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The sun., 1919-08-01
NEW DEFENCE LINE
IS BELCIUM'S PLEA
Seeks Free Passage o.
ScheIdt Gin Peace or War;"

PARIS, July S1.-Belgium will present
her case next Monday before the Com
mission OF Fourteen, which is discussing
the question OF the revision OF the treaty
of 1899. under which her neutrality was
guaranteed by Great Britain, Austria.
France, Prussia and Russia.
The commission Is composed of tw,
delegates from each of the Ave great
Powers and two each from Belgium and
Holland. P. Segers. Minister OF State.
and NJ. OrtR Minister Plenipotentiary
will put forth the claims OF Belgium.
Belgium, in the statement that Is to be
submitted, does not seek any territorial
expansion. but asks to be placed In a
position that, should there be a repeti-
ton Of the wanton aggression OF 1914
sho will be able to defend herself on the
Mouse and Scheldt rivers instead Of on
the User.
The proposal of Belgium does not In
sist upon the REIMBURSEMENT OF the Lin
burg key to Liege and the left bank OF
the Scheldt key to Antwerp. but ask
that guarantees be given. in the event OF
another invasion from the North, that
Lnburg will be properly defended, thus
protecting Lege and permitting the Bel
gian armies to concentrate behind the
Mouse.
Concerning the Scheldt. Belgium de-
sires free passage on the river in times
of peace or war (the last four words
are underlined in the Belgian state
ment). Belgium, the document con.
tinues, must receive guarantees that her
defence of Antwerp and the Scheldt will
not be made impossible by the fact that
she does not own the left bank OF the
lower river.
The sun., 1919-08-01
PLEBISCITE LIKELY
IN TESCHEN DISTRICT
Poland and Czecho-SloUakia
Are Unable to Agree.

PARIS, July 31.-Poland and Czecho-
Slovakia seemingly are unable to reach
an agreement as to the disposition Of
the Teschen district, and the Supreme
Council doubtless will be forced to de-
eide the future of the disputed territory
The Council probably will refer the
question to a popular vote OF the dis
trict The general opinion in conference
circles is that Poland will win as the
Poles far outnumber the Czechs In this
district, although there Is great divi-
sion on religious questions which may
prevent a vote along strictly national
lines.
The Serbians have appealed to the
Supreme Council for a hearing on the
political and economic clauses OF the
Bulgarian treaty. The Serbs believe
that the Allies are disposed to let the
Bulgarians escape with too small in
IDENTITIES. and are uneasy over the
American position concerning the Bull
garian boundaries, which is supported,
so far is known, by none OF the allied
countries, with the exception OF Italy.
The sun., 1919-08-01
INDIANA WIRE RATES
MUST BE.CUT DOWN
Missouri viii Allow Present
Figures for Sixty Days.

INDIANAPOLIS, July 31.-The Indiana
Public Service Commission denied to-
day the petition Of the Western Union
Telegraph Company for permission to
continue In effect the 20 per cent. In
crease In rates collected under Govern
ment control. The order means that
the company on its business in Indiana
must charge the old rate after mid
night, when the Government relin-
pushes control
The commission also will review
within the next four months the tele-
phone rates and charges authorized and
collected under Government control.
Until then the present rates will be In
effect, 1t was said.
The Postal company did not file any
petition to continue Government rates
and at the local Office II was said no
instructions had been received.
The commission will give all wire
companies an opportunity to present
their cases in detail.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 31.-Western
Union officials here have been advised
Of the granting OF petition filed to-day
with the Missouri Public Utilities Com
mission requesting permission to main
tain present rates for sixty days after
the return OF their business to private
control. Tho company contended that
the old rates would not be profitable
now and asked that the extension be
granted so that the commission might
determine rates TO be charged under
private control.
The sun., 1919-08-01
NEW YORK GANGMEN
IN HOBOKEN MURDER
Chauffeur Slain, TsUo Persons
Wounded and Four Arrests.

Manhattan gangsters crossed the river
to Hoboken last night and when the
smoke from the pistol fight in Second
street between Washington and Hudson
streets, had swept away, the police found
one man dead and two wounded. The
police arrested four men and then sent
to Police Headquarters in New York for
detectives to lock them over.
Lieut.. Corcoran. who responded to the
call. identified the dead man and the
wounded prisoner as the two gangsters
the New York police have been looking
for In connection with the murder OF
Tanner Smith, the reformed gunman
in an Eighth avenue olubroom last Sat
urday night during the height Of the
storm.
Robert Shaw. chauffeur OF 112 West
Nineueth street, Manhattan, was killed
Two bullets struck him in the back and
entered his lungs. A revolver with three
exploded cartridges was found in his
pocket
George Lewis Of the same address is
in serious condition In St. Mary's
Hospital charged with Shaw's murder
He has two bullet holes in his right
shoulder. Witnesses of the fight, in
which about fifteen shots were fred. told
the police they saw Shaw stagger across
the street with a revolver In his hands
and drop. Lewis fell near by.
Daniel Leary of 80 St Pauls avenue
Jersey City, was an innocent victim OF
the shooting and is In st. Marys Hos
pital, shot through the mouth.
The other prisoner under arrest ir
connection with Shaw's murder is Joseph
Mcdonnell, a teamster OF 100 Washing.
ton street. Hoboken. Peter and james
Costello. chauffeurs of 60 Willow street
Hoboken also were locked up.
The sun., 1919-08-01
MANY IMPERILLED
IN N. H. TRAIN CRASH
Electric Engine Crashes Into
Main Line Carrier at
New Rochelle.

The main line train on the New
Haven. leaving Grand Central Station
at 8 ST o'clock, due at New Rochelle at
6:3t last night, was telescoped by an
electric switching engine in New
Rochelle station yard. No one was in
jured seriously though many of the sew
erai hundred passengers were knocked
about and bruised. The switching
engine came out of the New Rochelle
freight yard as the train entered the
siding at New Rochelle.
It IL thought the driver OF the switch
ing engine lost control Of his motor, for
II crashed into the combination smok-
ing and motor car of the train. Both
the switching engine and first car were
thrown on the tracks and the steel
sides crumpled up and were torn for
about a quarter of their length. Two
posts Of the eastbound station plat
form shed were demolished and the
rails were twisted. The train was slow
ing down and the passengers in the
smoker had moved to the rear end Of
the car when the crash came.
One woman was taken to New
Rochelle Hospital with slight cuts and
in an hysterical condition. The driver
of the train seeing the collision could
not be avoided jumped from his car
and escaped injury. Traffic was little
delayed for local trains used the ex-
press tracks.
The sun., 1919-08-01
VERSAILLES ATTACK
INVITED BY GERMANS
Inquiry Reveals Delegates
Gooded French Mob.

PARIS, July 31.-The Judge Advocate
attached to the Second Permanent Court
Martial finds there is no case after
investigating the incident connected
with the departure from Versailles OF
the Germans, who were stoned by a
mob.
1t has been established that the Ger
mans aroused the protests OF the crowd
by sticking out their tongues at the
spectators and shouting "Hochs," and
the charges that stones were thrown
rest upon the unsupported testimony
OF DR.. Tiieodor MeiSh.or, one OF the
German financial delegates to the Peace
Conference, and Frau Greta Dorlblush,
one OF the secretaries to the delegation.
DR.. Melchior and Frau Dorlblush had
been struck on the head by stones in
the course of demonstration against
the German delegates on their departure
from Versailles the night previous. The
demonstration had several phases. but
was confined mostly to jeerins the Ger
mans.
Premier Clemenceau sent letter
later to the head OF tho German delega-
ton apologizing for the demonstration
and the police officials charged with
protecting the Germans were dismissed.
The sun., 1919-08-01
NEW HAVEN FREIGHT
WRECK KILLS TWO
President LoUeH of Harocrd
Vieu0s Burning Debris.

|. Two engineers were killed and eight
cars wrecked In a rear end collision of
freight trains on the New Haven Rail-
road near Portchester at $3.50 yesterday
morning which delayed traffic for six
hours. A party of Harvard alumni re-
turning on the midnight train from Bos-
ton from an endowment fund conference
was held up by the wreck. President A.
Lawrence Lowell was one of the first to
tumble out of his berth and with several
others dressed and Investigated the acct
dent All four tracks were covered with
debris and the wreckage was burning.
President Lowell found there was moth
ing to be done and led the party down
the tracks in search of breakfast
The blame for the collision was fixed
by the road on Engineer Henry Brick
ley, who had recently finished his train
ing and was making the trip with an
instructor. Engineer Charles F. Rust
Both he and Rust were killed. Brick
ley is believed to have failed to observe
signal set against him by freight
which had passed Portchester station
and come to standstill. His train was
The sun., 1919-08-01
NOT WILSON'S CHILD:
SPARE COVENANT
Owen Pleads to Senators; Adj
mits Peace Treaty's Defects.

WASHINGTON, July 31.-The Senate
was urged to-day by Senator Owen,
Democrat, Oklahoma, to accept the
to establish a new world order. and not
to delay its action by "captious and
partisan disputes over the wording OF
it's various provisions.
Il shall not criticise the rhetoric or
the yerbiage of the covenant" said
Senator Owen. This covenant is wise
1t Is thoughtfully drawn. In Its sub
stance IT is splendid. In its purpose
8. Is glorious.
"A perfect contract between scoun-
drels Is worthless. An imperfect con.
tract between trustworthy friends who
have fought and bled together in q
common love of justice and liberty is OF
very great value. Let US be devoutly
thankful for the opportunity TO bind the
world together in bonds OF peace.
"On the battlefield q league OF vic
torious nations was established. Th'
nations composing II discovered thai
while they were bound together by the
exigencies OF war in framing the future
relations Of the nations Of Europe with
Germany II was essential to establish
a league that should embrace all the
nations of the world
THE political enemies OF Presiden
Wilson should not throw themselves II
blind fury against the covenant on thu
theory that IL is his child. The princi
Piles of the league are those of Tn,
Hague conventions brought down t.
date. 1t represents the best opinions
of the whole civilized world.
do not slay the covenant as Presi
dent Wilson's child. He Is not the rea
father. but only an honest physician
who presided over the ACCOMPLISHMENT"
The sun., 1919-08-01
BELGIUM ASKS FOR
RIGHTS ON SCHELDT
Also Seeks Guarantees Con.
corning Lir,bourg.

PARIS July 31.-Belgium will submit
on Monday her case to the Commission
OF Fourteen, which is considering the
question OF revising the treaty OF 1899,
under which her neutrality was guar
anteed by Great Britain. Austria,
France. Prussia and Russia.
Belgium does not seek territorial ex-
pansions. but asks to be placed in such
a position that, In case OF a repetition
of the wanton aggression of 1914, she
can defend herself on the Mouse and
Scheldt rivers instead Of on the User.
She does not insist on the relinquish-
Ing Of the Ambours key to Liege and
the LEFT bank OF tho Scheidt key TO
Antwerp. but asks for guarantees, in
case OF another invasion from the north.
that Lfmbourg shall be properly de-
Tended. thus protecting Liege and per-
hitting the Belgian armies to concen-
trate behind the Mouse.
Concerning the Scheldt, Belgium de-
sires free passage on the river In times
OF peace or war (the last four words
are underlined In the Belgian state
ment).
Belgium, the statement continues, must
receive guarantees that her defense OF
Antwerp and the Scheldt will not be
made impossible by the fact that she
does not own the left bank OF the lower
river
The sun., 1919-08-01
BAYoNNE ENDS MOTOR THEFTs
Police Require Ownership Proof of
All Leaving Town.

Robert ]. Talbot, Director of Public
Safety at Bayonne, N. j., hit upon q
new plan yesterday to Illustrate automo-
bile thieves who have been operating
there lately with great success. He is
sued orders 10 the police for the detail
ing OF two cops on each of the three
roads leading TO Jersey City and the
Bergen Point ferry to Staten Island
Between 8 =. NJ. and A. NJ. the
policemen will require the driver of
every motor car bound out of town to
show his license and establish his owner
ship. II he cannot do this satisfac-
torily he will be held at police head
quarters until he can. Nothing is to be
done concerning cars entering the town.
II is the theft of those belonging to
Bayonne residents that Director Of Pub
lice Safety Talbot objects to.
The sun., 1919-08-01
HUNGARIAN FARLEY
PERPLEXES ALLIES
Hope Expressed Bella Kun Will
Turn Over Government
to Socialists.
U. s. Is NOT REPRESENTED
Will Assist, However, in Car
rying Out Plan People
May Decide Upon.
BY the Associated Press.

PAaIs, july 31.-There Is some per-
plexity an Allied circles concerning the
regotietions which Col Cunningham. the
Allied representative at Budapest Is
conducting with the Hungarian leaders
Tor the establishment of a new Govern
ment there.
Negotiations apparently are being car
ried out with officials Of the Bella Kun
Government as we'll as with other Hun
sarians. and pains have been taken by
the conference delegates to make 1t clear
that the negotiations should not be re-
garded In any sense as the establish
ment Of relations with Bella Kun. be-
rausse the officials with whom the nego-
tlations are proceeding favor the over
throw of the present Government, re-
gardiess OF the fact that they belong TO
Ii.
Teh American peace conference dele.
cation IL not represented in these nego'
tiations. The American delegates. how
ever. are prepared. II Is stated, to sup
port and assist in the carrying out o.
any plan which the Hungarian people
may advocate looking to the establish
ment of a truly popular government II
accordance with the appeal which thu
peace conference recently made direc
TO the Hungarian population.
The American representatives, II u
Indicated, are anxious that the Hungar
ians shall evolve a plan with the leas
possible outside advice and assistance
Bella Kun, head of Hungarian Sovie
Government. still is in power at Buda
pest. according to adviees received to
day, but allied representatives here ex
pressed the hope he would listen to thei
appeals to his patriotism and consent Z
turn over the government to the Social
lists rather than to radical minorit!
Communists
The sun., 1919-08-01
FLIES ACROSS so. AMERICA.
Italian Aviator Completes Buenos
Ayres-VRIpaFaiEO Trip.

SANTIAGO, Chile. July 30.--(Delayed)
Lieutenant Locatelli. a member OF the
italian aviation mission now In Argen-
tina, completed to-day an airplane flight
from Buenos Aires to Valparaiso, his
trin marking the first crossing by air
OF the South American continent from
the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Lieutenant Locatelli several days age
covered the first stage OF the flight, from
Buenos Ayres to Mendoza. on the east
ern edge of the mountains. where he
waited for good weather He started
carly this morning to complete the flight
crossed the Cord!llera Andes, and after
circling over Valparaiso landed at Vina
del Mar. near that city.
This afternoon he flew to Santiago
landing at the airdrome Of the Chilean
Military Aviation School
The sun., 1919-08-01
COP GETS PICKP0CKET's ROLL.
Newark Policeman Finds Large
Sum Hidden in n Cell.

Daniel 1lewitt. doorman at Police
Headquarters in Newark, found a roll OF
several hundred dollars stuffed In a
crevice behind a washstand in one of
the cells yesterday and is suspicious that
one of the pickpockets or holdup men
recently confined there may have been
saved from a conviction by this DISPOSE
ton Of the goods. Pickpockets invaria-
bly, try to make their entrance to police
stations free from damaging evidence,
he says, and 1t is probable that the sus-
poet. falling to get rid of his gleanings
while being towed to the station. picked
out the washstand for a cache.
Doorman Blewitt admits that a search
OF the cell for lost evidence would not
be thought of in ordinary circumstances.
the supposition being that the prisoner
had been thoroughly frisked before being
locked up. He is now trying to deter
mine which one of his recent charges
made him his beneficiary.
The sun., 1919-08-01
FRANCE TO FIX FOOD PRICES
Minister of Provisions Will Have
List Each Week.

PARIS, July 31.-A decree will appear
in to-morrows Official Journal giving
teffect to the plan of Joseph J.
B. Z. Noulens, the new Minister OF
Provisions. fixing prices for current ar
ticles of food and drink.
A commission Is to be appointed in
each Department to make list Of nor
NAL prices each week. Supplementary
commissions for districts where popula-
lions are too great for a single COM
mission will be named. There will be
several commissions in Paris under the
Presidency of Municipal Councillors
The commissions will establish the
cost price of goods and add a percentage
up to Is per cent. as maximum
profit. These prices will be given the
utmost publicity and retailers are to be
compelled to affix them to goods and
to conform to them.
The sun., 1919-08-01
BRITAIN TO SEIZE
HOUSES FOR NEEDY
Thousands in London, Home.
less, Seek to Reach u. s.
Special Cable Despatch TO TEE Sun.
CoprriOAf. 1919, aU rfOhfs r,serpod.


Copyright, 1919; all rights RESERVED.
LONDON, July s1.--what amounts to
Communicating every empty house in
London IL now proposed as means OF
solving the housing problem. II IL clear
that few houses will be built before win
ter and that overcrowding, especially in
London, win be serious.
A survey has been made by the
Health Ministry OF all the empty houses
which viii soon be seized by the Gov
eminent and converted into fats, furn.
ished II necessary, and rented TO the
most needy families. This work is to be
done in a manner least likely to inter.
fere with the value of the property, but
no district will be exempt. 1t Is hoped
that 100000 persons may thus be pro
vided for.
The Government is anticipating ir
every way possible the difficulty OF pro-
viding food. clothing and shelter for the
population during the coming winter
Those in high official circles realize the
temper Of the people, feeling that Q
serious shortage Of necessities, com
bined with severe weather. probably
would cause an uprising.
The house shortage il 30 acute that
when a man dies his widow IL imne'
diately besieged by n multitude asking
II she intends TO give up her house. be-
sides offering to buy her furniture. On,
widow thus besieged gave public motto,
that she still required roof over hel
head. There were more than 100 appli
cations for her house.
Because of the crowded conditions
thousands are trying to get away L
America, all ships being booked tw'
months in advance Premiums UP t
$500 are offered for berths.
The sun., 1919-08-01
81 for Annoying His Honor

The echo Of the most recent annoyance
caused the Mayor by congested traffio in
Delaney street was heard In Traffic
Court yesterday, when Herman Lefko-
witz and Isaac FEEDER were arraigned for
blocking the official car. It was said
that the Mayor had made the complaint
personally to the police OF the Clinton
street station after having had a bad
run OF luck getting from Brooklyn to
City Hall on Saturday. Leflxowitz was
charged with blocking traffic with a
horse drawn truck for twenty-eght min.
utes. and protested so volubly that his
case was put over until next week. FEEDER
was fined 81.
The sun., 1919-08-01
ABYSSINIANS VISIT CITY.
Prince of NadaO and Mayor of
GOndar Amazed.

For young city New York made
quite an impression upon Prince Nadao
and Kantiba Gabrou, Mayor of Gondar,
the ancient capital of Abysslnia, which
was old when the Sphinx was a kitten,
Prince Nadao and Mayor Gabrou. with
other members of the Abyssinian mis-
sion. accompanied by G. Cornell Tarler.
representative of the State Department,
visited Mayor Hylan yesterday at City
Hall. For half an hour his Honor Of
New York and his Honor OF 0ondar
snapped stories of the rough life which
is led by the Mayors OF municipalities.
The members of the mission attended
lunch at the India House. where
prominent bankers and commercial men
met them. Then the mission went
around Manhattan on the police boat
Patrol, and the days entertainment was
completed by a dinner at Coney Island.
The sun., 1919-08-01
FEAR NEW OUTBREAK
IN ASIATIC TURKEY
Paris Peace Circles Uneasy
Ouer Wariike Outlook.

PARIS, July 20 (deiayed) There is
uneasiness in peace conference circles
over the situation in Asiatic Turkey.
where six divisions OF troops under
Kemal Pasha. who calls himself dictator
Of national defence, are threatening an
attack upon the allied foroee
The warlike Turkish forces are con-
oentrated chiefly about Brseroum and In
the neighborhood Of Trebizond. A sort
Of Turkish political Assembly. represent
IND various districts, is gathered at
Erxeroum-
The unsteadiness OF the political sltua-
ton In Constantinople also is causing
apprehension lest there be O general po-
litical collapse which would result in
anarchy throughout Turkey. Uncon-
firmed rumors are reaching Paris that
Persisns are lending aid to Renal Pasha
In an effort to prevent Mussulmans being
replaced by Christians.
The sun., 1919-08-01
NEW LOAN PLAN FOR
MONEY IN WALL ST.


Exchange session were rapid and wide
At one time the quotation stood at 6
per cent. for mixed collateral and 90
per cent. for all Industrial, showing that
the action of some banks recently In
abolishing the differential between the
two classes OF loans had little effect In
yesterdays market
The close of Is per cent for both
classes of loans was the high record
for the year so far as Official marks
OF the New York Stock Exchange are
concerned. While II Is true that money
lent at 20 per cent during the furry
a couple OF weeks ago. the highest 1919
figure recorded officially by the Stock
Exchange up to yesterday was Is per
cent
Just before o'clock-at two minutes
of 3, It was said-one prominent bank
ing institution, which declares that II
never charges more than 6 per cent. for
money. sent some $4,000. 900 to the floor
OF the Exchange to lend at that figure.
The stipulation was made. however, that
loans must be In blocks of 100000
each. Two bids for the money at 6
per cent were made, one for $4,000
and the other for $4,000. but in
neither case was the bid accepted for
the IcdSOh iiOl u
the banks stipulation as to amount.
II was said that only about $3.50, 900
was lent at the IS per cent rate on the
floor of the Exchange. 1t, Is not i'm
probable, however, that considerably
more than this amount was lent at that
figure outside. to say nothing of vary
ing sums for which 20 per cent. was
charged.
One bank, 1t was learned. lent $780,
900 in one block at 20 per cent just
after the market session closed.
A prominent institution which often
lends as much as S25, 000. 900 in a single
day put out only 100000 yesterday.
Its first million was lent in the morn
ing at the renewal rate, the second
| million at 10 per cent, the third million
at 15 per cent. and the balance. or
| $4,000, 900. at 20 per cent
The sun., 1919-08-01
NEW HAVEN TRAIN KILLS 8.
Motorists Run Down at n Crossing
in Coventry,

PROVIDENCE, r. J.. July sl.--Mr. and
Mrs. John Ramsbottom of Anthony and
Mrs, Carrie Nash OF Washington were
killed tonight by a New Haven train
at Abbott's Crossing in Coventry. The
party was returning in an automobile
from Coventry Centre.
The automobile was carried seventy
Ave feet and demolished against a pole.
Mr.. Ramsbottom's body was buried in
the wreckage. The two women were
hurled twenty-five feet away. Abbott's
Crossing has no gates, but Is equipped
with bells and an electric light