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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-05-19

the expectation that the kaiser will
be brought to trial is not entertained
in any respectable quarter in Paris.
Besides, the objection to making a
martyr of him reduces the keenness
of his pursuit, although 1t is not
likely it will be formally abandoned
for some time. $
The leisurey procedure OF the Cor.
mans over the treaty raises the ques-
tion whether the allies VIII give an
extension beyond the fifteen-days
maximum for their representatives.
| hear they may get one or two days,
not more.
The Italian problem Is still unset
tied, evoking the possibilities OF d
critical situation.
Credentials Exchanged.
st. Gcrmain- en- Laye, France. May
P)--The exchange of creden
tlals between representatives or the
allied and associated powers and the
Austrian peace delegates took place
at 1920 o'clock this afternoon. The
session lasted four minutes.
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BOLSHEVISM WANING
And Germans WIN Sign, Declares Hun
daFlan Deleoate

And Germans WIN Sign, Declares Hun.
garlan Delegate.
Vienna, May lS,-(A, p)- Bolshevism
is waning, the Germans will sign the
peace treaty, and delegates from
the Hungarian communist government
should be permitted to go to Paris,
Alexis Bolgar, representative here OF
the Hungarian communist government.
declared among other things In state
nient to the correspondent Friday.
IAN we ask" he said, lis for the
allies to find some solution for our un-
fortunate country. When Gen. SHUTS
was in Budapest (as representative OF
the peace conference). we told him we
were ready to get out, but we would
not be responsible for disorders and
bloodshed unless the allies occupied the
city. particularly American or British
troops rather than the Rumanians.
III such a thing as self government
Is permitted. then the red republic
represents Hungary. | do not see why
the allies cannot treat with the soviet.
unoff1cially at least, and aso consult,
perhaps, with former President Karolyi
and with men like Appony and An
drassy, all OF whom took part in the
former governments. The allies should
not take seriously the view that the
new government is self constituted
affair and is made up OF men unrepre-
sentative of Hungary and also without
special prominence or political expert
ence. There are number OF members
of the constituted governments OF Hun
gary living in hotels in Vienna.
Speaking strictly in my official ca
pacity, 7 ask only that delegates OF the
soviet in Budapest be asked to come
to Paris. 1t can be said for the soviet
that it is doing the best IT can and
also that 1t is not true that there have
been any political executions by us. The
only executions have been for crimes
like murder or robbery.
I'm the light of events II was pre-
haps unwise for us to nationalize prop
erty on so large a scale. might have
gone more slowly but II reforms like
ours are carried out in twenty years
time instead of three months, they are
accepted as reasonable by all classes"
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PROGRAM IN HOUSE

Washington. May 19.-(A. P.)--
This was today's program of pro-
cedure in the house of represents
tives:
12 Noon-South Trimble, clerk:
calls house to order.
Prayer by the Rev. Henry n. Cou-
den, chaplain.
Reading of the presidents proclaim
alton calling congress into extraor-
dinary session.
Clerk Trimble calls roll of the
house and reports a quorum present.
Clerk Trimble submits report of
changes in house personnel as fol-
lows:
Deaths - Robins, Pennsylvania;
Helms. Kentuccy: Estopinai. Louisi-
Alaska.
observation-disclosures and Carlin.
Virginia; Wilson, Texas.
Election of Speaker-Representa
tive Gillett, of Massachusetts, repub-
lican, being nominated by Represen-
tative Towner, of Iowa. Representa- =
tive Clark, of Missouri, democrat, be
ing nominated by Representative
Saunders, of Virginia.
New Speaker-Mr. Giliett, escorted
to the chair, where the Oldest mem
Der of the house in point OF service.
representative Joseph G. Cannon, of
Illinois, administers the oath of Of
flee.
House officers elected and sworn in
as follows: Clerk, w. Tyler Page.
Friendship Heights. Md: sergeant
alarms, Joseph G. l.. Rodgers, Penn
sylvania; doorkAeper, Bert '. Ken
nedy Glen Lodge, Mich: postmaster,
Frank w. Collier. La Crosse. Wis;
chaplain, Rev, Henry n. Couden.
Port Huron, Mich.
State delegations sworn in by the
speaker.
Resolutions passed notifying the
president and the senate of election
of speaker and clerk.
Adjournment in respect to dead
members.
When the Wisconsin delegation is
called to be sworn in. Representative
Dallinger, Of Massachu sets, chair
maj Of one of the election commit
tees, will challenge the seating of
Representative Victor Berger, of Mil
waukee. socialist, whose conN .ction
for violating the espionage law is
pending appeal in the federal courts
Speaker Gillett, recognizing the chal-
lenge, will direct Mr.. Berger to stand
aside and name a special committee
probably Of ten members, to consider
the Berger case, its final decision
probably awaiting determination of
the appeal.
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BIG ANTI-PEACE
SHOW in BERLIN
10000 Protesting Teutons
Overflow Streets About
Reichstag Building.
OLD FLAG FL A U Mt E D
People Led to Look for Pro-
tracted Negotiations
With Entente.
lBy CYril BROWN

Berlin, May 1S.-(By Telegraph
From New York World, Copyrighted)
The governments backbone has
been tremendously strengthened by
the cumulative effect OF the nation
wide demonstrations against the
peace terms, which eliminated in 4
big show staged Saturday afternoon
on the Koenigplatz. Enthusiastic esq
timates show that 10000 to 100000
protesting Teutons crowded before
the reichstag building, were massed
al ound the Bismarck monument and
the Hindenburg victory column and
ovcrfiowed down the Sigesialle. Ber-
inns bells tolled at the opening of the
ceremony. Five massed bands played
patriotic airs, trumpeters introduced
a host Of speakers, who were prodigal
with flaming words of protest, For
the first time since the revolution
Berlin saw the old German flag, the
black, white, and red flag, publicly
displayed and afterwards heard
Deutschland Ueber Allies" sung In
the street as bands of marchers pa
raded to the .chancellor's palace. I'm
til late hour at night small groups
clustered in the moonlit Unter den
Linden and Wilhelmstrasse listening
to amateur orators, who argued, most
of them, against signing the present
peace, speculating on what will hap
pen If it be rejected.
In government circles it is said that
Germany will very fully present Its
case against the protfered peace terms
before the time limit expires on
Wednesday. 1t is expected that for
forms sake at least the entente Will
take several days before returning
an answer, and possibly will deliver
a short term ultimatum, Sign or
not" The governments intention Is
to save itself from the dilemma by
insisting on submitting the question
of signing to plebiscite. The gov
ernment, however, tells home people
that the allies have bsen so impressed
by Germany's protest4 that there viii
be no immediate ulti t1Inielhsit pro-
tracted negotiations instead.
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(By Lincoln EYre.l

Paris. May 1S.-(By Telegraph
rom New York World. Copyrighted. }
ION every hand friction is develop
rs as the result of the British de
fand for universal pooling of cap
pred merchantmen. The outcome of
he controversy cannot be foreseen
hrther than to say that the United
fatcs is determined not to surren-
RI her legitimately acquired mer-
hant marine to any one.
That which is particularly alarm
|g to the British is that Italy, Bra
/ and Greece show signs that they
|ill pursue the same policy.
Great Britain holds that the ton
hge she lost in the war can be re-
Eored only II all the German mer-
hnntmen are put in a pool and then
lvided among Germany's adversa-
rs in proportion to the losses to
bipping each of them has sustained.
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subjects probably will be made.
Peace Treaty.

Peace Treaty.
A resolution calling for the submis-
sion to the senate forthwith OF the
peace treaty by the state department
which Senator Johnson, progressive re-
publican, of California, who is one OF
the most bitter antileaguers, promised
to introduce in the senate today, may
prove the opening wage for the deliV-
cry of flaming addresses on the admin
istration's plans to have the United
states enter the league.
Senator Lodge. of Massachusetts,. the
republican majority leader of the SEN
ate, who Is to be chairman of the sem
ate foreign relations committee. was
reported to have prepared a statement
in which he. too. would urge that the
senate be afforded an early opportunity
to digest the whole treaty without
having to wait for the president to get
back from abroad. In his statement,
the Massachusetts senator was also
expected to define the present attitude
of not only himself. but those of his
republican colleagues, who. like him
self. are opposed to the proposed league
of nations covenant even in its amended
or modified form. But until the COM
plete text of the 90, 0,000-word document
which state department officials ex-
plain has not yet all reached Washing
ton, is actually in their hands, the
more conservative republican leaders
of the senate. like Lodge. OF Massachu-
sets; Penrose and Knox, of Pennsyl-
vania; Curtis. OF Kansas; Brandegee. Of
Connecticut. and Smoot. of Utah. are
expected to adhere to their original
decision not to openly commit them
selves to any final or definite public
policy regarding possible or probable
action by the republican ma jority on
the treaty.
In the meanwhile, the course to be
pursued by the senate, as well as the
house, is regarded as likely to he n
largely legislative one, especially with
regard to the highly important def
cheney and appropriation bin which
must he passed by congress before the
end Of the current fiscal year--June so.
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friction Results From British Demand
For Pooling Captured Merchantmen

Americans in attendance at the
peace conference express considerable
surprise over the recent outcry in the
house of commons and in the British
newspapers against Americas reten-
ton of the German ships interned in
her ports. In view of the fact that
the United States is bound by an act
of congress concerning German ship
ping. and has never permitted any
doubt to exist in the minds of the
associated governments as to her in
tention of keeping this tonnage in her
possession, the evasive replies made
by Bonar Law. the government leader,
to questions on the subject in the
house of commons are not easily un-
derstood.
(No mention of an outburst in
commons has been received in dis
patches to the United States previous
to the above.)
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LOST SEAPLANE FOUND
Lost in Mid Atlantic Since Saturday
Morning.

Washington, May 19.-The lost ma
val seaplane NC-3, commanded by
Commander j. H. Towers, lost in mid
Atlantic since Sis am. Saturday
morning, was today reported to the
navy department proceeding toward
Ponta Delgada under her own power,
seven miles from land.
This message was received at the
navy department early this afternoon
from Rear Admiral Jackson at Ponta
Delgada:
"The NC-3 located seven miles
north of Ponta Delgada under her
own power"
The message was filed at 1910
pm, Washington time, and while 1t
made no mention of the crew, naval
officers were certain that Commander
Towers and his four men were safe.
Details of the mems experience on
the plane during the more than forty
eight hours they spent in fog and
storm were expected soon after the
NC-3 reached Ponta Delgada.
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CAN'T RECEIVE VETERANS

Savannah. Ga, May &c. r.
Rowland, chairman of the local COM
mittee on arrangements for the 1919
reunion OF the Confederate Veterans,
today announced that Savannah
would be unable to entertain the
veterans If they accepted the invita-
ton for the last of June or first of
July, declaring the time is too short
to prepare for their reception.
Pledges to the reunion fund will be
kept on file with a view to entertain
ing the 1920 reunion.
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Iermany Specializing as to What
Will Happen If She Refuses Peace

ernment in it's definite attitude to-
ward the peace treaty in its present
form. The Tageblatt interprets the
report that Marshal Foch is visiting
the Rhine region as propaganda to
coerce German public opinion, but
says; Such reports are not neces-
sarily bluff. We must calculate on
the possibility of a French advance.
That the Americans will take a great
part in it is somewhat improbable,
and 1t is more likely that the English
will One must await these coercive
measures in cold blood. The present
peace terms cannot be accepted. and
Foch's march into Germany, which
we expect, will not make those terms
more acceptable"
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CHANGES PREVENTED BY
PRACTICAL DIFFICULTIES

Zurich, May 19.-Miss Jane
Adams, Of Chicago. Sunday
read at the women's interna-
tional conference for rerma-
nent peace in session here. a
reply to an address sent to
President Wilson at Paris rela-
tive to modification OF the
terms of peace. Mr. Wilson
wrote:
"Your message appeals to my
intellect and heart and ! sin
cerely desire that means may
be found to comply with it, al
though the prospects are far
from reassuring because OF the
Immense practical difficulties.
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ENGLISH CONGRATULATE
AMERICANS ON FLIGHT

London, May 1S.-(By Tele-
graph From New York World,
Copyrighted. .)-Great Britain Is
abnormally interested in the
success achieved by tho Amer
leans in reaching the Azores.
Air experts and veteran war
fiiers heartily appreciated the
brilliant flight.
American naval authorities
here have received numerous
congratulatory messages. a
great welcome awaits the air.
men IL they continue to Plym-
outh after reaching Lisbon. II
Is considered that Great Brit
ain will make an early attempt
with an airship to reach Amer
lea
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TWO MEN DROWNED

Third Delirious Result AirpIane Ae-
cident.
Chatham, Mass, May 1.-TWO men
We're drowped and third is in de-
1irious condition as the result of an
accident when a naval seaplane fell
into the sea near here today. The
dead are: Lieut.. Austrich and Ma
chinist Hendrickson. Ensign Everett
=. Wclch, delirious, was rescued by
q coast guard crew.
The men were attached TO the ma
val air station here and were maxi
ing a practice trip. Neither of the
bodies has been found.
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NEW BUREAU HEAD

Washington, May 19.-The appoint
ment OF Col r. c. Cholmeley- Jones
OF New York, as director Of the bu-
reau Of war risk insurance, was an
nounced today by Secretary OF the
Treasury Glass. Col. Cholmeley-
Jones succeeds Col. II. d. Lindsey,
who resigned after accusing Secre-
tary Glass Of playing politics" in the
nanagement of the bureau
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OUT OF EUROPE BY JULY

Pershing Tells Wilson Of Speeding Up
OF Return.
Paris, May ia. n. S)-President
Wilson was informed today by Gen
Pershing that practically all OF the
American soldiers, save those in the
army OF occupation in Germany. will
he out OF Europe by July |.
President Wilson and Gen. Pershing
had lunch together at the Partisan
White House. 1t was then that Gen.
Pershing informed the president OF
his plan.
The American Rhine army will move
according 10 schedule arranged by the
war department at Washington and
according to orders left by the presi-
dent when he returns home.
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LIBEL SUIT CONTINUED
Henry Ford Chicago Tribune Case
Reopens.

TIenTy FoFu- -bniCdgo iTlpune Ndse
Reopens.
Mount Clemens. Mich. MAY 1s.--
The second week of the Chicago
Tribune Henry Ford libel suit opened
today with Weymouth Kirkland. of
counsel for tho Tribune, bringing to a
close his statement to the jury which
was interrupted last Friday by ad-
Journment.
In the course Of his remarks today
Mr.. Kirkland touched on the alleged
ignorance of Mr.. Ford and asserted
evidence would he introduced TO prove
that this charge in the alleged libel
Gus editorial of June %, 1916, was
justified by the facts. He said it
would be proved by Mr.. Ford's own
words as used in an interview with
Charles N. Wheeler, a correspondent
of the Tribune, who interviewed Mr..
Ford at length in May, 1916.
Mr.. Newberry. however, took his
scat today without objection,
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WINS HoNoRs IN FRANCE
Lieutenant Of t67th Comes Home From
"OVer There"

Huntsville. Ala, May 19.-(Special.)
Lieut., : w, Harris, who recruited a
large contingent of men for the l67th
infantry IN the city before the regiment
went to the Mexican border and after
wards led them on the battlehelds OF
France. has returned to Huntsville
several of the men who went out with
him won distinguished service crosses
and various citations for bravery.
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(By Ny Brown.

Berlin, May 1S.-(By Telegraph
'om N. Y. World. Copyrighted)-
Il Germany is speculating as to
hat will happen IL Germany refuses
sign the peace treaty. The con-
|nsus of German opinion is that the
oekade will be Immediately clamped
lWn again, and that the allied armies
all march into Germany and encoun-
mo resistance, going as far as they
<e without bloodshed.
no sane German believes that even
Show of armed opposition will be
ade in Germany. That belief is all
ady discounted. Nevertheless this
qt has not served to COW the gov
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DIVORCES REMARRY

London.-(N. L. AJ-Half the people
divorced in England last year remar-,
ried, figures of the registrar general
show. Other interesting statistics are
revealed in his report. One boy mar
ried at 10: the youngest girl to marry
was IA. Two 17-year- r-old boys married
widows. OF 1.201 girls marrying at II,
fifteen married widowers. Three widows
remarked at IS and one boy remarked
at 10. Thirty eight men over so years
married for the second time; one man
over so married for the first time. The
Oldest man to marry was widower OF
% and the Oldest women were each S5,
one a widow, one a splnster. woman
Of 66 married husband of "a
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sIxTY.sIxTH CONGRESS

Washington, May 1s..-The
sixty-s sixth congress: Senate:
republicans forty-nine; demo-
Gratis forty seven. Total ninety
six.
President pro tempore, Sena-
tor Albert b. Cummins, Iowa;
house: republicans 237; demo-
Gratis 1si; independents two:
prohibitionists one; socialist
one. Total 435.
Speaker, Frederick H. Gillett,
of Massachusetts.
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NO CONFERENCE OVER
Sundays Subscriptions to Methodsm
S5.S28.9 800.

Nashville, May 19.--Sunday's sub
scriptions to the Centenary fund by
the Southern Methodist church. as
officially compiled here, today totaled
$5,82S,S60.
Centenary headquarters are today
being flooded with reports, showing
that numerous churches have eX-
ceeded their quota, though no con-
ferences as a whole have gone over.
1t is expected that every conference
in a day or two will raise its allot-
ment. The campaign will not be
ended when the goal has been
reached, but when every Methodist
has been reached, the leaders an
nounce.
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LODGE NAMES CHAIRMEN
Republican Senate Leader Appoint:
Committees.

SOTlUllIICtS
Washington May 19.-kepublican
Senate Leader Lodge today appointed
the committee on committees to make
ma jority committee assignments. With
Senator Brandagee. of Connecticut as
chairman, he named the following
Senators Borah, Idaho; Sterling, South
Dakota; Curtis, Kansas; Watson, In
diana; Harding, Ohio; Calder, New
York; Johnson, California, and Knox
Pennsylvania.
Senator Lodge also named the fol-
lowing republican steering committee:
McCumher, North Dakota, chairman:
Lafollette. Wisconsin, Wadsworth,
New York; Fernald, Maine; France,
Maryland; Frelinghuyscn. New Jersey;
Kellogg, Minnesota; Mccormick, llli-
nois and Lodge (eXoficio).
The following committee on patron
age was nanicd; Senators New, In
diana, chairman: Sutherland, West
Virginia. and Lenroot, Wisconsin.
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GERMANY WEAKENING

Paris, May 19.--The Ameri-
can, French and British peace
delegations today received
special dispatches from Berlin
indicating that Germany prob
ably will sign the treaty.
sentiment in Germany IL IA
vor OF signing the terms is said
to he stronger now than at any
other time.
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EBERT SAYS GERMANY
WILL "NEVER SIGN TERMS
Addresses Crowd at Demonstration Calls the
Treaty "Revengeful Hysteria" Product.
Count Brockdortf Rantzau Head of Enemy Peace Dele
cation, Returns to Versailles, Accompanied by
Other Experts and Plenipotentiaries.
Big Four Discuss German Note

Berlin, Sunday, May 1S.--(A.P President EDcr adj
dressing demonstration here today said Germany would
sign the terms The demonstration held in the Lust
garten and attended by great crowd President Ebert de-
scrbed the h of the
hysteria and added; Foreign countries will permit the
prescription of Germany They will their with
this of enavcment which will sign
to pass,
Rantzau Back at Versailles.
Versailles, May 19-(AP. Count Brockdorf Rant
head Of the German peace mission for Spa Sat
urday night returned to Versailles this morning was ac
companied by Herr Landsbeg and Herr
members of the delegation who had Berlin With the
penpocntiarics Gen Won Sech military about
forty other persons
(The German minister left Versailles Saturday night for Spa
rumored in Paris that he proceeding
possibly ne would not return being replaced by another
dipomat.)
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New York May lo.--Bishop David
Greer Of the Episcopal church, whose
illness took turn for the worse early
today, was reported this afternoon to
be steadily sinking At St Luke's hos
pital whore he is patient 1t was
doubted that he would rally.