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Americans Stir
Lethargic Turks

the American women do 1t, and lie"
are taking an active part In pollncs'
holding meetings at the famous hip
podrome to agitate for woman SUI
frage, quoting the woman leaders oI
the suffrage movement in faraWay
America which they have never seen
and whose language they do not know.
Public order is good throughout the
city. Patrols of Italians and TURKS
see to that. AT crossroads English po-
licemen regulate that curiously intri-
cate Eastern traffic with the same
calm they showed Il few months ago
at Piccadilly Circus.
Prices Are High.
Americans find life dearer here than
in New York. A cab. drawn by an
emaciated horse. SIS for short
course; a cup of Turkish coffee. 30
cents. about the size Of thimble.
one furnished room costs 500 a
month. but no extra charge IS made
for the various kinds Of bugs that in
fest it. White bread can he had az %
cents per pound; American Hour IS
very popular in consequence.
Except for the women who have dis
carded their wells. nobody seems 10
care about politics; the great thing is
usiness-business for Greek, Armeni-
an and Israelite-and each and all
want to do business with the Ameri-
cans. There is a market for every
thing that grows or makes. And the
Turk, who does no business, but
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ICEBOX IN ATTIC
COOI1S HIS HOME

in which were placed large blocks OF
ice covered with salt. This was
placed in another room at a higher
elevation than the tank, and a pipe
covered with asbestos was employed
TO lead the cold air into the tank.
"The first effect was the drying of
the walls and then l felt the level of
the cold air gradually rising. At last
it came over my head. The tank was
full and found myself immersed in
cool air. / felt so cool and comfort
able that it seemed difficult to believe
that Washington stood sizzling out
side | climbed up the ladder in the
tank until my head was above the
surface, and then found myself
breathing a hot, damp, muggy at
mosphere. | therefore speedily retreat
ga into the tank, where / was perfectly
cool and comfortable.
Pipes Cold Air in Houcc.
Guided by this experience, l tried
another experiment in my house. /
put the refrigerator in the attic and
led the cold air downward through n
pipe covered with asbestos into one
of the rooms of the house. The doors
were kept shut and the windows were
opened at the top. The temperature
in that room was perfectly comfort
able, about Go degrees.
"Some time ago the newspapers
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ConstantinoDle Becomes Cosmo'
poIitan City With Ending
of War.
NOW RUNNING WITH ENERGY
American Soldiers, Red Cross, 7. M
c. A. and American Business Men
Now Throng city-caIl It "1n-
vasion of Wealth"

Constantinople. - Americans make
Constantinople hum with their energy
business methods and way of gong
ahead" that makes even the old TURK,
Indifferent MS he is to all that passes
around him, lift an eyelash In mild
sunrise American soldiers, Red
Cross. Y. NJ. C. A., American bust
ness men. Amerlcan-made machinery
food. clothing. merchandise OF every
sort and kind are now in this most
dirty, casual and ancient city. The
Turks. when they talk about it at all,
call 1t "The Invasion of Wealth
The Prussians have gone; the Ger
man invasion is over. But, besides
this American invasion, is the Rus
sian invasion, which the Turk, when
he talks about it at all, calls, owing
10 its contrast with the American
species, THE Invasion of Poverty
Russians, Too, Abound.
Every day the orderly, prosperous
businesslike, keen-eyed American
grows more numerous, buster, better
III nDfDe Ill tilis uiOSt VIZ
city on the Golden Horn, the most
Wonderful city that ever was, with
its mingling of the races, its white
marble palaces, Its noise, dust. and
its seal of the Orient.
Every day more and more Rus
slams poor. ragged, disordered, idle,
'deyl-may-c hungry and pleas
ure-loving. flock here from the bolshe-
visits, escaping by way of the Golden
Horn from Odessa. At Stamboul, at
more or less Americanized Pera, at
-Chiclin and other suburbs, Russians
abound
And what contrast The Ameri-
cans, clean-shaven every day, method
ical, wideawake to all around; the Rus
SLAMS. dirty. unkempt, possessed with
the one idea, to amuse themselves.
They gamble every night in the hells
of Pera, throwing down sheaves of ru-
blcs In notes of thousand, two and
five thousand, which they feyerishly
change at the rate of six cents per ru-
bile Instead of the once nominal so
cents.
American ways and energy have
even penetrated into the Turkish
homes. Many Turkish women now go
about with uncovered fnces because
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First Aid Workers Show Advan.
tage OF Training.
Skill to Be Demonstrated at Contes,
to Be Held by Bureau
of Mines.

Washington. - That America can
bind her wounds as skillfuly as she
can fight will be shown In the great
national first-aid and mne-rescue con
test to be held under the auspices of
the bureau of mines. department Of
the interior at Pittsburgh. Pa, Sep
TENDER 80 and October /.
Coal and metal miners all over the
country are engaging in first-ald and
mine-reScue contests 20 fit themselves
FOR the national demonstration In lC
Inherent mining states local or state
lerts have already been held or will
held in The near future.
I, Is estimated that out Of the nil.
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United States Consul at 0mSk
Relates Horrors of Boil
SheviSt Rule.
COMMIT AWFUL ATROCITIES
REIGN of Terror Is Marked by Cruelty
Unparalleled in History of Civ
iIization-Many Children
Are Murdered.

New York.-John A. Embry, the
American consul at Omsk, capital city
of the Kolchak government. arrived
in New York recently and told the
official story of what had happened in
Siberia and eastern Russia in the last
eight months, during practically all
of which time he had been in charge
of American affairs.
Mr. Embry said no language could
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Doctor Builds Hospital
With His Own Hands

Hastings-on-Hudson. \. y
Hastings-on-HudSon's only hOsps-
tai. built by the village doctor
with his own hands. was opened
here. DIR. Gedney jerks spent
three years In its construction
after failing 20 raise funds for
the work. The hospital a. two
stories. with All operating room
and modern appliances. Doctor
jerks enlisted for overseas Serr-
ice, but the villagers petitioned
Washington for his return.
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were speaking of an ice nl,,. &
been installed in the Whit ~,
congratulated the presids,, 8 4
Taft, upon a Temperature !, .
degrees when the thermonelss
100 degrees outside. UDas.
conditions | enjoyed in NJ
temperature of e5 degrees n
temperature), with a telidos,'
of freshness in the air.
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smokes mis- cigarette, sips coffee and
lats others toll for him, is ready to
nay the price. For he is by no means
50 poor as he gives his neighbors, far
and near, to understand.
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7,45O,2OO is WARS To

=.
lied in the report in me Y
table:
Total armed forces, iieiuas
army. navy. marine coFps''e"''
Men who went overseas.."'''''"'
Men who fought in France 49,
Tons Of supplies shipped ~
America to France ....'e'''''
Total registered In drafi''e'''''''
Total draft inductions .''. ..,s ~
Cost OF war to April ~ lsia ~ ~
Battles fought by American W
Days Of battle ..........''' ,,...,. !,
DAYS of duration OF MUS
gonne battle .........'..'' ar
American battle deaths u e''
American wounded in wa1., ..,
American deaths from dlss'''"
Total deaths In the army ''
Under the head Of souri, y,
Army" the report SHOWS ~ =, /,
cent came from fne resu" "a
Der cent from the National -
r per cent from the drap, IN,
4 concise history Of The lal.'
eratlons in which An s.s,.,
took part is given in 4 !. s''1 ssts.
"Two hundred days o. ~ "a /,
tention WIS called 70 =.
"two of every three All' :. IN
who reached France '00'
tie"
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Kansas City, Because he re-
Trained from kissing before marriage
the bride OF year was glad. BE.
cause he refraIned since. she is sac.
Lawyers believe she accepted the risk.
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Doctors Ampulalea, !. !.
as Man DANCED D

Doctors alnpli'ss',,'. nleIl
) of Henry Shiers' =. hssa
land. while he hum lI'sg nj ID
ward. both legs CIV" "ad he
an elevator cage a'''
ing. .,h,e 10 aa'
IT was lmpossip'' ,,ss III
man and a staging t 'es III
into the shaft from d n
a l platform erected I'd N Nh
surgeons stood anu NJ II
gave an anaesine''' I'VE
cut Oft the legs .ospIia
was removed TO a ''''
died. J.
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Prince Rupert is the most important
Ashing port or the Pacific coast.
The courier-index., 1919-07-25

A reserve supply = !, /,
mllady Is now
finger ring,
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ter the deadly atpo, s"s ..
bla living illilei' 7. yafi4
teams. located =, u y
arc also 70 pa'i''
demonstration
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25

peace treaty handed the Germans in
order to secure the signing Of the docu.
ment, although considerable changes in
phraseology and detail are being made
The policy of the conferrees is no.
ticeable as regards the clauses of the
peace treaty dealing with the Saar Val
ley, which have been one of the main
subjects of contention in notes between
the German representatives and the
Allies which have not yet been made
public.
No Yielding on Saar
The Germans have contended that
French use of the coal fields might be
justified, but that French political con-
troll of the Saare population was
"ooious," The Allied reply points out
that the control which is characterized
as odious is not that of the French, but
of the league of nations, which is to
administer the Saar region for fifteen
years. until plebscite is taken.
The only yielding by the Allies on
the Saar Valley terms is with the pur-
pose of making the administration of
the district more workable There has
been no change IL the general principle
Of control by the league Of nations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
L. S. Troops Aid
Advance on Reds
Bridges Destroyed ", Boil
Sheuik Retreat Are Re-
built by Engineers

ARCHANGEL May "a (By The Asso-
ciated Press. - American railroad
troops are playing an important part
in the rapid advance of the Allied
troops southwark along the Mumansls
railway. The Bolsheviki, as they move
southwark, are destroying bridges in
an effort to hold up the Allies in the
swampy terrain. The Americans, how
ever, are working hard putting the
track into shape again.
American motor launches have been
brought on fat cars from Murmansk
and, it is expected, will soon be oper-
ating with other craft on Lake Omega.
which is connected by rivers and ca
nails with Lake Ladoga, the largest in
Europe; the Neva River and Pctro-
grad
The artillery continues active on the
Archangel front, and there are occa-
slonal raids, but no serious fighting.
Several HUNDRED American infantry
men are still in the fighting line on
the Dvina and Vaga sectors. They will
soon be relieved American engineers
however, continue to work on nearly
all sectors
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
Chinese Protest Peace
Terms for Shantung
Mass Meeting Demands the
Return Of Tsing-fao on Basis
Of Indemnity to Japanese

Annoy, China, May pat q mass
meeting here yesterday, attended by
a great throng of people, protests
were adopted against the terms of the
peace treaty with Germany as they af-
feet Tsingtao and Shantung. gan adj
dress to the American press on the
subject was adopted, and kilograms
were also ordered sent to the Paris
delegation and the legations of the
Allied and associated powers in Picking.
ing.
with China's declaration Of war
all previous treaties, including that af-
fecting Tsingtao, were rendered void"
the address to the American press
reads. Justice demands the direct
restoration of Tsingtao to China.
China is willing to make Tsingtao an
open port and indemnify Japan for all
the expenses of her conquest.
"The Allied powers justify Japan's
retention of the economic interests of
Shantung because of the Kao-su and
Taishun treaties, but overlooked that
the said treaties, being concluded I'M
officially and not having been ratified
by the National Assembly, are void.
If the Chinese claim for the Shantung
interests and Tsingtao fails, China
will never forget the injustice, and her
resentment will result in Japan's los
ing more than she gains.
"The Chinese people are now as
watchful as before they were apa-
thetic. We must insure our ideals be-
ing fully expressed before the world.
Admitting your noble principles of
justice and equality, we Chinese re-
quest your cooperative eorts in our
claim in order to secure expression for
President Wilson's fourteen points
and the lofty aims involved in the call
ing of the international peace con-
ference"
PEKING, May % (By The Asso-
ciated Press). Foreign missionary
organizations here have adopted reso-
luton, which will be cabled to the
peace conference, calling attention to
the serious conditions created by the
decision on the Shantung question
The resolution expresses the opinion
that Chinese dissatisfaction is jus
tilted.
The anti-Japanese boycott is spread
ing, particularly at Shanghai. Japan
csc authorities have lodged a protest
against the use of the term enemy
goods" with relation to Japanese
goods.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
Says Germans viii Sign:
Hope to Placate People
Correspondent Of London Pa
per Believes Change Wanted,
but Are Playing for Leniency

LONDON, May 23-The German gov
eminent at present is sincerely anxious
to conclude peace and to sign the AL
lied terms, according to the view of the
Rotterdam correspondent of the "Daily
Telegraph" formed from recent events
in Germany. The only thing the Ger
man government is looking for, he says,
is some alteration in the terms which
II can interpret to the German people
as concession to say that the treaty
no longer retains the form which made
it Unacceptable"
"The Germans will, In short, unless
a quite unexpected internal upheaval
occurs, and by accepting the 'unaccept-
able" the correspondent continues.
THE stronger they have become in
language the more vague in substance
become the speeches Of Ebert, Scheide-
mann and other members Of the gov
eminent. They all stop short at say
ing what is the alternative policy to
a refusal to sign, and another notice
able symptom is that they have lately
taken to emphasizing that the Allied
terms are not so much unacceptable as
'unfulfillable.'
AT the bottom the whole campaign
is really designed, first, to strengthen
tho hands of the delegates in their eff
forts to obtain concessions and, second
ly. to prepare the public for the &C
ceptance of the hard conditional 1t is
clear. too, that the protest movement,
which the government itself started,
has become the cause of embarrass-
ment rather than of assistance to its
authors. Nothing is more welcome to
them at the moment than the counter
demonstrations in favor OF. accepting
the treaty, which the Independent So
cialists are organizing"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
KoLlsaat Urges Senate
Clear Atvay League Haze
Believes People Want Covenant,
and Interpretation Of Pres
eni Draft You'd Pare WaN

Former Judge H. H. Kohlsaat, of
Chicago, who suggested that the
United States Senate signify upon
what basis it would approve the
league of nations covenant, said last
night that his suggestion was en-
bodied in a cablegram to Colonel
House. Judge Kohlsaat is at the Bilt
more Hotel.
dispatch referring to his proposal,
Judge Kohlsaat said:
81 believe that the great mass of the
American people are for q league of
nations, but there seems to be diff
ference of opinion in the Senate as to
some of the provisions in the covenant.
| believe it is impossible to draw doc
ument that would be satisfactory to
everybody and | suggested that if ali
the nations have agreed on the COW
enant as we have received it here
it would be difficult to make amend
ments such as some of our Senators
desire, and suggested that the Senate
adopt a resolution giving its interpre-
tation of certain articles in the COW
enant. The effect Of such a resolution
probation Of the document upon which
the Senate would base ratification and
at the same time leave the covenant eff
fective as an interrA tional document.
eff it wasn't for the different inter-
pretations put upon the Constitution
of the United States our lawyers would
starve to death. l believe the great
mass of the people are for a league Of
nations that minimizes the dangers of
the future.
at is not strange that there are diff
ferences of opinion as to the different
articles of the treaty. There are forty
odd religions based upon he Bible, but
all reaching to the same end better
life here and hope for the hereafter,
and SO it will be with the league Of
nations. As Melville E. Stone, of The
Associated Press, said recently: If we
do not look heavenward we will not
walk that way"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
Petrograd i'm
Flames, People
Rise i'm Revolt

morale of the Bolsheviki. Modified
workingmen and peasants are desert
ing, and even the Bolshevik commits
sarles are reported to be dsheartened
Siberian newspapers print resolu-
tons adopted at recent meetings of
peasants in the district of Samara.
The peasants decided to expel all those
with Bolshevik sympathies, to organize
special peasant detachments to fight
the Bolsheviki and to arm all men be-
tween eighteen and fifty for this pur-
pose.
The Bolshevik organ "Nash Put" ac
knowledges it is impossible to stop the
Siberian offensive, saying:
The army against US is more power-
full than the army we had to face last
year. In spite of all our efforts, the
army moves swiftly toward the heart
of our positions.'
Dlssensions Rend Red Army
REPORTS of discussions in the Boil
shevlk ranks are contained in the Boil
shevik newspaper "Ufmetz." At the
village of kalouguino a fight arose be-
s'NNii WV ASt, liiictttS VI RUSSIANS ana
regiment of Hungarians. Bolshevik
conmissaries finally disarmed the Rus
sian regiments. At Petrovsk there
was battle between the Bolsheviki
and newly recruited soldiers. The re-
cruits won and thereupon returned to
their homes.
The Siberian troops, as they move
toward the front, are greeted enthu-
siastically by the population The
railroad cars bear this inscription,
I'VE are going to Moscow"
M. Antonov, a representative Of the
North Russian government at Archan-
gel, has arrived here to organize the
sending of supplies from Siberia to
Archangel. Supplies for North Russia
will be sent by the northern route by
way of the Oh and Yenesei rivers. .
The Moscow Narodny Bank, the
financial centre of the Russian CO.
operative organizations, has issued
new stock to the amount of $4,000, OOO
rubles (about S32,50O, 000). The bank
which now has its main Office in ST.
IBERIA, has opened series Of branches
between the Urals and Vladivostok
More than so per cent of the new stock
already has been taken.
1t is announced that the Zemstvos
throughout Siberia have united in one
organization similar to the former ALL
Russian Zemstvos' Union.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
Stciss Oppose Austrians'
Desire To BE Annexed

PARIS, May 24.-~The apparent I'M
willingness of Switzerland to accept the
Austrian province Of Vorarlberg, which
voted TO join Switzerland, has parallel
In the manifest unwillingness of Den
mark to accept the section Of southern
Schlcswig greater than was originally
included in the portion where Den
mark was willing TO abide by the result
Of plebiscite.
Several districts OF the former Gem
trail Powers, desiring to avoid partici-
patton In the payment of indemnities,
show disposition to vote in the pleb
cites Tor financial, rather than national,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
Cermany's Hand Forced,
Says ssFra,kfOrt CaSette''

PARIS, May 24.-The frankfort
Gazette" in specializing on the reason
for the calling of the conference at
Spa between members Of the German
ppeace delegation and representatives of
the Berlin government, suggests that
Germany has found it's hand forced
to some extent by the speed with
which the negotiations at Versailles
are progressing. The newspaper says
in part:
1.-THE cabinet appears to have realized
only at the last moment the necessity
of such q conference. What caused
such sudden determination to be
reached ? Nobody knows. The gov
eminent may have considered that
events were taking q more precipitate
course than had been expected. Ger
many will perhaps be allowed only
very brief delay after the week given
her to make her final observations on
the peace treaty terms and may have
to hasten her reply of yes or no."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
Armeniar1s Object to
q. S. Mandate in Turkey
Norgenfkau Proposal to Com.
bine Three Governments Is
Declared To Be DANGEROUS

WASHINGTON, May 24.-Henry
Morgenthau's proposal that the United
States be made mandatory over Con.
stantinople, Anatola and Armenia, as
reported from Paris, is strongly op.
posed by Armenians in the United
States, is was said to-day in officia'
circles. Their opposition is based on
belief that this inevitably would re-
suit in the continued domination OF
Turkey over Armenia.
Miriam Sevasly, representative in the
United States of the Armenian ma
tional Delegation, said the idea might
wreck the entire plan to nave the
United States act as mandatory over
Armenia and certainly would lead tc
continued friction in Asia Minor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25

Bulgaria having been reduced !. -
salage before. In 1853 Mobsm M
the greatest Turkish ruler. csS sc
Constantinople and put an end s'usst
Eastern Roman Empire. SIM. 'As
the imperial city, renamed ne
has been the capital of the Ta
sultans, who also bore the ~; sssla|
Caliph, or religious head Of ~. !, y
sulman world. NJ
In 1926 Suleiman II suh;,r..
larger part of Hungary, and tbsss y
Western Europe was shielded fr0 - s.
vaslon, attempted almost yearly NJ
Turkish armies only by the hsro;' ~
sistance put up by Magyars, AUST
and Poles. @aal
From 1858. when the Polish r;
John Sobieski, drove away the ~. Al''l
ing Turkish hosts from the wall
Vienna, Turkish power was ste.a;,s
the decline. Austria, and later sa. q
gradually pressing back the ottsa
frontiers. The decay of the n,,l;..
empire was accompanied and ona.sa
ated by domestic corruption ana
cadence. q
The nineteenth century saw ona
kan nationality after the other sb.s ~
of the Turkish yoke and regain;~a !
independence. Serbia, Greece Rn~, =
and Bulgaria emerged as sov ~,,.ssa
states, and in 1877 Turkey was ss
from total destruction and Cons.s.''
nople from Russian conquest ou,s y
the intervention of the Concsrs y \
Europe, led by England. In 1919 Nv, y
seized Tripoli, after the British IA, y
gained foothold in Egypt in -. -
eighties. '''
The League of the Balkan stst.. ).
terly defeated the Turkish arm;ss " =
1913, and Turkey in Europe w.s
duced to Thrace, the easternmost y
ner of the Balkan peninsula. inc,ns''
Constantinople. The alliance with ~
many was the last desperate stros s''1
the military clique known as yo.' y
Turks for the revival of Turkish as Ssa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
Turkey, Once Greatest OF
Empires, Is Soon to Pass
Gradually Orerrnn Most of
Eastern Europe ard Part Of
Asia, and Porte Vas Supreme

NeV York Tribune
Foreign Press Burecu
The reported decision of the peace
conference in virtually agreeing to the
establishment of mandates over vari-
Gus units of the Turkish Empire marks
the end Of power in one of the oldest
nations in the world.
From their first appearance in Eu,
rope, in the middle of the fourteenth
century, the Turks were a factor of
foremost Importance in European poll
tics and it is the consensus of the best
authorities that their influence was for
unmixed evil at all times. Theirs is a
history of military conquest and domi-
nation, unbalanced by any contribution
whatever to European civilization.
In 1861 Adrianople was taken from
the Greeks, and in 1889, in the battle
of Kossovo, Serbia was annihilated,