
DEC. 81, COUNT 1T
YEAR IN YOUR TAX

Chicago, Ill. March 11.-An i'm
portant extension of the exemption
provisions of the income tax law is
contained in a ruling by Commits
sioner Roper made public here to-
day. 1t is that exemption for wife
or children covers the whole year
1918 even if the wife were wed. or
the child born. on the last day of
the year
In making the announcement
julius Smietanka; collector of in
ternal revenue for the Chicago dis
trict. explained that while the rul
ing works a saving for men earn
in; $1,000 a year who have mar
ried during 1918. it works against
men who have lost their wives in
the course of the year, for in the
latter case, he said, even If the
wife died on Dec. 81, the widower
would have to make his return as
that of a single man for the entire
year This is also true where
child dies, he said
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-11
DANIELS TALKS
TO NAVY FLIER
$50 MILES OFF
Sets Record for Long
Distance Use of
Wireless Phone.

Washington, March 11.-Secre-
tary Daniels talked today by radio
telephone with Ensign Harry Fag-
enWater in navy flying boat en-
route from Washington to Hamp-
ton Roads. Communication was es-
tablished a distance of more than
$50 miles, by far the longest trans
mission of radio telephone signals
with an airplane in flight ever
achieved.
The secretary used the ordinary
desk telephone on his desk at the
navy department Naval officers In
charge of the development in
radio signalling included Rear Ad-
miral Griffin, chief of the bureau of
steam engineering, were grouped
around the desk.
Mr.. Daniels spoke of his pleasure
in making a test of the constantly
improving navy apparatus and ask
ed the ensign how far away his
machine was. After a moments de-
lay the officer replied that he was
then more than $50 miles from
Washington and flying at a high
altitude
Sets New Record.
The officers voice came very in
distinctly toward the end of the
conversation as the distance in
creased. The experts at the depart
ment said the $50 miles was prac-
ucally the extreme range of radio
telephone communication with an
aircraft with present equipment,
and more than double any preyiouS
distance covered in a similar test.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-11
DOUBLE CABLE
CENSOR ENDED
BY AGREEMENT
u. S. and Great Britain
Decide to Abolish
Present System.

Washington. March 11.-Double
censorship of cablegrams is abol-
ished under the terms of an agree
ment between the United States
and Great Britain made public to-
day. The countries that hereafter
cable communications to the terri
try of either country will be subject
only to the censorship of the coun-
try in which the message origin
ates.
The United States, the announce
ment of the agreement said. desires
to discontinue cable censorship en-
tirely at the earliest possible mo-
ment, but as long as the allies con-
slider il necessary to continue the
blockade, it will be necessary to
continue the censorship. However,
every modification consistent with
the blockade will be made"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-11
HARB0R STRIKE
CROWS SERIOUS
LOngshOremen Join WalkOut and
Marine Workers Threaten TO
Renew Their Tieup.

New York, March 11.-With a
great many of the transatlantic
liners here tied up by the strike of
iongshoremen, which was called
yesterday in support of the strik-
ing harbor workers, threats were
made today by the marine workers
affiliation to renew the strike
against the railroad administration.
based On the alleged violation of
some of the terms of the recent set
tlement. The Independent boat own
ers again have rejected the terms
under which settlement between the
railroads and their harbor en-
ployes was reached
A number of large liners, ready to
sail for Europe, were still in port
today, unable to proceed for lack of
coal. Among these were the Cunard
liners Caronia and Mauretania; the
White Star steamer LapIand and
the French line steamship Niagara
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-11
NEW WARNING Is
ISSUED AGAINST
USE OF GAS MASK

Washington. March. II s-sknQther
warning that army gas masks, de-
veloped for protection against the
poison gases of the Germans, are
almost worthless in civil employ
ments, was given today by the bu-
reau of mines as the result of re-
ports of injuries to firemen and
miners, who have attempted to use
the mask in their work.
Director Van H. Manning pointed
out that it was particularly dan
gerous to use the army mask where
gas was confined, as it was intend
ed for use in the open. Further
more, carbon monoxide. one of the
most dangerous gases in civil es-
tablishments cannot be combatted
with the army mask.
THE field of civil usefulness of
the army mask" Mr. Manning said,
lis confined to certain chemical in
1ustries, around smelters and
roasters. where sulphur fumes are
given off, and in Industries using
chlorine and bleaching powder
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-11
HURRY PEACE
WITH FOE is
POPE APPEAL
Pontiff Urges Haste to
Prevent Further Spread
of Bolshevism.

Paris, March 11-(By the
Associated Press.D-It has be-
come known that Pope Benedict
has addressed an appeal TO the
powers emphasizing the urg-
ency of the speedy conclusion
of peace with Germany.
1t is understood that the pontift
states that the Vatican possesses re.
liable information that the situa-
tion in Germany, socially and econ.
omically, is very grave and that he
fears the spread of bolshevism with
such rapidity that it might result in
the establishment of a bolshevik
state.
Oppose Turk Rule.
Rome, Monday, March 10.-In his
allocution at the consistory he held
today, Pope Benedict, in alluding to
the future settlement of the Otto
man empire. sadi:
ut would be a great grief to the
Holy See if in Palestine the prepon-
daring position were given to in
fidels. and still greater grief if the
holy places were given to a non
Christian power
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-11
RAINBOW MEN TO
START FOR HOME
APRIL Is, REPORT

Washington. d. c., March IL
General Pershing cabled the war
department today that he had isr
sued orders for the Forty-second
Rainbow) division to prepare for
embarkation. This would indicate
that the Forty-second may be ex-
pected to sail between April 10 and
Is. as the average period between
such orders and embarkation has
been one month.
THE Rainbow division includes
the One Hundred and Forty-ninth
field artillery. composed chiefly of
Chicago and Illinois mem
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-11
FORMER KING is
NEARLY DROWNED
BY HUN SAILORS

Geneva, Monday. March 10
Former King William of Wuertem-
burg had a narrow escape from
drowning today during a scuffle
that occurred when a party of Ger
man sailors from Kiel seized the
ex-king's yacht on Lake Constance
The sailors took the yacht to use
it as a fishing boat
Disorders along the Rhine towns
not under allied occupation are
continuing. The German and Aus
trian consuls have been withdrawn
from the Lake Constance territory
because of the hostile attitude of
the neighboring peasants.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-11
U. S. PROGRAM FOR
BATTLE CRUISERS
TO BE DECIDED ON

Washington, March 11-The flu
ture battle cruiser program of the
navy will be determined at a series
OF conferences, which Secretary
Daniels and staff of naval experts
will hold with American naval Of
fcers overseas. and at general
conference to be held here after
the secretary's return from abroad.
Pending definite decision. con-
struction of 35-knot cruisers. al
ready authorized. will be suspended
under an order by Secretary Dan
icls, published today.
Very little work has been done
on the six cruisers, although con
tracts were let two years ago, as
during the war naval construction
was concentrated on destroyers and
merchant ships.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-11
DULUTH'S OASIS
OPENS UP AT OLD
STAND; ARREST 18

Duluth. March t1.-Oliver, Du-
luth's oasis. located in Wisconsin.
across from New Duluth. opened its
liquor houses yesterday evening.
with the official information that
the dry zone order which put it into
the dry" column last August, had
been rescinded. Eighteen visitors TO
the village were arrested when
they walked into Minnesota last
night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-11
II TOWNS VOTE ON
SALOON QUESTION
AND EIGHT GO WET

Boston. March 11-Returns from
IL towns that voted yesterday on
the issuing of liquor licenses, show
that eight changed from dry to
wet. Three South Shore towns,
Weymouth and bingham. which
have been no license places for
more than a quarter of d century
and Scituate. with a dry record of
II years, shifted to license.
Liquor advocates maintained
that the result was a protest
against the national prohibition
amendment, while anti-saIoonists
asserted that it was only due to
apathy on the part of the voters.
Three towns, Amesbury. Needham
and Amherst, voted to remain dry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-11
CAPTURE OF RIGA
BY GERMAN FORCE
DENIED BY BERLIN

Copenhagen. March 1.-THE re
Gently reported capture by Germans
of Riga on the Baltic coast, is de-
MED in a Berlin dispatch received
here. The German troops, it is stat
ed, are still a considerable distance
from Riga.
(The report of the capture OF
Riga reached London March Z, in a
dispatch to the Daily Telegraph.
The German troops we're said TO
have severely defeated the boil
sheviki and taken the city,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-11
WORKERS DEMAND
FOR SHORTER DAY
MEETS APPROVAL

HaZeltou. Pa. March 11.-Charles
i. Neill o. Washington, umpire of
the anthracite cOnciliation board,
today sustained the contention of
the engineers, firemen and cranes
men Of steam shovels operated by
the G. B. Markle Coal company,
tnat they are entitled to an eight
hour day with 3 per cent wage
increase instead of being paid fiat
seven per cent advance on the basis
CG nine hours. The award, retro
active TO May 5, 1916. carries with
it thousands of dollars in back pay
due on war time earnings and ap-
plies to similar employees all over
the anthracite field.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-11
GEN. PERSHING TO
INSPECT FORCES
ON GERMAN SOIL.

Coblenz. Monday. March 10
CBy the Associated Press.)-Gen-
eral Pershing will arrive in Cob
LEM Wednesday by way of Lux
emburg on an inspection trip,
which will take him over virtually
all the area occupied by the Ameri-
an Third army. He will review and
inspect the six divisions of the
army of occupation. including the
Forty-second (Rainbow) division.
which will begin entraining for
Antwerp and home April l.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-11
WILL TAKE FIVE
YEARS TO FINISH
ENGLISH TUNNEL

London, March 11.-Five years
will be required to complete the
proposed tunnel under the English
channel from England to France,
according to an authoritive esti-
mate. 1t is said that in ordinary
times the cost of the work would
be about e16,OOO.0OO but in view of
the increased cost of labor and ma
terials, the expense involved would,
under present conditions, be nearly
G20,000,000