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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-02-07

London, Feb. ia. P.)-The effect
of the agreement which has ended the
strike on the railways leading into
London on demand which may be
made by employees Of omnibus and
tramcar lines is not yet definitely
settled. The secretary of the LII
censed Vehicle Workers union said
today: ..ss, .a ..a
"As the terms Of settlement ap1
pear to be satisfactory to the par
ties concerned. any action Of ours
must obviously be delayed or helf
up"
At Bshsst Of BoIshsviks. Ia
(The London Daily Express is re-
garded in England as rejecting the
views Of the British government. In
view of that fact the following dis
patch is Significantly:
London, Feb. 1--WE publish an
article from America showing it is
not a strike the British nation is up
against; it is an attempt to first par
alyze and then destroy society, in
cluding laborers who are striking at
the behest of the bolsheviks," said
the Daily Express in commenting ed
itorially on the strike situation to-
day.
"The country which exiled the
kaiser and which had beheaded a
king is not going to bow to these
tinsel Robespierres. The unauthor-
lied striker will learn in a day or
two that there is a limit to endur-
ance. even when it wears a smile.
When the British nation hits, 1t hits
hard. The government should now
act swiftly"
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DECLARED GUILTY

Jacksonville, Fla, Feb. John
Walter Rast. Duval county tax col
lector, charged with embezzlng $685.
today by a Jury after being out for
an hour.
Rast was removed from Office last
fall by Gov. Cats who placed his SON
in-law on the job. Rast then entered
the race for reelection and won by
large majority in the face of the
charges.
Rast will appeal from the decision of
teh lower court.
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Determine OWN ARMY
Opposition to Abolition Of conscrip
tlon Proves Ton Strno

Opposition to Abolition Of conscrip.
tlon Proves Too Strnq.
Paris. Feb. 8.-Eleven articles OF the
project for the society of nations were
discussed and approved with small
notifications by the peace conference
commission on that subject at its
meeting last night.
The only article not approved was
the paragraph concern abolition of
compulsory military service unless re-
quired by reasons of national defense
under extraordinary circumstances.
Premier Orlando, Of Italy. opposed the
paragraph. remarking that il con-
scription once were abolished an at
tempt to revive it might lead to serious
trouble. even revolution. Leon Bour-
geois, one of the French members
Joined Premier Orlando in strongly op,
posing the abolition of conscription.
He declared that France. owing to her
geographical position, needs stand
Ing army and could never consent to
strip herself of defenses. The para
graph was then cancelled and it was
decided to leave to each country free
dom to select a system of recruiting
its forces up to the smount of troops
which will be fixed later by the society
of nations.
Another article which caused ami.
mated discussion was that concerning
the method of applying military coer-
cion to the countries refusing to com-
ply with the decision of the society CT
nations, or breaking its rules. Owing
to the very conflicting views express
sion the commission decided to post
pone a definite decision until another
meeting. The commission will meet
again tonight.
While important details OF the So
ciety's constitution stiIl remain to be
agreed upon and are likely to take up
the time of several additional sessions
OF the commission, the fact that more
than half of the draft had been passed
over and unanimously adopted, in
cluding an agreement upon the big
general principles. has raised expecta-
tions that the draft will be ready for
submission to the general peace con-
ference early next week. Should this
prove to he the case. IT might be pos
sible to secure action upon it before
PRESIDENT Wilson's departure for the
United States.
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ENGLISH SCHOOL BOYS ACQUIRE STR KE
HABIT ACCEPT TERMS OF ARMISTICE

ging in," but demonstration" won
the day. So they demonstrated.
The police were summoned, but
the boys, while awed by the hobbies,
still refused to return to school. In
stead they formed into columns Of
fours and marched to the residence OF
one of the school principals. He
treated them seriously and suggested
an armistice pending n peace confer
ence. at which everything would be
Investigated and adjusted. His terms
were accepted and the strikers re-
turned to the school. each feeling
himself a hero.
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.SPARTACANS ON
LIVELY RAMPAGE.
Threaten to Shoot Every
Third Person Refusing to
Help Transport Troops.
PRINCE LEADS UPRISING
Pro Hohenzollern Revolution
Headed by Young William
Breaks Out in Prussia.

Berlin, Feb. 5.-(A. P.)-Uncon-
frmed press dispatches from Bremen
indicate insurgents there are contin-
uing guerilla warfare in the out
skirts of the city and in the harbor,
Notwithstanding the governments
claim that the uprising was quelled
Tuesday. The casualties are esti-
mated at thirty dead and over 100
Wounded, the insurgents being the
heaviest losers. Property damage is
believed to be slight, as the COM
munists failed to stubbornly defend
their strongholds and beat retreat
towards the suburbs as soon as gov
ernment troops began to advance in
Earnest.
Gustav Noske, who is in charge of
military affairs in the Ebert cabinet.
hayxordered the soldiers council at
E,rfirt to return the arms which
were illegally abstracted from the
hrsenal there and distributed among
The civilians. If the order Is not
bbeyed within four days it is an
bounced that the government will
falee measures to disarm the civil
JAMS. who are said to be presumably
organized for an attack on the ma
ional assembly at Weimar.
Prince Leading Revolt.
Amsterdam. Feb. III. N. S. Ca
pie and London Daily Express.)-A
pro- -Hohenzollern revolution has
broken out at Sigmaringen, capital
bf the principality of Hohenzollern, In
Prussia.
Prince William is leading the up
Using. according to information re-
eeived here today.
Withhold Bread Cards.
Hamburg, Feb. III. N. S.)-The
kpartacans are threatening to shoot
eyery third person ami imprison
very fifth among the railroad work
hrs who refused to transport red
troops towards Bremen. The Spar
acans are threatening also to with
hold bread cards.
The Spartacans seized the arms
from four patrols of the Seventy
ixth infantry and attacked food
torres. but were repulsed. Then they
Threatened to set fire TO warehouses.
Whole City Walks Out.
Berlin, Feb. 5.-(A. Pl-The
whole city of Dusseldorf has
HwaIked out" Officials, clerks
-.A other employees in the serv-
ice Of railways, posts, .teiegraphs,
telephone and service lines;
bankers, lawyers, physicians,
school teachers and other per-
sons engaged in professions have
ouit work. The employees on all
bubble service lines are striking
Ia keeping with the threat to the
executive council Of the commun-
istie government to call gen.
e-ai strike of all bourgeois classes
II their demands were not
granted.
Tbeaters and restaurants are
orced to close, as they are without
ervice. Large industrial plants have
hut down, as Office forces every
Ehere have Joined in the walkout.
Fhfs unique protest is the first Of its
hind to Re applied on a big scale as
rets don against Spartacan ter
orisffl.
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pieted within the next three or fous
Gays or well ahead Of the time for
ehe presidents return to the United
states, Feb. is.
The members of the commiss;o,
emphasize, however, that the agree
ments reached SO far as proyisjcral
ana IN principle only. The entire
STRUCTURE may yet have to be reyisa,r
when 1t comes to agreeing on de-
tails. This is the reason assigned fo<
the rigid secrecy with which the text
or the project is being guarded. The
main discussion last night was on
the formation of the executive branch
OF the society of nations. President
wilson, Leon Bourgeois for France.
and Lord Robert Cecil, each pre-
sented plans on the representation
to be given to smaller powers. The
plans differed slightly.
Unofficial information is thar
President Wilson's proposal for an
executive branch of five members
from the great powers and four
members from the small powers.
making a council of nine with a two
thirds vote required for the adoption
of measures.
Membership Qualification.
Qualifications for membership.
which also is being discussed in
wolves the membership of neutrals
and the enemy powers as well as
the great and small powers. The
presence at the meeting last night of
the nine representatives of the
small powers, with the ten of the
large powers was taken to mean that
the executive branch of the league as
finally formed. will include both the
great and small nations instead Or
leaving the executive direction ex-
clusively in the hands of the great
powers. The new delegates from the
small countries present were Pre-
mier Venizelos. Greece; Premier
C2echo- -Slovakia: M.
Poland and Premier Bra
tiano. Rumania- No decision was ar
rived at concerning the. representa-
tion of the small countries in the ex-
ecutive council CT the society Of ma.
tions-
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5, 900 NATIONAL GUARDSMEN DUE IN
NEW YORK AND NEWPORT NEWS FEB. IS

New York, Feb. THE French
liner steamship Espagne arrived here
today from Bordeaux with 422 troops,
all casuals.
The steamship Zacapa, also from
Bordeaux. brought officers and 7
men Of the headquarters company of
the Thirty-seventh brigade, coast ar
'tillery corps; 70 casual officers: 20
nurses five of whom were i'll, and 6
civilians.
Fifty-five casual officers and en-
listed men from various parts of the
country arrived here today on the
steamship Tivives. Most of them
had been either gassed or wounded.
Five Transports Sail.
Washington. Feb. 7.-Sailing of five
transports from France with about
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200 officers and $500 men, consisting
mainly of former National guard units
was announced today by the war de-
partment. The vessels are the cruiser
Huntington. due at New York Feb.
Is; transport Heredia. ut New York
Feb. 20: Mercury, at Newport News.
Feb. 49,, F. ]. Luckenbach, at New
York, Feb. 20, and Eurane, at New
port News, Feb. 16.
Southern units aboard the vessels
include the S35th stevedore company
(negro) for South Carolina on the
Mercury. Other troops on the Mer-
curry are westerners, casual officers,
a convalescent detachment and six
officers and 339 men OF the navy.
The Eurane carries only few cas-
ual officers.
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willingness to re-enter the fray II
occasion demands, there being feel
Ing apparently that the war ended
too soon for some of the more adven-
turous class. although all are content
to accept the situation.
The number of Influenza cases
among the troops is negligible. The
excellent physical standards set by
the American army guaranteed the
men against disagreeable effects from
the climate and the hardships Of
campaign.
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FRANCE WANTS BLOCKADE
Against Germany Held Until Damages
Are Paid


Paris, Feb. s.-(A. P.)-Capt. Andre
Tardieu, one of the French represen-
tatives on the commission on the So
ciety of nations. announced tonight
that the program for the society will
be ready some time next week. He
also said:
France Is opposed to the raising of
the blockade on raw materials against
Germany until her damages to French
industries have been made good. Ger
many was responsible for the destruc-
tion of one-third of the factories of
France. and II allowed to resume pro-
duction with equal facilities II will be
serious economic handicap for u.s."
Capt. Tardieu. expressed the belief
that the allies would not disagree with
the contention of France. He added
that the blockade committee advocates
the raising of the raw material em-
barge against neutrals at the earliest
possible date. with the understanding
that materials are not to be reshipped
to Germany.
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AMERICAN SHIPS WILL SOON STEAM UP
RHINE WILL USE ROT3E 3ERDAM. AS BASE

Paris. Feb. 7.--American ships will
soon steam up the Rhine. using Rot
terdam as base, according to infor-
nation made public here today. 1t
Is announced that the transport of
Americans to their homes is pro-
crossing as rapidly as possible and
that during February the number of
men to be taken to America would
be considerably augmented. ft.
The health of the American SOL
diers In France Is excellent and their
morale is of the highest. They show
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(By Norman watson.)

London, Jan. 25.-(By Mail.)-U. N.
So-English schoolboys are acquiring
the strike habit. They had their first
taste of it few days ago and appar-
entity liked II.
The incident occurred at the East
Grinstead school. The boys struck
because they thought one of their
comrades. had been unfairly dealt
with by the authorities of the insti-
tuition. Without warning they
walked straight. out of the school to
the playground and held a council Of
war. One youngster suggested dig
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CABLES GENERALIZATION
Col. House Pleased Over Democratic
Victory In Poland.

Paris. Feb. 7.-Col. E. NJ House. of
the American peace commission, today
cabled his congratulations to Ignace
Paderewski, the Polish premier. on the
democratic victory in the Polish ma
tional election. II was stated at War
saw that 100000 votes were cast by
men and women electors. 50 per cent. OF
them being In favor of democratic cam
didates.
The Jews got 81 per cent. and the So
cialists is per cent.
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Rain, Says Billy 'Possunl.

It only serves
to illustrate how
mutable and frail
are firm "re-
solves" we make
in hope they'll be
of vast avail. On
New Years day
1 bought a pad
on which to mark
my duty and day
by day for near .
week / kept It In
its bueaty. Each
thing / did was
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prophesied and every page was writ
ten and then II sorta tapered of, be-
traying 1 was quittin'. till now the
dust lies dark and deep upon its
numbered days. and that. fear. may
Indicate the tenor of my ways.
The weather? Rain and continued
cold tonight. Fair and colder Satur-
day.
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AM ERIcANS UNDER FIRE
OF BolSHEvIk ARTILLERY

Arehangel. Feb. GA. P.)-
The American positions on the
river Vaga. at which an infan-
try attack by the bolsheviki
on Tuesday was repulsed, were
under heavy fire from the boil
shevik artillery today. The
other sections on the northern
front were quiet.
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WILD SCRAM BILE

Roman Bonds In Big Demand On Cash
Market.
New York. Feb. There was a wild
scramble on the curb market this
morning TO purchase the Russian bonds
the 5h's selling up s points to 81 and
the sl1's advanced 10 to II.
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RIFLE DIPLOMATS BOX

Serbian Minister Loses Valuable Jew
Washington. Feb. THE Serbian
minister to the United States. Slavko
Y. Grouitch. reported TO the police
here this afternoon that a strongbox in
his suite in the Shoreham hotel had
been rified of more than $4,000 worth
Of 3ewelry.
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TWO TRooPsHIPs DOCK
twenty-five Thousand Returning SOL
dlera Coma on Nessels

u'eIs Come on VesseIs.
New York. Feb. S.-Two troopships,
the vanguard of a feet of twenty two
now en- route for the United States with
25.0OO returning soldiers, docket here
To-Day: They were the Espagne, with
Az onicers and men. and the Zzcapa,
with 121 officers and men.
Nearly all Of the transports are ex-
pected to reach American ports before
next Thursday. unless DELAYED by
storms which are sweeping the Atlantic.
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BILL AGREED ON

The auditorium committee heard
Mercer Reynolds and F. A. Seagle,
representing the suburbs, and agreed
on a bill, which will provide for u
bond issue of $1,20O,000.
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u.yaE gE HELD -FOUR ACES

Pittsburg. Feb. "A soldier whose
Iowex of speech was lost. due to shell
b. &, recovered it while engaged in a
|oker game. according to lieutenant
list returned from France.
MAYBE he held four aces and got
mother shock" one Of his hearers re-
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FLIRT BURNS At SEA
Eighteen Men Reach Bahamas
Eleven Missinu.

Turks Island. Bahamas. Thursday,
Feb. e.-The American steamer F1irt.
with a cargo Of coal. was destroyed
by fire Jan. 80 in latitude 26 degrees.
80 minutes north and longitude 6S
degrees. 81 minutes west. according
to her captain, who reached here to-
today. The captain and seventeen
men of the crew landed at Caicos on
Feb. 8. The first mate and ten men
are missing. but the captain believes
they have been able to land safely.
The F'lirt was a wooden steamer OF
i.474 tons. She was built at Slidell.
la. in 1917. The Flirt left Newport
News with a cargo of coal Jan. "a
for Porto RICO.
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employees WIN
SUBWAY STRIKE
Foreigners Formerly Working
in Hotels. to Be Deported.
Replaced by Women.
TO SMASH BOLSHEvISM
Aim Of British Government.
Unauthorized Striker to
Find Way Hard.
70 SMASH BoLsHEvIsM
REPUDiATE SETTLEMENT

London, Feb. 7.-(z p.m.)--a
The national union or railway
men this afternoon repudiated
the settlement of the London
subway strike. Traffic in the
subway continues at q stand
still.
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DECLARES DIVIDEND

Standard OIL Pays Quarterly Dividend
Of - Per Share.
New York. Feb THE Standard OIL
Company of New York today declared a
quarterly dividend o: 81 per share, an
increase Of 81 a share.
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League Of Nations.
President Wilson and Premier
Lloyd George, of England, and the
two great Anglo Saxon leaders con-
ferred this morning. It is under
stood that they discussed the Rus
sian situation and the league of ma
tions, as well as the knotty problems
of the peace conference generally.
The plan for the league of nations
Is being rapidly pushed to compile
ton. 1t Is now hoped that 1t will be
possible to complete the plan in time
for Its. ratification by pienary ses-
sion of the peace conference on Tues
day or Wednesday, next, just prior
to President Wilson'S departure for
the United States. @
The committee on the league of ma
tions has decided not to reveal any
of the provisions until they are all
completed and the members are in
acc0rd upon them. This plan, it is
believed, will prevent undue criti-
cism in America and Great Britain.
1t is learned from the British dele
gates that Premier Lloyd George ex-
poets to submit the league of ma
tions plan to parliament, while presi-
dent Wilson is submitting 1t to the
American congress. Thus the two
delegations will get the approval of
the two great law making bodies be-
fore the scheme is actually accepted.
Premier Lloyd George will leave
Tor London this evening.
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INTERN eIeULoUs HuesIEs

Aurora. M. Feb. IA new way OF
|eforrning husbands has been adopted
w two Aurora wives. They had their
husbands arrested and had the court to
rant their request to ''inteTn" them in
hii until after the saloons close July /.
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SMALL NATIONS
ARE LOBBYING
Hints Come of Co.. Operation
of Lesser Powers to Make
Up Majority.
GOSSIP RIFE'IN CORRIDORS
Peace Commissions Unmoved
by Rumors and Continue
Work Quietly.
RIFE IN CORRIDORS

AMERICANS WHO WILL
MEET BOLSHEVlkS
Paris, Feb. b.-William Allen
White, of Emporia, Kan, and
Prof. George Davis Heron
have been appointed the Amer
lean delegates to the Marmora
conference with the Russian
factions.
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REDUCE COPPER WAGES
-Four Thousand Workers Affected by
Waoe Cut

Jerome. Ariz., Feb. S.-Local copper
companies announced a reduction OF rs
cents per day in wages Of mine and
smeiter workers today, due. they say,
to recent reductions In copper prices.
About four thousand copper workers
are affected by the wage cut
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PEKING MUCH DEPRESSED
Japs Seek to Induce Chinese to Dis~
avow Peace Action.

Japs Seek to Induce Chinese to Dis~
avow Peace Action.
Pekin. Feb. 5.--(A. P.)--Attempfs
are being made by the Japanese to
induce the Chinese government to
disavow the action of it's delegates
at the peace conference, for the rea-
son that they are seriously embar-
RAISING Japan. according to semi~
ofiicial Chinese sources here. This
development has caused depraasf6h.
overs the situation in government cle-t
cies, which had previously been juFl-
iant over the strong stand taken hxs
the Chinese in relation to the Jaray
nese claims. This depression il In
tensified by the fact that the gov
ernment is hard pressed for money
ana may, 1t is said, yield to the Japa-
nese wishes In order to obtain the
needed funds.
the chief issue between China. and
japan that has arisen in. Connection
with the war settlement Is over the
disposition of Using Tao and its har-
por and adjacent territory in Shan
tung province, the former German
concession in China. japan. on enl
tering the war. captured the terri
Tory, which she has since held
China's desire as expressed by her
delegates at Paris is to get this ter
fitory back. Reports from Paris have
indicated that Japan desired to retain
Tsing-Tao harbor, but had offered ~
wise. o'ne
Or. Koo Surprised.
farls, FEB. 5.-The Chinese deIeraS
tion to the peace conference has beeu
ADVISED from Pekin of the Japanese
complaint regarding the activities ~
IN me chinese delegates here. DIR. wal
nngton koo and the other delegates
express surprise over these advices
as they say that the Chinese case was
larry stated before the council Of ths
Ilve powers-the United States. Greaf.'
britain, France, Italy and JananX
upon notice of only an hour and !.
nalI and that on the suggestion OF .
member OF that council China offereI
10 submit all the secret agreement~
between China and Japan Chins
.he delegates declared. stands read,,f
70 40 this and to accept the verdict
OF the society of nations on the issue
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Han OFaft Approved.
Paris. Feb. 7.-Practically half of
the draft of the proposed society of
nations has been approved by the
special peace conference commission,
1t was officially announced this after
noon. t.s ~
The members of the commission at
the fourth meeting last night reached
an agreement on several questions of
the greatest Importance concerning
the positive functions" of the league,
1t was announced.
Must Not Push Us Too Far.r
Basef Switzerland, Feb. 7.--Chan-
cellor Ebert, in his address to the
German national assembly at weimar
yesterday, said: t
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~~Hxf1HxBHs -
The conditions Of the armistice
have been of unheard of severity and
were carried out without shame. We
warn our adversaries not to push us
too far.
Like Gen. Winterfeldt (who re-
signed from the armistice commits
sion), the whole German government
might also eventually be forced to
renounce from collaborating in the
peace pour parlers and throw upon
our adversaries all the weight of re-
sponsibility for the new world or
galifxation.
"Confident in the promises OF Pres
ident Wilson. Germany lay down her
arms, and now we await the peace
OF President Wilson, to which we
have the right"