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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04
Lewis Nixon Appointed
Service Commissioners
Special Correspondence


ALBANY, N. Y, May 3.-Lewis Nix
on, who succeeded Richard Croker as
leader of Tammany Hall, was to-day
appointed Public Service Commissioner
for the New York City District. The
job pays $4,000 year. The term is
for six years. Mr. Nixon, before being
tcndent Of Public Works, which was
given him, according to policlta Cos
sip, at the request Of William Randolph
Hearst. Mr.. Nixon is sip builder.
He lives on Staten Island.
Edward S. Walsh, Of Brooklyn. Dep
uty Superintendent Of Public Works,
was appointed to succeed Mr.. Nixon.
Before appointing Mr.. Nixon the Gov.
crnor signed the Foley bill ousting
the present Public Service Commission
in New York City, consisting Of five
members, and creating q single headed
commission in it's stead. This commits
sion, however, will have charge only
Of the regulatory features Of the Pub
lie Service Commission act.
companion bill, crenting Rapid
Transit Commissioner who will have
jurisdlcvtion over transit construction
in New York City, has yet TO be signed.
These two measures we're given the
Governor az compromise, after he
had asked the Legislature TO reorgan-
lze both commissions, making each n
single headed commission
Colonel William Barclay Parsons
who built the fret subway, was offered
the place of Rapid Transit Commits
sioner. Colonel Parsons, Governor
Smith declared to-day, had declined
tbs offsx.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04
Announcement of SHop.Of'
From Rockaway Is Made
at Trepassey; Second Leg
Scheduled May IL to II
Destroyers Are on Guard
Elaborate Plans Made to
Safeguard Aviators in
Case of Mishap to Craft

TREPAsSEY, N. f., May s.-The
giant seaplanes of the United States
navy will start from Rockaway Point
on the first leg of their transatlantic
flight on May 5, it was announced here
tonight They are scheduled to leave
Trepassey for the Azores between Nav
12 and Ia.
Emergency procedure orders under
which naval boats will operate in the
event of mishap to any of the trans
atlantic planes were made public to-
night, showing how carefully navy Of
ficials have planned to provide the
greatest possible safety for the fliers
In addition to indicating the course
to the planes and aiding five battle
ships in supplying meteorological data,
the ffty-two destroyers stationed at
fifty intervals across the Atlantic
are ordered to render call assistance"
in the event that any Of the planes is
forced to alight
The planes will fly in close forma-
ton, at an tltitude u from l, 900 to
5000 feet, and in the event one plane
OeScenuS tne OlnerS are Qlrecteu TO
remain in the vicinity until the dis
abled craft reports its condition.
If an S O S call is received, the
two destroyers nearest the plane's
indicated position will race full speed
to the scene. Being replaced in the
line by reserve ships.
If repairs are found to be impossible,
the damaged plane and tow the plane
to the nearest port. In the event the
plane is too badly damaged to be
towed in, its expensive equipment will
be salvaged
In case of forced descent at night,
the rescuing craft will illuminate the
scene of the accident with torches and
sweep the sky with searchlights. The
planes will carry flares to signal for
aid in the event Of trouble at night
Weather conditions governing the
start of the flight will be received
here daily until the chop off" occurs,
from the battleships Wyoming, Utah,
Texas, Arkansas and Florida. The bat
tleships are stationed TO the north and
south Of the transatlantic route, and
their reports will cover transatlantic
path 500 miles wide
When the planes chop Off" the bat
tleships will relay to Washington re-
ports on their progress
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04
Barricade Being Built
around German EnUOys

VERSAILLES, May (By the As
sociated Press The erection
of barricades in "the German quar-
ter" of Versailles, designed to pre-
vent any of the Germans from stray
ing in that section assigned to them,
began this morning. The barricades
consist of wooden palings bound with
wire and set up on both sides of the
Rue des Reservoirs, one side of
which is reserved for the Germans,
while the opposite side has been left
free for residents. Strict control
will be established at all the exits
to prevent the Germans from going
out of bounds without authority.
These strict measures were con-
sidered necessary because of the dis
inclination of the some of the sub
ordinates in the German party to
obey the regulations prescribed for
their movements.
Despite the official denial, it is
generally known that at least two
correspondents of German papers
previously stationed at Paris visited
that city and attended performance
at a theatre.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04
g Cen
eraI OHensives on
Dvina and Vasa
Lines Are Defeated
Reds Suffer
Heavy Losses
Petroggrad Taken by
Firms, Is Report:
Soviets Face Trap

LONDON, May 3.--A War Cffice off
cial report says Archangel advices have
been received to the effect that serious
enemy attacks, long ant cipated. have
begun on the Dvina and Naga fronts.
A message from the Dvina front on
Thursday says that Bolshevik gun
boats shelled the Allied positions spas
medically, but were forced to withdraw
owing to the gunfire.
A Vaga front dispatch Friday says
that after a long bombardment the en-
emy delivered an attack in great
strength, but was being repulsed every
where with great loss. In the forest the
enemy suffered heavy casualties. leav-
ing forty dead lying on the wire Cen
eral lronside says that the Allied troops
fought splendidly
The ice on the Dvina River has com
pletely broken up from Archangel and
is moving out 1t is expected that the
river will be navigable for gunboats
within a week
Although the Bolshevik attack on
the Archangel front has long been
expected, the desperate position of
the Bolsheviki on the Murmansk front
and their critical situation on the
Eastern front, particularly in the
Perm region, where Admiral Kolchak's
forces are driving steadily in the d.
rection of Viatka and Vologda, makes
1t doubly necessary for the Bolsheviki
to gain a decision in the Archangel
region Failure to do 50 enhances the
chances of the Russians and the Al
lies OF reaching Vologda when navi
CATION opens, and Allied monitors in
the Dvlna. cooperating with the Allied
land movements, may enable the Rus
so-Allied troops to join with those Of
Admiral Kolchak
Failure to hold back the Allied
forces on the Archangel front threat
ems TO result in the Bolsheviki being
bottled up between three hostile
armies, the Allied forces in the north
Admiral holchaks s troops in the east
and the Flnns, who are reported tn
have taken Petrograd, from the west
The Firms, should the Bolsheviki con
tinue to suffer reverses, may be on
boldened to undertake an offensive
toward Vologda, which is only thirtv-
SIX hours ride by rail from Petro-
grad.
PARIS, May g. Petrograd has
probably been taken by the Firms, ac
cording to information believed to be
trustworthy which has reached Paris.
HELsINGFoRs, May Defeated
along the entire Eastern front by the
Siberian armies, the Bolshevik forces
are retiring in disorder, the .Russian
newspaper "Russkaya Pjisni7 says.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04
L. s. Refuses
lOE Enter Into
German Loan
Declines British and French
Suggestion They Jointly
Guarantee SIS, ,OOO,OOO,-
600 i'm Bonds for Enemy
BY Frederick Moore
NeW York Tribune
Special Cable .Ser2,ice

Special Cable Serrice
Copyright. 1919, New York Tribune Incl
PARIS, May 3.-The American mem
bers of the financial commission of the
peace conference persist definitely in
their policy Of no entangling financial
alliances with European states. They
have repeatedly declined to pledge the
United States to become financially the
ally of other countries. The Ameri-
cans are maintaining their economic in
dependence and are seeing to it that
even the covenant Of the league of ma
tions is free of financial entangle-
ments. Following the policy the
American delegates have refused the
British proposal that Britain, France
and the United States participate
equally in a loan to Germany.
At the first meeting with the Ger
man fnanciers to-day the Allied finan-
ly renew neutral credits and promised
full cooperation for speedy resuscita-
tion of industries.
PARIS, May St was made known
definitely to-day that the United States
would not be party to any joint ac-
ton having for it's purpose the restora-
ton of German business.
1t had been proposed by the British
that German bond issue Of S5,000,-
100000 be arranged with Great Britain,
France, the United States and the other
Allied and associated powers as guaran-
tors. 1t was explained that the British
proposal included the apoortionment of
the issue among all the powers, in
GLIDING even the small, newly created
governments.
The apportionment was to be based
upon the relative wealth of the sigma
tories.
One objection raised was that the
failure of any one OF the guarantors to
bear it's share would result in increas-
ing the burden and responsibility of
the others, thus creating a situation
obviously unjust.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04
Congress Will
Meet by june l,
Capital Hears
Early Call, Possibly in May,
Is Indicated by Conf
dental Dispatches Re-
ceived From Paris

WASHINGTON, May 3.-lntimation
that a special session of Congress will
be called by President Wilson to meet
about June 1 is contained in confden-
tal dispa tches received IN Washington
to-day from Paris.
1t was said in authoritative Admin
istration circles that it was quite pos
sible shat if the situation in Paris
should develop rapidly the special ses-
sion might even meet before June l.
In that case the call would be made by
cable
1t was made clear in o-day's dis
patches that the President was conf
dent it would be possible for him to
return to the United States before the
end of this month.
Republicans Seek Unity
Meantime, with the expected publ
cation within the next few days Of the
peace treaty, it is anticipated that
Senator Lodge, chairman of the For
eign Relations Committee of the next
Senate, will arrange for informal dis
cussions of the treaty by Republican
members of the committee.
During the days prior to the meeting
of Congress there will be considerable
activity in both political camps here.
The Republicans have such q narrow
margin of control in the Senate that
an organization programme, involving
compromise agreement between con-
servatives and prOgressives regard
ing committee assignments and the
projected Republican steering COM
mittee Of the Senate, must be formu-
lated in considerable detail. The Re-
publicans, it is pointed out, cannot af-
ford to undertake organization Of the
Senate with any breaks in their ranks.
On the House side there is a
similar situation. The campaign to
force Republican leaders of the House
to increase the membership of the
steering committee and make it more
representative body will be renewed
during the next few weeks with in
creased vigor.
PrOgressives May Fight
For the past month revolving pro-
gressives have maintained silence be-
cause they felt the country at large
was not greatly interested in their
fight against Mann's rule. But with a
special session Of Congress apparently
near at hand, they feel it is time for
them to act.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04
BotsheUiki Interfere
Wish Siberian Draft
Peasants Are Told u. S. Viii
Aid Them if They Resist
Decree OF Omsk Government
Nsc York Tribune
Washington BureGu

Udsh'n0foa BstreGa
WASHINGTON, May 3.-small bands
OF Bolsheviki in Eastern Siberia are
causing trouble for the drafters OF
the Omsk government, who are en-
deavoring to obtain recruits for Ad-
miral Kolchak's army. it was learned
to-day through official sources. This
action resulted recently in conflict
between peasants at Skotovo and ST.
berian and Japanese troops. The Boil
shevik agents had urged the peasants
to resist the draft, assuring them that
the forces of the United States would
uphold them. The authorities called
upon General Otani. the Japanese COM
inander, to aid them IN enforcing the
draft, and General Osani asked Gen.
eral Graves to send Il detachment to
aid the Siberian officers. General
Graves declined to send any troops.
as his instructions expressly warn him
against taking sides in local con-
nlcts. The peasants were defeated and
those eligible were drafted into the
Siberian army.
This activity Of small bodies of Bol-
shevlk agents has caused a great deal
OF trouble. 1t IS reported TO be almost
a daily occurrence for peasants to
visit the United States Consulate in
Nladivostok, or. If in remote dis
tricts, to call upon the nearest Ameri-
can military commander, and announce
their intention to resist the draft, stat
ing that they rely upon the Ameri-
can troops to uphold them.
They are promptly informed that the
United States is taking no part IN
the local administration of the laws.
and that the draft law of the Omsk
government is 10 be enforced by the
local authorities.
The general situation in Eastern ST
IBERIA. however, is reported to be mach
improved. Z
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04
Americans and British
Stem Big g Red Offensive;
Rumanians In Budapest
Germany to Fight for Colonies

ONDON May 3Reuters Limited learns from reliable
that among the of the which
OTTER the most objection that relating
ONES They will that German East Africa Togoand
erun be left her, and REFUSAL will
the future colonies
and that Germany shall
some portuguese colonies at future date should Portugal be will
ing to SELL
The German delegates also will ask that the
to Germany after term of They will oppose
deprive them of the Ke
that shall be free to the worlds They
socaed Polish corridor while guaranteeing right of
tree transit both by rail and by the Vistu
opposing plan deprive them of sovereignty cy
self will that portions of Danzg shall solely for
POlish
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04
Old 47th OF Brooklyn
Reaches Newport Ne,cs

Special Correspondence
NEWPORT NEWS, Va, May 81
l ' With the SD Pioneer Infantry
reaching here to-day aboard the bat
tleship Vermont was what formerly
was the old 47th Brooklyn National
Guard. These men were held in re-
serve in the fight of the Argonne,
but saw heavy action in some of the
engagements leading up to this great
Allied thrust.
Brooklyn men in the outfit say they
hardly closed their eyes from the
time they left France. There was
something doing every minute of the
time. From here they will be sent
to Camps Dix and Upton for demobil-
ization. While most of the men in
the SD are from Pennsylvania and
Brooklyn, there are men in the out
fit from every state in the Union.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04
Italy Expected
Back I'm [ arley
L his W ee k
Page and Barrere Said To
BE Paving Way for Return
of Romans to See Peace
Terms Handed to Germans

PARIS, May 8 (By The Associated
Pres ).-The Italian situation took a
more favorable turn late to-day The
Indications were that some arrange
ment would be made for Italy to be
represented when the peace treaty was
presented to the Germans next week.
Thomas Nelson Page, American Am
bassador, and Camille Barrere, French
Ambassador, both are making efforts at
Rome to find, by conversations with
Premier Orlando, a formula which will
heal the breach caused by the with
drawal of the Italian delegation to the
peace conference Mr.. Page has had
two more long conferences with the
Italian Premier, who is said to show a
disposition to resume relations, but
who thinks that overtures should come
from Paris.
Stop Anti-U. S. Campaign
Premier Orlando has written let
ter deprecating anti american demon
strations, saying that the Minister of
the Interior has taken steps to stop
them, paying particular attention to
manifestations and the press campaign
directed against President Wilson
The Italian Cabinet appears to con-
slider that any overtures should be on
the basis of giving Fiume to Italy, as
it is asserted the loss of the city to
her might cause an uprising menacing
the government
Continued ON nert page
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04
Army. Led by Ber-
thelot Reported by
Berlin TO Have
Occupied Red City
1 annic Eseiggns; 9
L antilles Flee
Bella Kun's Offer
of Territory Is
Rejected by Allies

LONDON, May 3.-The Rumanian
army is reported to have occupied
Budapest, according to an exchange
telegraph dispatch from Berlin.
BUDAPEST, May (By The Asso-
ciated Press Any hour may see a
change in the ministry from Soviet to
Social Democatic in order to save this
city from occupatior by the advancing
Czechs, 2umarians ard Serbo-French
troops. directed, it is stated, by General
Eerthelct.
The city is quiet, but there is a feel
ing Of panic lest the Reds engage in
massacres Of the bourgeoisie before the
Allies reach The city, and entre families
ere fleeing. The last train for Austria,
which now is the only frontier open,
left Wednesday afternoon crowded to
the utmost with men, women ard chill
dren standing in all the care, and reached
Kamorn at o'clock. Immediately after
the departure OF the train Czechs
crossed the Danube and cut off the pos
sihility Of any more trains leaving.
GENEVA, May 3.-The Rumanian
and Czecho- Slovak governments, ac-
cording to reports received here, have
refused to entertain the offer of Bella
Kun, the Hungarian Foreign Minister
to make territorial concessions, pro-
vided that fighting stopped on all
fronts. The Rumanans and Czechs
continue the march on Budapest
BERLIN, May Sit is learned here
that the Soviet government at Buda-
pest has been in communication with
the French mission at Vienna, from
which it has received conditions de-
manding the immediate capitulation of
the Soviets and the surrender of all
arms and ammunition and that Buda-
pest be occupied by a democratic ad-
ministration.
The Soviet envoy replied that he was
empowered to accept all these condi-
tons, but this counter proposal that
the personal safety of the members of
the government and their families be
guaranteed was rejected.
The Rumanians yesterday effected a
crossing of the Thesis River at Szolnok
and Tisza-Polgar, according to advces
Continued on page three
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04
A FREE BUSINESS EDUCATION.
Tho New York Globe

will publish complete course in
shorthand
Business Arithmetic
Bookkeeping
BEGINNING TOMORROW EVENING
and appearing every,
Monday. Wednesday. Saturday .-Advt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04
Slaus and Italians
Advance in austria

VIENNA, May (By The Associated
Press ).-Italian troops stationed in
Carinthia are advancing northward and
eastward, and have occupied bridge
over the river Drave Jugo-Slav forces.
it is added, have attacked the Austrians
between Laibach and Klagenfurt, with
the apparent object Of reaching the
railway line to Vienna, which is held
by the Italians
The foregoing dispatch. ambiguous as
to details and the objectives Of the
moves made by the Jugo- -Slavs and Ital-
ians, nevertheless tends to convey the
idea that the Jugo-Slavs are contesting
territory embraced within the former
Austrian province of Carinthia, 20
which both Austria and Jugo- -Slavia
lay claim. 1t is not clear from the dis
patch at what point between Laibach
and Klagenfurt the Jugo- -Slavs are at
tacking.
The Italian move seems to be in the
direction of Upper Tyrol, inhabited by
Austrian Germans, who have recently
protested against the Italian claim
that their territory be included in
Italia 1rredenta. The Upper Tyrol bor-
ders on the Trentino, and the Italians
are apparently moving across the Drave
into the former region
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04
Ocean Fliers Made
Arn, OF u. S. Macy
Commissioning OF seaplanes
Ceremony Without Preceden,
in american Naval History

The NC-1, first of the giant naval
transatlantic flying boats, will make
her first flight to-day, following her
reconstruction. All three seaplanes
are now ready to start on their fight
across the ocean. They were formally
commissioned as "ships of the navy"
at Rockaway yesterday. The cere-
mony marked precedent in naval
history.
1t had been intended to fly both the
NC-1 and NC-2 Immediately after
the ceremony. Hhe "three" was
launched with load Of 28,3OO pounds,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04

HELsINGFoRS, May 1.-Defeated
along the entire Eastern front bv the
Siberian armies, the Bolshevik forces
are retiring in disorder, the Russian
newspaper "Russkaya Piisni' SAYS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04

" Z y I II = =
Cloudy with showers to-day. cooler;
showers tomorrow. Fresh winds
Full Report on Page 16
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-27
GENESEO'

Mr.. and Mrs. William Curley
spent Christmas with relatives in
Kewanee.
DR.. Verlie Van Zele. instructor
in the dental college Of Iowa City,
is spending a few days vacation
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leon Van Zele.
Miss Grace McBroom, who Is a
student at Northwestern. is spend
ing the holiday vacation at home.
Postmaster William Hoefl and
wife spent Christmas in Rock Is
land with Mrs. Hoefl's sisters, Mrs.
Henry Geisler and Mrs. Mary Gan
teri.
|. Francis Luther is home from his
studies at Champaign until Jan. 5.
DR.. William Hoefl returned from
Rock Island Friday.
John O'Bryan's condition does
not improve as much as his friends
would like. After being down town
last week he had a relapse and is
now confined to his home.
Miss Claretta Williamson of
Sheffield is visiting with her aunt
and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Han
son.
Miss Grace Clark, who is attend
ing Knox college, is home for the
holidays.
Jacob Leiber is visiting with
friends in Chicago and viii! soon
leave for California to spend the
winter with his brother.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-27
ALPHA

Mrs. John Stromquist and A. A.
Stromquist went to Galesburg to
see Miss nellie Stromquist, who has
been seriously ill at St. Mary's hos
pital at Galesburg. Miss Strom-
quist underwent two operations for
quinsy and an abcess on the bron-
chial tubes. She is still very ill.
H. S. Sexton of Mediapolis, Iowa,
came Friday morning to see his
mother, who is "a years old and
is very Ill.
The Royal Neighbors held their
annual election of officers as fol-
lows: Oracle, Della M. Wilson; vice
oracle, Carrie Eiker; recorder,
nellie Baker; receiver, Harriet
Wilson; inner sentinel. Hulda Cra-
vens; outer sentinel, Lucia Bland;
managers, Hattie Cabeen; Liggie
Linn. Flossie Forster; physician,
DR.. c. T. Shearer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Henselman
Of Garden City, Kan, are here on
their wedding trip. Mrs. Hensel-
man was formerly Miss jeanette
Hall. daughter Of Charles Hall.
They are visiting her aunt. Miss
Bertha Shinn, and other friends.
I. L. Calkins has finished filling
his ice house. In all the years Mr..
Calkins has been in the ice bust
ness never but once before has he
put up ice in December. 1t has
usually been in February. The ice
is IL inches and the best ever put
up.
The A. B. C.'s meet with Mrs.
Cederburg Friday evening. The
real place Of the party was kept a
secret by the entertainment COM
mittee, Mrs. Cederburg and Mrs. A.
c. Eiker. From the Cederburg
home the club members proceeded
to the home Of Mrs. F. E. Cass,
where the ladies spent a hilarious
evening. Mrs. Cass had supposed
the surprise was on her but when
the gift was presented Mrs. Cass
was more than surprised for Mrs.
H. W. Stitt and Mrs. r. Earl Knox
were the victims. Mrs. Hattie Ca
been Mrs. r. L. Jones, Mrs. George
Bolton and Mrs. M. L. Rutledge
served baked apples, whipped
cookies and coffee.