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Evening star., 1919-03-17
TORNADO KILLS NINE.
Sweeping Over Eight-Mile Course,
Does $1,OOO,O 900 Damage.

vICKSBURG. Miss. March ia
tornado yesterday afternoon swept
over a course southwest to northeast
from G. point nfty-five miles north of
Vicksburg to Pantherburn. a dist ance
Of eight miles. The bodies of j. w.
Johnston, wealthy Pantherburn plan
ter and eight negroes have been
found. The seriously injured include
e. p. Green. manager of a plantation
near Grace.
The greater part of the loss, which
IT was estimated today would exceed
100000. was caused by destruction
Of valuable standing cypress and gum
timber. =
Evening star., 1919-03-17
WILL REVISE RAILWAY PACT.
International Traffic, Though, Not
to Be Under League.

PARIS, Sunday, March 16 (Havas).
The commission on International
railway communications has decided
to revise the convention, signed at
Bern in 1890, which previous to the
war governed international railway
traffic, according to the Echo de Paris.
The commission has rejected plan
which would establish an interna-
tionaI administration of main lines OF
railway under the control OF the
league of nations. it is said.
Evening star., 1919-03-17
Allies Air Raids Kill Msny Huns.

COPENHAGEN. March 16.-Seyen
hundred and twenty-ni persons were
killed and 1.1s4 were injured in aerial
attacks oy allied forces on German
territory up to November s. 1918. ac-
cording to official figures made pubIic
in Berlin.
Evening star., 1919-03-17
SEES QUICK ACTION
ON DISTRICT BILL
Chairman Good of Appropria-
tions Stands for Capital as
Best Kept City.
BACKS $3.50 PRINCIPLE

The District appropriation bill Will
be one of the first measures taken up
when the new Congress is called into
extra session. In the reorganization
the appropriations for the support of
the District will be handled by men
in sympathy with a broad spirit to
upbuild the National Capital as the
home city of the country.
This assurance was given today by
Representative James w. Good of
Iowa, who has been chosen as chair
man of the appropriations committee
in the new Congress. and who is
heartily in favor not only of a square
DEAL for the District. but is ambitious
to aid in making the National Capital
the queen city of the world and main
tanning it in a way creditable to the
greatest nation in the world.
He wants the capital to be the best
kept city in the world, and feels that
while the people of the District have
no vote and therefore cannot pass
upon questions of public improve
ment, it is conscientious duty for
Congress to deal not only fairly, but
literally, with the seat of govern
ment.
Sees No Reason for Tie-Up.
The estimates for the support of
passed by both houses of Congress-
Mr.. Good pointed out. The appro-
priation bill is tied up in conference,
and it seems to me now that it should
be one of the very first bills passed
by the incoming Congress"
The half-and-half principle of financ-
ing the District will be safe as far as
any fight for it's abolition depends
upon the initiative or support of Mr..
Good. He has had no sympathy with
the contests whereby the District bill
was prevented from passage in the
last Congress. In discussing this he
says: Il am opposed to any of the big
appropriation bills being held up in
conference through a demand from
either the House or Senate that the
law on which the appropriation is
based should be changed. If there is
sufficient demand for change in
until Congress does act directly upon
this matter the appropriations should
be made in a general way in accord
ance with the existing law"
Davis May Head Subcommittee
There is every prospect that Repre-
sentative Davis of Minnesota will be
chairman of the subcommittee of the
appropriations committee in direct
charge of appropriations for the Dis
trict of Columbia While he is not
ready to announce the makeup of his
committees, Chairman Good gave a
half promise that Representative Da-
Wis. who has been the leading repub-
lican member Of the subcommfttee.
would be named as chairman. He said !:
In making assignments of the
members to compose the various sub
committees am trying to select the
men who are best qualified by expert
ence and. ability to most efficiently
perform the special work Of each SUBJ
committee"
This statement also suggests that
Representative George Holden Tink-
ham Of Massachusetts,, who has been
an interested and diligent student of
District affairs and a particularly
good friend to the District while
minority member Of the House District
committee. may be selected as a mem-
Der OF the subcommittee for the Dis
trict on the appropriations committee.
Evening star., 1919-03-17
KENYON cox, ARTIST.
DIES IN NEW YORK

NE" YORK. March 17-Kenyon
Cox. noted artist. died today at his
home here, aged sixty-two years.
Evening star., 1919-03-17
Squares With League of Nations.

In all essential respects. Lloyd
Georges successful demand of the
Paris conference with regard to Ger
many is Complementary detail in
the making of permanent peace. The
league of nations and an armed world
are obviously a confusion of terms
The league of nations and a practical
ly disarmed world are logical com
Elementary circumstances. In dis
arming Germany We have. in fact
disarmed ourselves. although for a
period of years Germany will be help
less. and the combined, If small. pro-
fessional armies of the allies will
suffice to prevent a new German as
sault.
1t is a matter of frank question
Continued on Seventh Page.)
Evening star., 1919-03-17
MONARCHlSTS CONTROL
GERMANY'S OFFICIALS
Ebert, Scheidemann and Nosk. Are
Merely Puppets of Military
Men, Observers Claim.
BY the Associated Press,


LONDON. March 17-Special dis
patches from Berlin report that the
suppression of the recent Spartacan
outbreak there has shown that a mill
tary and monarchist reaction is grow
ing and oversha downing the new gov
ernment.
The Berlin correspondent of the Mail.
who sent a dispatch February u out
lining plans for a monarchist upris-
ing in Germany, has arrived in Lon
don. having left Berlin March IA. att
er residence there of three months.
He reiterates the statement made in
his dispatch, saying that President
Ebert, Chancellor Scheidemann and
Minister OF war Noske are merely
puppets. He declared that for the
purpose of retaining power they have
allowed members of the military asst 10
reappear as organizers Of the new re-
publican armies.
These men are the real governors of
Germany. he says They make the
edicts and Chancellor Scheidemann
and his colleagues willingly sign
them"
Similar testimony is given by other
correspondents in telegraphing from
Berlin. some stating that the capture of
the suburb of Lichtenburg has been
intentionally prolonged with view
70 exterminating the Spartacans
whose treatment at the hands of gov
ernment troops is said to be sharply
condemned
While alleged atrocities are attrib-
uted TO the Spartacans. details which
have been given are doubted or de-
MED. Even the Norwaerts admits
them to be much exaggerated The
correspondents concur in the state
ment that extreme bitterness has
been created against the government
troops and that further trouble is in
evitable
According 10 d dispatch to the Mail.
the Spartacan revolt will certainly
recur in ever-increasing force unless
miracle happens. 1t adds that Herr
Noske's forces have been recruited
by brlbes and promise of big ration.
and that to this may be attributed
some of the food shortage in Berlin.
Evening star., 1919-03-17
Noske Order Withdrawn

COPENHAGEN. March 1.-THE or
der issued by Gustav Noske, the Ger
man minister of war. for the execu-
Ton or persons possessing arms and
h2hting against the government has
been withdrawn. according TO a Berlin
dispatch received here.
Evening star., 1919-03-17
Facts He Has Learned.

When the first fight for a bonus for
the government employees was und r.
way in 1917 Mr.. Heating annea raa
for the employees before the cnrnn,it-
tee on appropriations of the Housa
He said replies to questionnaires sent
out at that time showed that for sorns
years past the government sa,arias
had been standing still while those
OF priVaie employees doing similar
extent.
Evening star., 1919-03-17
Will Prussian System Come Backp

VIII the German in the future. as he
regains his strength after the moment
When the armies of occupation are with
ora wn, relapse to the Prussfan system 3?
WIN ne even, in moment of national
Weakness, adopt the methods by which
the great Prussian patriots after lena
avoided obedience to the dict,tes Of
Napoleon. and constructed secretly
armies which supplied the decisiye in.
1luence at Leipzig. in the Marne cam
paign of 1914 and in the Waterloo eni-
sode of 1915? This is a question which
remains to be answered. II Germany
chooses. in the long run it is orobn HE
that she can follow ancient procedure
:. Meantime, for period of years
It would seem that the policy of iloyd
George. accepted by the Paris con-
ference. means abandonment nv
Europe OF all the old familiar forms
of ornaments We go back to the
time. before the French reyolution of
small professional armies. We nart
with the theory of nation in arms.
which has led Europe in the last war
almost to the point of suicide. We
release millions of men annually from
the barracks to fields and factories.
Temporarily. at least, I'VE Law aside
that condition in which Europe dWelt
in insecurity from 1866 to 1914. We
have had an armed Europe for half
a century. We are now going to
experiment with a disarmed Europe
for a period the length of which we.
cannot calculate.
Evening star., 1919-03-17
Allies Will Dictate Terms.

PARIS, March is (by the Associ-
ated Press).-The present determine,
ton in peace conference circles 10
that, after the allied and associated
powers have reached a complete un-
derstanding regarding the conditions
to be imposed on Germany. the Ger
man delegates will be called to Ver-.
sailles, but they will not be allowed.
to discuss the conditions. the inten-
ton of the allied and associated pow
ers being to dictate peace Either the
German delegates must accept the
terms and sign or state Of war will
continue.
The general opinion here is that, in
view of the internal situation in Ger
many, the delegates of that country
will accept, rather than expose the
country to a graver risk and more
drastic measures.
Evening star., 1919-03-17
ABOLITION OF CONSUMPTION
IN EUROPE IS FAR-REACF1ING
Lloyd George Hopes Disarming of Ger
many and Later the Allies Will End
Burdens of War and Militarism.

once out of the habit of conscription
they would not return to it, and the
terrible burdens of armed Europe
would automatically disappear.
The English philosophy in this mat
Yer IS simple. There are at least 49,
VoV,ooO OF Germans in Europe who
cannot be permanently separated from
eacn other except by their own act
and desir.. If these 100000 sha
ADOPT militaristic ideas of the Eohen-
zoiiern epoch. Europe will have to re-
main armed as of old and it spells
almost a.. immediate bankruptcy when, to
tne tne cost OF debts acquired in war,
there is added the further charge of
military establishments
Believe Germany Will Like Idea.
There remains the hope that If
100000 Of Germans turn from the
habit Of milita arisns and military ssrv-
ice, II they Become used to q pro-
fessional army rather than to a con-
script army. there will be no return
10 the old system when, as is irey-
ltaDie, Germany regains that stature
Whlch her numbers and her history
insure her reacquiring.
we nave here one Of the great
I'm EEamoles OF the peace conference.
Here the professional soldier, like
marshal Foch. encounters the pro-
iesslonal politician; the soldier re-
mains convinced that the solution for
the future does not lie outside ma
!: tlonai army; the politician recog-
nlzes that the perpetuation of the
old system leads toward bankruptcy
and anarchy. and the conference Of
Paris has adopted the view of the
politician.
II one can conceive that in the next
nVe or ten years Europe will abandon
conscrlpt army and millions of
young men will be retained in in
dustry rather than maintained in
barracks. If one could conceive that
the enormous annual appropriations
Tor the maintenance of armies and
naVles are aIiocated to the payment
OF war debts, it is at least possible
that Europe viii be able to regain
us economic stability and restore its
Industrial life. If the thing be i'm
possible then, in the words of Pitt.
~ Is time to roll up the map of Eu-
rope for period of years"
Lioyo George has had his way in one
" tne most momentous changes the
Iarls conference has undertaken to
make. The German army disappears
tne great general staff of the German
giant to that ef dwarf. Allied super
VISION VIII for long time regulate the
amount OF war material manufactured
Inc German navy will become almost
as der1sory maritime force as a
single yacht which flies the flag of the
Prlnce OF Monaco ConcomitantIy cor
scr,pt arliles in England and France
more certain than that with the dis
appearance of German armies the cause
OF general conscription in Europe win
be removed W."
Evening star., 1919-03-17
WANTS 14PO|NTS
TO GOVERN TREATY
Erzberger Says Hun Assem-
bly, Will Reject Pact That
Goes Beyond Them.
FAV0RS A "REAL LEAGUE"

COPENHAGEN, March l7.-If the
allies loaded the peace treaty with
conditions going beyond President
Wilson's fourteen points the German
national assembly would have to re-
fuse its assent to the treaty.
Matthias ErZberger. head of the
German armistice commission. de
clared, in an address at "A Berlin meet
ing. in favor of real league of ma
tions," according to dispatch from
the German capital today. The mat
ter then would be left to referen-
dunn of the German nation, he said.
Herr Erzberger disclaimed any OBJ
legation upon Germany to give COM
pensation for acts she committed after
her first peace offer, in December.
1916.
The speaker declared that the only
means of calling halt on bolshevism
was the abandonment Of the mailed
fist policy of the allies"
Have Confidence in President.
The German people. said Herr Erz-
berger, had almost unlimited conf
dence in President Wilson. and he
hoped that the league of nations COW
enant as promulgated February IA
would not be finally adopted. as, he
declared. it was compromise or the
! ideals of President Wilson with the
imperialistic aspirations of some OF
the allies The American President.
Herr Erzberger insisted, was under
bligations to advocate the immediate
admission of Germany to the league
many was prepared to accept the vote
of Alsace Lorraine as to its future,
but he referred to the reported aspira-.
tions of France respecting the Rhine
land and to Poland's claims to Danzig
as Grimes" adding:
What is German will remain Ger
man."
'sation were concerned. Herr Erzberger
declared that Germany would reject
any demand that applied to acts COM
mitted after December. 1916, whom
Germany made her first peace offer.
There was no moral obligation upon
Germany regarding compensation
aside from the case Of Belgium. the
speaker argued. In that case Ger
many would act honestly. he said.
West Bank of Rhine "Test."
LONDON, March 1.-THE test ques-
tion for the German delegates at the
peace conference will be the west bank
of the Rhine. says a Berlin dispatch
to the Mail. ~
The delegates will be authorized to
break negotiations If this matter u
the cabinet win support the seiegatfS9
| and will resign If the national assem-
bly, takes a different attitude.
Evening star., 1919-03-17
WEATHER..

Rain tonight and probably tomor-
row; warmer tonight.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ended 2 pm. today: Highest, "A. at 2
pm. today; lowest. 46. at am. today.
Full report on page Is.
Evening star., 1919-03-17

The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to
the use for republication Of all news dispatches
credited to II not otherwise credited In this
paper and also the local news published herein.
All rights Of publication Of special
dispatches herein also reserved
Arizona republican., 1919-06-14
CITY WAITS BAT TILE
 WITH BUSINESS AIR
Republican A. p. Leased wirel

JUAREZ Mexico. June l3.-In a statement issued late today General Francisco Gonzales said his scouts had located a number of small bands of armed rebels and had exchanged shots There was no evidence, he said to in- dicate the presence near Juarez of dny considerable number of rebels. He de- clined to discuss the report that the rebels had sent a woman through his lines with a challenge to come out and fight.
 Business proceeded about as usual throughout the day, and the number of American visitors showed no sign of dimunftion. Saloons and gambling places on the Gale, Comercio were open, and well patronized by civilians. Sol diers in squads and detachments passed hurriedly through the streets, but there was no excitement and no shooting was heard.
 The nearest thing to excitement oc cured late this afternoon when some thing went wrong with the motor of a crowded Fl Paso bound street car. A fuse blew out with a report like q cannon-s shot Several of the passen- gers in their haste to detrain, were cut and bruised. but none was seriously hurt. The report was heard block away and for time it was believed 10 be the signal for the long awaited battle h
Arizona republican., 1919-06-14
RA|L UNION CHIEFS AGAINST ACTION IN
 WINIVIPEG'S STRIKE

WINNIPEG. June 13.-A formal statement issued today by executive officers of the Brotherhood of Loco motive Bremen and Engineers and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen de- clared that the action of the Winnipeg locals in voting to join the sympathetic strike tonight was absolutely unau thorized.'
 The statement was signed by George K. Wark, vice president of the Broth erhood of Locomotive Bremen and Enginemen and James Murdock, vice. president of the Brotherhood of Rail road Trainmen.
 Despite previous warnings that strike action without permission from the brOtherhoods would not be counte- nanced. the Winnipeg locals met last night and voted to join the sympa thetic strike unless certain demands of the local unions involved in the indus trial deadlock were met immediately.
 Following is the statement of the brotherhood executives:
 We are officially advised that meetings of trainmen and fi1emen last night adopted a resolution in sub stance providing and contending that the city policemen must not be at once returned to duty on the streets of Winnipeg and that the principle of
 collective bargaining must be recog- nized: ~also a living wage conceded to strikers and all strikers reinstated without discrimination. The Resolution further provided that in the event that the above settlement Of the strike is
 not made effective at once, the mem bers of the trainmen's and firemen's unions would withdraw from service in a sympathetic strike. at o'clock D. m. (Winnipeg time) or ' o'clock American standard time, today
 The organizations referred to do not and will not under any circum- stances countendnce d sympathetic strike, and the action taken by mem bers of these organizations at the meeting of last evening, in that respect, was absolutely unauthorized and ille- gal. The laws of the respective or aspirations will be upheld by every proper means at the disposal of the undersigned officers and the member ship of the organizations generally.
 Every effort will be made by the or ganiZations to maintain proper con
 tract obligations with the respective railroad companies, and on account of
 lack of time the members of the or
 ganizations are given the foregoing in formation through the press.'
 The mediation committee of the rail- way brotherhoods was in conference
 again with the metal trades employers again today.
 Vigorous action is being taken by
 the police department against leaders and participants in street fighting. and l t is believed that the police have in charge $. Steinberg, one of those who assaulted Sergeant F. G. Coppins, Vic ! toria Cross. Several other alleged leaders in the rioting of Tuesday are under arrest.
 ] Trainmen and firemen brotherhood officers late tonight stated, so far as | they knew. no members of their or ganizations had joined the sympa thetic strike movement as scheduled al
 meeting held last night. Some unior
 men say action has been deferred until ! tomorrow. Railway company officials stated traffic was moving normally.
Arizona republican., 1919-06-14
SENATE FORnS FOR AT TACk IN
 PEACE TREATY
LRepublican'A. p. Leased Wirel

WASHINGTON, June 13. - Senate leaders drew their lines more sharply today for the next phase of the treaty fight to begin early next week around the resolution of Senator Knox repub ican, of Pennsylvania proposing to put the senate on record against accepting the league of nations as now inter- woven with the terms of peace.
 After a series of conferences and much informal counting of votes there were various predictions as to the course the struggle would take. Both sides were optimistic but were predict ing a long and stormy debate.
 Whether opponents of the resolution should carry their fight to the point of parliamentary obstruction so as to pre- vent a vote until after signing of the treaty at Versailles was discussed at a conference of democrats, attended by Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska and several other members of the foreign relations committee. Afterward the senators present gave conflicting views as to the method of procedure but agreed that it might be shaped largely by developments.
 Senator Hitchcock said no filbuster would be resorted to and that there would be no serious opposition to bring ing the measure to a vote. He pre- dicted that every democrat except Sen ator Reed of Missouri, would be against it and that they would be joined by about eight republicans, giving a safe majority to vote it down.
 Other senators at the conference made clear their intention to fight the resolution at every step.
 All Set for Senatorial Scrap
 Supporters of the measure have con tended that if more than one-third of the senate membership goes on record in it's favor, the result will be a warn ing that the treaty as framed cannot secure the necessary two thirds when presented for ratification. If vote is blocked, it would be no surprise if an effort were made to accomplish this purpose through a round robin.
 The first fight over the resolution is expected to center about the section stricken out in committee which would have declared it policy of the Ameri- can government that it should CO., oper- ate in removing any future menace to the peace of Europe.
 Senator Fall. republican, of New Mexico, east the deciding vote on this question in committee but reserved the right to support the provision in the senate. Opponents Of the resolution generally are expected to favor the sections restoration with the hope of weakening the resolution.
 The measures supporters. however predict that the European section will not be restored. Even if it were, they say the resolution, because of it's other features still would have the support of Senators Borah of Idaho, and Johnson of California. who led the fight to amend in committee. and of others who are opposed to any participation in European affairs.
Arizona republican., 1919-06-14
Canadian Phone PeopIe out

VANCOUVER. B. C.. June 13.-Half of Naneouver's telephone operators answered a strike call today and i'm paired but did not stop telephone service.
 Union leaders said the telephone operators were called out because the city council refused to grant the de- mand of the strike committee that jit- neys be ordered off the streets. Jitneys have been operating in great numbers since the stopping of street cars.
 A mass meeting Of the returned sol diers went on record as opposing the strike and expressing distrust in labor
 leaders