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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-12
MICHAELIS DENIES HE
REFUSED TO TALK PEACE
German Ex- Chancellor Saws
Premier Bauer Didn't Pub.
lish Whole Letter.

Berlin, Aug. 12.-(A. P.)-Dr. Geore
Michaelis, former imperial chancel.
lor. has sent to German newspapers
a statement declaring he did not re-
fuse to negotiate with England
through Pope Benedict In 1917, as
has been alleged by Premier Bauer
IN recently published statements
Premier Bauer has made public let
ter from DR.. Michaelis to Field Mar
shal Won Hindenburg, dated Sept. -,
lsl7. seeking to prove that there was
a refusal to meet England with a
view to making peace at the present
time.
The former chancellor declares that
In making public the letter the pre-
mier suppressed one important part
This section DR.. Michaelis includes
with his statement to the press. 1t
follows:
who will venture to attack Ger
many again after she has maintained
herself three or four years against
superior power, and lately, as an in
comparable proof of her competence,
has achieved brilliant victory in
the east? II we on the above basis
were able to obtain peace for our
poor, tortured people and the world,
then we ought to do 1t and not con-
duct this war one moment longer"
Dr. Michaelis concludes his state
ment by saying that had his COM
plete letter been published the rep
resentatives of the government
would not have convinced a portion
or their party that he had refused a
peace offer in IAN irresponsible man
ner"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-12
BAKER ANNOUNCES LIST
OF HOMES FOR REGULARS
Each Station to Be a Branch
of University in
Khaki"

Washington. Aug. 12.-Permanent
home stations for the regular army
divisions returning from overseas
were announced today as follows:
First, Camp Taylor, KY; second,
Camp Travis, Tex; Third, Camp
Pike, Ark; Fourth, Camp Dodge, Ia:
Fifth, Camp Gordon, Ca Sixth Camp
Grant, H., and Seventh Camp Funs-
ton, Kan.
Each division is being returned to
it's home station for discharge of
emergency enlisted men who desire
to be released. and for recruitment
and reorganization on a peace basis.
In announcing the divisional camps,
Secretary Baker said each would be
a branch of the University in
Khaki"
II fear that in the days before the
war, we had fallen into the habit of
taking the reg ular army for granted"
Mr.. Baker said. I'VE had lost sight
of the tremendous potential value of
the army as an educational institu-
ton for training young men to be-
come not only finished soldiers. but
citizens, able to earn more and be
more. The whole new program OF
helping the soldier to become a more
efficient and useful citizen will now
be put into play"
Enlistments for the regular army,
Mr.. Baker said, now total 100000 and
continue to be recorded at the rate of
5000 a week.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-12
STRIKING ACTORS CALLED
Screen Stars Defendants In Damage
Sults>Anountinu to $500,00O.


New York, Aug. 12.-Suits for 100000
for damages alleged to have resulted
from the strike called by the Actors
Equity association were filed by the
Winter Garden company tthe Shuberts)
in the United States district court here
Monday, against nearly 300 of the coun-
try's most prominent stage and screen
stars. The complaint, which charges
the actors with conspiracy, follows the
general line of the famous Danbury-
hatters case, In which the hatters,
members of a labor union, were sued
successfully for 100000 and many of
the workmen lost their homes through
attachments to satisfy the judgments.
The screen stars were named as de-
PENDANTS, 1t was explained, on prece-
dent set in the Danbury hatters' case,
where it was held by the court that in
dividual members of labor organiza-
ton are responsible for the acts Of its
officers, although the members may
have no connection with the case at
issue.
Among actors named as defendants
were:
Sam Bernard, Eddie Foy. Francis X.
Bushman. Richard Carle. Douglas Fair
banks. William Courtenay, William S,
Hart, Laurette Taylor, j. Forbes Rob-
ertson, Cyril Maude. Robert Edeson,
blanche Ring. William Farnum, Dustin
Farnum, Elsie Ferguson, Trixie Frigan-
"a, DeWolt Hopper. Wilton Lackaye.
Andrew Mack, Robert Mantell, ALA
Nazimova, Guy Bates Post. Tyrone
Powers, Julius Tannen, Fred Stone, Otis
Skinner. Julia Sanderson. Julian Ell
tlnge, Leo Ditrichtstein and William B.
Mack.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-12
GERMANS BITTER" OVER
ALIEN PROPERTY LAW
Reports of U. s. Seizures
Arouse Storm of Criti-
cism by Press.

Washington, Aug. Adjudication
in Germany Of the alien property
custodian reports dealing with the
seizure Of enemy property in this
country. has evoked storm of press
criticism which the American mission
in an official cablegram made public
today, described as "very bitter"
This comment Is probably inspired
and may be considered as propa-
ganda, the cablegram said. Deutsche
A | e & e m e / ne Zeitung states
work discloses malice and Injustice
on the part Of adversaries of Germany
uneXampled in the war. Vossische
Zeitung states If Americans of Mr..
Palmer's makeup have their way, the
peace that Germany has will be the
peace Of the graveyard.
Boersen Courier of Berlin, speaks
OF the incredible candor and brutality
in which the American report excels.
Frankfurter Zeitung says that action
against German industry in foreign
countries during the war Is a sad
chapter in which Chauvinism, greed
and profit play important
parts. Frankfurter Zeitung says it
appears to be considered a crime for
German business men to do business
not only in the United States, but
also in Mexico and South America.
An introduction to the translation
of the report, signed Wiedenfeld,
stated the hope that the senate in
vestigatlon may lead to a review of
the, entire subject Of the treatment
of enemy property in the United
States.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-12
FAVORS PLUMB
TRIPLE PLAN
A. B. Garretson Believes 1t
viii Utterly Demolish
Capital Account.
COURT OF LAST RESORT
In Determining Wages, but
Right Of Employees to Strike
Would Not Be Abridged.

Washington, Aug. IA. B. Garrett
son, former head of the order of the
railway conductors. told the house
interstate commerce committee to-
day that operating officers in charge
of the railroads during government
control were actuated by the open
desire of demonstrating that govern
ment ownership was not best for the
country.
Exactly the same operating force
that built up a great surplus before
Garretson said. "There could be no
real test as to government operation
so long as the future disposition of
the roads had not been determined.
Every effort was made to convince
the people that private management
was best.
''When the railroad official prays,
he turns his face to Wall Street, but
once 1t is demonstrated for instance,
that management in future will cen
ter in Washington, I am sure he will
serve the government as earnestly as
he served the old masters in the
past"
Discussing the Plumb plan for tri-
partite control of the roads, Mr.. Gar
retson said 1t utterly demolished
capital account, while the other plans
submitted to congress added to 1t
uptil the grandchildren of the present
generation would stagger under the
load"
When Representative Sims, Ten
nessee, who started out to question
Mr.. Garretson, had concluded a fif-
teen-m minute statement, the witness
turned to him and said:
Judge, I'm much obliged to YOU
for appearing on our side"
The board of directors, under the
Plumb plan, Mr.. Garretson said,
would be the court of last resort in
determining wages, but the right of
employees to strike would not be
abridged
But" he explained, "the employees
would be partners in the enterprise.
Ii the wage board which would hear
wage disputes refused to grant in
creases 1t would pledge a large per-
centage Of employees to refuse 1t. So
u body of employee went on strike.
they would find a large employe eIe-
ment who felt their own rights had
been invaded and injured and who
would stick.
1t will be long time before vou
eliminate strife from industry"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-12
HARD BLOW AT H. c. |.
is STRUCK In CHICAGO
Sugar Price Reduced to 10
Cents-Sale of Govern
ment Canned Goods.

Chicago, Aug. 12.-First effects OF
the nations fight against the high
cost of living have been felt here. The
first blow against prof1teers was
struck when an order was issued set
ting IL cents as a fair price for a
pound of sugar and the second blow
was the sale of 10000 cans of vege-
tables, the first Chicago sale of gov
ernment foods, at two department
stores. Those who purchased the
goods saved S cents on each can, or
about so per cent.
Prices asked for fruits and pro-
duce along Commission row" went
tumbling, potatoes leading the down
ward trend. They fell from so cents
to 81 per 100 pounds. Arrival of many
peaches from southern and western
states caused a drop in prices.
While prices are dropping, federal
government agencies are continuing
gathering evidence for prosecution Of
food hoarders and prof1teers. Evil
dence which has been gathered
against sugar hoarders will be pre-
sented to the grand jury soon.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-12
Foreign Relations Committee
of Senate Continues Hear
ings on Treaty.
LAWYER AS WITH ES S
Col. Houses Secretary Says
Original League Plan Was
Not British,

Washington, Aug. 12.--Q. N. So
That President Wilson was the au-
thor of the American plan for a
league of nations discarded at the
peace conference was the under
standing he had from Col. House
David Hunter Miller, an American
legal adviser to the commission on
the league, told the senate foreign
relations committee today when II
resumed its hearings on the treaty
of Versailles.
Miller, law partner of Col. Houses
son-in-llw, Gordon Ouchincloss, who
acted as the colonel's secretary al
Paris and Versailles, stated that the
original and the modified league
covenant was composite Of va
rious plans and ideas"
Il first saw the American plan In
printed form. l assumed 1t came
from the president. That was my
understanding when / discussed II
with Col. House before the commits
sion on the league met" Miller said
Senator Fall stated that one rea-
son that he declined to take part In
White House conferences was that
he feared he and the president" would
be unable to agree as to what had
transpired between the president and
the committee and that this might
prove embarrassing to the president
and myself"
what was your position at Parish
Senator Brandegee asked Miller.
Il was technical adviser; 1 was
appointed by Secretary Lansing"
What became of the American
plan?" asked Senator Brandegee.
II believe II was submitted to the
commission on the league of nations
Miller said he participated in the
deliberations of the commission
which framed the original and the
amended or present league covenant.
THE plan that was taken as the
basis of discussion was not the Brit
ish plan" Miller said.
Whose plan was it?"
II think 1t was combination of
various features of the different
plans submitted"
Senator Brandegee said that the
president had informed the foreign
relations committee at the famous
White House dinner on his first re-
turn from Paris last winter that Gen.
Shuts British plan formed the ba-
sis for the league covenant as
adopted,
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-12

Prague, Aug. IA. P.)-Lare>
but orderly demonstrations occurred
here Monday, being led generally BY
the social democratic element in pro.
test against the coup d'etat by
which Archduke Joseph became the
head of the Hungarian government.
/ At the beginning of the Rumaniar
invasion of Hungary, the more con-
servative elements of Czecho -Slova-
kia were insistent that a Czech army
advance Immediately into Hungary
to protect Czecho- Slovakian inter-
ests. Prof. Masaryk, president OF
the Czecho-S -Slovak republic, and
members of his ministry opposed
such a movement, declaring they de-
sired to act entirely in CO. ordination
with the great powers and did not
wish to embarrass them further In
the situation which had arisen be-
cause of the Rumanian invasion
which was in violation of the armi-
stice.
Fear New Autoeraey.
Fears are expressed that the reac-
tionary element in Vienna will soon
join forces with those back of the
ascendancy of ,Archduke Joseph and
will amalgamate the Austrian and
Hungarian states into an intensely
autocratic government which will be-
come the center of autocratic propa-
ganda in central Europe. AS Arch
duke Joseph is a Hapsburg, 1t is
hoped by CZecho- -Slovakian officials
that the United States will use It's
influence in preventing the new re-
gime from succeeding. They base
their hope on the fact that a gov
ernment by any Hapsburg was one
OF the forms of government de-
nounced by President Wilson before
he would agree to the conclusion of
an armistice. No Czecho- Slovakian
official believes for a moment that
Archduke Joseph any more repre-
sents the true sentiment of the Hun
garian common people than did Bella
Kun. They say that both govern
ments were based on terrorism and
in opposition to the aspirations of
the common people through central
Europe"
Paris Note Cheers SIavs.
Up TO this time the Czecho- SIo- :
vakian ministry has been reticent in
giving expression to its views re-
specting developments in Hungary,
but the demonstrations made it nee
essary Tor the government to make
some declaration.
Czecho- Slovaks are cheered by the
note from the peace conference to
the Rumanians on Aug. inquiring
whether the Rumanians had decided
to dissociate themselves from the
allies" This note was published here
today. A strong feeling exists here
that the close relationship between
the Hohenzollerns and the Hapsburgs
is in some way connected with the
present Hohenzollern occupant of the
Rumanian throne, King Ferdinand,
and the latest developments of the
tangled political situation in Hun
gary.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-12
|SLAVS PROTEST
HUNGARIAN PLOT
Demonstrations In Bohemian
Capital Antagonlstic to
Joseph's Ascendancy.
NEW AUT0CRACY FEARED
Czechs Hope United States
Will Prevent New Regime
From Succeeding.
NEW AUT0cRACY FEARED
ARcHDUKE JOSEPH WILL
RULE ONLY TEMPORARILY

Budapest, Aug. ia. P.)--s
The old administrative officials
have resumed their functions
throughout the country.
The official Journal today
prints a statement made by
Archduke Joseph, saying: "As
soon as the national assembly
meets after the elections, my
work will automatically end
and the decisions of the ma
tional assembly will be sacred
to all of u.s."
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-12
MUST REGISTER
BY FRIDAY
To Vote in Coming Constitu-
tionaI Convention
Election.
TWENTY DAY PROVISION
OF Law Mandatory-Effort
Will Be Made to Arouse
Interest.

Those wishing to vote in the con-
stitutional convention election held
on Sept. 4 must register not later
than Friday, Aug. 15. Their registra-
ton certificates must be dated al
least twenty days prior to the elec-
ton. This is a mandatory provision
of the election laws, applying to all
elections. At first it was thought
that all certificates issued during the
biennial registration would be good
for the constitutional convention
election, but in the opinion of law
yers who were consulted only, GER
tificates issued by Friday would pass
muster. Chairman Theo F. King, of
the Hamilton county election board,
was at first of the opinion that vot-
ers would have the full time to reg
lister, but is taking the matter up
with the state election board at Nash
vile for an official opinion.
The state commission has issued no
instructions to the local boards for
the advertisement of the election, al
tnOuRH NON. INODcIto Cduy oCI
Sept. 4 as the date for the election
on the constitutional convention.
Judge w. B. Swaney said today that
the law on the subject of registra-
ton twenty days before an election
was construed in an opinion of the
state supreme court in the case of
the State of Tennessee VS.. R. w.
Weaver, and reported in 1909 in 1872
Tennessee. The provision that reg
istration must be twenty days before
an election was held to be manda-
tory.
In the advertisements for biennial
registration. printed by the Davidson
county election commission In the
Nashville papers, it is specifically set
out that the certificates issued shall
be good for elections held within
twenty days of their dates.
Senator Finney T. Carter is chair
man of the Hamilton county commit
tee on the constitutional convention,
and his associates are James H. An
derson and L. d. Miller. 1t is probable
that a meeting will be held before Fri
day for the purpose of speeding up
the registration for a convention.
Very little interest has been taken
In the convention campaign. but 1t is
believed 1t will carry. as the vote was
very close three years ago. and this
year there is little opposition.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-12
DEMAND WAGE INCREASE
Railroad Locomotive Firemen and
Enginemen Meet to Formulate
Petition

Cleveland. O., Aug. 12.-Wage de-
mands soon to be presented to the
railroad administration will be de-
cided upon at meeting of 800 local
chairmen of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen and Enginemen,
which opened here today.
The union includes in it's member
ship the firemen, hostlers and engine
handlers of all the roads in the
United States and Canada. At a re-
cent convention it was voted to de-
mand wage increases and the COM
mittee was given power to frame a
new scale for presentation.
When completed we will present
our demands to the railroad adminis-
tration." said Timothy Shea, presi-
dent of the union today. Further
action will depend then upon the rail-
road administration. We are firm in
our purpose to obtain better living
conditions for our men,"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-12
STRIKERS AS EMPLOYERS

Genoa, July 2S.-(A. PD-Cenoa long
shoremen recently converted themselves
in twenty-four hours from striking
workmen to employers OF labor. They
obtained through a strike day wage
rate of $3.50 and the following day
hired men for their Jobs at 81 day.
thereafter living easy lives on the re-
naming $3.50 for eight hours manage
ment of the s2-a-day underling.
Instances OF strike winning with SUBJ
sequent subletting of jibs, according
to the Geroese idea. has been prevalent
during the Intermittent labor trouble
throughout Italy.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-12
TAKES FIRST STEP
Toward enforcement OF New Cold
Storage Law.

Nashville. Aug 12,-(Special.)-
The state took It's initial step in the
enforcement of the act regulating the
keeping of meats and meat products
in cold storage in Tennessee today
when letters and blank forms were
sent out by the food and drugs COM
missioner and Assistant Atty. Gen. w.
Fl. Swiggart to all cold storage plants
in the state. The letter calls. atten-
tion to the fact that the cold storage
men are now violating the new state
law in operating without license and
the blanks require information as to
the amount of meats and meat prod
ucts on hand in storage.
The law forbids the selling or ad-
vertising for sale of any such prod
ucts as fresh" II they have been
held In cold storage for more than
thirty days
Tennessee cold storage concerns
are expected to respond promptly
with the information required in the
new blanks.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-12
WHAT BECAME OF SPENT VAST
AMERICAN PLAN? SUMS PURP0SELY
Plumb Charges Wall Street
DireCtorates of Railroads
Anticipate the Future.
PLANNED FOR RETUR N
Supplies Stored for Long Pc.
riod Of Operation Under
Private Ownership.

Washington, Aug. 12.-Railroads
operated and controlled by men un-
der the influence of Wall street di-
rectorates have spent during govern
ment control vast" sums of govern
ment money to place these properties
in perfect operating condition and to
furnish them with supplies for long
period of operation ahead, in antici-
patton of their return to private
ownership Glenn r. Plumb, author OF
the Plumb plan, charged this after
noon before the house interstate COM
merce committee.
A demand on behalf of the public
and the employees Of the railroads
that congress make thorough in
vestigation Of his charges was made
by Plumb so that the American
people may know to what extent 1t
is sought to subject them to exploita-
tion under the plans proposed to this
committee, plans which would make
lawful the fixing of rates based on
the now unlawful aggregate property
investment accounts of these sys-
TENS"
The control OF the railroads which
have increased their property invest
ment at the expense of the public
are now controlled In whole or in
part by the Morgan. the Rockefeller
and the Gould interests, Plumb de-
clared, adding that this control is
made manifest by the interlocking
directorates of the financial institu-
tions directed by these interests,
who through their directorates, he
said, control the operations Of these
railroads.
In the attempt OF these interests
to secure the adoption of any plan
whereby the property investment ac-
counts of these railroads shall be
recognized by law as the basis for
rate making they are conducting a
political conspiracy to procure from
this government a valuation of all
the illegal acts heretofore consum-
mated by these railroad corpora
tions," he continued.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-12
KOLCHAK WEAKENS
His Government Gradually

His Government Gradually but
Surely Falling Into DisfaVor.
Washington, Aug. ,12.-Not only is
the Kolchak army being forced to
give ground before the onslaught of
bolshevik forces, but the Kolchak all
Russian government at Omsk. Is
gradually weakening and apparently
is falling into disfavor with the peo-
pie, according to advices reaching Of
fetal circles here this afternoon. At
the same time the state department
announced that the provisional gov
ernment of the northern region Of
Russia, with headquarters at Arch
angel. which has been cooperating
with the Kolchak government against
the bolsheviki, has addressed a note
TO the allied powers urging against
the withdrawal of their forces from
north Russia.