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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-06-07
PRESIDENT WONT LISTEN
TO MORE WORDY DEBATE
Says Situation in Washington Demands His
Personal Attention.
Urges Germans Be Given but Short Time in Which to
Give Their Answer Whether or Not They Will
Sign Peace Treaty as Now Modified.

These are the maximum conces-
sions granted as q result Of the Ger
man counter proposals. Premier
Lloyd George. however. is strongly
advocating that the Germans be told
that at the first meeting of the league
of nations the question of admitting
Germany to membership will he
taken up. This meeting will be held
in Washington next October.
United States commissioners char
acterize the changes that have been
made as making the treaty workable
and at the same time not affecting
the principles of the original draft
1t Is confidently expected that the
changes that have been made will
result in the Germans signing.
Count Won Brockdorff Rantzau and
another member of the peace .delega-
ton are comforting today with Ger
man government chiefs at Cologne
on whether the conference conces-
sions are satisfactory. II Is believed
here that today's meeting will result
in a decision as to whether the pres
ent German government delegates
will sign the treaty or withdraw in
favor of delegates representing inde-
pendent socialists. who will accept
the terms.
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PENDULUM AGAIN
SWINGS VS.. HUN
Distinct Reaction in Big Four
Against LeSSening Rigidity
of Peace Treaty.
ONE CHANGE ASSURED
International Reparation Body
to Sit in Germany and
Dictate Payments.

N''"J -
Paris, June 7.-(By Telegraph
From N. Y. World. Copyrighted.)- -
Opinion in the matter of liberalizing
the German treaty has swung dis
tinctly against lessening the rigidity
of that instrument. This attitude is
manifested by the big four, after con-
sultation with the economic experts
Present impressions from the meet
ings OF this supreme body are that
there will be little change in the or
iginal draft, although increasing
pressure by the British is eXerted in
favor of notifications. The French
are as adamant as they were. but
they insist that revisions shall be re-
garded only as changes and not as
concessions. The British favor such
notifications as shall tend to give
strength and permanence to the
treaty, and the Americans occupy
middle ground.
| am informed that one of the al
terations that seems assured deals
with the creation and powers Of a
permanent international reparation
committee, to sit in Germany and to
determine definite sums that Ger
many must pay.
Favor Admission to League.
Germany's wish to be admitted to
the league of nations is finding sup
port, owing to her Willingness to
limit the army to 100000 men. In
view of this militaristic demon
stration, some of the allied delegates
believe Germany should be secured
against aggression and should enjoy
the guardianship of the league.
A comprehensive answer will be
made to the German counter propo-
sails, and will also reply specifically
and at length to each of the points
raised by the German delegation.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-06-07
UNREST SWEEPS
OVER GERMANY
Execution of BoIShevik Leader
at Munich PreCipitateS
General Walk0ut.
co M N U NICATIONS CUT
Riots Believed to Be Taking
Place in German Capital,
Guards Disarmed.

London, June ii n, S.)-Ber-
lin is again in the throes of general
strike. A dispatch reaching London
shortly after noon today said that
100000 had gone on strike there az
protest against the execution OF
the bolshevik leader Levine, at Mu-
mich. The dispatch stated that the
strike started on Friday. The work
ers did not wait for the sanction OF
their leaders, but walked out when
the news Of Levine's execution was
circulated.
In the dispatch arriving at noon it
was stated that mo bloodshed has
been reported yet"
Earlier in the day. dispatch from
Copenhagen had said that all COM
munication with Berlin had been cut
off.
Guards who attempted to prevent
the strike were disarmed.
Unrest has been reported all over
Germany as a result of Leyine's exc
cution. Earlier dispatches told of
precautions against riots being taken
at Berlin and other large cities.
Opposition Grows Daily
Wiesbaden, Friday, June GA.
PA-Opposition to the Rheinish re-
public is growing here each day. The
judges of the province with court
employees have declined to recognize
the legality of the regime headed
by DIR. Dorten.
The French are reported to have
made definite promises to the repub-
lie in the shape of officially settling
wine and food prices on a peace
basis
Ten Expe lied by French.
Darmstadt, Friday, June GA,
P.)-Ten persons expelled from por-
tions of the Rhincland occupied by
the French because they refused to
deal with the new republic, it is al
legged, have reached this city. They
claim to have been confined by the
French in the barracks at Worms.
Ban Allegiance to Republic.
Paris, June T. CHavas.) 49, The
government Of Hes has issued or
der to officials throughout its terri
tory directing them not to give al
legiance to the government Of the
Rhenish republic
Appeals to Allied Powers.
Cologne June 7.-Dr. Dorten, pres
ident of the Rhen1sh republic, has
telegraphed Sir William Robertson,
commander of the British forces Of
occupation here, announcing the for
nation Of the republic and repu-
dating any desire to evade Just
share in the reparation of war dam
ages"
He appeals to the entente powers
to protect the new state against
inevitable revenge from Prussian
militarism.'
Munich. June Delayed ia.
PA general strike threatens this
city as a result of the execution Of
Levine Nissen. Occupational troops
have been ordered TO prepare to meet
any emergency.
Greater Berlin Soviet Gives Order.
Berlin, June 6.-(Delayed) "a.
P)-The Greater Berlin soviet, which
is dominated by the radical prole-
tariat elementJ, has ordered a twen-
ty-four- hour general strike in pro-
test against the execution at Munich
ON Thursday Of Levine Nissen, the
Bavarian commungt leader.
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ORIGINAL U. 5. FORCE OUT
OF RUSSIA IN 3 WEEKS
ALL NATIONAL GUARDS
MEN BACK FROM FRANCE.
$4,000 Enlistments for Army
of Occupation-Five Bat
talions Embarked

Washington, June 7.--All of the
original American expedition will be
out of the Archangel sector within
three weeks, Gen. Peyton c, March.
chief of staff, announced at his
weekly conference with representa-
tives of the press today. One large
force left on June 3, the general
added.
This consisted OF Companies f, G,
! and M and the machine. gun COM
pany OF the 339th infantry. OF these
SO officers and 1909 men sailed for
Brest and 2 officers and 323 men
sailed for England
May saw a new record hung up for
the transatlantic transportation of
troops in either direction, S33, 303 ac-
tually having sailed from France,
Gen. March said. OF this number
12.276 were officers.
All of the national guard and ma
tional army divisions have now been
returned and this week the work of
bringing home the regulars was
started, several units of the Sixth di-
vision having sailed.
June 5 saw more than so per cent.
OF the army demobilized, 2,271,766 Of
ficers and men having received their
discharges. On June 3 there were
only 694,745 American soldiers on
European soil. Brest continues to be
the leading embarkation point, 49 per
cent. of the men passing through
there, while New York has received
II per cent. of the returning troops
Enlistments up to yesterday had
totaled 48,02S and already more than
five battaiions have been sent over
seas to replace men of the \. r. F.,
Gen. March stated.
During the three weeks ending May
81. 6l,323 discharged soldiers applied
for positions and Of these 40,591 had
been placed, according to figures sub
mtted to the war department.
Referring to the recent A. f f..
rife matches, Gen. March indicated
that the Springfield rifle had clearly
demonstrated its superiority over the
Enfield. The lowest score made with
a Springfield rifle, he said, was higher
than the highest made with an En-
field.
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TO
lCALL BICSTRIKE
IationWide Walkout of Tel
egrapherS Proposed as
\ Sympathetic Strike.
'0UTHERN REPORTS VARY
Iurleson's Act Puts Burden Of
Combating Unionists on
Wire Companies.
"GoING TO WHIP THEM"
>kONENkAMP SAYS

Washington, June 4 I've
are going through with this,
make or break-and we are
going to whip them"
This was the parting shot of
S. ]. Konenkamp, president of
the Commercial Telegraphers'
Union of America, as he board
ed a train early today for
Chicago, where, from the ma
tional headquarters, it was ex-
pected that a call for a nation
wide strike of Western Union
operators, in sympathy with
the Atlanta strike, would be
issued. The Call, Konenkamp
said, would follow a conference
of union leaders. The Postal
telegraph operators, he added,
probably would be called out
later.
konencamp was unable to
say what date would be set
for the general strike that
was a. matter to be decided in
Chicago, he said--but indica-
ted that it would not be later
than June 16.
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FRENCH CLAIM
CRISIS AVERTED
Report That Rantzau Has
Been Sounded on Treaty
DiSCredited.
AFRICANS PRESENT PLEA
Irish Americans Decide to Re-
main in Paris-Foe Less
Conciliatory.
AFRICANS PRESENT PLEA

Paris, June 6,--(By Telegraph
From N. Y. World. Copyrighted -
Gen. Herzog presented this morning
TO Premier Lloyd George a deputa-
ton representing the national in
dependence party of South Africa,
claiming independence for Natal, the
Orange Free State the Transvaal
and the Cape Provence, on the prin-
ciple of self determination. When he
had heard the views of the deputa-
ton, the premier was called away to
attend a meeting OF the pig four. He
promised to send written reply
within two days.
The national independence party
is the body which has formed
public committee in conjunction with
representatives of the Indian ma
tionalists, the Egyptian nationalists
and the Sim Feiners, to use every
means for pressing demands for the
independence of the respective states
they represent The Egyptians have
also asked to be heard by Premier
Lloyd George and President Wilson
Rantzau Has Been Soun4ed.
1t is said in French circles that
the crisis that had been threatened
in the conference has been avoided,
and that complete unity exists on
all matters of Importance. The
French view is that consideration
of the German counter proposals
should be guided not by what Ger
many may think of this or that con-
Cession, or whether such concession
will induce her to sign, but by the
undoubted right of the conference to
impose conditions it consid IS just
and necessary.
There is a report that Count Won
Brockdortf- Rantzau has been sound
ed as to whether certain modifica-
tions would induce him to sign. The
French position is undoubtedly alb
solutely opposed to any such pro-
cedure, on the ground that it would
play into the hands of the Germans
and weaken the position of the con-
ference.
Irish Again Change Plans.
Irish American delegates have
once more changed their plans. They
in hope of hearing Of the Irish case
in order to establish for it a status
under the league of nations.
The council of four decline to ex-
press opinions on the subject of the
Rheinish republic, considering tha
affair solely one for the Germans to
handle.
1t is said that examination by ex
perts of the German counter pro-
posals show them to be less concil-
iatory than at first supposed, and
that apparent acceptance of confer
ence demands in some respects is
offset and nullified by conditions that
are entirely unacceptable.
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COLE GIVES OPINION
Chattanooga Inspector Believes Ord
Not Violated

Chattanooga Inspector Believes Order
Not Violated.
Washington, June Postal Inspector
J. w. Cole, of Chattanooga, sent to
Atlanta to investigate charges by union
officials that employees of the Southern
Bell Telephone company had been dis
charged because of union affiliations
has made preliminary report to Post
master General Burleson. He said that
conferences with both sides yields the
impression that unless disinterested tes-
timony, not yet obtained, can be pro-
duced in support of the employees con
tentions, evidence will not show that
the postmaster generals order of Octo-
Der has been violated Chief Postal
Inspector Sutton also has been detailed
to investigate the strike and the de-
partment announced no action would he
taken, until final reports had been re-
ceived.
Service in Atlanta according to the
department, is being maintained at
about normal
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PACIFIC COAST STRIKE

San Francisco, June IA strike OF
commercial telegraphers who are mem
bers of the union throughout Pacific
coast states is to be called June II un-
less demands made upon employers are
complied with, according to Patrick
O'Connor, president of the local organ
ization of the Commercial Telegra pm
eYs' Union of America
This announcement embraces the
Western Union, Postal and Federal
I Telegraph companies on the coast.
thereby cutting off communication, so
far as commercial business Is con-
cerned, with coast and eastern points.
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Firm Against
Publishing Treaty Until Huns Sign

Paris, June THE American del
egation to the peace conference ap-
parently is firm in it's decision not
to authorize the publication of the
German peace treaty until it is
signed, and not even to communicate
the official text in its present form
to the United States senate.
Virtually all the important COM
missions connected with the peace
conference were in session TODAY.
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The activity was due to the direc-
tions issued yesterday by the con-
ference leaders that the work of the
body shiuld be speeded up as far
as possible.
The council of four met this morn
ing and continued its consider ,on
of the German counter proposals.
The commissions which held ses-
sions include those on ports and wa
terways, responsibilities. Belgium
and AlSace Lorraine.
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REDUCTION OF ARMY.
ouse Military Committee Recommends
RetrenChment IN This Line

House Military Committee Recommends
Retrenchment IN This Line,
Washington, June Material reduC-
ton in cost and size of the standing
army proposed by Secretary Baker was
recommended today by the house mill
tary affairs committee in reporting to
the house its army appropriation bill for
the 1920 fiscal year Provision for
10000 enlisted men and 6, i3O officers
less than Baker estimated was embod-
led in the measure The total appro-
will provide for 400 900 enlisted men and
90 l4g officers.
War department plans called for an
appropriation Of Sl1lT2O9, 400 for 509,
900 men and 2S, $50 officers.
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MOBILE HERE SUNDAY

colemans Bears viii Make First Ap-
pearance of Season Here.
The Mobile Bears will make their
debut of the season at Andrews field
tomorrow afternoon Coleman's aggre-
cation will play four contests with the
Lookouts in as many days. The Bears
are the only club that has not been
seen in action here. Lohman is due to
work for the Lookouts.
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York, the hero greeted by his
mother on his return 10 his noun
tain home, with his little mountain
sweetheart apparently waiting for
her own greeting which is to fol-
low the mothers who, at the time
Of the picture, still had the first
right to the hero, but today the ta-
bles change and the stalwart noun
taineer left the home nest and flies
away with the girl to whom long
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FREIGHTER DISABLED

New York. June IA wireless mes
sage received here today said that the
British freiEhter Beechleaf had been
found disabled from fire in mid-Atlau-
tic and is being towed, to this port by
the transport Westhaven. Two mem
bers of the crew lost their lives fghting
the fire, the radiogram said. Both were
hremen. The Beechleaf, n vessel OF
10000 tons was on her way to Lough
Swilly, Ireland. from Baton Rouge
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HIGH LEVY ON METALS
Sought by Manganese and Sulphur
PyrItes Miners.

Sought Uy WdHgdHtSt dHu Sulphur
Pyrites Miners.
Washington, June 7.-At the request
of manganese and sulphur pyrites min
ers in southwestern Virginia, Represen-
tative Slemp, republican, of Virginia,
today introduced two measures levying
a high tariff on foreign importation of
these metals. He announced he would
ask the house ways and means COM
mittee to consider the bills with view
of passing them independently of gen.
eral tariff revision legislation, assert
ing that these mining industries
throughout the country had been de-
veloped by the stress of war necessity
and would fail without protective legis-
lation.
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FINAL TEST FOR MOTOR
Capt. Francis Gets Ready for New
York Frisco Fliqht.

fork-Frlsco FHght.
Cleveland, O., June Capt. Roy
~ Francis, United States airp1ane
pilot, late today will make the final
test of the twin motor, 500 horse
power Martin bombing airplane. in
which he plans to fly from New York
to San Francisco making only one
stop. and win endeavor to break the
worlds long distance nonstop flight
record this month. Capt. Francis
probably will fly to Dayton on Mon
day where test flights will be made
for three or four days. The captain
will then take the plane to New York,
from where he will take the air, prob
ably June Is or 10. for his 1,509 mile
continuous flight to North Platte,
Neb., where he eXepcts to land about
eighteen hours after taking the air.
The airplane will carry an unusu-
ally large supply Of oil and gasoline.
a special tank for $50 gallons of gaso-
line and sixty gallons of oil having
been installed. Otherwise the plane is
of standard type throughout
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DR.. RENNE ARRIVES
ack in Paris After Conference With


Back in Paris After Conference With
Niennese.
st. Germain, June 7.-Dr, Karl Rem
ner. Austrian chancellor and head OF
his nations delegation to the peace con-
gress. arrived here today from Field
krch. where he had been in conference
with Austrian government representa-
tives from Vienna.
AS to Status OF ENJOYS.
Berne, Switzerland. June 7.-(Havas.l
meet today with members of the gov
ernment and members of the German
peace mission for joint conference
over the status of the Versailles peace
negotiations, the Berlin Gazette an
nounces.
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months ago he had plighted his
troth and to whom he kept the
promise true to return and claim
her as his bride, and thus was con-
sumated one of the prettiest ro-
mances of the day.
York hastened home from over
there to his mother and sweetheart.
In New York he was feted and
royalty entertained He was be-
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LOOKS MORE FAVORABLE

Winnipeg. June 7.-Leaders OF the
General strike here have for the first
Tine given evidences of eagerness to
settle the industrial dispute which has
enveoped Winnipeg for nearly four
weeks. Acceptance OF the railway
hrotherhoods collective bargaining pro-
posal was announced by the strike lead
tfs and demands for speedy settlement
we're frequently voiced in union ranks
loday.
although employers have stated that
the strike must be called off before any
settlement would be considered, strike
icaders refuse to say whether their ac-
cAptance of the concliation offer in
tluded immediate resumption of work.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-06-07
AMERICAN CASUALTIES
20 OFFICERS, 536 MEN

Archangel, Friday. June g.
CA. P)-The total casualties
of the American force in
northern Russia to date have
been twenty officers and 536
men, An official announcement
today divides the casualties as
follows:
Killed in action or died of
wounds, officers, 80 men.
Missing in action, no officers,
35 men.
Died OF disease or accident,
8 officers, n men.
Wounded. IL officers, S25
men.
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sieged with fiattering offers for vau-
deviile shows, but all these he turned
down to get back to his mountain
home. &r
"Howdy, my boy, glad to see you
back home again was the mothers
unemotional greeting, but ill-con-
cealed pride shows in her face. At
the right is 17-year-old Oracle Will.
Hams FH ~
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CITY LEAGUE PLAYS

Four Diamond Contests are Scheduled
for This Afternoon
The City league will stage its weekly
bill this afternoon. The schedule fol-
lows
Arrowheads vs. Fort Oglethorpe, Flor
Ida field, Chickamauga park. Umpire
Mallett. Soldier team please meet at
field at 2:15.
Andrews VS. Wunderhose at Warner
park. Umpire--Bllingsley
Buster Browns VS.. Evans Exporters
on Wunderhose diamond. East Chatta-
nooga Umpire-Bazzele. Buster play
ers meet at Lookout at Las. Evans at
2 o'clock. Automobiles will be pro-
vided
Luceys vs.. Wilson's at Alton Park
t'mpire-McInturff
Exhibition games for Sunday follow:
Wunderhose VS.. North Chattanooga
at East Chattanooga.
Luceys VS.. Andrews at Warner park.
Arrowheads VS., Wilson's at Alton park.
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PERSHlNG WANTS TO I
FLY OVER OCEAN

London, June 7.-Gen. Per-
shing has asked that he be
permitted to cross the Atlantic
in the R-34, the British dirigi-
BILE, when it attempts the fight,
according to a dispatch issued
by the Exchange Telegraph
company. 1t was stated that
the request is likely to be
granted. Gen. Pershing is re-
ported to have said that he
would do any work on the
voyage that would be neces-
sary.
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Cloudy, Says Billy 'POssum.

! haven't the
hair to "groWit"
to be a Billy
PosSum p o g I,
and my rhymes
a b o ut { h g
weather will be
few. But | say
old sport, IL you
ever get in court
III write things
about YOU you
never knew.
The weather:
Partly cloudy
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CHARGED WITH LARCENY
EmpIoye Of Huntsville Garage Charged
With Stealing Machine.

Huntsville Ala, June 7.-(Special)-
S. f.. McGehee, employe of a local gar
age. is under arrest here on a charge
Of larceny. He is charged with the
theft of an automobile which dsap-
peared several weeks ago and has never
been recovered. McGehee recently made
a trip TO the west and was arrested on
his return to Huntsville. He has made
bail for appearance in the ~nferor Grim
inal court next Thursday
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AWARDED D. S. MEDAL
One Nurse and Twenty One Officers
and Men Receive Recognition
for Bravery,

for Bravery.
Washington, June 7.-One army nurse
and twenty-one officers and men of the
A. T., f. have been awarded the distin-
guished service cross by Gen Pershng,
in the name of President Wilson, the
war department announced today, The
nurse, Jane Jeffrey, although wounded
during an air raid on a hospital, refused
to leave her post until the patients had
been cared for. Her home is in New
market. England. Among the officers
and men honoreh were: Second Lieu
tenants Robert Gilmer deceased, An
derson. s. C.: John NJ. Mills. Catletts-
burg, Ky, and Harry w. Heacox, In
dianapolis, Ind.
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VIRGINIA sUFFRAeIsTs WON'T
Ask Ratification of Bill in Event Extra
Session Is Called,

Richmond. Va, June Mrs. Lila
Meade Valentine, president of the Nir-
ginia Womens Suffrage league, today
issued a formal statement, announcing
the league would not ask ratitication
OF the Susan r. Anthony amendment in
the event an extra session OF the Nir-
ginia legislature is called.