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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-24
ALLIANCE WITH SOVIETS
IN RUSSIA Is FORM led

COPENHAGEN, March "a. (By the
Associated Press 1.-THE new Hungar-
ian government has proclaimed soil
darity with the Russian soviet govern
ment and an armed alliance with the
p~roletariat of Russia, according to a
dispatch from Budapest dated Satur-
day.
A dispatch from Budapest, dated
Friday, said that at that time order
was being maintained by the troops
and the national guard. The revolu-
~tionary government, it was stated, had
issued a prohibition against the carry
ing of arms, making 1t a penalty ~of
five years Of penal servitude and a
fine of 10000 kronen for dlsobedience.
Reports of wireless exchanges be-
tween Nikolai Lenine, Bolshevik pre-
mier of Russia, and the foreign repre-
sentative of the new Hungarian COM
munistic government are received in
Rdvices from Budapest. Lenine was
told the Hungarian ,proletariat had
seized power and had introduced a
p~roletariat dictatorship.
Greetings were sent to Lenine as
'leader of the international proletar-
| lat" In greeting the Russian prole-
tariat, the new Hungarian government
expressed solidarity with the revolu-
tionary movement. .
In his reply, Lenine stated he had
submitted the Hungarian greeting to
the B~olsheVist congress at Moscow
which had received it with great en-
thusiasm. He added:
Tin order to communicate between
Moscow and Budapest and upon the
military situation, it is necessary to
maintain permanent wireless communl-
cation between the two cities" He
concluded by extending communist
greetings and a handshake,"
The Berlin Lokal Anzeiger's Buda-
pest correspondent says an army OF
10000 mep has been formed secretly
under the command OF Maj. Georgey
The correspondent adds that the non
socialists and the rural populations arr
supporting the new government.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-24
BUDAPEST CALM ON
SATURDAY, WIRE SAYS

BASEL, March 24.-Budapest was
calm Saturday, according to advices
reaching here from that city, Bust
ness was, for the most part, suspended.
but tho streets were animated and
posters We're displayed everywhere, ap-
pealing t. the people to continue work
The food commissioner has issued q
proclamation, saying:
AS a result of the manner In which
the entente acted, we have allied our
selves to the soviet republic and have
placed ourselves under the protection
Of the soviet troops, We have advised
them Of our decision by airplane,"
The revolutionary government has
appointed commissioners for Budapest,
IL Is said, Officers of the municipality
have rendered their designations, but
have been asked to remain at their
posts. Financial Commissioner Varga
has notified bank directors that re-
liable bank employees would take up
the direction OF affairs,
In concluding its proclamation an
nouneing the proletariat dictorship
there, the new Hungarian government
said.
"The Czecho-S lovak. Bourgeois, Ru-
manians and annexationist classes wish
~ overthrow the Hungarian workers
X folutinn by force Of arms. We are
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-24
j, S. ARMY GAS EXPERT
TRIED AS DtSL0YAL

NEW YORK, March 24.-Capt. Edwin
G. Weisgerber, engineer corps. u. 5. A.
said to be one of the leading gas ex-
perts in this country, is being tried by
court-martial at Governors island TO.
day, charged with offenses. committed
during war time against the military
services Of Great Britain and the Unit
ed States.
One charge is that he sought to sell
to the British government a synthetic
fuel, an ingredient of which Is picric ACID.
Use of this fuel, the war department
charges, would have resulted in the de-
.struction of, any internal combustion
engine In the operation Of which it
might be employed
Another charge is that he recon-
mended the use of an interchangeable
standardized pipe connection for oxygen
containers, tanks and regulators. Had
If been adopted, the government alleges.
dangerous consequences to lie ana
property might have followed.
The charge is made by the governN
ment that the alleged acts of Capt.
Weisgerber were such as to demonstrate
CHS disloyalty to the government of the
United States and his sympathy with
it's enemies"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-24
COURT MARTIAL OF
CHAMBERLAIN OPENS

LONDON, March 24.-The court
martial in the case of Capt, Edmund
G. Chamberlain, Of San Antonio. Tex,
an officer of the United States marine
corps. the story Of whose exploit in
bringing down a number Of German
machines in an air battle while he vas
on a visit to the British front last July,
has been under investigation for some
time, was begun at American LAY
headquarters here this morning. Capt.
Chamberlain was formally charged with
~"scandalous conduct tending to the
destruction of good morals" and false
hood"
Capt. Chamberlain pleaded not guilty
to the charges and specifications "
each case,
Capt. II. w. Harrison. of the navy,
presided over the court, which was com
posed Of naval and marine officers.
The defendant officer was represented
by a civilian lawyer, p, Harper, and
assisted by Maj, s, Williams, of the
marine corps.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-24
WORKMEN CALLED ON
TO RISE AGAINST RICH

PARIS, March~24. (Havas)-The proc
lamation OF the new Hungarian gov
crnment invites the workmen and
peasants Of Bohemia, Rumania, Serbia
and Croatia to form an armed alliance
against the aristocracy, landowners
and dynasties. 1t requests also that
the workmen of Austria and Germany
follow the lead of Hungary in breaking
off relations with the Paris peace con
ference, They are requested to rally
with the Moscow government and con-
stitute soviet republics and to resist,
arms in hand, the "~imperialistic con
querors."
ment will organize an army which will
enforce the proletariat's dictates against
Hungarian landowners n capitalists,
the Rumanian >aristocracy and Czech
~bourgeoise.
The document ends by urging each
workman and peasant TO work in order
to produce or to enlist in the army.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-24
WILD RUM0R ASSERTS
ALLIES ARE DlSARMED

BERLIN, March "a. (By the Associ-
atedy Press "A special dispatch to the
FreIheit the disarmament OF
entente troops at Budapest, 1t Is I'M
confirmed, however, and appears ques-
tionahle. .
Recent events at Budapest were not
the result of the entente note outlin-
ing the new boundary between Hungary
and Rumania, according to the Vos-
sische zeitung, which says that the
situation there was hopeless before the
note was delivered. Communists vera
unemployed and have been ignored bv
the socialist ministers, according to the
newspapers.
Mass demonstrations began last
Wednesday when demands were made
that every employed person receive q
sum of 500 crowns for relief, besides
payment OF house rent and a reduce
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-24
ALIGNMENT WITH
SOVIET RUSSIANS
AROUSES ENTENTE

CONTINUED from First Page,) y
lapsed," he continued. "Otherwise Ger
many, declaring herself alone In a po-
sition to save western civilization, VIII
lay down her own peace terms instead
of those the allies propose to dictate
to her or win threaten to take the lead
in the Bolshevik movementT
Blame Delays.
This extract from an editorial ac-
curately reflects the views Of the for
eign editors of French newspapers,
Some may express reserve as to how
far the movement IL or is not inspired
by Germany, but they generally agree
in placing the principal blame for the
events on the procrastination OF the
peace conference and in insisting upon
immediate steps to fight Bolshevism.
Count Won Brockdorff Rantzau, the
German foreign minister, has sent Kari
Kautsky, one Of the under-seoretarles
in the foreign ministry, to Moscow to
see the chiefs of the soviet government
and to furnish an accurate report on
the situation which will allow the for
eign minister to study methods as to
bringing about of closer political and
! economic relations with the Russian
Bolshevik government, says a zurich
dispatch to the Matin.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-24
PAR0LED CONVICT SHOOTS
WIFE AND MAN; ENDS LIFE

CHIPLEY. 1a., March 2t-Angered
at finding his wife away when he came
home ON Il parole from the chain gang
in Troup county, Ahner Rowles shot
her when she returned late Saturday
night, fatally shot his brother-tn-law
John Sivells, and then committed sui
eide,
Bowlcs was serving a seven-year SEN
ence on conviction of killing Dimon
prnoks near here two wears & and
his record had been such that he was
granted privileges Of n "trusty," He
reached home late Saturday and found
his mother and his six children, but his
wife had gone with her brother to a
fiddlers' convention in a nearby town.
The shooting started when she re-
turned about IL o'clock. Bowles went
about a mile away from the house and
killed himself. 1t was supposed he had
gone temporarily insane, His brother
in-law died Sunday and Mrs, Bowles is
not expected to live,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-24

propositions which / hope win receive
earnest and favorable consideration
from the distinguished men who rep
resent the nations assembled here.
NJ. Venizelos, Of Greece, declared that
mo dOJfbt the plan now before US can
be discussed and criticized but he
emphasized that he hoped some pro-
vision might be made for an interna-
tional force, nevertheless he did not
think the public opinion Of the world
should get h impression that on this
account the league would be powerleSs.
He argued that q would-be aggressor
would always know what could be done
by the combination OF nations, some
Of whom perhaps would not be ready
at once when the occasion arose, but
all showing what force they could de-
velop in Case OF need, He added that
this being known from the beginning,
an aggressive nation would know that
whatever successes might be ATTAINED
at the beginning, the effort would be
doomed to eventual failure, aggression
would be a hopeless enterprise
Finally, Premier Hughes OF Australia
asked NJ. Clemenceau, who was In the
chair at the plenary peace conference,
whether there would be further oppor-
tunity for discussion, and the French
premier replied that there would be, as
there probably would be Amendments
ana observations by each n Of the
powers"
SO Saturdays meeting and the ses-
sions to follow in the coming week are
a direct consequence OF these speeches
and promises. 1t may be truly said,
so far as the league of nations is con-
cerned, consideration of the plan has
now been formally resumed after a
lapse of five weeks, due to the absence
Of President Wilson.
Premier Lloyd George and other prin-
cipals OF other nations plan to offer
amendments. Whether the United
States will do so depends upon the
head of the American mission. Ger
tainly il would not be considered proper
in diplomatic etiquette for amendment
concerning the Monroe doctrine to
come from European powers. Amer
lean suggestions must come from Amer
lean sources. President Wilson has
been given a number of these. The
next few days WIN tell whether he in
tends to press them on behalf of the
| United States government.
copyright, 1919, by the New York Eve
ming Post, lnc,)
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-24
NUNNERY'S BODY NOT
RECOVERED FROM RIVER

The body Of James W, Nunnery, aged
A., Of $50 Kerr avenue, who was
drowned Saturday night when he fell
from the United States government boat
Lieut.. Quincy, on which he was Il
mate. into the Mississippi river on the
Arkansas side of the stream n short
distance below the bridge, had not been
recovered Monday morning by the
searching party,
The accident occurred when MIR, Nun
merry was making an inspection to see
II the barges were securely moored to
the bank, No n saw the fall, but
the location where he went down was
Indicated by the ripple OF water which
was seen Immediately after he was
missed from sight
MIR. Nunnery resided with his mother,
Mrs. A. j. Austin, and brother, w. s.
Nunnery, at $50 Kerr avenue. lie is
also survived by a brother, Lucius Nun
merry, who lives at 626 LeRth street,
and u sister, Mrs. Adela Kelly, who
| lives on McLemore venue,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-24
AND PROFESSOR
REFUSE TO SERVE HUNS

LONDON, March 24.-Max Wafourg,
the banker, and Professor w. NJ.
Schuecking, of Marburg university,
have declined to become members of
the German delegation to the peace
conference, according to a Copenhagen
dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
company.
It now is understood the German
delegates will consist of Count Won
Brockdorff -Rantzau, foreign minister;
DR.. Edouard David, first president of
the national assembly; DR.. David
Adolph Muller; Herr Geissberg, min
lister of posts and telegraph, and prob
ably Karl Kautsky, with a financial
man in place of Herr Warburg.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-24
COL. SCREWS PROMOTED
TO BRlGADIER.GENER

OPELIKA, Ala, March 24.--Col. W.
p. Screws, commander Of the 167th U,
s. infantry, has been made a ~brigadier-
general, national army; Lieut., Col, Wal
ter u. Bare has been made a colonel,
and Mai. Dallas b. Smith has been
made a lieutenant-colonel according to
a cablegram received here by Mrs.
Smith from her husband today.
The l67th infantry is attached to the
Rainbow division.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-24

determined, however, to defend our
all attacks. With DUR determination
to defend the republic goes the wish
to conclude as speedily as possible a
peace which will assure means of exist
ence for the Hungarian working classes
and make it possible for them to live
at peace with all the peoples Of the
world"
The Austrian foreign office has been
informed by the Italian armistice COM
mission that the associated powers
have decided unanimously to suppress
the blockade of Austria and Hungary,
says a semi-official dispatch received
here from Vienna.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-24
FIFTY PARK FIELD MEN
LEAVE FOR CAMP UPTON

Rehabilitation at. Park field, which
has been ordered by the war depare-
ment, began Sunday afternoon, when
SO men, who have been at the field for
several months, left for Camp Upton.
New York. The men marched down
Main street to the depot, carrying. a
large banner on which had been in
scribed.. Goodbye, Memphis, we. are
on our way to Camp Upton, N. Y"
When the present personnel at the
field is reduced it will have a maximum
of 65 men.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-24
REPORTS REACHING
PARIS FROM HOME
REVEAL IGNORANCE
Continued from First page.l


IL reaches Europe, the republican policy
Is summed up in the demand that
America shall retire from Europe az
promptly w possible TO resume her
ancient policy OF isolation.
This spells approximate ruin for Eu-
rope exhausted by its terrible years
OF struggle. 1t o the element
Of hope which il enabling millions OF
people TO go back to the desert which
was once home and begin life over
again. In contrast to this republican
policy, Mr.. Wilson announces his pol
icy, which is that America, through
the medium OF the league OF nations,
shall continue its great task OF help.
ing Europe, helping the world, to get
on its feet, to make good peace, 10
begin swork with some promise thai
there will no no new war
AS | have said, when Mr., Wilson left
Europe, he was weaker than AZ any
moment since he arrived In France.
But no sooner had the character OF
the opposition to his policies been ap-
preciated here than there was a sud
den tremendous change In feeling. Mr
Wilson's Boston speech conquered al
lied Europe, because 1t convinced II
that MIR. Wilson and his party were
fighting Europe's cause IN America,
that only in the domestic victory OF
Mr.. Wilson was the salvation OF Europe
to be realized,
Accordingly, when Mr.. wilson reached
Paris again, his position had been for
titled, not weakened, by domestic po-
litical dissensions. He was welcomed
as the great American who was fight
ing for Europe in America, he resumed
his paramount influence in the peace
conference without a single protest, aud
promptly employed this influence to
overturn the whole program of Europe.
If the Republican party had attacked
the league OF nations covenant, II II
had at one time indicated its determi-
nation that the United States should
finish the great task In Europe, It's
equal conviction that Mr. Wilson'S Gov
enant. based upon mistaken principles
must be totally transformed, the stu
alton would have been quite different
No government in Europe cares II RED
cent about the covenant Of the league
OF nations, only Mr., Wilson, A few
British statesmen like Lord Robert Ce'
ell, who mainly composed 1t, regard /
as of Importance.
The people Of the various nations
have only the vaRuest ideas about 1t
they take II as a symbol, not as n lega
document
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-24
American Symbol.

But In the course of the Paris con-
ference, the league OF nations has come
10 be the concrete demonstration or
the intention of America to complete
its task Of winning the war by giving
the necessary continuing influence TO
removing the ruin by lending moral
as well as material aid, by continuing
TO be associated with the nations
which fought Germany. Europe, allied
Europe, has understood, now under
stands that American association can
only be- had II Mr.. Wilson'S league OF
nations Is created, II also understands
that II the league Is created Americas
support Is assured
Therefore, when the Republicans
adopted or seemed TO Europe to adopt
a policy Of desertion, n course involv-
ing the abandonment OF our European
allies, Europe naturally concluded that
Mr.. Wilson was their single hope, their
one friend in America, the leader whose
victory alone could assure the great
victory which was for them u question
Of life or death, An attack upon the
league Of nations leaves Europe cold,
Millions Of plain people demanded some
sort Of International understanding
which will make future wars impossi
bic, but beyond a vague aspiration
there Is little clear thinking, In France
the league Of nations idea has enlisted
little support; only moderate support
in Britain. But the things that tn,
league Of nations symboliEes, namely
American participation in world reor,
gani2ation, Is a thing of infinite value
in all eyes, This is what opposition
in America seemed at this distance Il
nave assailed, Today Mr., Wilson's in
fluence in Europe, which is irresistible
rests upon the general belief that h
and his party In America are fighting
to nave America remain a force 70
good and for sanity in the world, whit
= T. 80 A
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-24
MARTIAL LAW FOLLOWS
RESIGNATION OF PREMIER

AMSTERDAM, March "a. (By the
Associated Press. when the Hungar-
ian cabinet headed by Count Karolyi as
provisional president resigned late in
the week, the governing party, COM
prising socialists and communists, pro-
claimed martial Law throughout the
entire country, according to a dispatch
from Budapest. Under the title OF
Hungarian Socialist Party" the social
lists and communists have combined
and will administer the country.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-24
CARDS START WORK D

ST. LOUIS, March 24.-The training
of the st. Louis Nationals will begin
here at l o'clock this afternoon, when
President Manager Branch Hickey an
nounced he was sure the home training
would do more to condition the players
than the customary Southern trip. AL
though only. eight players were in the
city last night, Hickey said the re-
mainder of the team would be here for
the opening workout, The present wealth.
er conditions here are ideal for training
he anll
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-24
KILRRETH 70 SHELBY.

WASHINGTON, March 24.-Brig.-
Gen. John W. Kilbreth was today de-
tailed to command Camp Shelby, Miss.
Gen. Kilbreth is en- route to the United
states from France.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-24
PERU SEEKS BIDS FOR
AERIAL MAIL SERVICE

LIMA, Peru. March 24.-The govern
ment has invited American and Euro
pean bids for starting an aerial mail
service in Peru.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-24
SOCIETY TO

A rehearsal OF songs which will be
sun by the Choral society during the
Memphis centenary will be held Tues
day evening at the Chamber OF Com
merce. The society will take an active
part In the celebration in May under
the direction OF Prof William SANhN.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-24
WOMAN, AGED SO, DIES;
LEAVES 1926 SURVIVORS

MOBILE, Ala, March 24-Mrs Nancy
Battiste, SO years of age, is dead at the
home of her grandson at st. Elmo, this
county. Mrs. Battiste is survived by
one daughter, n sister, "a g%randchil-
dren, Of great-grandchilde and eight
great-great- grandchildren.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-24
THREE-I R~EoRGAN1zEs,

CHICAGO. March INSTRUMENTATION
or the Three-I baseball league was eff
fected at a meeting yesterday, when AL
II. Tearney, for nine years president OF
the league and newly chosen president
of the Western league vas elected pres
ident and plans made for a six-cluh cir
ruit
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-24
SCHOOLS TO DEBATE.

Representatives of more than 10 Of
the is high schools in Shelby county
will meet in Capleville Friday night for
the annual oratorical contest. The best
of the school orators have been entered
to represent their respective schools.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-24

ton of food prices by one-half. The
newspaper declares the revolution was
impending when the entente note ar
rived and Count Michael Karolyi, the
premier, seized the opportunity in his
farewell proclamation TO represent HIM
self as a friend of the proletariat.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-24
Borrow to Buy Or Pay.

II you need money 10 complete a
deal or to pay youT debts, borrow un-
der the Cannon plan from the Mem
phis Savings 4 Loan Corp, Goodwin
Institute Bldg, adv,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-24
Admits Difficulties.

M. Bourgeois admitted there might
be constitutional difficulties in the
wny. but wanted to see some joint
Military and naval action provided for
In some way. Then would, France feel
secure,
Raron Maxine. head of the Japanese
delegation, did not mention the changes
which japan expected to make, but
that he held the covenant to be incom-
plete and subject to important amend
| ments appears from his portion OF his
II beg to add another voice to echo
the congratulatory speeches that have
been made on the nIesentation OF a
document which Is perhaps the most
important document that has been com :
piled by the hand OF man. AS | under
stand, there is to be no discussion to.
day Of the project before us, | VIII
limit myself to these few remarks, OBJ
serving that at n later stage in, the
discussion of this project shall have
the privilege Of addressing certain
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-24
CARDINAL IS DEAD.

ROME, March Acknowledgement
bishop Of Fraseatl. and hbrarln OF the
Hsly Roman church, IL dead
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-24

WALSH
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