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Sailing of Nine U, S.
Transports Announced

WASHINGTON, April 14--Sailing OF
nine transports from France was an
nounced to-day by the war department.
One Of the vessels. the Won Stcuoen.
which is due at New York April 10. has
aboard the headquarters band of the
American expedtionary forces. COM
posed Of three officers and 101 men.
which is being sent home 10 aid In the
Victory Liberty loan campaign.
The Won Stcuben carries also units
Of the 35th division. the 10th engineer
train. the 1o2nd aero squadron and
casual companies for Ohio and Penn
sylvania-
The transport vedic is due at Boston
April q with the remainder OF the 12sth
field artillery. being practically the COM
plete regiment: detachment OF the
In3rd field artillery Of the 26th division.
baker company No. 3o4 and q casual
company for Pennsylvania
The transport Santa Teresa. from
bordeaux. for New York, April "a. has
aboard headquarters and Companies q
and G. Of the nth engineers and a large
number Of casuals. including fourteen
convalescent groups from the Bordeaux
center.
The trnnspor tcohasset. due at Bos-
ton April IS. has aboard seven casual
soldiers and civilians.
aboard the transport Harrisburg. due NJ
New York April 90. The Harrisburg
also carried a large number Of scatter
ing casuals.
The transport Great Northern. due at
New York April 20. with tho 10th am
munition train. casual companies. tho
band of the 32eth infantry and score
Of ambulance service sections.
The transport Niawa is due. at New
port News April Is with one officer ana
II men as casuals, and the transport
Atanas Is en- route to New York with
about 100 casual officers belonging to
units that have already come home.
The war department to-day corrected
m announcement. issued Saturday. or
tho troops aboard the transport Walter
A. Luckenback. which sailed from St
Na1alrc for New York April 8. making
Il the 117th trench mortar battery
aboard the vessel instead Of the il2th
trench mortar battery, as previously an
rounced.
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WASHINGTON. April 14.-Suhscrip-
tions will be received during tho Vie
tory Liberty loan campaign for the
wholly tax exempt notes. hearing -.
nor cent interest. which the treasury
win issue as alternatives Of thr ~ per
cent securities with partial tax rNcmp-
ton. Emphasis. however. will hr laid
by solicitors on the y notes, and an
effort will be made to round up tn" bulk
of subscriptions tn these securities
which may hc converted al any time
into the tx per cent notrs. limited
amount OF the Ak per cent notes Will he
available for outright sale. hut III"
treasury is not sure thnt all demands
for cash purchases can be filled. AZ IN
past campaigns workers has hccn rushed
Al the bureau OF engraving on the bonds
Of small denomination. since they con-
stitute most Of the over tho count or
sales. There will be- plenty nf iac
notes for use as samples" 10y sales
mon, or sales to-day.
Qualification over the $&.an0, 60O.n .noo
total OF the loan. which Is smaller thnn
had been anticipated. and tho Interest,"
rate, was expressed to-day in hundreds
Of tele grams reaching the treasury from
loan committees throughout the coun-
try. Many Of these were TO the effect
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Of
T NO AMERICANS
BEING PRObED
State Department Stirred TO
Action When Bandits
Attack Paynaster.

WASHINGTON. April 1.-the state
department to-day ordered thorough
investigation Of the shooting OF two
American citizens by Mexican bandits
in the Tampico oil district. and the rob-
bring OF a paymaster Of the Huasteca
Petroleum company of $1,000 pesos. The
attack. which occurred April 10. was RE-
ported to-day To the department.
George Dc Hay pipe line supcr;r-
tcndent. was shot through the neck. and
Frank Willis. construction engineer
received a serious bullet wound in the
shoulder 4 Mexican who was mcm-
bcr of the party. WAS killed The dis
patches describe the attack as having
been made near Rivers. at which point
the federal garrison for the Thmplco
district is stationed. The commander
OF the garrison. according to the dis
patches, was asked 10 assist In the cap
turc Of the bandits. but replied that lie
did not think it possible to apprehend
them.
The attack reported to-day makes
total If IS Americans who have been
wounded. or killed by bandits in the
Tampicn district. Seven Of the number
were killed. Thr oil companies recently
asked permission Of the Carranza gov
crnment to use airplancs In carrying
payrolls 10 their various camps. but
this permission has not as yet been
granted.
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that the terms had raised the hope OF
loan workers and financial observers.
officials. describing terms OF the VIC
tory loan to-day. said ono reason for
their hclrr that tho market price Of
thousands Of past issues would not be
depressed by tn" new securities was
that there still should exist ~ strong de-
mand for the older issues by large lax
payers. With certain arrangement or
holdings Of past issues. it isNpossiblc Il"
hold certain arrangements nf holdings
Lr past issues. 1t is possible Ia mold
SlGn "nn ~ bends absolutely tax free.
Secretary Glass is expected 10 sound
the kCyHuLc for the new Liberty loan IN
nm address tomorrow night in New
York He plans to leave Friday for II
Two weeks speaking tour Of the west
and in the last week of the drive wiz
speak in New England md the east.
As n graphic illustration of the prog
rcss OF thr nations subscriptions toward
tho gonl thr navy will send three war
ships travelling between San Francisco
and New York by way of the Panama
canal during. tho loan campaign. the
daily position of these vessels indicat-
ing the amount Of subscriptions. The
first ship. the treasury publicity bureau
announced to-day, viii leave San Fran
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CAN TRANSP P0R7'
+. LIQUOR THRg!'.
o DRY States.
NOT PROHIBITED BY s.
REED AMENDMENi! j!
Important Decision Handed
Down in Vrginia-North B
Carolina Case. s;;ii:s I:

WASHINGTON. April 1i.-Transpors;
tation of Intoxicating liquors Tor oeVer.s
age purposes through dry state ID nov
nrohibited under the Reed prohibltiou,
amendment, the supreme court hetdc eo.s.
day in an opinion interpreting tnat Acs.i
The opinion was rendered IN proceeos:
ings resulting from the arrest OF Homet.
Gudger. at Lychburg. Va, under the !aE:>
while en- route on q passenger tr14:
from Baltimore to Ashville.. N. C.. inc
federal district court dismissed the IN
dlctment against him. holding. In enect:5
that although carried across a state M
toxicants arc mot transported into -tnef
state II their ultimate destination.tASA
point beyond the limits Of that STATE 1a.,
The court, in an unanimous oplnioh
rendered by Chief Justice White, nef1
that there was no ground Tor nololns
that the prohibition OF the statuto
against transporting liquor in lnIe!-1
state commerce into any state or teI!l.-ss teI1!tl.s
tory the laws Of which. prohioit tnS
manufacture etc. includes the movesE
mont in interstate commerce through
such a state into another. - -;
mo elucidation of the text said tnS,
sunreme Justice, "is needed TO. ado 99:
this plain meaning, which would naH1'
been reinforced by the context II there
, were need to resort to IT. since the con
test maks clear that the word into q:
used in the statute referred to the state-
of destination and not to the means
which that end Is reached. The move.
ment through one state is a mere mel
!: dent of transportation to the state into
which 1T Is shipped
"The suggestion made In arguments
that although the personal carriage OF
liquor through one state as means tot.
carrying it beyond into anotnef se
violates the statute 1t does not neceas
sarily follow that transportation ~
common carrier through a state forsA
like purpose would be such violAtion .bee
cause of the mere facile opportunity IN
the one case than in the other for NO.
lating the law Of the state, tnlSu1n. tlS11a.
whic6 the liquor is carried, Is withort
merit. In the last analysis 1t bat; tns;
vites, not a constituting Of the statuts -
| enacted, but an enactment by cons@us.
tton Of a new and, different statute Ss.
Il
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47 Brides Of j. s.
Soldiers Come Over

h
NEW YORK. April 14.-Forty-sevenJ
brides Of American soldiers and sailors
landed here today from the transport,
Plattsburg. which arrived in New York
from Brest late last night. The Piatts.
burg also carried 2.226 officers and men
including the 40sth telegraph battalion.!
4s6th aero squadron. 497th aero squads;
ron. 18th aero service. construction COM:
pany. S51st transportation company,
large number OF casuals and two so
hccrs and $50 men Cf the navy. s:i
Further detachmcnts Of the 9lst dtv1.
sion arrived here today on the steam
ship Edward Luckenbach, which brought
a total of o,1S5 troops. .S
Tho transports Rochambeau and f1o-,
ridan arrived today. bringing 2.461 otSSii
ficers and men. including casuals. The;
wireless operator on the Floridan an
nounced that the champion message
of the voyage was sent from mid-oeean
BY Corporal William Waller OF SAFE
Lake City to the bride he left ut home,
when he went to war. "Ffll up the pan,
try. for I'm coming home" read the
message. .9SsG
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Both Styles Of Liberty loan Notes
Will Be Sold i'm the Big Campaign

cisco on APRIL 81. the opening day OF
the loan. and proceed 10 a point OH San
Diego, whcrc IL will he met by de-
strovcr. which will then mako the trip
southward To the Panama canal The
third ship. which will be destroyer or
tho newest and fastest type. Will make
the last leg of the journey. from the
Panama canal to New York. which Is Ia
he called the "harbor Of victory" The
faster the country subscribes the faster
tho vessel will travel and the sooner
will the "harbor OF victory" he reached.
AS tho victory ship proceeds from San
Francisco 10 the "harhor Of victory" It's
progress will b. shown by maps In the
ncwspapcrs and by large bulletin boards
erected at the important corners in the
largo cities Of the country.
Every night Rear Admiral T. ]. Cowie,
navy Victory Liberty loan officer. will
obtain from the treasury department the
days subscription to the loan. and. by
rndio. Will instruct the commander OF
the Victory ship TO proceed distance
In proportion to the amount OF the sub
scription.
The distance to be covered Is more
than 5000 miles. 30 the trip can be
made easily within 81 days OF the cam
palGn.
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Ten Naval Men Are. ].
Injured |...i in B .B]low'-:Up b v,
When Match Is Struck

SAN DIEGO, Cal. April 14.-Ten men
were burned. two probably fatally. "a:
gasoline explosion today on the Unlteo
States submarine chaser No. :97 at the
municipal pier. One Of the men .wA1ex
civilian driver of an oil truck from
which gasoline was being pumped into
A. storage tank on the chasers 1t ~
unofrcially reported that the EXPLOSION
probably was caused by = spark leap.
ing from the "rat tails" or leads OF tho
wireless antennae on the boat. 10y
Tho rnjrsd. -;
ENSIGN ALLEN T. BE6NAT,
Niles Mich. In command Of the 297. =
John BARRON, machinists mAte,
erst class, Worcester. Mass. .t.z.!
E. Il GAYNoR, sunners mate, thifa is
class. Portland. Ore. '-:,:i
G. L. YOUNG, radio electrician. sec.
ond class, San Francisco. .yI
r. 7. PERRIGO, quArtermAstoEe
mate third class. Redmond. Wash.
K A. SEASTROM, machinists m&te
first class, Seattle. Wash. s.',::s95
J. cHADDERDoN. seaman, l..l
E. W: DRAKE. quartermaster. nrst
cla ss. Trident. Montana -."' ~
W. W. CoNovERs quartermasters
first class. San Francisco.
O. J. JAMISON. driver Standard ot.
company tank wagon. San Diego. CALI
. or the injured. six were taken to.A
hospital here and four were removed 10
the navy hospital at Balboa Park. All
ten were badly burned. and it Is beliey-.
cd a majority will succumb to their M;
iuries. Barron Is reported the most
seriously injured. -
The explosion occurred during the,
filling of ! 900 gallon tank with gaso--.
linc vapor collected In the hold OF, the
vessel and someone struck match. Anp
an explosion that lifted the deck OF tne
chaser one and onc-half feet followed.
All the injured were either on the sub
marine chaser or close by. A small
blaze was extinguished. -
The submarine chaser is one Of 1s
that arrived Saturday after service IN
the Azores and the north and south At;
lantic during the war. ~;
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COMMUNISTS.
.OF munich IN
FIERCE RIOTS
Many Persons Are Killed or
Wounded in Renewal of
Civil War In Bavaria.

BERLIN. April 1i.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press.)-The latest news received
here IS to the effect that the communists
and that heavy fighting Is raging in the
streets Of Munich between Red Guards
and troops loyal to the government.
The Central railway station. the post
oz0ce and the government Office and sew
eral other public buildings again are in
the hands Of the communists, who used
heavy mine throwers in their recapture.
"A number Of persons have been killed
Or wounded.
Earlier advices reported that the
whole sof Bavaria. with the exception Of
Hof. had been resained by the Hoffman
government. which Professionally remains
at Bamberg.
On Sunday. according to dispatches to
the Lokal Anzciger. armed soldiers drove
through the streets Of Munich cheering
for the Soviet They were dragged out
Of their cars and roughly handled.
Railway stations and postal. tele-
graph and other government buildings
fell into the hands Of the government
without resistance. DR.. Lcvien is saiG
to have ned to Switzerland with two
million marks OF state money.
BERLIN. April 14-Thc strike of
bank employees and metal workers here
continues. It is reported from Essen
that the strike Of the Krupp employees
has ended. New disorders are reported
from Gleiw1tz. Silcsia. where coal min
ers are striking against the inadequate
food supply.
BERLIN. April 14.-Many persons
wer" killed or wounded in the center Of
Berlin at noon today during Il collision
between troops and Stro"t vendors. The
troops fired on on tho vendors. This dis
trict was strongly cordon"d br the
Alexander regiment with view TO sup
pressing traffic in stolen goods. and tho
vendors forcibly opposed their removal.
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PRINCE JOACHIM TO
EMIGRATE TO u. S

GENEVA. April IA. tBy The Associ-
ated Prcss)-Thc former Prime" Joa-
chin. Of tho Hohcnznllern fnmilS. hopes
to emigratc to America after peace Is
signed, according TO report. He IL the
Youngest son of tho former German cm-
peror has. arrived here from Rcriin
and expresses his intention OF remain
irc in Switzerland until after the peace
treaty is signed
The Hohcnzollerns have just bought
a large estate near Lugano. Where the
former emperor eventually hopes to re-
side In exile.
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REORGANIZATION
BOOSTED BY D. A. R

WASHINGTON. April 14.-Genuinr
Amcricanization Of native born Amcri-
cans ms we'll as those born in q foreign
country or Of foreign parcntagc and re-
siding here was the theme Of the opening 2
session her today Of the twcnty-etghth
annual continental congress Of the Am
erican society. Daughters Of the Ameri-
can Revolution. The congress will con-
tinue until Saturday evening.
Mrs. George Thatcher Guernsey pres-
jdent general CT the organization. in the
principal address Of the day. declared
the development Of the American con-
sciousurss depended on the exclusion Of
all spoken languages except English
from the public schools. She character
lied the teaching of foreign language
in the public schools as ono OF the
greatest barriers 10 patriotism. and
amounting almost to an act of treason.
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Three AMERICAN. .........
MACHINES may Be
ENTERED IN FLIGHT

NEW YORK. April 1.-two. and pos
sibly three y. c. airplanes will take
part in the navy departments attemp,
to win for America the honor of being
first to make q transatlantic hiGht. il
was stated by Lieutenant Commander
Scoheld. naval aid for aviation. to-day
Three machines arc being prepared a;
Rockaway Beach. but tests are still in
progress to decide whether they shall
be equipped with three or four l2-cyfin.
der Liberty motors. and other details ol
equipment. -.
1t is not likely that a. start will be
made until carly in May.
When the navy machines start they
will follow the coast 10 New Foundfand
Two or three routes arc under consider.
alton after leaving New Foundland.
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REMAINDER Of
$500 ARRIVES

NEW YORK. April 1.-the steamer
Canopic arrived tonight at quarantine
from Mnrseilles. bringing 1.45S troops.
including the remainder Ct the 3a2nd in
tantry. Il detachment of the 102nd base
hospital and IS casual officers. 1t will
dock tomorrow morning.
Units Of tho 332nd infantry. including
field and staff headquarters and com
parties T.. F. c. X and NJ. arc destined
foar dcmohilizati0n at Camps Upton,
peyens and Sherman.
There was total OF 131 nurses
aboard as casuals and members or me
1o2nd base hospital.
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BAKER IN FRANCE

RREST. April 14.-Ncwton D. Baker.
the American secretary Of war. arrived
in RreSt at I o'clock this evening. on
hoart! the American transport Lcviathan.
frrm New York. and left an hour later
for Paris.
Mr.. Baker was received at the quay
by General Prrshing and tho new am
bassador to Franco. a large number
Of American troops were lined up In
honor of the secretary Of war.
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THEIR FATE UNKNOWN

HAVANA, April l4.-AlthouSh OF
fic!als hero have been on the alert. no
word has been received Of tho fate OF
The two American naval aviators. Lieu
tenants Otto and Parker. who with
Mcchaniciain Hnrnby started from Blue
fields, Nicauragua. Sunday on the sec
ond lap Of n flight from tho Colon naval
station TO Key West. expecting to make
q landing at Havana.
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TIE WTAFHE1.

wAsH1NaToN, April l4.-HcrsoAStiE +
Ohto-Ra1n Tuesray, COLDER 1S0 Yos
tton and 1t night cost portion; Wse1Mh
day, generally fair. ,..liSS,
west VtrTin1A-1Ain Tus1daY, 09
at night; wednesday fair, ooa4sA s1e
portion.
Wsstar1 Psnas1Iva1tA--NAt1 y -
dky, ooldSf 3t night; HedAsoeAv1E
Ably EAt1. j. :: :. - S q
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RHINE LINE
AGREED UPON

PARIs, April 1z-(By the Asso-
cinted Press)--It waS stated In au-
thoritattve quarters tonight TINT
satisfactory agreement had beeol
reached on tho question Of the
Rhine frontier, thus removing the
last Of the main obstacles In tho
way to tho peace treaty with Ger
many.
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CHARaE OF OFFICIALS.

Special Dispatch TO The 1ntelligencer.
CLARkSBURG. W. Va. April H.
Tho resignation Of Howard L. Robinson.
Of this city as special income tax col
lection agent for the internal revenue
service In Harrison and Lewis counties
and the appointment Of Gordon P.
Fought. a Pennsboro newspaper editor,
as his successor, was. announced today
at the federal building here. Mr.. Robin
'>n rntires to resume his law practice.
The change Is effective at once.
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PRES. WILSON
SEES SOLUTION
Of PROBLEMS
ITALIAN QUESTIONS
GIVEN PRECEDENCE
President Predicts Sahsfac-
tory Settlement at World
Peace Conference.

PARIS. April 14.--tBy the Associated
Press.)-A statement by President Will
son in behalf Of the council Of four says
that the questions of peace are SO near
complete solution that they Will De
uuickly and finally drafted. This an
nounccment was contained in an official
balletin. which added that the German
plenipotentiaries had been invited 10
meet at Versailles on April 25.
The President hopes that the questions
OF Italy, especially relating to the
Adriatic. will be brought to speedy
agreement. Tho Adriatic question VIII
be given precedence over other Ques-
tions. $50.
The settlements belonging especially
TO tho treaty with Germany. the state
ment says. viii thus be got out OF the
way. and at the same tune other settle
mcnts will be completely formulated.
The text OF President Wilson's state
mcnt follows:
In view Of the fact that the oues-
tions which must be settled in the peace
with Germany have been brought 50
near a complete solution that they can
now quickly be put through the nnai
process Of drafting. those who have oee'
most constantly In conference aooul
them have decided TO advise that the
pleniDOt entiaricS be invited 10 HlcSt lhc
rcnresentatives Of the associated oelllE-
ercnt nations at Versailles on the 2oth
Of April.
. This does not mean that the many
other questions connected with the gen
cral peace settlement will be interrupted
or that their consideration. which has
long been under way. will be retarded
On The contrary. it is expected tnas
rapid progress will now be made with
,hcse question. so that they may also
presently be expected to be ready Tor
ilnal settlement.
ut is hoped that the questions most
directly affecting Italy. especially the
Adriatic questions. can now be brousnt
TO a speedy agreement. The Adriattc
questions will be given. for the time:
precedence over the other questions. ana
pressed by continual study to its mai
stage.
The settlements that belong espe-
cially to the treaty with Germany WILL
in this way. be. got out Of the way q,
the same time that all other settlements
nre being brought to a complete formu-
lation. It Is realized that though TINS
process must be followed by all the
questions Of the present great settlement
are parts Of q single whole.
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BERLIN. April 14.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press.)-The German government
is firmly resolved to refuse to discuss
at the peace congress. the future allie
glance Of the Saar territory. according
70 Berlin news agency. on what IT
ter1ns competent authority. The gov
ernment will ',resolutely reject any pro-
posal 20 tear the Saar from the empire
by means Of a general plebiscite.'
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PARIS. April 14.-The credentials
committee Of the peace conference held
it's first meeting to-day and elected Jules
Cambon. Of France. president. On ex-
amfninR the credentials Of the various
delegates, the committee found many to
be inadequate and incomplete. Henry
White, Of the American delegation, said
<@~-Ai-->a -, Yonrn wsnaN
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(continrsd On PnEe Nins.)
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Germany AlustPay 1OO, 600, ,OOO, 900 Gold Marks;
Enemy Delegates 10 Versatile les April 25tll


Schidn
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Rain Tuesday, Colder at Night; Wed-
nesday Fair, Colder.