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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-02

fantry and three cavalry. brieades. Of
which one division was British. Mes
opotamia is one spot on the map the
British viii watch and garrison care
fully. II is fully expected here that
the peace conference viii authorize
British suZerainty over Mesopotamia.
which, since IL has been redeemed
from the Turks. has again bIossomed
forth commercially, giving some pOr-
tent Of Its bygone days when that
land dominated civilization Hun
dreds Of miles OF railway have been
built Bagdad has been robbed Of some
OF its nefarious smell and turned into
a prosperous city. and irrigation has
increased agricultural production
enormously The army Of occupation
VIII continue TO be largely Of Indian
composition.
There are about 1000 British
troops in North Persia and these will
remain there for the present
In Siberia there are but two British
battalions, Hampshire and Essex.
mostly at Omsk, besides staff and Of
1icers for training. Russian n forces.
There is. In addition. a Canadian
mixed brigade OF which the majority
are at NladVostOk and the rest are
en- route In North Russia there are
about 5000 British forces
The British garrison IN India
amounts TO about 10000 men. in
which there are a few regular units
When it is remem bered that a million
Indians have been trained TO arms
in this war; that there ever is unrest
between the various Indian elements,
especially the Burans and Nohamme-
dams. and the total population is a
couple OF hundred millions. the gar
risoning force appears small
British forces EarrisoninE defended
ports amount 70 five garrison and one
territorial battalion Of infantry, "a
companies Of garrison artillery and
II companies OF garrison engineers.
In all cases where volunteers are
on garrison duty, an attempt is being
made 70 relieve such forces by the
post-bellum army
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-02

The WaF party had taken the BIT
in its teeth and carried out this
military occupation, which was
causing grave friction In Siberia
but about which the mass OF the
Japanese people knew nothing.
The American protest caused the
withdrawal. first OF 5000 Jap
anese troops and later Of 1900
more.
But these orders were not given
until serious fight had taken place
in Toxic between the peace and war
parties, during those November days
when the eyes OF the world were on
the German motor cars with the white
Tags that brought Ludendorff' s
sword 10 Foch- The war party wanted
TO defy America. throw off the mask.
proclaim a japanese prOtectorat6
over eastern Siberia and assume the
control OF the whole far east The
moderates. helped by ali the banks
and business interests, pleaded for
monstrances. They won
What Did Lansing sayf
Il may be many years before the
facts as 70 the historic conversations
between Lansing and Ishi in Wash
ington are made public How far
Lansing went in his remarks ny In
formant does not know. The circum-
stances surrounding the situation in
Siberia the propaganda and military
operations fomented by Takishiuna,
and the dramatic character OF the
sudden and secret withdrawal OF
most Of the japanese army IN Siberia,
suggest that Lansing went fairly far.
The policy Of the war party, I IN
dsrstand, has not changed since No
vember, despite the shock to them OF
the complete defeat Of Germany.
Their theory has always been that
the longer the western powers kept
on bleeding each other and weakening
themselves the greater would be the
relative strength OF Japan at the end
OF the war Consequently, the com
plete and overwhelming triumph Of
the allies. coinCident with growth into
a first-class military power OF the
hitherto despised United States, was
q severe blow to the japanese fire
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-02

eater. and has weakened for the time
his political strength at home.
Americans may well be proud Of
the fact that the principle weapon
used BY the mOderates in Toxic
70 defeat the war party during
this November crisis was their
demonstration Of the tranEpar-
ent honesty and good faith Of the
American government in its de-
sire to bring about a true and Just
world settlement.
To return to the policy OF the
japanese peace delegates here in
Paris. who represent the moderate or
government party. They are pretend
ing to be concerned about the Pacific
coast immigration question. There
are two reasons why Japan has In
reality decided to drop this old bone
OF contention forever. One is that
Japan recognizes that the new MILL
tary strength OF the United States
renders harmless the old bogy Of q
japanese attack on the western states.
and mas no intention OF trying to
trritate America IN any way concern
ing Issues on the American aide Of
the Pacific ocean
The other and more important rea-
son Is that the destruction OF the Rus
sian power makes possible the set
Element OF all Japan'B surplus popu-
Avn Al i'm AaAAAAai AAG4A AAAAAlG anu
subject to Japan's political influence
japanese can now emigrate, perhaps
TO Siberia, certainly to Manchuria at
their VIII without fear from Russia
Consequently, II has now become
definite policy Of the Japanese 10 dis
courage immigration 10 the occident
japanese racial pride has undoubtedly
been hurt by the action OF our coast
states and the Canadian west. but the
moderate party, in order to calm down
steps through the government press
to make the people Of Japan under
stand that economic and not social
reasons are at the bottom Of op-
position TO immigration into America
What Japan wants Il n Monroe
doctrine Of the east. How does
she propose TO get II here in
Parish That f. n secret that may
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-02

his favor.
4 woman was next She looked for
qamases against a young man Tor
having broken window belonginc
% her. Inc young man said that il
was accidental but the court advised
ann 70 pay. and he did so on the spot
IN another case the plaintiff received
q Ilrst-class raking for bringing
suel trivial case into court and
lne defendant received the costs. IN
q cases which were before the court
that night there was only one 7svrce-
20 appear, and the case went arainst
him.
The average length OF a hearing
vas 10 minutes The costs TO an
parties, including the fee for the
lawyer who appeared. was about $40.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-02
], 553,471 OFFICERS, MEN
DISCHARGED TO MARCH Is

Washington. D. c., April Figures
made public today by the war depart
ment show that from the signing OF
the armistice to March &c. 1855. Az Of
the 3,670.SSS officers and men under
arms when the war ended had been
discharged from the service.
Since the endof hostilities. 573,474
officers and men had sailed from
France 90 March Is, and Of this num-
Der 502,850 had arrived I'm the United
States. This left 1.409,7S9 soldiers
overseas. The total under arms in this
country on March Is was 603.178.
Enlistments in the army since Feb
ruary 28, when voluntary enlisting
was resumed, were 1888 70 March 20.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-02
n FLOYD lTAGRIFF.

IN the Italian theater there are
three British divisions, $1,000 soldiers
but these are being rapidly demObi-
lied and sent home One battalion
has been sent to help garrison Fiume
by the Italian high command, and a
battalion Of artillery has been sent
20 Northern TyroL
In the Balkans there are three
British divisions Most British divi-
sions now number 1900 men. but
these are Of 10000 strength One IS
garrisOning the Debrudja zone be-
tween the Bulgarians and Rumanians.
Another is in Turkey in the vicinity
OF Constantinople and the Darda-
neles- A third is in the Salonilzf
area from whence one battalion has
been dispatched 10 help garrison
northern Albania other troops from
the former Balkan force have been
sent to Trans-Caspia to force the
repatriation Of the Turkish army Of
invasion there.
The 1000 British troops in Trans
Caspla probably viii be needed for
several months They are guarding
the entrance into Persia and Afghan
istan which lead 10 India Turkestan
Bolshevists and Austro-German war
prisoners also have been marrying the
populace.
The British hope to reduce BY half
the forces held in Egypt and Pales-
tine, as soon as the Turks comply
with the armistic and peace terms.
In Cilicia the Turks have shown a
truculent spirit and do not appear to
realize they have been defeated In
some instances they still are op-
pressing the Armenians, even trying
TO eLterminats them
At present there are three British
divisions at Alexandretta. Egypt, ana
one at Cairo. In Palestine, Syria and
Cilicia there are three divisions,
largely OF Indian composition and
four mounted divisions, two being
Canadian and two Australian. The
cavalry is 70 be repatriated at once.
When hOstilities closed IN lIesopo-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-02

be revealed within q Few weeks;
meanwhile IL r. one Of the best
kept in this town which Is full
Of well-hidden diplomatic mys-
terles.
The japanese scheme e. almost
certainly based upon the league Of
nations agreement. The Japanese
delegates are watching eagerly
the agitation in the United States
for the preservation OF the Mon
roe doctrine. and the attacks
made in the senate and elsewhere
on the league covenant because
Il does not specifically guarantee
Ike historic American doctrine. Il
appears to me certain that IL
president Wilson brings forward
such a demand, IN response TO
pressure from home, and IL the
conference agrees, the Japanese
VIII NJ once bring forward a
similar proposal na regards the
far east and make their ratlficn-
ton Of the peace treaty dependent
upon its adoption
Il may be that the japanese are
counting in any event upon reQuir-
ing a specific recognition OF the spe-
cial position occupied by Japan IN
the east before agreeing TO come
into the league So Ear, with all the
world talking about the league and
a perfect din Of approval and disap-
prOval coming from the United States,
Japan has been completely silent
That silence has become more audible
in Paris than the noise made by many
other nations.
The world needs Japan IN the
league. Far eastern problems viii be
tenfold more difficult IL the writ Of
the league OF nations does not run
in China and Siberia because Japan
declines 10 subscribe TO the covenant
Japan for her signature will ask a
price, and that price, IL my informa-
ton is correct, viii be found 10 be
not the removal OF immigration re-
strictiOns In America but American
and world recognition OF the japanese
doctrine--Copyrigh 1913, by the Nc
Clure Newspaper Syndicate
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-02
Tue AUiators Killed
Near KELLY Field. Tex

san Antonio, Texas. April 2.-Ideut-
Walter A Byrnes. OF san Francisco.
and cadet Parker ID. Buck. OF Cincin-
NATL attached 20 Kelly flying field
here. We're killed yesterday in a IAN
of their airplane three miles from the
field. it was announced today. me
bodies were badly burned. Belated
word Of the accident was brought 10
the field by passerby, who Wit
messed IL
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-23
SUSPECTED BANDITS
HELD FOR THIEVERY
Four in Custody Believed to Be
Members of an Automo-
bile Gang

Three men were held in $1,000 bail
each and another in $500 bnil by Mag
istrate Pennock this morning at Central
Station on charges of larceny and re-
ceiving stolen goods. They arc said by
the police to be members of the band
of automobile thieves who have been so
active in this city recently.
The men are Charles W. Lank, Dit
man street near Sixtieth; Charles
Schuck, Torresdale avenue near Fifty
seventh street; Theodore Schuck. near
Seventy nint1 street and State road
and William Berger. Cedar avenue near
Twenty sixth street. These men are
charged with larceny of eight cars.
valued at $500.
Four of the cars have been identified
and returned, as follows: A car valued
at $500, stolen from Jacob Slovack,
332 North Eighth street; a car valued
at S140O. stolen from DIR. NJ. f. Donn :
hue. 1851 North Twenty eighth street ;
car valued at $1,000, stolen from
Joseph Milne, Fox Chase, and n car
valued at $500, stolen from the Ameri
can International Shipbuilding Corpor
alton.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-23
RECEIVER FOR TWO CAFES
Petition Against Operators Of Bar.
tram and colonnade

Inability to pay its debts caused the
appointment Of receiver for the Ma
tional Corporation, a concern that has
been operating the Bartram Hotel and
restaurant. Thirty third and Chestnut
streets. aud the restaurant of the Col
onnade Hotel. Fifteenth and Chestnut
streets.
Judge Dickinson in the United States
District Court named ]. Howard Robpr
temporary receiver under bond of
5000.
Action was taken by Lyndon y.
Wood, of this. city. creditor To tho
extent of S0S6S.10 The liabilities of
the concern are said to be about S57. p
600. The assets of the corporation have
a paper value Of S133 900. but the real
assets will not exceed $4,000, accord
ing to counsel for the pettoning
creditor. The National concern has
been operating the Bartram under a
lease since last March and the Colon
made restaurant since last November.
The corporation was first incorpo-
rated in September, 1918, under the
laws of Maine under the name of the
National Restaurants Corporation, with
a capital stock Of $500. 900. Last May
the name was changed to the present
one and the capitalization increased to
81 900, 900. The total outstanding
stock amounts to $121,2 ,270, divided
among forty three stockholders.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-23
BLOCKS EDGES PLAN
TO AID FOREIGN TRADE
Senator Gronna Objects to Bill
Because Of "Something
Under the Crust"

Washington, July 23.-tBy A. P)-
Opposition by Senator Gronna. North
Dakota. caused the Senate banking
committee to defer action today on the
bill of Senator Edge. New Jersey. au-
thorizing the organization of corpor-
alton to provide long time credits
abroad for American interests in inter
national trade.
Senator Gronna said he was disposed
to oppose the bill if il proposed that
American bankers 60 into the banking
business abroad and seek to ''control
the industries of the devastated cOun
tries
II think there is an underlying pur
pose-something under the crust-if we
can get at it. said he.
In urging the measure, Senator Edge
declared that manufacturers. farmers
and other interests favored the legiSla :
tion. which. he said. reached "evory
vital spot of reconstruction problems
and had been approved by the Federal
Reserve Board.
Declaring that foreign exchange rates
now are prohibitive. Senator Edge said
the American merchant marine would
be useless unless means were provided
for selling American goods abroad or
long credits.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-23
1900 MORE TROOPS
DOCK HERE TO-DAY
Santa Barbara Passes in Break
water at 1890 This
Morning
ARRIVES ABOUT 8 P. N.

The transport Santa Barbara with
1900 American troops returning from
Brest will arrive here today.
The vessel reached the Delaware
Breakwater this morning at 10 80
o'clock. The weather permitting. she
should dock at Pier 7S. South Wharvcs.
between and o'clock this afternoon
The police boat Ashbridge will go down
the river to meet the incoming trans
port.
The vessel Is carrying these units
Five hundred and forty first Engineers
Service battalion, headquarters and
medical dctachments and Companies A
to D: 301st Water Tank Train. Com
pany r. scattered: Third Company
Transportation Corps; 31Sth Salvage
Squad. scattered; 3O9th Mobile Laun-
dry, 103d st. Nazaire Casual Detach-
ment; Casual Companies 1876, 1871,
1874. 1873 and 1876; Special Casual
Company 1853. marines discharges ;
Special Casual Company 1854; casual
officer. casual chaplain and casual army
field clerks.
This will be the last trip the Santa
Barbara will make for the purpose OF
bringing home troops from overseas.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-23
6 NIGHTS, 6 SUITS,
LANDS MAN IN JAIL
Suspicious Stranger in Chestnut
Street Gives Exciting Chase.
Held in $500 Bail

Six nights on the same street corner.
with new suit nearly every night.
was so suspicious an action as to land
Louis Rebitz. Fifteenth street above
Lehigh, in Jail and to hold him in $500
bail for court.
Patrolman Wood, whose beat includes
Nineteenth and Chestnut streets. was
informed by Milton and Joseph Rosen.
who are proprietors of store at "a
South Nineteenth street, that Faebitz
had been seen on the street corner on
several successive nights, from 8 o'clock
until after midnight.
The patrolman approached Rebit1
last night and asked him what was the
idea Of his nocturnal sentry duty
Rebitz told him that he was waiting 70,
n girl who was staying in a hotel right
around the corner. This sounded plaus
ible, and getting another patrolman
Wood went into the hotel to find out
the truth Of the statement. They hat
never heard of person by the namt
of Rose McCarty as described by Rebitz
Rebitz jumped on trolw car, but
when Milton Rosen followed. he ran tc
the back and jumped out a window
into the cartracks. The policeman fired
at him several times and Joseph Rosen
grappled with him, but Rebitz proved
slippery and escaped TO the corner OF
Seventeenth and Market streets, wher,
he entered an express sstore and was
finally cornered BY his pursuers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-23
MEX|CANS DESP|SE
!. s., BANKER AYERS
Anti-Amerioan Feeling Due to
the Two Expeditions, House
Committee Is Told
GERMANS WELL TREATED

Washington, July 23.-william B.
Mitchell. former manager of the Bank
of London in Mexico City, told the
House rules committee today that the
sending of the American military ex-
pedtion into Mexico and their sub.
sequent withdrawal was largely re-
sponsible for the anti American feel
ing in the southern republic.
The committee is considering a reso-
luton authorizing an investigation of
the relations between the two coun-
tries.
"Do you think that the feeling
against Americans was strengthened BY
, the belief that America or its people
were afraid to assert their rights?'
asked a member Of the committee.
Yes" said the witness. Twice
American expeditions entered the coun.
try and then withdrew"
THE Mcxicans, then had contempt
for Americans.
Yes"
Mr.. Mitchell said there was a strong
anti American spirit in the Carranza
administration.
1
! Americans in Mexico. the witness said
the riffraff in the Mexican army was
largely responsible for depredations in
Mexico. particularly in the Tampico
district.
Americans are not being treated with
the same consideration as other for
eigners. the witness said. He added
that Henry T. Fletcher. the United
States ambassador. was openly insultcd
on the streets of Mexico City while en-
route to attend the inauguration Of
| President Carranza, while the German
ambassador was cheercd.
Mr. Mitchell disagreed with the
statement before the committee by Am
bassador Fletcher yesterday that one
reason why Americans were greater
sufferers at the hands of MeXicans was
that they outnumbered the citizens of
other foreign countries. He said there
were more Spanish and French than
Americans in Mexico. Germans, he
said. generally are well treated.
Twenty five distinct bands of rebels
with strength of above 1000 men
now are operating in Mexico. according
to tabuation published in Mexico
City and received here today. Oppos-
ing them Carranza has force of about
60 600. which. however. is able to con
troll little more than the railway lines
with narrow strip along the Pacific
coast from Guyamas to San Bias and
the territory around TampicO.
The report asserts there is certain
degree of co operation between the va
rious rebel forces in the north as well
as in the south. Francisco Villa and
Felipe Angeles are shown in the tabu-
lation to have 800; Teliv Diaz. 800 |;
Manuel Pelaez 5000 and General Cantu
1900.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-23
GIRL BADLY BURNED
WHEN SHE TOUCHES
LIVE ELECTRIC WIRE
Eight-Year-oId Child Narrowly
Escapes Death From Arc Light.
Others Shocked in Rescue

Eight year old Kathryn Cassidy, Of
1927 North Nineteenth street. narrow
ly escaped death before she was pulled
away from a fallen arc light after she
had attempted to push it to one side
with her hands. The wires supplying
the light. which was blown down in the
storm. convey 1000 volts of electricity.
According to a physician attending
her. it is remarkable she was not in
stantly killed. Her hands are badly
burned and it may be necessary to
amputate one finger. A hole is burned
through the large toe of her left foot.
4 little wooden coat. her socks and her
shoes show signs of burns.
The little girl was at the corner of
Nineteenth and Westmoreland streets.
An arc light. torn loose by the storm.
had fallen on it's wires to within three
feet of THE street. In passing the child
touched it with her left hand. She was
held fast by the electricity. and at
tempted 10 free herself by using her
right hand. This also stuck to the lamp.
Miss Teresa Kneirinam and Charles
Graham, of Trenton, y. j.. who were
with the child, attempted to pull her
away. Both were thrown to the street
when they touched the girls body. Her
brother John, twelve years old, who
was riding a bicycle nearby. saw the
accident and called for help. Neighbors
came to the child's assistance and took
her home.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-23
BLISS GIVES HIS VIEWS
ON LONG RAINY PERIOD
Proracted Vet Spell Is Unusual but Not Without Precedent,
FOrecaser Asserts
BY GEORGE S. BLISS
L. s. Weather Forecaster at PHILADELPHIA

Protracted rains. such as Philadel-
phia has been experiencing. are un
usual, but not without precedent.
We have several instances on record
in which there was rain on eight, nine
or ten consecutive days.
The conditions under which the rains
occurred were really more remarkable
than the rains themselves. The rains
began in the middle Atlantic states on
the 18th within an area Of moderately
low barometer that was drifting nor
mally eastward, and on the morning Of
the 10th there was nothing to arouse
suspicion that the shower area would
not pass of the coast and the weather
clear. Beginning with the 18th. the
rains were confined to a narrow belt
along the coast. and during most of the
week Philadelphia was at the western
edge of the rain area.
We do not receive telegraphic re-
ports to enable us to map the conditions
over the Atlantic ocean and my con-
clusions regarding them must be formed
from the rather limited evidence at
hand. 1t would appear that there was
a large. stagnant area of high baron =
eter over the middle regions of the At
lantic. with trough of comparatively
low barometer just off the coast and
running parallel with it. In fact the
southern end of such n trough was in
dicated over the south Atlantic states
on the morning of the 18th.
Minor pressure disturbances formed
and reformed and shifted around over
the eastern portion of the country. but
could not drift eastward and of the
coast as they normally should do. This
indicated the stagnant condition of the
disturbance off the coast.