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u. S. REVENUE BUREAU
NO DRY POLICEMAN
Plea 10 Made to Avoid Duty
of Enforcement.
Special Dcspatch TO TIE Sun.


WARRINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE Bureau
OF Internal Revenue OF the Treasury De
partment. through Secretary Glass. haA
made a plea to be relieved OF the pos
sible duty OF enforcement OF prohibition
and Of wartime prohibition. A letter
made public tonight addressed to Chair
man Carlin Of the subcommittee Of the
House Judiciary Committee having leg
islation in charge for enforcement OF
prohibition and signed by Secretary
Glass, declares emphatically that the en-
forcement of the wartime prohibition
legislation. which becomes effective on
July l. and OF constitutional prohibition
should not fall on the already overbur-
dered shoulders Of the Internal Revenue
Bureau.
II wish to take advantage OF this
opportunity to express as strongly as
may the hope that the committee will
rot place this responsibility upon the
Bureau Of Internal Revenue" said Mr..
Glass
This bureau Is now. as you know. bur-
dened to the utmost with the admins
tration Of a very comprehensive and
technical tax law. which will engage
its every facility to administer ade-
quately and equitably. The enforcement
OK war prohibition has no relation what
ever to the collection OF the revenue.
and law which Is exclusively OF a po-
lie character would certainly compli-
cate II Ia would not endanger the ef-
fective administration of the tax laws"
The letter added that II 1t was deter
mined to put these additional burdens oil
the Internal Revenu Bureau in spite Of
the situation there II Is highly impor-
tant that the enforcement legislation be
passed Immediately.
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BERLIN SPARTACANS
CAJOLE SOLDIERS
Red Agitation GroWs Under
BoLsheUik Guidance.

BASEL, Feb. 11.-Spartacan agitation
is growing in Berlin, especially in the
barracks Of the troops. according to
despa tches received here. Karl Radek.
the Bolshevik propagandist. is said to
be directing the work.
A despatch from Brssiau says that
the officers of the Sixth Corps have gone
on strike as n protest against the de-
niands OF the soldiers.
The German Government forces who
have been putting down Spartacan up
rising in Bremen. according 10 reports
received here, completely occupied the
harbor on the night OF February s with
out fighting. Eighty sailors and the
head of the Soldiers Council were ar
rested.
The ANIMAL salary OF the President OF
the German Republic, who may be
elected this week by the National As
sembly at Weimar, will be limited to
$3.50, 900. according to a despatch from
Berlin. The President will reside in Ber-
lin. He will select his executives from
all parties.
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WILSON BACKS FIGHT
FOR BUDGET SYSTEM
Gables His Hope of Success to
Sherley.
SpecioI Despatch 10 THE sur.

WASHINGTON. Feb. IL. - Chairman
Sherley (Ky.) of the House Appropria-
tionB Committee Is to make one more
and probably his last. attempt to get
Congress to agree to the establishment
Of a budget system in handling appro-
priations
For years Mr. sherley has been urging
the adoption Of this system, and has
had to fight the chairmen OF the many
appropriating committees in the House
because they feel some OF their power
would be taken from them.
The President has backed Mr.. Sherley
In his fight Secretary to the President
Tumulty to-day communicated this
cablegram to Mr.. sherley:
PLEASE convey to sherley: Hear you
are again endeavoring to work out a
budget plan. I hope YOU will succeed.
'WoopRow WILSON"
Mr.. Sherley Is preparing a rider for
the general deficiency appropriation bill
providing for adoption OF a budget sys-
tern.
The plan has a better chance Of pas
sage by a Democratic Congress now
than ever before. The main opposition
has come from chairmen Of the House
committees. However. az the end OF
the present session will mean the end
OF their control over committees II ia
believed they will be willing to support
the plan.
Republicans are not at all certain who
will be the chairmen of the various ap-
propriating committees. Therefore tho
usual Republican support OF the plan
can be counted upon, Nj Sherley be-
l!evss.
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LLOYD GEORGE SEES
PROGRESS IN LEAGUE
Work of Conference Exceeds
Expectations, He Says.

LONDON, Feb. 11.--Progrees on the for
NATION OF the Society OF Nations was
very satisfactory. Premier Lloyd George
iaid to-day in the House Of Commons
IN discussing the work OF the Peace Con-
.erence, He said he hoped report
would be issued soon by the commission
gppolnted to consider responsibility for
fhe war and enemy outrages.
The Premier In answer to a question
raid the British Representatives. like the
"thers, would signs the treaty OF peace
Professionally and that the treaty would
lie presented to Parliament for ratifica-
non. IL the House OF Commons chooses
10 repudiate 1t the House IL all powerful,
The peace commission on indemnities
he Premier said. he hoped would issue
SIS report soon.
The Premier declared the oonferepce
rad made progress beyond the most
fanguine anticipations and that 1. was
approaching an agreement on most
questions II would be a misfortune,
he added. " the Peace Conference ds'
llberauons were discussed in any nar-
gIamsl.!s before they were concluded par
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GERMAN ASSEMBLY
MOULDS MINISTRY


CoPENHA oKH. Feb. 11.-According to q
despatch from weimar. an agreement
has been reached by the German Ma
tional Assembly on the composition Of
the new Ministry, which will consist Of
fourteen members. Philip Scheidemann
has been selected Chancellor; DR.. Au-
gust Mueller, Minister OF Economics
Herr Bauer. Minister Of Labor. and Herr
Landsberg, Minister of National Defence
and Justice. ..
Another portfolio will go to DR.. Ed
uard David, who resigns the presidency
Of the national assembly at Weimar.
which position will be taken over by
konstantin Fehrenbach.
The Socialists have seven seats In this
Cabinet. the Democrats have three and
the Centrists have three. including
Matthias Erzberger. who will hold the
post Of Minister without portfolio. Count
Won Brockdorff- Rantzau, anu-Socialist,
will be Foreign Minister.
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veloped the sense of the meeting the
several amendments were referred to
o. drafting committee composed OF NJ.
LArnaude, Lord Robert Cecil, ~
Venizelos and NJ. Vesnitch. who will
meet at the Hotel Majestic to-mor-
row morning.
Two articles were added to the
draft. ....
The commission will meet again ut
10 80 Thursday morning at the Hotel
de Crillon. when the draft will be
subjected to Its second reading.
Evidence OF President wilson's inten.
ton not to abandon the Peace Confer
ence upon the ratification OF the Society
Of Nations plan was found to-day ir
The disclosure that he planned to re.
turn from Washington by March Is
'rhis Involves so brief a stay at Wash
ington as to permit only the signing
OF bills during the closing hours oil
Congress.
It is understood that Mr.. Wilson In.
tends to give personal attention In Pari,
to the work of the Supreme Executiv,
Council, which promises to be the mos
important feature of the Peace Confer
ence after the disposal Of the Society
OF Nations.
Inc supreme tOuHCli al tnlb hIter
moons session heard the Belgian dele.
gates. NM. Hynans, Vandenheuvel anC
Vandervelde, who set forth the various
claims Of their country. The next meet
ing win be held tomorrow AZ IL o'clock
Franklin d. Roosevelt, Assistant Sec
rotary of the United States Navy, ha
virtually completed the work OF discs
tablishing American shore stations II
France. He will return to America or
the George Washington with Presiden
Wilson.
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1866 u. S. SOLDIERS
ARE BURIED IN BREST
Men Ill Since First of Year
Under 2 Per Cent.
By the Assoctafsd Prsss.

Tours, France Feb. 11.--An official
report has been made of burlals at Brest
Of American soldiers during the occu-
pancy OF that port by the American
Expeditionary Forces. The figures In
clude those who died after being taken
ashore at Brest from transports before
October, the month in which influenza
was at its height. and those who died
in Brest among the sick and wounded
brought from various hospitals on their
way home.
The report shows burials prior TO
October totalled 1871 and during Oc-
tober 1866. Pontanezen Camp was not
then open.
In November the burials numbered
90. and in December 52. OF which s6
were at Pontanezen; in January So, OF
which So were at Pontanezen, while in
February up to date there have been 8
burials, ell at Pontanezen. This gives
a total Of 1855.
Daily admissions to the hospital dur
ing December amounted to one in every
thousand. The sick during the frst
week in January numbered 1875
per cent. The sick reported during the
remainder OF January numbered 2.3
per cent.
The average strength OF tho troops
during December was $500 and during
January 1888.
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MORCENTHAU IS FOR
u. S. RULE IN TURKEY
Allies Must Neutralizs Dardo.
neiles, He Says.

CRIoAoo, Feb. 11.-Mandats control OF
Turkey by the United States was ad.
vocated to-day by Henry Morsenthau.
formerly American Ambassador to Tur-
key. in speaking at the Great Lakes Con-
gres Of the League to Enforce Peac.
He said that two battleships and req.
nent Of marines backed by the sres,
moral force Of the United States would
be sufficient to carry out mandatory
rule.
Tho Allies must neutralEe the Oar
danelles." said Mr.. Morgenthau. III
the United States will accept any man.
date that over Turkey would be as good
as any. and II would insure all nations
fair chance at Russian trade. Con.
stsntinople under American control
would become IN ton years the fourth
city Of the world in population and I'm.
r.ortance."
The delegates adopted a platform
which pledged unrestricted support" to
President Wilson In his advocacy Of a
league to eecure an enduring peace, ds-
clared that Germany must be made to
pay the full penalty for every offence
which she has con. lifted against inter-
national law" and that mo unrepen-
tant. no unresenerate Germany should
be admitted to fellowship With free ma
tons In League of Nations" but must
be on probation until she proves her
right to communion with free nations.
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procedure, and for time II looked as
though the old obstructlonist tactics
were being employed.
1t was Herr Cohn who acted as
spokesman for the Independents in de-
harding that republic be substituted
in some dozen places for empire" He
spoke 30 long that the House began TO
waver In its attention until with waving
arms ne launched n yelled threat against
the entire right Of the House. as fol-
lows:
III the Government does not in It's
provisional constitution make a clean
break with the old order of things. no.
body In Germany or outside will believe
the revolution has accomplished any
thii.g."
"Remember the Past"
Herr Cohn concluded with an appeal
for the construction Of the constitution
In such a manner OF wording as to leave
no possible doubt in any minds that the
monarchy was banished forever. Unless
this were done. he added. Revolution.
which IL nourished by lack OF raw mate
rails, will live again. The speaker con-
ciuded by warning his hearers to "re-
member the past and make a new gov
eminent and do not make the mistakes
OF the DID,
Herr Groeber, Centrist. calmed tho
troubled waters OF the assembly by APP
pesling for the provisional constitution
and urging It's acceptance as the basis
for n solid government which would spell
peace and bread for Germany. The In
dependents sat In sulien silence as clause
after clause and paragraph after para
graph were proposed for the final vote
and the remainder OF the House rose.
The independents reused sarcastic shouts
when they Unexpectedly made a vote on
one single paragraph unanimous.
The independents heckled the other
members OF the House by Quibbling over
one word in the clause concerning the
election of a president. The clause de-
pended on the exact meaning Of an adj
1ective, which they insisted did not
make the meaning clear and possibly
would prove dangerous for the future
After considerable debate this matter
was Strengthened out and the provisional
constitution was adopted.
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task as defending the German Polish

task as defending the German Polish
frontier.
II the Bolshevik danger becomes more
than a mere spectre. as II now seems to
be- II would require an army of ample
size to strike a quick offensive blow
Both these fronts aggregate l,ssS miles
and military men express the opinion
that It will require . large fighting force
to defend the frontiers and also regain
the territory already "usurped."
Field Marshal Won Hindenbure has
indicated that II would require four
well equipped army corps to solve the
problems on the eastern border. II is
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PEASANTS BEAT REDS AT KEW
Petiura's Men Occupy City and Of
fer Aid to French.

VIENNA, Feb. 10 (delayed). -Advtces
received here from Kiev say that the
forces OF Petlura, leader OF the Ukraine
peasant army. have been In possession
OF that city for five days. having de-
feated the local Bolshevik. Petlura.
the advices add. Is preparing to help the
French at Odessa fight Moscow Boishe-
vik bands which are attempting to in
wade the Ukraine TO obtain food.
The delegate of the Ukraine in Vienna
says the Ukrainians and Ruthenians in
the region Of Lemberg have Expressed a
willingness to sign an armistice with the
Poles. hut that the Poles demanded they
retire twenty kilometers from Lemoerg.
which the Ruthenian leaders were unwill-
ing to do. The delegate also said the
Poles were unwilling to accept an armi-
stice which did not place in their hands
an important part OF the oil regiona
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NO GRACE FOR TAX RETURNS.
Reports on Incomes Must He Made
by March Is.

WASHINGTON, Feb 11.-Treasury Of
fcials reiterated to-day that there would
be no extension OF the time for filing In
come and profit tax returns beyond
March IL. This applies alike to individ-
ual incomes. corporation incomes and
profit returns, and TO similar reports re-
quired by the law on that date.
officials denied rumors reaching the
Treasury that extension might be
granted IN certain cases for these re-
turns. Additional time may be granted.
however. for so-cslled Information at
the source" reports. These are required
from persons or business intereste which
paid more than 81 900 last year In SAL
aries and wages. rents and a number Of
other specified classes OF expenditures.
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q. S. TO USE RHINE ROUTE.
Rotterdam and Antwerp to Re
Base supply Ports.


PARIS. Feb. 1l.-Rotterdam and Ant
werp will be used as base ports for the
American army OF occupation. Deep
draught barges seized by the French and
Belgians In the German retreats will
plough the Rhine. superseding the Bor-
deaux route to the front by rail
Warehouses will be erected at Rotter-
dam and Antwerp. and the ships will be
unloaded and reloaded from barges by
Dutch and Belgian civilians.
The establishment Of the new route
will release between 1900 and 1000
freight cars for the French railroads
and It will make New York a railhead
for the American army of occupation.
Rations and supplies for the troops will
leave New York direct for Coblenx.
Col. John s. Seweil Is IN command of
the new bases. He will be assisted by
Co.'s. Charles c. collars, Paul J. Ramsey
and Edward B. Gushing.
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BILL AT ALBANY TO
CURB PHONE RATES.
Would Prevent Higher Charge
Than at Public Stations.

ALBANY, Feb. ia bill making Il
unlawful for any hotel club, apart
ment or tenement house In New York
city to charge guests, tenants or mem
bers an amount in excess of the rate
prevailing Tor telephone calls nj public
pay stations. was introduced In the As
sembly to-day by Assembiyman Mark
Goldberg OF New York city.
Another measure presented by Mr.
Goldberg would amend the Public Serv-
zee Commission law so that every tele-
phone corporation would be required
UPON request TO furnish subscribers a
monthly list OF the number OF daily
calls. Mr.. Goldberg says telephone
service has been poor in New York city
under governmental control and that
many users assert they are being
charged for calls they did not have.
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ALLIES AGREED ON POLAND.
Must He Free and strong, Cye,usn
ceau Says.

PARIS, Feb. l1.--Premier Clemenceau
to-day received the delegation from the
University OF Cracow which conferred
last Saturday. The delegation presented
to the Premier a diploma carrying with
II the degree Of honorary doctor. In ac-
cepting the honor Premier Clemenceau
said:
POLAND has suffered much IN this war
and must first be rehabilitated. II was
In ls4s for the first time saw Polish
emigrants. and memory of them has
never been etfaced from my mind. All the
Allies concur in the reconstruction of q
free, strong Poland
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GERMANS IN GAMBLING ORGY
wiesbaden to Rival Monte Carlo
in Summer, IL Plan.

Special Csbie Dsspdfch to THE sUs from the
London Times Service.
Copyright. 1919: all rights reserved.
WEIMAR, Feb. 11.-Now that gambling
places abound here and money is squan-
dered with amazing recklesaness, II IL
hardly surprising to learn that weis-
baden is to be turned immed !ately after
peace into a rival for Ostend and Monte
Carlo.
Plans for a great summer gambling
season already are worked out and q
huge Internal ional assemblage Is con-
hdently expected. q
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BOLSHEvIK ATTACK REFUSED.
Allies Innict Heavy Losses on Reds
in North Russia.

LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE Bolsheviki
launched an infantry attack on Satur-
day against the allied positions near
Sredmakrenga, southeast OF Archangel,
and were repused, according TO an off,
clal statement on activities In northern
Russia issued by the War ONCE last
night.
In the operations Friday IN which
Americans. British and Russian troops
improved their positions on the Petro-
grad road south OF Kadish the Bolshe-
wiki suffered heavy losses.
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LAMONT TO BE ON COUNCIL,
N. Y. Banker Slated for Ecornmtr
BODY in Paris.

PARIS. Feb. 1i.--Thomas " u II
OF New York and Albert Strauss, Ven.
Der of the Federal Reserve Board -oh-
ably will be members OF the Sg1,e e
Economic Council to deal with fna. =.
food shipping and other matters vi.
the period of the ermistice.
Gen. Bliss and Norman Davis rr,os.,y
will be the American members 70.
special armisticc commission.
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German Gun ON Boston Common.

BOSTON, Feb. ia 220 mili'meter
German howitzer, captured by the
Twenty-sixth Division at Trugny last
July. was set up to-day on an emplace-
ment on the parade ground OF Boston
Common. where the anti-aircratt guns
were mounted during the war.
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NOT TO INVADE RUSSIA.
Lord Curzon Says Allies Wish Il
Avoid New War.

LONDON, Feb. ll.-Iord Curzon, Presi-
dent OF the Council. said to-day in the
House OF Lords that none OF the Allies
Is prepared to invade Russia to extirpate
the Bolsheviki.
at would have meant a new European
war;" he said, adding that as an alterna-
tive the Prinkipo conference was pro-
posed.
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TO END POLIsH.GERMAN WAR,
Allies Take Action. says q Report
From Berlin.

IoSpoS, Feb. 1.-THE allied Govern
ernments have ordered the Poles and the
Germans to cease hostilities.
This statement Is made in newspa per
reports received here to-day from Berlin
by way of Copenhagen.
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WEIMAR ASSEMBLY
GERMAN CATCHWORD
People Expect Gathering to
Be Cure-aU for EVery Woe.
BY CHARLES TOWER.
Special Wireless Despatch TO Tux Sun from, fhs
London Times Service.

Special Wireless Despdfch TO Tux Sun from fhs
London Times Service
Copyright 1919: al rights rcse,psd.
WEIAAR, Feb. 1l.-Viewed from an
outside standpoint the Weimar assem-
bly, seems to have been received by
the Germans on the whole like 80 many.
other catchw ords. as a sort Of universal
medicine for all ills.
II the cabinet resulting from this
universal cure, all the Germans will
look around for another catchword.
Some Of the members Of the assembly
even now suggest that ultimately a corps
Of several thousand Entente officials will
have to be sent over to Germany to dis
tribute food and raw materials and
see that the people who get food return
to work
This salvage corps is becoming the
alternative catchword. Side by side with
this aspect Of the situation another il
forced upon ones notice. namely. q
growing inclination on the part OF Ger
man leaders to decline responsibility"
In the event the peace terms are what
they choose to consider unjust.
Hard to See Viewpoint.
II is difficult to ascertain on what the
German leaders base their belief that
this threat can be effective. Partly, no
doubt, on their disbelief that the Entente
armies can be kept together In sufficient
numbers to enforce compliance IL Ger
many opposes with a sort o passive re-
sistance.
All the way from Frankfort to Weimar
have been told or overheard stories
and legends of the rapid dissolution OF
the Entente forces.
As a sort Of corollary to this propo-
sition II seems to be supposed that with
the fall Of the temporary Government,
Bolshevism would be deliberately let
loose on Germany.
In short. the German negotiations
would hold Boishevism at the heads of
the Entente authorities as a big pistol.
In connection with the supply of food
and raw materials DR.. Dernberg Is now
operating with the fantastic theory that
shipment Is actually in excess Of require
ments. He says Our enemies have 30
FASTENED construction there will more
probably be an excess of freighting than
a shortage"
Demand Prisoners Back.
One OF the persistent errors most
noticeable In conversations OF leaders
at Weimar Is their complete inability
to see that they themselves are now
suffering and will continue to suffer
from their cureall submarine warfare.
II Is equally impossible to understand
the cry Hand over. our prisoners"
II seems to be impossible to make peo-
pie understand that the retention Of
German prisoners was a condition OF
the armistice, and that II would 0bvi-
ously be crime to throw another
three quarters OF million men back
! into a country which on its own show
ing can provide them neither food nor
work.
Outwardly Berlin presents a tragic
spectacle. 1t grows daily more sordid
and I can conceive nothing so dismally
| characteristic OF Germany as she now Is
than the once conceited Inter den Lin
den placarded with weather stained
posters.
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Yanks Would Bear Brunt.

Naturally a complete military occupa-
ton OF Germany seems to inc French to
offer greater security for the prompt
collection OF the indemnity to be fixed.
and therefore some OF their leaders here
favor Il. but representations have been
made that II II should be undertaken
the American troops would have to bear
the brunt Of II because the French and
British soldiers are needed at home for
reconstruction and are war weary.
Anyhow, runs the argument, the
Americans have not served so long in
the war as the others. but the great
desire OF the authorities, civilian and
military is TO get the boys home as soon
as possible
The American soldiers are spending
millions Of dollars weekly in France
and for that reason alone are welcome
guests. but they do not desire to go to
Germany for an indefinite stay. a fact
OF which Marshal Foch was cogniEant
when he made his speech.
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BELFAST STRIKE CONTINUES.
Supplies of Gas and Electricity
Are Cut or Again.

BELFAST, Feb. 1.-THE proposed bal.
lot by the Belfast strikers regarding q
settlement was postponed Tonight pend
ing a conference to ascertain II the
engineering firms would accept the Agree
ment reached with the shlpyards.
The gas and electricity supplies were
again stopped and tho tramways sus-
pended service after few hours Ths
strike committee has issued a warning
circular that an attempt has been made
to stampede the strike.
At conference OF the sh!pbu!lde5s
and the strikers the employers propose
that the men resume work on a ff,v-
four hour week basis The employer
engaged themselves to endeavor 10 at.
tain by national conference a settle
ment on a basis OF forty-seven hours
and failing promised that they VOID
make settlement with their own en-.
ployees within three weeks after Ne
national conference.
LONDON, Feb. Ii.--All the .tr.ke-s IN
the clyde district have been ms. -'ic'sd
by their leaders to return to Tcrh 90
morrow. The instructions ver. .sslot
to-day By the joint COMMITTEES o ne
strikers