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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-23
STEAMING THROUGH
WINDWARD PASSAGE
DREADNoUGHTS NEARING
CARIBBEAN SEA.
Pacific Fleet Makes Headway
On Trip From Hampton
Roads.
(6y FRANK G. MENKE)

Aboard the U. S. S. Arkansas with
the Pacific Fleet, July 23-I. N. S. (by
wireless) .-Enroute to the Pacific coast
the six superilT eadnoughts of the Pacif-
ic fleet were passing through the
N'indward passage today and were due
to emerge into the Caribbean sea $50
miles north of the Panama canal be-
fore noon The battleships are travel
ing alone. The destroyers which
pushed on ahead were due to reach the
canal this morning md the supply
ships which are 100 miles ahead of
the batleships. tomorrow IT is prob
able that all will clear through the
locks before the arrival of the BATTLE
ships Friday afternoon.
The superdreadnoughts are making
are malSin; twelve AMI half knots
through the Windward passage. The
weather Is clear, but the sea is slightly
choppy.
II is reported that some of the older
type of battleships that have been en-
gagged in target practice off Guantan-
on,a viii join the fleet some time this
morning and make the rest of the trip
through the canal.
During the day the battleships are
engaged In constant rlaneuvers while
drills take place aboard. Al the ships
are somewhat handicapped because of
the fact that fifty per cent. of their
crews are raw recruits pressed into the
service when the cruise began. The
enlistments of many experienced men
had expired. rhe rockies are learning
quickly and will be prepared to do
themselves proud in the review at San
Francisco
The men are entertained nightly by
twoyreel movie comedies and five-reel
feature films played on screens placed
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-23
MO0NSHINERS ARREST
PROHIBITION OFFICER
WEST RGINIA GANG
SEXES STATE AGENT.
Justice of Peace Sends Him to
Jail, but Brother "Reve-
nuer" InterVenes.

Huntington, w. Va, July 23.--
Seized by a gang of alleged moon
sinners, brought before a Greenbrier
county justice Of the peace and found
guilty on charge of bootlegging was
the experience of H. r. Ratliff, Of
Hinton, w. Va, a state prohibition
officer, who returned late yesterday
from an investigation tour into the
hills. Ratliff was sentenced to serve
sixty days in Jail by the justice, but
was rescued by Harry Fitzgerald. a
brother officer, from an alleged moon
sinner, who was escorting the con-
victed official to the bastile.
Ratliff and Fitzgerald went into
the hills of Greenbrier to investi-
gate report that many Illicit stills
were in operation there. The officers
located two stills and Ratliff went to
the village of Auto, w. Va, to tele-
phone the department at Charleston
for additional men to make the raid.
While in Auto Ratliff was arrested
by the gang at the point of revolvers
brought before the justice charged
with bootlegging and convicted.
Following the rescue of Ratliff by
Fitzgerald the officers destroyed two
stills and more than 5000 gallons Of
mash and swore out nineteen war
rants for Greenbrier county residents
who are charged with manufacturing
moonshine.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-23
NEED OF PROTECTION
ON TEXAS BORDER
GOV. HOBBY PAYS DUE
CREDIT TO TROOPS.
He Says Conditions Are No
Worse Than They Have
Been for Two Years.

Austin, Tex, July 23.-Conditions
on the Texas border are no worse
than they have been for the two past
years, but there Is still need for more
adequate protection of American cit
fzens and property, according to a
statement made here today by Gov.
w. 7. Hobby, of Texas
Gov. Hobby declared he had moth
ing further to add to the representa-
tions he made to the federal govern
ment some time ago regarding con-
ditions along the Rio Grande. At
that time he offered the services of
the Texas national guard for border
protection and this offer, the COVER
nor said, still holds good The gov
ernor added he does not anticipate
any action unless the situation be-
comes more serious.
United States troops" said Gov.
Hobby, "are scattered along the en-
tire length of the river from Ell Paso
to Brownsville and they must be
given credit for keeping raids of
Mexican bandits TO a minimum. Ad-
ditional protection will mean better
security, however"
Gov. Hobby believes that with the
establishment of an aeroplane patrol
along the border by the war depart
ment still better service in the mat
ter of protection will be afforded.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-23
PRIVATE OWNERSHIP AND
OPERATION SUGGESTED
WOULD MERGE RAILROADS
IN 80 SYSTEMS.
Federal Transportation Board
to Supervise Roads, Un-
der Plan Suggested.

Washington, July 23.-Private
ownership and operation OF railroads
merged into twenty or thirty great
competing systems under the SUPER
vision of federal transportation
board. with a statutory rule of rate
| making assuring to the roads a net
return of 6 per cent, was offered to
the house commerce committee today
as the plan Of the national transpor-
tation conference.
Harry A. Wheeler, of Chicago, for
mer president of the chamber of COM
merce OF the United States, which
assembled the conference, explained
that hearings had been held for six
months at which shippers, railroad
men, labor union officials and bank
ers had been heard. The plan evolved
was said to be a combination of the
best features of plans already put
forward with some new elements as
sembled into what the conference re-
garded as a harmonious whole.
Continued government operation.
until remedial legislation is enacted
was urged by the conference, with
the limitation that such legisla tion
should be enacted this year. with
the return of the roads. at time
when many probably will be show
ing deficits, the. conference thought,
there should be made available ny
congress a railroad reserve fund of
$500 100000, administered by the pro-
posed federal transportation board,
for the stabilization of the roads
credit and to facilitate the recon-
mended consolida tions. The sum
eventually would be returned to the
government.
Guarantee Not Favored.
Government guarantee OF earnings
was not favored by the conference.
Instead, It was urged that the inter-
state commerce commission be made
responsible for rates and fares de-
signed to yield the carriers in each
designated traffic section not Tess
than 6 per cent. upon the aggregate
fair value Of the property. Those
roads earning more than per cent.
would be required to put half Of the
excess into a company contingent
fund until the fund amounted to s
per cent. of the fair value of the
company's property. the other half
going to the general railroad contin-
gent fund administered by trustees
appointed by government authority
and maintained for the benefit of all
railroads of the country
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-23
RED ACITATORS
CAUSE UPROAR
Chairs, Beer Bottles, Even
Tables Flung About in Ger
man Socialists Halls.
KUTTNER AMONG INJURED
Government Troops Quell
Wordy Riots-Spartacans
Break Up Meetings.

Berlin. July 23.-(A. P)--Ten per.
sons were shot during disorders
which attended the breaking up o.
majority socialist meeting by com
munists and spartacans here Mon
day. Those attending the meeting
which was held in the trades union
building attempted to lynch the man
who fred the shots but he was saved
by hospital helpers who were In the
building.
held late yesterday evening did not
develop as smoothly and quietly as
they begun. Communists and spar
tacans, by a pre-arranged plan,
smuggled fellow radicals into halls
where the majority socialists werc
congregated and there broke up the
meetings by cat calls and other noises
and even by violence. al
Even Tables Fling About.
At countless meetings the majority
socialist speakers gave up attempt
ing to speak after half an hour OF
shouting, and in the trades union
building where the biggest meeting
was held, chairs, beer bottles, glasses
and even tables were flung about In
successful attempt to break UP the
gathering. All had been quiet, SER
ious and earnest when the corre-
spondent visited the building on a
tour Of the meetings.
The communist agitator RESPONSE
BILE for the uproar in the trades union
building jumped on the stage while
Erich Kuttner, editor of the Vor-
waerts, was speaking, and made a
counter speech.
Bedlam Followed Instantly.
The hall instantly was transferred
into a bedlam which increased as the
opponents began to throw glasses and
seize chairs with which to belabor
each other. Suddenly shots were
fred. Kuttner, who was wounded, was
attended by workers and hospital
helpers.
Government troops had 10 quelli
wordy riots in other halls.aThe Ber-
lin press is indignant af tiie up
roar. The Vorwaerts heads It's leader
Instead Of CoLciliating the People
Civil War"
The Peoples Gazette calls the day
'the senseless strike Monday"
Other newspapers treat the matter
similarly.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-23
FRENCH BRIDES
ORDERED HERE
Returned CavaIrymen With
French Wives Come to
Fort 0gIethorpe.

The war department has officially
recognized Fort Oglethorpe's French
war bride colony. An order has been
issued that soldiers with French
wives will be sent to this camp. This
comes as an official verification of the
announcement In The News last week
that there would be established at
Fort Oglethorpe French colony for
the war brides.
Arrangements are already being
made by, Gen. Scott, commandant of
the camp. for taking care of the
Franco American families in the sec
tion of the camp formerly occupied
by the Eleventh cavalry. The bar
racks will be furnished for house,
keeping and made just as, attractive
as possible.
The dispatch received from Wash
ington announcing the official order
follows:
Washington, July 23-Special regi-
ments composed largely, IL not en-
tirely, of married men, probably will
result from the war department pol
icy announced today regarding the
disposition of regulars who are re-
turning to this country with French
NlNESs NJIhti5 HdNt btth 6NAL w
commanding officers of debarkation
ports to transfer such men and their
wives TO either Fort Oglethorpe. Ca;
Fort Ethan Allen, VT. or Fort Myer,
Va. when they belong to the cavalry
and to Madison Barracks, N. Y, in
the case of infantrymen.
Tentatively selected as the units
which are to become the "F. F. ""
(F'ather of families Veterans) of the
establishments are the Third
cavalry at Forts Myer and Ethan AL
len, the Sixth cavalry at Fort Ogle-
thorpe, Ga, and an infantry regi-
ment, yet to be named, at the New
York post. The regimental COM
mander in each instance has been in
to provide facilities which
will enable the soldier to take care
of his new responsibility.
Official estimates are that 10000
American soldiers married foreign
brides. A majority of these men
we're emergency enlistments, howev-
er. and 1t is believed three regiments
will be sufficient to accommodate the
'egulars. Enlisted men In the staff
corps will be ordered to report to
Washington temporarily and will be
distributed from that point to spe-
tally selected billets.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-23
SPRING CONTAMINATED
Sanitary Engineer Finds Nine Cases OF
Typhoid Fever at Walland.

Sanitary Engineer Finds Nine Cases Of
Typhoid Fever at Walland:
Nashville, July 23.--Capt. G. M. Baker,
sanitary engineer connected with the
state board OF health, who made sur
yey OF the water supply of various COM
rnunities in East Tennessee last week,
came upon peculiar condition OF af-
fairs at the town of Walland' in Blount
county. There are nine. cases of ty-
phofd fever in the place and Capt:
Baker was able to trace the source of
the disease to certain spring. Each
OF the patients used water from this
sDring. which is contaminated by sur
face water flowing past several surface
privies. There is another spring in
The town used by about the same num-
Der OF families which is not SO con
ta,ninated aud no case of Uphold has
occurred in any of these households.
The state board of health has. taken
the matter in hand and will undertake
to. remedy the situation by closing the
spring. or so changing the contour oi
the land that the surface DRAWINGS will
NOT touch II.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-23
EVEN OPPONENTS
APPLAUD TIGER
Premier CIemenceau Emerges
From Conflict Stronger
Than Ever.

Paris, July (Havas.) Pre-
mier Clemenceau, who won for his
/ cabinet a vote of confidence late yes
| terday in the chamber of deputies,
emerged from the conflict stronger
than the test vote showed.
The final vote Of confidence on a
resolution by Deputy Semyian, ap-
proving the governments declaration
| of policy, showed confidence in the
government by 2s9 to IFS. a majority
of 113. The first vote, which was on
demand for priority for the reso-
luton of Deputy Chaumet, gave the
premier majority of ninety-one, the
resolution being defeated 272 to 1871.
| M. Chaumet's resolution for which
| priority was asked, was on the high
cost of living. Priority for 1t was
sought over the resolution of Deputy
Augagneur, which was adopted Fri
day by a majority OF fourteen, the
government being In the minority
II was the Augagneur resolution
that resulted in the resignation of NJ.
Boret. the former food administrator,
now replaced by Joseph j. e. e. Nou-
lens.
Chamber Crowded.
The premier directed his fight. He
and all his ministers were on the
government bench and the chamber
was crowded. NJ. Noulens, the food
minister, was cent first to the tribune,
as the Interpolation on the cost or
living brought about the govern
ment's demand for a vote of conf
dence. M. NouIens was followed by
Etienne CIemcntc!, minister of COM
merce, and Louis Loucheur, minister
of reconstruction. These three min
listers had been the object of the
chambers principal criticisms re-
Gently. NJ. Clemenceau won applause
even from the opposition when the
followed his ministers TO the tribune
and made points in his address that
caused some of his leading oppo-
nents to laugh at members Of their
own party. TO console himself for the
criticisms of his administration, the
premier said, II have merely to think
or those that will be leveled at my
successor"
The premier described the situa-
tion OF the government since the ar
mistice.
1--WE are witnessing the liquidation
Of the worlds greatest catastrophe"
he said. ut was impossible after |
five years of barbarous warfare for |
everything to be returned to order at
the moment of the signing of the
peace treaty"
Too Proud to Answer Chaumet.
He declared he had too much pride
to reply to M. Chaumet, who accused
him of not having represented France
well at the peace conference.
Il gave everything to that task"
he said, "up to the limit of my
strength. The chamber will have to +
discuss the peace treaty thoroughly.
It, as well as the country, will Judge
my work"
Premier Clemenceau is going to put
MS war and peace policies squarely
up to the peaple Of France. He an
lounced that he would introduce a
general election bill the day after the
peace treaty is ratified.
The independent newspapers. COM
upon his victory in the
chamber yesterday, declare the pre-
mier routed his adversaries by the
threat to go before the people in a
new election and to allow them to
vote on the governments policies.
This was a thing that the premier's
opponents most feared
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-23
RUSSIAN BOLSHEVIKI
PARLEY WITH RUMANIA
OFFER OF PEACE MADE BY
DELEGATION.
Lenine Offers to Cede Bessa-
rabia to Win Aid Against
Kolchak.

London, July pa bolshevik del
egation has arrived at Kishineff with
an offer of peace to the commander
of the Rumanian Dniester troops on
behalf of Nicolai Lenine. bolshevik
premier according to Berlin gov
ernment wireless dispatch.
Lenine offers to cede Bessarabia 70
Rumania on condition that Rumania
shall prohibit Ukrainian citizens and
bands of Admiral Kolchak, head OF
the Russian government at Omsk,
from crossing the Rumanian frontier.
An armistice to last eight, days has
been concluded on the Bessarabian
front and the delegation has gone to
Rumanian headuarters.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-23
KINDS ANSWERS QUESTION

Washington, July as.---on July /,
3,955 railroad transportation passes and
/, ,90s Pullman passes were In force. the
senate was informed today by Director
General Hines In response TO a reso-
luton OF inquiry by Senator Newberry.
republican, Michigan. Mr.. Hines said
had been authorized and that transpor-
tation and Pullman passes had been
issued only TO executives of the railroad
administration and all railroad officials
and their families. which received
passes during private operation Of the
lines.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-23
MOONEY DIDN'T
Get FULL JUSTICE
Special Agent Reports After
Investigating Frisco Trial
for Government.

Washington, July 23.-Thomas ]
Mooney did not receive full justice
at his trial in San Francisco for al
legged connection wit hthe prepared
ness day bomb explosion, according
to a report of John B. Densmore. for
mcrIy special agent of the depart
ment of justice, who investigated the
case for the government. The re-
port, dated Nov. /. 1918, was submit
ted to the house today in response to
a resolution.
The plain truth is" the report
said" that there is nothing about
the case to produce feeling of con-
fidence that the dignity and majesty
of the law. have been upheld. There
is nowhere anything resembling con-
sistency. the effort being a patchwork
of incongruous makeshift and often
of desperate expediency."
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-23
REMIT PART OF TAXES

One Plan to Relieve Street Railways.
Washington, July 23.-Remission OF at
least part OF the federal, state and
municipal taxes on street railways as
one means of relieving their financial
difficulties was suggested to the federal
electric railways commission today by
Prof Charles ]. Bullock. OF Harvard
university "a former president OF the
National Tax association.
III the federal government is to rec
ommend measures of relief which the
Bullock said, "it would obviously he
appropriate for II TO lead the way by
relieving the railways. at least for n
limited term Of years, from some Of the
federal taxation"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-23
EIGHTY-FlVE YEARS OLD

Baltimore. Md. July 2s.-Cardinal
Gibbons is today observing his eighty
fifth birthday. The venerable prelate
Is spending the anniversary quietly at
the home of Robert G. Shriver. a close
friend, OF Union Mills, Carroll county.
Nd. Bishop T.. j. OConnell. OF Rich
mond, Va, and Rev. Albert Smith,
the cardinals secretary. are with him.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-23
DEMAND INCREASED WAGE
Rumors Of impending Strike Among
Railroad MachInlSts.

RunorG OF Impending Strike Amohs
Railroad MachInlsts.
Nashville. Tenn, July 25.-From var
ious reports here in railroad circles, a
strike involving the machinists in rail-
road shops and possibly other allied
crafts, is imminent. There is to be a
sentatives of the machinists and the
director general of the railroads to-
morrow, it ia said and the strike seems
to hinge unon the outcome of the meet
ing.
For some time the machinists have
been agitating the requesting of a
straight wage of So cents an hour and
a forty hour week. making eight hours
a day and four on Saturday. with big
ger pay for overtime. These things
were discussed at o meeting held in
Atlanta recently and July 81 tentative
ly agreed upon as the day for the call
ing Of the strike in the event the in
creases were not facorably acted upon.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-23
MANY PERSONS WOUNDED

Government Troops Fire With Machine
Guns on Socialists.
Berlin. July 22.-Delayed)--A num-
Der Of persons were seriously wounded
ber of persons were seriously wounded
when government. troops fired with
machine guns into groups OF independ-
ent socialists who were carrying out
an anti government demonstration yes
.terday.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-23
DANIELS ASKS CONGRESS

Washington, July 20 Secretary Dan
ieig in asking congress today to tnnct
legislation permitting the navy depart
ment to continue handling. commercial
radio messages, declared that IAN in
tolerable situation in the business
world" was threatened because OF the
inadequacy of proper international COM
munication. Aystems.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-23
AERIAL LAWS NEEDED

Sherman Introduces Bill to ReJIihte
Navigation Of AIrshIps.
Washington, July 23-Federal regula-
ton OF the navigation of the airship
is provided in bill introduced in the
senate by Senator Sherman, Of Illinois.
Senator Sherman in brief statement
declared that navigation of the tir must
be regulated. He declared that the re-
cent "blimp" tragedy in Chicago midi
Gates the necessiey for code OF aerial
naViration laws
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-23
WEATHER AIDS COTTON
cron EaIr TO Good In Alabama ant
North Georgia.

Crop Fair to Good In Alabama ahu
North Georgia.
Washington. July 23.-Cotton was
fayorably affected by weather condi-
tions during the last week IN most Sec
tions OF the belt except in the more
eastern states where there was too
much rain, the national weather and
crop bulletin states
The crop is in satisfactory condition
in central and northern Georgia, but
por in the south, while in Alabama it
ranges from fair to good. The heavy
rains were detrimental in the Carolinas
and Florida. Weevil damage is in
creasing in many southern sections OF
the eastern portion of teh belt, hut
complaints Of this pest were not so
numerous as previously in Texas.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-23
HONOR FOR PERSHING
Cambridge to sestow on General Hon

Cambridge TO Bestow on General Hon.
orary Degree.
London, July 23.-Gen. Pershing. ac-
companied by Mai. Gen. James G.
Harbord. chief OF staff OF the American
expeditionary forces! Col Marshall and
Maj. Gen. John E. HeadIam. OF the
British army, motored to Cambridge
this morning.
After Gen. Pershing receives an hon
orary degree from the university he will
be entertained at luncheon. At 3
O'Clock this afternoon Gen. Pershing
will leave by special train for Dover.
from which port he will return TO
France on a British destroyer.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-23
FATALLY WOUNDED
Negro Woman Attacks Her Husband
With Razor.

TNVUTU WUTHdH WLtdCKs FTtF FTUbUdHu
With Razor.
Nashville, July 23.-Will Johns. coll
ored. employed at the II. @. Hill gro
cery at Sixth avenue and Church street.
was probably fatally cut shortly after
8 o'clock yesterday when attacked by
his wife, Saretha Johns and slashed
with a razor. He was taken to the
city hospital in a dangerous condition
and the woman was arrested on n
charge of assault with intent to commit
murder.
husband was disloyal the Johns woman
went to his place of employment and
called him TO the street When he
emerged from the store she lunged Mt
him with a razor and plunged the blade
deep into his throat. Bleeding profusely
from the wound the negro ran a short
distance and fell
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-23
WANTS TO SEE NEW YORK

Prince Of Wales Decides to Extend His
Visit.
London. July 23--The Prince of
Wales will visit only New York md
Washington during his stay In Amer
lea, American ambassador Sharp an
nounced today. The Prince will main
tain his headquarters aboard the hat
tleship renown which will carry him to
America. he viii make a brief visit TO
Washington and be a guest at the
White House
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-23
LORD LYTT0N TIPPED

Most Likely Choice For Post Of Am
bassadcr.
London. July % 1t is reported IN
American diplomatic circles that Lord
Lytton is he rncst iikcly choice of
the British government for the post of
ambassador TO Washington