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The Washington herald., 1919-06-14
PREDICT RUSSIA
WILL Be DIVIDED
BY Three ALLIES
Senators Believe Recogni-
ton of Kolchak Prelude
To Partition of Country.
MORAL SUPPORT OF u. S.
Omsk Government to Get
Vast Stores of Munitions
From America.

The partition of Russia among the
British, French and Japanese will
follow the recognition of the Kol-
chak government Is the belief OF n
number OF Senators who have closely
followed the Russian situation
They think that the Kolchak re-
gime typifies -old Russia'-the Rus
sia of the czars. the Russia where
thousands perished annually so a
few might live in splendor. The Big
Five recognition of Admiral Kol-
chak, they say. was an act performed
with fun cognizance of events which
are to come, and the Senators say
these events will include the fall of
the Kolchak regime
Then the allied governments-Great
Britain. France and Japan-win step
in to "dismember the CORPSE they
say. taking the necessity OF main
tanning order as the reason for their
intervention
koIchaks Fall Certain.
These Senators say it is known
that the Kolchak administration is
possessed of monarchistic leanings
CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX
The Washington herald., 1919-06-14
HUN SOCIALISTS
CALL FOR HELP

Weimar, June I2-(DeIayed.-
Braun introduced a resolution in the
convention of the majority Social
lists this afternoon calling on inter-
national Socialists to protest against
the German peace treaty.
The afternoon session was devoted
largely to attacks on Eduard Bern
stein' member of the peace delega-
ton, who declared in a speech that
about nine-tenths of the terms
come from a necessity which we
admit"
Bernstein laterStook the floor and
practically retracted his earlier
statements.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-14
PRUNED ARMY BILL
PASSED BY HOUSE

Resorting to a special rule to over
come a Democratic point OF order, the
Republicans forced through the
House yesterday the real estate sec
tion of the Army bill.
This provision prohibits the War De-
partment from using any part of the
appropriations carried in the pending
bill, or any unexpended balances, for
the purchase of land for army pur-
poses or the construction of canton
ments.
As it passed the House. the bill
carries appropriations aggregating
Sis, 10000. a reduction of approx
mately S92 600 from the $4,000 900
recommended by the Military Com
mittee.
The heavy reductions were made
possible by the decision to cut down
the average strength of the Army for
the next fiscal year from 100000. as
recommended by the committee, to
100000. The War Department advo-
Gated an enlisted strength Of 5Oe,OOO
men
The Washington herald., 1919-06-14
HOUSE DEFENDS
AVIATION CUTS

Denial that the aviation activities
of the various government depart
ments would be crippled by the re-
dactions in appropriations was made
on the floor of the House yesterday
when the naval appropriations bill
was taken up.
Representative Hicks. Of New York.
chairman of the subcommittee on
aviation OF the Naval Affairs Com
mittee. and Representative IaGuar-
dia, of New York, member of the
Military Affairs Committee, defended
the action of Congress.
Representative Briggs. OF Texas, at
tempted to amend the aviation sec
tton of the naval bill so as to pro-
vide for nine instead of six air sta
tions along the Mexican border. II
only the six provided for in the bill
are continued. he said. the station
of the greatest strategic value. in
the event Of trouble with Mexico
at Galveston-will be abandoned. His
amendment was lost.
A point of order against the per-
sonnel section of the bill was made
by Representative Huddlcston, of Ala
bama. He wanted the enlisted strength
reduced so more men would be dis.
charged Immediately. The chair re-
served decision on the point until
today.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-14
POLICE ARREST
AUSTRIAN HERE
Agent Of Walters Union
Held for Investigation
As to Citizenship.

Max Holder, s1c Sixth street
northwest business agent of the
Walters Union was arrested yes
terday by headquarters detectives
and taken to the First precinct
pending investigation
No charge was entered against
the man. but Mai Pullman last
night announced that Holder was
being held until evidence with re-
spect to his naturalization could be
produced.
According to police officials. Hol-
der is an Austrian by birth and has
not proved that he has taken steps
to become naturalized.
The prisoner will not be allowed
to see anyone until the termination
of the investigation being made by
local police.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-14

italians in Fiume are counting upon
the United States Senate to see to
It that they are given Justice by the
Peace Conference
This was brought to the Senate's
attention yesterday by a cablegram
message from the Fiume delegation
to the Peace Conference to Senator
Lodge The message thanked the
Senator on behalf of the Fiume ma
ttnnal council for having made known
It'd all America" the claims which
hsze failed to win recognition at the
Conference
This was done when Senator Lodge
had read in the Senate a few days
ago a protest from the Italians of
Fiume against the refusal OF the con-
ference to grant them self-determin-
alton
The message to Senator Lodge was
signed by Andre Ossionack, plenipo-
tentiary for Fiume at the Peace Con-
ference 1t is as follows:
please accept in the name of the
National Council and the town Of
Fiume their grateful thanks for hav-
ing brought up the matter of Fiume
in the Senate, thus making IT known
to all America, in whom Fiume has
the greatest faith and is sure 1t will
not allow in it's name that injustice
should be done.
For your information the Jugo-
Slavs-to mislead the opinion of the
Peace Conference-have sent in a pc
tition signed by many persons not
residing in Fiume. stating that they
want Fiume to be under JugoSlavia.
THE whole petition is valueless be-
cause only citizens of Fiume are en-
titled to express a wish ON the sub
The Washington herald., 1919-06-14
WINNIPEG RAIL
TIE-UP LIKELY
Men to Quit Unless Old
Police Force Is Reinstated
By City Council.

Winnipeg. Manitoba. June l3-Rep-
resentatives OF the railroad brother
hoods served notice on the mayor and
the city council today that the ram
road firemen would go out unless the
old police force was reinstated. The
mayor and the council refused to re-
scind the order as applied to the po-
lice.
Municipal officials said II the COM
mittee carries out its threat 1t will
be impossible for the roads to run
trains.
Settlement Of the strike appears
as remote as 1t did at the time OF
the initial walkout. twenty-nine days
ago. r. B. Russell, of the executive
strike committee, discredited claims
Of the citizens committee that the
strike is disintegrating.
Senator Gideon Robertson, Federal
Minister of Labor, said the federal
government will not recede from it.
stand against a settlement until the
sympathetic strike is called off.
The campaign against undesirable
aliens has netted more than a score
of Austrians in the last twenty-fom
hours.
Minor demonstrations against the
special constabulary force continue
nightly.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-14
BUMPER CROPS
WILL TAX ROADS
Government Considers Civ.
ing Farmers Bonus to
Hold Wheat.

Bonuses may be paid farmers who
delay marketing ther SIS wheat un-
der a program being developed by the
government. in aiding the railroads TO
move the biggest harvest in the ma
tion's history.
Exact terms for payment OF the
bonuses are scheduled for announce
ment soon by the L. S. Grain Corpor-
alton. unless the program is changed
Payments probably will be scaled at
one or two cents a bushel for each
month the wheat is held after har-
vest.
The peak load on the roads is ex-
pected to come in October and con-
tinue until March. The entire crop
movement will continue from July I
to well into next spring.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-14
ALIEN ADMITTED
HERE BY PROXY
Sergt. Chaconas, District
Resident with A. E. F.,
Becomes Citizen.

washington's first alien resident to
become an American citizen by proxy
is Sergt Nicholas Chaconas. who for
more than a year has been serving
with the expeditionary forces il
France
He was awarded citizenship yester-
day by the District Supreme Court
in accordance with a law permitting
aliens serving in the army. navy
and Marine Corps to become citizens
on application Chaconas made ap-
plication in Paris. Elmer C. Wood,
representing the Naturalization Serv.
ice. appeared in court as his attor.
ney-in-fact
Sergt Chaconas- who Is - years
old came to america from Greece
when a boy He endcavorcd to OBJ
tain naturalization papers in 1909, bu,
failed through one of his witnesses
being on alien
sergt Chaconas enlisted nearly two
years ago as a private, and was pro-
NOTED while overseas He is a men,
Der Of the Chaconas family, prominent
as fruit dealers and restaurateurs
Sergt. Chaconas. before enlisting. was
proprietor of the Center Market Cafe
Another interesting case appearing
before the District Supreme Court
yesterday was that of Raymond
Young. well known in athletic circles.
Young enlisted in the Canadian
army at the beginning of the world
war, and automatically was expat.
rated.
In accordance with the repatriation
act Of Congress of October, 1917, and
amended in May. 1918. he regained his
citizenship. by taking the oath of al
legiance to the United States.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-14
200 MEXICANS
Die IN WRECK
Carranza Troops on Way to
Defend Juarez Meet
Disaster.

Laredo, Tex June 1a-Betweep
$50 and 200 Carranza soldiers were
killed Wednesday near AguascaIi-
entes, Mex, when a troop train
carrying reinforcements to the Car
rama garrison at Juarez. from
Mexico City via Chihuahua, was
wrecked, according to the Monterey
newspaper. El Porvenir, reaching
here today
1t is not known whether bandits
were responsible for the wreck.
Scores OF soldiers were severely
injured, the newspaper said.
Ell Paso, Tex, June 1.-two bat
talions OF the Twenty-fourth United
States Infantry (negro) arrived
here today from Columbus, N. Mex
Although not a shot has been
fired between Carranzistas and Viii
1sta troops in the vicinity of Jua-
rez, the additional American foot
soldiers were desired by officials fol
duty at bridges and fords betwee-
FL Paso and Juarez as a precau-
tionary measure.
Small rebel forces were cautiously
approaching Juarez from the cas-
and the west yesterday. according
to Villa advices here. Troops under
immediate command of Gen. Angelo.
are believed to number about 1000
1t was believed by those in clos'
touch with the situation that An.
eies will not attack -Juarez imme,
diately. but will feel out tn,
strength of the federal garrison il
a series OF skirmishes and will at.
tempt to effect a union with tn,
federals and occupy the border cit,
without bloodshed.
Latest advices were that thu
main Angeles column was restinG
thirty miles south of Juarez an;
was making no preparations to pro-
ceed northward.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-14
DAYLIGHT SAVING
RECEIVES BLOW

The arguments of the rural popula-
non for. and OF the urban inhabitants
against the repeal OF the Daylight
Saving law were presented to Con-
gresS yesterday in the majority and
minority reports Of the House Com
nerce Committee on the resolution
providing for the repeal at the ex-
ptratSon Of the daylight saving per
Iod this year
A prolonged fight Is indicated when
the measure comes up on the floor of
the House
The favorable report was ordered
by a vote of 10 to s. with three mem
bers of the committee absent.
Nine members signed the minority
report. and Representative Sims. OF
Tennessee. said the other two men,
bers OF the committee are opposed to
the repeal. II this claim is sub
stantiated. a majority of the mem
bers of the committee will be against
The majority report.
The farmers claimed that the act
was passed as a war measure and
yince the emergency has passed there
Is no further necessity for it.
The city asserts the effect of the
law is not as disadvantageous to
farmers as claimed. If they desire
20 work on a different basis they can
do 50. because there Is no penalty
.or disresarding the earlier hour in
summer.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-14
JURY REFUSES
TO HOLD Wife
Verdict Declares Mrs. Bic
Der Was justified in Kill
ing Husband.

We believe that the firing Of the
pistol was justihsble in the defens.
of her life.
"A coroner's Jury rendered this ver-
dict yesterday afternoon. and Mrs,
Grace Loretta Bieber. freed from the
charge of numbering her husband
William Bieber. trembled with emo
ton and was near to collapse.
She had just barred TO the jury Tn,
tragic story Of her domestic unhap-
piness-how a normally loving and
tender husband had been transformed
by drink until he beat and abused
her; and in the height OF a terrible
qsarrel at their home, ese G street
southwest. she had seized a pistol
intending to scare him. and the on,
bullet resulted fatally.
Mrs. Bieber was brought from Cas-
uaIty Hospital to testify and returned
there Immediately following her ex
oneration. Under the kindly ques
uoning OF her counsel, James O'Shea
she told in simple and straightfor
ward language. that rang with sin
cerity, the incidents that led to tn,
murder. Several times her frail figur,
shook with sobs and when she de
scribed how she went to protect he
children from the wrath of her hus
band she was forced TO pause {,
regain her composure.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-14
BANDITS GRAB $4,000
AFTER USING PEPPER

Detroit, June 13.-Two paymasters
" the Traguott Schmidt & Sons
leather Company were robbed Of ST.
90 by two Italians today.
The paymasters had just reached
he plant with a satchel carrying the
money. when two Italians stepped up
them. and throwing pepper into
he faces of their victims. grabbed
he satchel. Both men were tempo
arily blinded.
The robbers separated. each jump
,ng into a machine and driving in an
pposite direction to throw pursuers
n the trail.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-14
PRESIDENT URGED
TO ACT FOR ERIN

Paris, June 13.-Frank +. Walsh.
chairman of the Irish-American
commission, and former Gov. Ed
ward F. Dunno, of Illinois, today
sent a letter to President Wilson
and the other American peace COM
missioners, urging THAI the Peace
Conference take up the case of Ire
land. in accordance with the Sem
ate resolution.
The letter requests that the two
Irish-American delegates be advised
as soon as possible as to what ac-
tion has been. or will be taken.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-14
Nay SAYS DC.
TO CESSI0N IDEA
Maryland Member Thinks
State Doesn't Want
City Annexed,

A resounding may" is the unanI-
nous reply to Representative San
ders' idea that the District of Co
lumbia, SO far as private property
and the right of suffrage are con-
cerned. be ceded back TO Maryland
Both washingtonians and Mary
landers agree in opposition to the
plan Citizens of the District foresse
an impossible tangle and infinite
complications il retrocession should
be effected.
Representative Benson, OF Mary
land, thinks his State would refuse
to receive citizens of Washington
because "of the abnormal character
Of the population here which mighr
result in putting the State in the
Republican column
Various citizens OF Washington de-
clared the plan would never reach
serious consideration by Congress,
because it is impracticablc from a
legal viewpoint
Representative Lampert- of Wiscon-
sin. is against retrocession and in IA
vor of District suffrage He said
yesterday
I do not know any good reason
why the people of Washington should
not have the right to vote in their
own bailiwick. l am in favor of Civ
ing them the national representation
they are seeking
The Washington herald., 1919-06-14
NAB IRISH COUNTESS
ON SEDITION CHARGE

Dublin. June 13.-The Countess OF
Markiewicz. heroine of the Easter
rebellion" was arrested today and
locked up in a Jail at Cork. on the
charge of "seditious utterances."
Following receipt of a resolution
sent to him by the Tipperary Ur-
ban Council. demanding relief from
the hardships entailed by the pres
ence of military forces (still there
as a result of the recent strike)s On
der Secretary for ireland McPher-
son tonight promised that the mill
tary restrictions would be with
drawn Immediately.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-14
D'ANNUNZIO DENIES
PLOT TO SEIZE REINS

Rome, June 3.-Gabriele D'Annun-
zio, Professor Mussolini and Deputy
Federzoni have united in a vehement
denial of reports they had plotted to
overthrow the government, disband
parliament and establish Senator Gil.
ardino as military dictator.
Reports of the alleged plot were
carried by a local news agency. The
attempted coup. it was said. was to
be carried out simultaneously in
Rome and in Milan. where Giardino
is commander of the garrison. 1t was
to be supported by members of the
war veterans union. the news ager.-
cy said. and Premier Orlando's ar
rival here this week was to be the
signal for the upheaval.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-14
PLAN FILIbUSTER
TO STOP LEAGUE
FOES IN SENATE
Democrats Meet and Adopt
Program to Prevent Knox
Resolution Vote.
POLL SHOWS 81 TO Al
Republicans Determined to
Put Chamber on Record.
Wilson May Intervene.

Senate Democratic leaders. In q
conference yesterday. decided 20
battle the Knox resolution to .
Knockout
Their campaign will be designed
to prevent passage OF the reso,u-
ton until President Wilson has pre-
sented the signed peace treaty TO
the Senate. To this end they have
detrmined:
To utilize every parliamentary de-
vice known to stsve of action on
the Knox measure;
To insist upon Senate action q,
the agriculture. army. navy. ana
other appropriation bills as rspIdly
as they are presented 70 the Senate;
Hope 20 stave on Vote.
To discuss very fully" the re.oiu-
ton IL it comes UP for debate though
disclaiming any intention to nlIbus-
ter.
Democratic leaders are couooent
they have the votes to prevent In.
Knox resolution being made the up-
finished business OF the Senate -
even being formally called from IN.
calendar II Democrats can keen the
resolution from being formally ia
before the Senate. there can b. M
vote on il. though Il can be debst~e
without limit
senator Hitchcock announced hzts
Yesterday an administration non n
The Senate on the resolution showed
all Democrats, except Senator Re>d.
opposed to the measure and sixhf
Republicans also opposed r.
This report. which win be r,sde IA
President Wilson. msy lead to .
show down vote. aceordinf 20 n.
belief or some Democra5e Ieader,.
Line-Up 81 60 a.
The Senate lineup, according to
Hitohcock's figures. would give the
opponents'of the measure 81 votes to
Il for its supporters.
Regarding the peace treaty proper
and the league OF nations covenant
as one and inseparsble. President VII
, son Is expected to make a determined
fight TO prevent division Of the two
In effect or in fact-by the Senate.
While the only Official comment
CONTINUED on PAGE Elk
The Washington herald., 1919-06-14
PALMER URGES NEED
OF JUSTICE FUNDS

Attorney General Palmer appeared
before the House Appropriations Com
mittee yesterday in support Of his
request for special fund of $50. .Oo0
to be used in. running down the an
archists implicated in recent bomb
plots.
He told the committee that IL it was
desired TO prevent repetitions OF the
outrages which already have taken
place. the Reds must be hunted re-
lentlessly until they are rounded up
and dealt with. He thought the sit
properly with = force which could
be organized with the funds requested.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-14
BIG FOUR BASE
ANSWER TO HUN
ON CONCESSIONS
Reparation Total to Be
Fixed by Commission
Within Two Years.
PLACE IN LEAGUE SOON
Germany's Admission VIII
Be Considered at First
Meeting in U. S.

Paris, June f3-Though French and
American peace officials are still hop
ing against hope that the reply to
the Germans Will be handed to Count
Observation-Disclosures tomorrow, there
II a dispooition late tonight to place
more reliance m the semi-official Brit
-ish announcement that the document
could not possibly be ready before
Monday or Tuesday. because of the
mass OF details"
1t is stated in British quarters, how
ever. uat all disagreements in the
ranks Sof the big -Four" regarding
the four principal points to be an
swsred have been practically remov-
ed.
TIE Germans VIII be given five days
m which to say whether they will
will not sign. and then an addi-
fional three days Of grace In which
70 sign il they say Yes" and to
change their minds If they say No. I"
III their answer after the five
days period is negative. the powers
viii use the three remaining days
to terminate the armistice and re-
start the machinery of war SO as 10
put 1t back into action the moment
Germany's last word has been
spoken
The consensus IN well informed
circles here tonight inclined to the
view however. that the reply. while
leaving the original treaty text I'M
changed. viii be favorable enough
for the Germans to sign
Count Won Brockdorff- f-Rautazau Is
expected personally to take the doc
ument to Wefmar. where. accord
ing to the present German pro-
! gram II is to be submitted to the
national assembly.
-Four Principal Points
TIE principal points Of the reply
are:
No definite reparatfon sum is
fixed. but 1t is promised that the
commission will speed UP the work
50 as 10 report before the elapse of
two years what Germany can and
must pay.
Germany's admission to the league
of nations will be considered by the
leagues first meeting in Washing
ton next October.
A plebiscine in upper Siberia
within a few months is promised
Explanations. but no promixes. are
made regarding modificatiCsls of the
time limit of the military occupa-
tion of the Rhine area.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-14
Wire MESSAGES
GOING BY RAIL,
union CHARGES
Business Between New York
And Washington Declared
To Be Delayed.
ACCUSED BY GIRL OF Is
District Attorney Laskey
And Members of Con-
gress Get Amdavits.

F. H Mcdowell. a member Of the
"A. Commercial Telegraphers' Union.
yesterday filed charges with Repre-
sentative William d. Upshaw OF
Georgia. alleging that the Western
Union Telegraph Co. and the Postal
Telegraph Co. were transporting wire
messages between New York and
Washington by the suit case method.
This action was the latest move in
the strike of the commercial tele-
graphers against the Western Union
and the Postal Telegraph companies.
The charges are based upon in
formation furnished by Alice Herl,
a 15-year-old employe Of the Postal
Company. who quit her job yester-
day in sympath with the striking
keymen.
Afidavits were filed with Repre-
sentative Upshaw to support the
charges and following suggestions
made by members of Congress, the
matter was brought directly to the
attention of District Attorney John
Z. Laskey.
Officials of the company ridicule
the accusation and assert that
business is being handled in the
normal way and that the men who
have left their positions have
caused no inconvenience to the
company here.
Picketing continued in front OF
the company's Offices but it was o,
an entirely peaceful nature. The
striking operators met at Walters
Hall and discussed ways and means
of continuing and extending the
strike - = - -
The sentiment OF the strikers ap-
pears TO be that the refusal of So.
600 railroad operators to handle
commercial messages. upon instruc.
tions from international headcusrt-
ers, and the proposed walkout OF
electrical workers and telephone op-
orators will force President Carlton
TO an early settlement of the diffi-
culties.
The railroad operators stand
against commercial messages will di-
rectiy affect Wall street. since these
wiremen handle daily crop messages
essential to market trading.
The strikers have furnished a num-
Der of members of Congress with af-
| tdavits and information tending to
support their charge that the Western
Union Disseminated against members
OF organized labor. and are exertine
pressure to get an early hearing or
! the resolutions of Senator Watson, OF
CONTINUED on PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-14
Jinx Day Held No Fears
For This Window Cleaner

Philadelphia, June 13.-Jinx day held
no fears for Jacob Breck. a window
cleaner. according to his admission
this morning. Breck has thrilled
thousands while nimbly washing win
dows n lofty buildings. Now he is in
a cot in a local hospital seriously
injured. the result of a slip while
entering an elevator.
TT might have been worse" was
his optimistic comment.