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Attacks Leavenworth "CIique."

The debate to-day. in addition to
Representative Kahu's speech. brought
our a vitriolic attack upon the I.eaven-
worth Clique by Representative Gal
Ivan oMasSD, vino attacked particularly
the canning factory" at Blois, where
1t was CHARGED officers Of the American
ENpcditionary Forces slated Tor de-
motion. dismissal or transfer to non
conbntant posts. were examined and
passed on
He read letter from an officer over
seas telling Of the case of Brig. Cen.
Hill of the Illinois National Guard. wAo
was denoted to the rank OF Major and
Killed in action the following day. lie
then read letter telling of the suicide
or Col. Joseph Cavander of Wyoming
after the latter had been denoted TO
the rank OF Captain
My opinion is that we can get along
on a comparatively small army II We
Wi, adopt the principle Of universal
ua!niiG.' said Representation Kahn.
1T Is the most inexpensive system. Tn.
der a universe! training law we could
train our young men when they arrive
at the age OF is years for period o,
SIX months, from April to October. We
showed in this war that a training of
that length of time gives us a force
effective, dependable and valiant
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u. S. ARlNY.TO BAR
MENTALLY UNFIT
Psychiotrists win Examine
All Recruits Hereafter.

WASHINGTON. Feb. l3.-Modern meth
DDS OF treating military prisoners and
or Keeping men Liable to become de-
hnquents out of the army, recommended
b! the recent conference here of COM
manders of disciplinary barracks. have
been approved by Secretary Baker.
The conference recommended cstab.
lishment OF a corps OF psych,atrlets OF
the Medical Department for duty nj re-
cruiting depots to weed out applicants
Tor enlistment who might be adjudged
incapable OF conforming TO army d,sci-
pline.
As second step the conference urged
the erection of development detachments
into which mon adjudged as doubtful
might he received for study to determine
whether they should be passed into the
army. Men serving prison sentences
would be sent to the development de-
tachments on recommendation of the
commandant of the prison.
Vocational education at the prisons
was featured in the report, which also
urged that men dropped from the rolls
as deserters after an absence Of three
months but WHO surrender voluntarily
be sent to the disciplinary barracks for
triai SO that an adequate study OF their
mental condition might be a factor in
determining punishment.
system of correspondence courses
for prisoners is to be set up and COM
mandants are authorized to recommend
earlier parole for men wao complete
such courses. In addition an employ
ment department under supervision OF A
parole officer is TO be established to aid
prisoners in obtaining work after their
discharge.
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"tnc statistics show that out Of thou
sands Of young men who went 20 the
camps 27l Of 1000 were disoa sed II
was an appalling condition OF affairs,
and If that condition had continued for
aLothcr twenty-five Years Il is probable
we would have become nation of
moral degenerate, physical lnconpe-
tents and towards, This training will
teach our young mca to take care Of
themselves physically II nothius else"
Does tie gentleman favor a proyi-
sion that would put these men after they
ar" trained into the reserve" asked
REPRESENTATIVE Gordon of Ohio.
II would prefer that" replied Mr..
Kahn.
Like the German system" retortcd
M Gordon
The gentleman knows nothing ABOUT
the German system or Ec would no;
make such au asnis" rrmarS." cor.
tinuel NJ. Kahn. TEE German mill
taty system has always required a two
year absolute service with the cQlors
W. must have a regular army for the
Philippines. foy Hawaii. for the Panama
Canal Xore. for the Mexican border. for
Alaska and for those places where we
have international agreements
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YANKEES RESCUE
ENTRAPPED ALLIES
Americans March 30 Miles on
Trail in North Russia, Foil
ing Bolsheviki.
SONTETS SUFFER DEFEAT
Washington Sends SO Army
Doctors to Siberia to Re-
licvc Surgeons.
SONIETS SUFFER DEFEAT

hpciANGEL, Feb. 12.--American re-
enfortemcnts marching over thirty
miles of forest trail, reached the hard
pressed British and Russians in the
region Of Sredmakrenga. yesterday.
The result was that the Boisheviki who
had been launching strong attacks in
,hL region retired to the southwark,
apparently abandoning their offensive
move.
TIE Bolsievikl evidently feared that
hey would be cut Sff in the rear and
they withdrew before the Americans
reached SrCdmakrenga.
Conditions on other sectors of the
rorthern Russian front We're unchar ged
Today "7lowing the SredmakrenCa op-
GRAFTON ana an attack by the Bolshcviki
,ranst Kadish on Tuesday afternoon,
which was brilliantly repulsed. An Of
aclal statement regarding the kadisi,
Hshtins says
ION Tuesday afternoon We CALAMITY
rapulsed. strong Bolshevik attack
AGAINST Kadish. The situation is con-
sidered more satisfactory"
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GOT FORTY YEARS
FOR BEING SASSY

sleeping on post. They had been on
duty all night for Ave consecutive nights
and could not sleep in the daytime be-
cause wood was being chopped In their
dugout for the commanding officers
quarters They were sentenced to
death. and We're saved only by the mar
rowest margin. The military authori-
ties in France had insited on carrying
out the sentence.
In one OF his briefs Gen. Ansen had
charger the General stan with pro
fessional ahsolutism" and called Tie sys-
tenn of dispensing justice ian anachro-
nism."
That Is rather broad language" the
General said to the committee, but JUS
tice requires that fully state my
views"
What finally forced the issue In the
War Department over the powers OF the
Judge Advocate Generals office in court
martial cases was the instance of twelve
nCn-Con. officers dishonoraoly discharged
and sentenced 10 Imprisonment of from
three to seven years each. because of a
minor dispute with a young lieutenant
just out OF West Point the General ex-
planned. He declared the procedure In
this case unfair"
This case" he said Showed the
extreme necessity for thorough re-
examination Of the powers Of my office.
He dug into musty volumes of old laws
lie said. and found one that suited his
purpose 1t was enacted in 1862 and had
been used sometimes during the civil
war. but there was always dispute
about the Judge Advocate General s
powers. Gen. Ansel said he used the
authority under this old law to set
, aside the judgment of the court marital
and restore the twelve non-com. officers
to duty.
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CHICAGO CLOSED TO I. W. ".
Members VIII Dc Arrested on
sight. Police Warn.

CHICAGO. Foh. I3..-'hl,f o" Police
Garrity issued to-day warning to 1,
" W. members 20 stay away from CHI
oago. lie said members OF that organi-
zation from other cities viii be arrested
on sight
within week the police have ar
rested 100 ]. W. w. on vagrancy
charges.
Three Of the twenty-uHe l. W. w.
arrested I'm a raid on the national head
quarters Of tho organization are said
10 have taken part IN the recent lAbo:
disturbances IN Seattle.
They are William Bod"r. Henry Dan
ielscn and Frod EnG"r. The latter is
said 10 have been born III Germany,
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Regrets Help Was Not Sent.

Senator Lodge interrupted to say that
he believed the Foreign Relations Conn
mittee should have authorized the in
quiry He referred to the march across
Siberia of the CzeCho- Siovaks, saying :
Il thought then and | still think that
we ought to have sent help to those
men AZ once. We were then At war.
I felt very strongly. however. that IL
we were going to intervene Mt all We
should have intcrvened effectively; we
should have sent conditioned troops for
that purpose"
Referring to the German menace
against Finland and Archangel Senator
Lodge continued There. again. I
thought action was justified by the
Allies and by the United States 10 meet
the German advance In my mind 1t
had nothing to do with the Russian
Government. but again, rs l am sorry
TO say. we interviewed but little. We
had much better have stayed out than
have interviewed in the weak way We
did. The danger Of the advance ~
Germany through Finland ceased apd
from that time 1t seems ito me IL WIS
the duty of the United States to take
those troops out. They were too many
to be sacrificed wantonly and uselecsly.
and they Were too few to he effective.
I'VE went into Russia said Senator
hltCncoch, as a nIniaiy Necessity. Z
went into Russia as a matter Of war
fare against Germany When the
armistice was signed It certainly would
havc been reckless policy Instantly
to withdraw troops from Russia. It
would be perfect anarchy and disorder
for us t. withdraw our troops without
first securing an agreement with the
other countries, even If In military
policy 4 was proper t. do so. When
! they come out the terms Of such with
drawal will be that there will be NJ
butchery Of those Russians VINO have
been cooperating with those soldiers
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DRASTIC LAW ASKED
ON STOCK SELLING
Glass Wants u. S. Financial
Operations Protected.

NAsriNGroN, Feb. 1S.-Drastic legis-
financial operations and the people OF
me United States from threatened grave
INJURY growing out of the issuance of
f.-ur.t.es Of doubtful worth was asked
# Congress to-day by Secretary Glass.
Ia letter to Chairman kitch!n OF
no House Ways and Means Committee
lr Glass urged early enactment Of "a
~ drawn by the Capital Issues Com
rr tee which would require all corpora
IONS or persons desiring to sell stocks
through the mails or through advertise
r'onts in newspapers circulated through
the mails to file win the Secretary com
IrehensiNe statements CONCERNING the
stock.
II also would make the persons re-
CURED to sign the statements personally
responsible for any falsity therein. VIII
tIi violation OF the act would be punish
able by fine of $1,000 or imprisonment
~ one year, or both, and persons suffer-
Ing from intentional misrepresentation
IN the statements could recover damages
The country is being flooded with
stock hotatons at the present time.
many OF which are OF doubtful worth
ara many of which are fraudulent
NJ" Glasss letter said.
THE millions of holders OF our Lib
'rty bonds are being solicited by paid
agents 10 exchange these bonds for these
securities. thus not only seriously di-
vanishing resources which should be
Kept available for Government financing
tut as well bringing In many cases
financial loss and ruin. and seriously
jeopardzlng national finances from the
resultant sale on the market Of Gov
eminent securities by those who have
thus obtained possession of them. Pub
IL protests are coming in from all parts
OF the United States
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SAYS ARMY NEED Is
UNIVERSAL SERVICE
Kahn Issues q Warning in
House Speech on Pend
ing Bill.
TO REPLACE MEN ABROAD
Canning Factory" at Blois
and Lcavcnworth "Clique'
Subjects of Attack.
TO REPLACE MEN ABROAD

WAsHtNGToN, Feb. 13.-Only ~
adoption OF a universal service law will
the United states be able safely TO de-
pend on small regular or professional
army.
An adequate universal service act
would involve six months training for
enlisted men and the necessary training
for command personnel OF the line, tech
MICA and star departments
This was the warning and policy laid
down by Representative Kahn CCaL)
IN speech on the army bin to-day.
Mr.. Kahn declared that the pending
bill with the Legislative rider permitting
a temporary strength by voluntary en-
listmenrs % approximately 500, 900 men
was framed largely to permit the re-
lease from Uversea examinations OF
selected men who want to return home
and their replacement by volunteers for
further overseas service.
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orded this resolution since December ~

corded this resolution since December IL
last.
During that period from December
IL until to-day, there Is not n man on
the floor OF the Senate, there IL not n
representative OF the Government of the
United states, there Is not anybody In
power or in position To do SO who
has said to tho American people or said
TO the American Congress what the
policy Of this Government toward Russia
was to he or defined it in any degree
or in any respect.
I'VE are in Russia because we were
forced there in the first place against
the will OF the President, | am very
glad to say. We are In Russia for no
good at all to ourselves or the Russian
people. We are in there carrying out a
purpose that is foreign. am confident,
To tho purpose OF the President Of tho
United States. and thank God we have
learned to-day from the British Premier
finally that the President OF the United
States will not proceed I'm this unusual
this vicious and this criminal course
in that land.
81 trust that the news which has
come to us Is true. but why in this
great democracy. why with this great
Foreign Relations Committee. cannot We
learn from our own people. from those
who goTcrn us presumably not as
ma sters but as parts Of great demcc-
racy-why can We not learn from them
| first hand exactly what the United
states Government intends to do and
exactly what Il has done IN the paste"
or Senator Hitchcock Senator John.
son demanded If he either understood OF
cared what the situation liz in Russia
"lf | had added TO the resolution
q q, o. I,r
purchase of 800, 900 worth Of copper
| wire or Sl.0o0.O0O dollars worth of stce
rails We might have had action on it,
! Next the Senator read from the Presi
| dents message dealing with Mexico IT
! which the President declared that IN,
! People of that republic should I've lcf
| TO work out their own destiny. Instead
| OF Mexico Senator johnson read "Rus
! STA each time TO draw moro attention
! 10 the utter variance C the course.
followed by the Administration IN tn,
two situations.
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Cen. Crowdcr. Cen Auscll said, dill
not agree with him in Ills interpretation
Of the law and tho Secretary backed mp
Cen Crowder. Although Gen Ansoil
cited many authorities Ia sustain his
view they held that the authority OF the
Judge Advocate-Generais Office was linz
tied TO pointing out error and recon-
mendipg clemency to the converting au-
thoritv Of the court-martial.
This power" said Gen. Anseli in his
brief to the Secretary OF War. us ut
terly Inadequate and the situation com
mends me to say that 1t must be changed
and changed without delay
Gen. Ansell said that he could recall
several instances where his recommends
tons IN court-martial cases were turned
down by the General STAFF and the Sec
rotary OF War. The Courts-martial, he
said. were dominated by the command
ing officer, who convened them.
The Judge AdvoCate-Generals office
has examined between 5000 and 10000
of court-martial cases. The committee
is going to call on the War Department
for a complete list of cases and for a
statement of the number OF men now
held prisoner in the army.
Gen. Ansell will resume his testimony
tomorrow and will he followed on the
stand by Gen. Crowder and Secretary
Baker.
In the prelminaries of the examina-
ton the Republican Senators who have
been st4unch supporters of Gen. Crow
der feared apparently that Crowder was
being subjected to criticism by his as
sistant. hut II soon became clear that
Gen. Crowder's position had been a
technical one throughout by his in
sistence on the letter of the existing law
which deliminated the powers OF the
Judge Acknowledgement and did not &C
cord him the power Of review. The
fault lay with the law and not with its
administrator il was made clear.
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the gas company. Tho entrance of the
city would prevent an orderly and exp-
dtious determination of the case, IL N
asserted
It is contcnde1 on behalf Of the coni-
rany that the courts have held that the
city docs not represent the private con.
sumner of gas and cannot appear for
them In a Federal court Tho present
suit docs not involve the law of 1908
under which the city gets its gas for 10
cents. 1t was involved. however, in tho
original so cents gas case and 1t was
for that reason. ii is stated. that the
city was properly represented in the
case.
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ATTACKS ITALY FOR
CLAIMING PAINTINGS
German Austria Says They
Belong to e1-Emperor.

BASEL. Feb. 13.--The German AUS
trian Foreign Office, according TO des-
patch from Vienna, has sent u protest to
the allied Governments and President
Wilson against Italy's claim TO siXty-four
paintings in possession Of the German
Austrian Government. The protest de-
clares that the paintings are the prop
erty Of former Emperor Charles per-
sonally and not the property of the
crown.
According to newspapers here an
Italian commission has visited the Court
Library in Vienna to take possession OF
manuscripts and volumes brought to
Vienna when the Austrians We're masters
Of Naples during the first half of the
nineteenth century.
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VIENNA. Feb 1.-THE Government OF
German Austria 10 turning over II the
Italians under protest paintings which
the Italian Government claims We're
taken from occupied Italian territory by
the Austro- hungarian armies. Among
the paintings are tn" MA lonua Of tho
Orange Tree" by Giovanni Ratti-ta
Carpa cc!o's "Christ,' Tiutorctto's "Ihu-
osopher." two altar pieces by NcroucSe
and one OF ;tu-t.u:.,'.i -. cG-."scg.
Some Of these paintings were found in
the Imperial Art Museum and one n
ECkartsau Castle. whore former En-
peror Charles Is living. The first lot IF
sIxty-four paintings is being prepared FOR
shipment to Italy under military escort.
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CITY ENTERS GAS FIGHT.
Company Protests That New Issues
Way he RAISED.

Corporation Counsel Burr in seeking
to intervene on behalf of the city in the
suit brought by the Consolidated Gas
Company to increase it's rate for gas
above the present statutory so cents q
thousand cuiic feet is charged with de-
string ITO raise other issues and create
controversies non-cssential to the deter
mina.ion Of the suit" IN the brief just
filed with Judge Mayer by counsel for
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EStabIiShing HAD Precedent.

Beware" he said. Take care of the
precedent VIC arc establishing now. Be
ware. Take care that If you permit one
President of the United States or one
Administration 20 wage war without de-
Claring war: take care OF what Prcsi-
dent OF the United States in whom you
may not have the same confidence and
for whom you may not have the same
trust. affection and love. may do in the
future. We arc establishing the prcce-
dent now by which we may be plagued
In the future and by which that docu-
ment sacred Ia all Of US may in the
future be set Mt naught'
Senator Hitchcock tNeb), chairman
of the Foreign Relations Committee. in
terrupted here to deny that his commit
tee had bottled up the johnson resolu-
ton. He said no other resolution before
the committee had received so much con-
sideratiOn, and IN reply Senator johnson
faycd the committee, saying:
II am very certain that the mothers
and fathers OF the boys who have been
killed since December u Illegally and
without regard to the Constitution Of tho
United States are equally grateful for
the very careful consideration that the
, Foreign Relations Committee has ac-
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ToNuoN, Feb. 13.-The Bolshevik force
fighting the Allies in northern Russia
comprises 90 900 men, with 1o1 machine
-urs, sixty-s!x field guns and nine six
inch guns. according TO statement from
authoritative quarters here.
An attempt is being made to standard
lze the organization and equipment of
the Soviet armies, and schools for Off
GERS and aviators have been opened.
Gen. Netrtis, Lett, has been APP
polnted commander in chief of all the
Soviet armies.
The bread ration OF the Soviet troops
has been reduced from two pounds TO
one pound daily, the Information shows,
and there are other Indications that the
Bolsheviki are suffering from food
shortage.
The situation at Kadlsh on the Arch
angel front is more satisfactory for the
moment, according to an official state
ment issued to-day by the British War
once. On February 10. It is added. the
allied troops drove 500 Bolsheviki back
xix miles in the region of Sredmakrenga.
The statement reads:
After Bolshevik attack on Sredmak-
,e-Ea, 100 miles south Of the CITY of
Archangel. on February 10, n combined
attack was carried out by allied troops
and the enemy, numbering some 500.
vas driven hack to positions SIX miles
south of Sredmakrenga.
THE enemy attacked IN strong force
on the afternoon OF February IL on the
KadIsh sector The attack. which was
made in freezing mercury. Is considered
30 have been repulsed most efficiently
and the situation is considered for the
moment moro satisfactory
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US. RUSSIANPOLICY
CALLED CRIMINAL
Senator johnson Blasts Ad.
ministratiOn for Keeping
Soldiers in Torn Land.
AMERICAN LIVES IN PERIL
Too Few Troops to BE Useful,
but Too Many to Sacrifice,
Is View of Lodge.
Special Bespdtch 10 TIVE stu.

WAsHlNGToN, Feb. ,13.--Another blast
at the Administration FOR keeping Ameri-
can soldiers in Russia In defiance OF
the Constitution Of the United States
was uttered in the Senate to-day ny
Senator johnson (CalD. With the de-
nunciation of the Administrations course.
which he called Criminal" the Senator
coupled ronic congratulations TO the
Senate and the Foreign Relations COM
mittee that finally word had 60 come to
them that the United States would no
longer try to intervene in Russia and
that this word had reached them through
public utterance OF the British Pre-
micr Lloyd George
Il read statement OF the Premier
yesterday that the United States would
no longer send troops into Russia" said
Senator Johnson. land no longer would
extend any aid substantially in the mat
ter OF intervention. ! want to con-
graduate the United States. l want
to congratulate the Congress OF the
United States I want TO congratulate
the all seeing eye Of the United states
Senate, the Committee on Foreign Re
lations that finally now we have learned
from the Premier of Great Britain. when
a resolution OF inquiry has been before
the Senate since December ~ last, the
policy Of the United States Government
with respect TO Russia
II IL is true that the experiment OF
holding American troops in Russia Is
really to be abandoned. the Senator said.
X was worthy of the highest commenda-
ton.
This policy thus announced ! am
very glad to commend" he declared
The action OF the President in that re-
gard, If his action is correctly stated.
not only commend. but | am delighted
! that finally he has made plain thus and
even in this manner exactly what the
United States in the future will do in its
relations with Russia.
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Discussing the return OF American
troops Mr. Kahn said:
Even when We had the assistance or
England and France in the matter Of
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shipping we were able to take over at
the very most 100000 month. That
was when our transportation facilitreS
were Mt their highest We cannot have
the same amount Of English shipping for
bringing our men back And yet II Is
the hope of the military committee, ana
I believe of the War Department that
by the end of the next fiscal year prac-
tically all our troops now In France
will he returned. ! feel confident that
no effort will be spared to bring back
the men from the European fronts by
July. 1920"
Discussing the pending bill he said:
IT imagine this law will have the eject
Of bringing TO the colors voluntarily
great many men who Will he content 10
remain on the other side to see this thing
through"
Mr.. Eahn's explanation Of the pro-
vision against distinctive chcvrons for
domestic and oversee service was pune
tuatcd by applause.
All Not Able To Co Across
AN soldiers Of the Republic" he said,
| whether fortunate enough to 20 10
+, France or whether they performed the'r
| duty in this country, should he trca'ed
alike. There were hundreds Of officers
who were camorins for an opportunity
| to go to the other side. The War De-
partment said. You can do the best
work for this country rgl< In this couh-
| try and IT refused to send them across
at Is r fact that in this war nn'N
! 40 per cent. OF the Regular Army officers
who graduated from West Point wore
| allowed to go to the other side sixty
per cent. were kept here. They were
the men who organized the train'nl
camps They are the men who CARRIE
on the training at National Guard camps
81 imagine that every soldier hn'
every officer, and there were practically
1000. 600 of them, was willing to do his
| full duty to his country; that he was II
very fact soldier and was ready to s
| where duty called