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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-01
Labor Trouble Is
Serious in England
Nearly Two Hundred Thousand
Workmen Already Idle

London. JAM 2s.-Tt is estimated
that nearly two hundred thousand
workrnen are idle in the tinted King
dom and ireland. becarse OF strikes
in various trades. thereby creating
one Of the most serious situations in
dustrially the country has faced IN
many years Half of the strikers are
in Belfast. where the movement is
continuing to spreAa.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-01
Bone Dry Proclamation
National Prohibition Will Be
Effective January IT, 1920.

Washington, Jan. 2s.-The ratifica.
ton of the prohibition amendment to
the federal constitution, effective JAM
uary 18th 1920, was proclaimed TO-DAY
in a proclamation signed at 1l.2e a.
NJ. at the State department by Acting
Secretary of State Polk.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-01

Paris. Jan. 29.-Great Britain's wa,
cabinet held a special meeting yester-
day to discuss the difficulty arising
between President Wilson's plan for
disposal of German colonies and that
of the other confereeS. according to
the Paris edition Of The London Mail.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-01
Ncwhe,ry-Ford Contest.

Washington, Jan. ga favorable
report on the resolution for fn1me-
diate investigation of the Newberry'
Ford senatorial campaign was order
ed today by the senate contingent exc
penses committee on strict party
vote.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-01

Archangel, Tuesday. Jan. f2s.-rhs
number OF refugees from Shenkursk
4leeing to the allied lines north Of that
town is increasing. They tell stories
of bloody massacres By the Bolshe-
wiki
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-01
Iauongh Every Drive Without a
Scratch

The following letter received by
Mrs. d: r.. Htnn from her nephew,
Sgt C. "A. Miller. is an interesting &C.
eout;t Of the experiences of the fa-
mous Marines
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-01

sest. g. Il. Miller. Hda. Co. st
Rcst. l.. s. Marines. A. F.. E
New-York tribune., 1919-04-09
33 Bolshevist Plotters
Are Executed at Pinsk

WARSAW, April 7 (By The Associ-
ated Press) Thirty three Bolshcvists
were executed Saturday at Pinsk, on
the eastern frontier of Poland They
we're charged with plotting an uprising
for the purpose of overpowering the
weakened garrison and seizing the city.
An Allied commission, composed of
Americans, British and French, is con-
Quoting the fullest inquiry and may
send special mission to Pinsk from
Warsaw for that purpose Some re-
ports place the number of executions
as high as 250, but Colonel Francis F..
Fronczak, Health Commissioner of Buff
falo, N. Y, who was in Pinsk at the
time for the American Red Cross, fixes
the number at thirty three.
Colonel Fronczak said that according
to the military officials two hundred
Bolshevists wrc discovered plotting in
IA hall on the outskirts Of Of the city
Saturday afternoon. The building was
surrounded, but majority of the Boil
shevists managed to make their escape
About seventy were captured and
marched to the city market place, where
every second one was shot.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-09
Biggest Yield in History of
Nation Is Indicated by
the Government Report;
Huge Surplus Predicted
Condition 09.8 Per Cent
Officials Silent on the Cost
to Taxpayers of Making
Good the 1920 Guaranty

WASHINGTON, April 8. Forecast by
the Department OF Agriculture to- day
that the nations winter wheat crop
would total 837 100000 bushels, the
largest crop ever grown, aroused IN
mediate speculation ns to the cost to
the government of such an enormous
yield. Under the bill passed by Con-
gress in the closing days Of the last
session the government is obligated to
pay the difference between the guar
anteed price of $226 bushe and the
world market price for every bushel,
not only on winter but of spring wheat
produced
The total value Of the winter wheat
crop on the basis of an S37,0OO,00O-
bushel crop forecast would be 81 ,S91,-
100000. The spring wheat crop. soon
to be planted, cannot be estimated, but
Department of Agriculture officials to-
day predicted it would range between
225,000,000 and 100000 bushels
which would increase the total value of
mately $1,000, 100000.
The part of this S2,5OO,0OO 900 that
the government must pay to maintain
the guaranteed price was matter up
on which officials here declined to com
ment. 1t was said the factors inhuenc-
ing the world market price, such as
production in Argentina, Australia and
~ hcr h>
lnan9 were too numerous to make any
prediction at this time. The Depart
ment of Agriculture has no informa-
ton as to estimated wheat production
in the other wheat-grOWlng countries
of the world
Officials expressed the belief to-day
that there would be good foreign
demand for American wheat which
would take care of the nations sur
plus, and while the loss TO the gov
ernment through its price guarantee
may mount far into the millions of
dollars, so far as the actual wealth
will be taking money from one pocket
and putting it into another.
Today's forecast also indicated that
America will have greater surplus
than ever before The United States
requires for its own yearly consump-
ton about 5.3 bushels of wheat for
each person within it. With approxi-
mately 10,000000 people in the United
States, and adding approximately
1900 900 bushels of wheat which is
necessary for seeding purposes, the
demands Of this country this year are
estimated at more than 100000
bushels.
With a spring wheat production
estimated at from 225, 100000 to 300
100000 it would appear the surplus
available for export would be in the
neighborhood of about 100000, 900
bushels.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-09
French Aviator Starts

VERSAILLES, April 8 (By The As
soclated Press). - Lieutenant Jean
Pierre Fontan started on a flight to-
day to Casablanca, Morocco, from
which town he will proceed to Dakar.
IN the French colony of Senegal, and
thence to the Cape Verde Islands, with
the intention of attempting flight
across the Atlantic from the islands.
He is accompanied by mechanician.
Philibert Cahouet.
A dispatch from London under date
Of March IS said that according to re-
ports from Paris Lieutenant Fontan
left Vlllacoublay for Dakar on March 6.
but was compelled to land southeast of
Blois because of cracked cylinder.
Lieutenant Fontan planned a flight
from Dakar to Pernambuco, Brazil. via
st. Paul. The distance from the Cape
Verde Islands to Pernambuco is 1916
miles
New-York tribune., 1919-04-09
Wilson Dis0wns Work of Col. IT0usf as Peacemaker
Said to Mediate Separate Treaty With German
Wilson s Ship Starts for Brest April II

WASHINGTON, April s-President Wilson'S the
transport George Washington
following statement from the Navy Department to-day:
acting Secretary Navy
cablegram from Admiral Benson
sailing OF the u George Washington
direction of the President U. George Washington WILL
therefore, leave New York the possible opportunity
probably Friday afternoon, April H."
Admiral Bensons cable message sent
Yesterday asking when the ship could Then
though word had from Paris that the
there conference and had
ordered the transport France Navy officials said no
orders had been
according to schedule on Monday April H.
communication to-day with the New York Navy Yard where
n george washington undergoing ovehaung report
that she could be made ready
out then The George Washington should April 20
New-York tribune., 1919-04-09
Ten Arrested
In Crusade ON
Drug Traffic
Six Physicians and Four
Druggists Taken in First
OF a Series Of Raids
Planned by Officials

Major Daniel t. Porter, Supervisor
OF the internal Revenue Office, with
ten of his men, acting in cooperation
with Police Lieutenant Scherb and ff-
teen detectives of the Narcotic Squad.
last night arrested six doctors and
four druggists, charged with violation
of Section 1905 of the Harrison act.
The men were taken to Police Head
quarters, where they were locked up.
Fifty drug addicts were also rounded
up and they, had been questioned at
length and then allowed to 90.
Cocaine, hcroin and other habit
forming drugs, valued at 5000, were
contiscated
The physicians arrested said they
were DR.. Bernard Pitt, of 90 Stanton
Street; DIR. Leopold Harris, of 3l7 East
Thirteenth Street, and his nephew and
assistant, DR.. Henry Harris, of 914
Simpson Street, The Bronx; DR.. Louis
A. Fak, of 102 Madison Street, DR..
Abraham l.. Cardaza, Of 1882 Lexington
Avenue, and his partner. DR.. David N.
Brown, of the same address.
The druggists said they were J. Fre-
Itch, of First Avenue and Sixteenth
Street; julius Nelson, of 275 Broomc
Street; Samuel Jacobs, of 1919 Lexing-
top Avenue. and lsadore Sherman, of
98' Riviugton Street.
The raids ~,cre the irst of series
which Major Porter declared would
wipe out a traffic in drugs with which
the police and Federal authorities
have hitherto been unable to cope. The
warrants on which the arrests were
made were issued recently by United
New-York tribune., 1919-04-09
1000 B. r. 1. Employees
Vote to Strike, but Leave
Time To Be Decided Later
Sunday "Mouie'' Bill
NOW Up TO Governor

4 LBANY, April 8-The Thompson
IA Sunday "movie" bill, which would
give local municipal authorities power
to permit or prevent exhibitions Of
motion pictures after 2 p. m. on Sun
days. was passed by the Assembly late
to-day by n vote of "a to 5s. The
measure now goes to the Governor
for approval. Thirty Republicans, in
Guiding Majority Leader Adler. voted
with the solid Democratic and So
cialist minoritics in favor or the bill.
Speaker Sweet was recorded in OPP
position.
The debate on the measure lnstcd
more than two hours.
subsequently,, the Assembly. by n
vote Of II to AZ, passed the McElligott
bill to make it illegal to carry on the
business of bootbacking on Sundays
after 3 p. m, except in hotels and on
fcrryboats.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-09
Senator Charges U. S. Law
Was Violated by Frank
ing 10000 Pamphlets
Against Ansell Reforms
Demand Sent to Palmer
Official Privilege Was Used
for Personal Purposes,
Is Basis Of His Complaint
By Carter Field
NcW York. 1r,bund
Warrington inredu

NcW Y0rh Tr,bunn
Wdahin0tOn inredu
WASHINGTON, " April g. The fight
to reform the present system Of mill.
tary justice in the army took a new
turn to-day when Senator Chamberlain
demanded the criminal prosecution OF
certain of its defenders in the Wan
Department.
In a letter to Attorney Genera
Palmer, Mr.. Chamberlain charged that
these defenders of the system hac
caused to be printed, presumably al
government expense, 10000 copies o1
siXty-four page pamphlet and sent
these through the mails under the
frank Of the now defunct War Indus
tries Board
Accompanying the pamphlet many
copies of which have been returned BY
indignant lawyers to Senator Cham
berlain-is letter. also printed at the
Government Printing Office, from
Colonel John H. Wigmore, of the judge
advocate generals department, admit
ting that the sending of this defence
is deliberately breaking through tn,
etiquette of the military service"
Action by Baker Doubted
In his letter to Attorney Genera
Palmer demanding prosecution of thos,
whom he accuses, Senator Chamberlain
declared he had no expectation that tn,
Secretary Of War would do his duty il
this regard.
"This gross abuse of official positio,
and the franking privilege is one o
the housand evidences" Mr.. Chamber
lain declared, "of the length to whicl
the Secretary of War will go, and per
mt hls subordlnates to go, in supper
COnflnued ON 1lnne fue
New-York tribune., 1919-04-09
Foley's Public Seruice
Bill Is Reported Out
Staff COrrcspondcnc

SlnU Correspondence
A LBANY. April g. The Senate
"A Public Service Commission to-
night reported out the Foley bill
aboishing the present Public Service
Commission Of five members in New
York City and setting up in its place
II two-hcaded commission. One COM
missioner is 70 have control Of the
regulatory and quasi-judicial powers
Of the commission and the other to
have charge Of construction.
From source close to the Gov
crnor, the Tribune correspondent
learned tonight that Judge Benjamin
N. Cardozo, Of the Court Of Appeals,
can have the regulatory commissioner
ship if he will accept it. The job pays
$4,000 annually. The term is six
years.
Governor Smith has offered the job
of transit construction commissioner
to Colonel William Barclay Parsons,
now in France, where he has been at
tached to the American cxpcditionary
force.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-09
Ctemenceau Saues Life
Of Man Who Shot Hin,

DAR1S, April 8 (By The Associated
Prcss) President Poincare has
committed to ten years imprisonment
the death sentence imposed upon Emile
Coffin. who in an attempt to assassi
nate Premier Clemenceau on February
19 last, shot and severely wounded
him.
The commutation of sentence was
on the recommendation Of M. Clcmen-
ceau himself
New-York tribune., 1919-04-09
Huge Machine Entered

LONDON, April S.-The Handley-
Paige Company to-day entered one of
its airplanes, which had been built for
bombing expedition to Berlin. in the
transatlantic fight. The machine has
four 35o-horsepower engines and a ca
pacity of two thousand gallons of gas
olene for twenty fivehour fiigrt
New-York tribune., 1919-04-09
Separate Peace With
Bavaria Is Discussed

PARIS, April S-(By The Associated
Press). ).-There is much apprehension in
peace conference circles as to the effect
the establishment of soviet govern
ment at Munich may have on the con-
clusion of peace.
AS the Munich government appears
from press dispatches to be well es-
tablished, the peace delegates are CON
sidering the eventual necessity of ne
gotiating two peace treaties with Ger
many, one with Berlin and the other
with Munich
New-York tribune., 1919-04-09
The Three Points at Issue
I'm the Council of Four

1t is definitely stated that on the
three principal points at issue, as
we'll as on many others, he differs
radically from the other members Of
the conference. and apparently is
without hope of an agreement unless
Clemenceau. Lloyd George and Or
lando accept his views. These three
main points are:
PREPARATIONS.
THEN DISPOSITION OF THE
SAAR VALLEY.
THE RECOGNITION OF RUS
STA.
There has been growing evidence
in recent weeks that Mr.. Wilson de-
sires to recognize the Bolsheviki be-
cause he feels that the French, who
have constantly opposed recognition
and, on the contrary, advocate mill
tary Intervention, privately aided in
preventing the success of his Prin-
kipo conference project by calling it
absurd and by not encouraging nom
Bolshevik governments to partici-
pate.
1t is known that the President
stands for no indemnities from Ger
many, while the French stand for
the last farthing obtainable. MIR.
Wilson stands for only such repara-
tion as will not cripple Germany,
while the French feel that only by
Stacking Germany can they revive
and recover from the havoc Ger
many wrought.
Mr.. Wilson is like Portia with
New-York tribune., 1919-04-09
President Says He and
Allies Are Far Apart
and Hints He Is Pre-
pairing to Quit Farley
Demands His Wav
On Three Points
Against Big Indemnities
and Saar Annexation;
for Recognizing Lenine

TyHE origin and tragic SID
\ mlfcamce OF the Paris
crisis are revealed in the
t'Uo cable messages fol}oaoing.
Frederick Moore tells hcm
the President ON rising from
his bed repudiated the comcilia-
tory acork of Colonel House and
set himself against the council.
Frank Fl. Simonds discusses
the danger of q separate peace
betaoeen Germany and the
United States, aoith England.
France and ItaIy-the Allies
acting IN their oacp interests.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-09

Late dispatches indicated that Boil
shevik pressure against Odessa, the
Russian port on the Black Sea, was in
creasng, and intimated the imminent
evacuation of the city by the Allies.
The Paris ~MaAin" said that the Allies
would probably be withdrawn ulti-
mately to the Dniester, in order to pro-
tect Bessarabia and Rumania, and that
the Isthmus of Perekop had been forti-
fled for the protection of the Russian
naval base of Sebastopol.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-09

If you have money. buy more
LIBERTY BONnS--from us.
II you need money. we VIII buy
LIBERTY BONDS-from you.
John Muir y Co., 81 B'woA .--Advt.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-09
Giant Torpedo
plane to Try
Atlantic Race
Filler Built to Blow Tn
German Fleet; British En-.
try in 'Cross-Ocean Con-
test Starts From Ireland
NeW York Tribune

NeW York Tribune
European Bureau
Copyright. 1919. New York Tribune Inc
LONDON, April S.-"My chance of
winning the transatlantic fight bv
starting from Ireland is at least equal
TO that of Harry Hawker and Sydney
flcKles, who are starting from New
1oundland with the supposed advantage
OF westerly winds. At the present time
our information does not prove that
the trade winds are effective at p
height of 10000 feet, and it is doubtful
whether flying from the west gives anv
actual help. | intend to take advantage
OF the first easterly wind after April
II, and hope to leave Limerick not
later than April 15."
Thus spoke Major J. C. P. Wood. who.
accompanied by Captain C. C. Willie
as assistant pilot and navigator will
attempt the fight in Short Brothers,
biplane.
Built to Carry Torpedo
The machine was built to carry q
huge torpedo for attacking the German
fleet. An aluminium petrol tank, hold
ing 500 gallons, now takes the tor
pedo's place. By special device the
tank can be emptied rapidly by the
pilot if he is forced to make a descent
and the tank will then act as a float to
keep the craft above water for a con-
siderable time. 1t has a span of sixty
teet, an overall length of thirty-four
feet and it fitted with a Rolls-Rovce
engine of $50 horsepower. There is a
dual control and mechanism for send
ing and receiving wireless messages
We hope to maintain steady sneed
OF ninety miles an hour" said Major
Wood, "our distance capacity being
about 5000 miles, and expect to start
about o'clock in the afternoon. for
the sake of having a few hours of
daylight for the purpose of getting
clear of the coast All being we'll. we
hope to reach Newfoundland ahout
the following noon, when, if fortune
IS with US, we shall proceed to Amer
lea"
New-York tribune., 1919-04-09

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22s<.n. zsstenis sege guass. z9c. Ut Liggaies
New-York tribune., 1919-04-09
Kiev Reports
Odessa Taken
By Bolsheviki
Paris Fails, However, to Con.
firm News From Moscow
That Ukrainians Have En-
tered Black Sea Port

PARIS. April (By The Associated
Press THE Ukrainian Soviet troops
have captured Odessa according to ad-
vices from Kiev, transmitted by wire
less from Moscow under date of April 7.
The news has not been officially
confirmed.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-09
High Hopes for an
Agreement Stifed

Does he mean it literally, and, lf
so, will Orlando, Lloyd George and
Clemenceau accept his ideas of what
peace should be?
These are the questions on the
lips of all the delegates to the peace
conference to-day.
The relief and joy resulting from
the two days of conciliatory work
by Colonel Housewife represented
the United States during President
Wilson's illness-have given place to
this tragic development
With more dramatic effect than
on any previous occasion of similar
Presidential action, the Presidents
press agents have announced his
readiness TO depart from Paris,
leaving the peace unsigned. 1t is
announced that he will not leave
without making public statement
of his position so that the world
may judge whether he or those op-
posing his views in th@ peace con-
60
New-York tribune., 1919-04-09

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mouth. Prevents aorc gums. SbcAt LlgkettSv
New-York tribune., 1919-04-09

Continued on page three
New-York tribune., 1919-04-09
By Frederick Moore

Neio York Tribune
Special Gable Service
PARIS, April 8.-President Will
son has repudiated the work Colonel
House did with the Council of -Four
while he (the President) was i'll, and
the fat is again in the fire.
Mr.. Wilson has caused it to be an
nounced that he is nowhere near an
agreement with the Allied delegates,
and indicates that he will depart for
home without further negotiations if
the three premiers-Lloyd George.
for England Clemenceau, for
France, and Orlando, for Italy
will not soon agree with his terms.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-09

Continued on page fve
New-York tribune., 1919-04-09

coutiuued M pnge mime
New-York tribune., 1919-04-09
ga. NJ. Edition
w E A T HE r

Unsettled to-day, local rains; rain
tomorrow. Moderate winds.
Full Report on Page Is
New-York tribune., 1919-04-09

ference are right.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-09

ALI, MERCHANDISE ADVER-
TISED IN THE TRIBUNE
is GUARANTEED
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-22
Ogden Reds Lena Wins
Again; Gray Dawn Sails
AwayrFrom the Yaruna

1t looked like old times at the Larch-
mont Yacht Club yesterday, when
fortyfour yachts, the largest feet that
has gathered on Long Island Sound
this season, sailed in the annual spring
regatta of the organizations
The race was of unusual interest to
yachtsmen. Not only was it the first
regatta given by the club since 1916.
but it marked the debut of the &c.
tooters of the organization built dur
ing the winter of 1851, but never
before sailed in an open regatta. In
addition to three Of the new boats, the
heet was made up of the various
classes that have been sailing since
Memorial Day on the waters of the
Sound
-FOUR OF the new yachts were expect
cd to start yesterday, but Georgia was
not. ready, and Gray Dawn, Varuna and
Niinbus made up the class. The win.
ner proved to be Gray Dawn, which
defeated Varuna over twerty-mile
course by II minutes and 20 seconds.
The time would have been cut down
nad net Varuna made botch of the
hnIsh and had to re-cross the line.
Seven of the 30-footers of the New
York Yacht Club had an interesting
brush over a course of eleven miles
Again the winner proved to be the
Lena, the property Of Ogden Reid. The
craft defeated the Rowdy by / minute
and seconds. The Sound schooncrs.
which sailed the same course as the
30-footers, had fairly interesting
brush, the winner proving to be the
Alicia, the property Of William Bald
win.
For the first time this year. one of
the Glen Cove Jewel boats appeared
at the starting line. Having no class
competitor, the yacht started three
minutes in advance and raced against
the best time made in the star class.
The yacht was Jade, which covered the
course in 1:40:41. The time was easily
beaten by the stars, no less than four
Of the latter division doing better work.
The winner among tho stars was Snap
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-22
Iris h Athletes
Ask Recognition in
Next Olympic Meet

The Gaelic Athletic Association Of
ireland has started movement where
by Irish athletes are to be given in
dependent recognition in the Olympic
games, which are to be held in Antwerp
next year. The Gaelic organization
members claim that the Irish flag
should be hoisted, and not the Union
Jack, when an Irish runner scores
victory. Mr.. II. Boland, NJ. P, who ar
rived here yesterday, carries letter
from the Gaelic association to Fred
erick w. Ruben, secretary treasurer
OF the Amateur Athletic Union of the
United States, requesting their aid in
attaining their aims.
The letter to Mr.. Ruben, which is
signed by John ]. Keane. president, and
Andrew Harty, secretary, of the Gaelic
Athletic Association, is as follows:
The bearer, Mr.. H. Boland, NJ. P..has
been authorized by the athletic associa-
ton to confer with you on the hest
course to be adopted, as we'll as. to
secure the cooperation of your union
IN getting Ireland independent repre-
sentation at the next Olympic games.
We were in communication on the
matter few years ago with the late
James +. Sullivan, but owing to the
war, this correspondence scased. Mr..
Sullivan at that time was very hopeful
OF the success of our claim We, there
fore. appeal to you to use your power
full Influence to obtain for our country
our rightful place amongst the athletic
nations Of the world"