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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-12
LEAGUE TO DECIDE
FATE OF AUSTRIA
REVISED PEACE TERMS PLACED
IN HANDS OF AUSTRIAN
REPRESENTATIVE.
sIENNA's FUTURE is DARK
The Great Capital May Soon Become
Purely Residential City, Divest-
ed Of its Former CONNER
cial importance.

Paris.-The revised text of the peace
terms framed for Austria's acceptance
by the peace conference was handed
to the Austrian plenipotentiary at St.
German.
The treaty was presented to the
Austrian delegates by Paul Dutasta,
general secretary of the peace con-
ference. He also handed them the
allied reply to the Austrian counter
proposals and covering letter reit-
Grating that Austria had precipitated
the war by an ultimatum unacceptable
to Servia-
The Austrian peace treaty completed
by the supreme council for submission
to the Austrian plenipotentiaries leaves
the future of Austria very largely in
the hands of the league Of nations.
The league, that is, will be able to de-
eide whether Austria shall be permit
ted to join Germany. and as France
Is opposed to such union, as are
Switzerland and many other countries,
there would appear to be very littl&
chance of Austria's securing permits
sion to terminate her existence as
separate state, should she so desire in
future.
There seems to be a general feeling
of dissatisfaction in peace conference
circles with the treaty, which was
adopted from the German treaty and
does not fit such a small power very
well. The council, however. has agreed
on all sections cf the treaty. because
there is a general WEAKNESS with dis
Cussion.
Under the terms OF the treaty Wen
ma, with its 100000 inha bitants,
seems doomed to lapse into compare
tice commercial insignificance, as
there is a population of only 100000
within the country outside the city to
support the capital, while with Jugo-
Slavia, Czecho-Slovakia and Hungary
existing as separate powers, Vienna
can hardly hope to recover the bust
ness formerly drawn from their terri
tories. If the Observation-Disclosures of
Fiume were provided for as is expect
ed in many quarters, it is pointed out
by members of the peace delegation
that AuStria'S shrunken commercial
interests would thereby be protected
to some extent, but the territory con-
tributory to the capital is so limited
that it is generally thought by the
peace delegates that Vienna is doomed
as great capital and must inevitably
relapse into a residential city with
relatively slight business Importance.
1t is likewise pointed out by mem
bers of the conference that even were
Austria to be Joined eventually with
Germany the future Of Vienna as q
great city would not be assured. an 1t
would fail thus to acquire additional
tributary and would be subjected to
the sharp competition of German cities
with better transportation facilities.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-12
WILSON STARTS HIS TOUR
Swing Around Country From
Coast to Coast.

Indianapolis Ind.-President Wilson
delivered here the second of the ad
dresses he is to make to the people o.
the United States on his 1O,000-milt
tour, which will embrace the country
from coast to coast.
James p. Goodrich, republican gov
ernor of Indiana, in a brief address
welcomed the president. When h
mentioned that the meeting was t.
hear the president. the crowd cheeret
for several minutes. and the governo
could only stop them by presenting
Mr. Wilson 1t was ten minutes be
fore the crowd was quoted and tn
president proceeded.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-12
FIRST DIVISION MEN RETURN
Vanguard of Famous Outfit Arrives In
This Country After Two Years
Service Abroad

New York-Nearly 1900 officers
and men of the First Division, the
first members of that outfit to return
home after more than two years serv-
ice overseas, arrived from France on
the transport Orizaba, while 10 Off
GERS and so enlisted men comprising
the advance section which is to make
arrangements for the divisions recep-
ton. returned on the transport Pas
torres
Other units of the division are due
to arrive within the next 10 days on
the transports Suwanee, Liberator,
Freedom, Amphion, Callao, Santa
Teresa and Leviathan, which is ex-
pected to carry Gen. Pershing and his
staff
Tentative arrangements have been
made for parade of the division on
Fifth Avenue September TO- 1t is ex
pected that Gen. Pershing will ride at
the head of the procession.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-12
PROBE OF OIL STOCK GAME
Law To Prohibit "Wild cat' Stock.
PROPOSED BY American Petro-
leum Institute.

Colorado Springs. Col-The appoint
ment OF committee Of three mem.
bers of the American Petroleum Insti
tute to investigate and draft a law
prohibiting the sale or advertising
OF wild cat" oil stocks was made al
the closing session o. the institute
The committee is composed of R. L
WEIGH, general secretary of the Insti
tute; Judge c. d. Chamberlain, genera
counsel of the General Petroleum AS
ISOLATION, Cleveland, and R. w. Stew
art, chairman of the board of directors
of the Standard Oil Company of In
diana.
The institute also Endorsed the plan
for the foundation of S1,0O0,000 re-
search bureau. The institute adj
iourned to meet in New York three
months hence.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-12
PRICE F|XERS MUST
NOT RAISE COSTS
PALMER NOTIFIES COMMITTEES
THEY HAVE NO POWER TO
REVISE UPWARD.
TO BE LOWER, NOT HIGHER
Must Let Low Prices Stand-InstructGs
Committees To Refrain From
Changing figures Deemed
Too Low.

Woshington.-Fai price committees
throughout the country were informed
by Attorney General Palmer that their
activities were not expected in any
wise to include sanction for raising
prices above present levels.
Reports that in a few places com
mittees cooperating with the Depart
ment OF Justice in the governments
effort to reduce the cost OF living had
advanced charges to consumers
caused an official circular to be pre-
pared making it clear that such
step had no approval from Washing
ton.
THE purpose of this campaign is to
reduce the cost of living. not to in
crease it," the circular said Fair
price committees should not at any
place or under any circumstances in
crease prices II in the Judgment OF
the committee a price is too low It
should not be touched 1t is only
prices which are too high with which
we are concerned"
Assistant Attorney General Ames. in
charge of the administration OF the
fod control law, said there were only
a few places where prices had been
advanced. Mr.. Palmer's circular. made
public by Judge Ames. likewise gave
instructions as to the basis of cost to-
be used in determining fair prices.
in ascertaining. what is a reason
able charge" the circular said, 1.-THE
original cost is the one factor to be
considered, the replacement value is
another. ana all the facts and circum
stances surrounding the transaction
are proper elements entering into the
problem. Fair price committees must
use their best judgment in such cases
without narrowing the question to any
one fastor."
Jur sdiction will be taken over wear
ing apparel as well as food and fuel
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-12
AvIAT0Rs AGAIN FIRED UPON
officer, While Flying Over American
Soil, is Wounded BY Shot From
Mexican Side.

Laredo, Tex.-Fired upon from the
Mexican side of the Rio Grande, Capt
David w. McNabb, United States avia-
ton corps. was slightly wounded while
on aerial patrol duty along the inter
national boundary northwest of here.
With Lieut. Won deb. Johnston, Capt.
McNabb was flying slowly up the river
close to the water when suddenly a
group of Mexicans fired several vol
leys of shots at the airplane, wound
ing McNabb near the ear, while sew
eral shots pierced the planes wings.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-12
PEACE TREATY IS
SIGNED BY AUSTRIA
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY VOTES 81
TO q TO RATIFY THE
MEASURE.
SOME OF MEMBERS PROTEST
Declare That Union With Germany
Will Ultimately Be Necessary
South Tyroieans Refrain
From Voting.

vienna.-The national assembly. by
= vote OF 81 to %. decided to sign the
peace treaty.
The assembly. however, protested
against the violation of Austria s
eight of free disposal of herself"
The German nationals voted against
signature of the treaty, while some
members of the South Tyrolez party
abstained from voting. The vote was
taken after adoption without dissent
of the governments resolution of pro-
test. presented by the Christian So
cialist, Hauser. declaring the terrific
rial clauses of the treaty grossly vio-
late the national claim to self-deter-
mination and the basis on which the
armistice was concluded
1--WE raise once more our voices
against a peace founded on brute
force" said the resolution. LAS one
man we decline the dividing up of our
peoples into free and unfree, as is
done by this peace. We further de-
clare that the four million Germans
forced under foreign rule will for all
time insist on self-determination as
the only possible basis on which the
modern state may be founded"
The resolution also declares that Ill
innate union with Germany is an abb
solute necessity, and expresses the
hope that when the hatred of the war
dies down this union will be consum-
mated 1t ends by placing response
bility for sleeping Europe in revolu-
ton and confusion on the shoulders
Of the entente and looks to the league
3f nations to repair the wrong done.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-12
How Coal Is Tested.

Coal sold on the basis of heating val
ne is tested by the United States bu-
reau OF standards by the bomb colo
r:meter. A thirtieth of an ounce of coal
f. enclosed I'm strong steel capsule.
oxygen under high pressure Is intro
dueed. and. this bomb being placed in
the calorimeter. the coal is ignited
electrically. The heating effect is cal
culated from the rise of temperature
OF the water in the calorimeter. Coal
samples of known heating value have
been prepared. and are supplied to per-
Sons using the calorimeter TO enable
them to check their own results.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-12
PACKERS TO BE PROSECUTED
Proceedings Before Chicago Grams
Jury This Month-SpecIaI
Prosecutor Named

Observation-Disclosures under tn,
antitrust law against the five big Chi
cago packers will be presented 10 tn,
grand jury which will sit in Chicago
beginning Sept. Is. Attorney Genera
Palmer announced that John II. At
wood of Kansas City has been appoint
ed special assistant to the attorney
general to cooperate with Isidor ]
Kresel of New York and Charles B
Morrison Of Chicago in prosecuting
the cases.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-12
"Wets" Still Fighting.

New York.-The Association Or
posed to National Prohibition an
nounced that it would go into polite
at the November election. 1t will de
vote its attention to working for IN
election of anti-prohibitionists as gov
ernors and members of state legisla
lures.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-12
TO AUCTION NAVAL GRAF
Hundred Vessels, Including Yachts,
Gunboats, Etc, Will Go To
the Highest Bidders.

Washington.-More IMAM 100 naval
vessels of widely diversified types, in
Guiding seven old type gunboats. sew
eral converted yachts, one monitor, a
tug and about 80 standardized subma
rine chasers of the 110-foot type. will
be offered for sale to the highest bid
ders in the near future, the Navy De
partment announced Among the yes
sells to be sold are several historic
ships of the old navy.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-12
Socialists Endorse Soviet.

Chicago.-The National Socialist
party, in declaration OF principles,
unqralifiedly endorsed the soviet re-
public of Russia and the international
socialist movement and condemned the
league of nations. The delegates
jumped to their feet and cheered for
several minutes when the paragraph
was read approving the soviet republic
of Russia. The document compared
the Russian revolution with the Amer
lean revolution Of 1875.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-12
Oil Measures sliahted.

Mexico City-The extraordinary
session OF the Mexican Congress call
ed the first week in May to consider
urgent measures. among them amend
ments to Article 81 of the constitu-
ton, concerning naturalization OF oil
lands, adjourned with the petroleum
measures untouched
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-12

~Secret Service" In its narrow sense
= the name applied TO that bureau In
the treasury department the duties Of
which as defined by law are 70 de-
eect counterfeiting and to protect the
president. The term secret service
N its broader sense includes all Of
those agencies which detect violations
Of federal laws and which keep thu
government Informed as to information
n relationships. Military intelligence
q the chief secret service agency n
the broader sense and II co-orlinate<
and uses all the lesser detectiso ageo
go - ~ e0vorumone. .'
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-12
WILSON TO THE NORTHWEST
President Rests For Day and Then
Starts on Lengthy and Siren
uous Tour.

Des Moines. Ia.-After a days rest
In Des Moines, President Wilson start
ed into the northwest for week of
speech-making there in the interest
OF the peace treaty. His schedule for
six days will take him through every
state that borders Canada west of the
lakes and will end at the Pacific coast
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-12
STARTED IN JOKE
Explanation of Story of Roose-
veIt's Hard Drinking.
Colonel Informed Group Of Newspaper
Men How the Rumor Originated
Testing Remark Caused All
the Trouble.

Few things In Colonel Roosevelt's
later life are fresher I'm the public
memory than his suit against Mich
1gan editor who accused him of drunk
enness. writes John J. Leary. Jr. I'm
McClure's. The unfortunate editor,
unable to produce a scintilla of proof.
admitted his fault. and so far as the
records go. the matter was disposed
Of There was nothing developed.
however. TO show where the tale start
er or what foundation, If any, 1t might
have had.
Colonel Roosevelt, however, had an
explanation. He gave Ii to us one
afternoon in the trophy room in Oys-
ter Bay; when passing the cigars
around, he remarked that he would
.youch for the quality. "They must be
good" he remarked. "for they're some
pof Leonard Woods. / never smOEe
myself. so / have TO rely on the judg-
sment Of others"
did you ever smoker" some one
asked.
There is where that story Of my
drinking started" he continued, not
hearing the question or ignoring 1t.
You see, when / would decline
cigar, saying / did not smoke, FOLKS
would often ask, in a joking way:
what are your bad habitsT In the
SINE spirit / would reply Prize fight
ing and strong drink
''Now, IL so happens that the Lori
in his infinite wisdom elected to cre-
nte some folks with whom it is never
safe to joke-solemn asses who lack
a sense of humor. / am very fond of
that story of Sidney Smiths who,
playing with his children, stopped sud-
denly, saying: Children, we must
now be serious-here comes a fool
poor unfortunates who must take ev-
erything said to them literally.
zone of these to whom made that
remark said: Roosevelt, / hears
drinks hard The other fool replied,
Yes, that's true. He told me so him.
self
And so IL went"
THAT Is all there ever was to the
talk of my drinking. From that start
ft spread and spread until, I'm self-de-
Tense, / was compelled 10 take action
to stop IT, Some folks have said I
went out of my way TO find little ed
itor who could not defend himself.
The fact Is, he was the one editor I
could hold to account. There were
and are editors nearer New York I
gladly would have sued under like
circumstances, but they knew better
than to print what they knew was
untrue Had any one of them done
SO would have hauled them up short.
ard with much more glee than I did
the Michigan man. for the men / have
I'm mind have real malice toward me.
and he. am satisfied. had none.
I'VE parted good friends. / cer-
tainly had nothing against him. In
his zeal TO do things. he put In print
what shrewder and really malicious
men who would harm me If they could,
dare not do. i believe he was honest
Iy sorry when he found his error.
However. the thing had its value.
We're never too old to learn, and I
learned to be careful with whom
cracked the simplest joke. Thank God.
there are many you can joke with In
safety. If we couldn't laugh once in
n while what a world this would he
1t wouldn't be world-it would be q
ad-house."
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-12
Ria inheritance Tax.

New York.-About s7,OO0,O 900 of the
$30,000,000 left by the late Andrew
Carnegie will find it's way to the
United States treasury as inheritance
taxes, according to an estimate made
by tax experts here.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-12
U. S. Soldiers Leave Siberia.

Vladivostok.-The American trans
port Thomas. with 600 replacement
troops. arrived here and will sail Aug.
% with $40 American soldiers aboard
for Manila by way of Nagasaki. arriv-
ing at San Francisco in about As days.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-12
U. S. MANDATE IN ARMENIA
Charles r. Crane Draws Pitifui Pic
ture OF Conditions In That
Stricken Country.


Stricken Country.
Paris.-With the return of Charles
4. Crane, Chicago banker, from Ar
menia and the Near East, where he
served as head of the American mis-
sion making an investigation of con-
ditions there with regard to the as
sumption by the United States of the
mandate for those territories, it is
understood here that Mr.. Crane will
report in favor of the United States
taking the mandate for the stricken
nation. whose only future lies in the
hope of American aid"
In an interview ir. Crane drew
pitiful picture OF conditions in Ar
menia and Syria, both remnants of
the Turkish empire. He said the
OILY hope for relieving the situation
Is effective assistance from America.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-12
To Act on WAGE Scale.

Chicago.-The executive council of
the Federated Railway Shopmen of
the Chicago distict has called a ma
tional CONVEX ION to be held here
Sept %, to act on the new wage scale
granted by President Wilson.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-12
National Guard CORPS.

Neutrality-suspicious. through
a new system of universal military
training Of great citizen army to be
known as the national guard corps
was proposed today by the National
Guard Association.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-12
Reduce Freight Rates.

,Iew York deductions in freight
rates ranging from ten to two dollars
ton from American Atlantic and
gulf ports to Montevideo and Buenos
Aires were announced here by the
shipping board.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-12
Dod.on Destroved Fleet.

London.-The Daily Express reveals
tho Identity of the British naval Off
Ger responsible for the recent destruc-
ton of Ienine's Russian Bolshevist
fleet. He is Commander Dodson, D.
s. O.. who captured a number Of guns
and 500 prisoners.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-12
Near Riots in Atlanta.

Atlanta, Ga.-Police reserves were
called out at Lakewood, suburban
amusement park, when a crowd of sol
diers and civilians threatened a po-
Ifceman who arrested a soldier on
charge of being a pickpocket.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-12
BoIsheviki Take Town.

London.-A Bolshevik wireless mes
sage received here reports the cap
ture by the Bolsheviki OF the town of
Tobolsk, capital of West Siberia, and
the government of Tobolsk
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-12
honora LAFAYETTE.

New York.-Ambassador Jusseranc
at F'ranco-American exercises held in
commemoration of the lend anniver-
sary OF the birth of Lafayette
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-12

Mexico City.-The federal authori
ties In Tampice report the CAPTURE oi
five rebels. among whom were the as
sassins of John N Correll, an Ameri
can, Of Ada. Okla. who was slain south
OF Colonia In June.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-12
Bio Attendance Expected.

Atlanta. Ga.-More than 1000
people from every part of the nation
are expected to attend the twenty
fourth annual reunion of United Con-
federate Veterans in Atlanta October
Z. 8. and TO-
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-12
Disaster Narrowly Averted.

Pana, Ill--Three hundred miners
barely escaped death here today when
the powder house of the Springside
mine exploded and destroyed the tor
works OF the mine. The men escaped
through passage two miles long.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-12
Boer Hero Dead.

Pretoria, Union of South Africa
Gen. Louis Botha, premier and minis
ter of agriculture of the Union o.,
South Africa, died suddenly early thi.
morning following an attack of influ
elza
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-12

II some one has been unxind to us
be kind 10 others The great law will
bring him a harvest Of what he has
sown- II we undertake TO pay him
back. evil for evil. we overstep our
authority. and we also make ourselves
liable TO Judgment for the part we
take In the affair. We could Just as
well do something that would bring US
r reward.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-12
Boost Postal WAGES.

Washington.-Fla increase of $3.50
in the annual wages of all postoffice
employees is provided by bill passed
by the House and sent to the Senate
The increase is retroactive to Jul
last. and affects approximately 100000
empI0yes
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-12

Neutrality-suspicious. in armv court
martial procedure was urged before
the Senate military subcommittee by
William Bissell Thomas a Minneap-
oils lawyer, who served two years in
the American expeditionary forces.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-12
Aisnlane on This Side.

Washington.-The American army
airplane fired upon by Mexicans Tues
day was "at no time over Mexican
territory" the War Department was
informed by Maj.-Gen. Dickman. com
manding the southern department
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-12
Murdered RY Yanuis.

Eogales, Aria. P. Hennessey. ar
American truck driver. and four Mex
lean federal soldiers acting as escort
were killed by Yaquis Tuesday.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-12
Financial Crisis Feared.

London.-A crisis over the stagger
ing British national expenditure ha.
arrived and the overthrow of the pres
emit coalition government is among
the possibilities of the near future.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-12

New NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF p and
20 cents word, respectively, Is made
on commercial cable rates to and from
all parts Of the United States and the
Philippines and China, the CONNER
cial Gable Company announced.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-12
per.hino REGULAR ceneraI.

washington.-The Senate in oper
executive session unanimously con
firmed the nomination of John J. Per
ahing to the permanent rank of gen
earl OF the regular army.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-12
Radical Socialist. Organize,

Chicago-Three hundred representa-
tives of the left wing faction of the ma
tional socialist party, which recently
withdrew from the parent body, organ
lied the communist labor party of
America and adopted the emblem of
the Soviet republic of Russia, with the
motto: workers of the Word,
TInite"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-12

Paris.-As q souvenir of Americas
participation In the world war the
French government will make a pres
ent to the American government of
the special train which was put at
Gen. Pershing's disposal early IN 1913