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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-05
NEW UTILITIES BILL
BOBS UP IN SENATE
Measure Would Give Railroad Commits.
sion Power to Fix Rates, Fares and
Service Of Street Railway Companies
Substitute For Bill Previously
Withdrawn.

Des Moines, April 5.-Another puv-
lie utilities bill, introduced in the Iowa
senate today, would empower the state
board of railway commissions to fly and,
regulate rates. fares and service of
street railway companies. 1t was pre-
sented ny the committee on railroads.
Either the street car companies or
their patrons could file petitions for
changes in service or rates with the
railroad commission, which would be
required to give twenty days notice
of a hearing on the proposal.
Two other public utilities bills. in
troduced in the senate several weeks
ago. have been Withdrawn.
b. Governor Harding is expected to sign
early next week the F1enn.Ren kim
ball bill. passed late yesterday by the
senate after previous approval in the
house, which places a maximum PEN
atty of $1,000 fine or six months in jail
for display of the red flag with i'm
tent to excite hostility" to the state
and federal government.
Material increases in teachers sal
aries is provided in the Fallows bill
sent to the house.
Teachers With four years college
training would receive 4 minimum Of
s100 monthly the first year and after
two successive years sl2o monthly
minimum.
A two year state normal school edu-
cation with state certificate would as
sure a minimum salary of $50 month
~ the first two years and thereafter
500 minimum.
A teacher with a high school nor
NAL training course would receive a
minimum of s65 month the first
year and SIS the second. y
The senate also passed the LeValley
bill, already thru the house. granting
state aid to normal training high
schools to the amount of s15o,00o an
nually.
The lawyers In the senate lost out
when that body defeated judiciary
committee bill which would have pre-
vented corporations, particularly hanks
and trust companies. from acting as
councillors or doing legal work.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-05
2O,47O LIBERTY-12
PLANE MOTORS MADE
Five Automobile Factories Complete
Deliveries Of Airplane Engines to
War Departmsnt-$22e.se1,771 Con.
tracts caneeiIed-$133,535,13 ,13s Ord.
nance Material Yet to Be Completed.

Washington, April 5.--Production Of
Liberty-12 airplane engines for the
army reached total Of 20,478 final de-
liveries having been made by the
manufacturers during the week end
ing March 21. A statement issued to-
day by the war department shows de-
liveries by the manufacturers on war
contracts as follows:
Packard Motor Car Company. $500
engines;s y Lincoln Motor Company, g.,
500; Ford Motor Company, 1850; Cen
eral Motors Company, 2.57s Nordyke-
Marmon Company. 1000.
The statement says contracts for ad-
ditional airplahe engines and engine
spare parts os 3 value Of 1926. .s6l.77l
had been cancelled. The total value
of air service material contracts cam
celled up to March %, was $500. 900. 900.
The value OF the army's ordnance
material contracted for, and remaining
to be completed after cancellations up
to March 13 Is given as $Ia3.bs5,13s
The largest item is in gun contracts at
35b. .S39,4S6 and there Is included more
than $4,000, 200 in automatic rifles,
small arms and ammunition,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-05
GERMANY PLANNED LAND GRAB
BY Annexation Claim Formulated
Early in War.

Berne, April 3.Mathias Erzberger,
chairman OF the German armistice
commission and a member Of the Ger
man government, was accused OF being
the author OF a document written in
1914 showing that Germany's peace
terms, il she won, would include large
annexations and indemnities, Herr
Landauer, O. representative OF the
Munich soldiers and workmens coun-
Gil, declared in speech at Augsburg.
Bavaria, according to dispatch to the
Frankfort zeitung
.Landauer, who was speaking at a
meeting in memory OF Kurt Eisner.
the late Bavarian premier said he had
a copy Of the document.
Landauer at first refused to give the
snane Of the author, except that he
was still a member Of the government.
Finally. however. he said that the per-
son to whom he alluded was Herr Err
berger.
Among the peace terms mentioned In
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-05
FLAG
RAISED OVER
F|UME CITY
People Demand Adriatic
Port Be Given to Rome
Government.
ITALY TO INSIST
ON MEETING WISHES
Will Withdraw From Peace Conference
Unless Right Of Self Determination
is Extended to Formsr Territory
Under Austrian Controi-Prosperity
Of City Dependent Upon Italian
Commerce.
GBy Associated Press. ]

Paris, April asked if the Ital-
ians would leave the peace conference
If denied Fiume, Salvatore Barzilai.
former minister without portfolio in
the Italian cabinet and one Of the
italian peace delegates, said today:
NO decision has been reached aS
yet, but it is obvious the Italian dele
gates feel they must follow the will of
the Italian people"
He recalled that after the collapse
of Austria and before the entry of
Italian troops into the city of Fiume,
that city had appointed national
council composed of 300 of it's most
prominent citizens. This council. he
said, had called upon the public to
decide what form of government was
desired. the answer being a plebiscite
in favor of annexation to Italy. On
Wednesday, he said, the national
council of Fiume had unanimously
adopted a law by which the city uses
the Italian flag as the banner of the
city. Signor Barzilai declared that this
was the best proof of fumes wishes
TO be joined to Italy under the Wilson
Ian policy of self determination, and
ADDED that the Italian people and
parliament, without distinction of
party. were determined that F,iume
should be part of the kingdom.
No other Course Open.
Under the conditions" he asked,
is 1T possible that in the question of
F1ume or other important territorial
matters, the Italian delegation in
Parts can separate itself from public
opinion at home and disregard what
the whole country demands"
The question is whether F'iunie is to
be Italian or not. The latter alterna-
tive would mean the destruction of the
Italian nationality of Fiume, which is
the nationality it has had since its
foundation. No such solution was
contemplated by any of Mr.. Wilson's
fourteen points. The council Of four
has not yet discussed the question of
Fiume. and indeed has scarcely al
luded to 1t, but threats against the
fulfillment Of Italian aspirations, COM
ing from different quarters, force us
to make Italy's position plain"
Life Depends on Italy.
Signor .Barzilai said that Fiume can
not live except as an Italian city, be-
cause it must belong to large coun-
try, as 1t did when part of Hungary,
If its financial prosperity is to be as
sured.
Even now Fiume is burdened with a
debt of several million crowns" he
said, land the new Jugo- Slav state
lacks the resources to keep the city in
flourishing condition. Croatia fur
nished only Z per cent of the pre- wa-
commerce of the city, while that o!
Serbia and Slayonia reached only ~
per cent. The greatest bulk of Slo-
vene comperce vent thru other jAdri-
attic ports, which Italy does not claim
Even without Fiume the Jugo- Slavs
have ten excellent ports on the Adri-
attic which can be Joined with main
railways running to Agram, Belgrade
and Budapest"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-05
PARDON INQUIRY NEAR END.
Only a Few Odds and Ends Of Test
mony Remain to DO TakSn.

Des Moines, April S.-Only loose
endsv Of testimony remain to be taken
in the Iowa house judiciNry commit
tees investigation Of the Rathbun par
don case and indications today were
thai the committees rapport wonld
reach the house by the middle Of next
week. nt
There was no session OF the commit
tee today. but a brief hearing Monday
afternoon will clear up the introduc-
ton OF testimony. II. w. Byers. sp"-
cial committee counsel, sold Mondays s
testimony would not be important, ex-
cept as probably confirming previous
testimony. n. 81 g55 E.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-05
Anxious Months Ahead.
BoIshsviki Moral, Low.

Archaflgel, April 3-The situation in
all sections OF the north Russian front
was again comparatively quiet yester-
day and this morning.
A bolsheviki prisoner. questioned re-
garding the morale Of the enemy
forces. declared today: 1.-THE soldiers
of our regiment are mobilized peasants
and the officers are volunteer COM
ii.::::.ss::ss Il i.::::..ss::ss. The spirit oe the soldiers is
low end everybody Il fed up with the
communists The soldiers are treated
very severely and are shot for leaving
their positions without permission. A
new system Of discipline has been In
augurated, different ranks and dis
tinctions being re-established, and SOL
diers must salute on pain Of death.
Our men are suffering from typhoid
and look upon the situation a. being
one in which the peasants are against
the bolsheviki Along the road arc
post garrisons by Chinese, who search
all travellers and take everything they
they can hnd."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-05
Wilson's Condition
Improved; Kept in
Bed BY Physician

Paris, April 5--President wilson
slept until after . o'clock this morning
and no bulletin was issued by Rear
Admiral Carey T. Grayson, his physi-,
clan. Altho he did not get to sleep
tin late In the evening. II was 'announ-
ced this morning that he had passed u
satisfactory night
II was planned TO have the council
OF four meet mt the Paris white
House" for its forenoon session today.
When the president awoke IL was
announced that he was better, He
might sit up later in the day, IL was
said, and with Sundays rest interven-
ing II was thought be possible he
might attend MonJ = leeting OF tho
council of four :
Tumulty c, .eourasins Word.
Paris, Al. President Wilson was
reported :" In message re-
ceived At the White House from
Rear y al Grayson. The message.
addre. to Secretary Tumulty. said;
President il better this morning,
but contend to bed. No cause for
worry
There was no indication whether the
president was being consulted again on
matters under discussion at the peace
conference II liz believed here, how
ever, that DR.. Grayson will insist upon
the patient being given complete rest
for the present at least.
A large number OF messages eN-
NV az hn "a
Illness and hope for his speedy re-
covery have been received by Secre-
tary Tumulty.
President Wilson has displayed keen
interest in the proceedings OF the coun-
ell since his enforced absence from its
sessions and likewise in the attitude or
the Italians relative 10 the disposition
of Fiume. The suggestion that his III
ness had something of a diplomatic
aspect" found prompt refutation at the
Paris white House" and likewise in
the council chamber. Nevertheless his
absence from the council has created
an interesting situation.
1t is known that the president has
made clear his position in restitutions:
his position on the left bank of the
Rhine and Ffume, a position which
was not shared by all Of the conferees.
that, when his illness forced his with
drawal there seemed little chance of
an early agreement.
It has been suggested that the sub
stitution of Colonel House for the
president has impressed the conference
with new source of the American
attitude and this might serve to bring
about a change In the position with
regard to these questions.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-05
Yankee Tears Down Russian Flag.
(By the Associated Press

Irlkusk. March 2s-An American SOL
dier u alleged to have torn = Russian
nag from the rear platform Of special
train bearing General Diedrichs, COM
mandesx OF the C1echo- -Slaivc forces in
Siberiay and Colonel Romanovsky, an
anti -bolshevild leader in the Udinsk
district, when 1t was passing thru
the village Of Pelka, near Buchedu,
Nanchuria.
The officers were especially irritated.
since this was the second unpleasant
incident in which American soldiers
have figured recently. Three days be-
fore the alleged tearing down OF the
nag, several Americans from a troop
train waiting on . siding ct Aultn.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-05
U. s. FLOUR AT HAMBURG.
Haf.Pound Rations Soid-Forty Ar.
rested for Theft From Ships.

London, April 5.-A Reuters dis
patch from Berlin says that the dis
tribution or the first American flour
to arrive In Germany began at Ham
burg on Thursday. Half pound rations
were sold at e.14 marks. The distribu-
tion will be continued for four weeks.
1t is said. there are reports that a large,
quantity OF -four was stolen while
American ships were being unloaded
at Hamburg and that forty persons
have been arrested
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-05

the document. Landauer said, We're:
Annexation OF Belgium French Nor
mandy. and several towns on the
southea stern coast OF England
Annexation of the territories on the
eastern frontier of Germany which
have become separate states.
Establishment OF a large German co.
lonial empire.
Payment of war indemnity calcu-
lated to cover Germany's expenses
during the first ten months of the war.
as Well as the entire German debt be-
fore the war.
Herr Iandauer asserted that these
terms were approved in principles by
Gen. Won Falhe nhayn. Gen. Won Moltke.
and Admiral Won Tripitz.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-05
SALT BLIZZARD IN UTAH.
High Wind Carries Cloud Of Salt
Flakes Over Ton Miles.

Ogden, Utah, April 5-Carried by
wind Of exceptional violence, a salt
storm today swept from Great Salt
Lake more than ten miles to Ogden.
leaving a white coating of salt on the
paving. sidewalks. boulevard and auto
mobiles. Automobile windshields were
crusted by the spray
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-05
The Weather.

Iowa--Partly cloudy tonight and
Sunday: probably unsettled In east
portion: cooler Sunday and In west
and central portions tonight.
Iowa weather predictions for next
week are: Rain Monday night Or
r.:ss,,ay, with temperature somewhat
above normal. followed by fair there-s
after, with nearly normal temperatures.
Range of temperature at Marshali-
town: Friday. 61 and Al; Thursday.
SO and So; April4, 19is,, SIS and %. ~
this morning, 43; yesterday, Al.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-05
cro.tians AK Independence.

Paris, ApriA.-Baron Sonnino the
Italian foreign minister. received dis
patch today from Stafah Radio, leader
of the peasant party in Croatia, asking
that commission from the entente
powers be sent to Croatia to ascertain
the sentiment of the people there re-
garding their future. The dispatch
declares that the Croatians do not con-
slider the serbians their liberators, not
having an understanding OF the Gro
alton people.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-05
SPEED AID TO ALLIES IN. RUSSIA
Possibility Of Massaere Alarms British
and American Officials.

P00SIOIiIxy OF "ooVOSs0 SN's'''S - 'e'~''
and American Officials.
Paris, April 5.-The situation in the
Archangel region In northern Russia
has been forcibly brought to the at
tention Of the peace conference by the
publication in Paris Of the British
statement that the troops in the Muir
mansk and Archangel districts were
in DANGER Of determination unless they
were speedily reinforced.
Brig. Gen. W. r. Richardsons U. s..
A., ID on his way to take command OF
the American forces in north Russia
and il expected to reach Mummansk
with zoo soldiers In few days. There
is apparently no change however, in
the avowed intention to take the
American troops out OF the region at
the earliest possible date.
Gen. Bliss and other American rep
resentatiyes here, while admitting the
gravity of the situation, are inclined
to believe that the troops at distant
outposts can retreat, il necessary, be-
fore an advance by the bolsheviki, as
armored trains are available for all
tho Americans in the region south Of
Archangel and Murmansk.
announcement was made IN London
on March 2S that Brig. Gen. Richard
son, an experienced railway builder in
Alaska, would leave London April to
take command OF the american forces
near Archangel. He was accompanied
by detachment Of troops, mostly en-
gineers, all Of whom had volunteered
for duty in northern Russia from the
American forces In France. It was
announced that another detachment OF
engineers who were to be used in re-
pairing and improving roads. would
follow the first detachment
Relief OF Archsngsl from the sea
probably Will not be possible before
the end Of May because Of the Ice. but
the forces In this city are we'll equip
ped with artillery and ammunition.
There is no direct communication at
present by either land or sea between
Murmansk and Axchangel. Mnrmansk.
however, can be relieved Immediately
from the sea.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-05
Communism Ia SiIssiia a.

Berlin, April 3.--The S. Bleichrooder
Banking Company or this city. which
owns nearly all the shares of the great
oppeln mine. mt oppeln, Silesia, has
arranged to turn over Its stock 70
members of the miners union at par.
This mine will, X the arrapgement IN
carried out, become the first IN Ger
many to be owned by the employees
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-05
Arrangement Satisfactory.

Paris, April 5.--H was officially an
ncunced this morning that arrange
ments for the landing at DanZig OF
Polish troops now in France and their
transports along other lines proposed
by Germany had been arranged to the
entire satisfaction Of the allied pow
erS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-05
IOWA AVIATOR SURVIVES CRASH.
Lieutenant Gustafson Falls Thros
Thousand Feet--Wiil Recover.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City. April 5.--Lieut. G. Gus-
tafson. aviator from Iowa university
0ropueti three .h"n:.::a seet In an air.
plane at Fort Worth, Tex. The ma
chine was badly wrecked and Gustaf-
son Sustained severe injuries not re-
gaining consciousness until three DAYS
after the fall, He will probably re-
cover after undergoing operations
planned.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-05
Rich Man Hired as Clerk.
[By Associated Press. |

T
Vienna. Tuesday, April l.-Saron
Satvan, one of Hungary's richest and
most enterprising citizens, is now em-
ployed AS clerk. Many Of the prom
inent families have been interned al
Budapest.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-05
KAISER oUsTED BY WILSON.
inside Story Of Presidents Direct Mes.
aaoe to Nauen Revealed.


New York, April '5.A-The story of
how President Wilson broke diplomat
ic precedent on Oct. 20.~is1s, by direct
parley with the Germans, was told
here by c. NJ. Ripley, q wireless spe-
cialist of the General Elecric Com
pany.
said, when an operator in the naval
wireless station at New Brunswick
startled American and allied govern
ment wireless operators with the call:
"P. o. Z.-P. O. A-P. o. z. De N.
F.>F."
Translated the call meant that IN.
F.. F." the New Brunswick station,
was calling "P. o. H." the German
government wireless station at Nauen.
Visions of daring treachery on the
part of some naval wireless operator.
MI. Ripley imagines, fitted thru the
minds of operators who were not "on
the inside" Of President Wilson'S plan.
Almost Immediately there flashed
hack from the Nauen station the pa
trcnizing comment:
"Your signals are fine, old man."
Then the New Brunswick operator
began sending President Wilson's first
Insssaz. to the German people. couched
in plain, terse English. and informing
them that no peace negotiations could
be considered until William Hohen-
zollern had stepped out.
From that tine until the signing OF
the armistice Mr.. Ripley said, the
president maintained direct wireless
communication with Germany. send
ing his messages In English which the
allied governments could pick up by
wireless, and giving the texts to the
American public as soon as the mes.
saxes had been sent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-05
FlNANcieRs Now CLERKS.
Director General OF Magyar Bank 10
Communist Bookkeeper.

TbN NSNOVIatNu FTcss.
Budapest. Thursday, April 3.-Simon
strauss, former director general ef the
great Magyar bank, and one OF the
best known lnanCiers of Hungary, has
offered his services to the new gov
ernment and has been accep.cd as n
bookkeeper. He is now working in a
bank under the supervision of a COM
munist.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-05
Trotzky Orders Baltic Fleet
to Attack Ships Carrying
Aid to Little Army.
TWO AMERICAN BOATS
DUE NEXT WEEK
Vv1)son Orders Crews Of Cruisers to
Land and Assist Gallant Army Now
Menaesd by Overwhelming Numbers
-Finns Threaten to Desert Alice
Allied Troops May Be Forced to
Abandon Odessa For Lack Of Food.

Washington, April 5.-Oselaring
that the Arehaassl situation, from
a military view was we'll in hand,
General March said today it was
"ineredible that the allied force
there can bs driven into the sea
by anybody" He announced that
the war departments plan was to
have the American forces out OF
that portion ef Russia by the end
Of June. r.,
made in connection with statement
from England that the allied forces
and Americans combating the bolshe-
Wiki were in serious position. Sew
eral months ago when the plan to send
engineers to Russia was announced
Secretary Baker said the duties OF the
engineers was to prepare for the with
drawal OF American forces lin the
spring."
General March's statement today is
the most definite announcement of the
government forces. There has been no
statement Of the conditions OF the Am
erican withdrawal nor any statement
that the allied forces will be removed.
London, April 5.-Leon Trotzky, the
bolshevik minister Of war and marine,
has ordered the Russian Baltic fleet to
put to sea and attack the allies, threat
ening to have all the crews shot Ii
they disobey the order, says the Mall.
Firms Desert Allies.
Important Developments on the Nur-
mansk front in northern Russia may
be expected In . few days. owing TO =
threatened detection Of Finnish troops,
according to the Neil. II n said that
i. was to meet this danger that Amer
lean detachments were sent on two
American cruisers which will reach
Murmansk early next week.
President Wilson is reported to have
ordered the sailors Of the two cruisers
to land with the troops, 1t is said.
Allied Troops in South Short Of Food.
The situation in southern Russia
has recently become distinctly worse
from the allied viewpoint. mainly ow-
ing to shortage OF food according to
dispatches to a press association.
1t is not feared that military reasons
will compel the allies to evacuate
Oressa, but there is~a possibility, it
is said, that the city will become so
: short Of food it will be unable to sup
port an occupying force
British relief forces have gone on
board of two especially constructed
ice breaking transports, with which
they expect to go thru the ice two
weeks earlier than they could on any
other type Of vessel.
Anxious Months Ahead.
Winston Spencer Churchill, secre-
tary- Of state for war, yesterday sent a
telegram in his own name to the Brit
ish troops in northern Russia, says
the Mail. promising that they would
be supported and relieved at the earl
lest moment and that men who have
been there for months will be brought
home as soon as other troops arrive
to take their places.
The military authorities are said to
be confident that preparations being
made will assure relief, but that tho
next two months will be filed with
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-05
A+I.ntie Fieet Leayes Cubs.

4 washington. April 6.-One hundred
war ships Of Admiral Mays Atlantic
fleet, which have been at battle prac-
tee at Guantanamo Bay, Caba, are
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-05

New York, April S.---The vanguard
of Admiral Mayo's fleet arrived here
today when the destroyers Amen.
Beale, Burrows Drayton. Paulding
and Terry. from southern waters
passed in at quarantine.